...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8012981 | Benzylpiperazine derivatives as motilin receptor agonists The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of conditions or disorders which are mediated via the GPR38 rece... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7939533 | Dual NK1/NK3 receptor antagonists The present invention provides a method for the treatment of schizophrenia which comprises administering a compound of formula wherein the substituents are as described herein or a pharmaceutically ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7902199 | Heterocyclic substituted piperazine compounds with CXCR3 antagonist activity The present application discloses a compound, or enantiomers, stereoisomers, rotamers, tautomers, racemates or prodrug of said compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or esters of said compound, or of said prodrug, said compound having the general s... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7884107 | Substituted piperidines that increase P53 activity and the uses thereof In its many embodiments, the present invention discloses novel compounds, as inhibitors of HDM2 protein methods for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including one or more such compounds, methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, of one or mo... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7648990 | Chemical compounds The present invention provides a method for the treatment of emesis in a mammal being treated with an opiod analgesic. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7615556 | Piperazinyl derivatives as modulators of chemokine receptor activity The present application describes modulators of MIP-1α of formula (I): or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, T, W, R1, R4, R5, R5a and R5... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7435736 | Substituted 1-piperidin-4-yl-4-azetidin-3-yl-piperazine derivatives and their use as neurokinin antagonists The invention concerns substituted 1-piperidin-4-yl-4-azetidin-3-yl-piperazine having neurokinin antagonistic activity, in particular NK1 and NK1/NK3-antagonistic activity, their preparation, compositions comprising them and their us... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432268 | 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 inhibitors for the treatment of androgen dependent diseases There are disclosed compounds of the formula (I): prodrugs thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds or of said prodrugs which are useful as inhibitors of Type 3 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase. Also ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423039 | (4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)acylpiperidine derivatives, preparation thereof and application of same in therapeutics The invention relates to substituted (4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)acylpiperidine derivatives of formula (I) in the form of a base or an addition salt with an acid, and also in the form of a hydrate or solvate, and their preparat... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7351702 | Caspase inhibitors and uses thereof This invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein Z is oxygen or sulfur; R1 is hydrogen, —CHN2, R, CH2OR, CH2SR, or —CH2Y; next to R3 represents a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342115 | 3-substituted-6-aryl pyridines 3-substituted-6-aryl pyridines of Formula I are provided: wherein R1, R2, R3, R8, R9, A and Ar are defined herein. Such compounds are ligands of C5a receptor. Preferred... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7314879 | Melanocortin receptor agonists The present invention relates to melanocortin receptor agonist of the formula (I): which is useful in the treatment for obesity, diabetes, and male and/or female sexual dysfunction ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7307081 | Piperidine derivatives useful as CCR5 antagonists The present invention provides a compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein the various moieties are as defined in the specification. The present invention also provides pharma... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294630 | Piperazinyl piperidine tachykinin antagonists The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein each R independently represents a halogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group; R1 ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291741 | Process of production of n-alkyl-2-benzthiazolysulfeneimides, device for their production and method of their purification The solution concerns a process of production of N-alkyl-2-benzthiazolylsulfeneimides by means of a reaction of 2-benzthiazolylsulfenyl chloride with an excess of a corresponding alkylamine in an anhydrous reaction medium. Removement of water and moisture from the r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276509 | Piperidine derivatives and their use as antagonists of tachykinins The present invention relates to piperidine derivatives of formula (I): wherein R represents halogen or C1-4 alkyl; R1 represents hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl;... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276500 | Substituted amides, their preparation and use An amide of the formula I and its tautomeric forms, possible enantiomeric and diastereomeric forms, E and Z forms, and possible physiologically tolerated salts, in which the variables have the following meanings:... