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LIFE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

 

Devices/Sensors	Diagnostics
Imaging	Physical Therapy
Research Tools	Therapeutic Areas

 

Devices/Sensors

• Surface-Immobilized Antimicrobial Peptoids (28138)
  Messersmith, Barron
  Patent Pending
   
  
• SMOFC Battery Cathode (27151/27059)
  Poeppelmeier, Sauvage, Bodenez, Tarascon
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Method of Making Silver Vanadium Oxide Material Useful as a Battery Cathode (27115/27058)
  Poeppelmeier, Albrecht, Sauvage
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Surface Enhanced Raman Nanobiosensor (25108)
  Van Duyne, Glucksberg, Shafer-Peltier, Hayes,Walsh, Ranjit-Yonzon, Shah, Lyandres, Stuart, Yuen
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Microchannel Assemblies as Artificial Blood-Capillary Beds for Artificial Organs (24106/23019)
  Kung, Kung, Mockros, Popp
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Rapid Detection of an Anthrax Biomarker by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (24102)
  Van Duyne, Zhang, Young, Lyandres
  Patent Pending
   
  
• New Silver Containing Cathode for Primary Lithium Batteries for Medical Devices (24067)
  Poeppelmeier, Sorensen, Vaughey, Izumi
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Micro/Nano-Fabricated Glucose Sensors (23073)
  Lee, Lee, Chung
  U.S. Patent 7,118,881
   
  
• Biochip Detection System (23072)
  Dravid, Shekhawat
  U.S. Patent 7,157,897
   
  
• Prestin, the Motor Protein of Cochlear Outer Hair Cells, and its Gene, Pres ( 99077b)
  Dallos, Zheng,Madison
  U.S. Patent 6,602,992
   
  
• Immortalized Retinal Müller Cell Line rMC-1 ( 98055)
  Sarthy
   
  

 

Diagnostics

• Self-immolative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents Sensitive to beta-glucuronidase (24040)
  Duimstra, Meade
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Biomarkers for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (24026)
  Schaeffer, Koch
  Patent Pending
   
  
• A Uniform Analysis Platform for Detection of Multiple Types of Cancer (22079/25086/26068 et al)
  Levenson,Gartenhaus, Melnikov
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Use of a Cellular Compartment as a Prognostic Marker of Breast Cancer (21022)
  Huang, Thor, Kamath, Wang, Spector
  U.S. Patent 7,588,904
   
  
• Film Immobilized Capture-Particles (21002)
  Kelso
  U.S. Patent 7,172,804
   
  
• A System and Method to Manage the Diagnosis and Therapy of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections ( 96066)
  Schaeffer
  U.S. Patent 7,418,399
   
  

 

Imaging

• Nanoscale Focused Ion Beam Doping Of Transparent Conducting Oxides for Parallel Mass-Production. (28091-B)
  Hersam, Marks, Cortes
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Near-field Nano-imager Based Nanophotodetector Array (27135)
  Ho, Liu
  Patent Pending
   
  

 

Physical Therapy

• Bi-Modal Prosthetic Foot (28114)
  Hansen, Childress
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Prosthetic Foot with Adjustable Flat Region (28113)
  Hansen , Childress
  Patent Pending
   
  
• The Write Away (27003)
  McKenzie, Miller, Mosley, Saathoff
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Adaptable Ankle-Foot Prosthesis (26132)
  Hansen, Gard, Childress, Ruhe, Williams
  Patent Pending
   
  
• NUberwalker (26085)
  Colgate, Benjamin, Jacobson, McCloskey, Braun, James, Wei, Richter
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Sandwich Holder (26084)
  Jacobson, Benjamin, Binder, Tiwari, Briley, Lichtas, Ogletree
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Marionet (26033)
  Patton, Sulzer, Peshkin
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Method and Apparatus for Measuring Limb Position Sense During Cyclic Limb Movement (20086)
  Brown
  U.S. Patent 6,692,449
   
  
• Automated Alignment System for Prosthetic Feet (20030)
  Hansen, Childress, Sam
   
  
• Device and Method for Measuring Spinal Reposition Sense (20013)
  Petersen, Ewers, Bulow, Pai, Brekke
  U.S. Patent 6,969,360
   
  

 

Research Tools

• Clock Gene and Gene Product (97008/97050)
  Takahashi, Turek, Pinto
  U.S. Patents 5,874,241; 6,057,125; 6,291,429
   
  
• Surface-Immobilized Antimicrobial Peptoids (28138)
  Messersmith, Barron
  Patent Pending
   
  
• DNA-binding Self-assembling Peptide Amphiphile System for the Transfection of Cellular Aggregates (27116)
  Stupp, Koh
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Self-Assembling Membranes and Related Methods Thereof (27009)
  Stupp, Azevedo, and Capito
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Tau-nY29: Monoclonal Antibody Specific For Tau Nitrated At Tyrosine 29 (27006)
  Binder
   
  
• A Rabbit Animal Model For Uterine Fibroid Embolization (26021)
  Ryu, Omary
   
  
• Tau-12: Monoclonal Antibody Specific For The N-terminus Of Tau (25105)
  Binder
   
  
• A Novel Thermo-Gelling Matrix For Microchannel DNA Sequencing (23110)
  Barron, Wai
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Tau C3 Monoclonal Antibody (23065)
  Binder
   
  
• Zinc-Chelating Ratiometric Fluorescent Probes And Related Methods (23054)
  O’Halloran, Taki
  U.S. Patent 7,105,680
   
