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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7879314 | Optical imaging of rheumatoid arthritis The present invention concerns the use of indocarbocyanine dyes, in particular indotricarbocyanine dyes for the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases, in particular rheumatoid arthritis, methods of diagnosing inflammatory diseases and an apparatus useful to carry out t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7816376 | Cyclic amides The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) and pharmaceutically usable derivatives, salts, solvates and stereoisomers and mixtures thereof, in which X, Y, Z, R1, R3, R4, R8, p, k, E, G, Z and Q are as defined in... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7718050 | Process of mild hydrocracking including a dilution of the feedstock The invention relates to a process for FCC pretreatment by mild hydrocracking of a hydrocarbon feedstock that comprises a vacuum distillate fraction or a deasphalted oil or else a mixture of these two fractions, said primary feedstock, to produce gas oil and an effl... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7615565 | VEGFR-2 and VEGFR-3 inhibitory anthranilamide pyridines VEGFR-2 and VEGFR-3 inhibitory anthranilamide pyridinamides, their production and use as pharmaceutical agents for treating diseases that are triggered by persistent angiogenesis, as well as intermediate products for the production of the compounds are described. Th... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7550491 | Ionic liquids having [N(CF)]anions The present invention relates to salts comprising bis(trifluoromethyl)imide anions and saturated, partially or fully unsaturated, heterocyclic cations, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof as ionic liquids. ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7125195 | Locking means for an insert Locking bracket for a slider in a dovetail slot (3), where a further dovetail slot (4) is arranged perpendicularly to the first dovetail slot (3), in which a locking bracket (5) can be displaced from a position whereby the glider is locke... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7488833 | Process for the enantioselective hydrogenation of amino alcohols A process for the enantioselective preparation of amino alcohols of formula I by enantioselective hydrogenation of amino ketones of the formula II in the presence of a non-racemic... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7462718 | Process for the production of high-purity rac-1-{4-[2-hydroxy-3-(5-quinolyloxy)propyl]-piperazin-1-yl}-2,2-diphenylethan-1-one fumarate and high-purity rac-1-{4-[2-hydroxy-3-(5-quinolyloxy)propyl]piperazin-1-yl}-2,2-diphenylethan-1-one fumarate A process for the production of high-purity rac-1-{4-[2-hydroxy-3-(5-quinolyloxy)propyl]-piperazin-1-yl}-2,2-diphenylethan-1-one fumarate as well as rac-1-{4-[2-hydroxy-3-(5-quinolyloxy)propyl]piperazin-1-yl}-2,2-diphenylethan-1-one fumarate at a purity of at least ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7442814 | 1-methoxy-2-phenyl ethenes useful for the preparation of 5-carboxaldehyde-2-3-dihydrobenzoxepines The present invention relates to the compounds of general formula (I) wherein R, R1, R2 are as defined in claim 1. Compounds of f... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7425356 | Chiral compounds The invention relates to chiral compounds of formula I wherein X1, X2, X1, X2, x1, x2, y1, y2, B, C, U1, U2, V1, V2, W1 and... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7390538 | Liquid-crystal medium containing monofluoroterphenyl compounds The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds of positive or negative dielectric anisotropy which is characterised in that it comprises one or more compounds of the general formula I | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371756 | Use of 1-[4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl)butyl]-4-(2-carbamoyl-benzofuran-5-yl)-piperazine and its physiologically acceptable salts 1-[4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl)butyl]-4-(2-carbamoyl-benzofuran-5-yl)-piperazine or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, for the treatment of sub-type anxiety disorders chosen from the sub-types: panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, agoraphobia, obsessive-comp... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7344761 | Liquid-crystalline compounds The invention relates to liquid-crystalline compounds of the formula (I), where R11, X11, L11, Y and W are as defined in claim 1, and to the use thereof in liquid-crystalline media, to liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338776 | Production of UGPPase A purified novel enzyme protein, UGPPase, which naturally occurs in animal cells, its productions of recombinant technology, an antibody to the enzyme protein, a method of carrying out ELISA for measurement of the amount of UGPPase in an analyte and a method for det... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325594 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger having at least one heat exchanger block (1) and an insulating vessel which surrounds the heat exchanger, is provided with plates and joints for securing the heat exchanger block (1) suspended in the insulation vessel. In addition, the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319154 | Process for the production of 3-oxo-pregn-4-ene-21, 17-carbolactones by the metal free oxidation of 17-(3-hydroxypropyl)-3, 17-dihydroxyandrostanes This invention relates to processes for the production of 3-oxo-pregnane-21,17-carbolactones of formula II as well as 3-oxo-pregn-4-ene-21,17-carbolactones of formula III | 01/15/2008 |
