Ward, PA
Bernadette A. Ward, Kutztown, PA US
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20140352185 | INFORMATION DISPLAYS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An advertising and product information display device. The advertising and product information display device including a rotatable drum presenting a display surface, an elongate shaft coupled to the rotatable drum and extending along the longitudinal axis of the rotatable drum, and a weight component coupled to a portion of the rotatable drum to bias the rotatable drum to a preselected rest position when an external force is removed. | 12-04-2014 |
Christopher Alan Ward, Alburtis, PA US
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20150316262 | Remote Burner Monitoring System and Method - A remote burner monitoring system including one or more burners each including integrated sensors, a data collector corresponding to each of the burners for receiving and aggregating data from the sensors of the corresponding burner, and a local transmitter corresponding to each of the data collectors for transmitting the data, a data center configured and programmed to receive the data from the local transmitters corresponding to the one or more burners, and a server configured and programmed to store at least a portion of the data, to convert the data into a display format, and to provide connectivity to enable receipt and transmission of data and the display format via a network including at least one of a wired network, a cellular network, and a Wi-Fi network. | 11-05-2015 |
David B. Ward, Downington, PA US
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20150233760 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS OF SAMPLES - An improved apparatus and method for making optical measurements of a sample is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus is a microvolume sampling mechanism comprised of two opposing optical measurement surfaces. A sample is held by surface tension between the two opposing optical measurement surfaces. Light is transmitted through the sample and received by optical fibers, which measure the absorbance of the sample. This absorbance can be used to determine the concentration of the sample. | 08-20-2015 |
Donald J. Ward, Sayre, PA US
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20090072073 | Mounting assembly and method of loading and/or unloading rolls - There is disclosed a printer including a print head and a mounting assembly for a web roll having a core. The mounting assembly can center-justify the roll with respect to the print head. The roll can be loaded simply by pushing the roll slidably onto the mounting assembly and unloaded by pulling the roll or its core slidably off the mounting assembly using one hand. In some embodiments, there is no need separately to undo any latch or to free the roll or its core from any latch other than by pushing or pulling on the roll or the core. In another embodiment, one of the stops is pivoted either to trap the core between the one stop and another stop or to enable the core to be slid onto the support to a position between the stops or to be slid off the support. | 03-19-2009 |
20090202285 | PRINTER - Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of different widths in center-justified relationship with respect to a print head. The printer has a spindle for mounting an ink ribbon core with a detent for center-justifying the ink-ribbon with respect to the print head. | 08-13-2009 |
20100129130 | TAG MAKING AND STACKING SYSTEMS AND METHOD, TAG STACKERS AND STACK TRAYS - There is disclosed a tag making and stacking system, tag stackers and stack trays. To increase tag making capacity, a wide tag web is slit into completely severed narrow tag webs which are cut apart to form tags which are immediately separated and formed into spaced apart stacks. The new system includes a printer and a stacking system to receive and stack tags. The stacking system includes a tag stacker and a removable tag-receiving tray to facilitate transferring a stack of tags from the tag stacker to the place where the tags are to be used. A method of handling tags involves the provision of at least first and second removable trays wherein a first tray with a stack of tags can be replaced by an empty second tray so that the stacking of additional tags can recommence without waiting for the first tray to be emptied. | 05-27-2010 |
20100129189 | TAG STACKING SYSTEM AND STACK TRAY AND METHOD OF MAKING AND HANDLING TAGS - There is disclosed a printer and a stacking system to receive and stack tags. The stacking system includes a tag stacker and a removable tag-receiving tray to facilitate transferring a stack of tags from the tag stacker to the place where the tags are to be used. A method of handling tags involves the provision of at least first and second removable trays wherein a first tray with a stack of tags can be replaced by an empty second tray so that the stacking of additional tags can recommence without waiting for the first tray to be emptied. | 05-27-2010 |
Hans A. Ward, Wexford, PA US
