Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168830 | High stability diionic liquid salts The present invention relates to diionic liquid salts of dicationic or dianionic molecules, as well as solvents comprising such diionic liquids and the use of such diionic liquids as the stationary phase in a gas chromatographic column. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8093430 | Methods of inhibiting ethylene responses in plants using cyclopropene amine compounds Methods of applying cyclopropene amine derivatives and compositions thereof to inhibit ethylene receptors in plants and plant material are disclosed. Methods include applying to the plant an effective ethylene response-inhibiting amount of at least one cyclopropene ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7700805 | Process for preparing amines An amine is prepared by cleaving a carbamate of the formula I wherein R1=hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or phenyl group, R2=alkyl, aryl or phenyl group, wherein R1 and R... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7696384 | Process for producing ethyleneamines Processes comprising: providing a starting material comprising monoethanolamine; and reacting the starting material with ammonia in the presence of a heterogeneous transition metal catalyst to form a reaction product comprising one or more ethylene amines; wherein t... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7615665 | Method for producing ethylene amines Processes comprising: providing a starting material comprising ethylenediamine; and reacting the starting material in the presence of a heterogeneous transition metal catalyst to form one or more ethylene amines; wherein the catalyst comprises a catalytically active... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7465834 | Ionic liquids and process for manufacturing the same Ionic liquids exhibit a stable liquid state even at low temperatures and have a good conductivity. The ionic liquids each contain an organic compound represented by the following formula (1) as a cation. In the formula, R | 12/16/2008 |
| 7432399 | Diols formed by ring-opening of epoxies A polyol monomer comprising the formula: R1 and R3 are —H, aliphatic, aromatic, or ether; R2 is aliphatic, aromatic, ester, ether, or acrylic, and R1 contains a hydroxyl group, ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419981 | Synergistic combinations of an alpha-2-delta ligand and a cGMP phosphodieterse 5 inhibitor The instant invention relates to a combination of an alpha-2-delta ligand and a PDEV inhibitor for use in therapy, particularly in the treatment of pain, particularly neuropathic pain. Particularly preferred alpha-2-delta ligands are gabapentin and pregabalin. A par... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7411095 | Process for production of high-purity enamines A method for producing highly pure enamines, which comprises reacting an aldehyde or ketone with an amine and treating the resulting reaction mixture with an acidic aqueous solution at a temperature between 0° C. and 30° C. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7388113 | Volatile copper(II) complexes for deposition of copper films by atomic layer deposition The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of novel 1,3-diimine copper complexes using amino-imines and novel amino-imines. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7341985 | 2-Hydroxy-3-alkoxypropyl sulfides, sulfones, and sulfoxides: new surface active agents Compositions containing surfactant compounds according to formula (I) R4OCH2CH(OH)CR2R3ZR1 (I) wherein Z is S, SO, or SO2, can have a range of equilibrium and/or dynamic surf... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7282082 | Gas separation using high-silica molecular sieve CHA Gasses are separated using a molecular sieve having the CHA crystal structure and having a mole ratio of greater than 50 to 1500 of (1) an oxide selected from silicon oxide, germanium oxide or mixtures thereof to (2) an oxide selected from aluminum oxide, iron oxide... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7250526 | Transfer hydrogenation process and catalyst A catalytic transfer hydrogenation process is provided. The catalyst employed in the process is a metal hydrocarbyl complex which is coordinated to defined bidentate ligands substituted with at least one group selected from an optionally substituted sulphonated hydr... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250532 | Method for producing aromatic amino compound A method for producing aromatic amino compound (V): by synthesizing intermediate compound (IV): by the reaction of compound (I): H2N—R1 | 07/31/2007 |
| 7227040 | Process for forming branched composition catalytically by carbon-hydrogen bond activation in a saturated moiety A branched composition can be formed by reacting a reagent containing a saturated hydrocarbon moiety in the presence of (a) a catalyst capable of activating a carbon-hydrogen bond therein and (b) a branching reagent having a moiety that binds to the carbon atom in t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223873 | Process for preparing amines A process for preparing an amine which comprises in preparing an amine by decarboxylating an α-amino acid under heating in a high boiling liquid polymer having average molecular weight 200 to 6000, and directly recovering this amine by distillation in the same reac... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7205431 | Bis(3-alkoxyalkan-2-ol) sulfides, sulfones, and sulfoxides: new surface active agents Compositions containing surfactant compounds according to formula (I) ROCH2CH(OH)CR1R2ZCR1R2CH(OH)CH2OR, (I) wherein Z is S, SO, or SO2, can have a range of equilib... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7164034 | Alpha2delta ligands for fibromyalgia and other disorders This invention relates to a method of treating a disorder selected from OCD, agoraphobia, agoraphobia without history of panic disorder, specific phobia, social phobia, PTSD, restless legs syndrome, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, hot flashes, and fibromyalgia by a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7094389 | Chabazite-containing molecular sieve, its synthesis and its use in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins A crystalline material substantially free of framework phosphorus and comprising a CHA framework type molecular sieve with stacking faults or at least one intergrown phase of a CHA framework type molecular sieve and an AEI framework type molecular sieve, wherein sai... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7084303 | Tertiary amine compounds having an ester structure and processes for preparing same The present invention provides ester group-containing tertiary amine compounds of the formula (R1OCH2CH2)nN(CH2CH2CO2R2)3-n which, when used as additives in chemical a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7067108 | Chabazite-type molecular sieve, its synthesis and its use in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins The synthesis of a crystalline material, in particular a high silica zeolite, having a chabazite-type framework is aided by the addition to the synthesis mixture of seeds of an AEI framework-type material. The chabazite-type product has a relatively small crystal si... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7049472 | Bis(3-alkoxyalkan-2-OL) sulfides, sulfones, and sulfoxides: new surface active agents Compositions containing surfactant compounds according to formula (I) ROCH2CH(OH)CR1R2ZCR1R2CH(OH)CH2OR, (I) wherein Z is S, SO, or SO2, can have a range of equilib... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6984759 | Process for the preparation of perfluoropolyethers having aldehyde, alcohol, amine end groups by catalytic reduction Process for the perfluoropolyether preparation having reactive end groups —CH2NH2, —CHO, —CH2OH, by reduction of the corresponding perfluoropolyethers having —CN, —COCl, —CHO end groups by using gaseous hydrogen in the pr... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6875876 | Protected aminofunctionalized polymerization initiators and methods of making and using same Anionic polymerization initiators useful in the preparation of polymers having a protected amine functional group. The amine functionality includes a first protecting group, which can be aralkyl, methyl, allyl or tertiary alkyl group. The other of the amine protecti... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6774270 | Method of removing hexafluoropropylene dimers A method of removing hexafluoropropylene dimers (“HFP dimers”), dimer hydrides and other oligomers from a fluid is described. The method comprises heating the fluid to isomerize the HFP dimers to the thermodynamic isomer, and contacting the fluid with a tertiary... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6743950 | Palladium complex salt and use thereof for adjusting palladium concentration of an electrolytic solution for deposit of palladium or one of its alloys A novel complex salt off palladium sulfate and ethylenediamine contains 31 to 41% by weight of palladium and has a molar ratio [SO4]:[Pd] of between 0.9 and 1.15 and a ratio [ethylenediamine ]:[Pd] of between 0.8 and 1.2. The invention further relates to ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6696610 | Continuous preparation of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine A continuous process for the preparation of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine by reacting ammonia and ethylene oxide in liquid phase in the presence of water as catalyst in a pressure column is proposed, where, as a result of the heat o... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6653507 | Process for producing optically active 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid, and salt thereof There are disclosed are A diastereomer salt of formula (1): ##STR1## a process for producing the same, a process for producing optically active 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid of formula (2'): ##STR2## a novel optically active amine compo... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6642398 | Mono-and disubstituted 3-propyl gamma-aminobutyric acids The instant invention is a series of novel mono- and disubstituted 3-propyl gamma aminobutyric acids of Formula I ##STR1## The compounds are useful as therapeutic agents in the treatment of epilepsy, faintness attacks, hypokinesia, cranial disorders, ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6624324 | Process for producing optically active hemiesters There is disclosed a process for producing an optically active hemiester of formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R5 represent the same meanings as described below, which comprises reacting a cyclic acid anhydride o... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6610859 | Protected aminofunctionalized polymerization initiators and methods of making and using same Anionic polymerization initiators useful in the preparation of polymers having a protected amine functional group. The amine functionality includes a first protecting group, which can be aralkyl, methyl, allyl or tertiary alkyl group. The other of the ami... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6608120 | Diallylamine monomers and network polymers obtained therefrom Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## having two double bonds which are activated so that they will take part in a polymerization reaction, the double bonds being sufficiently close together to ensure that cyclopolymerization will preferentially occur. ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6596863 | Medical composition containing nitroetheneamine Derivative or salt there of as active constituent Process for producing a nitroetheneamine derivative ##STR1## or its stereoisomer, its tautomer or a salt thereof comprising reacting a compound of the formula ##STR2## with a compound of the formula R6 --CH2 NO2 to obtain ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6573399 | Synthesis of -amino-', '-dihaloketones and process for the preparation of ଲ-amino acid derivatives by the use of the same The present invention provides a commercially profitable process for producing a ଲ-amino acid ester derivative which comprises reacting an -amino acid ester derivative with a base and a dihalomethane, reacting the same with a lithium amide and an ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6548705 | Compound compatible with inorganic solids, and with homopolymers and copolymers of propylene and of ethylene Disclosed is a compound comprising a saturated oligomer of isoprene bonded to a polar group, said compound having formula (I): ##STR1## in which R is H or a C1 -C4 alkyl, n is 2-17, and R' is a radical selected from the group consist... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6545188 | Transfer hydrogenation process and catalyst A catalytic transfer hydrogenation process is provided. The catalyst employed in the process is a metal cyclopentadienyl complex which is coordinated to defined bidentate ligands. Preferred metals include rhodium, ruthenium and iridium. Preferred bidentat... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6506218 | Process for bleaching paper using bleaching-active dendrimer ligands Laundry detergents and cleaners which, in addition to a peroxide compound, comprise a compound of the formula (R1 R1)N--X--N(R1 R1) (I) or metal complexes thereof, where X and R1 have the meanings listed in ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6482944 | Processes for preparing tertiary aminoalkylorganometallic compounds Processes for the preparation of haloalkylamines and tertiary aminoalkylorganometallic compounds are disclosed. The haloalkylamines can be prepared by direct reaction of an amine with an , ω-dihaloalkane or an , ω-dihaloalkene. Tertiary ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6476004 | Pharmaceutical composition Medicinal compositions which can be processed into solutions and are useful in inhibiting rejection reactions against the transplantation of organs or bone marrow, in the maintenance immunotherapy therefor or in treating autoimmune diseases, characterized... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6462220 | Method for simultaneous preparation of 6-aminocapronitrile and hexamethylene diamine A process for the coproduction of 6-aminocapronitrile and hexamethylenediamine starting from adiponitrile by a) hydrogenating adiponitrile in the presence of a catalyst comprising an element of the eighth transition group as catalytically active component, ... | 10/08/2002 |
