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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7674930 | Polyester polyol and polyurethane resin To prepare a polyester polyol in which a lactone is ring-opening addition polymerized with the compound represented by formula (I). (wherein each of A1 and A2 represents an alkylene group having not less... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7332213 | Hardcoat film, antireflection film and equipment for display A hardcoat film comprises a substrate film, and a hardcoat layer laminated on at least one side of the substrate film, wherein a reflectance of the hardcoat layer at a wavelength within 400 to 600 nm has a mean ripple amplitude of 1% or less. The hardcoat film has d... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7160959 | Polymer additives for powder coatings Comb polymers prepared by reacting an acrylic polyol or a siloxane polyol with a lactone are disclosed. These comb polymers find particular application as additives for powder coating compositions, to improve various performance properties thereof. Powder coating co... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7005536 | Method for producing diol derivatives A method of producing a diol derivative efficiently and to high purity is provided. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method of producing a diol derivative having, as a fundamental step, a step of obtaining an α-hydroxycarboxylic acid ester by reacti... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002035 | Color stabilization of base-stabilized ethylenically modified unsaturated monomers The invention relates to the use of at least one compound from the tocopherol group for the color stabilization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, particularly hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylates, which already comprise at least one polymerization inhibitor for base sta... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6992209 | Methods of forming alpha, beta-unsaturated acids and esters The invention includes a method of forming an alpha, beta-unsaturated compound. A carboxylic acid is mixed with an alpha-hydroxy acid or an alpha-hydroxy ester and is esterified to form an alpha-acyloxy derivative. The alpha-acyloxy derivative is transformed into an... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6955848 | Curable composition and multilayered circuit substrate This invention provides a multi-layer circuit board excellent in flame resistance, insulating property and adhesion and not generating detrimental substances when burnt, and a curable composition suitable for obtaining the multi-layer circuit board. The curable comp... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6921541 | Formulations and methods for providing prolonged local anesthesia A formulation and methods for inducing sustained regional local anesthesia in a patient comprising a substrate comprising a local anesthetic and an effective amount of a biocompatible, biodegradable, controlled release material prolonging the release of the local an... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916547 | Multi-functional unsaturated polyester polyols Novel multifunctional unsaturated polyester polyols, UV-curable top coat formulations including these polyols, and a one-step process for preparing these polyols, are disclosed. Surface coverings and surface covering components including these top coat formulations ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6623730 | Therapeutic uses of polymers and oligomers comprising gamma-hydroxybutyrate Oligomers and polymer compositions are provided which comprise GHB and produce GHB after administration in vivo. Devices for the storage and delivery of these polymers and oligomers are also provided. These oligomers and polymer compositions are useful in... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6545175 | Ester compounds and their use in forming acrylates The present invention provides compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: n is 0 or 1; R4 through R12 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1 to C10 alkyl, C6 to C10 aryl, C1... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6518454 | Preparation of esters of carboxylic acids Disclosed is a process wherein a solution of a carboxylic acid in a first solvent and an alcohol are fed to a simulated moving bed reactor (SMBR) containing a solid(s) to produce a first stream comprising a solution of an ester of the carboxylic acid and ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6506929 | Process to manufacture simvastatin and intermediates A process is disclosed for the preparation of simvastatin which enables highly regio selective C-methylation of the 2'-position group of lovastatin without requiring protection/deprotection of 13-OH of lovastatin and lactone ring opening/closure.... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6482974 | Process and intermediate compounds for the preparation of pyrrolidines Processes for the preparation of pyrrolidones (7 and 8) and pyrrolidines (9 and 10) from tri-O-acetyl-D-erythro-4-pentulosonic acid esters are described. The compounds are aza sugar analogs of D-ribofuranoside and are intermediates to drugs which regulate... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6479682 | Compounds having protected hydroxy groups The present invention relates to compounds with protected hydroxy groups of formula (I) ##STR1## These compounds are precursors for organoleptic agents, such as fragrances, and masking agents and for antimicrobial agents. When activated, the compound... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6423867 | Process and intermediate compounds for the preparation of pyrrolidines Processes for the preparation of pyrrolidones (7 and 8) and pyrrolidines (9 and 10) from tri-O-acetyl-D-erythro-4-pentulosonic acid esters are described. The compounds are aza sugar analogs of D-ribofuranoside and are intermediates to drugs which regulate... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6420594 | Polylactate release compounds and methods of using same The present invention provides for a family of novel compositions to serve as substrates that release hydroxy acid slowly over time. Preferably the hydroxy acid is an -hydroxy acid, more preferably it is lactic acid. The compositions are preferably... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6403825 | Processes for producing citrate esters Described are processes for producing citrate esters in, an economic fashion. Esters are prepared by esterification of a citric acid-containing fermentation broth having been treated to remove cations and optionally other impurities, but containing sugar(... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6365637 | Use of esters or amides of hydroxylated carboxylic acids as solubilizers The use of esters or amides of hydroxylated carboxylic acids as solubilizers, particularly for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food preparations, is described.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6087010 | Fluorine-containing polyfunctional (meth) acrylate composition low refractivity material and reflection reducing film Fluorine-containing polyfunctional (meth)acrylate represented by the formula (1), as well as a composition, a low refractivity material and a reflection reducing film in which the (meth)acrylate is utilized: ##STR1## wherein X stands for a fluoroalky... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6083729 | Methods for isolating polyhydroxyalkanoates from plants Methods are provided for separating polyhydroxyalkanoates ("PHAs") from plants, such as transgenic oil crop plants. The methods advantageously permit both the oil and the PHAs to be recovered from the plant biomass. To isolate the PHAs, in one embodiment,... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6060622 | Methods of reproducing lactic acid components by using lactic acid based by-products A lactic acid based by-product formed in a process of producing a lactic acid based composition is subjected to racemization in the presence or absence of a catalyst to thereby obtain a lactic acid component having substantially optical inactivity. Then, ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6043389 | Hydroxy and ether-containing oxyalkylene esters and uses thereof This invention relates to compositions for and methods of treating, preventing or ameliorating cancer and other proliferative diseases as well as methods of inducing wound healing, treating cutaneous ulcers, treating gastrointestinal disorders, treating b... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5894062 | Process for the recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoic acid A hydroxyalkanoic acid (PHA)is recovered from matter derived from living organisms by dissolving the PHA in a solvent which is a lower ketone, dialkyl ether or a lower alcohol or a monocarboxylic acid ester thereof, separating the solution from such matte... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5866606 | Nutritional formulations containing water-miscible lipid derivatives as anti-microbial agents A nutritional formulation containing an amount of diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides effective to inhibit the infectious activity of pathogenic microorganisms is provided. A process of inhibiting the infectious activity of pathogenic m... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5840959 | Method of oxidizing alkyl-5-formyl valerate to monoalkyl adipate An improved method for the selective oxidation of alkyl-5-valerate to monomethyl adipate (e.g., methyl-5-valerate to monomethyl adipate). By performing the air oxidation at high pressure (i.e.,>10 bars air and preferably 35 to 65 bars) and relatively mode... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5777150 | Substituted amic acid derivatives A compound of the formula (I) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester: ##STR1## wherein each of ##STR2## which are the same or different, is an aryl group or a heteroaromatic ring group; A is a C3-8 linear saturated or ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5698641 | Substrate coated with composition of non-cyclic polyanhydride and polyglycidyl oligomer A coating composition applied to a substrate wherein the composition contains a solids content of at least about 65 percent by weight and includes a polyanhydride having more than one non-cyclic anhydride moiety, a glycidyl groups-containing oligomer, a c... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5654472 | Triazole derivatives The present invention relates to a novel glycerol derivative and a process for preparing the same, and a process for preparing a triazole derivative. According to the present invention, an optical active 2-arylglycerol derivative which is a novel and useful as... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5633330 | Coating composition of non-cyclic polyanhydride and glycidyl oligomer A coating composition with a solids content of at least about 65% by weight comprises a polyanhydride having more than one non-cyclic anhydride moiety, a glycidyl groups-containing oligomer, a catalyst and a surfactant or flow-control agent.... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5633020 | Coating composition of non-cyclic polyanhydride and co-reactant resin A coating composition with a solids content of at least about 65% by weight comprises a polyanhydride having more than one non-cyclic anhydride moiety, a co-reactant resin such as a glycidyl (meth)acrylate-containing polymer and a latent catalyst wherein ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5612439 | Process for polymerization reactions with functionalized peroxides Novel functionalized peroxides which may be used as crosslinking, grafting and curing agents, initiators for polymerization reactions and as monomers for condensation polymerizations to form peroxy-containing polymers, which in turn can be used to prepare... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5602274 | Polyanhydride containing non-cyclic anhydride moieties A polyanhydride having a molecular weight of no more than about 2000 is useful in a coating composition with a coreactant resin such as an epoxy resin and comprises: (a) a polyvalent organic moiety; (b) a plurality of ester linkages bonded to the polyvalent or... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5559267 | Hydrogenation process using catalysts made from chiral phospholanes via chiral 1,4-diol cyclic sulfates Chiral 1,4-diol cyclic sulfates and their use as precursors in the preparation of chiral phospholane ligands, and chiral complexes useful as catalysts for carrying out enantioselective reactions.... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5557007 | Unsaturated polylactone acrylates and derivatives thereof Novel unsaturated polylactone acrylates are produced by the reaction of an unsaturated polylactone, such as that produced in the reaction of a lactone with tetrahydrobenzyl alcohol, and a lower-alkyl acrylate under transesterification conditions. The unsa... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5519161 | Nutritive glycerol esters of ଲ-acyloxy butyrates Novel compositions that are useful as nutrients are disclosed. These compounds are preferably water soluble parenteral nutrients and are glycerol esters of ଲ-acyloxybutyrates of the formula ##STR1## wherein each R is the same or different and i... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5434289 | Process for producing optically active ଲ-hydroxyketone A process for producing an optically active ଲ-hydroxyketone represented by formula (I): ##STR1## by catalytic asymmetrical aldol reaction is disclosed, comprising reacting a silyl-enol ether represented by formula (II): ##STR2## with ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5412134 | Process for preparing diprotected 2,3-hydroxymethyl cyclobutanol The protected cyclobutanone of the formula ##STR1## is treated with a dialkylaluminum chloride, an alkylaluminum dichloride, a trialkylaluminum compound, diphenylsilane in the presence of tris(triphenylphosphine) rhodium (I) chloride, or iridium tetr... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5374366 | Synthetic lubricating oil A synthetic lubricating oil contains an esterification product obtained from a hydroxycarboxylic acid polyol ester (A) and at least one aliphatic monocarboxylic acid (B), and optionally either an aliphatic carboxylic acid having two or more carboxyl group... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5338879 | Lactone-modified alicyclic composition and an epoxidized composition thereof A composition comprising a lactone-modified alicyclic compound (I), or an epoxidized lactone-modified alicyclic compound (II) of the following formulae: ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group, an aromatic group or an alkenyl group having carbon nu... | 08/16/1994 |