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20090088481 | Method of Protecting Wood Through Enhanced Penetration of Wood Preservatives and a Related Solution - A method of protecting wood through enhanced penetration of wood preservatives includes providing a solution including (a) at least one amine oxide, (b) at least one organic wood preservative and (c) a buffering agent. The solution preferably has a pH of about 7 to 10. The solution is applied to the surface of the wood after which, with or without intervening storage, the materials are activated to effect enhanced penetration of the organic wood preservative into the wood. One may effect application at a solution temperature of about 30 to 75° C. and preferably about 50 to 60° C. to effect activation at a higher temperature and high relative humidity. In a preferred practice, the wood may be heated before and/or after application of the solution. The solution is also disclosed as a product. | 04-02-2009 |
20090143334 | Method of Protecting Wood Through Enhanced Penetration of Wood Preservatives and a Related Solution - A method of protecting wood through enhanced penetration of wood preservatives includes providing a solution including (a) at least one amine oxide. (b) at least one organic wood preservative and (c) a buffering agent. The solution preferably has a pH of about 7 to 10. The solution is applied to the surface of the wood after which, with or without intervening storage, the materials are activated to effect enhanced penetration of the organic wood preservative into the wood. One may effect application at a solution temperature of about 30 to 75° C. and preferably about 50 to 60° C. to effect activation at a higher temperature and high relative humidity. In a preferred practice, the wood may be heated before and/or after application of the solution. The solution is also disclosed as a product. | 06-04-2009 |
Irl E. Ward, Bethlehem, PA US
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20090176685 | CORROSION INHIBITING COMPOSITIONS - Corrosion inhibiting composition for use in aqueous or semi-aqueous stripping, cleaning, abrasive lapping and abrasive slurry compositions that form 5, 6, 7, or 8-membered chelating rings with a base metal together with a film forming polymeric chelation agent. Optionally there is included an oxygen scavenger. | 07-09-2009 |
20090270293 | Cutting and lubricating composition for use with a wire cutting apparatus - The invention relates to a cutting and lubricating suspension composition containing gelatinous particles for cutting hard and brittle material with a wire saw. The composition contains an in situ partially neutralized polyelectrolyte and a glycol which suspends abrasive particles used in the cutting operation. | 10-29-2009 |
20110086786 | Stable aqueous slurry suspensions - A slurry composition for use as a lubricant and/or a stable suspension medium to suspend inert organic or inorganic particles which is an aqueous or polar solvent carrier containing gel particles as a lubricating and suspending agent for inert organic or inorganic particles. The composition can contain inorganic salts to provide additional electrostatic repulsion. | 04-14-2011 |
Jeff Ward, Leechburg, PA US
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20160068979 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROTECTING ELECTROLYSIS CELL SIDEWALLS - A system is provided including an electrolysis cell configured to retain a molten electrolyte bath, the bath including at least one bath component, the electrolysis cell including: a bottom, and a sidewall consisting essentially of the at least one bath component; and a feed material including the least one bath component to the molten electrolyte bath such that the at least one bath component is within 30% of saturation, wherein, via the feed material, the sidewall is stable in the molten electrolyte bath. | 03-10-2016 |
John Robert Ward, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20120278094 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH CARE RECORD, WORKFLOW, AND BILLING MANAGEMENT USING MOBILE DEVICES - The present invention relates to health care, and more particularly to a dynamic and mobile platform for providing comprehensive health care record and workflow management, including management of medical billing, that can be configured for healthcare professionals who do not necessarily practice from a single location, and may practice frequently from locations outside of their primary practice location. The technology provides a health care data capture, analysis and user interface solution that simplifies and expedites the billing procedure for healthcare professionals. Additionally, the technology described herein supports healthcare professionals who may work as a team, and need to communicate and collaborate with each other while rendering their services. | 11-01-2012 |
Kevin W. Ward, Lititz, PA US
