...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| 7723340 | Haloaryl substituted aminopurines, compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structure: wherein R1, R2 and and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amoun... | 05/25/2010 |
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| 7208602 | Gamma secretase inhibitors This invention discloses novel gamma secretase inhibitors of the formula: wherein: R1 is a substituted aryl or substituted heteroaryl group; R2 ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202050 | Methods for measuring phosphatase activity A method for determining the level of kinase activity or phosphatase activity in a sample without the use of antibodies or radioactive labels is disclosed. The method employs a fluorescently-labeled phosphorylatable reporter peptide that is capable of being cleaved ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7179819 | VLA-4 inhibitor compounds Compounds that selectively inhibit the binding of ligands to α4β1 integrin (VLA-4) and methods for their preparation are disclosed. In one embodiment, compounds of the invention are represented by Formula I: As... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7161003 | Pyrazolopyrimidines as cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds as inhibitors of cyclin dependent kinases, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7132445 | 3,4-Di-substituted cyclobutene-1,2-diones as CXC-chemokine receptor ligands There are disclosed compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof which are useful for the treatment of chemokine-mediated diseases such as acute and chronic inflammatory disor... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7119200 | Pyrazolopyrimidines as cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds as inhibitors of cyclin dependent kinases, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7084154 | 2-(aminomethyl) arylamide analgesics A chemical genus of 2-(aminomethyl)arylamides, which are useful as analgesics, is disclosed. The genus is represented by the formula I: A representative example is: | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078525 | Pyrazolopyrimidines as cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds as inhibitors of cyclin dependent kinases, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074924 | Pyrazolopyrimidines as cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds as inhibitors of cyclin dependent kinases, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067661 | Pyrazolopyrimidines as cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds as inhibitors of cyclin dependent kinases, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7041463 | Orthologues of human receptors and methods of use Methods for identifying modulators of receptor activity using orthologues of human receptors are described. Additionally, a method for identifying an animal model useful in the screening of potential therapeutic agents is provided. The genes for bradykinin B1 | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038054 | Diazabicyclononane scaffold for combinatorial synthesis Diazabicyclononanes of formula I and their synthesis are disclosed. The compounds are useful as scaffolds for constructing combinatorial libraries. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034056 | Aryl and biaryl compounds having MCH modulatory activity In one embodiment, this invention provides a novel class of compounds as antagonists of the MCH receptor, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more of the compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations compr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6942987 | Methods for measuring kinase activity A method for determining the level of kinase activity or phosphatase activity in a sample without the use of antibodies or radioactive labels is disclosed. The method employs a fluorescently-labeled phosphorylatable reporter peptide that is capable of being cleaved ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6903131 | 3,4-di-substituted maleimide compounds as CXC chemokine receptor antagonists Disclosed are compounds of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The compounds are useful for the treatment of chemokine-mediated diseases such as acute and chronic inflammatory diso... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6890491 | Method and apparatus for universal fluid exchange A universal fluid exchange device includes upper and lower reaction vessel supports which include pressure sealed injection and evacuation ports for each supported reaction vessel. Reaction vessels matingly engage through the injection and evacuation ports with fitt... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887865 | N-heterocyclic derivatives as NOS inhibitors N-Heterocyclic derivatives of the formula (I): are described herein, as well as other N-heterocycles, as inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods of using the... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6887889 | Aryl and biaryl piperdines with MCH modulatory activity In one embodiment, this invention provides a novel class of compounds as antagonists of the MCH receptor, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more of the compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations compr... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6864368 | N-heterocyclic derivatives as NOS inhibitors N-Heterocyclic derivatives of the formula (I): are described herein, as well as other N-heterocycles, as inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods of using the... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6864263 | N-heterocyclic derivatives as NOS inhibitors N-Heterocyclic derivatives of the formula (I): are described herein, as well as other N-heterocycles, as inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods of using the... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6849739 | N-heterocyclic derivatives as NOS inhibitors N-Heterocyclic derivatives of the formula (I): are described herein, as well as other N-heterocycles, as inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods of using the... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6849621 | Piperidine compounds Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating various diseases or conditions, such as, fo... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6846829 | N-heterocyclic derivatives as NOS inhibitors N-Heterocyclic derivatives of the formula (I): are described herein, as well as other N-heterocycles, as inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods of using the... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6846461 | Methods and apparatus for improved fluid control utilizing a U-valve employing a flow-interruption device A U-valve apparatus including a bidirectional check valve for controlling the flow of liquid from a vessel while preventing inadvertent discharge from the vessel. The check valve allows passage of a fluid such a gas into the vessel, for purposes of agitating the liq... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6841674 | N-heterocyclic derivatives as NOS inhibitors N-Heterocyclic derivatives of the formula (I): are described herein, as well as other N-heterocycles, as inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods of using the... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6806056 | Fluorescent capture assay for kinase activity employing an anti-phosphotyrosine antibody as both the capture agent and detecting agent A method for determining the level of tyrosine kinase activity in a biological sample is disclosed. The method employs an anti-phosphotyrosine antibody as both the capture agent and the detecting agent. The detecting antibody is labeled with a fluorescent label, for... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6790965 | Combinatorial dihydrobenzopyran library Combinatorial libraries are disclosed which are represented by Formula I: (T′—L)q—Ŝ—C(O)—L′—II′ I wherein: Ŝ is a solid support; T′—L— is an identifier residue; and —L′—II′ is a l... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6756378 | VLA-4 inhibitor compounds Compounds that selectively inhibit the binding of ligands to α4β1 integrin (VLA-4) and methods for their preparation are disclosed. In one embodiment, compounds of the invention are represented by Formula I: As selecti... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6642417 | Photocleavable and acid cleavable linkers for combinatorial chemistry A substrate for solid phase synthesis comprising a solid phase-linker combination of the formula I is disclosed. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the substrate and chemical intermediates useful therein. Among the novel intermediates are compound... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6627447 | Methods and apparatus for high throughput plate to plate or plate to membrane transfer Techniques for high throughput parallel separation, filtration and plate-to-plate transfer are described. Cells, proteins, chemical compounds and the like are being developed in multi-well, small volume well plates, such as 1536-well plates having wells o... | 09/30/2003 |