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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7528173 | Plasma carboxypeptidase B inhibitors Compounds of the following formula (I), for example: (1), wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are described herein, are useful as inhibitors of plasma carboxypeptidase B. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, meth... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7491742 | Imidazole derivatives as phosphodiesterase VII inhibitors Imidazole derivatives of the formula I in which R1 is H, A, benzyl, indan-5-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-5-yl, dibenzothien-2-yl, or phenyl which is unsubstituted or mono-, di- or trisubstituted ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7482498 | Device and process for nucleophilic fluorination The invention relates to a device and a process for nucleophilic fluorination of a substance, especially for synthesis of an 18F-labeled substance for examination using a positron emission tomograph. The device comprises an anion exchange device (102 | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482465 | Indol derivatives and their use as 5-HT ligands The invention relates to indol derivatives of Formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, X, A, n, m and p have the meanings indicated above. ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7476635 | Process for making supported thin zeolite membrane Described is a process for the preparation of a supported zeolite membrane that consists of a zeolite/substrate composite layer, whose zeolite phase exhibits a crystallinity of at least 85%, comprising: a) the formation of a gel or... | 01/13/2009 |
| 6552152 | Curable fluoropolyether rubber compositions A curable fluoropolyether rubber composition comprising (A) a straight-chain fluoropolyether compound having at least two alkenyl groups and a perfluoropolyether structure backbone, (B) an organosilicon compound having at least two silicon atom-bonded hyd... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6461791 | Polymers, chemical amplification resist compositions and patterning process Polymers of a fluorinated backbone having recurring units of formula (1) are novel: ##STR1## R1 is H, F, C1-20 alkyl or fluorinated C1-20 alkyl, R2 is F, C1-20 alkyl or fluorinated C1-20 al... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6406761 | Liquid-crystalline medium The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds having positive dielectric anisotropy, characterized in that it comprises one or more compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R, Y and L1 ar... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6403365 | Process for bacterial treatment of hydrocarbon effluents that contain isoalkanes A process for treating hydrocarbon-containing effluents that comprise isoalkanes to reduce the hydrocarbon concentration at least partly is described, characterized in that in the presence of a suitable substrate, a Corynebacterium urealyticum CIP-I-2126 ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6391887 | 3,4-Dihydroquinoline derivatives as nitrogen monoxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), as defined herein. The invention also relates to the use of the inventive compounds for treatment of a disease caused by the effects of nitrogen monoxide in pathological conditions. ##STR1##... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6368723 | Films comprising metallocene polyethylene and polyamide The present invention relates to a film comprising at least one layer (A) of a mixture of polyamide and polyethylene, and optionally a layer (B) of polyethylene, such that if the polyethylene, of the layer (A) is not a metallocene polyethylene then the la... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6344476 | Inhibition of p38 kinase activity by aryl ureas This invention relates to the use of a group of aryl ureas in treating cytokine mediated diseases other than cancer and proteolytic enzyme mediated diseases other than cancer, and pharmaceutical compositions for use in such therapy.... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6323199 | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents This invention describes the use of the compounds of general formula I ##STR1## in which A, B, A, Ar, R1, R2 and R3 have the meaning that is indicated in more detail in the description, for the production of pharmaceutical... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6316066 | Thermochromic polymerizable mesogenic composition The invention relates to a thermochromic polymerizable mesogenic composition essentially consisting of: a) a component MA comprising at least one achiral polymerizable mesogenic compound comprising at least one polymerizable functional group, b) a component MB... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6290942 | Carboxyl-bearing silicone emulsions method of making and hair preparations The invention provides an emulsion comprising an organopolysiloxane of the formula: R1x R2y R3z SiO.sub.(4-x-y-z)/2 wherein R1 is a monovalent C1-20 hydrocarbon group, R2 | 09/18/2001 |
| 6284154 | Phenylcyclohexanes and a liquid-crystalline medium Novel phenylcyclohexanes of the formula I ##STR1## in which n is 0 to 7, Q1 and Q2 are H, or one of these radicals is alternatively CH3, r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, A is trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, 3-fluoro-1,4-ph... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6274727 | Method for producing shaped and unshaped polyol masses The invention relates to a composition, comprising one or more polyols, which has prolonged deformability and can be processed to give tablets, compacts or boiled sweets having improved properties.... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267810 | Pigment mixture The present invention relates to pigment mixtures containing at least two components, component A being Al2 O3 flakes coated with one or more metals, metal oxides and/or metal sulfides and component B being special-effect pigments, a... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6262063 | Topical application of muscarinic and opioid agents for treatment of tinnitus The present invention relates to a compositions and methods for treating tinnitus. In preferred embodiments of the invention, muscurinic and/or opioid agents are administered to the affected ear in amount effective to relieve one or more tinnitus symptoms... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6242549 | Composition based on a dicyclopentenyloxyalkyl ester of (meth) acrylic acid and its applications in the building sector This composition, which is useful as a binder in the preparation of synthetic resin concretes or mortars, bonding primers or finishing coats, comprises (A) a system of monomers comprising: (a1) 50-90 parts of a dicyclopentenyloxyalkyl eater: ##STR1##... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6225347 | 9-halogen-(Z)-prostaglandin derivatives, process for their production and their use as pharmaceutical agents The invention relates to 9-halogen-(Z) prostane derivatives of formula I ##STR1## in which ##STR2## Z represents the radicals Hal represents a chlorine or fluorine atom in the alpha or beta position, R1 represents the radical ##STR3## with R | 05/01/2001 |
