3M employee and church chorister Art Fry needed something to temporarily mark pages in his hymnal. He was in luck because his colleague, Spencer Silver, accidentally developed a glue that was too weak for other purposes. After initially discouraging consumer response, Post-it Notes became a hit in 1979.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8115013 | Process for the preparation of amorphous fluvastatin sodium The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, fluvastatin, more specifically to a process for the preparation of amorphous form of fluvastatin sodium. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115014 | Ethynylindole compounds As a compound having a potent oral activity and a long-lasting cysLT1/cysLT2 receptor antagonistic activity, the compound of the formula (I): which exhibits potent antagonistic activity against the cys... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7960568 | Heterocyclyl-substituted sulfonamides for the treatment of cognitive or food ingestion related disorders The present invention relates to heterocyclyl-substituted sulfonamides with 5-HT6 receptor affinity, and compositions thereof, and the use of said compounds for the treatment or prophylaxis of various disorders. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7834193 | Indoline compound and process for producing the same The present invention provides an industrial method production of silodosin, which is useful for a therapeutic agent for dysuria associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia. The production of silodosine is characterized by mixing 3-{7-cyano-5-[(2R)-2-({2-[2-(2,2,2-... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7795450 | Antagonist of the magnesium binding defect as therapeutic agents and methods for treatment of abnormal physiological states This invention provides a class of therapeutic compounds and methods for the treatment of mammals with physiological disorders, such as for example a frequently occurring type of essential hypertension, which are critically associated with the decreased binding of m... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7754896 | Indol-alanine derivatives as selective S1P4-agonists The present invention relates to agonists of the S1P4 receptor, which are selective for the S1P4 receptor over one or more of the S1P1, S1P2, S1P3 or S1P5 receptors of at least 10 fold, in particular new indol-alanine derivatives of structure I, process for their pr... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7582771 | Process for the synthesis of cPLA inhibitors A process for making the compound of formula (I) wherein Ac represents acetate; X represents O or CH2; Y represents C1-C6alkyl; and Z is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, CN,... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7429612 | Indoline compound and medicinal use thereof The present invention provides an indoline compound represented by the formula (I) wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition contai... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7414070 | Indol-7-YL sulfonamide derivatives, their preparation and their use in pharmaceutical compositions The present invention refers to new sulfonamide derivatives, of general formula (Ia, Ib, Ic), optionally in form of one of their stereoisomers, preferably enantiomers or diastereomers, their racemate, or in form of a mixture of at least two of their stereoisomers, p... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7384970 | Inhibitors of cathepsin S The present invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for the selective inhibition of cathepsin S. In a preferred aspect, cathepsin S is selectively inhibited in the presence of at least one other cathepsin isozyme. The present invention also provides m... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384973 | Materials and methods for treating hypercholesterolemia The subject invention provides novel HMG-CoA-reductase inhibitors. In a preferred embodiment, the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors of the subject invention can be deactivated to a primary inactive metabolite by hydrolytic enzymes. Compounds of the present invention can ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7375118 | Phenyl-indole compounds for modulating IgE and Inhibiting cellular proliferation The present invention is directed to small molecule inhibitors of the IgE response to allergens, which are useful in the treatment of allergy and/or asthma or any diseases where IgE is pathogenic. This invention also relates to phenyl-indole molecules that are cellu... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7358364 | Substituted carboxylic acids The present invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of formula (I): which are useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders related to insulin resistance or hyperglycemia. These compounds inclu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351730 | Substituted naphthyl indole derivatives as inhibitors of plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) This invention provides PAI-1 inhibiting compounds of Formula I: wherein: R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each H, alkyl, alkanoyl, halo, OH, aryl optionally substituted with R8,... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342039 | Substituted indole oximes The present invention relates to substituted indole oximes and methods of using them. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332521 | Substituted indoles The present invention relates generally to substituted indoles such as substituted 1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid derivatives, and methods of using them. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7294648 | Anthranyl derivatives having an anticholecystokinin activity (anti-cck-1), a process for their preparation, and pharmaceutical use thereof Anthranylic compounds having anti-CCK activity of general formula (I) in which, n is a whole number lying between 0 and 7; R1 is chosen independently from the groups (II), in which X1 is chosen independently from, S, O, NR2 and X | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291644 | Indole derivatives Compounds represented by formula (I) wherein all symbols represent the same meanings as described in specification and salts thereof. Since the compound represented by the formula (I) binds and antagonize... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288564 | Indole derivatives Compounds of formula (I) or salts or solvates thereof or physiologically functional derivatives thereof are potent binders at the EP4 receptor and are of use in the treatment or prevention of conditions such as a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7268159 | Substituted indoles The present invention relates generally to substituted indoles and methods of using them. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259182 | Aryl, aryloxy, and aklyloxy substituted 1-indol-3-yl glyoxylic acid derivatives as inhibitors of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) Compounds of formula I are provided: wherein: R1, R2, and R3, are as defined herein, as well as pharmaceutical composition and methods using the compounds as inhibitors of plasminogen activator inhibitor ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253156 | Carbonate and carbamate modified forms of glucocorticoids in combination with Badrenergic agonists Compositions containing β2 adrenergic agonists in combination with carbonates and carbamates of the formula and in combination with related steroid carbonates and carbamates are disclosed. The composi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244743 | Non-peptidic BRS-3 agonists Selectively BRS-3-agonistic compounds of formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, R1, R2, R3, Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, m and n have th... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241801 | Viral polymerase inhibitors A compound, represented by formula (I): wherein A, B, R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R7, R9, and R10 are as defined herein, or an enant... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229986 | Melanin-concentrating hormone antagonist A melanin-concentrating hormone antagonist comprising a compound of the formula: wherein R is hydrogen atom or a cyclic group which may be substituted; X is a bond or a spacer having a main chain of 1 to 10 atoms... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230118 | Process for the preparation of ropinirole A new process for the preparation of Ropinirole (1) and pharmaceutically acceptable hydrochloride salt thereof comprising reacting the compound (V) with nitromethane to obtain the compound of formula (II), which is reduced to compound (III) and alkylated to obtain c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220553 | Use of Russell's viper venom-induced plasma factor Xa activity to monitor the activity of factor Xa inhibitors The invention relates to a method of monitoring the effect of a direct of indirect Factor Xa inhibitors comprising the steps of collecting a plasma sample from a patient, adding a solution of Russell's viper venom to the plasma sample and measuring the clotting time... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7199265 | Thyroid receptor ligands, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use in the treatment of disorders influenced by thyroid hormones This invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) which are thyroid receptor ligands, and are preferably selective for the thyroid hormone receptor β, to methods of preparing such compounds and to methods for using such compounds such as in the regulation of m... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199258 | Process for preparing nitrooxyderivatives of naproxen The present invention refers to a process for preparing a compound of general formula (A), as reported in the description, wherein R is a radical of naproxen or bromonaproxen and R1–R12 are hydrogen or alkyl groups, m, n, o, q, r and s are ea... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186753 | Pharmaceutical compounds Compounds or their salts of general formula (I): A—B—N(O)s wherein: s is an integer equal to 1 or 2; A=R—T1—, wherein R is the drug radical and T1=(CO)t or (X)t′, wherein X=O, S, NR1c, R | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179921 | Indoline and tetrahydro-quinolines as prodrugs for tumour treatment Compounds of the general formula I or IA or a salt in which X is H, Y is a leaving group, R1 preferably being an aromatic DNA binding subunit are prodrug analogues of duocarmycin. The compounds are expected to be hydroxylated at the carbon atom to which X... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176200 | Derivatives of sulphonamides, their preparation and use as medicaments The present invention relates to new derivatives of sulphonamides, with the general formula (I), as well as to their physiologically acceptable salts, the processes for their preparation, their application as medicaments in human and/or veterinary therapy and the ph... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169936 | Indolinone derivatives substituted in the 6-position, their preparation and their use as medicaments The present invention relates to indolinone derivatives, substituted in the 6-position, of the formula in which R1 to R6 and X are as defined in claim 1, to their tautomers, e... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166637 | Hydroxyindoles, their use as inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4, and processes for preparing them The invention relates to substituted 4- or/and 7-hydroxyindoles, to processes for preparing them, to pharmaceutical preparations which comprise these compounds and to the pharmaceutical use of these compounds, which are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4, as active c... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157585 | Serine protease inhibitors Compounds of formula (I) where R5, R6a, each X, L, Cy and Lp are as defined in the specification, are tryptase inhibitors useful as antiinflammatory agents. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148240 | Aminoalkoxybenzoyl-benzofuran or benzothiophene derivatives, method for preparing same and compositions containing same The invention relates to benzofuran or benzothiophene derivatives of general formula: These compounds are of use as medicinal products, in particular in the treatment of pathological syndromes of the cardiovascular... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141600 | Small molecule inhibition of a PDZ-domain interaction Novel compounds that have been found effective in inhibiting PDZ domain interactions, and particularly interactions of PDZ domains in MAGIs with the oncogenic (tumor suppressor) protein PTEN and interactions between the PDZ domain in the Dishevelled (Dvl) protein an... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138424 | Indole derivatives, method for preparing same and pharmaceutical compositions containing same The present invention provides compounds of formula: and also provides their preparation and the pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. These compounds are ligands of CB2 cannabinoid receptors. | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138527 | Indole derivatives useful for the treatment of diseases The invention relates to indole derivatives and to processes for the preparation of, intermediates used in the preparation of, compositions containing and the uses of, such derivatives. The indole derivatives according to the present invention are useful in numerous... | 11/21/2006 |