Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| 8039015 | Microencapsulation product and process Microcapsules possessing Lewis acid-Lewis base salt walls incorporate water-immiscible materials, such as N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), as a core component. Such microcapsules, or similar microcapsules incorporating other core components, may be made by emulsifyin... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7423004 | Solid dispersion compositions Disclosed is a water-dispersible solid composition of a sparingly water-soluble compound in a particulatable lipidic carrier, methods for the preparation and use of the same. The compositions of this intention provide improved solubility and dissolution characterist... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7357949 | Encapsulated inorganic antimicrobial additive for controlled release The invention relates to a microcapsule comprising an inorganic antimicrobial agent coated with a hydrophilic polymer. The hydrophilic polymer is able to absorb sufficient water as to enable the action of the encapsulated antimicrobial agent. These microcapsules are... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354605 | Antimicrobial medical device According to the present invention there are provided antimicrobial catheters and other medical devices having controlled release of an antimicrobial metal or metal ion. Specifically, antimicrobial catheters and other medical devices manifest antimicrobial propertie... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354596 | Anti-microbial agent delivery system A delivery system for delivering an anti-microbial agent to a surface in a time release manner. The delivery system includes one or more polymeric particles (e.g., microspheres, core/shell particles, latexes, porogens, cryogenically ground beads, condensation polyme... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344730 | Soil granulates with controlled active ingredient release (cr soil granulates) The present invention relates to soil-applied CR granules obtainable by applying an active-ingredient-comprising coating to a solid carrier in a fluidized bed, to a process for the preparation of these soil-applied granules, and to a method for controlling phytopath... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7282221 | Antiviral product, use and formulation thereof An antiviral product is comprised of at least three dosages forms, each of which has a different release profile, with the Cmax for the antiviral product being reached in less than about twelve hours. In one embodiment, there is an immediate release dosag... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270831 | Orally administrable opioid formulations having extended duration of effect Sustained release oral solid dosage forms of opioid analgesics are provided as multiparticulate systems which are bioavailable and which provide effective blood levels of the opioid analgesic for at least about 24 hours. A unit dose of the opioid analgesic contains ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258869 | Stable non-aqueous single phase viscous vehicles and formulations utilizing such vehicle This invention relates to stable non-aqueous single phase viscous vehicles and to formulations utilizing such vehicles. The formulations comprise at least one beneficial agent uniformly suspended in the vehicle. The formulation is capable of being stored at temperat... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7214387 | Sustained release formulations of metformin The invention provides sustained release formulations of metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of treating diabetes by administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a sustained release formulation of metformin or a p... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7189677 | Rice seed coated with an agriculture chemical The invention provides a rice seed coated with an agricultural chemical, characterized in that a rice seed is deprived of husk and the surface of said rice seed is coated with a binder containing an agricultural chemical. The rice seed is suitable to be germinated b... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179480 | Sustained release microcapsules A sustained release microcapsule comprises (a) an interfacially-polymerized polymer shell comprising at least one shell stabilizer; and (b) a fill composition comprising (1) at least one semiochemical and (2) at least one fill stabilizer. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172767 | Opioid agonist / antagonist combinations The invention is directed in part to oral dosage forms comprising a combination of an orally analgesically effective amount of an opioid agonist and an orally active opioid antagonist, the opioid antagonist being included in a ratio to the opioid agonist to provide ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163687 | Stabilized pesticide compositions The present invention provides a shelf-life extending pesticide formulation, and methods of making and methods of use. The present invention prolongs the shelf-life many fold. In addition, methods of controlling insects on cattle are also provided. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7125835 | Encapsulated fragrance chemicals A polymeric encapsulated fragrance is disclosed which is suitable for use in personal care and cleaning products. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fragrance is encapsulated by a first polymer material to form a fragrance encapsulated polymer, the poly... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122204 | Antibiotic composition with inhibitor Antibiotic composition having four dosage forms with different release profiles providing for initial release of a beta lactam antibiotic followed by release of a beta-lactamase inhibitor, followed by release of the antibiotic followed by release of the inhibitor. I... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108866 | Chronotherapeutic diltiazem formulations and the administration thereof A controlled-release Galenical preparation of pharmaceutically acceptable Diltiazem including the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, suitable for evening dosing every 24 hours containing from about 120 mg to about 540 mg or more (as desired) of the form of D... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094462 | Base material for wiping sheet A base material for a wiping sheet on which powder is to be supported, wherein the ratio of the average pore diameter (D) of the surface of the base material while dry as measured by the mercury penetration method to the average particle diameter (d) of the powder, ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7074430 | Controlled release tramadol tramadol formulation A controlled release preparation for oral administration contains tramadol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as active ingredient. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070795 | Particles containing agricultural active ingredients One or more agricultural active ingredients (such as fungicides or insecticides) are entrapped in polymeric matrixes to form particles having a diameter in the range from about 0.2 to about 200 microns. The particles are applied to soil, to seeds, or to plants and r... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056522 | Sustained release pest control products and their applications A method for applying a barrier to structures to prevent the infiltration of pest species (unwanted organisms) uses a (e.g., coating) composition formed from a polyurethane (e.g., film-forming) polymer system and a pellet comprising a pesticide incorporated into a s... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045138 | Composition for mitigation of insects and/or mollusca A composition including a bait and a borate is used to mitigate a population of target insects and/or mollusca. The composition may include attractive by-products of agriculture and manufacturing with or without semiochemicals or biopesticides prepared as point sour... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7018644 | Liquid air freshener and insecticidal compositions and device for using same A non-aqueous, single phase, non-thickened liquid air freshener or insecticidal composition having a flashpoint of greater than about 62° C. is provided. The composition contains: a) a polar solvent; b) up to about 10 wt % of a non-polar aliphatic hydrocarbon solve... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6998132 | Enveloped pesticidal formulations A solid pesticidal formulation, such as wettable powders, water dispersible granules and water soluble formulations, enveloped in a water soluble substance, such as polyvinyl alcohol and so on, wherein the solid pesticidal formulation comprises at least one water so... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6974837 | Compositions comprising sibutramine metabolites in combination with phosphodiesterase inhibitors Pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms are disclosed that comprise a racemic or optically pure sibutramine metabolite and a phosphodiesterase inhibitor. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972036 | Method for laminectomy A process for performing lumbar laminectomy is characterized by leaving the muscles intact along the base of spinous process and posterior faces of detached portions of lamina, facet joints, and transverse processes of at least one of adjacent superior and inferior ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6872576 | Antigens embedded in thermoplastic The invention relates to an immunoassays, binding assays, solid phase substrates (12) and other devices with an antigen or antibody or ligand or receptor (11) embedded into a solid phase substrate (12). The antigen or antibody is mixed with a mo... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6861075 | Biocidal compositions comprising an aerated gel containing hydrophobic silica A storage-stable biocidal aerated gel composition comprises from 30 to 97% by weight of water, from 0.2 to 5% by weight of a gelling agent selected from xanthan gum, sodium alginate and neutralised carboxyvinyl polymer from 2 to 5% by weight of a fine particulate, h... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6852328 | Method and device for protection of wooden objects proximate soil from pest invasion A method and device are disclosed which prevents the decay and deterioration of wooden objects caused by pests by using a controlled release device. This controlled release device utilizes polymers which incorporate pesticides. In the disclosed method, the controlle... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6803051 | Multi-layer barrier preventing wood pest access to wooden structures A method and device are disclosed which prevent the intrusion of insects onto wood structures by using a barrier capable of retaining pesticide. In the disclosed method, the barrier maintains a minimal effective level of insecticide for a predetermined period of tim... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6746684 | Microencapsulated solid pesticides A microcapsule characterized by comprising a solid pesticide as a core material coated with a wall material which is a resin formed by polycondensation of a sparingly water-soluble melamine-formaldehyde resin type prepolymer (said sparingly water-soluble melamine-fo... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6713077 | Control of shoot/foliar feeding pests with pesticide seed treatments A method of preventing damage to the shoots and foliage of a plant by a pest includes treating the seed from which the plant grows with a composition that includes at one pyrethrin or synthetic pyrethroid. In another embodiment, the pesticide is not limited to pyret... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6676952 | Use of an okume resin extract in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical fields, and in particular in the dermatological field The invention relates to novel uses of an extract of okume resin in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical fields, and in particular in the dermatological field. It relates to cosmetic compositions for treating the nails, the hair, or the eyelashes in order to m... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6620421 | Water dispersible granules This invention relates to a water dispersible granule comprising; (1) a pesticidally active ingredient (2) a copolymer of maleic anhydride and diisobutylene or a salt thereof (3) a compound selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene alkyl p... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6555122 | Dry water-dispersible compositions of microencapsulated pesticides Solid water-dispersible compositions containing microencapsulated pesticides are produced by spray-drying an aqueous suspension of said pesticides in the presence of a water-soluble polymer.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6548076 | Antimicrobial lees The lees or "dregs" produced during wine making are rich sources of antioxidants. Unexpectedly, these materials show significant antibacterial properties as well as antioxidant properties. The lees of red wine which consist of tannins and plant pigments p... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6544540 | Base-triggered release microcapsules Microcapsules formed from an aminoplast shell wall and an encapsulated ingredient or ingredients enclosed within the wall in which the wall contains a base-cleavable ester moiety. These capsules have been found to be sensitive to the presence of base such ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6506397 | Pest controlling The present invention features a sustained-release microcapsule for long-term pest controlling. In general, a microcapsule has a capsule core including active pest-control ingredients and diluents, and a capsule shell which physically separates the capsul... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6471975 | Microspheres as a delivery vehicle for bio-active agents useful in agricultural applications A plurality of releasably loaded elastomeric microspheres comprising a plurality of elastomeric microspheres loaded with at least one releasable agriculturally active agent within the optical boundaries of the elastomeric microspheres and post-polymerizat... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6436421 | Pesticide compositions The present invention relates to pesticide compositions. In particular, the present invention relates to pesticide compositions comprising a pesticide and a redispersible polymer and to a method for controlling agricultural pests by applying to the pest o... | 08/20/2002 |