Electroprocessed collagen and tissue engineering
Patent 8,586,345
The invention is directed to formation and use of electroprocessed collagen, including use as an extracellular matrix and, together with cells, its use in forming engineered tissue. The engineered tissue can include the synthetic manufacture of specific organs or tissues which may be implanted into a recipient. The electroprocessed collagen may also be combined with other molecules in order to deliver substances to the site of application or implantation of the electroprocessed collagen. The collagen or collagen/cell suspension is electrodeposited onto a substrate to form tissues and organs.
Inventors: David G. Simpson (Mechanicsville); Gary L. Bowlin (Mechanicsville); Gary E. Wnek (Midlothian); Peter J. Stevens (N. Richland Hills, Texas); Marcus E. Carr (Midlothian); Jamil A. Matthews (Glen Allen); Saravanamoorthy Rajendran (East Haven, Conn.)
Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University Intellectual Property Foundation (Richmond)
November 19, 2013
Transfer layer for absorbent article
Patent 8,581,020
A film particularly suited for use as a transfer layer in an absorbent article has a plurality of capillaries and a plurality of drains, said capillaries comprising side walls depending from a female side of the film and terminating in an aperture on a male side of the film; said drains comprising side walls that depending from the female side of the film and terminating in an aperture on the male side of the film, wherein the drains are disposed at an obtuse angle relative to a base plane of the film.
Inventors: Rickey J. Seyler (Chesterfield); Gregory M. Rieker (Columbus, Ind.)
Assignee: Tredegar Film Products Corp. (Richmond)
November 12, 2013
Disposable absorbent pod
Patent 8,586,819
Absorbent pods comprise a pouch formed of a porous material. The pouch contains an absorbent polymer in an amount sufficient to absorb at least about 20 mL of fluid. Preferably, the absorbent polymer is sodium polyacrylate and the porous material is a hydrophilic material. The absorbent pods absorb and retain fluids, including saliva.
Inventors: Shalva Gedevanishvili (Richmond); William R. Sweeney (Richmond); Heidi R. Kleinbach-Sauter (Manakin Sabot); Zane Gibbs (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
November 19, 2013
Metal-containing nanowires prepared using mesoporous molecular sieves as templates, and their use in smoking articles for removing certain gas phase constituents from tobacco smoke
Patent 8,578,943
Cut filler compositions, smoking articles such as cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for treating cigarette smoke are provided, which involve the use of metal-containing nanowires. The metal-containing nanowires are capable of removing at least one constituent from tobacco smoke, preferably in a selective manner. The metal-containing nanowires may comprise any suitable metal, metal oxide or mixtures thereof. For example, the metal-containing nanowires comprise at least one transition or lanthanide metal or metal oxide thereof. Exemplary metals or metal oxides thereof include, but are not limited to, iron, copper, zinc, titanium, vanadium, palladium, cobalt, molybdenum and manganese. The metal-containing nanowires may be produced by (i) loading at least one metal-containing composition into a mesoporous molecular sieve substrate via repeated incipient-wetness impregnation followed by stepwise calcination to form said nanowires; and (ii) isolating the nanowires by extracting the mesoporous molecular sieve substrate, e.g., with aqueous NaOH.
Inventors: Zhaohua Luan (Midlothian); Jay A. Fournier (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
November 12, 2013
Method and apparatus for making cigarette filters with a centrally located flavored element
Patent 8,579,776
A filter making apparatus includes a positioning device having a passageway therethrough, with the passageway guiding a continuous flavor element such as a continuous strand of textile material from an inlet of the passageway to an outlet of the passageway. A liquid flavorant is introduced into the passageway at a desired flow rate and the strand of material carries the supplied liquid flavorant out of the positioning device at a rate substantially equal to the desired flow rate. A portion of the passageway can form a bath of the liquid flavorant supplied to the passageway through a separate inlet at approximately atmospheric pressure. A portion of the positioning device guides the continuous strand of material through the bath, or guides the strand to pass along the bottom of the passageway, and the saturated or partially saturated strand of material then exits from an outlet of the passageway to a point in the path of filter tow material that is being converged to form a filter rod.
