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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129924 | USES OF SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVES The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, diabetes and obesity comprising a sesquiterpene derivative as an active ingredient. The sesquiterpene derivatives of the present invention leads to decr... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120083621 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING MULTIPLE ESTERS Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for manufacturing at least two esters. The method includes steps of: (a) reacting an acid and an alcohol mixture in a reactive distillation (RD) column to generate an alcohol-ester-water azeotrope, wherein the alcohol mixture inclu... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071640 | Sulfurizing reagents and their use for oligonucleotides synthesis An oligonucleotide which comprises at least one internucleotide linkage comprising a P—S—R bond and at least two nucleosides, wherein R corresponds to the formula (I) wherein A is a geminally substituted ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120034176 | SULPHURATED DERIVATIVES OF RESORCINOL, PREPARATION OF SAME AND COSMETIC USES THEREOF The present invention relates to a compound of the general formula (I) where: X═S, SO or SO2; and one of the radicals R1 and R2 is a hydrogen atom and the other is a radical: a C1 to C18 linear or branched alkyl, ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120010426 | Processes Related to the Hydroformylation of Butenes Mixed butene streams containing butene-1 and isobutylene and optionally butene-2 are hydroformylated under conditions that hydroformylates all the monomers to yield a mixture of valeraldehydes... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009660 | METHOD OF ASH REMOVAL FROM A BIOMASS Disclosed herein is a process of reducing the ash content of a biomass feedstock or a biomass fraction. Embodiments include a process of reducing the ash content of a biomass feedstock or of a biomass fraction comprising: providing a biomass or biomass fraction; adding ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110319651 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTER AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM THEREFOR [Problem] There are provided a method for production of a fatty acid alkyl ester and a system therefor, in which a high yield of the fatty acid alkyl ester is achieved even without using any special equipment and separation of a fatty acid alkyl ester phase from a glyce... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110301345 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1:1 ADDUCTS HAVING A LOW MONOMER CONTENT FROM HYDROXYALKYL(METH)ACRYLATES AND DIISOCYANATES The present invention relates to the production and the use of 1:1 adducts having a low monomer content from hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylates and diisocyanates.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290704 | Foaming Agent And Method For Floatation Of Insoluble Components Of Raw Salts The invention relates to a method for separating insoluble components from sylvinite, wherein the sylvinite is suspended in a saturated salt brine, a coagulating agent is added to the suspension, and a foaming agent is then added to the composition thus obtained, said f... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110269722 | PRODRUGS CONTAINING NOVEL BIO-CLEAVABLE LINKERS The invention provides the compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of formula I or intermediates thereof and one more of pharmaceutically acceptable c... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110250248 | External preparation for skin An external preparation for the skin containing isononyl 2-ethylhexanoate and/or 2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate (i.e., component (a)); an oil-in-water emulsion type skin cosmetic composition containing the ingredient (a), (b) one or more ingredients selected from higher ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110237507 | METHODS OF PROTECTING AGAINST APOPTOSIS USING LIPOPEPTIDES The use of lipopeptides as inducers of NF-κB for the protection of mammals from the effects of apoptosis is described.... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110218355 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ALKYL ESTER FATTY ACID USING FATTY ACID A method for preparing fatty acid alkyl ester for bio-diesel fuel is disclosed, wherein fatty acid, specifically fatty acid distillate reacts with alcohol. The method does not require the glycerin purification process, and has the superior conversion ratio of fatty acid... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110218354 | Photoautotrophic Adipogenesis Technology (Phat) The invention provides an isolated photosynthetic microorganism with an altered lipid profile compared to its wild type or naturally occurring counterpart. The bacterium has been genetically modified such that the lipids produced are amenable to producing biodiesel fuel... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110213060 | Method for Producing Dialkylphosphinic Acids and Esters and Salts Thereof by Means of Acrylnitriles and Use Thereof The invention relates to a method for producing mono-carboxyfunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acids and esters and salts thereof, characterized in that a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) to yield an alkylphosphonic acid, salt or ester (H) thereo... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110195977 | ACRYLAMIDO DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL PERMEABILITY TRANSITION Acrylamido derivatives useful as therapeutic agents, particularly for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases and conditions associated with the activity of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP), such as the diseases characterized by ischemia/reperfu... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110178068 | Quaternary Ammonium Salt Prodrugs The invention provides a method of sustained delivery of a tertiary amine-containing parent drug comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a prodrug compound of the invention wherein upon administration to the patient, release of the parent drug from ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110166378 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFINING BIODIESEL Method and apparatus for producing biodiesel fuel, i.e., alkyl ester, from vegetable and/or animal oil. A transesterification catalyst is prepared in a base catalyst tank by spraying alkyl alcohol under pressure through jets at metal hydroxide pellets until the pellets ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110159304 | ANTI-SULPHATE REDUCING BACTERIA COMPOSITION COMPRISING 1,2-BENZISOTHIAZOL-3(2H)-ONE, IRGASAN, BENZYL-2-BROMOACETATE, 2,2-DIBROMO-2-CYANOACETAMIDE, AND 2-BROMO-2-NITROPROPAN-1,3-DIOL Disclosed are a composition for inhibiting a proliferation of sulphate reducing bacteria comprising at least one of 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one, irgasan, benzyl-2-bromoacetate, 2,2-dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide, and 2-bromo-2-nitropropan-1,3-diol as effective ingredients; a... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110146137 | Method for Preparing a Mixture of Biofuels The invention relates to a method of preparing a mixture of biofuels comprising fatty acid esters and at least one mixture of glycerol ethers from fatty substances that may contain free fatty acids and ethanol comprising: a) a step of transesterification of a vegetable ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110144375 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL A process for producing alkyl esters is disclosed. The process includes reacting a feedstock that includes one or more fatty acid glycerol esters or one or more fatty acids or mixture thereof with a C1 to C4 alcohol in the presence of fly ash as a ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110136723 | NOVEL REAGENTS AND METHOD FOR CONJUGATING BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES A compound of the general formula X-[Q-W—(CH═CH)n—(CH2)2-L]m (I) in which X represents a polymer; Q represents a linking group; W represents an electron-withdrawing group; n represents 0 or an integer of from 1 to 4; L r... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110137071 | Processes Related To The Hydroformylation Of Butenes Mixed butene streams containing butene-1 and isobutylene and optionally butene-2 are hydroformylated under conditions that hydroformylates all the monomers to yield a mixture of valeraldehydes... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110133132 | Chemically functionalized submicron graphitic fibrils, methods for producing same and compositions containing same The present invention provides a chemically functionalized submicron graphitic fibril having a diameter or thickness less than 1 μm, wherein the fibril is free of continuous thermal carbon overcoat, free of continuous hollow core, and free of catalyst. The fibril is ob... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110105438 | Oligomer-Foscarnet Conjugates The invention relates to (among other things) oligomer-foscarnet conjugates and related compounds. A conjugate of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits advantages over previously administered un-conjugated foscarnet compo... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110097287 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CATIONIC SURFACTANT COMPOUND, NOVEL COMPOUNDS, USE AS CONDITIONER AND COSMETIC TREATMENT METHOD The present patent application relates to cosmetic compositions comprising cationic compounds of quaternary ammonium esters derived from 2-[2-(diethylamino)ethoxy]ethanol type, to the use of these cationic compounds, in particular as conditioning agent, to a cosmetic tr... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110092730 | HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST OF THE ZINC ALUMINATE SPINEL TYPE SURSTOICHIOMETRIC IN ZINC AND USE THEREOF IN A PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF ALCOHOL ESTERS FROM TRIGLYCERIDES AND ALCOHOLS A catalyst with a mixed zinc and aluminium oxide base having a spinel structure surstoichiometric in zinc, in which part of the Zn atoms are in the octahedral position, a process for preparation of the same and use of the same in a process for preparation of a compound ... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110077417 | Intermediates for Hydroxylated Contrast Enhancement Agents In one aspect, the present invention provides a protected ligand precursor having structure XXI wherein R8 is independently at each occurrence a protected hydroxy group, a protected C1-C... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110070544 | Novel Salt Having Fluorine-Containing Carbanion Structure, Derivative Thereof, Photoacid Generator, Resist Material Using the Photoacid Generator, and Pattern Forming Method There is provided an acid having a fluorine-containing carbanion structure or a salt having a fluorine-containing carbanion structure, which is represented by the following general formula (1). By using a pho... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110065950 | PALLADIUM CATALYST SYSTEM COMPRISING ZWITTERION AND/OR ACID-FUNCTIONALYZED IONIC LIQUID The present invention concerns a catalyst system in particular a catalyst system comprising Palladium (Pd), a zwitterion and/or an acid-functionalized ionic liquid, and one or more phosphine ligands, wherein the Pd catalyst can be provided by a complex precursor, such a... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110054209 | OLEFIN OLIGOMER COMPOSITION An oligomer of alpha olefin is produced in a three step process comprising 1) oligomerization to a vinylidene, 2) hydroformylation to a primary alcohol, and 3) dimerization of the alcohol. The final product can be hydrogenated to form a branched alkane with improved lub... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110044891 | High Metal Content Molecular Sieves and Their Manufacture A process for manufacturing a synthetic porous crystalline molecular sieve requires an aqueous reaction mixture comprising a source of X2O3 (X is a trivalent element), a source of YO2 (Y is a tetravalent element) and a source of MOH (M i... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045982 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION The invention provides a herbicidal composition containing, as an active ingredient, glycerol fatty acid ester obtained from fatty acid having an even-numbered carbon number of 6-12 and glycerol.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110021807 | ENHANCED BIODIESEL PROCESS A process for producing biodiesel is disclosed. An agglomerating polymer is added to the product mixture which greatly improves the rate of separation between the methyl ester and the glycerin.... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100331560 | LIGNIN SORBENT, LIGNIN REMOVAL UNIT, BIOREFINERY, PROCESS FOR REMOVING LIGNIN, PROCESS FOR BINDING LIGNIN AND RENEWABLE MATERIAL This invention relates to a lignin sorbent, a lignin removal unit, a biorefinery, a process for removing lignin, a process for binding lignin, and a renewable material. The lignin sorbent includes a substrate, and a lignin binding material dispersed with respect to the ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100305352 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE ALPHA ALKYL CARBONYL COMPOUNDS A method for the production of optically active α-alkylcarbonyl compounds with retention of the stereo information of the starting compound. The starting compound used here is a carbonyl compound which has, in the α-position, a leaving group which is substituted by an... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100294501 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN ORGANIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN N-NONYL ESTER The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of an organic composition which contains a functional component chosen from the group consisting of a thermoplastic polymer, an enzyme, a setting agent, a paraffin, an oil, a colouring agent and a hair or sk... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100292501 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING SULFONIC ACID CATALYST AND NOBLE PRODUCTS FROM ACRYLATE HEAVY ENDS Sulfonic acid catalyst, e.g., methanesulfonic acid (MSA), and noble products, e.g., acrylic acid, butanol and butyl acrylatε, are recovered from acrylate reactor blowdown. The blowndown comprises, among oilier things, the Michael ad ducts of the sulfonic acid and acryl... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100286436 | SEPARATION IMPROVEMENT IN A METHOD OF PRODUCING ALKYL ESTERS FROM VEGETABLE OR ANIMAL OIL AND AN ALIPHATIC MONOALCOHOL The present invention describes a method of producing fatty acid alkyl esters and glycerin implementing, in a reaction section, a set of transesterification reactions between a vegetable or animal oil and an aliphatic monoalcohol, and using a heterogeneous solid catalys... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100257778 | PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES Methods and compositions for producing fatty acid derivatives, for example, fatty esters, are described.... | 10/14/2010 |
