38th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100239962 | TWO-PHOTON ABSORBING OPTICAL RECORDING MATERIAL AND TWO-PHOTON ABSORBING OPTICAL RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD - A two-photon absorbing optical recording material comprising at least one two-photon absorbing compound and a recording component is provided. Recording is made on it by utilizing the two-photon absorption of the two-photon absorbing compound in the material, and then the material is irradiated with light to thereby detect the difference in the reflectance between the recorded area and the unrecorded area thereof, and the recorded information is thereby reproduced from the material, and also provided are a photosensitive polymer composition and a photon-mode recording method for the material. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239963 | EXPOSURE MASK, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT - An exposure mask of the present invention is an exposure mask for patterning a three-dimensional shape on a resist. The exposure mask comprises a first region where a plurality of openings having a first size smaller than a resolution limit of an exposure apparatus are arranged, a second region where a plurality of openings having a second size smaller than the first size are arranged, and a third region where the plurality of openings having the first size and the plurality of openings having the second size are mixed and arranged between the first region and the second region. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239964 | Test Structures and Methods - Test structures and methods for semiconductor devices, lithography systems, and lithography processes are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes using a lithography system to expose a layer of photosensitive material of a workpiece to energy through a lithography mask, the lithography mask including a plurality of first test patterns having a first phase shift and at least one plurality of second test patterns having at least one second phase shift. The layer of photosensitive material of the workpiece is developed, and features formed on the layer of photosensitive material from the plurality of first test patterns and the at least one plurality of second test patterns are measured to determine a optimal focus level or optimal dose of the lithography system for exposing the layer of photosensitive material of the workpiece. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239965 | COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR FILTER - A colored curable composition for a solid-state image pickup device, including a polyhalogenated zinc phthalocyanine pigment, a photopolymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound, and an epoxy compound. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239966 | COATING DISPERSION FOR OPTICALLY SUITABLE AND CONDUCTIVE ANTI-CURL BACK COATING LAYER - The presently disclosed embodiments relate generally to layers that are useful in imaging apparatus members and components, for use in electrostatographic, including digital, apparatuses. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member incorporating a carbon nano tube dispersion into a high molecular weight polycarbonate and an anti-static copolymer with polyester, polycarbonate, and polyethylene glycol units in a formulation for the anti-curl back coating layer which provides a conductively suitable and stable dispersion coating solution for making an optically suitable anti-curl back coating layer. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239967 | OVERCOAT LAYER COMPRISING METAL OXIDES - The presently disclosed embodiments are directed generally to an improved electrostatographic imaging member in which the overcoat layer is inorganic and based on the incorporation of metal oxides, such as aluminum oxide, in specific amounts. The imaging members having such an overcoat layer exhibit improved wear resistance and life extension without any adverse impacts on performance. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239968 | POLYMER COATED TONER PIGMENTS FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING - Toner compositions for electrophotographic printing are disclosed, along with methods for making such toners, and printing systems utilizing them. The disclosed process imparts qualities to the toner making it more efficiently and effectively incorporated into printed images. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239969 | BIO-TONER CONTAINING BIO-RESIN, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRINTING WITH BIO-TONER CONTAINING BIO-RESIN - A bio-toner for use in electrophotographic image forming that contains a bio-resin component that is at least partially derived from a renewable resource is provided. A method of making the bio-toner that contains a bio-resin component for use in electrophotographic image forming is also provided. A method for electrophotographic image formation using the bio-toner that contains a bio-resin is also provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239970 | POLYESTER RESIN AND TONER INCLUDING THE SAME - A toner for an electrophotographic image forming process or an electrostatic printing process, and a polyester resin for the toner are disclosed. The polyester resin comprises: acid components including 70 to 96 mol % of aromatic dibasic acid component, 3 to 20 mol % of cycloaliphatic dibasic acid component, and 1 to 10 mol % of trivalent or higher acid component; alcohol components including 10 to 50 mol % of cycloaliphatic diol component, 2 to 20 mol % of trihydric or higher alcohol component, and 30 to 88 mol % of aliphatic diol component; and a heat stabilizer. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239971 | TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A toner for electrophotography includes toner particles containing at least a binder resin and a colorant, to which strontium titanate and hydrophobic silica as external additives are admixed, wherein the strontium titanate has a BET specific surface area of 20-50 m | 2010-09-23 |
20100239972 | TONER USING RESIN HAVING ACTIVE HYDROGEN-CONTAINING GROUP AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Provided are a toner using a resin having an active hydrogen-containing group, and a method of preparing the toner. The toner using a resin having an active hydrogen-containing group includes a binder resin (A), a cross-linked resin including a THF insoluble content of 99-100 weight %, a colorant, and at least one additive. The cross-linked resin is arranged in the form of a plurality of islands in each particle of the toner. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239973 | TONER HAVING POLYESTER RESIN - Embodiments include a toner having a polyester resin derived from a terephthalic material, 2,2-ethyl-butyl-1,3-propanediol and bis-(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-dimethylmethane, a wax, and an optional colorant. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239974 | TONER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER - A toner containing a mother toner particle containing at least two kinds of resins having a polyester skeleton, and a coloring agent, and a releasing agent, wherein the mother toner particle has a core and a shell layer thereon, and no peak that derives from magnesium, calcium, or aluminum in the mother toner particle is observed in a qualitative analysis using an X-ray fluorescence measuring instrument. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239975 | CARRIER FOR USE IN DEVELOPER DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE, DEVELOPER USING THE CARRIER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING THE DEVELOPER - The carrier includes a particulate core material having magnetism; and a resin layer located on the surface of the particulate core material. The resin layer is prepared by forming a layer including a copolymer, which includes a unit (A) having a specific acrylic siloxane structure, a unit (B) having a specific acrylic silicone structure having a crosslinking ability, and a unit (C) having a specific acrylic structure in a specific ratio, on the particulate core material, and then subjecting the layer to a heat treatment to crosslink the layer. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239976 | LITHOGRAPHIC IMAGING WITH PRINTING MEMBERS HAVING METAL IMAGING BILAYERS - Printing members include very thin metal imaging bilayers that combine to trap and utilize imaging radiation and, due to their minimal thicknesses, ablate easily. The bilayer may include a first (bottommost) metal layer having a high extinction coefficient in the imaging wavelength range (e.g., 600-1200 nm) and, thereover, a second metal layer having a high transmittance and low emissivity for imaging radiation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239977 | POSITIVE-TYPE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED FILM, PROTECTIVE FILM, INSULATING FILM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A positive-type photosensitive resin composition includes (A) a polyamide resin that includes a structural unit shown by the following formula (1) and a structural unit shown by the following formula (2), and (B) a photosensitive compound, the polyamide resin (A) having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 5000 to 80,000, and a cured film obtained by curing the positive-type photosensitive resin composition at 250° C. having a tensile modulus of elasticity of 2.0 to 4.0 GPa and a tensile elongation of 10 to 100%. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239978 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION, AND PATTERN-FORMING METHOD AND RESIST FILM USING THE PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION - A photosensitive composition containing a compound having a specific structure, a pattern-forming method using the photosensitive composition, and a compound having a specific structure used in the photosensitive composition. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239979 | GRADED ARC FOR HIGH NA AND IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY - A method of forming a device using a graded anti-reflective coating is provided. One or more amorphous carbon layers are formed on a substrate. An anti-reflective coating (ARC) is formed on the one or more amorphous carbon layers wherein the ARC layer has an absorption coefficient that varies across the thickness of the ARC layer. An energy sensitive resist material is formed on the ARC layer. An image of a pattern is introduced into the layer of energy sensitive resist material by exposing the energy sensitive resist material to patterned radiation. The image of the pattern introduced into the layer of energy sensitive resist material is developed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239980 | NEGATIVE-WORKING RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - The object of the present invention is to provide a negative-working resist composition that forms a well-shaped pattern with no decrease in resolution at high sensitivity, and a pattern forming method using the negative-working resist composition. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239981 | POLYMER AND POSITIVE-TONE RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - A polymer includes a repeating unit (a-1) shown by a following formula (a-1), a repeating unit (a-2) shown by a following formula (a-2), and a GPC weight average molecular weight of about 1000 to about 100,000, | 2010-09-23 |
20100239982 | Photoresist composition with high etching resistance - A resist composition includes a first polymer including a repeating unit having the following Chemical Formula 1 and a repeating unit having the following Chemical Formula 2, a second polymer including a repeating unit having the following Chemical Formula 3, a repeating unit having the following Chemical Formula 4, and a repeating unit having the following Chemical Formula 5, a photoacid generator, and a solvent. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239983 | Methods Of Forming Patterns On Substrates - A method of forming a pattern on a substrate includes forming spaced first features over a substrate. The spaced first features have opposing lateral sidewalls. Material is formed onto the opposing lateral sidewalls of the spaced first features. That portion of such material which is received against each of the opposing lateral sidewalls is of different composition from composition of each of the opposing lateral sidewalls. At least one of such portion of the material and the spaced first features is densified to move the at least one laterally away from the other of the at least one to form a void space between each of the opposing lateral sidewalls and such portion of the material. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239984 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method, includes: (i) a step of applying a resist composition whose solubility in a positive tone developer increases and solubility in a negative tone developer decreases upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, the resist composition containing a resin capable of increasing a polarity by the action of an acid; (ii) an exposure step; (iii) a step of performing development by using a negative tone developer to form a resist pattern; and (iv) a step of causing a crosslinked layer-forming material to act on the resist pattern to crosslink the resin constituting the resist pattern and the crosslinked layer-forming material, thereby forming a crosslinked layer. According to the present invention, a method for forming a pattern having an effectively micro-dimensioned trench or hole pattern without generation of a scum is provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239985 | Method for Using Compositions Containing Fluorocarbinols in Lithographic Processes - The present invention involves a method for generating a photoresist image on a substrate. The method comprises coating a substrate with a film comprising a polymer comprising fluorocarbinol monomers; imagewise exposing the film to radiation; heating the film to a temperature of, at, or below about 90° C. and developing the image. The present invention also relates to a method for generating a photoresist image on a substrate where a polymer comprising fluorocarbinol monomers is used as a protective top coat. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239986 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The transporting process from cleaning and drying processing of a substrate in a cleaning/drying processing unit in a cleaning/drying processing group to post-exposure bake (PEB) of the substrate in a thermal processing group for post-exposure bake in a cleaning/drying processing block is described below. First, after the substrate after exposure processing is subjected to the cleaning and drying processing in the cleaning/drying processing group, a sixth central robot takes out the substrate from the cleaning/drying processing group and carries that substrate into the thermal processing group for post-exposure bake in the cleaning/drying processing block. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239987 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COOKING POINT OF A GAS OVEN AND DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method for operating a cooking point with a gas burner of a gas hob is disclosed in which pan detection is provided for switching off the gas burner when the pan is removed, wherein the pan detection unit can detect the re-placement of a removed pan onto the cooking point and then cause a further operation of the gas burner by igniting the gas burner. When the gas burner is ignited after re-placement of the pan, a power level originally set for the gas burner is only achieved after a time delay, thereby preventing any injury to the user. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239988 | OXYGEN INJECTION THROUGH A ROOF OR CROWN OF A GLASS FURNACE - A method is provided to facilitate combustion in a furnace having at least one burner, an inlet, an outlet, and sidewalls and a crown defining a combustion chamber for the furnace, the method consisting of identifying a region of the combustion chamber where a furnace atmosphere therein requires an increase in oxygen for combustion in the furnace atmosphere, and providing fresh oxygen to the region at a controlled flow rate for the combustion, wherein the fresh oxygen provided causes circulation of the furnace atmosphere for combining existing gases and existing oxygen of the furnace atmosphere with the fresh oxygen provided to the region for combustion. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239989 | METHOD FOR HOMOGENIZING THE HEAT DISTRIBUTION AS WELL AS DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF NOx - Method for homogenizing the heat distribution as well as decreasing the amount of NO | 2010-09-23 |
