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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178700 | Method of preparing cyclic carbonates, cyclic carbamates, cyclic ureas, cyclic thiocarbonates, cyclic thiocarbamates, and cyclic dithiocarbonates A method of preparing a cyclic monomer, comprising: forming a first mixture comprising a precursor compound, bis(pentafluorophenyl) carbonate, and a catalyst; wherein the precursor compound has a structure comprising a) two or more carbons, and b) two functional gro... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7790908 | Process for preparing glyceryl carbonate The present invention relates to a process for preparing highly pure glyceryl carbonate by transesterifying dialkyl carbonates or cyclic carbonates in the presence of a basic catalyst. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7365214 | Process for the preparation of cyclic carbonates The present invention provides an improved process for the preparation of cyclic carbonates which comprises reacting an olefins or its epoxide with carbon dioxide or a mixture of oxygen-containing compound and carbon dioxide, in the presence of zeolite-based catalys... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7342141 | Process for the preparation of alkanediol The invention provides a process for the preparation of alkanediol comprising the steps: (i) contacting alkylene oxide with carbon dioxide in the presence of a carbonation catalyst to obtain a reaction mixture containing alkylene c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7276570 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of anionic moieties attached thereto. These co... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265195 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of cationic moieties attached thereto. These c... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256249 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. The compositions comprise at least one regioselective polyisocyanate having an asymmetric structure and comprising at least a first NCO group and a ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253242 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable materials are presently disclosed. The materials have a rebound height percentage of greater than 60% and are formed from compositions comprising at least one resilient polyamine polydiene and/or ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253245 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7157545 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7138477 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138475 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise at least one amine-terminated polyamide and at least one isocyanate-containing prepolymer. These elastomer com... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138476 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one fatty compound chosen from fatty polyamines and fatty polyamine telechelics. These elastomer compositions c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115703 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise reaction products of polyacids and polyamines. The polyacid is chosen from polymerized fatty polyacids and polyacid telechelics. T... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112633 | Preparation of a compound containing cyclic and linear carbonate groups The invention relates to a process for the preparation of compound(s) comprising at least one acrylate or methacrylate group, at least one linear carbonate group and at least one 5-membered cyclic carbonate group. The process comprises (A) a selective ring-opening s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105628 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105623 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise at least one poly(urethane-co-urea) prepolymer and at least one curative. These elastomer compositions can be ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101951 | Compositions for golf equipment A golf ball comprising at least one thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable material formed from a composition comprising at least one telechelic polycarbonate having a generic structure of: where R1... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098274 | Compositions for golf equipment A golf ball comprising at least one thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable material formed from a composition comprising at least one telechelic polycarbonate copolymer formed from at least one polyol telechelic and at least one carbonate-forming compound; | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087635 | 3-substituted oxindole β3 agonists The present invention relates to a β3 adrenergic receptor agonist of formula I: or a pharmaceutical salt thereof; which is capable of increasing lipolysis and energy expenditure in cells and, therefore, is usefu... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7019149 | Thromboxane ligands without blood clotting side effects A method of treating ocular hypotension, hypertension, hemorrhage, myocardial ischemia, angina pectoris, coronary contraction, cerebrovascular contraction after subarachnoidal hemorrhage, cerebral hemorrhage and asthma which comprises administering to a mammal suffe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7005496 | Production of trimethylene carbonate from poly (trimethylene carbonate) by wiped film reactive evaporation A method for producing trimethylene carbonate poly(trimethylene carbonate which comprises (a) introducing liquid poly(trimethylene carbonate) and an optional catalyst into a wiped film evaporator reactor under a vacuum about 15 kPa or less, said reactor having walls... