...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8106212 | Substituted enaminocarbonyl compounds The present invention relates to novel substituted enaminocarbonyl compounds, to processes for their preparation and to their use for controlling animal pests, especially arthropods, in particular insects. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7893268 | Epithiolone analogues Epothilone analogues include a molecular scaffold which holds at least one segment of epothilone in a predetermined orientation and which rigidities a region between the macrolactone ring and the aromatic side-chain. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7390907 | Vanilloid receptor ligands and their use in treatments Compounds having the general structure and compositions containing them, for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascu... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7365095 | Chromane and chromene derivatives and uses thereof Compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided: wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, y, m, n, and Ar are as defined, and described in classes and subc... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7345059 | Diphenylpyridine derivatives, preparation and therapeutic application thereof The invention relates to 5,6-diphenylpyridine-3-carboxamide derivatives of general formula (I): where: R1 represents hydrogen or a (C1-C4)alkyl; ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7288567 | Inhibitors of histone deacetylase The invention relates to the inhibition of histone deacetylase. The invention provides compounds and methods for inhibiting histone deacetylase enzymatic activity. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and cond... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279574 | Epoxy compound and cured epoxy resin product The present invention provides a novel epoxy compound, which can be converted into a cured epoxy resin product having liquid crystal properties by curing with a curing agent. Since the cured epoxy resin product of the present invention exhibits good heat conductivit... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7256213 | Taxanes having a C10 carbonate substituent Taxanes having a methylcarbonate or ethylcarbonate substituent at C(10), a hydroxy substituent at C(7), and a range of C(13) side chain substituents. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256203 | Dicationic 2,5-diarylfuran aza-analogs as anti-protozoan agents A compound of Formula (I): wherein: X is selected from the group consisting of O, S, and NR17, where R17 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; A and... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250389 | Antifungal compound and process for producing the same Disclosed are novel compounds useful for prevention or control of diseases derived from fungi, a process for producing the same, and novel antifungal agents using the novel compounds. The compounds useful for prevention and treatment of diseases derived from fungi a... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247735 | Octupolar molecules used as organic semiconductors In the case of the materials according to the invention, the charge carrier mobility in the correspondingly prepared films is achieved if the molecules are composed in such a way that side chains—consisting of conjugated aromatic or heteroaromatic systems—are at... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241755 | Epothilone derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of the formula in which the variables G, W, Q, X, Y, B1, B2, Z1, Z2, and R1–R7 are as defined herein,... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232638 | Resist composition and patterning process Chemically amplified positive resist compositions comprising a polymer obtained by copolymerizing a silicon-containing monomer with a polar monomer having a value of LogP or cLogP of up to 0.6 and optionally hydroxystyrene, a photoacid generator and an organic solve... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230013 | C10 carbamoyloxy substituted taxane compositions Compositions comprising a taxane having a carbamoyloxy substituent at C(10), a hydroxy substituent at C(7), and a range of C(2), C(9), C(14), and side chain substituents. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226944 | Taxanes having a C7 carbonate substituent Taxanes having a carbonate substituent at C(7), a hydroxy substituent at C(10), and a range of C(2), C(9), C(14), and side chain substituents. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208169 | Biphenyl carboxamides The invention relates to novel biphenylcarboxamides of the formula (I) in which R1, R2, m, n, R3, Y and A are as defined in the disclosure, to a plurality... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7176235 | Epothilone derivatives and methods for making and using the same This invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, W, X, Y, and Ar... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169541 | Compound, polymer, resist composition, and patterning process There is disclosed a polymer containing at least a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1), and the resist composition containing the polymer as a base resin, especially a chemically amplified resist composition. There can be provided a resis... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7148241 | Dicationic 2,5-diarylfuran aza-analogs as anti-protozoan agents A compound of Formula (I): wherein: X is selected from the group consisting of O, S, and NR17, where R17 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; C | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132425 | 5-substituted-six-membered heteroaromatic glucokinase activators The present invention provides a compound according to formula I where the substituent designations are provided in the specification. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound according to formula I are ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125899 | Epothilone derivatives The present invention relates to epothilone derivatives, having the following formula: in which the variables G, W, Q, X, Y, B1, B2, Z1, Z2, and R1–R7... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7091226 | Cancer treatment with epothilones The invention relates to the treatment of a proliferative disease, especially according to certain treatment regimens, with an epothilone, especially with epothilone A and more preferably epothilone B; as well as to the treatment of certain cancers with such an epot... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087768 | Fumagillol derivatives and preparing method thereof The disclosure relates to a fumagillol compound which can be usefully used not only as an angiogenesis inhibiting agent showing a superior angeogenesis inhibitory effect with less toxicity, but also as a cancer metastasis inhibitor and a therapeutic agent against ca... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7064124 | NF-κB inhibitor containing substituted benzoic acid derivative as active ingredient A NF-κB inhibitor represented by the following formula (I) is provided: ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056946 | C10 carbonate taxane compositions Taxanes having a carbonate substituent at C(10), a hydroxy substituent at C(7), and a range of C(2), C(9), C(14), and side chain substituents. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7034035 | Fungicidal mono-, bi-, and tri-cycloheteroalkyl amides and their compositions, methods of use and preparation The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I: wherein: a) represents a 6-membered heterocyclic aromatic ring in w... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026352 | Physiologically active substances The present invention provides a novel bioactive substance having an antitumor activity and a process for producing it, and a medical use thereof. Namely, it provides a 12-membered ring macrolide compound represented by the following formula obtained from the incuba... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7002017 | Enantioselective hydrogenation of intermediates in the synthesis of tipranavir The invention relates to a process for preparing the compounds of general formula I by enantioselective hydrogenation of the compounds of formula II in the presence of spec... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6992104 | C7 carbonate taxane compositions Taxanes having a carbonate substituent at C(7), a hydroxy substituent at C(10), and a range of C(2), C(9), C(14), and side chain substituents. ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6972335 | Synthesis of epothilones, intermediates thereto, analogues and uses thereof The present invention provides convergent processes for preparing epothilone A and B, desoxyepothilones A and B, and analogues thereof. Also provided are analogues related to epothilone A and B and intermediates useful for preparing same. The present invention furth... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6967205 | Compounds with antibacterial and antiparasitic properties There are provided novel compounds which have both antibacterial and antiparasitic properties, thereby reducing the need for using several compounds in combined antibacterial and antiparasitic treatment of livestock. The present novel compounds are especially well s... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6927225 | Fungicidal 2-pyridyl alkyl amides and their compositions, methods of use and preparation The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I: wherein: represents a 6-membered heterocyclic aromatic ring in which X1 is N, and X2, X | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919359 | Azabicyclic-substituted-heteroaryl compounds for the treatment of disease The invention provides compounds of Formula I: Azabicyclo-N(R1)—C(═X)—W Formula I These compounds may be in the form of pharmaceutical salts or compositions, racemic mixtures, or pure enantiomers thereof. The compounds of Fo... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916932 | Reductive cleavage of the exocyclic ester of UK-2A or its derivatives and products formed therefrom A process comprising reacting compound GF-I with a reducing agent to form compound GF-II wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of H, benzyl, substituted benzyl, CH2OC1-8 alkyl, CH2OC3-8 cycloalkyl, allyl, tetrahy... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6906088 | Taxanes having a C10 carbamoyloxy substituent Taxanes having a carbamoyloxy substituent at C(10), a hydroxy substituent at C(7), and a range of C(2), C(9), C(14), and side chain substituents. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903219 | Process to produce derivatives from UK-2A derivatives A process to produce alkyl ethers from UK-2A derivatives is provided. Additionally, alkyl ether derivatives of UK-2A are provided. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6890928 | Aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acids and their use as protease inhibitors This invention is directed to aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acids (including hydroxamates) and salts thereof that, inter alia, inhibit matrix metalloproteinase (also known as “matrix metalloprotease” or “MMP”) activity and/or aggrecanase activity. This inventi... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6878727 | Inhibitors of hepatitis C virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, and compositions and treatments using the same Compounds of formula I are hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) inhibitors, and are useful in therapeutic and prophylactic treatment of persons infected with hepatitis C virus ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6872747 | Decalactones, method for making, and pharmaceuticals there from A novel class of decalactones with the general formula (I) and their stereoisomers is disclosed. A method for the synthesis of the decalactones of general formula (I) and the use of the decalactones in pharmaceutical compositions is also described. | 03/29/2005 |