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| 8440277 | Intrinsically stable shirred stick Disclosed is an intrinsically stable shirred, tubular, single-layer or multilayer food casing that preferably has a sigma-5 value (longitudinal/transversal, measured in a moist state) of less than 20/20 N/mm2. Said casing is preferably shirred at a ratio ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8435219 | Self-destructing transdermal therapeutic system having improved functionality and efficacy The invention relates to a self-destructing transdermal therapeutic system (TTS), preferably in the form of a transdermal patch, that includes an active ingredient, an agent rendering the active ingredient useless, and a perforation mechanism. The perforation mechan... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8394416 | One step process for preparing cross-linked poly(allylamine) polymers The present invention relates to a novel one step process for preparing cross-linked poly(allylamine) polymers or salts thereof using the novel cross-linking agent of Formula (IV). This invention also relates to the compoun... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8383221 | Multi-layer film The present invention relates to a deep-drawable multi-layer film having low water vapor and oxygen permeability, the inventive film being suitable for blister packaging and preferably including a layer composite specifically a PVC/PVDC/PCTFE/PVC composite. ... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8367868 | Process for the synthesis of aryloxypropylamine and heteroaryloxypropylamine The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of aryloxypropylamine and heteroaryloxypropylamine of formula I: where: A is aryl or heteroaryl, where the aryl is preferably a phenyl, optionally substituted, se... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8361765 | Enzymic method for the enantioselective reduction of keto compounds The invention relates to an enzymatic method for the enantioselective reduction of organic keto compounds to the corresponding chiral hydroxy compounds, an alcohol dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus minor and a method for the enantioselective production of (S)-... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8343522 | Antimicrobial films, sponges and sponge cloths Antimicrobial film based on biopolymers, in particular cellulose and/or protein, or uncoated or coated textile material, and also an antimicrobial sponge or an antimicrobial sponge cloth based on regenerated or precipitated cellulose are provided. The film, the spon... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8323712 | Process for producing raw sausage with shortened ripening time A process accelerating the ripening of raw sausages by incorporating a casing having a water vapor permeability of less than 600 g/m2 d at a relative humidity of less than 60%. Preferably, the process employs casings having a water vapor permeability of 5... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8318274 | Food casing from a coated, two-dimensional fiber structure The invention relates to a food casing from a two-dimensional fiber structure, which is coated on one or both sides with acrylic resin. The acrylic resin is combined with at least one other natural and/or synthetic polymer. The acrylic resin in the coating may be ad... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8313829 | Sealable polyester film The invention relates to a transparent heatsealable biaxially oriented polyester film including a base layer B and amorphous top layers A on each surface of the base layer B. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film and to the use thereof. | 11/20/2012 |
| 8286549 | Apparatus for processing spice-containing films in the production of sausage and cheese, and sausage and cheese products produced therewith An apparatus for stuffing a pasty food that includes an applicator sleeve arranged between the inlet end and the outlet end of a stuffing tube. At least a portion of the applicator sleeve surrounds the stuffing tube about part or its complete circumference and the a... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8277960 | Inhomogeneous compounds having high magnetic resistance, the production and use thereof The invention relates to inorganic, intermetallic, inhomogeneous compounds having a magnetic resistance effect and an intrinsic field sensitivity of at least 7% at 1 T at room temperature. The invention further relates to a method for the production and use thereof,... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8277710 | Biaxially oriented hydrolysis-stable polyester film comprising epoxidized fatty acid derivatives, and process for production thereof and use thereof The invention relates to biaxially oriented polyester films which contain 0.1-5.0% by weight (based on the weight of the film) of a hydrolysis stabilizer based on epoxidized fatty acid esters and 0.2-10% by weight (based on the weight of ... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8268129 | Nonwoven having improved wet fastness and alkali resistance and cellulose hydrate-based food casing from said nonwoven The invention relates to a wet-fast nonwoven, preferably a fiber paper, which comprises fibers from a cellulose-containing material and fibers from a thermoplastic material welded firmly together at their points of intersection. The fibers from the cellulose-contain... | 09/18/2012 |
| 8226974 | Highly flexible transdermal therapeutic system having nicotine as active substance The invention relates to transdermal therapeutic systems which have the active ingredient nicotine and have particularly high flexibility. This flexibility decisively improves wearer comfort on the skin, since the system is readily capable of adapting to the surface... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8163924 | Process for preparing a leukotriene antagonist and an intermediate thereof Dicyclohexylamine salt of formula (IIa) or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof, including a hydrate, and its process for preparation are provided. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of montelukast of formula (I) or a pharmaceutical... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147933 | Textile food casing impregnated with food additive The invention relates to a tubular food wrapping made of an absorbent material that is imbibed with colorants and/or flavorings which can be transferred to a food item placed in the wrapping. The inventive food wrapping consists of a textile envelope, preferably com... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147804 | Method and device for isolating a chemically and radiochemically cleaned Ga-radionuclide and for marking a marking precursor with the Ga-radionuclide The invention relates to initial 68Ge/Ga-generator elute which is guided directly to a cation exchanger, whereon 68Ga is quantitatively absorbed and is cleaned simultaneously in a chemical and radio chemical manner. Subsequently, the 68 | 04/03/2012 |