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20080290198 | Knife bank assembly of a counter knife assembly of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester - An improved knife bank assembly of a counter knife assembly of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester that includes an elongated bracket member that extends between opposed knife bank end plates and has a plurality of spaced retainment mounts securable therealong, with at least one, and preferably two, knife blades being removably connectable to each retainment mount in a side-by-side arrangement. The bracket member is preferably mounted to a shaft member that extends between concave pan side plates to be slidable along such shaft member to permit adjustable positioning of the knife bank assembly and the knife elements thereof relative to the slots of the grate portion, and the retainment mounts are preferably removably securable to the bracket member. The knife elements are removably connectable to the retainment mounts at first and second space mounting points, preferably in such a way that the knife elements are maintained in an extended position by application of a biasing force at the second mounting point but are rotatable about the first mounting point to a displaced or relaxed position if a sufficient force is applied to the leading edge of the knife element to overcome the biasing force. | 11-27-2008 |
20090290970 | ADAPTIVE RATE CONTROL FOR FEEDING GRAIN TO A GRAIN UNLOADER CONVEYOR - The control of an apparatus within a grain holding device for feeding grain to an unloader conveyor operable for conveying the grain from the holding device, includes sensing a predetermined condition or conditions representative of capacity of the unloader conveyor for receiving grain, and adaptively controlling the apparatus for feeding grain to the unloader conveyor in advantageous varying manners responsive to the conditions, including to delay initiation of feeding until the receiving capacity is increased, and to match the grain feed to the capacity. The automatic control can be overridden, to allow user control of unloader speed, and can be configured to allow cleanout of the unloader conveyor. | 11-26-2009 |
20130089398 | GRAIN UNLOADING CONTROL SYSTEM - An agricultural device for controlled unloading of grain including an unloader conveyor including an enclosed housing having an inlet end including an opening for receiving grain, and an opposite outlet end including a discharge opening through which the grain can be discharged. An unloader conveyor element extends through the housing between the ends and operable for conveying the grain through the housing from the inlet end and discharging the grain through the discharge opening. The unloader conveyor element includes a substantially vertical unloader conveyor segment connected to a substantially horizontal unloader conveyor segment. An unloader drive selectably operates a portion of the conveyor element associated with the substantially vertical unloader conveyor segment in a disengaged mode in response to a sensed cumulative loading condition of the substantially vertical unloader conveyor segment and the substantially horizontal unloader conveyor segment exceeding a predetermined value. | 04-11-2013 |
20140169932 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A CONVEYANCE RATE OF GRAIN OF AN UNLOADER SYSTEM - A method of controlling a conveyance rate of grain of an unloader system, including providing a grain holding device and an unloader in communication with the grain holding device, the unloader having an inlet for receiving grain from the grain holding device and an outlet for discharging grain. An apparatus within the grain holding device is operable for controllably feeding grain within the grain holding device to the unloader. The method includes monitoring a parameter associated with a power source of the apparatus, and comparing the parameter of the power source to a maximum predetermined threshold value. The method includes automatically controlling the conveyance rate of grain of the apparatus to the unloader. | 06-19-2014 |
20150156968 | MULTIPLE TENT COVER UNLOAD CONTROL SYSTEM - A combine unload control system having a grain tank for storing grain and at least one auger for unloading grain from the grain tank. The control system also includes a first auger cover proximate to the at least one auger, having one or more first auger cutouts disposed on a portion of the first auger cover and a second auger cover proximate to the at least one auger and having one or more second auger cutouts disposed on a portion of the second auger cover. The control system further includes a controller configured to control amounts of grain to pass through the one or more first auger cutouts and the one or more second auger cutouts and flow to the at least one auger by causing the first auger cover and the second auger cover to move relative to each other. | 06-11-2015 |
Laurence Oliver Ward, Philadelphia, PA US