Inventors: Robert C. Lanier, Jr. (Moseley); Steven M. Campbell (Mechanicsville); Stephen J. Bellamah (Midlothian)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
November 12, 2013
High TBN / low phosphorus economic STUO lubricants
Patent 8,586,516
There is disclosed a Super Tractor Oil Universal lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity formulated with an additive package comprising at least one metal detergent, at least one phosphorus-based wear preventative, and at least one molybdenum compound. Methods for improving the braking performance of a tractor and the anti-wear protection of a tractor engine are also disclosed.
Inventors: Jeffrey L. Milner (Chesterfield); Peter L. Leitner (Ashland); John M. Pietras (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
November 19, 2013
Self-venting polymeric film
Patent 8,586,159
A breathable, heat-sealable, composite film comprising a perforated polymeric substrate layer having a first and second surface and disposed on a surface of the substrate layer an unperforated barrier layer wherein: (i) the thickness of the unperforated barrier layer is no more than about 12 pm; and (ii) the perforated substrate layer has a degree of perforation of from about 0.1 to about 78%, wherein the perforations have an average diameter of between 0.05 and 1.5 mm; and a process for the production thereof, suitable for use in the packaging of freshly cut plants such as flowers, vegetables, fruits and salads.
Inventors: Stephen William Sankey (Great Smeaton, Great Britain); Ken Evans (Yarm, Great Britain); Pierre G. O. Moussalli (Yarm, Great Britain); Stephen Keith Franzyshen (Richmond); David Voisin (Midlothian)
Assignee: DuPont Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership (Chester)
November 19, 2013
Topical hair care formulation and method of making
Patent 8,586,105
A topical hair care formulation and method of making includes combining herbal powders to form a herbal powder mixture. The herbal powder mixture is steeped in an amount of carrier oil for a period of time to form an infused oil. A portion of an amount of olive oil is combined with an amount of biotin and an amount of an organosulfur compound to form a natural mixture. A remainder of the amount of olive oil is combined with the infused oil. An amount of jojoba oil is combined with the infused oil. An amount of rosemary oil is combined with the infused oil. An amount of lavender oil is combined with the infused oil. The natural mixture is combined with the infused oil. The infused oil is settled for a period of time to form the topical hair care formulation.
Inventors: Lavonda D. Anderson (Richmond)
November 19, 2013
Kitchen appliance and method of using same
Patent 8,584,894
A kitchen appliance includes a housing defining a cavity. A heating or cooling element is disposed within the housing. A container is sized and shaped to fit within the cavity. A lid is sized and shaped to at least partially cover an opening of the container. A handle is pivotally mounted to an exterior surface of the side wall of the housing. A first end of the handle is pivotally mounted to the side wall of the housing at a first location. An opposing second end of the handle is pivotally mounted to side wall of the housing at a second location diametrically opposed to the first location. The handle is pivotable between an engaged position which at least a portion of the handle retains the lid in sealing engagement with the container rim and disengage position in which the portion of the handle is spaced-apart from the lid.
Inventors: Patrick T. Mulvaney (Richmond); Mike Garman (Moseley); Martin Brady (Manakin Sabot)
Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. (Glen Allen)
November 19, 2013
Food processor with multiple processing containers
Patent 8,584,979
A food processor includes a housing, a motor disposed within the housing, an output shaft extending outwardly from the housing, a first processing container, a second processing container, and a lid removably and independently attachable to either one of the first and second processing containers. The first and second processing container are each independently and removably attachable to the housing. The first processing container is configured to be at least partially removably disposed within the interior of the second processing container. The lid is attached to the first processing container and the first processing container is attached to the housing in a first operating position. The lid is attached to the second processing container and the second processing container is attached to the housing in a second operating position. A portion of the first processing container is disposed within the interior of the second processing container in a storage position.
Inventors: Michael W. Allen (Glen Allen)
Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. (Glen Allen)
November 19, 2013
Virtual reality shopping experience
Patent 8,589,255
A solution is provided for a method for a user to shop online in a three dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) setting by receiving a request at a shopping server to view a shopping location, having at least one store, and displaying the shopping location to the user’s computer in a 3D interactive simulation view via a web browser to emulate a real-life shopping experience for the user. The server then obtains a request to enter into one of the stores and displays the store website to the user in the same web browser. The store website has one or more enhanced VR features. The server then receives a request to view at least one product and the product is presented in a 3D interactive simulation view to emulate a real-life viewing of the product.
