...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| 20120003328 | MODIFIED SODIUM-MONTMORILLONITE, PREPARATION METHOD AND USES THEREOF Provided are a modified Na-montmorillonite and a preparation method thereof, wherein the content of Na+ in the modified sodium-montmorillonite, calculated as Na2O, is not less than 2.0%. The modified Na-montmorillonite has more reasonable microstru... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110142910 | Clotting and Healing Compositions Containing Keratin Biomaterials Disclosed are optimized keratin preparations for use in medical applications. Methods to produce optimized keratin preparations are provided for use in biomedical applications, particularly for the treatment of bleeding, and for the treatment of wounds. Also disclosed a... | 06/16/2011 |
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| 20090130223 | COSMETIC PREPARATION WITH AQUAPORIN STIMULATORS AND THE USE THEREOF The development relates to cosmetic and dermatological preparations containing aquaporin stimulators, in particular glyceryl glycosides, and their use to improve the moisturizing of the skin.... | 05/21/2009 |
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| 20080063697 | Use of Unactivated Calcium Exchanged Zeolites in Hemostatic Devices and Products It is known that activated and partially activated zeolites are effective in hemostasis. However, the use of fully hydrated, unactivated zeolites has been ignored up to this point based upon a belief that it was necessary for such zeolites to concentrate certain compone... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080044493 | Agent For Ameliorating The Maximum Passage Time Through Digestive Tract, Agent For Ameliorating Passage Time Through Digestive Tract And Preventive For Colon Cancer The present invention provides food or preventive drugs whereby food residues retained in the digestive tract over a long period of time due to, for example, overeating even in a healthy person not suffering from constipation and having regular defecation can be dischar... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080031973 | Means of improving hand grip An antislip agent directly applicable to the hands for a short-term negation of the effects of perspiration on grip security. The hands will also become slightly sticky for 1 to 2 minutes upon use, after which time the effect of this invention will disappear, allowing o... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20070231412 | Virus-interacting layered phyllosilicates and methods of inactivating viruses in the gastrointestinal tract Layered phyllosilicates are useful for adsorbing and/or binding to and, thereby, inactivating viruses. Accordingly, provided herein is a method of inactivating a virus in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammalian subject comprising administering to said subject a compos... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070224293 | Virus-interacting layered phyllosilicates and methods of inactivating viruses on animate and inanimate surfaces Layered phyllosilicates are useful for adsorbing and/or binding to and, thereby, inactivating viruses. Accordingly, provided herein is a method of inhibiting transfer of a virus to a surface comprising contacting the surface with a composition comprising a layered phyll... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070154568 | Clay Purification Method The invention relates to a method for the purification of a clay that is intended for therapeutic use. ... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070031461 | AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION FOR TOPICAL APPLICATION AND A METHOD THEREOF The present invention provides an antimicrobial composition for topical application, preferably for treating acne, and a method for using the composition. The composition comprises a photocatalyst mixture comprising a photocatalyst, such as titanium dioxide, and sodium ... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060292242 | Use of zeolithes for reducing the proportion of lactates and ammonium in human and animal organisms The invention relates to lowering the lactate values or the ammonium values in the blood of mammals, including humans. According to the invention, ground zeolites are administered orally in the form of a consumption product or a drug. In particular, the zeolite is chose... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060204594 | Inhibition of enzyme activity by adsorptive removal of controlling ions Methods of preparing and using natural or synthetic zeolitic compositions therapeutically, so as to alleviate, cure, or even preclude human host disease attributable to exposure to bacteria within the Bacillus anthracis group: comprising, B. anthracis, B. cere... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060018976 | Nutritional supplement for osteoarthritis The present invention relates to a method of treating osteoarthritis by administering a mineral composition in the form of a nutritional supplement, where the mineral composition may contain Smectite, Gypsum, Quartz, Feldspar, Jarosite, Kaolinite and/or Zeolite. ... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050129782 | Use of inorganic nanoparticles to stabilize hydrogen peroxide solutions The use of inorganic nanoparticles to stabilize aqueous hydrogen peroxide solutions is described. The preferred nanoparticles are formed from clays. The use of nanoparticles formed from synthetic smectite clays is particularly preferred. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050123627 | Azithromycin dosage forms with reduced side effects An oral dosage form comprising azithromycin and an effective amount of an alkalizing agent. Preferably, said oral dosage form comprises an effective amount of an alkalizing agent and an azithromycin multiparticulate wherein said multiparticulate comprises azithromycin, ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050038018 | Meloxicam compositions A pharmaceutical composition comprising: (a) meloxicam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and (b) one or more additional pharmaceutically active compounds selected from antacids, sedatives, and central nervous system stimulants, and the use of such compositi... | 02/17/2005 |