Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
(a) the polynucleotide shown as SEQ ID NO:X or the polynucleotide encoded by a cDNA included in ATCC Deposit No:Z;
(b) a polynucleotide encoding a biologically active polypeptide fragment of SEQ ID NO:Y or a biologically active polypeptide fragment encoded by the cDNA sequence included in ATCC Deposit No:Z;
(c) a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide epitope of SEQ ID NO:Y or a polypeptide epitope encoded by the cDNA sequence included in ATCC Deposit No:Z;
(d) a polynucleotide capable of hybridizing under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(c), wherein said polynucleotide does not hybridize under stringent conditions to a nucleic acid molecule having a nucleotide sequence of only A residues or of only T residues.
2. The isolated nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a soluble polypeptide.
3. The isolated nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding the sequence identified as SEQ ID NO:Y or the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA sequence included in ATCC Deposit No:Z.
4. The isolated nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein the polynucleotide comprises the entire nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:X or a cDNA included in ATCC Deposit No:Z.
5. The isolated nucleic acid molecule of claim 2, wherein the polynucleotide is DNA.
6. The isolated nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein the polynucleotide is RNA.
7. A vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid molecule of claim 1.
8. A host cell comprising the vector of claim 7.
9. A recombinant host cell comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 operably limited to a heterologous regulating element which controls gene expression.
10. A method of producing a polypeptide comprising expressing the encoded polypeptide from the host cell of claim 9 and recovering said polypeptide.
11. An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to a sequence selected from the group consisting of:
(a) the polypeptide shown as SEQ ID NO:Y or the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA;
(b) a polypeptide fragment of SEQ ID NO:Y or the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA;
(c) a polypeptide epitope of SEQ ID NO:Y or the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA; and
(d) a variant of SEQ ID NO:Y.
12. The isolated polypeptide of claim 11, comprising a polypeptide having SEQ ID NO:Y.
13. An isolated antibody that binds specifically to the isolated polypeptide of claim 11.
14. A recombinant host cell that expresses the isolated polypeptide of claim 11.
15. A method of making an isolated polypeptide comprising:
(a) culturing the recombinant host cell of claim 14 under conditions such that said polypeptide is expressed; and
(b) recovering said polypeptide.
16. The polypeptide produced by claim 15.
17. A method for preventing, treating, or ameliorating a medical condition, comprising administering to a mammalian subject a therapeutically effective amount of the polynucleotide of claim 1.
18. A method of diagnosing a pathological condition or a susceptibility to a pathological condition in a subject comprising:
(a) determining the presence or absence of a mutation in the polynucleotide of claim 1; and
(b) diagnosing a pathological condition or a susceptibility to a pathological condition based on the presence or absence of said mutation.
19. A method of diagnosing a pathological condition or a susceptibility to a pathological condition in a subject comprising:
(a) determining the presence or amount of expression of the polypeptide of claim 11 in a biological sample; and
(b) diagnosing a pathological condition or a susceptibility to a pathological condition based on the presence or amount of expression of the polypeptide.
20. A method for identifying a binding partner to the polypeptide of claim 11 comprising:
(a) contacting the polypeptide of claim 11 with a binding partner; and
(b) determining whether the binding partner effects an activity of the polypeptide.
21. A method of screening for molecules which modify activities of the polypeptide of claim 11 comprising:
(a) contacting said polypeptide with a compound suspected of having agonist or antagonist activity; and
(b) assaying for activity of said polypeptide.
22. A method for preventing, treating, or ameliorating a medical condition, comprising administering to a mammalian subject a therapeutically effective amount the polypeptide of claim 11.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A system for producing a renewable gasoline from cellulosic biomass comprising:
a) A cellulosic feedstream;
b) An ionic separator (ISEP) generating a sugarpolyol stream (i) and a watercarboxylate stream (ii):
i) A polyol stream system comprising:
(1) A hydrotreating (HT) reactor to generate hydrocarbons from sugars and polyols,
(2) An isomerization (ISOM) reactor to generate isomerized gasoline range hydrocarbons;

ii) A carboxylate stream system comprising:
(1) A hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reactor generating gasoline from the carboxylate stream, hydrogen, and a portion of the hydrocarbon stream (i),
(2) a cold separator to separate alcohols, water, and hydrogen, and
(3) a membrane separator to remove water from alcohol; and
c) a mixer for one or more product streams comprising alcohol and gasoline range hydrocarbon products.
2. The renewable gasoline of claim 1, wherein said gasoline is premium, E10, E20, E85, or other blended gasoline product.