20100239990 | Vertical Manifold Burner - A gas burner assembly includes a first sheet, a second sheet, and a conduit. The first sheet has an inner face, an outer face, an upper portion, and a lower portion. The second sheet also has an inner face, an outer face, an upper portion and a lower portion. The first and second sheets are secured relative to one another such that the first and second sheets are separated by a gap that defines a manifold between the inner faces of the first and second sheets with an elongate opening between the upper portions of the first and second sheets, the opening forming an outlet from the manifold. The conduit is in communication with the manifold, the conduit being adapted for connection to a source of gas. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239991 | Furnace Roller Assembly - A furnace roller assembly is provided with a helically shaped shaft-offset and metal product contact surface assembly wound around a furnace roller shaft. A corebuster may be provided within the furnace roller shaft to direct the flow of a coolant within the axial length of the furnace roller shaft and through a cooling element forming a part of the shaft-offset and metal contact surface assembly. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239992 | DENTAL WIRE ATTACHMENT - Methods and devices utilizing a dental appliance for dental retainer wire attachment are disclosed. One such wire attachment appliance includes a shell having one or more cavities formed therein and shaped to receive one or more teeth, at least two wire attachment members provided on the shell, and at least one attachment material reservoir provided on the shell, wherein the attachment material is provided to attach a wire to a tooth adjacent to a particular reservoir of the at least one attachment material reservoir. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239993 | Anchor apparatus for clear plastic orthodontic appliance systems and the like - Anchor apparatus for a flexible and resilient clear orthodontic appliance constructed to be removably fitted over the teeth of a user by friction in a predetermined position. One or more first anchor devices are secured to the bone in the mouth of the user in a position to be adjacent to the orthodontic appliance when fitted over the teeth. The orthodontic appliance is constructed to removably engage the first anchor device or devices when the orthodontic appliance is fitted on the teeth in the predetermined position to removably secure the orthodontic device in the predetermined position. The orthodontic appliance may comprise one or more second anchor devices mounted thereon for removable engagement with the first anchor devices. The first and second anchor devices comprise female recessed portions or male heads that are complementary in shape to facilitate the removable engagement thereof. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239994 | ANCHORING DEVICE FOR TOOTH AND/OR JAW ADJUSTMENT - The present invention relates to an anchoring device for regulating teeth and/or jaw, having an anchoring element ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239995 | Jaw advancer connected to bone - A jaw advancer connects to the skull, maxilla, and the jawbone, mandible, without contacting the teeth of a patient. Each advancer, of a pair, has a hollow upper member with a head to admit a screw into the maxilla and an opposite threaded end, a socket having a threaded end that admits the upper member and an opposite smooth bore, and a lower member with a head to admit a screw into the mandible and an opposite smooth end that fits into the smooth bore. The lower member has a spring that provides an expansive force to the lower jaw. The lower member slides within the upper member. Alternatively, the lower member has a slight curve to separate it from the teeth. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239996 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN INTRAORAL MEASURING DEVICE - A method for determining the position of an intraoral measuring device which is to be moved relative to an organ of mastication of a patient and with which positions in the organ of mastication or areas of the organ of mastication are measured. To be able to carry out measurements without a fixed reference, it is proposed that, independently of a reference that is independent of the patient, the position of the measuring device is measured by means of a position-determining sensor that is in a fixed relationship to the measuring device. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239997 | COUPLING WITH BUILT-IN LIGHT SOURCE - A coupling with a built-in light source for use with a handpiece body is disclosed. The coupling has a body-side connecting part to be connected to a handpiece body, a hose-side connecting part to be connected to a hose for delivering fluids, the hose-side connecting part connecting to the proximal end of the body-side connecting part, fluid channels extending through the body-side and hose-side connecting parts for communicating fluid lines in the handpiece body with the hose, and a light source disposed in the body-side or hose-side connecting part. The light source is an LED lighting device including light-emitting means having an LED chip, and a circuit board electrically connected to the light-emitting means for controlling the voltage supplied to the LED chip. The circuit board is placed in the body-side or hose-side connecting part. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239998 | ORAL IRRIGATOR APPLIANCE WITH RADIANT ENERGY DELIVERY FOR BACTERICIDAL EFFECT - An oral irrigator includes a base having a pump mechanism, a reservoir housed within the base and fluidically connected with the pump mechanism. A handle with a jet tip is connected with an outlet from the pump mechanism to receive a pressurized fluid stream from the reservoir to direct a fluid at a surface inside an oral cavity. The oral irrigator also includes a radiant energy source and delivery system for directing radiant energy at a surface inside an oral cavity. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239999 | MULTI-FREQUENCY APEX LOCATOR - A method of measuring the distance of a probe in a cavity in a root canal of a tooth, comprising:
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20100240000 | METHOD OF MAKING A SURGICAL TEMPLATE USED FOR A COMPUTER-GUIDED DENTAL IMPLANT SURGERY - A method of making a surgical template used for a computer-guided dental implant surgery includes the steps of: establishing implant planning data of a patient's jaw, producing a digital plaster model of the patient's jaw, allowing the digital plaster model to have the implant planning data, integrating the digital plaster model with the implant planning data to obtain a digital machining data, holding and machining a modeling block at a machining position according to the digital machining data to form a solid jaw model corresponding to the patient's jaw and having teeth, gums, and at least one implant-position indicating structure, mounting a positioning member at the implant-position indicating structure, and producing a negative template body from an assembly of the solid jaw model and the positioning member with a thermoplastic dental material by a molding process or a vacuum forming process. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240001 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCANNING A DENTAL MODEL - A device producing a computer-processable, three-dimensional image of a dental model includes a scanner that generates scanned data and an electronic memory unit, wherein the scanned data of the dental model that are captured by the scanner in a scanning area are stored. The device has a positioning area in which a temporomandibular joint movement simulator, preferably an articulator, with dental model halves of the dental model arranged therein can be arranged such that at least sections of the TMJ movement simulator can be housed or are housed in the scanning area of the scanner. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240002 | Interactive Ultrasound-Based Depth Measurement For Medical Applications - A device for determining the internal structure of a bone along a path directed into the bone (or other tissue) is disclosed. The device comprises a nozzle fluidically connected to a liquid reservoir for providing a liquid jet directed at the bone in the direction of the path; an ultrasonic transducer for generating ultrasonic waves through the liquid jet and for detecting echoes of the ultrasonic waves caused by changes in the acoustical impedance in the bone characterizing changes in the structure of the bone along the path; and an analyzer for interpreting the echoes into meaningful information relating to the location of the structural changes along the path. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240003 | Applicator instrument for dental compounds - An applicator instrument for applying dental compounds includes an instrument head. The instrument head has a support structure with a plurality of elastic projections formed on the support structure. The projections have less stiffness than the support structure with respect to a height extent and enclose a receiving space for the dental compound. Additionally, the projections have a planar configuration and are arranged substantially parallel to one another with respect to a width extent. The diameter of the instrument head is equal to or less than 3 mm. Using this applicator instrument, it is easier to apply dental compound in dosed amounts and to spread the dental compound across a surface to be treated. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240004 | CAPSULE FOR MIXING TOGETHER TWO FLOWABLE MATERIALS, AND KITS INCLUDING SUCH CAPSULES, PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN DENTISTRY - A capsule for mixing together two flowable materials and for applying the resulting mixture to an object, includes: a housing having two compartments for the two flowable materials, a first rupturable separator for separating the two compartments; an applicator at one end of the housing for applying the mixture to the object; a second rupturable separator for separating the second compartment from the applicator; and a plunger at the opposite end of the housing and manually depressible therein to force the flowable material in that compartment to rupture the first separator, to flow into the other compartment, to mix with the flowable material therein, to force the mixture to rupture the second separator, and to exit therefrom via the applicator. The applicator is coupled to the one end of the housing by a quickly-attachable and quickly-detachable connector to enable the capsule to be conveniently used with applicators of different configurations. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240005 | COMBINATION TONGUE AND FLAP RETRACTOR - A combination retractor includes an operational unit, a neck region and a handle region. The operational unit further includes a tongue retractor and a flap retractor. The tongue retractor may be concave to provide for a natural area to encapsulate the tongue. The tongue and flap retractors may also be provided as part of a continuous planar extension of the operational unit or may be disposed on different planes. The flap retractor may be formed of a tapered extended edge or tab, which can be made in various lengths and include a beveled edge. A suction mechanism may be added for eliminating fluids. The neck region may contain an S-shaped bend or lateral bends for better operative functionality and ergonomics. The proximal end of the handle region, opposite the operational unit, may further include any useful apparatus, such as a periosteal elevator or periosteal retractor. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240006 | DENTAL SCALER TIP FOR DENTAL IMPLANT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DENTAL SCALER TIP - Disclosed are a scaler tip for a dental implant using a Powder Injection Molding (PIM) of silver, copper, a silver alloy, or a copper alloy, and a method for manufacturing the scaler tip. The scaler tip includes a shank portion, and a work portion extendedly formed from an end of the shank portion and including a curved portion. Here, the scaler tip is formed by performing the PIM on at least one metal powder of silver, copper, the silver alloy, and the copper alloy. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240007 | Dental Equipment Connection Joint - Disclosed herein is a dental equipment connection joint that enables the easy and efficient removal and securing of dental equipment to a support structure. The installer can readily and easily attach dental equipment, such as a dental light or dental instrument unit, to the dental equipment mount solely through the use of hand manipulation, without tools, according to a one-step operation. The dental equipment connection joint enables the replacement of potentially heavy dental equipment via a process that alleviates the need for the installer to bear the load of the equipment while installing a screw or similar fasteners. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240008 | FORCEPS FOR MOLAR EXTRACTION - A dental forceps for removal of rear molars having first and second handles which are pivotally connected. Forward distal ends of the handles terminate, respectively, in a first handle support with an end most pad exhibiting a three dimensional and rounded surface profile extending laterally to one side, as well as a second handle terminating in a correspondingly angled beak. The arrangement of the pad and beak are such that, upon setting in position at the desired molar by placing the rounded and width extending pad support upon the gum of the patient between the molar and the cheek and concurrently placing the pointed beak on the lingual side of the molar, an outward rotating force is then exerted on the handles to roll (or rotate) the pad and beak such that the molar is forcibly extracted. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240009 | ASYMMETRICAL DENTAL IMPLANT AND METHOD OF INSERTION - An implant fixture is disclosed. The implant fixture includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis. The elongated body includes a base portion having a non-circular cross section and a receiver adapted to receive a prosthetic. A root portion extends from the base portion away from the receiver. An extension portion extends from the root portion away from the base portion. The extension portion extends primarily along one side of the longitudinal axis. A kit containing a plurality of implant fixtures having different configurations is also disclosed. Further, a method of inserting the implant fixture into a patient is also disclosed. The method uses piezoelectrically generated energy to seat the implant fixture in the patient's bone. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240010 | Fixture - The present invention relates to a fixture for insertion into a human bone. The fixture comprises a core from which a surface structure projects. At least one channel is provided in the surface of the surface structure and has an extension in a direction towards the top of the surface structure. The depth of the channel is smaller than the height of the surface structure. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240011 | Dental Implant Assembly - A dental implant assembly comprising an implant body, a holder, an inner screw element and a handle is disclosed. The implant body has a first implant end and a second implant end opposite to the first implant end. The second implant end is formed with a first hole having a first thread formed therein. The holder has a first holder end, a second holder end opposite to the first holder end and a second through hole formed from the first holder end to the second holder end. The holder is adapted to connect to the second implant end at the first holder end thereof. The inner screw element has a first screw end and a second screw end opposite to the first screw end. The inner screw element is adapted to penetrate through the second through hole of the holder into the first hole. The first screw end of the inner screw element is formed with a second thread to engage with the first thread of the implant body. The handle has a first handle end and a second handle end opposite to the first handle end. The first handle end is formed with a first handle hole having a configuration corresponding to the second holder end and the second handle end is formed with a second handle hole having a configuration corresponding to the second screw end. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240012 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING AN ABUTMENT - A method for fabricating an individual abutment for a dental prosthesis for use in an implant anchored in an area of the jaw with an implant attachment running on the abutment side, using a working model molded by the jaw area equipped with the implant. For this, the sulcus area of the gum uncovered above the implant and shaped by a sulcus-former extending from the implant attachment is reproduced in the working model. The abutment to be fabricated includes a sulcus section running within the sulcus area and an adjoining head section to admit a part of a dental prosthesis. So that the area of the abutment running below the gum line is geometrically adapted to it, it is proposed that the sulcus area of the working model having an auxiliary implant attachment corresponding to the implant attachment be measured, and on the basis of the data obtained by the measurement, a sulcus section model be determined with a circumferential surface and a de-facto sulcus line limiting it on the implant side. Missing data between the determined auxiliary implant attachment and the de-facto sulcus line are supplemented by library data which are assigned to the sulcus-former. The data of the sulcus section model are used, while allowing for the de-facto sulcus line or the auxiliary sulcus line and the library data to produce the sulcus section. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240013 | DISPENSER AND APPLICATOR THAT BRING REACTIVE SUBSTANCES INTO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER AT TIME OF USE - A squeezable hermetically sealed vessel contains a whitening compound and an elongated applicator tip extending outwardly from the vessel. A cap closed and seals the applicator tip and the vessel, but may be removed under manual force. Once the cap is removed, the walls of the vessel may be squeezed together to urges the contents of the vessel to flow through a fluid passage through the elongated applicator tip to reach an accommodating surface. The accommodating surface may either be impregnated with a different material that reacts with the contents of the vessel upon contact or covers a chamber that in turn contains such a different material. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240014 | Toothpaste Scoops - A tubeless toothpaste container includes a sheet of individual containers of toothpaste tubs. By pealing back or removing the lid on a particular tub, the toothpaste tub is exposed. Toothpaste may be applied to a toothbrush by rolling the brush element through the toothpaste to apply a desired amount of toothpaste without requiring squeezing a tube. A number of tubs may be provided on a number of sheets to provide discrete containers of toothpaste to provide very accessible toothpaste | 2010-09-23 |
20100240015 | Light Based Projectile Detection System for a Virtual Firearms Training Simulator - A light based projectile detection system for use with a firearm and a virtual firearms training simulator includes a self-sealing screen having a proximal side and a distal side. A scenario projector transmits a simulation onto the proximal side, and a light source faces the distal side. The light source selectively projects light onto the distal side of the screen when the firearm is shot, such that light from the source traverses the screen after contact by a projectile. A camera monitors the light traversing the aperture created by the projectile to determine and associate the position of impact and transmit that information to a scenario computer. The system may include an audio detection circuit to monitor the sound generated by the firearm and transmit a signal to a flash controller to cause the light source to illuminate. The screen will then re-seal around the hole so that the light no longer traverses the screen. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240016 | COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL AND METHOD - The present invention is a cognitive test assessment tool and system incorporating either a single test or a test battery and a method of utilizing said tool and system. The tool may be compiled and ordered to addresses the particular assessment needs of patients groups determined in accordance with a diagnosis. The tool may incorporate an electronic device operable to provide elements of the test battery and to store information and/or transfer information to a storage means. Data regarding the process of the test battery, as well as that pertaining to the results of the test battery, can be captured in real time and stored locally and/or remotely. Said data may be assessed and may be utilized for reporting purposes. The data may be transferred to, or accessed by, other institutions in a format that is readable at the remote institutions and is consistent with circle of care regulations. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240017 | Systems, devices, and methods including infection-fighting and monitoring shunts - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240018 | Process for creating and administrating tests - A system for presenting a test to a user that includes portable hand-held media device and an application resident in the memory. The portable hand-held media device includes a digital memory, a user input and an output that includes a display. The application is configured to generate a test template that is configured to receive a test input. The test template includes a question input field for receiving a question; a plurality of answer input fields for receiving a plurality of answers corresponding to the question; and a correct answer indication input for receiving an indication which of the plurality of answers of a correct answer. The application is also configured to store a digital representation of the test onto the digital memory. The application is also configured to present a selected question of the plurality of questions to the user on the display. The application is also configured to receive an input from the user input corresponding to a user-selected answer of the plurality of answers corresponding to the selected question. The application is also configured to compare the user-selected answer to the correct answer corresponding to the selected question. The application is also configured to present to the user an indication that the user-selected answer is correct if the user-selected answer is the same as the correct answer. Otherwise, the application is also configured to present to the user an indication that the user-selected answer is not correct. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240019 | INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS AND METHODS - An instructional aid includes viewable alphanumeric text embodying content to be conveyed to a student, and identifiers dispersed within the instructional aid adjacent to at least selected items of said viewable alphanumeric text, with different identifiers corresponding to specific educational standards of at least one region. The content of the instructional aid may consist primarily of fiction, and/or encompass multiple academic disciplines, including at least two of (i) science, (ii) mathematics, (iii) social studies, and (iv) English, language arts, reading, and/or writing. A viewable index correlating the identifiers to educational standards of the at least one region may be provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240020 | Method of making biological components for devices by forced environmental adaptation - An improved method for the design and development of high performance biologically-derived components for use in hybrid devices. The biologically-derived component is used in hybrid constructs that may be nanostructures, given the small size of the biological parts. Force adaptation is used to bring an organism from which the biologically-derived component is developed to provide such a component meeting a desired measure of performance. In one specific embodiment, chlorosomes of | 2010-09-23 |
