Patents Assigned to U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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Patent number: 8838204Abstract: A system and method is provided for magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) that includes performing a pulse sequence using the MRI system, the pulse sequence including a phase-based flow encoding to collect a time-series of image data from the portion of the vasculature of the subject and identifying at least a portion of the time series of image data corresponding to a period of reduced flow through the portion of the vasculature. The portion of the time series of image data is subtracted from the time series of image data to create a time series of images of the portion of the vasculature having background tissue surrounding the portion of the vasculature substantially suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignees: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., The United States of America as represented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services (DHHS)Inventors: Robert R Edelman, Christopher Glielmi, Ioannis Koktzoglou, Erik J Offerman
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Patent number: 8752071Abstract: A solution for managing messaging is provided in which an event related to a publisher is identified. In response to the event, a transaction is initiated for processing the event, the event is processed within the transaction, and the transaction is committed after the event is processed. During processing, data corresponding to the event is provided for use by a set of subscribers to the event, and data related to the set of subscribers is identified. In an embodiment, a message broker in a publication and subscribe messaging environment implements the solution in order to be capable of providing the data related to the set of subscribers to the publisher. Use of the transaction ensures that the data related to the set of subscribers accurately represents the set of subscribers at the time that the data corresponding to the event was provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, The United States of America as represented by National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS)Inventors: Philip J. Thomas, Martin J. Gale
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Patent number: 8636032Abstract: An acoustical fluid control mechanism and a method of controlling fluid flow of a working fluid with the acoustical fluid control mechanism are provided. The mechanism comprises a resonance chamber that defines a cavity. The resonance chamber has a port. The cavity is sealed from the ambient but for the port for enabling oscillatory flow of a working fluid into and out of the cavity upon exposure of the resonance chamber to an acoustic signal containing a tone at a frequency that is substantially similar to a particular resonance frequency of the resonance chamber. The mechanism further includes a rectifier for introducing directional bias to the oscillatory flow of the working fluid through the port. The rectifier has an inlet connected to the port and an outlet for transmitting the directional flow of the working fluid away from the cavity. The outlet is in fluid communication with the port of the resonance chamber at least during transmission of the directional flow of the working fluid therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignees: National Institute of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), U.S. Government of the United States as Represented by the NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR)Inventors: Mark A. Burns, Sean M. Langelier, Dustin S. Chang
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Patent number: 8637040Abstract: Peptides generated from a random library that are bound by a monoclonal antibody to Chlamydial glycolipid exoantigen (GLXA) and thus mimic this antigen are disclosed. Peptides that correspond to antigen-binding regions of an anti-idiotypic antibody (mAb2) specific for anti-GLXA antibody (Ab1) which act as molecular mimics of GLXA are also disclosed used as immunogens to induce broadly reactive genus-specific anti-chlamydial antibodies. These peptides and immunogenic DNA encoding the mAb2-like peptides, microparticle or nanoparticle formulations and other formulations of these peptides are disclosed as are methods for immunizing subjects to obtain genus-specific anti-chlamydial antibodies and to treat or prevent Chlamydia-associated or induced rheumatoid arthritis.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: National Institute of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS)Inventors: Judith Whittum-Hudson, Alan P. Hudson
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Publication number: 20130156728Abstract: The present invention provides a composition effective for a neurological disease or an autoimmune disease and methods of making and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), U.S. GovernmentInventor: Daniel L. Kaufman
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Publication number: 20120177567Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in pediatric patients using an anti-CD22 immunotoxin. The methods disclosed comprise administering to a pediatric patient in need of that treatment an effective dose of a recombinant immunotoxin comprising a variable light (VL) chain linked to a variable heavy (VH) which is genetically fused to a therapeutic moiety comprising a Pseudomonas exotoxin A PE38 fragment. The recombinant immunotoxin specifically binds CD22 thereby inhibiting the growth of CD22-expressing (CD22+) ALL cancer cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT, MEDIMMUNE, LLCInventors: Alan S. WAYNE, Ira Pastan, Karen Kaucic, Robert Lechleider
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Patent number: 7905147Abstract: The invention is directed toward a new method for estimating and imaging the spatial and temporal mechanical behavior of materials in responses to a mechanical stimulus. This method is designed to work in inherently noisy applications, such as the imaging of the time-dependent mechanical behavior of biological tissues in vivo and using a preferred hand-held configuration of scanning.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignees: National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS)Inventors: Raffaella Righetti, Johathan Ophir
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Patent number: 7905148Abstract: The invention is directed toward a new method for estimating and imaging the spatial and temporal mechanical behavior of materials in responses to a mechanical stimulus. This method is designed to work in inherently noisy applications, such as the imaging of the time-dependent mechanical behavior of biological tissues in vivo and using a preferred hand-held configuration of scanning.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignees: National Institute of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS)Inventors: Raffaella Righetti, Jonathan Ophir
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Publication number: 20100297257Abstract: A method for treating a coagulation deficient patient comprises administering an amount of polyP to the patient sufficient to reduce the PT Test value or Dilute PT Test value of the plasma of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS)Inventors: Stephanie A. Smith, James H. Morrissey
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Publication number: 20100284967Abstract: Disclosed herein are modified phage comprising a fusion protein located on the surface of the phage wherein the fusion protein comprises a surface protein and a post-translationally modified protein. Also disclosed are methods of making and using modified phage comprising post-translationally modified proteins located on the surface of the phage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2007Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) U.S. Govt.Inventors: Stephen Dewhurst, John J. Treanor
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Publication number: 20100189318Abstract: A method for constructing an association map between imaging features and biological data is described. The method comprises combining one or more image features relating to a clinical subject with biological data and using an algorithm to make predictions based on the features and data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) U.S. DEPT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS). U.S.Inventors: Howard Yuan-Hao Chang, Eran Segal, Michael Kuo
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Publication number: 20090202507Abstract: A method of controlling the activity of a biologically active compound. The method concerns an oligonucleotide-based compound, comprising a hairpin-forming oligonucleotide, an effector moiety physically associated with the oligonucleotide, where the effector moiety possesses a biological activity, and a regulating moiety physically associated with the oligonucleotide, where the regulating moiety controls the biological activity of the effector moiety by interacting with the effector moiety. The oligonucleotide can assume a hairpin configuration, where the effector and regulating moieties interact, or an open configuration, where the effector and regulating moieties fail to interact. Depending on the nature of the effector and regulating moieties, either configuration can result in the expression of the biological activity of the effector moiety.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2005Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS)Inventors: Na Li, Winny Tan
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Publication number: 20090170130Abstract: The present invention provides chemokine receptor antibodies that selectively bind to an activated form of the receptor but not to a non activated form of the receptor. In particular, the current invention provides phospho specific chemokine receptor antibodies. The antibodies can be used in several diagnostic, screening and purification methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2006Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), U.S. Gov.Inventors: Joshua Rubin, Andrew Kung