| 8075912 | Autodestructive transdermal therapeutic system The invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system (TTS), preferably in the form of a transdermal plaster, that contains an active substance and an agent which can destroy the active substance. The TTS further includes a means of bringing the active substance... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8063226 | Process for preparing 2-amino-4-(haloalkyl) pyridine derivatives by cyclizing suitable nitrile precursors with nitrogen compounds A process in which a 2-aminopyridine derivative of the general formula II is obtained from open-chain nitrile precursor I or III by reaction with a nitrogen compound in a cyclization reaction is described. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8013043 | Hazy polyester film with improved technology A hazy polyester film with a thickness in the range from 10 to 100 μm including thermoplastic polyester as the main constituent and barium sulfate with a particle size in the range from 0.1 to 0.5 μm, expressed as d50, in an amount in the range from 5 t... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7997045 | Device for filling packing wrappers with stuffing A packing wrapper filling device includes a filling machine (1) having at least one pivotable filling tube (11) on rotary plate (10). A gathered packing wrapper (14) is fitted onto the filling tube. The invention includes a closing mechan... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7968161 | Cellulose hydrate sausage casing featuring minimum meat cling A tubular sausage casing is disclosed that is based on cellulose and includes an interior impregnation containing at least one adhesive component and at least two separating components. The adhesive component and one of the separating components are bound to the cel... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7960010 | Antimicrobially modified, biaxially oriented polyester film The invention relates to a multilayer, antimicrobially modified, biaxially oriented polyester film that includes at least one base layer (B) and an outer layer (A) that has been applied to the base layer and that has also been antimicrobially modified, wherein the a... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7534487 | Transparent, electrically conductive, coated polyester film, process for its production, and its use The invention relates to a transparent, electrically conductive, biaxially oriented, single- or multilayer polyester film which includes a coating composed of (a) conductive (ITO) indium tin oxide particles or (ATO) antimony tin oxide particles, or of a mixture of t... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7442427 | Coextruded, hot-sealable and peelable polyester film, process for its production and its use This invention relates to coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of a) 80-98% b... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422779 | Plastics film composed of rigid polyvinyl chloride (RPVC) and process for its production A plastics film 1 composed of rigid polyvinyl chloride serves as backing film for a sleeve label. The sleeve label can be applied by adhesive bonding and shrinking onto a peripheral surface of the cylindrical body. A protective covering film 2 has been... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410675 | Transparent, biaxially orientated polyolefinic film with improved bonding properties The invention relates to the use of a polyolefinic film, with at least one layer, which is made from polyolefinic polymers, whereby said polyolefinic film comprises a bonding layer as outer layer. Said bonding layer contains at least 50 wt. % based on the weight of ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405318 | Method for producing nitriles by elimination of water from aldehyde oximes with alkylphosphonic anhydrides The invention relates to a method for producing the nitrites of formula: R1—CN by reacting aldehyde oximes (R1CN═N—OH) with cyclic alkylphosphonic anhydrides at a temperature ranging from −100 to +120° C., wherein R1 represe... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396578 | Adhesion-promoted , heatsealable and peelable polyester film, process for its production and its use Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) includes a) from 60 to 99% by weight of polyester and ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396587 | Black film comprised of thermoplastic polyester This invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented film formed from polyester and at least one inorganic black pigment. The inventive films include at least one layer which has, alongside polyester, an amount of from 0.5 to 75% by weight of particles incorp... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393551 | Denatured carob flour (DCF) with a low content of soluble tannins and sugars, meant for human consumption and process to obtain it The present invention provides an improved denatured carob flour, which includes 2 to 15% sugars, 0.2 to 1.5% cyclitols (pinitol), 2 to 10% lignins, 10 to 30% celluloses, 3 to 20% hemicelluloses, 1 to 6% pectins, 25 to 55% condensed tannins, 3 to 9% protein and less... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384684 | Polyester film with hydrophilic coating, process for its production and its use The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition which comprises a mixture of polyvinylpyrrolidone, a surfactant and optionally an adhesion-promoting polymer. This mixture is suitable for inline coating of biaxially oriented polyester films. The thus obtained... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378145 | Hot-embossable polyester film The present invention relates to a transparent, hot-embossable, biaxially oriented polyester film having a base layer (B), an amorphous outer layer (A) with a coating on this outer layer (A), and a crystalline outer layer (c). The invention further relates to the us... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368603 | Method for purifying compounds containing functional groups The present invention relates to a method for producing a saturated organic compound bearing at least one functional group from a mixture which comprises this saturated organic compound containing at least one functional group and also one or more other organic comp... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364800 | Biaxially oriented polyester film with adhesion-promoting coating The invention relates to an in-line coated, biaxially oriented polyester film in which at least one surface has a coating formed from the dried residue of an aqueous coating composition, where the aqueous coating composition includes from 1 to 20% by weight (based o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7342061 | Method for producing organic compounds containing poly-DOPO, and the use of the same The invention relates to a method for producing novel reactive organic compounds containing poly-DOPO and having a higher phosphorus content than known comparable DOPO (9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phospha-phenenthrene-10-oxide) adducts, and to the use thereof for flamepro... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329453 | White, heatsealable, peelable polyester film, process for its production and its use Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a white base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) includes a) from 80 ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7291479 | Method for detecting the von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity of ADAMTS-13 The invention relates to a diagnostic method for determining the von Willebrand factor (VWF) cleaving activity of ADAMTS-13 in a test medium during which the test medium is mixed with 0.5 to 5 U/ml of a von Willebrand factor (VWF) that does not contain ADAMTS-13, an... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288312 | Coextruded, hot-sealable and peelable polyester film having low peeling resistance, process for its production and its use The invention more particularly relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of ... | 10/30/2007 |