Inventors: Elliott Glazer (Chesterfield); Carol Lee Hobson (New River, Ariz.); Elizabeth S. Deming (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Coby Royer (University City, Mo.); Jeff S. Fehlhaber (Glendale, Ariz.)
Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
November 19, 2013
System and method to provide multiple private networks using PBB/TE
Patent 8,582,580
A system and method are supplied to provide multiple private networks. The system can include a Provider Backbone Bridge Traffic Engineering (PBB/TE) interface or interfaces configured to receive a plurality of data stream types each associated with an Instance Service Identifier (I-SID) from a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) or public carrier Ethernet. A plurality of local area network (LAN) ports can be configured to communicate data to a plurality of LANs. A switching process is provided between the PBB/TE interface and the LAN ports. The switching process can be configured to bind individual data stream types from subdivided data streams each represented by an I-SID to each of the respective LAN ports. In addition, the switching process can communicate packets between the PBB/TE interface and the bound LAN ports
Inventors: C. Robert Peterson (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Thomas F. Herbert (Richmond)
Assignee: Entry Point, LLC (Idaho Falls)
November 12, 2013
Confidential postcards
Patent 8,579,333
Confidential postcards are described herein. An example postcard mailer includes a substrate having a first panel and a second panel adjacent the first panel, wherein each of the first panel and the second panel includes a first face and a second face. The example mailer also includes a first line of weakness separating the first panel and the second panel and a first fastener pattern included on at least one of the first face of the first panel or the first face of the second panel to releasably adhere a first portion of the first face of the first panel to a first portion the first face of the second panel when the substrate is folded about the first line of weakness. In addition, the example mailer includes a second fastener pattern included on at least one of the first face of the first panel or the first face of the second panel to releasably adhere a second portion of the first face of the first panel to a second portion of the first face of the second panel. The second fastener pattern and at least a portion of the first fastener pattern define an area that is not visible when the first face of the first panel is releasably adhered to the first face of the second panel and a third portion of the first face of the first panel and a third portion of the second face of the second panel are separated from each other.
Inventors: Michael Clark Dyer (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.); Mark Anthony Costanzo (Richmond)
Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons (Chicago)
November 12, 2013
Metal-containing nanowires prepared using mesoporous molecular sieves as templates, and their use in smoking articles for removing certain gas phase constituents from tobacco smoke
Patent 8,578,943
Cut filler compositions, smoking articles such as cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for treating cigarette smoke are provided, which involve the use of metal-containing nanowires. The metal-containing nanowires are capable of removing at least one constituent from tobacco smoke, preferably in a selective manner. The metal-containing nanowires may comprise any suitable metal, metal oxide or mixtures thereof. For example, the metal-containing nanowires comprise at least one transition or lanthanide metal or metal oxide thereof. Exemplary metals or metal oxides thereof include, but are not limited to, iron, copper, zinc, titanium, vanadium, palladium, cobalt, molybdenum and manganese. The metal-containing nanowires may be produced by (i) loading at least one metal-containing composition into a mesoporous molecular sieve substrate via repeated incipient-wetness impregnation followed by stepwise calcination to form said nanowires; and (ii) isolating the nanowires by extracting the mesoporous molecular sieve substrate, e.g., with aqueous NaOH.
Inventors: Zhaohua Luan (Midlothian); Jay A. Fournier (Richmond)
November 12, 2013
Nicotiana nucleic acid molecules and uses thereof
Patent 8,581,043
The present invention features Nicotiana nucleic acid sequences such as sequences encoding constitutive, or ethylene or senescence induced polypeptides, in particular cytochrome p450 enzymes, in Nicotiana plants and methods for using these nucleic acid sequences and plants to alter desirable traits, for example by using breeding protocols.
Inventors: Dongmei Xui (Glen Allen); Mark T. Nielsen (Nicholas, Ky.)