20100240021 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED STAINING OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - Various embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for optimally staining biological samples for analysis. In one embodiment, images of a sample are recorded before and after the application of a staining reagent and a decolorization reagent. A difference image is then generated based at least in part on a comparison of the images of the sample recorded before and after the application of the staining and decolorization reagents. Application parameters of the staining and decolorization reagents are then corrected based at least in part on the difference image such that the reagents may be optimally reapplied to generate a final image of the sample that may enable a user to better differentiate at least one target of interest in the sample. In one example, embodiments of the present invention allow for the generation of images that show only Gram-positive bacteria or only Gram-negative bacteria. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240022 | Reagent preparation and valving design for liquid testing - The technology described in this disclosure is a combination of controlled and precise ‘reagent delivery’ integrated together with controlled liquid flow through a sample processing device used for generating a desired chemical or biological reaction. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240023 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDS (DNA) FROM MICROORGANISMS POSSIBLY PRESENT IN A BLOOD SAMPLE - The present invention relates to a method for extracting DNA from microorganisms possibly present in a blood sample, comprising the following steps: i) filtration of a blood sample through a filtration membrane, the pores of which have a diameter ranging from 0.01 μm to 50 μm, in particular from 0.1 μm to 10 μm, and most particularly from 0.2 μm to 1 μm; ii)) washing of said filtration membrane; and iii) extraction of the deoxyribonucleic acids from the microorganisms possibly present on said filtration membrane. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240024 | Assays And Kits For Determining HIV-1 Tropism - The present invention relates to assays and kits for determining tropism of HIV-1 for a chemokine receptor in a test sample obtained from a subject. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240025 | Bacteriophage with Enhanced Lytic Activity - This invention encompasses an isolated | 2010-09-23 |
20100240026 | KIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS IN TISSUE SAMPLES - The present invention relates to the method for treatment of tissue samples with proteolytic/histolytic additive collagenase or other similar protease prior to testing with an antigen capture immunoassay to identify cattle infected with Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV). The use of collagenase or other similar protease in antigen extraction step of the assay drastically increases accuracy of the assay, thus it allows for a more effective, reliable, quick, and cost effective way of identifying and thereby removing infected cattle and/or other animals from an otherwise uninfected herd. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240027 | Surrogate Markers for Viral Infections and Other Inflammatory Responses - Compositions and methods for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of BVDV and other viruses are provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240028 | METHOD TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF MICROARRAYS BY CONTROLLING EVAPORATION - Methods and compositions described here minimize loss due to evaporation during the process of preparing gel-element microarrays; maintain uniform gel density; minimize irregular spontaneous polymerization; and provide conditions to obtain reproducible and consistent gel-array elements. The materials and methods described herein present techniques for restoring the original composition of the droplets dispensed on the microarray substrates prior to and during the step of ultraviolet light polymerization. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240029 | Cholesterol-Regulating Complex of SIRT1 and LXR and Methods of Use - A cholesterol-regulating complex of SIRT1 and LXR and methods of use are disclosed. SIRT1 forms a complex with LXR bound to an LXR element. Methods of forming the complex, identifying an agent that modulates formation of the complex, increasing the ratio of cholesterol bound to high density lipoprotein (HDL) to total cholesterol in the plasma of a mammal, promoting ABCA1-mediated cholesterol efflux from a mammalian cell, treating a subject deemed to have a level of SIRT1 activity that is below normal, assessing whether a candidate substance modulates an LXR-dependent process, and assessing whether a candidate substance modulates an SIRT1-dependent effect of an LXR are disclosed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240030 | NEW METHOD FOR QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DETECTION OF SHORT NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES OF ABOUT 8-50 NUCLEOTIDES IN LENGTH - The present invention concerns a new analytical method for qualitative and quantitative detection of short nucleic acid sequences, preferably a DNA oligonucleotide or a modified DNA oligonucleotide such as antisense oligonucleotides or fragmented nucleic acid sequences of about 8-50 nucleotides in length. The invention relates to the introduction of modified nucleic acids into an oligonucleotide probe that hybridizes to the target sequence such that amplification and quantitation of the short nucleic acid sequence is enabled and sensitivity and specificity of the reaction is increased. The invention also embraces test kits for performing nucleic acid amplification to detect and quantitate short nucleic acid sequences and processes for preparing such and the use of new analytical methods. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240031 | Method of Predicting Metastatic Potential Prognosis or Overall Survival of Cancer Patients - A method of predicting metastatic potential, prognosis or overall survival of cancer patients is provided. The method utilizes reliable markers, HIF-1α, TWIST or Snail, to predict the probability of the metastatic potential, prognosis situation or overall survival of cancer patients. Moreover, the method provided by the present invention can reach relatively higher predictability of metastatic potential, prognosis situation or overall survival as compared with the current markers. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240032 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ALLERGIC POTENTIAL OF A COMPOUND - The present invention is related to a method for determining the sensitizing potential of a chemical (test) compound, comprising the steps of:
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20100240033 | CONSTITUTIVELY ACTIVE MUTANTS OF THE PROLACTIN RECEPTOR - The invention relates to constitutively active mutants of the prolactin receptor (PRLR), wherein an Ile residue at position 76 or at position 146 of the mature form of said receptor has been substituted by another amino acid residue. The invention also provides methods useful for the diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of diseases involving the PRLR. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240034 | Gene defects and mutant ALK kinase in human solid tumors - In accordance with the invention, novel gene deletions and translocations involving chromosome 2 resulting in fusion proteins combining part of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) kinase with part of a secondary protein have now been identified in human solid tumors, e.g. non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Secondary proteins include Echinoderm Microtubule-Associated Protein-Like 4 (EML-4) and TRK-Fusion Gene (TFG). The EML4-ALK fusion protein, which retains ALK tyrosine kinase activity, was confirmed to drive the proliferation and survival of NSCLC characterized by this mutation. The invention therefore provides, in part, isolated polynucleotides and vectors encoding the disclosed mutant ALK kinase polypeptides, probes for detecting it, isolated mutant polypeptides, recombinant polypeptides, and reagents for detecting the fusion and truncated polypeptides. The disclosed identification of this new fusion protein enables new methods for determining the presence of these mutant ALK kinase polypeptides in a biological sample, methods for screening for compounds that inhibit the proteins, and methods for inhibiting the progression of a cancer characterized by the mutant polynucleotides or polypeptides, which are also provided by the invention. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240035 | MULTIGENE PROGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR LUNG CANCER - The present invention provides methods for providing a prognosis for lung adenocarcinoma, using a panel of eight molecular markers that are differentially expressed in lung adenocarcinoma. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240036 | NUCLEIC ACID PROBES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PLASMODIUM PARASITES - This invention relates to novel nucleic acid-based probes and methods for detecting | 2010-09-23 |
20100240037 | IDENTIFICATION OF MARKERS IN ESOPHAGEAL CANCER, COLON CANCER, HEAD AND NECK CANCER, AND MELANOMA - Methods for identifying expression of markers indicative of the presence of esophageal, a squamous cell cancer, a squamous cell cancer of the head and neck, colon cancer and melanoma are provided. Also provided are articles of manufacture useful in such methods and compositions containing primers and probes useful in such methods. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240038 | Method of screening a drug such as insulin secretagogue - The screening method of the present invention is useful for screening drugs such as insulin secretagogues having an insulin secretagogue activity with minimized side effects (hypoglycemia induction, etc.). The transformant in which a polynucleotide encoding the fusion protein used for the screening method is introduced, the screening kit comprising the transformant, etc. are also useful for screening excellent drugs. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240039 | FHL1 MUTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NOVEL X-LINKED MUSCULAR MYOPATHIES - Four and a Half LIM domains protein 1 (FHL-1) mutations at positions 128 or 224 that are associated with X-linked muscular myopathy, methods of screening subjects to identify those susceptible to muscular myopathy including muscular dystrophy and cardiomyopathy and kits. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240040 | METHOD FOR SCREENING FOR SELECTIVE MODULATOR OF THE NF-KB PATHWAY ACTIVATION - The invention relates to methods for screening for selective modulator of NF-κB pathway activation. The invention concerns methods for primary screening molecules that potentially modulate (activate or inhibit) the NF-κB pathway activation by identifying and selecting molecules modulate the interaction of NEMO with other proteins. The invention also concerns methods for secondary screening for modulator (activator or inhibitor) of the NF-κB pathway activation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240041 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR TRAPPING SINGLE CELL - It is to provide a microfluidic device which separates and captures with high efficiency a large amount of cells in a sample at one-cell level without damaging the cells by utilizing a microfabrication technology. The device sequentially comprises: an upper substrate consisting of a plastic plate provided with a groove for forming a microchannel communicating a sample-supply opening and a sample-discharge opening; a plastic upper flat plate forming the microchannel by cooperating with the upper substrate, the plate being provided with an aperture for a micromesh; a holding plate holding a plastic micromesh having a plurality of micro through-pores for capturing cells; a plastic lower flat plate provided with an aperture for suctioning; and a lower substrate consisting of a plastic flat plate provided with a groove for forming a suction channel, wherein the micro through-pores for capturing cells of the micromesh have an inverted mortar-like shape or a cylindrical shape, and wherein the upper flat plate is constituted by a softer plastic as compared to the upper substrate. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240042 | METHOD OF DETECTING METHYLATED CYTOSINE - The method for detecting a methylated cytosine of the present invention comprises the steps of: | 2010-09-23 |
20100240043 | METHODS OF USING GENETIC VARIANTS TO DIAGNOSE AND PREDICT INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE - The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing susceptibility to Inflammatory Bowel Disease and subtypes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing susceptibility to Inflammatory Bowel Disease by determining the presence of one or more risk variants at the DR3 locus, GATA3 locus, SIN(EFS) locus, BTLA locus, LIGHT locus and MAGE locus. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240044 | Micro Chip - Instant invention is about a micro chip comprising plurality of layers of LTCC wherein a reaction chamber is formed in plurality of top layers to load samples. A heater embedded in at least one of the layers below the reaction chamber and a temperature sensor is embedded in at least one of the layers between the heater and the reaction chamber for analyzing the sample. The temperature sensor can be placed outside the chip to measure the chip temperature. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240045 | NUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to preparation of nucleotide compositions and uses thereof for conducting nucleic acid analyses. The compositions and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for nucleic acid analyses that require high-resolution detection of labeled nucleotides or labeled nucleic acid targets. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240046 | Methods and Systems for Identifying PCR Primers Specific to One or More Target Genomes - Methods and systems for identifying a primer pair for polymerase chain reaction specific to one or more target genomes. Methods and systems of the present disclosure can be used to identify primers that can distinguish between target genomes and closely related non-target genomes. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240047 | METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR DETECTION OF MOLECULAR TARGETS - The present invention relates to methods and compounds for detection of molecular targets, such as biological or chemical molecules, or molecular structures, in samples using a host of experimental schemes for detecting and visualizing such targets, e.g. immunohistochemistry (IHC), in situ hybridization (ISH), ELISA, Southern, Northern, and Western blotting, etc. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240048 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE REACTION CHIP, BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE CHARGING DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE QUANTIFYING DEVICE, AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE REACTION METHOD - A biological sample reaction chip includes, a first path having a first width, a second path having a second width wider than the first width wherein the first path and the second path being connected, a first opening through which a first liquid is introduced into the first path, and a second opening through which a second liquid unmixable with the first liquid is introduced into the first path. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240049 | Methods of Detecting Cervical Cancer - Methods of detecting cervical dysplasia, such as cervical dysplasia likely to progress to carcinoma in a sample of human cervical cells, are provided. Methods of detecting changes in expression of one or more microRNAs or mRNAs associated with cervical dysplasia or cervical cancer are also provided. Compositions and kits are also provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240050 | Methods and Products For In Vivo Enzyme Profiling - The present invention relates to methods and products associated with in vivo enzyme profiling. In particular, the invention relates to methods of in vivo processing of exogenous molecules followed by detection of signature molecules as representative of the presence of active enzymes associated with diseases or conditions. The invention also relates to products, kits, and databases for use in the methods of the invention. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240051 | Device and Method for Preparing and Performing Multiple Polymerase Chain Reactions - The present invention relates to methods, kits and devices with multiple open reaction chambers having multiple pre-deposited primer compositions, and a basic sample loading mechanism that utilizes an immiscible companion fluid for preparing and performing multiple Polymerase Chain Reactions | 2010-09-23 |
