Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7816511 | Remedies for heart failure The present invention provides methods for screening drugs inhibiting the expression of OSF-2 gene or the production or function of the protein encoded thereby and therapeutic agents for heart failure having such effects. Useful methods for diagnosing heart failure ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7807421 | Process for production of biopterin compound The present invention provides a transformed cell which is transformed by at least one gene of enzymes participating in biosynthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin and a process for the production of a biopterin compound using the same. In accordance with the present invent... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7713972 | Imidazotriazinone derivatives as PDE 7 (phosphodiesterase 7) inhibitors The present invention provides the compounds inhibiting PDE 7 selectively, and therefore, enhances cellular cAMP level. Consequently, the compound is useful for treating various kinds of disease such as allergic disease, inflammatory disease or immunologic disease. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7598228 | Therapeutic methods and agents for diseases associated with decreased expression of AOP-1 gene or AOP-1 A prophylactic or therapeutic method for a disease associated with decreased expression of AOP-1 gene or AOP-1, comprising (1) transfecting a nucleic acid encoding AOP-1 or a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide having an addition, deletion or substitution of one or ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7582799 | Method for producing hydrazone derivatives The present invention provides an industrially advantageous process for producing hydrazone derivative represented by the formula (5), which is shown by the following reaction formula. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7547529 | Methods for reducing the formation of by-products in the production of recombinant polypeptides A method for reducing the formation of a byproduct polypeptide containing an O-acetylserine residue in place of a serine residue by adding at least one of histidine, methionine or glycine to the medium in a method for producing a polypeptide containing a serine resi... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7498344 | Arylpiperidinol and arylpiperidine derivatives and pharmaceuticals containing the same A pharmaceutical composition, especially a pharmaceutical composition for the alleviation or treatment of symptoms due to ischemic diseases and symptoms derived from seizures, epilepsy, and migraine, and a Ca2+ overload suppressant, containing an arylpipe... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7459551 | Method for preparing cyclic compounds The present invention provides a method for preparing a β-lactam compound of the following Formula (3), which comprises the step of reacting a compound of the following Formula (1) with a trialkyl phosphite represented by the formula (R5O)3P (... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7449177 | Remedy for pemphigoid An agent for treatment of pemphigoid is provided. For use as an agent for treatment of pemphigoid, IFN-γ is administered in a dose of 2,000,000 JRU once daily for 7 days by intravenous drip infusion. Depending on symptoms, side effects and age of a patient, ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7361759 | Method for producing L-biopterin To provide a method for producing L-biopterin on a large industrial scale by using a reagent which is inexpensive and easy to handle, without requiring a use of any particular equipment or plants. A method for porducing a biopterin derivative represented by t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358356 | Processes for preparation of organic compounds The present invention provides a method for preparing an organic compound, which comprises a dehydration step of distilling off water from a polar organic solvent solution containing the organic compound and water to bring the concentration of water below a given le... | 04/15/2008 |