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7214714 | 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid production inhibitors A hydroxyformamidine compound represented by the following formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof [wherein R1 represents a substituted morpholino group, a substituted piperidino group, a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7196080 | Phenylpyridinecarbonylpiperazinederivative The present invention relates to a compound which is represented by the following general formula and has type 4 phosphodiesterase inhibitory action, and uses and an intermediate compound thereof. (wherein ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7176205 | Bi-pyridinyl derivatives as NK-1 antagonists The present invention relates to compounds of the formula wherein R1 and R1′ are each independently hydrogen or methyl and X is —C(O)N(CH3)— or —N(CH3)C(O)—, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157463 | Substituted piperidines/piperazines as melanocortin receptor agonists The present invention relates to melanocortin receptor agonists of formula I, which is useful in the treatment of obesity, diabetes and male and/or female sexual dysfunction ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153858 | Arylpiperazinyl compounds The invention relates to 5-HT receptor agonists or antagonists. Novel arylpiperazinyl sulfonamide compounds represented by Formulae I: and II, and synthesis and uses of those compounds for treating diseases including those mediated directly or indirectly by 5-HT rec... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153824 | Inhibitors of phosphodiesterases in infertility The present invention is directed to methods of increasing oocyte production in a mammal. More specifically, the specification describes methods and compositions for inducing follicular maturation using a PDE inhibitor. The inhibitor may be used alone at high doses.... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138396 | 17 β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 inhibitors for the treatment of androgen dependent diseases There are disclosed compounds of the formula (I): prodrugs thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds or of said prodrugs which are useful as inhibitors of Type 3 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydroge... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7119092 | Chemical compounds wherein R represents a halogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group; R1 represents a C1-4 alkyl group; R2 represents hydrogen or a C1-4 | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115607 | Substituted piperazinyl amides and methods of use Selected substituted piperazine compounds of Formula I are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as obesity and the like. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceuti... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109215 | Compounds possessing neuronal activity The present invention relates to compounds, methods and pharmaceutical compositions for stimulating the growth of neurites in nerve cells. The compounds and the compositions and methods that utilize them can be used, either alone or in conjunction with a neurotrophi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101894 | Bicyclic compounds as inhibitors of chemokine binding to US28 Methods for treating CMV or a CMV-related disease are provided that use compounds having the formula: wherein Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted 5–14 membered heteroaryl group having from 1 to 5 heteroatoms a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098213 | CCR5 antagonists useful for treating AIDS Compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or isomer thereof, wherein: Q, X and Z are CH or N; R, R4–R7 and R13... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098212 | Piperazine derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof; wherein X, Y, a, b, c, d, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 | 08/29/2006 |
| 7060702 | Chemical compounds The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein each R independently represents a halogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group; R1 represents a C1-4 | 06/13/2006 |
| 7008946 | CCR5 antagonists useful for treating AIDS Compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or isomer thereof, wherein: Q, X and Z are CH or N; R, R4–R7 and R13 ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6982256 | Tolerance of 4-(4-(2-pyrrolylcarbonyl)-1-piperazinyl)-3-trifluoromethyl-benzoylguanidine in intravenous administration The invention relates to new formulations for improving the local tolerance of intravenously administered 4-(4-(2-pyrrolylcarbonyl)-1-piperazinyl)-3-trifluoromethyl-benzoylguanidine or one of the pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6953774 | Methods of inducing ovulation The present invention relates to methods of inducing ovulation in a female host comprising the administration of a non-polypeptide cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) level modulator to the female host. In another aspect, the invention provides for specific admini... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6949539 | Admantane derivatives The invention provides compounds of general formula (I) in which m, A, R1 and Ar have the meanings defined in the specification; a process for their preparation; pharmaceutical compositions containing them; a process for preparing the pharmaceutical compo... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6936614 | Piperidine-piperazine ligands for neurotransmitter receptors One aspect of the present invention relates to piperidine-piperazine compounds. A second aspect of the present invention relates to the use of the piperidine-piperazine compounds as ligands for various mammalian cellular receptors or transporters or both, including ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916817 | Inhibitors of metalloproteinases Arylpiperazines of Formula I useful as metalloproteinase inhibitors, especially as MMP13 inhibitors. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6903102 | 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 inhibitors for the treatment of androgen dependent diseases There are disclosed compounds of the formula (I): prodrugs thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds or of said prodrugs which are useful as inhibitors of Type 3 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900211 | CCR5 antagonists useful for treating aids Compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or isomer thereof, wherein: Q, X and Z are CH or N; R, R4-R7 and R13 a... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6846826 | Phenoxypropanol connected with phenylpiperazine and phenoxyalkylamine terminal in its side chain Certain 1,4-dihydropyridine compounds, useful as adrenergic blocking agents and as calcium channel blocking agents, the compounds having the formula wherein R1 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-6-alkyl, or C1-6 | 01/25/2005 |