Assignee: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (Richmond)
November 12, 2013
Electroprocessed collagen and tissue engineering
Patent 8,586,345
The invention is directed to formation and use of electroprocessed collagen, including use as an extracellular matrix and, together with cells, its use in forming engineered tissue. The engineered tissue can include the synthetic manufacture of specific organs or tissues which may be implanted into a recipient. The electroprocessed collagen may also be combined with other molecules in order to deliver substances to the site of application or implantation of the electroprocessed collagen. The collagen or collagen/cell suspension is electrodeposited onto a substrate to form tissues and organs.
Inventors: David G. Simpson (Mechanicsville); Gary L. Bowlin (Mechanicsville); Gary E. Wnek (Midlothian); Peter J. Stevens (N. Richland Hills, Texas); Marcus E. Carr (Midlothian); Jamil A. Matthews (Glen Allen); Saravanamoorthy Rajendran (East Haven, Conn.)
Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University Intellectual Property Foundation (Richmond)
November 19, 2013
Transfer layer for absorbent article
Patent 8,581,020
A film particularly suited for use as a transfer layer in an absorbent article has a plurality of capillaries and a plurality of drains, said capillaries comprising side walls depending from a female side of the film and terminating in an aperture on a male side of the film; said drains comprising side walls that depending from the female side of the film and terminating in an aperture on the male side of the film, wherein the drains are disposed at an obtuse angle relative to a base plane of the film.
Inventors: Rickey J. Seyler (Chesterfield); Gregory M. Rieker (Columbus, Ind.)
Assignee: Tredegar Film Products Corp. (Richmond)
November 12, 2013
Disposable absorbent pod
Patent 8,586,819
Absorbent pods comprise a pouch formed of a porous material. The pouch contains an absorbent polymer in an amount sufficient to absorb at least about 20 mL of fluid. Preferably, the absorbent polymer is sodium polyacrylate and the porous material is a hydrophilic material. The absorbent pods absorb and retain fluids, including saliva.
Inventors: Shalva Gedevanishvili (Richmond); William R. Sweeney (Richmond); Heidi R. Kleinbach-Sauter (Manakin Sabot); Zane Gibbs (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
November 19, 2013
Metal-containing nanowires prepared using mesoporous molecular sieves as templates, and their use in smoking articles for removing certain gas phase constituents from tobacco smoke
Patent 8,578,943
Cut filler compositions, smoking articles such as cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for treating cigarette smoke are provided, which involve the use of metal-containing nanowires. The metal-containing nanowires are capable of removing at least one constituent from tobacco smoke, preferably in a selective manner. The metal-containing nanowires may comprise any suitable metal, metal oxide or mixtures thereof. For example, the metal-containing nanowires comprise at least one transition or lanthanide metal or metal oxide thereof. Exemplary metals or metal oxides thereof include, but are not limited to, iron, copper, zinc, titanium, vanadium, palladium, cobalt, molybdenum and manganese. The metal-containing nanowires may be produced by (i) loading at least one metal-containing composition into a mesoporous molecular sieve substrate via repeated incipient-wetness impregnation followed by stepwise calcination to form said nanowires; and (ii) isolating the nanowires by extracting the mesoporous molecular sieve substrate, e.g., with aqueous NaOH.
Inventors: Zhaohua Luan (Midlothian); Jay A. Fournier (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
November 12, 2013
Method and apparatus for making cigarette filters with a centrally located flavored element
Patent 8,579,776
A filter making apparatus includes a positioning device having a passageway therethrough, with the passageway guiding a continuous flavor element such as a continuous strand of textile material from an inlet of the passageway to an outlet of the passageway. A liquid flavorant is introduced into the passageway at a desired flow rate and the strand of material carries the supplied liquid flavorant out of the positioning device at a rate substantially equal to the desired flow rate. A portion of the passageway can form a bath of the liquid flavorant supplied to the passageway through a separate inlet at approximately atmospheric pressure. A portion of the positioning device guides the continuous strand of material through the bath, or guides the strand to pass along the bottom of the passageway, and the saturated or partially saturated strand of material then exits from an outlet of the passageway to a point in the path of filter tow material that is being converged to form a filter rod.
