Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080306252 | SULFONAMIDO ETHER SUBSTITUTED IMIDAZOQUINOLINES - Imidazoquinoline and tetrahydroimidazoquinoline compounds that contain ether and sulfonamide or sulfamide functionality at the 1-position are useful as immune response modifiers. The compounds and compositions of the invention can induce the biosynthesis of various cytokines and are useful in the treatment of a variety of conditions including viral diseases and neoplastic diseases. | 12-11-2008 |
20100260903 | DEVICE FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF COOKING OILS, AND METHODS - A method of determining the quality of oil by irradiating the oil at a first wavelength, e.g., of about 470 nm, measuring a level of fluorescence of the oil at a second wavelength, e.g., of about 520 nm, comparing the measured fluorescence level to a predetermined threshold level to determine whether or not the oil quality is acceptable. The oil is preferably discarded if the measured fluorescence level exceeds the predetermined threshold level, which can be generally dependent on the oil composition. The fluorescence is correlated to the level of polar components in the oil. Also described are devices for determining the quality of oil via fluorescence. | 10-14-2010 |
20110051141 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING OF FRYING OIL QUALITY - Herein are disclosed methods and devices for evaluating the quality of oils (e.g., cooking oil or flying oil). The methods can provide an indication of the free fatty acid content of the oil. The methods use an optical interrogation device to provide an indication of free fatty acid based on quantitative measurements of optical reflectance from test zones on a sampling substrate. | 03-03-2011 |
20110059532 | MONITORING OF FRYING OIL QUALITY USING COMBINED OPTICAL INTERROGATION METHODS AND DEVICES - Herein are disclosed methods and devices for optically monitoring multiple parameters of an oil sample. In one embodiment, the methods and devices can be used for determining the quality of cooking or flying oil in terms of the free fatty acid content and total polar compound content of the oil. The methods use an optical absorbtive/reflective property in evaluating the free fatty acid content, and use optical fluorescence in evaluating the total polar compound content, with both measurements using a single sampling substrate and a single measuring device. | 03-10-2011 |
20110183360 | ANTIBODIES TO CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE SPORES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides antibodies that bind to the endospore of the bacterium | 07-28-2011 |
20110195442 | STERILITY INDICATING BIOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES AND METHODS - A sterility indicating composition comprising a plurality of sterilization process resistant spores which contain an active protease during germination and initial outgrowth of the spores; and a germination medium comprising at least one labeled protease substrate and at least one nutrient for germination of the spores; wherein the medium is essentially free of a) any active protease other than the active protease contained by the plurality of spores and b) any protease substrate other than the at least one labeled protease substrate, other than any protease substrate originating from the plurality of spores, and other than any protease substrate which does not compete with the labeled protease substrate for the active protease; and wherein the at least one labeled protease substrate comprises a peptide which can be cleaved by the active protease and which is labeled with one or more dye groups, at least one of which undergoes a detectable change when the peptide is cleaved by the active protease, and wherein the labeled protease substrate is stable at least at a temperature for incubating the spores, a sterilization process indicator comprising the composition, and a method of determining the effectiveness of a sterilization process using the composition and indicator are disclosed. | 08-11-2011 |
20140335543 | ANTIBODIES TO CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE SPORES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides antibodies that bind to the endospore of the bacterium | 11-13-2014 |
20140370535 | STERILITY INDICATING BIOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES AND METHODS - A sterility indicating composition comprising a plurality of sterilization process resistant spores which contain an active protease during germination and initial outgrowth of the spores; and a germination medium comprising at least one labeled protease substrate and at least one nutrient for germination of the spores; wherein the medium is essentially free of a) any active protease other than the active protease contained by the plurality of spores and b) any protease substrate other than the at least one labeled protease substrate, other than any protease substrate originating from the plurality of spores, and other than any protease substrate which does not compete with the labeled protease substrate for the active protease; and wherein the at least one labeled protease substrate comprises a peptide which can be cleaved by the active protease and which is labeled with one or more dye groups, at least one of which undergoes a detectable change when the peptide is cleaved by the active protease, and wherein the labeled protease substrate is stable at least at a temperature for incubating the spores, a sterilization process indicator comprising the composition, and a method of determining the effectiveness of a sterilization process using the composition and indicator are disclosed. | 12-18-2014 |