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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034977 | Lipids for transfection of nucleic acids Cationic lipid compositions are provided that are useful for efficient delivery of macromolecules, such as nucleic acids, into a wide variety of eukaryotic cell types. Methods for using the compositions also are provided. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7777078 | Copper electrolytic solution and electrolytic copper foil produced therewith The present invention provides a copper electrolytic solution used to obtain a low-profile electrolytic copper foil with a low surface roughness on the rough side (the opposite side from the glossy side) in the production of an electrolytic copper foil using a catho... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7479573 | Transfection reagents Disclosed are compounds capable of facilitating transport of biologically active agents or substances into cells having the general structure: wherein Q is selected from the group consisting of N, O and S; L is any ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7411092 | Quaternary ammonium salts A quatemary ammonium salt of the following formula (1): {(R1)a(R2)b(R3)c(R4OCH2CH2OCH2CH2)dN}+.A− ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7342769 | Electric double-layer capacitor In an electrical double-layer capacitor having a pair of polarizable electrodes, a separator between the polarizable electrodes and a liquid electrolyte, the polarizable electrodes contain as a main component an activated carbon having micropores with a pore radius ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323594 | Transfection reagents Disclosed are compounds capable of facilitating transport of biologically active agents or substances into cells having the general structure: wherein Q is selected from the gro... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323609 | Corrosion and gas hydrate inhibitors having improved water solubility and increased biodegradability The invention provides the use of compounds of the formula (1) where R1, R2 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alken... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300545 | Water-soluble polymer dispersion, process for producing the same and method of use therefor A water-soluble polymer dispersion, process for producing the same and a method of use therefor. In particular, the water-soluble polymer dispersion is one comprising water-soluble polymer fine particles of 100 μm or less diameter having at least one ionic property... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297289 | Ionic liquids, electrolyte salts for storage device, electrolytic solution for storage device, electric double layer capacitor, and secondary battery Electrical storage devices having excellent low-temperature properties can be obtained by using a quaternary salt (or ionic liquid) of general formula (1) below as an electrolyte salt for electrical storage devices or a liquid electrolyte for electrical storage devi... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294620 | Lipid analogs for inhibiting HIV-1 activity The invention relates to methods of treating viral infections, and in particular hepatitis B virus. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-controlling amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative to inhibit the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294619 | Lipid analogs for inhibiting the activity of hepatitis B antigen The invention relates to methods of treating viral infections, and in particular hepatitis B virus. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-controlling amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative to inhibit the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294621 | Lipid analogs for combating tumors The invention relates to methods of treating viral infections, and in particular hepatitis B virus. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-controlling amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative to inhibit the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7256152 | Composition of catalyst and solvent and catalysis processes using this composition A composition defined: either as comprising at least one Broensted acid, designated HB, dissolved in a liquid medium with an ionic nature of general formula Q+A−, in which Q+ represents an organic cation and A− represents an an... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7196221 | Ionic liquids and their use Ionic compounds having a freezing point of no more than 50° C., formed by the reaction of at least one amine salt of the formula R1R2R3R4N+X− (I) with at least one hydrated salt, which is a chlorid... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189874 | Transfection reagents Disclosed are compounds capable of facilitating transport of biologically active agents or substances into cells having the general structure: wherein Q is selected from the group consisting of N, O and S... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183434 | Process for the continuous quaternization of tertiary amines with an alkyl halide The present invention relates to a continuous process for the quaternization of tertiary amines with an alkyl halide. The process is performed at a temperature between 50° C. and 140° C. by reacting a tertiary amine and an alkyl halide in a tubular reactor at a pr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166745 | Transfection reagents Disclosed are compounds capable of facilitating transport of biologically active agents or substances into cells having the general structure: wherein Q is selected from the gro... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144491 | Copper electrolytic solution containing organic sulfur compound and quaternary amine compound of specified skeleton as additives and electrolytic copper foil produced therewith It is an object of the present invention to obtain a low-profile electrolytic copper foil with a small surface roughness on the side of the rough surface (the opposite side from the lustrous surface) in the manufacture of an electrolytic copper foil using a cathode ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145039 | Transfection reagents Disclosed are compounds capable of facilitating transport of biologically active agents or substances into cells having the general structure: wherein Q is selected from the gro... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7105574 | Adjuvant compositions and methods for enhancing immune responses to polynucleotide-based vaccines The invention provides adjuvants, immunogenic compositions, and methods useful for polynucleotide-based vaccination and immune response. In particular, the invention provides an adjuvant of cytofectin:co-lipid mixture wherein cytofectin is GAP-DMORIE. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7030275 | Monomer compound comprising several cationic groups, process for making the same, and polymers comprising units deriving therefrom Monomer compounds comprising several cationic groups, a process for making such compounds and polymers derived from such compounds are provided. The monomer compounds are according to formula (I): wherein R1 ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026512 | Tertiary alkanolamines containing surface active alkyl groups The present invention relates to novel tertiary alkanolamines useful as catalysts for preparing polyurethane foams and as additives to reduce the dynamic surface tension of aqueous solutions. The tertiary alkanolamines may be represented by formula (I): ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008508 | Composition for increasing wet strength of paper including water-soluble blocked urethane prepolymers For use as a wet strength agent, a water-soluble blocked urethane prepolymer having a hydrophilic group and a blocked isocyanate group is combined with a cationic charge-adjusting agent. The adsorption and retention of the water-soluble blocked urethane prepolymer t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6911410 | Catalyst composition containing an aluminoxane for dimerizing, co-dimerizing and oligomerizing olefins A catalyst composition for use in dimerizing, co-dimerizing or oligomerizing olefins results from dissolving a nickel compound, optionally mixed or complexed with a ligand, in a medium resulting from mixing: at least one quaternary... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6900313 | Chiral ionic liquids The invention relates to chiral ionic liquids of the general formula [A]n+[Y]n−, whereby n=1 or 2, the anion [Y]n− is the anion of an organic or inorganic proton acid and the cation [A]+ ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6869977 | Skin moisturization compound The present invention discloses a series of quaternary nitrogen compounds in which the four groups surrounding nitrogen are (a) one glyceryl portion, (b) two methyl groups and (c) a hydroxy ethyl group. The compound of the present invention is an outstanding moistur... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6765102 | Water-compatible cationic epoxy compounds Water-soluble or water-dispersible branched or unbranched cationic epoxy compounds comprise a backbone having covalently attached thereto two or more epoxy moieties and one or more of the same or different organoonium moieties. The backbone comprises at least 25 wei... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6727387 | Quaternary ammonium salts having a tertiary alkyl group A compound of formula I: ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6716882 | Highly packed polycationic ammonium, sulfonium and phosphonium lipids The present invention discloses highly packed polycationic ammonium, sulfonium and phosphonium lipid compounds useful for making lipid aggregates for delivery of macromolecules and other compounds into cells. They are especially useful for the DNA-dependent transfor... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6656936 | Carnitine analogues as topical, microbicidal spermicides Acylcarnitine analogues having alkyl side chains of 10 to 30 carbon atoms display excellent spermicidal and anti-HIV activity, a well as being potent inhibitors of the growth of Candida albicans.... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6576684 | Thermal- and photoinitiated radical polymerization in the presence of an addition fragmentation agent Disclosed are compositions from which radically initiated oligomers/polymers having a controlled molecular weight, low polydispersity and a vinyl or dienyl end group are prepared. Further subjects of the invention are a process for controlled radical ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6576794 | Process for production of ether amine A process for producing an ether amine (3), which comprises reacting a primary or secondary alcohol (1), ROH, with acrylonitrile in an amount of 0.8 to 1.2 equivalents of the alcohol (1) in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide in an amount of not les... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6573405 | Ionic liquids An ionic liquid having a melting point of no more than 60° C., formed by the reaction of a quaternary ammonium compound of the formula: R1 R2 R3 R4 N+ X- (I) or a mixture of two or more therof; wit... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6541649 | Process for synthesis of novel cationic amphiphiles containing N-hydroxyalkyl group for intracellular delivery of biologically active molecules The present invention provides processes for the synthesis of novel cationic amphiphiles capable of facilitating transport of biologically active molecules into cells wherein the said amphiphiles contain N-hydroxyalkyl group and have at least one hydroxya... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6538032 | Phytosphingosine derivatives with antitumor activity The present invention relates to an antitumor agent containing a phytosphingosine derivative, and more specifically, to an antitumor agent containing a phytosphingosine derivative of formula I as an active ingredient, ##STR1## wherein R1, ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6503945 | Cationic amphiphiles containing N-hydroxyalkyl group for intracellular delivery of biologically active molecules The present invention provides novel cationic amphiphiles containing novel N-hydroxyalkyl group and therapeutic formulations containing the said amphiphiles that are capable of facilitating transport of biologically active molecules into cells. The said n... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6465419 | Esters derived from alkanolamines, dicarboxylic acids and fatty alcohols and the cationic surfactants obtainable therefrom Esters derived from alkanolamines, dicarboxylic acids and fatty alcohols and the cationic surfactants obtainable therefrom. Novel alkanolamine esters based on the esterification reaction of alkanolarnines, optionally alkoxylated, dicarboxylic acids and fatty ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6452030 | Betaine compound and process for production thereof This invention provides a hydroxyl group-containing betaine compound and a long-chain alkyl group-containing betaine compound, both of which are highly biodegradable and useful as surfactants, bactericides, antistatic agents, softening agents, rust inhibi... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6444852 | Amines useful in inhibiting gas hydrate formation A novel amine is provided with improved water dispersibility which is useful to modify the formation of hydrates in streams containing low-boiling hydrocarbons and water. The amine-has the formula: (RA --O--BT --Q)s --N+ | 09/03/2002 |
| 6437185 | Quaternary ammonium compounds and process for preparing and using same Novel quaternary ammonium compounds are disclosed, as well as methods for their preparation and their use in the treatment of hair, fibers and textiles as softening and conditioning agents. The high substantivity of these novel quaternary ammonium compoun... | 08/20/2002 |