Inventors: Robert C. Lanier, Jr. (Moseley); Steven M. Campbell (Mechanicsville); Stephen J. Bellamah (Midlothian)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
November 12, 2013
High TBN / low phosphorus economic STUO lubricants
Patent 8,586,516
There is disclosed a Super Tractor Oil Universal lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity formulated with an additive package comprising at least one metal detergent, at least one phosphorus-based wear preventative, and at least one molybdenum compound. Methods for improving the braking performance of a tractor and the anti-wear protection of a tractor engine are also disclosed.
Inventors: Jeffrey L. Milner (Chesterfield); Peter L. Leitner (Ashland); John M. Pietras (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
November 19, 2013
Self-venting polymeric film
Patent 8,586,159
A breathable, heat-sealable, composite film comprising a perforated polymeric substrate layer having a first and second surface and disposed on a surface of the substrate layer an unperforated barrier layer wherein: (i) the thickness of the unperforated barrier layer is no more than about 12 pm; and (ii) the perforated substrate layer has a degree of perforation of from about 0.1 to about 78%, wherein the perforations have an average diameter of between 0.05 and 1.5 mm; and a process for the production thereof, suitable for use in the packaging of freshly cut plants such as flowers, vegetables, fruits and salads.
Inventors: Stephen William Sankey (Great Smeaton, Great Britain); Ken Evans (Yarm, Great Britain); Pierre G. O. Moussalli (Yarm, Great Britain); Stephen Keith Franzyshen (Richmond); David Voisin (Midlothian)
Assignee: DuPont Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership (Chester)
November 19, 2013
Topical hair care formulation and method of making
Patent 8,586,105
A topical hair care formulation and method of making includes combining herbal powders to form a herbal powder mixture. The herbal powder mixture is steeped in an amount of carrier oil for a period of time to form an infused oil. A portion of an amount of olive oil is combined with an amount of biotin and an amount of an organosulfur compound to form a natural mixture. A remainder of the amount of olive oil is combined with the infused oil. An amount of jojoba oil is combined with the infused oil. An amount of rosemary oil is combined with the infused oil. An amount of lavender oil is combined with the infused oil. The natural mixture is combined with the infused oil. The infused oil is settled for a period of time to form the topical hair care formulation.
Inventors: Lavonda D. Anderson (Richmond)
November 19, 2013
Kitchen appliance and method of using same
Patent 8,584,894
A kitchen appliance includes a housing defining a cavity. A heating or cooling element is disposed within the housing. A container is sized and shaped to fit within the cavity. A lid is sized and shaped to at least partially cover an opening of the container. A handle is pivotally mounted to an exterior surface of the side wall of the housing. A first end of the handle is pivotally mounted to the side wall of the housing at a first location. An opposing second end of the handle is pivotally mounted to side wall of the housing at a second location diametrically opposed to the first location. The handle is pivotable between an engaged position which at least a portion of the handle retains the lid in sealing engagement with the container rim and disengage position in which the portion of the handle is spaced-apart from the lid.
Inventors: Patrick T. Mulvaney (Richmond); Mike Garman (Moseley); Martin Brady (Manakin Sabot)
Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. (Glen Allen)
November 19, 2013
Food processor with multiple processing containers
Patent 8,584,979
A food processor includes a housing, a motor disposed within the housing, an output shaft extending outwardly from the housing, a first processing container, a second processing container, and a lid removably and independently attachable to either one of the first and second processing containers. The first and second processing container are each independently and removably attachable to the housing. The first processing container is configured to be at least partially removably disposed within the interior of the second processing container. The lid is attached to the first processing container and the first processing container is attached to the housing in a first operating position. The lid is attached to the second processing container and the second processing container is attached to the housing in a second operating position. A portion of the first processing container is disposed within the interior of the second processing container in a storage position.
Inventors: Michael W. Allen (Glen Allen)
Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. (Glen Allen)
November 19, 2013
Virtual reality shopping experience
Patent 8,589,255
A solution is provided for a method for a user to shop online in a three dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) setting by receiving a request at a shopping server to view a shopping location, having at least one store, and displaying the shopping location to the user’s computer in a 3D interactive simulation view via a web browser to emulate a real-life shopping experience for the user. The server then obtains a request to enter into one of the stores and displays the store website to the user in the same web browser. The store website has one or more enhanced VR features. The server then receives a request to view at least one product and the product is presented in a 3D interactive simulation view to emulate a real-life viewing of the product.