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20090161025 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FAST CHANNEL CHANGE BETWEEN LOGICAL CHANNELS WITHIN A TRANSPORT MULTIPLEX - A system, method and computer program product are provided for fast channel change between logical channels within a transport multiplex. By reducing the amount of time it takes to acquire and display a tuned channel, fast channel change can improve a viewer's experience. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a fast channel change system can simultaneously decode channel data for each channel in a transport multiplex, reconstruct all access units for each channel and send them out on their respective channel stream in the order that each access unit completes to a streamer, store and maintain a minimum amount of channel data in a buffer in each streamer, and output channel data from a streamer corresponding to a tuned channel to a media player. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention data can be input to a de-multiplexer and divided into separate video and audio streams prior to being input to the media player. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention can be utilized in various video applications, such as, for example, Sirius Satellite Radio's Backseat TV™ service. | 06-25-2009 |
Lawrence Ward, Schwenksville, PA US
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20100189538 | CONVEYING AND STACKING APPARATUS FOR ACCURATE PRODUCT PLACEMENT - A conveying and stacking apparatus for stacking items or substrates carrying items received from an infeed conveyor is provided. The stacker has a housing and at least one movable platform upon which the item or substrate with one or more items located thereon is placed. An overhead loading belt assembly which includes at least one belt assembly positioned to travel over at least a portion of the infeed conveyor adjacent to the at least one moveable platform and the at least one moveable platform is provided. The at least one belt assembly carries the item or the substrate with the items located thereon to a stacking position on the at least one platform. | 07-29-2010 |
20110081225 | REDUCED FOOTPRINT SUBSTRATE INTERLEAVER FOR FOOD PREPARATION LINE - A food processing system having a slicer/former for food preparations having a feed conveyor, a stacker for stacking food preparations, and n interleaver for inserting a substrate under a food preparation from the food slicer/former as it transitions to the stacker. The interleaver is arranged such that a portion of the interleaver is located beneath the feed conveyor of the slicer/former. The interleaver includes an interleaver conveyor which extends from the feed conveyor to the stacker in-feed conveyor, and an overall length of the interleaver conveyor is less than a length of the interleaver in order to provide a reduced footprint interleaver for new and retro-fit applications having a limited length for the food processing system. | 04-07-2011 |
Lawrence Ward, Collegeville, PA US
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20080267761 | Interleaver Stacker and Loading System - A stacker adapted to generally stack product in a vertical fashion is provided. The stacker includes a first generally vertical conveyor having a first conveyor belt and a first plurality of flights mounted generally perpendicularly to the first conveyor belt. The first plurality of flights at least partially defines a plurality of stacking platforms. At least one positioning sensor for sensing a relative position of the flights is provided. An advancement sensor is provided for sensing product entering the stacker. A first drive incrementally drives the first conveyor responsive to the advancement sensor so that the stacking platforms descend. Each of the stacking platforms can receive individual or single items to be stacked into a tray or can sequentially receive multiple items, either pre-stacked or stacked on a given flight, and then be indexed downwardly to allow the next stack to be formed on the subsequent stacking platform. A method and system for handling and stacking products is also provided. | 10-30-2008 |
Matthew Ward, Philadelphia, PA US
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20100135032 | Rod Assembly Connector for Mounting Light Emitting Display Apparatuses - A method and system for connecting a light emitting apparatus is disclosed herein. The system includes at least two rod assembly connectors, in which each rod assembly connector includes a rod assembly body having a first end and a second end. The first end of one of the rod assembly connectors is configured to connect with the second end of the second rod assembly connector. Further, at least one of the rod assembly connectors includes an attachment mechanism, in which the attachment mechanism is configured to attach to a light emitting apparatus. | 06-03-2010 |
20100238337 | MODULAR PICO PROJECTION WALL - A display system includes a laser projector that projects light onto a the back of a screen, a sensor that detects light reflected from the back of the screen, a processor in communication with the sensor, the processor controlling light projected from the laser projector based on data regarding the light detected from the sensor. The laser projector, sensor, and processor are all contained within a single housing. | 09-23-2010 |
