...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| 20110046159 | Arylpyrazinone derivatives insulin secretion stimulators, methods for obtaining them and use thereof for the treatment of diabetes The present invention relates to arylpyrazinone derivatives of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and A are as defined in claim 1, as insulin secretion stimulators. The invention also relates to the preparation and use of these pyrazinone derivatives for the prophyl... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046146 | Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors PDE4 inhibition is achieved by novel compounds, e.g., N-substituted aniline and diphenylamine analogs. The compounds of the present invention are of Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3and R4 are as defined herein. ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046055 | THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DIABETES Disclosed are method for treating diabetes, a protein for treatment of diabetes, and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The protein is human mature chemerin, which can be used to treat diabetes, in particular type 2 diabetes, inter alia to treat diabetes in... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046039 | POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS The invention provides methods and materials for identifying agents for preventing and/or treating anthrax and similar diseases. Embodiments provide strains and model systems for studying non-lethal and lethal exposure to anthrax and similar disease vectors. Embodiments... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045596 | PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOR TESTING CATALYSTS The invention relates to a process for testing performance levels and/or changes over time of at least one catalyst CAT for a fixed-bed reactor comprising at least the following stages:
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| 20110045359 | Reactive ionic liquids The invention relates to reactive ionic liquids containing organic cations with groups or substituents which are susceptible to electrochemical reduction and anions obtained from fluoroalkyl phosphates, fluoroalkyl phosphinates, fluoroalkyl phosphonates, acetates, trifl... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044938 | TETRAHYDROBENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVES Compounds of a certain formula I, in which Ra and Rb have the meanings indicated in the description, are novel effective compounds with anti-proliferative and apoptosis inducing activity.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044871 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYSTS The invention relates to a coating composition for diesel oxidation catalysts or a combination of diesel oxidation catalysts and diesel particle filters, said coating composition comprising a combination of a noble metal on a metal oxide, with the exception of cerium ox... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043746 | BENZO[F]CHROME ANY PYRANO[3,2-F]CHROME DERIVATIVES FOR USE IN LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIA The present invention relates to benzo[f]chromene and pyrano[3,2-f]-chromene derivatives of the formula I
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| 20110042615 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL MEDIUM The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds of positive dielectric anisotropy, characterised in that it comprises one or more compounds of the formula I and one ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042270 | CATALYST COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PARTICULAR ZEOLITE AND AT LEAST ONE SILICA-ALUMINA, AND PROCESS FOR HYDROCRACKING HYDROCARBON FEEDS USING SAID CATALYST The invention describes a catalyst comprising at least one hydrodehydrogenating metal selected from the group formed by metals from group VIB and metals from group VIII and a support comprising at least one silica-alumina, and at least one COK-7 zeolite alone, or mixed ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041897 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES CONTAINING PLASTICIZED INTERMEDIATE LAYER FILMS WITH HIGH ALKALI TITRE The invention relates to the use of plasticizer-containing films based on polyvinyl acetal and having a high alkali titre for the production of photovoltaic modules.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041551 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING OFF NITROGEN The invention relates to a process for separating off C2+-hydrocarbons from a feed fraction containing essentially nitrogen and hydrocarbons, wherein
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| 20110041389 | Process for Separating Off Nitrogen from Natural Gas The invention relates to a process for liquefying a hydrocarbon-rich, nitrogen-containing feed fraction, preferably natural gas, wherein:
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| 20110040136 | ELIMINATION OF CHLORINE COMPOUNDS FROM HYDROCARBON CUTS The invention concerns a process for purification by elimination of chlorine in the form of hydrogen chloride and organochlorine compounds by contacting in the presence of hydrogen of at least a part of the effluent from a reforming, aromatics production, dehydrogenatio... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040115 | INTERMEDIATES AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AROMATIC DERIVATIVES OF 1-ADAMANTANE Process for the preparation of aromatic derivatives of 1-adamantane (tricyclo[3.3.1.1 (3,7)]decane), or an acceptable pharmaceutical salt thereof, based on a hydrolysis reaction of a precursor cyano compound. It also comprises different processes for obtaining the cyano... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039990 | REACTIVE SURFACE-MODIFIED PARTICLES The invention relates to particles which have been functionalised by means of an inertised reactive group, i.e. by means of specific reversibly blocked isocyanate groups, and whose inertisation can be reversed by means of an external influence.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039924 | ALPHA-AMINO ACID DERIVATIVES FOR IMPROVING SOLUBILITY The invention relates to the use of α-amino acid derivatives for improving the solubility of poorly soluble substances in water or aqueous solutions and to mixtures and preferred preparations.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039343 | METHOD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS IN NEED OF THERAPY HAVING MINOR COGNITIVE DISORDERS AND THE TREATMENT OF SUCH PATIENTS A method for the identification of patients in need of therapy and for the preventive treatment of such patients having minor cognitive disorders, wherein an increased risk can be determined for said patients to develop clinically manifested Alzheimer's disease during a... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039102 | AMORPHOUS SILICON-CONTAINING MATERIAL WITH HIERARCHICAL POROSITY Material with hierarchical porosity consisting of at least two elementary spherical particles having a maximum diameter of 200 microns, at least one of said spherical particles comprising at least one matrix based on silicon oxide, said material having a macropore volum... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038884 | IMMUNOPOTENTIATING AGENT COMPRISING EP1 AGONIST An EP1 agonist has an immunopotentiating effect mediated by cytotoxic T lymphocyte activation and/or natural killer cell activation, and is thus useful for the prevention and/or treatment of cancers, microbial infectious diseases and the like.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038867 | REMEDIES FOR PEMPHIGUS CONTAINING ANTI FAS LIGAND ANTIBODIES Disclosure of the use of FasL antagonists, e.g. of humanized antibodies directed against human Fas ligands (also named CD95L or Apo1L and hereinafter abbreviated as FasL) for the prevention and/or treatment of skin diseases associated with keratinocytes acantholysis, pa... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037938 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF A method of making a liquid crystal device is provided, the method comprising