Inventors: Elliott Glazer (Chesterfield); Carol Lee Hobson (New River, Ariz.); Elizabeth S. Deming (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Coby Royer (University City, Mo.); Jeff S. Fehlhaber (Glendale, Ariz.)
Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
November 19, 2013
System and method to provide multiple private networks using PBB/TE
Patent 8,582,580
A system and method are supplied to provide multiple private networks. The system can include a Provider Backbone Bridge Traffic Engineering (PBB/TE) interface or interfaces configured to receive a plurality of data stream types each associated with an Instance Service Identifier (I-SID) from a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) or public carrier Ethernet. A plurality of local area network (LAN) ports can be configured to communicate data to a plurality of LANs. A switching process is provided between the PBB/TE interface and the LAN ports. The switching process can be configured to bind individual data stream types from subdivided data streams each represented by an I-SID to each of the respective LAN ports. In addition, the switching process can communicate packets between the PBB/TE interface and the bound LAN ports
Inventors: C. Robert Peterson (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Thomas F. Herbert (Richmond)
Assignee: Entry Point, LLC (Idaho Falls)
November 12, 2013
Confidential postcards
Patent 8,579,333
Confidential postcards are described herein. An example postcard mailer includes a substrate having a first panel and a second panel adjacent the first panel, wherein each of the first panel and the second panel includes a first face and a second face. The example mailer also includes a first line of weakness separating the first panel and the second panel and a first fastener pattern included on at least one of the first face of the first panel or the first face of the second panel to releasably adhere a first portion of the first face of the first panel to a first portion the first face of the second panel when the substrate is folded about the first line of weakness. In addition, the example mailer includes a second fastener pattern included on at least one of the first face of the first panel or the first face of the second panel to releasably adhere a second portion of the first face of the first panel to a second portion of the first face of the second panel. The second fastener pattern and at least a portion of the first fastener pattern define an area that is not visible when the first face of the first panel is releasably adhered to the first face of the second panel and a third portion of the first face of the first panel and a third portion of the second face of the second panel are separated from each other.
Inventors: Michael Clark Dyer (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.); Mark Anthony Costanzo (Richmond)
Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons (Chicago)
November 12, 2013
Metal-containing nanowires prepared using mesoporous molecular sieves as templates, and their use in smoking articles for removing certain gas phase constituents from tobacco smoke
Patent 8,578,943
Cut filler compositions, smoking articles such as cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for treating cigarette smoke are provided, which involve the use of metal-containing nanowires. The metal-containing nanowires are capable of removing at least one constituent from tobacco smoke, preferably in a selective manner. The metal-containing nanowires may comprise any suitable metal, metal oxide or mixtures thereof. For example, the metal-containing nanowires comprise at least one transition or lanthanide metal or metal oxide thereof. Exemplary metals or metal oxides thereof include, but are not limited to, iron, copper, zinc, titanium, vanadium, palladium, cobalt, molybdenum and manganese. The metal-containing nanowires may be produced by (i) loading at least one metal-containing composition into a mesoporous molecular sieve substrate via repeated incipient-wetness impregnation followed by stepwise calcination to form said nanowires; and (ii) isolating the nanowires by extracting the mesoporous molecular sieve substrate, e.g., with aqueous NaOH.
Inventors: Zhaohua Luan (Midlothian); Jay A. Fournier (Richmond)
November 12, 2013
Nicotiana nucleic acid molecules and uses thereof
Patent 8,581,043
The present invention features Nicotiana nucleic acid sequences such as sequences encoding constitutive, or ethylene or senescence induced polypeptides, in particular cytochrome p450 enzymes, in Nicotiana plants and methods for using these nucleic acid sequences and plants to alter desirable traits, for example by using breeding protocols.
Inventors: Dongmei Xui (Glen Allen); Mark T. Nielsen (Nicholas, Ky.)
Assignee: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (Richmond)
November 12, 2013