20100240052 | PROBE, PROBE SET, PROBE CARRIER, AND TESTING METHOD - A probe, a set of probes, and a probe carrier on which the probe or the set of probes is immobilized, are provided for classification of fungus species. The probe or the set of probes is capable of collectively detecting fungus of the same species and distinguishingly detecting those fungus from fungus of other species. The probe is an oligonucleotide probe for detecting a pathogenic fungus DNA and includes at least one of base sequences of SEQ ID NOS. 1 to 4 and mutated sequences thereof. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240053 | PROBE, PROBE SET, PROBE CARRIER, AND TESTING METHOD - A probe, a set of probes, and a probe carrier on which the probe or the set of probes is immobilized, are provided for classification of fungus species. The probe or the set of probes is capable of collectively detecting fungus of the same species and distinguishingly detecting those fungus from fungus of other species. The probe is an oligonucleotide probe for detecting a pathogenic fungus DNA and includes at least one of base sequences of SEQ ID NOS. 1 to 4 and mutated sequences thereof. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240054 | IDENTIFICATION AND ISOLATION OF FETAL CELLS AND NUCLEIC ACID - The present invention provides methods, antibodies and kits useful for detecting the presence of a fetal cell and/or fetal nucleic acids in a biological sample obtained from a maternal host. It also provides methods and kits for isolating fetal nucleic acid from maternal cervical mucus samples, and for testing or screening the isolated fetal nucleic acid for genetic abnormalities in fetuses. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240055 | Method and System for Analyzing a Blood Sample - Methods, systems, and computer program products for the analysis of a blood sample are disclosed. One embodiment is a method of detecting and enumerating hard-to-ghost cells in a blood sample. Another embodiments is a method of analyzing reticulocytes in a blood sample. Methods of using blood count parameters are also provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240056 | Methods And Systems For Screening Species-Specific Insecticidal Candidates - Disclosed are methods and systems for identifying compounds that act to modulate insect growth and/or development in a species-specific manner. Such systems and methods may provide for the identification of species-specific insecticides. The methods and systems of the invention may include at least one an isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes a polypeptide comprising an ecdysone receptor (EcR) isoform from a first distinct species and a second isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a DNA sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising at least a portion of an Ultraspiracle (USP) protein from a second distinct species. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240057 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA AND ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA - Compositions and methods for the identification, prognosis, classification, treatment, and diagnosis of leukemia or a genetic predisposition to leukemia are provided. The present invention is based on the discovery of various genomic abnormalities of the IKZFl gene which are shown herein to be associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), more particularly, associated with BCR-ABL1 positive ALL and/or shown to be associated with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), more particularly, associated with blast crisis chronic myeloid leukemia (BC-CML) and/or the likelihood of progression into blastic transformation of CML. These various genomic abnormalities of the IKZFl gene can further be used as prognostic markers to identify a subgroup of ALL having very poor outcomes. Such genomic abnormalities of IKZFl find use in methods and compositions useful in the identification and/or prognosis and/or predisposition and/or treatment of ALL, more particularly, BCR-ABL1 positive ALL and/or in the identification and/or prognosis and/or predisposition and/or treatment of CML, more particularly, of BC-CML and/or the likelihood of progression into blastic transformation of CML and/or as prognostic markers to identify a subgroup of ALL having very poor outcomes. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240058 | MicroRNA Antisense PNAs, Compositions Comprising the Same, and Methods for Using and Evaluating the Same - Disclosed are a microRNA antisense PNA capable of inhibiting the activity or function of microRNA, a composition for inhibiting the activity or function of microRNA containing the same, a method for inhibiting the activity or function of microRNA using the same, and a method for evaluating the effectiveness thereof. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240059 | MAIZE EVENT DP-098140-6 AND COMPOSITIONS AND MEHTODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND/OR DETECTION THEREOF - Compositions and methods related to transgenic glyphosate/ALS inhibitor-tolerant maize plants are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides maize plants having a DP-098140-6 event which imparts tolerance to glyphosate and at least one ALS-inhibiting herbicide. The maize plant harboring the DP-098140-6 event at the recited chromosomal location comprises genomic/transgene junctions having at least the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and/or 6. The characterization of the genomic insertion site of the DP-098140-6 event provides for an enhanced breeding efficiency and enables the use of molecular markers to track the transgene insert in the breeding populations and progeny thereof. Various methods and compositions for the identification, detection, and use of the maize DP-098140-6 events are provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240060 | Detection and Diagnosis of Smoking Related Cancers - Gene probes for specific regions of chromosome 3 (3p21.3) and chromosome 10 (10q22) have been found to be tools for the diagnosis and prognosis of smoking related cancers such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). For example, these probes can be used with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and used to stratify smokers into high and low risk groups, as well as determine a patients susceptibility to the development of smoking related cancers. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240061 | Soybean Polymorphisms and Methods of Genotyping - Polymorphic soybean DNA loci useful for genotyping between at least two varieties of soybean. Sequences of the loci are useful for designing primers and probe oligonucleotides for detecting polymorphisms in soybean DNA. Polymorphisms are useful for genotyping applications in soybean. The polymorphic markers are useful to establish marker/trait associations, e.g. in linkage disequilibrium mapping and association studies, positional cloning and transgenic applications, marker-aided breeding and marker-assisted selection, and identity by descent studies. The polymorphic markers are also useful in mapping libraries of DNA clones, e.g. for soybean QTLs and genes linked to polymorphisms. | 2010-09-23 |