3. The renewable gasoline of claim 1, wherein said HDO reactor comprises a catalyst selected from the group consisting of CuO, ZnO, Fe2O3, CuOZnO, CuOFe2O3, ZnOFe2O3, CuOZnOFe2O3, CuOZnOAl2O3, CuOAl2O3SiO2, CuOFe2O3Al2O3SiO2, and combinations thereof.
4. The renewable gasoline of claim 1, wherein said pervaporation membrane comprises a membrane selected from the group consisting of hydrophilic, hydrophobic, organophillic, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyimide, ceramic, zeolite, amorphous silica, hybrid membranes, and combinations thereof.
5. A method for producing a renewable gasoline from cellulosic biomass comprising:
a) feeding a cellulosic feedstream;
b) using an ionic separator (ISEP) to generate a sugarpolyol stream (i) and a watercarboxylate stream(ii):
i) generating hydrocarbons from sugars and polyols using a hydrotreating (HT) reactor and converting the hydrocarbons to isomerized gasoline range hydrocarbons using an isomerization (ISOM) reactor.
ii) generating alcohol from the carboxylate stream (b), hydrocarbons (i) and recycled hydrogen in a hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reactor, separating alcohol, water, and hydrogen using a cold separator, and removing water using a membrane separator; and

c) producing one or more product streams comprising alcohol and gasoline range hydrocarbons.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein said renewable gasoline is premium, E10, E20, E85, or other blended gasoline product.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein said HDO reactor comprises a catalyst selected from the group consisting of CuO, ZnO, Fe2O3, CuOZnO, CuOFe2O3, ZnOFe2O3, CuOZnOFe2O3, CuOZnOAl2O3, CuOAl2O3SiO2, CuOFe2O3Al2O3SiO2, and combinations thereof.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein said pervaporation membrane comprises a membrane selected from the group consisting of hydrophilic, hydrophobic, organophillic, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyimide, ceramic, zeolite, amorphous silica, hybrid membranes, and combinations thereof
9. A renewable gasoline produced from cellulosic biomass comprising:
a) feeding a cellulosic feedstream;
b) using a separator (ISEP) to generate a polyol stream(i) and a watercarboxylate stream(ii):
i) generating hydrocarbons from polyols using a hydrodesulfurization (HDS) reactor and converting the hydrocarbons to isomerized gasoline range hydrocarbons using an isomerization (ISOM) reactor.
ii) generating alcohol from the carboxylate stream (b), hydrocarbons (i) and recycled hydrogen in a hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reactor, separating alcohol, water, and hydrogen using a cold separator, and removing water using a membrane separator; and

c) producing a renewable gasoline by blending alcohol and gasoline range hydrocarbons.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein said renewable gasoline is premium, E10, E20, E85, or other blended gasoline product.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein said HDO reactor comprises a catalyst selected from the group consisting of CuO, ZnO, Fe2O3, CuOZnO, CuOFe2O3, ZnOFe2O3, CuOZnOFe2O3, CuOZnOAl2O3, CuOAl2O3SiO2, CuOFe2O3Al2O3SiO2, and combinations thereof.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein said pervaporation membrane comprises a membrane selected from the group consisting of hydrophilic, hydrophobic, organophillic, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyimide, ceramic, zeolite, amorphous silica, hybrid membranes, and combinations thereof.

1. At least two tuning elements, with at least one tuning element on each side of a transmission media for propagating RF signals, wherein said transmission media is composed of two parallel slabs surrounding a center conductor.
2. A load pull impedance tuner system comprising a transmission media and at least two tuning elements, one on each side of a transmission media of claim 1.
3. A center conductor as in claim 1, wherein said center conductor has an ellipsoidal cross section.
4. A center conductor as in claim 1, wherein said center conductor has a circular cross section.
5. A center conductor as in claim 1, wherein said center conductor has a rectangular cross section.
6. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein said tuning elements are longitudinally separated by transversal walls.
7. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a parallelepipedic probe.
8. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a corrugated probe.
9. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a multi-section probe.
10. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a multi-section probe, said multi-section probe as at least one section adjustable with screw.
11. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a single stub harmonic resonator.
12. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a double stub harmonic resonator.
13. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein tuning elements are contacting the two parallel slabs.
14. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein tuning elements are non-contacting the two parallel slabs.
15. A load pull measurement system, comprising the tuner system of claim 1.
16. A transmission media as in claim 1, wherein said transmission media is supporting at least one transversal carriage sliding longitudinally in parallel along said transmission media.
17. Transversal carriages as in claim 16, wherein said transversal carriages are supporting means of electrical remote control, making the longitudinal position of said transversal carriages controllable.