| 6210760 | Supertwist liquid crystal display Supertwist liquid crystal displays having very short switching times are obtained if the nematic liquid crystal mixture contains at least one component chosen from group A consisting of compounds of the formulae AI to AVI: ##STR1## wherein R1 | 04/03/2001 |
| 6197548 | Transformed Pichia expressing the pertactin antigen Production of Bordetella pertactin antigens by expression in the methyltrophic yeast, Pichia; expression vectors containing DNA encoding the antigens and Pichia transformants containing the one of more copies of the DNA encoding a pertactin antigen.... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6194338 | Bimetal supported catalyst based on platinum or silver, its manufacturing process and its use for electrochemical cells The invention relates to a stabilized bimetal catalyst comprising an electrically conductive support and a metallic deposited coating consisting of a first metal M1 chosen from platinum and silver and a second metal M2, different from the first and chosen... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6187799 | Inhibition of raf kinase activity using aryl ureas Methods of treating tumors mediated by raf kinase, with substituted urea compounds, and such compounds per se.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6182334 | End fastener for eyeglass holder An end fastener for attaching the end of an eyeglass holder cord to a temple leg of eyeglasses, said end fastener comprising a body of elastomeric material having an elongated tubular shape and a hollow core, including a base and at least one open end, an... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6183724 | Cascade polymer bound complexing compounds, their complexes and conjugates, processes for their production, and pharmaceutical agents containing them Cascade polymers, containing complex-forming ligands, optionally at least five ions of an element of atomic numbers 21-29, 39, 42, 44 or 57-83, as well as, if desired, cations of inorganic and/or organic bases, amino acids or amino acid amides, are valuab... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6184312 | Flame retardant resin compositions A resin composition comprising (A) an aromatic polycarbonate resin or aromatic epoxy resin and (B) a minor amount of an organosiloxane containing phenyl and alkoxy radicals is flame retardant and does not emit harmful gases when burned. It can be molded i... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6180219 | Ink jet recording material and method of producing the same An ink jet recording material produced by preparing a material (i) for transfer use, which has on a support having a high surface smoothness an ink receiving layer comprising a porous inorganic composition and a resin component; preparing another material... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176907 | Anti-corrosion coating material Formulation for anti-corrosion coating materials, comprising (i) 3-30% by mass of a monomeric and/or polymeric, metal-free or metal-containing, chelate-forming compound, (ii) 10-80% by mass of a material which binds hydroxide ions, and (iii) 5-65% by mass of a cond... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6177604 | Process for co-production and separation of ethylbenzene and paraxylene Paraxylene and ethylbenzene are produced from an aromatic hydrocarbon feedstock by using adsorption zones in a simulated fluid bed. The feedstock is first passed into a first adsorption zone to produce a first paraxylene-rich fraction and a second ethylbe... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6176918 | Modified nacreous luster pigments for water paint systems Modified pearl luster pigments for waterborn coating systems, based on a platelet-form substrate coated with metal oxides and, located on the topmost metal oxide layer, a top layer consisting of at least two oxides and/or mixed oxides from the group consi... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6174572 | Nematic liquid-crystal composition The invention relates to nematic liquid-crystal compositions comprising bisalkenyl compounds of the formula I ##STR1## and to their use in plasma-addressed LCDs.... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173787 | Method and system intended for measurements in a horizontal pipe A system and method for displacing instruments in a pipe having a portion thereof which is greatly inclined to the vertical. The system comprises in combination: a set of instruments mechanically linked to a first end of an electrically-powered displaceme... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6171664 | Tolan derivatives, and liquid-crystalline medium The invention relates to tolan derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## in which R1, R2, A, Z, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, Q, m and n are as defined herein.... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6166200 | Cascade polymer complexes, process for their production and pharmaceutical agents containing said complexes Cascade polymer complexes that contain a) complexing ligands of general formula I A--{X--[Y--(Z--W--KW z)y ]x}a (I), in which A stands for a nitrogen-containing cascade nucleus of base multiplicity a, X and Y, i... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6162854 | Silicone rubber compositions for high-voltage electrical insulators A silicone rubber composition contains (A) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane composition of the organic peroxide or addition reaction curing type, (B) 20-400 parts by weight of aluminum hydroxide, and (C) 1-20 parts by weight of an organopolysi... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6160116 | Sodium salt of (6S)-folinic acid The invention relates to a process for preparing (6S)-folinic acid and its salts by recrystallization of alkaline-earth salts of (6R,S)-folinic acid and, where necessary, liberation of the acid from the alkaline-earth folinates and/or, where necessary, co... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6160074 | Fluorine-containing curable compositions The invention provides a fluorine-containing curable composition comprising (A) a linear perfluoro compound having at least two alkenyl groups in its molecule and a divalent perfluoroalkylene or perfluoropolyether structure in its backbone, (B) a fluorina... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6159393 | Benzene derivatives and liquid-crystalline medium A liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds of positive dielectric anisotropy, characterized in that it contains one or more compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R, Y, A1, A2, Z1,... | 12/12/2000 |