| 7268192 | Process for producing high-purity epoxy resin and epoxy resin composition A process for production a high purity epoxy compound with total chlorine content of 500 ppm or less is characterized in that alkali metal hydroxide is added to a bifunctional epoxy compound represented by the general formula (I), in which content of the component w... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262283 | Method for extracting proteins The present invention relates to a method and a kit for the sequential extraction of proteins for the production of partial proteomes from a complete proteome. In particular, the method according to the invention, besides other partial proteomes, gives a partial pro... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7238444 | Lithium secondary battery A lithium secondary battery which comprises a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and disposed therebetween a polymer electrolyte comprising an ionically conductive polymer. The polymer electrolyte has a two-layer structure composed of a positive-electrode-sid... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7195626 | Electrode device for microwave surgery Disclosed is an electrode device for microwave surgery which is provided with a marker securely fixed to the central electrode, which marker can provide a magnetic susceptibility artifact of a uniform size and shape free of fluctuation among electrode devices. The e... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183397 | NK-2 homeobox transcription factor Nkx2-C4 polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing Nkx2-C4 polypeptides and polynucleotides in diagnostic assays. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182885 | Fluorinated indenes and 1,7-dihydroindacenes of negative dielectric anisotropy Fluorinated indenes and 1,7-dihydroindacenes of the general formulae (I) and (II) of negative dielectric anisotropy (Δε | 02/27/2007 |
| 7153974 | Ionic liquids II An ionic liquid of the formula K+A− wherein K+ and A− are as defined herein, are suitable for use in electrochemical cells and capacitors. These ionic liquids can also be used in catalysis, as inert solvents, and as hy... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138417 | Inhibitors of integrin αβ Novel biphenyl derivatives of the general formula I in which R1, R1′, R1″, R2, R2′, R3 and n are as defined in Patent claim 1, stereoisomers thereof and physiologically acceptable salts or solvates ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7122228 | Compound having negative Δε The invention relates to indanes having negative Δε of the formula Ia or Ib in which R, A, Z, X, Y, V, W, n and m are as defined in claim 1. The compounds are particularly suitable for producing VA-TFT ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7090986 | Protein for blocking platelet adhesion A naturally occurring protein isolated from the saliva of the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis is described which strongly binds to collagen thus acting as an inhibitor of natural platelet adhesion to collagen. The protein has a molecular weight of about 12... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7060707 | Isoquinoline derivatives Isoquinoline derivatives of the general formula (I) in which X, Y, Z, R1, R2 and n are as defined in Patent Claim (1), and physiologically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, are integrin inhibitors and can be employed for combating th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051798 | Heat exchanger The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger with a heat exchanger block which has a multiplicity of heat exchange passages. The heat exchanger block has mounted on it a header which extends over at least part of one side of the heat exchanger block and makes a f... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7012081 | Anthranyl amides and their use as medicaments Substituted anthranilamides and use thereof as pharmaceutical agents for treating diseases that are triggered by persistent angiogenesis as well as their intermediate products for the production of anthranilamides are described. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6956130 | Process for the manufacture of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate 2-Ethylhexyl acrylate is manufactured according to a process for the direct esterification of acrylic acid with 2-ethylhexanol catalysed by sulphuric acid, the acrylic acid subjected to the esterification being stabilized by at least one stabilizing agent, the said ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6825237 | Method for producing hydrocarbons from syngas in three-phase reactor A process for synthesising hydrocarbons by reacting a mixture comprising at least carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst is carried out in a three-phase reactor in which the liquid Peclet number is in the range 0 (excluded) to about 10, with a su... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6821580 | Liquid-crystalline medium and liquid-crystal display The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium of positive dielectric anisotropy, characterized in that it comprises in each case one or more compounds of the general formulae I, II and IV in which the parameters... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6818260 | Thienothiophene derivatives The invention relates to new thienothiophene derivatives, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices like for example organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crys... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6790586 | Resist compositions and patterning process A resist composition comprising (A) a polymer comprising recurring units having an alicyclic hydrocarbon backbone to which a carboxylate moiety capable of generating carboxylic acid when decomposed under acidic conditions is attached through a C1-C20 alkylene spacer... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6746545 | Preparation of rare earth permanent magnets An R—Fe—B permanent magnet wherein R is Nd or a combination of Nd with a rare earth element is prepared by casting an R—Fe—B alloy, crushing the alloy in an oxygen-free atmosphere of argon, nitrogen or vacuum, effecting comminution, compaction, sintering, ag... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6740302 | Method for producing high-purity sulphuric acid The invention relates to a novel method for producing high-purity sulfuric acid for use in the semiconductor industry. The method comprises the addition of a hydrogen peroxide solution to an engineered oelum in order to reduce the SO2 concentration, evapo... | 05/25/2004 |