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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7943790 | Process for preparing alkylene oxides The invention provides a process for preparing alkene oxides by contacting in a microreaction system (μ-reactor) a C2- C3 alkene with an oxidizing agent comprising a peroxo compound. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7547795 | Silver-containing catalysts, the manufacture of such silver-containing catalysts, and the use thereof A high activity and high selectivity silver catalyst comprising silver and, optionally, one or more promoters supported on a suitable support material having the form of a shaped agglomerate. The structure of the shaped agglomerate is that of a hollow cylinder havin... | 06/16/2009 |
| RE40493 | Porous paclitaxel matrices and methods of manufacture thereof Paclitaxel is provided in a porous matrix form, which allows the drug to be formulated without Cremophor and administered as a bolus. The paclitaxel matrices preferably are made using a process that includes (i) dissolving paclitaxel in a volatile solvent to form a ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7381350 | Fluorene derivatives and polymers thereof The compound (1) or (2), a composition containing the compound and a polymer obtained by polymerizing the composition. R1 is fluorine, cyano, alkyl, and so forth; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, and so forth; R... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7300604 | Tetrahydroxybenzene tetraester derivative and polymer thereof The invention includes compounds represented by Formula (1): wherein R1 is an alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; A1 and A2 are a 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; X is a single ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7235677 | Method of improving the operation of an existing ethylene oxide manufacturing process and system Described is a method of improving the process and operation of an existing system for manufacturing ethylene oxide. The ethylene oxide manufacturing system includes an epoxidation reactor system containing a volume of high activity epoxidation catalyst. The method ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230126 | Method for obtaining optically active epoxide The present invention provides a method capable of suppressing a decrease in optical purity due to the exposure to heat during distillation of an optically active epoxide to permit an optically active epoxide of high quality to be simply obtained on an industrial sc... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217827 | Halogen-containing aromatic compound The present invention relates to halogen-containing aromatic compounds and methods thereof. The present invention relates a halogen-containing aromatic acid dianhydride, halogen-containing aromatic tetranitrile compound, halogen-containing m-phenylenediamine compoun... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7189688 | Perfuming ingredient with a floral character The present invention concerns a compound or mixtures of compounds of formula wherein R represents a linear, branched or cyclic C1-3 hydrocarbon group, and the wavy line indicates that the substituents... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186861 | Z-substituted acrylamides, methods for production thereof and agents comprising the same Z-substituted acrylamides of formula (I), where the substituents have the following meanings: X═H, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, with X in the 3- or 4-position, n=1 or 2, where X can be different if n=2, R1=alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl,... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169944 | Optically active epoxy compounds and processes for their production An optically active epoxyenone derivative of the following formula (1): wherein R1 is a methyl group, an ethyl group or a C3-10 branched, linear or cyclic alkyl group, and R2 is a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144917 | Inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases The invention provides compounds that inhibit MMPs; methods for treating or preventing cancer, angiogenesis, arthritis, connective tissue disease, cardiovascular disease, inflammation or autoimmune disease in a mammal; a method for inhibiting a matrix metalloprotein... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138480 | 3-Hydroxycarboxylic acid production and use in branched polymers This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a 3-hydroxycarboxylic acid from a 3-hydroxynitrile. More specifically, 3-hydroxyvaleronitrile is converted to 3-hydroxyvaleric acid in high yield at up to 100% conversion, using as an enzyme catalyst 1) nitr... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7122491 | Method of increasing the lifetime of a hydro-oxidation catalyst A method of increasing the lifetime of a hydro-oxidation catalyst comprising, preferably, gold, silver, or mixtures thereof, and optionally one or more promoters, on a titanium-containing support, such as a titanosilicate or titanium dispersed on silica. The method ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115755 | Reactive mesogenic azulenes The invention relates to new reactive mesogenic azulene derivatives, their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like for example liquid crystal displays, optical films, organic field effect transistor... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101595 | Photo-curable fluorene derivative and composition containing the same The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (1) defined in the specification. The invention further provides a liquid crystal composition comprising at least two compounds, which at least one compound out of them is the above compound. The inven... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090953 | Organophotoreceptor with a charge transport compound having an epoxy group This invention relates to a novel organophotoreceptor that comprises an electrically conductive substrate and photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element having a) a charge transpor... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091285 | Adducts of mid-range vinylidene content polyisobutylene polymer products and methods for making the same A reaction product comprising an adduct of a mid-range vinylidene content PIB polymer composition and maleic anhydride, a phenolic compound or a compound having a reactive site for subsequent amination. The PIB composition comprises a relatively low molecular weight... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7018948 | Activation and regeneration of a hydro-oxidation catalyst A process of activating a fresh catalyst or regenerating a deactivated catalyst which is used in a hydro-oxidation process, preferably, the hydro-oxidation of an olefin in the presence of oxygen and hydrogen to an olefin oxide. The hydro-oxidation catalyst preferabl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6992210 | Fluorine-containing cyclic esters, fluorine-containing cyclic alcohols, and their production processes A fluorine-containing cyclic ester is represented by the formula 1: wherein each R1 independently represents —H or —F, wherein R2 is one selected from the group consisting of —H, —F, —CF | 01/31/2006 |