18. Transversal carriages as in claim 16, wherein said transversal carriages have twin carriages acting as counterweights of said transversal carriages.
19. At least one transversal carriage as in claim 16, wherein said transversal carriage is supporting electrical remote controls with screws, said screws are controlling probe holders connected to two facing tuning elements, making transversal distances of said two facing tuning elements to said center conductor independently controllable.
20. At least one transversal carriage as in claim 16, wherein said transversal carriage is supporting a single electrical remote control with a screw, said screw is controlling a probe holder link, said probe holder link is connected to two probe holders of two facing tuning elements, making the transversal distances of said two facing tuning elements compared to said center conductor oppositely controllable.
21. At least one transversal carriage as in claim 20, wherein said transversal carriage is supporting two electrical remote control with screws, said screws are controlling two probe holder links, each probe holder links are connected to two probe holders of two facing tuning elements, making the transversal distances of said two facing tuning elements compared to said center conductor oppositely controllable.
22. At least two tuning elements, with at least one tuning element on each side of a transmission media as in claim 1, wherein said tuning elements are connected to probe holders, linking said tuning elements to electrical remote controls with screws, making transversal distances of said tuning elements to said center conductor independently controllable, said electrical remote controls being attached to independent carriages sliding longitudinally in parallel along the transmission media.
23. Independent carriages as in claim 22, wherein said independent carriages are supporting means of electrical remote controls, making the longitudinal position of said tuning elements independently controllable.
24. Independent carriages as in claim 22, wherein said independent carriages have twin carriages acting as counterweight of said independent carriages.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An apparatus for presenting audio andor video selections to a user, comprising:
a processor;
a user interface, connected to the processor, through which the user identifies a particular audio andor video selection;
a radio modem connected to the processor, the radio modem communicating the identity of the particular selection to a provider over a cellular network and receiving the selection in electronic format from the provider via the cellular network; and
a presentation device operating to present the particular selection to the user in audio andor video form.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an optical media reader connected to the presentation device, the optical media relating to audio andor video information presentable by the presentation device.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the optical media is a music compact disc andor DVD.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising magnetic media reader connected to the presentation device, the magnetic media relating to audio andor video information presentable by the presentation device.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a persistent storage media reader.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the persistent storage media is a removable flash memory.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the particular selection is obtained via the Internet.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the radio modem uses cellular telephone interconnectivity.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the radio modem is configured to establish a cellular telephone connection with another user.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the particular selection is received by the radio modem in streaming media form.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the particular selection is received by the radio modem as a compressed data file.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is provided with Internet browsing capability.
13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured as a personal digital assistant and includes contacts storage and calendaring capabilities.
14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is provided with email capability such that email can be transmitted and received by the processor.
15. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a connection port for connecting the processor to a data source for transfer of data to and from the data source.
16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connection port is a USB port.
17. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a detachable LCD tablet.
18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detachable LCD tablet communicates with the processor wirelessly.
19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a microphone, the processor being configured to recognize voice input received through the microphone.
20. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a touchpad.
21. An apparatus for presenting audio andor video selections to a user, comprising:
processing means;
means for enabling the user to identify a particular audio andor video selection;
means connected to the processing means for communicating the identity of the particular selection to a provider over a cellular network and receiving the selection in electronic format from the provider via the cellular network; and
means for presenting the particular selection to the user in audio andor video form.
22. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising means for reading optical media connected to the presentation device, the optical media relating to audio andor video presentable by the means for presenting.
23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the optical media is a music compact disc andor DVD.
24. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising means for reading magnetic media connected to the means for presenting, the magnetic media relating to audio andor video information presentable by the means for presenting.
25. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising means for reading persistent storage media.
26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the persistent storage media is a removable flash memory.
27. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the particular selection is obtained via the Internet.
28. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the means for communicating and receiving uses cellular telephone interconnectivity.
29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the means for communicating and receiving is configured to establish a cellular telephone connection with another user.
30. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the particular selection is received by the means for communicating and receiving in streaming media form.
31. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the particular selection is received by the means for communicating and receiving as a compressed data file.
32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the processing means is provided with Internet browsing capability.
33. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the processing means is configured as a personal digital assistant and includes contacts storage and calendaring capabilities.
34. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the processing means is provided with email capability such that email can be transmitted and received by the processing means.
35. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising a means for connecting the processing means to a data source for transfer of data to and from the data source.
36. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the means for connecting is a USB port.
37. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising a detachable display means.
38. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the detachable display means communicates with the processing means wirelessly.
39. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the user interface includes a microphone, the processing means being configured to recognize voice input received through the microphone.
40. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the user interface includes a touchpad.