  
• Improved Transfection Efficiency Using Combination Lipoids (22112)
  Wang, MacDonald
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Dual Function Lipid-Based Transfection Agents: Combination of Drug and DNA Produces Large Increase in Efficiency (22094)
  Wang, MacDonald
  Patent Pending
   
  
• OSR-1 Nucleic Acids And Proteins (22064)
  Solomon, Morimoto, Beitel
  U.S. Patent 7,094,945
   
  
• Mouse Null for Endothelial Cell Myosin Light Chain Kinase (EC-MLCK) (22026)
  Watterson, Schavocky
   
  
• Mouse Null for Pigment Epithelium-derived Factor (PEDF) (21077)
  Bouck, Crawford, Stellmach
   
  
• Monoclonal Antibodies for Laminin-5 and Hemidesmosomes (21015)
  Jones
   
  
• A Protocol to Experimentally Identify Non-specific, Non Drug-Like Ligand “Hits” from Drug Discovery Screening Assays (20096)
  Shoichet, McGovern
  U.S. Patent 6,887,658
   
  
• Tau-13 Monoclonal Antibody (20081)
  Binder
   
  
• Surface-Associated Delivery of Genes and Oligonucleotides for High Throughput Functionality Analysis (20071ht)
  Segura, Shea
  U.S. Patent 6,890,556
   
  
• Analysis of Muscular Activity in Neonatal Animals to Screen for Mutations and/or Drugs that Alter Sleep and Wake States ( 99072)
  Turek, Dugovic
  U.S. Patent 6,477,408
   
  
• A Function Blocking Monoclonal Antibody Against alpha4 Laminin ( 99053)
  Jones, Gonzales
   
  
• KPL1, A Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Directed Against a Leukocyte Glycoprotein Named P-selectin Glycoprotein Ligand-1 (PSGL-1) ( 97026)
  Kansas, Snapp
   
  
• Heat Shock Factors HSF1 & HSF2 Rat Monoclonal Antibodies ( 96097)
  Cotto, Morimoto
   
  
• Transgenic Mice Expressing Superoxide Dismutase ( 94011)
  Gurney, Siddique, Pu
   
  
• Monoclonal Antibody 3D8 - A CD 13 Antibody ( 89008)
  Koch
   
  

 

Therapeutic Areas

• Chondrogenic and Osteogenic Inducing Molecule (98063)
  Veis, Nebgen
  U.S. Patent 6,677,306
   
  
• Novel Members of the Human Immunoglobulin Superfamily that Mediate the Entry of Alphaherpesviruses into Cells (98025/98018)
  Spear, Geraghty, Warner, Martinez, Montomery
  U.S. Patent 6,641,818
   
  
• Layered Islet Delivery Scaffold (27154, 27090)
  Lowe, Shea, Kaufman
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Flufenamic Acid for the Treatment of Chronic Pain (27153)
  Martina, Apkarian
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Facile Direct Conjugation of Peptides, Peptide Modified Polymers and Therapeutic Agents to Tissue Surfaces. (27127)
  Messersmith, Ritter-Jones
  Patent Pending
   
  
• DNA-binding Self-assembling Peptide Amphiphile System for the Transfection of Cellular Aggregates (27116)
  Stupp, Koh
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Inhibition and Treatment of Prostate Cancer Metastasis (27113)
  Scheidt, Bergan
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Improving Islet Survival by Encapsulation in Hydrogels Modified with Anti-Apoptotic Peptides (27055)
  Messersmith, Hu, Sands
  Patent Pending
   
  
• NOS Inhibitors For Treatment of Motor Deficit Disorder (26093)
  Silverman, Ji , Tan, Derrick
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Myosin Light Chain Kinase Inhibitor Compounds, Compositions and Related Methods Of Use (26088)
  Watterson et al
   
  
• Protein Kinase Targeted Therapeutics (26087)
  Watterson, Van Eldik
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Arsenic Encapsulation and Triggered Release for Cancer Treatment (25053)
  Chen, O'Halloran
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Modulation of Immune Function by the Targeted Enhancement of CD154 Trimer Stability (25008)
  Howard, Shoichet, Irwin, Miller
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Cyclic Peptides and Cyclic Depsipeptides with Antitumor Activity (24095/23053/22081)
  Silverman, Gu, Li
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Cell-specific Molecule and Method for Importing DNA into pulmonary epithelial cell nuclei (24002)
  Dean
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Biodegradable, Drug-Releasing Tubes for Tissue Engineering and Regeneration (23091)
  Whittlesey, Yang, Rovedo, Rives, Shea, Shea, Iskanda
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Reactivation of Mutant p53 with a New Class of Small Molecules (23079)
  Appella, Myers
  U.S. Patent 7,329,775
   
  
• Inhibitors of B-Lactamases and Uses Therefor (22090, et al)
  Shoichet, Blaszczak, Weston, Caselli, Prati, Powers
  U.S. Patents 6,075,014; 6,417,174; 6,184,363; 6,448,230; 7,541,381
   
  
• Methods and Compositions for Inhibiting Angiogenesis (21064/21013/20001/96047)
  Bouck, et al
  U.S. Patents 6,288,024; 6,391,850; 6,670,333
   
  
• Selective Inhibitors of Nitric Oxide Synthases (21036/98009)
  Silverman, Zhang, Huang, Hah, Gomez-Vidal
  U.S. Patents 6,274,557 and 6,803,486
   
  
• Surface-Associated Delivery of Genes and Oligonucleotides in vivo (20071(v))
  Segura, Shea
  Patent Pending
   
  
• Localization of Major Peptide Autoepitopes for Nucleosome Specific T Cells of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (20032/99016)
  Datta, Kaliyaperumal
  U.S. Patent 6,468,537