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Method For Modeling And Parameter Extraction Of Ldmos Devices, Avinash S. Kashyap, H. Alan Mantooth
Method For Modeling And Parameter Extraction Of Ldmos Devices, Avinash S. Kashyap, H. Alan Mantooth
Patents Granted
A method for modeling the performance of a laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device across a wide temperature range is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of positioning the device in an environment chamber operable to create a plurality of environment temperatures; connecting the pins of the device to a measurement system operable to measure at least one device characteristic; operating the environment chamber to set a series of four environment temperatures, acquiring a value of the device characteristic from the measurement system at each temperature, and extracting a temperature parameter set based on the value of the device …
Compositions And Methods Of Enhancing Immune Responses, Walter G. Bottje, Billy M. Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young M. Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton
Compositions And Methods Of Enhancing Immune Responses, Walter G. Bottje, Billy M. Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young M. Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton
Patents Granted
Salmonella enteritidis 13A strains and compositions comprising these strains are provided. Methods of enhancing an immune response against Influenza A; of reducing morbidity associated with an Influenza A infection; of enhancing an immune response to a vaccine vector by expressing a polypeptide of CD 154 capable of binding CD40; of developing a bacterial vaccine vector are disclosed, and of generating scarless site-specific mutations in a bacterium are disclosed.
High Melting Point Soldering Layer Alloyed By Transient Liquid Phase And Fabrication Method For The Same, And Semiconductor Device, Takukazu Otsuka, Keiji Okumura, Brian L. Rowden
High Melting Point Soldering Layer Alloyed By Transient Liquid Phase And Fabrication Method For The Same, And Semiconductor Device, Takukazu Otsuka, Keiji Okumura, Brian L. Rowden
Patents Granted
A high melting point soldering layer includes a low melting point metal layer, a first high melting point metal layer disposed on a surface of the low melting point metal layer, and a second high melting point metal layer disposed at a back side of the low melting point metal layer. The low melting point metal layer, the first high melting point metal layer, and the second high melting point metal layer are mutually alloyed by transient liquid phase bonding, by annealing not less than a melting temperature of the low melting point metal layer, diffusing the metal of the …
Bioactive Pentapeptides From Rice Bran And Use Thereof, Navam S. Hettiarachchy
Bioactive Pentapeptides From Rice Bran And Use Thereof, Navam S. Hettiarachchy
Patents Granted
In general, the invention relates to novel bioactive pentapeptides from heat stabilized defatted rice bran having anti-cancer, anti-obesity, anti-Alzheimer and other health-promoting activities proteins. The bioactive pentapeptides can be incorporated into pharmaceutical, nutraceuticals and food compositions having at least the bioactive pentapeptide as an active ingredient.
Lactic Acid Bacteria And Their Use In Swine Direct-Fed Microbials, Mari-Ellen Davis, Joshua M. Rehberger, Charles Maxwell, Thomas G. Rehberger, Mike King
Lactic Acid Bacteria And Their Use In Swine Direct-Fed Microbials, Mari-Ellen Davis, Joshua M. Rehberger, Charles Maxwell, Thomas G. Rehberger, Mike King
Patents Granted
'TRFs useful for identifying strains of interest are provided. A method of identifying one or more strain that can be used as a direct-fed microbial is also provided. One or more strain identified by the method is additionally provided. A method is also provided for administering to an animal an effective amount of the one or more strain. Additionally provided is an isolated strain chosen from at least one of Lactobacillus acidophilus strain PlB c6 (NRRL B-50103), Lactobacillus salivarius strain o246e 33w (NRRL B-50102), Pediococcus acidilactici strain o246e 42 (NRRL B-50171), and Pediococcus acidilactici strain PlJ e3 (NRRL B-50101). An …
Cotton Cultivar Ua103, Fred M. Bourland
Cotton Cultivar Ua103, Fred M. Bourland
Patents Granted
A cotton cultivar, designated UA103, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of, to the plants of this cultivar and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar with itself or another cotton variety. The invention also relates to hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing this cultivar with another cotton cultivar.
Versatile Multichannel Capillary Biosensor System, Xiao-Li Su, Zungzhong Ye, Qian Sun, Yanbin Li
Versatile Multichannel Capillary Biosensor System, Xiao-Li Su, Zungzhong Ye, Qian Sun, Yanbin Li
Patents Granted
The multichannel capillary biosensor system describe includes a selecting valve system for selection of the sample or a reagent. The selecting valve system is connected to a second valve system accommodating a sensing channel and a first bypass channel. The second valve system is connected to a directing valve system having at least two positions, with a first position being connected to a second bypass channel and a second position being connected to a detector for detecting the analyte. The device has a pump connected at one end to the second bypass channel and the detector and at a second …
Cotton Cultivar Ua-48, Fred M. Bourland
Cotton Cultivar Ua-48, Fred M. Bourland
Patents Granted
A cotton cultivar, designated UA-48, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, to the plants, and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing this cultivar with itself or another cotton variety. The invention also relates to hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar UA-48 with another cotton cultivar.
Nanoparticle Compositions And Methods For Making And Using The Same, Ajay P. Malshe, Arpana Verma
Nanoparticle Compositions And Methods For Making And Using The Same, Ajay P. Malshe, Arpana Verma
Patents Granted
A composition that includes solid lubricant nanoparticles and an organic medium is disclosed, as well as nanoparticles that include layered materials. Methods of producing a nanoparticle by milling layered materials and of making a lubricant are provided. The method includes milling layered materials to form nanoparticles and incorporating the nanoparticles into a base to form a lubricant.