20120120201 | METHOD OF INTEGRATING AD HOC CAMERA NETWORKS IN INTERACTIVE MESH SYSTEMS - An entertainment system has a first recording device that records digital images, a server that receives the images from the first device, wherein the second device, based on data from another source, enhances the images from the first device for display. | 05-17-2012 |
20120127281 | EXTENSIBLE AUTHORING AND PLAYBACK PLATFORM FOR COMPLEX VIRTUAL REALITY INTERACTIONS AND IMMERSIBLE APPLICATIONS - An immersive video system includes a display, a sensor that provides information about a user's location relative to the display, a projector capable of projecting images onto the user, and a processor in communication with the display, the sensor, and the projector. The processor manipulates the images projected onto the user based on user location data from the sensor. | 05-24-2012 |
20140062836 | VIDEO DISPLAY MODULE, SPLINE AND VIDEO DISPLAY ARRAY STRUCTURE USING SAME - Disclosed is a video display array structure comprising at least two spaced apart splines having a plurality of opposing pairs of catches regularly spaced along the opposing sides of adjacent splines and a latch notch for each pair of catches and a video display module releasably mounted between the at least two splines, the video display module including first and second handles rotatable between an open and a locked position for releasably mounting the video display to a spline. | 03-06-2014 |
Matthew E. Ward, Philadelphia, PA US
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20080244943 | Variable Baffle for Low Resolution Displays - A display system comprising a substrate, a first light emitting element mounted on the substrate, a second light emitting element mounted on the substrate adjacent to the first light emitting element, and a baffle disposed between the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element. | 10-09-2008 |
20080247727 | System for creating content for video based illumination systems - A method for generating lighting includes selecting a video clip from a database of generic video clips, processing at least a portion of the video clip to create a customized video clip, sending the customized video clip to a light emitting array, and generating lighting from the light emitting array based on the customized video clip. | 10-09-2008 |
20140267960 | Modified Viewable Display Apparatus - A method of display manufacturing/modification exploits the characteristics of remotely-locating one of the polarizers required to view a video display. | 09-18-2014 |
20150334378 | Hybrid Transparent Auto Stereoscopic Display - A transparent LCD monitor can be layered with a custom optical element that covers a portion of the display surface to create a hybrid solution that is enabled to show 3D content (including both off-screen “pop” in front of the display and an immersive perception of depth behind the display) without the need for any special eyewear while maintaining a high degree of transparency in the unmodified portions of the display. | 11-19-2015 |
20150375109 | Method of Integrating Ad Hoc Camera Networks in Interactive Mesh Systems - An entertainment system has a first recording device that records digital images, a server that receives the images from the first device, wherein the second device, based on data from another source, enhances the images from the first device for display. | 12-31-2015 |
Matthew F. Ward, Philadelphia, PA US
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20080246743 | Transport Control Module for Remote Use - A method of controlling a light emitting display includes receiving an input signal with a transport control module that includes a touch screen, displaying a command overlay that includes an input command on the touch screen, selecting the input command from the command overly, processing the input signal based upon the selected input command, thereby producing an output signal, and outputting the output signal to the light emitting display. | 10-09-2008 |
Michael A. Ward, Harveys Lake, PA US
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20110180503 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PREVENTING CORROSION ON SHELVING CORNER POSTS - An anti-corrosion support device includes a post and a post protector that is disposed about a bottom portion of the post. An interior surface of the post protector is sized and shaped to fit tightly over an exterior surface of the bottom portion of the post. The anti-corrosion support device also may include an adjustment foot that passes through an aperture formed through a bottom portion of the post protector into an attachment member mounted to the post. An anti-corrosion support system includes several of the anti-corrosion support devices, shelf supporting means, and one or more shelves. | 07-28-2011 |
Michelle Ward, Elkins Park, PA US
Philip C. Ward, Palmyra, PA US
