...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7595398 | N-(5-membered aromatic ring)-amido anti-viral compounds Disclosed are compounds having Formula (I) and the compositions and methods thereof for treating or preventing a viral infection mediated at least in part by a virus in the Flaviviridae family of viruses, wherein A, R2, m, R, V, W, T, Z, R1, Y,... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7425561 | 3-substituted-2(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to 3-substituted-2-(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes, methods of preparing the compounds and methods of treatment using the compounds. The azabicycloalkanes generally are azabicycloheptanes, azabicyclooctanes, or azabicyclononanes. The ar... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425555 | Heteroaryl substituted biphenyl derivatives as p38 kinase inhibitors Compounds of formula (I): are inhibitors of p38 kinase and are useful in the treatment of conditions or disease states mediated by p38 kinase activity or mediated by cytokines produced by the activity of p38. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7407976 | Thiazoles and oxazoles useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette transporters The present invention relates to modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (“CFTR”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to meth... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396842 | Five-membered cyclic compounds A 5-membered cyclic compound of the formula: wherein X is oxygen or sulfur, R1 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, etc., R2 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371749 | Benzothiazole derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of formulae IA and IB wherein R1 and R2 are each independently lower alkyl or —(CH2)m—O-lower alkyl, or together with t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371751 | Thiazole derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, fo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365196 | Sulphonamido-substituted bridged bicycloalkyl derivatives A class of compounds is disclosed, comprising sulphonamido-substituted bridged bicycloalkyl structures. The compounds are inhibitors of gamma-secretase, and hence are useful in the treatment of and/or prevention of Alzheimer's disease. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348427 | Antipathogenic benzamide compounds Antipathogenic benzamide compounds having the formula wherein at least one of the R1 groups is F, Cl, CN or CF3 and R2, R3, Y, Z, m, and n are as defined herein. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7323564 | Preparation of thiazoles The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a compound having the formula: wherein R is a range of organic groups and X is a leaving group. The process may include reacting a compound of the form... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7304058 | Carbamic acid esters of benzothiazoles The present invention relates to a compound of formula I wherein R, X and n are defined hereinabove, and to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound may be used for the treatment of diseases relat... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7271289 | Biphenylcarboxylic amide derivatives as p38 kinase inhibitors Compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, and their use as pharmaceuticals, particularly as p38 kinase inhibitors. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7259250 | C-nitroso compounds and use thereof A C-nitroso compound having a molecular weight ranging from 225 to 1,000 (from 225 to 600 for oral administration) on a monomeric basis wherein a nitroso group is attached to a tertiary carbon, which is obtained by nitrosylation of a carbon acid having a pKa less th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7229998 | Thiazole and oxazole derivatives as activators of human peroxisome proliferator activated receptors The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein R1–R5, R25, R26, Y and X2 are as defined herein. The compounds a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217707 | Amide of R-2-(aminoaryl)-propionic acid for use in the prevention of leucocyte activation N-(2-aminoaryl-propionyl)-amides of formula (1) are described. The process for their preparation and pharmaceutical preparations thereof are also described. The amides of the invention are useful in the prev... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217728 | Diaminopropionic acid derivatives A compound of formula 1a which is useful for treating reperfusion injury, and salts, prodrugs, and related compounds. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208629 | 5′-Carbamoyl-1,1-biphenyl-4-carboxamide derivatives and their use as p38 kinase inhibitors Compounds of formula (I): wherein when m is 0 to 4 R1 is selected from C1–6alkyl, C3–7cycloalkyl, C2–6alkenyl, —SO2NR4R5, —CONR4R5 and —COOR4; and when m is 2 to 4 R1 is additionally selected from C1–6alkoxy, hydroxy, NR4R5, —NR4SO2R5, —NR4SOR5, ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205312 | N-[4-(heteroarylmethyl)phenyl]-heteroarylamines The present invention is concerned with compounds of formula the N-oxides, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydrox... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186719 | Antibacterial agents Compounds of formula (II) are antibacterial agents wherein Q represents a radical of the formula: —N(OH)CH(═O) or the formula: —C(═O)NH(OH); R1 represents hydrogen, C1–C6 alkyl or C1–C6 alkyl substit... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179808 | Substituted heteroaryl and heterocyclic compounds useful in treating inflammatory disorders This invention is directed to substituted heteroaryl and heterocyclic compounds as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide oxidase hydride donor inhibitors useful in treating or ameliorating a reactive oxygen species mediated inflammatory disorder. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169782 | Aryl substituted thiazolidinones and the use thereof This invention relates aryl substituted thiazolidinones of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein R1 and R2, are defined in the specification. The inve... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163952 | Azole compound and medicinal use thereof The present invention relates to an azole compound represented by the formula [I] wherein W is S or O; R is —COOR7, —X1-A1-COOR7 (R7 is H, alkyl) or tetr... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160906 | Amino nicotinate derivatives as glucokinase (GLK) modulators The invention related to novel compounds of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, useful in the treatment of a | 01/09/2007 |