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| 20110037064 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE The invention relates to an organic electronic (OE) device, in particular a transistor, comprising an interlayer between the gate insulator and the gate electrode, to novel processes for preparing the device, and to dielectric materials for use in the interlayer.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036752 | HEAVY FEED HYDROCONVERSION METHOD IN EBULLATED BED MODE WITH FEED INJECTION AT THE REACTOR TOP The invention relates to a method of hydroconverting in ebullated bed mode a petroleum feed containing a significant amount of light fractions and, among other things, asphaltenes, sulfur-containing and metallic impurities. More precisely, ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110034750 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LIGHT OLEFINS FROM ETHANOL IN THE PRESENCE OF A MACROPOROUS CATALYST THAT COMES IN THE FORM OF BALLS A process for the production of C3-C6 light olefins from ethanol is described, and said process comprises at least the passage of a feedstock that contains ethanol into at least one reaction unit that is provided with at least one catalyst that comes in the form of sphe... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034738 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF RING COMPOUNDS In a process for the preparation of ring compounds via a combinatorial synthesis, the reaction procedure is based on a Suzuki coupling, subsequent halo-demetallation and finally a further Suzuki coupling. The Suzuki couplings are each carried out with a boronic acid or ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034698 | Oxonium And Sulfonium Salts The present invention relates to oxonium salts having [(Ro)3O]+ cations and sulfonium salts having [(Ro)3S]+ cations, where Ro denotes straight-chain or branched alkyl groups having 1-8 C atoms... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034622 | AQUEOUS DISPERSION AND AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION, AND PROCESS OF FORMING COATING FILM It is an object of the present invention to provide an aqueous dispersion of acrylic modified starch with excellent long-term storage stability, as well as an aqueous coating composition that can form a coated film with excellent finished appearance, curability and weat... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034609 | MICROSPHERE COMPRISING A POLYMER CORE, A SHELL AND AN ABSORBER The present invention relates to Microsphere comprising a core and a shell, in which the core comprises a polymer and at least two laser light absorber. The particle size of the microsphere is for example between 50 nm and 50 micron and preferably between 100 nm and 10 ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034505 | THIENOPYRIDONE DERIVATIVES AS AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE (AMPK) ACTIVATORS The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in claim 1, including pharmaceutical compositions thereof and for their use in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and disorders modulated by AMP agonists. The ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034474 | PYRIDAZINONE DERIVATIVES Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, W and D have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular of Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033888 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SWEET JUICE FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS WITH IMPROVED ENZYME RECYCLE The present invention relates to a method of producing sweet juice from lignocellulosic substrate, wherein enzymatic hydrolysis is carried out by performing cellulase supplementation with supported β-glucosidases used in a reactor separate from the lignocellulose enzym... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033819 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TREATMENT JIG Process for manufacturing a treatment template, in particular a drilling template 7, which is used for pinpoint guidance of an instrument in the oral cavity of a patient, whereby the treatment template is secured in a detachable manner during an operative interve... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033539 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND USING SAME This invention relates to compositions, methods for preparing the compositions and methods for treating or preventing diseases, comprising administering the compositions.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033426 | USE OF MODIFIED CELLS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS The present invention describes blood cells chemically coupled with immunodominant myelin peptides and their use in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033375 | CRYSTALLIZED MATERIAL WITH HIERARCHICAL POROSITY CONTAINING SILICON Hierarchical porosity material consisting of at least two elementary spherical particles having a maximum diameter of 200 microns, at least one of said spherical particles comprises at least one matrix based on silicon oxide and exhibiting crystallized walls, said mater... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031488 | COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR AND ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR USING THE COMPOUND A compound for an organic thin film transistor having a structure shown by the following formula (1):
wherein L is —C≡C—... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031487 | COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR AND ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR USING THE COMPOUND A compound for an organic thin film transistor having a structure shown by the following formula (1):
wherein L is —C≡C—,... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030555 | POLYCONDENSATION NETWORKS FOR GAS STORAGE The invention relates to a polycondensation network built up from at least one aromatic, bifunctional Friedel-Crafts-active compound (main monomer) and at least one aromatic heterocompound (comonomer), and to the preparation and use thereof as gas storage material.... | 02/10/2011 |