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20080226786 | Health Bars and Compositions for Improving Mental and Physical Energy - The invention provides, in one aspect, a health bar or composition having high levels of a cacao-based product, and with correspondingly high levels of cocoa anti-oxidants, that are shelf stable, heat-resistant, and have good taste and mouthfeel properties. The energy bars and food compositions can deliver healthful cocoa ingredients to improve vigor, enhance physical energy, enhance mental energy, enhance cognitive focus abilities, and/or improve athletic performance. Methods of making such health bars, food ingredients, or heat-resistant compositions that comprise the same high levels of cacao product and other ingredients in effective amounts and that are shelf-stable are also disclosed. | 09-18-2008 |
20140099412 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING AND FORMULATION FOR AERATED BAKED FOOD PRODUCTS AND CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS - The invention includes a process for preparing an aerated food product employing a refined chocolate crumb blend and an aeration agent. The methods also include a process for refining chocolate liquor and cocoa powder into a refined crumb blend, and the use this refined crumb blend in producing novel and advantageous food products and ingredients. One advantageous product of the invention is an aerated, chocolate meringue-type product made with chocolate liquor and containing cocoa butter or fat. | 04-10-2014 |
Robert Carroll Ward, State College, PA US
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20140178853 | TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A testing system for use in conducting testing of a structure, and a method for configuring a testing system are provided. The testing system includes a testing device that includes a presentation interface, a user input interface, a memory device and a processor coupled in communication with the presentation interface, the user input interface, and the memory device. The processor causes the testing device to present to a user, prior to a test session, at least one demonstrative instruction for conducting a test session using the testing device, and at least one test instruction for use while the user is conducting a test session using the device. | 06-26-2014 |
Roderick Ward, Fairview Village, PA US
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20120011056 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING COMMERICAL LOAN INFORMATION - A system and method for processing commercial loan information. A central data processor receives commercial loan information from data providers across a data link. The data link may be initiated by either the central data processor or the data provider. The data is processed for key data fields and stored in a data repository. To evaluate a commercial loan applicant, reporting criteria are determined, data in the data repository as well as real-time data is evaluated for reporting criteria, and data satisfying the reporting criteria is retrieved and reported. Reported data includes commercial loan information on the applicant, affiliated entities and affiliated individuals. | 01-12-2012 |
Thomas Ward, Coatesville, PA US
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20120238972 | MEDICAL SUCTION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - Devices for controlling the level of suction to a patient in a hospital suction collection system are disclosed. The hospital collection system includes a conduit arranged to be coupled to the patient and a wall plate coupled to a source of suction and to which the device will be connected. The device includes a plastic body, an inlet portion, an outlet portion and a regulator for sensing and controlling the level of suction applied to the inlet portion. Means may be provided for ensuring that when the device is subjected to excessive mechanical force it operates in a predetermined manner, e.g., fails or pulls out of the wall plate. The device may includes means to ensuring that after it is disconnected from the wall plate it cannot be reconnected to it and a fluidic dampening system to dampen oscillatory vibrations. | 09-20-2012 |
Thomas E. Ward, Pa Furnace, PA US
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20110081683 | Methods of combined bioprocessing and related microorganisms, thermophilic and/or acidophilic enzymes, and nucleic acids encoding said enzymes - A genetically modified organism comprising: at least one nucleic acid sequence and/or at least one recombinant nucleic acid isolated from | 04-07-2011 |
20130302858 | METHODS OF COMBINED BIOPROCESSING AND RELATED MICROORGANISMS, THERMOPHILIC AND/OR ACIDOPHILIC ENZYMES, AND NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING SAID ENZYMES - A genetically modified organism comprising: at least one nucleic acid sequence and/or at least one recombinant nucleic acid isolated from | 11-14-2013 |
20140162323 | METHODS OF COMBINED BIOPROCESSING AND RELATED MICROORGANISMS, THERMOPHILIC AND/OR ACIDOPHILIC ENZYMES, AND NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING SAID ENZYMES - A genetically modified organism comprising: at least one nucleic acid sequence and/or at least one recombinant nucleic acid isolated from | 06-12-2014 |