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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178703 | Methods for production of polyols from oils and their use in the production of polyesters and polyurethanes Methods to convert biobased oils, oil derivatives, and modified oils to highly functionalized esters, ester polyols, amides, and amide polyols. The products can be used to make polyurethane and polyester films and foams. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7417159 | Conjugated linolenic acids and methods of preparation and purification and uses thereof This invention relates to a new conjugated linoleic acids, a process for preparation thereof and method of use. Thus this invention is concerned with the preparation and purification of conjugated linoleic acids from materials rich in alpha or gamma linoleic acids. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417034 | Pharmaceutically active uridine esters The present invention relates to novel uridine esters of the general formula wherein R represents a carboxylic acid residue, preferably a fatty acid residue and R′ represents hydrogen or a hydroxy group, thei... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7309721 | Aminoalkylphosphonates and related compounds as Edg receptor agonists The present invention encompasses compounds or Formula (I): as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejecti... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309698 | Compositions for delivering bisphosphonates Compounds and compositions for the delivery of bisphosphonates are provided. Methods of preparation, administration and treatment are provided as well. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7276485 | Flowable nondigestible oil and process for making A flowable nondigestible oil composition having a Consistency in a temperature range of 20° C. to 40° C. of less than about 600 P.sec(n-1). The flowable nondigestible oil contains a liquid polyol polyester having a complete melt point less than 37° C.,... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270822 | Active complex of alpha-lactalbumin (hamlet) and cofactor The use of a biologically active complex of α-lactalbumin, selected from HAMLET (human α-lactalbumin made lethal to tumour cells) or a biologically active modification thereof, or a biologically active fragment of either of these, in the preparation of a medicamen... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264790 | 1,3-glyceride compound having two iodophenyl groups A compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein Ar1 and Ar2 independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having at least one iodin... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7091244 | Process for preparing fat or oil containing unsaturated fatty acid A process for production of unsaturated fatty acid-containing oils which is characterized by culturing a microorganism belonging to the genus Mortierella subgenus Mortierella in a medium containing a nitrogen source derived from soybean, and collecting... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7041840 | Antioxidant triacylglycerols and lipid compositions A lipid composition includes triacylglycerols that include unsaturated fatty acids such as alpha linolenic acid and antioxidant moeities such as pyruvic acid. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6844178 | Recombinant kid pregastric esterase and methods for its production and use The present invention provides kPGE and derivative polypeptides which are capable of being produced by genetic recombination and used to produce EMCs. This invention further provides nucleic acid sequences encoding kPGE and derivative polypeptides which can be used ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6828451 | Method for preparing a fatty substance ester and use thereof in pharmaceutics, cosmetics or food industry The invention concerns a method for preparing a fatty substance ester, characterised in that it consists in subjecting to an esterification reaction at least a fatty substance with at least an alcohol compound selected from the group consisting of sterols, stanols, ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6693208 | Compounds and compositions for delivering active agents Amino acid derivative as carrier compounds and compositions which are useful in the delivery of active agents are provided. The active agents can be a peptide, mucopolysaccharide, carbohydrate, or lipid. Methods of administration, including oral administr... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6608221 | Process for the preparation of (2R)-2-propyloctanoic acid A process for the preparation of (2R)-2-propyloctanoic acid which is characterized by subjecting (2S)-2-(2-propynyl)octanoic acid or (2S)-2-(2-propenyl)octanoic acid to reduction using platinum on carbon. This process gives (2R)-2-propyloctanoic acid havi... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6602845 | Fatty acids, soaps, surfactant systems, and consumer products based thereon Novel fatty acids and derivatives thereof such as salts, new surfactant systems comprising one or more of these compounds, consumer products such as laundry products, personal care products, pharmaceutical compositions, industrial cleaners, and the like c... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6590113 | Process for treating oils containing antioxidant compounds A process for treating a first oil containing antioxidant compounds selected from tocopherols, tocotrienols, sterols, or mixtures thereof comprising contacting the first oil with an effective amount of at least one compound under suitable reaction conditi... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6545146 | Lower alkyl alcohol recovery from a stripping mixture Methods of removing a lower alkyl alcohol from a polyester mixture of polyol fatty acid polyester and lower alkyl alcohol comprise (a) contacting the polyester mixture with a stripping mixture comprising an inert stripping gas, up to about 10,000 ppm lowe... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6500862 | Stable microemulsions for the administration of fatty acids to humans or to animals, and use of these microemulsions The present invention relates to a stable, nondetergent composition based on fatty acids, in microemulsion form, for administration to humans or animals, comprising: from 5 to 30% by weight of one or more fatty acids with a free carboxylic acid function, ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6465421 | Modulating body/cranial hair growth The growth of body and/or head/cranial hair on mammalian organisms, for example humans, is modulated by administering thereto, whether topically and/or systemically, therapeutically effective amounts of at least one lipoxygenase or cyclooxygenase inhibito... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6426113 | Agricultural extraction products and processes The inventive developments disclosed in this application include the following features and combinations thereof: extracting oil from spent bleaching earths for animal feed; using earths and acid water as soil amendment/fertilizer; efficient extraction of... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6395701 | Fatty acids, soaps, surfactant systems, and consumer products based on branched 17-carbon fatty acids Novel fatty acids and derivatives thereof such as salts, new surfactant systems comprising one or more of these compounds, consumer products such as laundry products, personal care products, pharmaceutical compositions, industrial cleaners, and the like c... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6346504 | Lubricant An ester based lubricant, particularly suitable for 4-stroke engines comprises at least one ester of a saturated, branched chain monohydric alcohol having at least 8 carbon atoms and a saturated branched chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having at least... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6337100 | Sunflower seeds with enhanced saturated fatty acid contents Antisense expression of a stearoyl-ACP desaturase gene in sunflower results in more than a four-fold increase in seed stearate, and can enhance palmitate content as well. Thus, sunflower oil containing over 40 percent saturated fatty acids can be produced... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6316422 | Compounds related to the amidinium family, pharmaceutical compositions containing same, and uses thereof Novel amidinium derivatives of formula (I), wherein R1 is a cholesterol derivative or an alkylamino-NR'R" grouping, and each of R2 and R3 is independently a hydrogen atom or a grouping of formula (II), wherein each of R4 and R5 is independently a hydrogen... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6248909 | Triglyceride and composition comprising the same The present invention provides a novel triglyceride and a composition containing that novel triglyceride having a triglyceride structure of the human breast milk type, which triglyceride has a saturated fatty acid having 16-18 carbon atoms at the position... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6231662 | Surface treatments for titanium dioxide and other industrial pigments An additive for enhancing the performance of industrial pigments. The additive improves dispersibility and is the reaction product of an amine, a fatty amine, and a polybasic acid.... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6166230 | Sterol extraction with polar solvent to give low sterol, high triglyceride, microbial oil The present invention relates to a process of treating an oil, the process comprising contacting the oil with a polar solvent to extract at least one compound that is soluble in the solvent, and then separating the solvent containing the compound from the... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6096863 | Self-assembling amphiphiles for construction of peptide secondary structures A peptide-amphiphile complex having a lipophilic portion and a peptide portion, wherein the peptide portion has a secondary structure.... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6043046 | Method for detection of atopic dermatitis The present invention relates to a method for detection of atopic dermatitis, and to a kit for use in the detection of atopic dermatitis. The present invention is useful in cases where it is difficult or almost impossible to distinguish atopic dermatitis ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6025509 | Elevated palmitic acid production in soybeans Soybeans (ie., Glycine max L. Merr.) possessing a novel genetic determinant for the enhanced production of palmitic acid in the endogenously formed vegetable oil of the seeds are provided. Such genetic determinant is the homogeneous recessive fap5fap5 gen... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6022577 | High stearic acid soybean oil blends Fat products containing high stearic acid soybean oil blended with other processed or unprocessed oils or fats and having a solids content of at least about 4%, preferably at least about 6%, at 8° F. and a solids content of at least about 1% at 92° F. a... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6008167 | Lubricant An ester based lubricant, particularly suitable for 4-stroke engines comprises at least one ester of a saturated, branched chain monohydric alcohol having at least 8 carbon atoms and a saturated branched chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having at least... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5942237 | Pharmaceutical preparation for topical administration of antigens and/or vaccines to mammals via a mucosal membrane A novel type of formulation for the topical administration of antigens and/or vaccines to mammals via mucosal membranes comprising one or more adjuvants/vehicles selected from (a) polyoxyethylene sorbitan monoesters, (b) polyoxyethylene castor oil, (c) ca... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5906922 | Delivery of nucleic acids The present invention provides a method for introducing nucleic acids into cells. The method involves exposing the cells to a compound having formula (1), in which w is a nucleic acid, x is a peptide or amino acid, y is a linker having a chain length equi... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5902590 | Cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical formulations A cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition containing an emulsifier comprising an ester of palmitic acid and technical grade triglycerol with the proviso that the monoester content of the ester is from 30% to 50% by weight.... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5877140 | Detergent compositions The present invention relates to anionic compounds and their application in detergent compositions. The compounds have the dual benefits of surfactancy and suds suppression.... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5863589 | Pourable canola oil for food applications A pourable partially hydrogenated canola oil having a maximum saturated fatty acid content of about 9.6% and a maximum trans fatty acid content of about 22.1% especially suitable for food applications is disclosed.... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5856611 | Zirconium catalyzed transesterification process for preparing synthetic wax monomers A zirconium catalyzed transesterification process for preparing synthetic wax monomers is disclosed. The monomers are useful in a wide range of polymers.... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5840710 | Cationic amphiphiles containing ester or ether-linked lipophilic groups for intracellular delivery of therapeutic molecules Novel cationic amphiphiles are provided that facilitate transport of biologically active (therapeutic) molecules into cells. The amphiphiles contain lipophilic groups derived from steroids, from mono or dialkylamines, or from alkyl or acyl groups; and cat... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5789011 | Modifier for protein-containing materials and modifier composition A diglycerol saturated fatty acid ester mixture containing a diglycerol saturated fatty acid diester(s) having two monohydroxymonoacyloxy(iso)propyl groups, wherein the acyl groups are derived from saturated fatty acids having 10 to 24 carbon atoms and tw... | 08/04/1998 |
