...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 |
| 8101755 | Organometallic complex including pyrazine derivative An organometallic complex is provided by which favorable red-color light emission can be obtained. Further, an organometallic complex having a peak of light emission at about 620 nm is provided because the wavelength of light which is perceived as excellent red-colo... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8088920 | 3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid amide derivatives as HDL-cholesterol raising agents The present invention relates to pyrazine derivatives of the formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 to R8 are as defined in the description and claims for use as HDL-choleste... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8026363 | Process for producing coelenteramide or an analog thereof A process for producing coelenteramide or its analog in a high yield has been desired. The invention provides a process for producing di-O-methylcoelenteramide or its analog of formula (3) which comprises reacting O-methylc... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7829710 | Ionic liquids The present invention relates to compositions of matter that are ionic liquids, the compositions comprising any of eleven cations combined with any of three fluorinated sulfonated anions. Compositions of the invention should be useful as solvents and, perhaps, as ca... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7829709 | Cysteine prodrugs to treat schizophrenia and drug addiction The present invention provides cysteine prodrugs for the treatment of schizophrenia and drug addiction. The invention further encompasses pharmaceutical compositions containing prodrugs and methods of using the prodrugs and compositions for treatment of schizophreni... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7750155 | Pyrazinyl hydroxyacrylamide compounds having an inhibitory effect on the activity of histone deacetylase This invention relates to novel N-hydroxyacrylamide compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. More particularly, it relates to novel N-hydroxyacrylamide compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which act as a HDAC inhibit... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745624 | Preparation of acid addition salts of ziprasidone and intermediates thereof by solid phase-gas phase reactions A process for the preparation of an acid addition salt of ziprasidone base and intermediates thereof comprising exposing the ziprasidone base in solid form to a gaseous acid in a substantially dry environment. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7671201 | Phenyl substituted cyclic derivatives Certain novel phenyl substituted cyclic derivatives have unexpected insecticidal activity. These compounds are represented by formula I: where B is a cyclic bridging group containing at least one N or N oxide link and a, A, b, B, c, d, D, L, M, R1 through... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7615635 | N-formyl hydroxylamines Novel N-formyl hydroxylamine compounds and their derivatives are disclosed. These N-formyl hydroxylamine compounds inhibit peptidyl deformylase (PDF), an enzyme present in prokaryotes. The compounds are useful as antimicrobials and antibiotics. The compounds of the ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7572911 | Azo compound and process of producing the same, and novel compound and process of producing azo compounds using the same A compound represented by the following formula (I) or formula (2-I): ... | 08/11/2009 |
| RE40558 | Therapeutic uses of di-aryl acid derivatives The use of diaryl acid derivatives of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, N-oxides, hydrates or solvates thereof, wherein the variables shown are defined in the disclosure, and their pharmaceutical compositions as P... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7432271 | Pyrazolyl inhibitors of 15-lipoxygenase The present invention provides pyrazolyl inhibitors of 15-LO, pharmaceutical compositions containing such inhibitors and methods for treating diseases related to the 15-LO cascade using such compounds and compositions. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7417042 | Compounds for enzyme inhibition Peptide-based compounds including heteroatom-containing, three-membered rings efficiently and selectively inhibit specific activities of N-terminal nucleophile (Ntn) hydrolases. The activities of those Ntn having multiple activities can be differentially inhibited b... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7408066 | Carbon-linked substituted piperidines and derivatives thereof useful as histamine Hantagonists Disclosed are compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: M1 and M3 are CH or N; M2 is CH, CF or N; | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399764 | Inhibitors of Akt activity The present invention is directed to compounds which contain a five-membered heterocyclic ring fused to a substituted pyrazine moiety which inhibit the activity of Akt, a serine/threonine protein kinase. The invention is further directed to chemotherapeutic composit... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390908 | Compounds effecting glucokinase The invention relates to the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or preventio... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381727 | Pyrrole derivatives, their preparation and their therapeutic use The invention concerns compounds of formula (I): Wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are as defined herein. The in... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371777 | Cyclic compound and PPAR agonist The present invention provides a novel compound having an excellent PPAR agonist action. More specifically, it provides a compound represented by the following formula, a salt thereof, an ester thereof or a hydrate of them. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371743 | Carboxylic acid amides, the preparation thereof and their use as medicaments The present invention relates to new substituted carboxylic acid amides of general formula wherein A, B and R1 to R5 are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, the enantiomers, the diastereomers,... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368569 | Process for making spirolactone compounds This invention relates to a process for making spirolactone compounds analogous to formula I ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358239 | Pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl or homopiperidinyl substituted (benzodioxan, benzofuran or benzopyran) derivatives The present invention concerns compounds of formula (I) a stereochemically isomeric form thereof, an N-oxide form thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein -Z1-Z2- is... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348324 | Cyclic amine compounds as CCR5 antagonists A compound of formula (I) (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, a non-aromatic heterocyclic group which may be substituted, R2 is a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, a non-aromatic heterocyclic ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332623 | Aryl-substituted acyclic enediyne compounds This invention provides aryl-substituted acyclic enediyne compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332501 | Indol-3-yl-carbonyl-spiro-piperidine derivatives as V1a receptor antagonists The invention relates to indol-3-yl-carbonyl-spiro-piperidine derivatives which act as V1a receptor antagonists and which are represented by Formula I: wherein the spiro-piperidine head group A and the residues R... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319106 | Diazabicyclic central nervous system active agents Compounds of formula I pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds, and use of said compositions to control synaptic transmission in mammals. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317010 | Thieno-pyrrole compounds as antagonists of gonadotropin releasing hormone The invention relates to a group of novel thieno-pyrrole compounds of Formula (I), wherein: R1, R2, R4, R5, R6, R6a, R7, R8, A and ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309711 | Fungicidal agent combinations The invention relates to novel fungicidallly active compound combinations of 2′-cyano-3,4-dichloroisothiazole-5-carboxanilide of the formula and the active compounds listed in the disclosure. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304072 | Spiro compounds Compounds represented by the general formula (I) wherein Ar1 represents an aryl or heteroaryl which may be substituted; n represents 0 or 1; T, U, V and W each independently represent a nitrogen atom o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300930 | Therapeutic acridone and acridine compounds The present invention pertains to acridone and acridine compounds of formula (I), wherein either: (a) K is ═O, L is —H, alpha is a single bond, beta is a double bond, gamma is a single bond (acridones); or, (b) K is a 9-substituent, L is absent, alpha is a doubl... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297708 | Heteroaromatic substituted cyclopropane as corticotropin releasing hormone ligands Provided herein are novel heteroaromatic substituted cyclopropanes of the Formula (I): as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, containing the same, and the use thereof in the treatment of various neurologi... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291617 | Arylamidine derivative or salt thereof An arylamidine derivative represented by a general formula described below or a salt thereof has an excellent antifungal action and high safety, and it is useful as an antifungal agent with good pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic properties | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288572 | Active substance combinations having insecticidal and acaricidal properties The present invention relates to novel insecticidally and acaricidally active compound combinations of N2-[1,1-dimethyl-2-(methylsulphonyl)ethyl]-3-iodo-N1-{2-methyl-4-[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]phenyl}phthalamide of the form... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279475 | Fluorinated di-aryl urea compounds Disclosed are compounds of formula(I): wherein R1, R2, W and X of formula(I) are defined herein. The compounds inhibit production of cytokines involved in inflammatory processes and are thus... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276086 | Composition comprising at least one pyrazine derivative and the use thereof for the direct or oxidation dyeing and/or optical bleaching of keratin fibers The invention relates to a composition comprising a pyrazine derivative and to methods using said compositions as an optical bleach and/or dye in a direct or oxidation dyeing composition for keratin fibers, such as human keratin fibers, for example, hair. The invent... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276612 | Hydroxamates as therapeutic agents The present invention is directed to certain hydroxamate derivatives that are useful in the treatment of hepatitis C. These compounds are also inhibitors of histone deacetylase and are therefore useful in the treatment of diseases associated with histone deacetylase... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268135 | Biaryl sulfonamides and methods for using same The present invention relates to biaryl sulfonamides and their use as, for example, metalloproteinase inhibitors. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265115 | Diazabicyclic CNS active agents Compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for controlling synaptic transmission in mammals. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259166 | Substituted-cycloalkyl and oxygenated-cycloalkyl glucokinase activators 2,3-Di-substituted N-heteroaromatic propionamides with said substitution at the 2-position being a substituted phenyl group and at the 3-position being a polar ring, said propionamides being glucokinase activators which increase insulin secretion in the treatment of... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259179 | Kinase inhibitors A compound of the general formula: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, crystal forms or diastereomers thereof is described. A method of treating protein kinase-associated disease states usin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259163 | 4-(6-membered)-heteroaryl acyl pyrrolidine derivatives as HCV inhibitors Novel anti-viral agents of Formula wherein: A represents OR1, NR1R2, or R1 wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, aryl... | 08/21/2007 |