| 6960693 | Oxidation reaction process catalyzed by phase-transfer catalyst controlling reaction The present invention relates to an oxidation reaction catalyzed by a reaction controlled phase-transfer catalyst having the general formula of [R1R2R3R4N]xHy[A] or QmMO3(L). The... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6916959 | Halogen-containing aromatic compound The present invention relates to halogen-containing aromatic compounds and methods thereof. The present invention relates a halogen-containing aromatic acid dianhydride, halogen-containing aromatic tetranitrile compound, halogen-containing m-phenylenediamine compoun... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6906209 | Purification of propylene oxide A process for purifying propylene oxide containing an unacceptable quantity of a poly (propylene oxide) polymer contaminant having a number average molecular weight of at least 50,000 and precursors having a number average molecular weight below 50,000. The process ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6887737 | Epoxidized acetals and thioacetals, episulfidized acetals and thioacetals, and reworkable thermosetting resin compositions formulated therefrom This invention relates to epoxidized acetals and thioacetals, episulfidized acetals and thioacetals, thermosetting resin compositions based on such epoxidized acetals and thioacetals, episulfidized acetals and thioacetals, reaction products of which are controllably... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6864311 | Composition (e. g. ink or varnish) which can undergo cationic and/or radical polymerization and/or crosslinking by irradiation, based on an organic matrix, a silicone diluent and a photoinitiator The invention aims at improving such compositions by proposing a non-toxic diluent harmless to reactivity and by making these compositions translucent, free from metallic impurities and capable of constituting light-polymerisable varnish with good properties of duct... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861540 | Process for the epoxidation of cyclic alkenes The epoxidation of cyclic, at least monounsaturated alkenes is conducted by a process, which comprises conducting the epoxidation of a cyclic, at least monounsaturated alkene in the presence of an oxidant in a reaction medium that contains at least 1% by weight of t... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6858629 | Heteroaryloxy propanolamines, preparation method and pharmaceutical compositions containing same Compounds of formula (I): where X is N or CH; A represents a group of formula (a) or (b) R1 represents hydrogen or an —NH2, —NR... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6852865 | Catalytic carbonylation of three and four membered heterocycles Epoxides, aziridines, thiiranes, oxetanes, lactones, lactams and analogous compounds are reacted with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of catalyst having the general formula [Lewis acid]z+{[QM(CO)x]w− | 02/08/2005 |
| 6852736 | Phenoxypropanolamines, preparation and therapeutic use thereof The invention concerns phenoxypropanolamines of formula (I) in which R1 represents a hydrogen, a group —S(O)z—(C1-C4)alk-R′, (R′ being H, phenyl or (C1-C | 02/08/2005 |
| 6846938 | Water-compatible epoxy compounds containing sulfonate or thiosulfate moieties Water-compatible branched or unbranched epoxy compounds comprise a backbone having covalently attached two or more epoxy moieties and one or more of the same or different sulfonate or thiosulfate moieties. ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6797376 | Fiber-metal laminate adhesive coating The present invention provides a metallic member reinforcing epoxy-based adhesive coating. The epoxy-based adhesive coating including a first epoxy material containing approximately 25% solids by weight and a second curative material containing about 32% solids by w... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6787614 | Thermosetting resin composition and process for producing the same There is here disclosed a thermosetting resin composition containing, as essential components, (a) an epoxy resin, (b) a curing agent, and (c) a silicone polymer having a bifunctional siloxane unit represented by the formula R2SiO2/2 (wherein R... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6762310 | Process for the epoxidation of alkenes and polyoxofluorometalates for use therein The invention provides a process for the catalytic epoxidation of an alkene comprising a transition metal substituted polyoxofluorometalate and molecular oxygen with the alkene. The invention also includes transition metal substituted polyoxofluorometalates of the f... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6756502 | Intermediate and processes for its preparation and conversion into a pharmacologically-active agent Processes for the preparation of Venlafaxine (IX) via the novel epoxy-nitrile intermediate (I), which when subjected to hydrogenation forms compound (X), and may subsequently be reduced to yield the desired product (IX). The epoxy-nitrile intermediate (I) itself may... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6747179 | Carbon dioxide-soluble polymers and swellable polymers for carbon dioxide applications A method for carrying out a catalysis reaction in carbon dioxide comprising contacting a fluid mixture with a catalyst bound to a polymer, the fluid mixture comprising at least one reactant and carbon dioxide, wherein the reactant interacts with the catalyst to form... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743935 | Process for the preparation of ruthenium compounds A process for the preparation of ruthenium compounds of the formula {Ru(dienyl)2} wherein “dienyl” represents a substituted pentadienyl or cycloheptadienyl group by reacting dichloro(2,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1,8-diyl)-ruthenium with an appropriate di... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6710192 | Dense phase epoxidation Propylene oxide is formed by reaction of hydrogen, oxygen, and propylene over a solid catalyst such as Pd on TS-1, the reaction being carried out in carbon dioxide solvent at conditions effective to provide a dense phase reaction mixture. ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6703415 | Inhibitors of matrix metallaproteinases The invention provides compounds that inhibit MMPs; methods for treating or preventing cancer, angiogenesis, arthritis, connective tissue disease, cardiovascular disease, inflammation or autoimmune disease in a mammal; a method for inhibiting a matrix met... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6630609 | Taxane synthesis method and intermediates A process for the preparation of a composition having the formula: ##STR1## in which a compound having the formula: ##STR2## is treated with a base and a silylating agent.... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6602551 | Curable silicone adhesive compositions A silicone composition is provided which comprises a vulcanizable adhesive formulation which comprises at least one oxygen-substituted allyl aromatic compound, a vinyl-containing polydiorganosiloxane, a hydrogen-containing polysiloxane, and a catalytic am... | 08/05/2003 |