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6960300 | Process for preparing water soluble diterpenes and their applications Aqueous solutions of diterpenes such as Forskolin, its congeners, analogs and derivatives, up to approximately 6% concentration, are prepared using suitably substituted cyclodextrin as a solubilizing agents. In the absence of cyclodextrin, some diterpenes such as Fo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6924379 | Process for preparation of cyclic carbonate A catalytic system comprising of Zinc-substituted polyoxometalate, Na12[WZn3(H2O)2(ZnW9O34)2].48H2O and a Lewis base has been discovered to be efficient for chemical fixation of ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6825361 | Cathodic electrocoating compositions containing hydroxyl-carbonate blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent An improved aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition having a binder of an epoxy-amine adduct and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; wherein the improvement is the use of a hydoxyl-carbonate blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent. Electrodeposited fi... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6818779 | Thromboxane ligands without blood clotting side effects A method of treating ocular hypotension, hypertension, hemorrhage, myocardial ischemia, angina pectoris, coronary contraction, cerebrovascular contraction after subarachnoidal hemorrhage, cerebral hemorrhage and asthma which comprises administering to a mammal suffe... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6727369 | Process for the preparation of baccatin III analogs bearing new C2 and C4 functional groups Process for the preparation of a derivative or analog of baccatin III or 10-desacetyl baccatin III having a C2 substituent other than benzoate and/or a C4 substituent other than acetate in which the C2 benzoate substituent and/or the C4 acetate substituent of a deri... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723858 | Estrogenic compounds as anti-mitotic agents The application discloses methods of treating mammalian diseases characterized by abnormal cell mitosis by administering estradiol derivatives including those comprising colchicine or combretastatin A-4 structural motifs of the general formulae found below in a dosa... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6716874 | Synergistic insecticide mixtures The invention relates to insecticidal mixtures comprising compounds of the formula (I) in which X′, Y′, Z′, n, G′, A′ and B′ are as defined above and agonists and/or antagonists of nicotinic acetylcholine rec... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6630492 | Lymphocyte function antigen-1 antagonists Mevinolin compounds for use in the treatment or prevention of autoimmune diseases, inflammation, ischemia/reperfusion injury and graft rejection. Such compounds bind to the LFA-1 I-domain and thereby inhibit LFA-1/ICAM-1 or LFA-1/ICAM-3 interactions.... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6506909 | Method of making trimethylene carbonate A method of synthesizing trimethylene carbonate is disclosed involving (a) reacting 1,3-propanediol and a compound chosen from phosgene and bis-chloroformates to form a polycarbonate intermediate having the structure: ##STR1## wherein n is at least 2; R | 01/14/2003 |
| 6258962 | Process for producing alkylene carbonates A process for the synthesis of alkylene carbonates, such as ethylene carbonate, by reacting alkylene oxides with carbon dioxide in the presence of a porous solid support catalyst containing an alkali or alkaline earth metal component.... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6194124 | Photosensitive ceramic compositions containing polycarbonate polymers The invention is directed to polymer comprising the repeat unit ##STR1## wherein each of R1 through R7 are independently hydrogen or alkyl, and R8 is hydrogen or methyl. The invention is further directed to a photosensitiv... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6180800 | Fluorine-substituted cyclic carbonate and electrolytic solution and battery containing the same Monofluoromethyl ethylene carbonate, difluoromethyl ethylene carbonate and trifluoromethyl ethylene carbonate are provided as novel compounds. These compounds are very useful as solvents because they are chemically and physically stable, have a high diele... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6160130 | Preparation of alkylene carbonate using manganese halides as catalyst The present invention relates to a method for preparing alkylene carbonate by reacting alkylene oxide with carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalyst comprising: a) at least one alkali metal halide selected from the group consisting of MCl, MBr and MI, ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6090845 | Thromboxane ligands A method of treating ocular hypotension, hypertension, hemorrhage, myocardial ischemia, angina pectoris, coronary contraction, cerebrovascular contraction after subarachnoidal hemorrhage, and asthma which comprises administering to a mammal suffering ther... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6054596 | Process for producing cyclic carbonic esters Reacting a diol (1) with a carbonic ester (2) to produce a cyclic carbonic ester (3) using a salt of a weak acid with an alkaline metal or alkaline earth metal as a catalyst. The diol (1) contains diols having an asymmetric carbon atom. The reaction mixtu... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6020499 | Cyclic carbonates and their reactions with amines Six-membered cyclic carbonates (2-oxo-1,3-dioxanes) in which keto or carbohydrocarbyloxy groups are bound to the 5 position of the ring are disclosed. They react surprising quickly with primary or secondary cyclic amines, and the novel product hydroxyuret... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5962699 | Process for decolorizing organic carbonates A process for decolorizing organic carbonates, for example, cyclic alkylene carbonates, which involves contacting a discolored organic carbonate with hydrogen peroxide, is disclosed.... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5922888 | Process for removal of diol as impurity in cyclic carbonic acid ester A process for removing a diol from a cyclic carbonic acid ester containing the diol as an impurity, which comprises bringing a cyclic carbonic acid ester containing a diol as an impurity into contact with a synthetic zeolite in the presence of a chain car... | 07/13/1999 |
