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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5112922 | Polystyrene anion exchange polymers Polymers bearing a quaternary ammonium group are disclosed as being useful in lowering serum cholesterol levels in man. A compound of the invention is N,N-dimethyl-N-(2-(N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)ethyl)-ammoniomethyl-substitut ed polystyrene, chloride salt.... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5110939 | Intermediates in the preparation of steriod 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors Invented are 4-aza-5-alpha-8(14)-17 substituted-androsten-3-ones having an 8(14), 7(8), or 16(17) double bond, optionally also having a 1(2) double bond, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of using these compounds to inhibit... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5110875 | Polystyrene anion exchange polymers Polymers bearing a quaternary ammonium group are disclosed as being useful in lowering serum cholesterol levels in man. A compound of the invention is N-(2-N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl)-N,N-dimethylammoniomethyl-substituted polystyrene, chloride salt.... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5098701 | Crosslinked pyridinomethacrylate polymers Pyridiniomethacrylate polymers are described which are of use in the treatment of elevated serum cholesterol levels. A compound of the invention is cross-linked 3-(N-methyl-3-pyridinio)propyl methacrylate chloride.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5041433 | 11-keto or hydroxy 3,5-diene steroids as inhibitors of steriod 5--reductase Invented are carboxyl and carboxyl alkyl ester substituted 11-keto and hydroxy analogues of synthetic steroidal compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds to inhibit steroid 5--reductase.... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5032586 | 7-keto or hydroxy 3,5-diene steroids as inhibitors of steroid 5-alpha reductase Invented are carboxyl and carboxyl alkyl ester substituted 7-keto and hydroxy analogues of synthetic steroidal compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds to inhibit steroid 5--reductase. ... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5026882 | Phosphinic acid substituted steroids as inhibitors of steroid 5-reductase The invention relates to 3-phosphinic acid steroidal compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds to inhibit steroid 5-reductase.... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5023250 | Steroidal 14-carboxy-alkyl derivatives as regulators of HMG-COA reductase New 14-carboxyalkyl sterols are regulators of HMG-CoA reductase and inhibitors of mammalian 14-methyl demethylase and are useful in lowering serum cholesterol levels and treating fungal infections.... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5017568 | Steriod 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors Invented are substituted acrylate analogues of steroidal synthetic compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds to inhibit steroid 5--reductase. Also invented are intermediates used in prep... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4997954 | Process for preparing substituted isoindolinone derivatives This invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of substituted indolinone derivatives using reductive cyclization conditions.... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4970204 | 3-substituted nitro-steroid derivatives as 5--reductase inhibitors Invented are 3-nitro- substituted steroidal synthetic compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of using these compounds to inhibit steroid 5--reductase including using these compounds to reduce prostate size. Als... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4970205 | Sulfonic acid substituted aromatic steroids as inhibitors of steroid 5--reductase Invented are sulfonic acid substituted analogues of steroidal synthetic compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds to inhibit steroid 5--reductase, including using these compounds to redu... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4954446 | Aromatic steroid 5--reductase inhibitors Invented are substituted acrylate analogues of steroidal synthetic compounds, pharmaceutial compositions containing the compounds, and methods of using these compounds to inhibit steroid 5--reductase including using these compounds to reduce prosta... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4946834 | Phosphonic acid substituted steroids as steroid 5-reductase inhibitors Invented are substituted acrylate analogues of steroidal synthetic compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of using these compounds to inhibit steroid 5-reductase. Also invented are intermediates used in prepari... | 08/07/1990 |