| 7135488 | Pyrrolyl-thiazole derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the description and c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7049308 | C-nitroso compounds and use thereof A C-nitroso compound having a molecular weight ranging from 225 to 1,000 (from 225 to 600 for oral administration) on a monomeric basis wherein a nitroso group is attached to a tertiary carbon, which is obtained by nitrosylation of a carbon acid having a pKa less th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037929 | 2-amino-thiazole derivatives, process for their preparation, and their use as antitumor agents Compounds which are 2-amino-1,3-thiazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein R is a halogen atom, a nitro group, an optionally substituted amino group or it is a group, optionally further substituted, selected from i) st... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022701 | Indolylalkylamine derivatives as 5-hydroxytryptamine-6 ligands The present invention provides a compound of formula I and the use thereof for the therapeutic treatment of disorders relating to or affected by the 5-HT6 receptor. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008957 | Bicyclic cyanoheterocycles, process for their preparation and their use as medicaments The invention relates to compounds of the formula I in which the radicals have the stated meanings, their stereoisomeric forms and their physiologically tolerated salts and process for their preparation. The com... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6984652 | Gyrase inhibitors Compounds comprising an indazolyl group and a thiazolyl group, preferably 7-substituted 3-(thiazol-2-yl)-1H-indazole compounds in which the indazolyl group and a thiazolyl group are each independently optionally substituted, are useful for the treatment or prophylax... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979694 | Cyclic protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors Novel cyclic compounds and salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of protein tyrosine kinase-associated disorders such as immunologic and oncologic disorders. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972292 | Certain substituted polyketides, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in treating tumors The present invention relates to certain substituted polyketides of formula I, wherein A, B, C, D, E, F and m are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds, and the use of said compounds ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6963000 | Benzothiazole derivatives with activity as adenosine receptor ligands The present invention relates to substituted benzothiazole derivitives and to their pharmaceutically acceptable salts useful for the treatment of diseases related to the adenosine receptor. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6956038 | Aryl substituted thiazolidinones and the use thereof This invention relates aryl substituted thiazolidinones of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein R1 and R2, are defined in the specification. The invention ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953796 | Use of 2-amino-thiazoline derivatives as inhibitors of inducible No-synthase The present invention relates to the use of 2-amino-thiazoline derivatives of formula (I): in which either Y is a methylene (CH2) and X is chosen from the following groups: O, NH, (C1-C4) N-Alkyl, N—Bn, N... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953795 | Thiazolyl inhibitors of Tec family tyrosine kinases Novel thiazolyl compounds and salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of Tec family tyrosine kinase-associated disorders such as cancer, immunologic disorders and allergic disorders. | 10/11/2005 |
| 6943160 | Morpholine derivatives as antagonists of orexin receptors This invention relates to morpholine derivatives of formula (I) and their use as antagonists of orexin receptors. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6919361 | Five-membered-ring compound A 5-membered cyclic compound of the formula: wherein X is oxygen or sulfur, R1 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, etc., R2 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substitute... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6821991 | 2-substituted thiazolidinones as β-3 adrenergic receptor agonists This invention provides compounds of Formula I having the structure wherein: A, X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 a... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6770642 | Indolylalkylamine derivatives as 5-hydroxytryptamine-6 ligands The present invention provides a compound of formula I and the use thereof for the therapeutic treatment of disorders relating to or affected by the 5-HT6 receptor. ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6706718 | 3-(2,4-dimethylthiazol-5-yl)indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-4-one derivatives and their uses The present invention relates to 3-(2,4-dimethylthiazol-5-yl)indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-4-ones of formula I: which are potent inhibitors of cyclin dependent kinases. This invention also provides a novel method of treati... | 03/16/2004 |