Isobenzofuran Analogs Of Sclerophytin A, Matthias C. Mcintosh
Isobenzofuran Analogs Of Sclerophytin A, Matthias C. Mcintosh
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Isobenzofuran analogs of sclerophytin A are prepared in a highly concise fashion via an aldol-cycloaldol sequence. The analogs exhibit IC 50's as low as 1 micro M in growth inhibitory studies against KB3 cells using an MTT assay. Preferred analogs have one of the following structural formulas, where R is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group and Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.
Fusion Proteins Of Collagen-Binding Domain And Parathyroid Hormone, Joshua Sakon, Robert C. Gensure, Osamu Matsushita
Fusion Proteins Of Collagen-Binding Domain And Parathyroid Hormone, Joshua Sakon, Robert C. Gensure, Osamu Matsushita
Patents Granted
Fusion proteins containing active agonist or antagonist fragments of parathyroid hormone and parathyroid hormone related peptide coupled to a collagen-binding domain are presented. The fusion proteins can be used to promote bone growth, to promote hair growth, to prevent cancer metastasis to bone, to promote immune reconstitution with a bone marrow stem cell transplant, to promote mobilization of bone marrow stem cells for collection for autologous stem cell transplant, and to treat renal osteodystrophy. Pharmaceutical agents comprising a collagen-binding polypeptide segment linked to a non-peptidyl PTH/PTHrP receptor agonist or antagonist are also presented.
Rice Cultivar Cl 181-Ar, Karen A. K. Moldenhauer
Rice Cultivar Cl 181-Ar, Karen A. K. Moldenhauer
Patents Granted
A rice cultivar designated CL 181-AR is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, to the plants, to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing this cultivar with itself or another rice variety, and to methods for controlling weeds in the vicinity of plants of this cultivar, which comprises increased resistance to acetohydroxyacid synthase-inhibiting herbicides. The invention also relates to hybrid rice seeds and plants produced by crossing this cultivar with another rice cultivar.
Rice Cultivar Cl 142-Ar, Karen A. K. Moldenhauer
Rice Cultivar Cl 142-Ar, Karen A. K. Moldenhauer
Patents Granted
A rice cultivar designated CL 142-AR is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice cultivar CL 142-AR, to the plants of rice CL 142-AR, to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing the cultivar CL 142-AR with itself or another rice variety, and to methods for controlling weeds in the vicinity of plants of rice cultivar CL 142-AR, which comprises increased resistance to acetohydroxyacid synthase-inhibiting herbicides. The invention further relates to hybrid rice seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar CL 142-AR with another rice cultivar.
Rice Cultivar Roy J, Karen A. K. Moldenhauer
Rice Cultivar Roy J, Karen A. K. Moldenhauer
Patents Granted
A rice cultivar designated Roy J is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, to the plants, to plant parts and to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing this cultivar with itself or with another rice variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a rice plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic rice plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to rice cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from rice cultivar Roy J, to methods for producing other rice cultivars, lines …
System And Method Of Determining Nitrogen Levels From A Digital Image, Larry C. Purcell, Robert L. Rorie, Douglas E. Karcher
System And Method Of Determining Nitrogen Levels From A Digital Image, Larry C. Purcell, Robert L. Rorie, Douglas E. Karcher
Patents Granted
A system and method of determining nitrogen levels from a digital image. In particular, a method of determining leaf nitrogen concentration and yield from a digital photograph of a fully developed leaf (collared leaf) of a crop of nonlegumes, such as corn, rice, wheat, cotton, potatoes or sugarcane. The digital image is processed to determine a dark green color index ("DGCI"), which is closely related to leaf nitrogen concentration and yield. Standardized color disks having known DGCI values are included in the digital photograph and serve as an internal standard. The internal standard allows correction of DGCI of samples when …
Method For Bacteriophage Delivery And Amplification, Billy M. Hargis, Stacy E. Higgins, Lisa R. Bielke, Guillermo L. Tellez, Lisa A. Newberry, Gerardo Nava, Ann M. Donoghue, Daniel J. Donoghue
Method For Bacteriophage Delivery And Amplification, Billy M. Hargis, Stacy E. Higgins, Lisa R. Bielke, Guillermo L. Tellez, Lisa A. Newberry, Gerardo Nava, Ann M. Donoghue, Daniel J. Donoghue
Patents Granted
Methods of selecting wide host range bacteriophage capable of growing in a plurality of bacteria including pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria and bacteriophage selected are described. In addition to methods of treating a subject infected with a pathogenic bacterium using bacteriophage, of decontaminating objects using bacteriophage, of producing vaccines. In another aspect, methods of determining bacterial viability and methods of improving the sensitivity of a biosensor using wide host range bacteriophages are also disclosed.
Wireless Nanotechnology Based System For Diagnosis Of Neurological And Physiological Disorders, Vijay K. Varadan
Wireless Nanotechnology Based System For Diagnosis Of Neurological And Physiological Disorders, Vijay K. Varadan
Patents Granted
Methods of selecting wide host range bacteriophage capable of growing in a plurality of bacteria including pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria and bacteriophage selected by the methods are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods: of treating a subject infected with a pathogenic bacterium using bacteriophage and of decontaminating objects using bacteriophage; of producing vaccines; of determining bacterial viability and of improving the sensitivity of a biosensor using wide host range bacteriophages.