...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7932392 | Glucocorticoid mimetics, methods of making them, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof Compounds of Formula (IA) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein for Formula (IA), or a tautomer, prodrug, solvate, or salt thereof; pharmaceutical composi... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914770 | Formulation for a metered dose inhaler using hydro-fluoro-alkanes as propellants An improved suspension formulation for use in a metered-dose inhaler having a hydro-fluoro-alkane propellant is described, the improvement being the controlled addition of a small quantity of water. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7741361 | Glucocorticoid mimetics, methods of making them, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof Compounds of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined herein, or a tautomer, prodrug, solvate, or salt thereof; pharmaceu... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7714127 | Process for making heteroaryl amine intermediate compounds Disclosed are processes to produce a compound of the formula (I): ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7709480 | Pyrimidine derivatives The present invention relates to trisubstituted pyrimidines of formula (I) wherein 0Ra to Re are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of illnesses characterized ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7705151 | 1,6 Naphthridines useful as inhibitors of SYK kinase Disclosed are compounds of formula (I): wherein R3, R5, R7 and R8 are defined herein, which are useful as inhibitors SYK kinase and are thus useful for treating diseases resulting... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7678911 | 1,6 naphthyridines useful as inhibitors of SYK kinase Disclosed are compounds of formula (I): wherein R3, R5, R7 and R8 are defined herein, which are useful as inhibitors SYK kinase and are thus useful for treating diseases resulting... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7622594 | Glucocortioid mimetics, methods of making them, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof Compounds of Formula (IA) and (IB) wherein R1, R2, R3, A, B, C, D, and E are as defined herein, or a tautomer, prodrug, solvate, or salt thereof; pharmaceutical compositions containing such ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7608407 | Fluorescence polarization assay for determining histidine decarboxylase activity The present invention relates to fluorescence polarization assays for determining the HDC modulating activity of a candidate compound including providing a reaction mixture comprising a HDC, histidine, a fluorescently labeled histamine probe, a candidate compound an... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7601714 | Pyrimidine derivatives useful as inhibitors of PKC-theta Disclosed are novel compounds of formula (I): wherein X, Y, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, which are useful as inhibitors of PKC-theta and are thus useful for treating a variety of dis... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7592332 | Cytokine inhibitors Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) which inhibit production of cytokines involved in inflammatory processes and are thus useful for treating diseases and pathological conditions involving inflammation such as chronic in... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7589115 | Derivatives of [6,7-dihydro-5-imidazo[1,2-α]imidazole-3-sulfonylamino]-propionamide Derivatives of [6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole-3-sulfonylamino]-propionamide which exhibit good inhibitory effect upon the interaction of CAMs and Leukointegrins and are thus useful in the treatment of inflammatory disease. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7588899 | Fluorescent probes for use in protein kinase inhibitor binding assay The invention provides methods relating to a screening assay format that can be applied to broad members of the protein kinase gene family. The assay uses a series of labeled, active site probes described herein that can be displaced by an inhibitor agent. The K | 09/15/2009 |
| 7579469 | Glucocorticoid mimetics, methods of making them, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof Compounds of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and X are as defined herein for Formula (IA) and Formula (IB), or a tautomer, prodrug, solvate, or s... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7569568 | Cytokine inhibitors Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) Where Ar1, X, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are defined herein. The compounds of the invention inhibit production of cytokines involved in infl... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7553966 | Glucocorticoid mimetics, methods of making them, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof Compounds of Formula (IA) and Formula (IB) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as defined herein for Formula (IA) or Formula (IB), or a tautomer, prodrug,... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7550494 | Small molecules useful in the treatment of inflammatory disease Compounds of the formula I which are useful for treating or preventing inflammatory and immune cell-mediated diseases. Exemplary are: ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7550473 | Pyrimidine derivatives useful as inhibitors of PKC-theta Disclosed are novel compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, which are useful as inhibitors of PKC-theta and are thus useful for treating a variety of diseases ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7550461 | Benzofuran and benzothiophene compounds useful in treating cytokine mediated diseases Disclosed are amide compounds of formula (I): wherein Ar1, Q, Y and R3-R6 of formula (I) are defined herein. The compounds inhibit production of cytokines involved in inflammatory processes ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7531560 | Anti-cytokine heterocyclic compounds Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) which inhibit production of cytokines involved in inflammatory processes and are thus useful for treating diseases and pathological conditions involving inflammation such as chronic in... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7514458 | Anti-cytokine heterocyclic compounds Disclosed compounds of formula (I) which inhibit production of cytokines involved in inflammatory processes and are thus useful for treating diseases and pathological conditions involving inflammation such as chronic inflam... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7511042 | Triazole compounds Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) Where Ar1, X, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are defined herein. The compounds of the invention inhibit production of cytokines and are thus u... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7507843 | Stereoselective synthesis of certain trifluoromethyl-substituted alcohols A process for stereoselective synthesis of compounds of Formula X wherein: R1 is an aryl or heteroaryl group, each optionally independently substituted with one to three substit... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7491851 | Method for generating secondary phosphines This invention provides a method for generating secondary phosphines from secondary phosphine oxides in the presence of a reducing agent, such as diisobutylaluminum hydride (DIBAL-H), triisobutyldialuminoxane, triisobutylaluminum, tetraisobutyldialuminoxane, or anot... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7485657 | Anti-cytokine heterocyclic compounds Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) The compounds inhibit production of cytokines involved in inflammatory processes and are thus useful for treating diseases and pathological conditions involving inflammation such as ch... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7470795 | Synthesis of 6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole-3-sulfonic acid amides Disclosed is a multi-step process for preparing a compound of Formula I: wherein R1 to R3 are as defined herein. The compounds of formula I inhibit the binding of human intercellular adhesion molecules... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7470692 | Cytokine inhibitors Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) which inhibit production of cytokines involved in inflammatory processes and are thus useful for treating diseases and pathological conditions involving inflammation such as chronic in... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7465745 | Cathepsin S inhibitors This invention relates to peptidyl compounds of the formulas (I) and (II) active as cathepsin S, a cysteine protease, inhibitors. The compounds are selective, reversible inhibitors of the cathepsin S are therefore useful in the treatment of autoimmune and other dise... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7462637 | Derivatives of [6,7-dihydro-5-imidazo[1,2-]imidazole-3-sulfonyl]-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid amide Derivatives of 6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole-3-sulfonyl]-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid amide which exhibit good inhibitory effect upon the interaction of CAMs and Leukointegrins and are thus useful in the treatment of inflammatory disease. ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7425629 | Stereoselective synthesis of certain trifluoromethyl-substituted alcohols A process for stereoselective synthesis of a compound of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as described herein. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7417127 | Antibodies specific for CD44v6 The present invention belongs to the field of oncology. The invention relates to antibodies with specified sequence which are specific for an epitope which is coded by the variant exon v6 of the CD44 gene and to derivatives of said antibody. The invention also provi... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7405225 | Substituted 3-amino-thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid amide compounds and processes for preparing and their uses Disclosed are compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are defined herein, which are useful as inhibitors of the kinase activity of the IκB kinase (IKK) complex. The compounds are therefore useful ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7375220 | Method of treating diseases and conditions associated with an altered level of amyloid β peptides and new enolcarboxamide compounds A method of treating or preventing of a disease or condition associated with an increased level of isoforms of amyloid β peptides (Aβ) and/or with a changed ratio of levels of Aβ isoforms and/or with the formation of plaques containing amyloid β peptide (Aβ) is... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7345074 | Derivatives of [6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazol[1,2-a]imidazole-3-sulfonylamino]-propionamide Derivatives of [6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole-3-sulfonylamino]-propionamide which exhibit good inhibitory effect upon the interaction of CAMs and Leukointegrins and are thus useful in the treatment of inflammatory disease. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335657 | Cytokine inhibitors Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) Where Ar1, X, Y, Q, W, R3, R4, R5, R6 and Ry are defined herein. The compounds of the invention inhibit production of ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329764 | Substitute benzothiophene compounds Disclosed are compounds of the formula I shown below, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described herein, which are active as anti-inflammatory agents. Also disclosed are methods of using and making such compounds ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326719 | Cathepsin S inhibitors This invention relates to peptidyl compounds of the formulas (I) and (II) active as cathepsin S, a cysteine protease, inhibitors. The compounds are selective, reversible inhibitors of the cathepsin S are therefore useful in the treatment of autoimmune and other dise... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321041 | 1,6 Naphthyridines useful as inhibitors of SYK kinase Disclosed are compounds of formula (I): wherein R3, R5, R7 and R8 are defined herein, which are useful as inhibitors SYK kinase and are thus useful for treating disease... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312211 | Pryanone compounds useful as reversible inhibitors of cysteine proteases Disclosed are cathepsin S, K, F, L and B reversible inhibitory compounds of the formulas (Ia) and (Ib) where R2, R3, R4, R6, R8 and Y are defined herein. The compounds are useful for treating autoimmune and othe... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304067 | Derivatives of [6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole-3-sulfonylamino]-propionamide Derivatives of [6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole-3-sulfonylamino]-propionamide which exhibit good inhibitory effect upon the interaction of CAMs and Leukointegrins and are thus useful in the treatment of inflammatory disease. ... | 12/04/2007 |