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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7629387 | Compounds for pest control and methods for their use Compounds, compositions, and methods for controlling an arthropod pest population that employ an eremophilane sesquiterpene parent structure are presented. The compounds have minimal adverse or toxic effects on humans, non-human animals, and the natural environment.... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7485668 | Cyclopropanated macrocyclic ketones and lactones The present invention is directed to novel cyclopropanated macrocyclic ketone and lactone compounds of the general formula wherein X is an atom or a functional group selected from the group consisti... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7482380 | Cyclopropanated macrocyclic ketones and lactones The present invention is directed to novel cyclopropanated macrocyclic ketone and lactone compounds of the general formula wherein X is an atom or a functional group selected from the group consisti... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7432305 | Tail variants of redox-active therapeutics for treatment of mitochondrial diseases and other conditions and modulation of energy biomarkers Methods of treating or suppressing mitochondrial diseases, such as Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactacidosis, stroke (MELAS), or Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS) are disclosed, as well as ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7410656 | Anti-cancer compounds This invention relates to a compound or group of compounds present in an active principle derived from plants of species Euphorbia peplus, Euphorbia hirta and Euphorbia drummondii, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. Extracts... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7361292 | High modulus, nonconductive adhesive useful for installing vehicle windows The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more isocyanate functional polyether based prepolymers containing one or more organic based polymers dispersed therein; b) one or more isocyanate functional polyester based prepolymers whi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7253297 | Astaxanthin esters Astaxanthin derivatives of the general formula (I) wherein R is in each case group —NH—CH(R1)—COOR2, —OR3 or —(Y)n-Z and R1, R2, R3, Y, Z and n are significances given in detail i... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7230033 | Pest control compositions and methods for their use Compositions and methods for controlling an arthropod pest population that include an eremophilane sesquiterpene pest control agent (such as, nootkatone or 13-hydroxy-valencene) and a dialkyl-substituted phenol pest control agent (such as, carvacrol) are disclosed. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7208183 | Methods and preparations of the latex from the croton species The invention herein describes a procedure for organically extracting the lipophilic components from plants of the Family Euphorbaciae, specifically but not limited to the genus Croton. The extraction (CGO 110), is deplete of the normal proanthocyanidin conte... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202279 | Cyclic dipeptides and azetidinone compounds and their use in treating CNS injury and neurodegenerative disorders The present invention provides 4-substituted-2-azetidinone compounds, bicyclic 2-5-diketopiperazine compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that are potent, safe and effective neuroprotective agents. Due to their strong central nervous system (CNS) activi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7101950 | Composition useful as an adhesive for installing vehicle windows The invention is an composition comprising a) one or more isocyanate functional polyether based prepolymers; b) one or more isocyanate functional polyester prepolymers wherein the one or more polyesters used to prepare the prepolymers havin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7060686 | Anti-inflammatory compounds derived from Methods for treating, preventing, or inhibiting diseases and disorders associated with inflammation, cell-proliferation, and pain comprising the administration of a compound having the structural formula wherein ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7015247 | Ibuprofen-aspirin, hydroxymethylacylfulvene analogs and L-sugar illudin analogs Ibuprofen-aspirin compounds useful in treating aspirin or ibuprofen-treatable conditions, hydroxymethylacylfulvene analogs useful as antitumor drugs, and L-sugar illudin analogs useful as antitumor drugs. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001611 | Compositions normalizing circadian rhythm The present invention provides a circadian rhythm normalizing composition containing astaxanthin and/or its ester as an active ingredient, and a composition having the action of enhancing the circadian rhythm normalizing action of melatonin by protecting melatonin. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979688 | Treatment method against side-effects of chemotherapy A method and composition is provided for organ rescue wherein a specific counter-measure is applied locally to a tissue at risk for or exhibiting an adverse side effect of a cancer treatment. More particularly, the method and composition is directed at controlling H... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6933272 | Use of non-peptidyl compounds for the treatment of insulin related ailments The present invention relates to the use of at least a non-peptidyl compound as a biological modulator of insulin activity or insulin-related activity, which compound possesses ionic and hydrophobic chemical moieties spatially located so as to mimic at least an ioni... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908918 | Antitumor agents The present invention provides compounds of general formula I or II: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 have any of the values defined in... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906108 | Extracts of vetiver oil as repellent and toxicant to ants, ticks, and cockroaches Extracts of vetiver oil were found to be significant repellents and toxicants of ants, ticks, and cockroaches. Nootkatone was shown to significantly decrease ant invasion and increase mortality in fire ants. Nootkatone is an effective repellent and toxicant of ants ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6897244 | Dihydronootkatone and tetrahydronootkatone as repellents to arthropods Two derivatives of nootkatone, tetrahydronootkatone and 1,10-dihydronootkatone, are surprisingly effective as repellents of termites and mosquitos. Tetrahydronootkatone and 1,10-dihydronootkatone were shown to effectively repel termites at concentrations as low as 2... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6890960 | Vetiver oil extracts as termite repellent and toxicant Extracts of vetiver oil were found to significantly repel termites. In one extract, nootkatone was isolated and found to be a significant repellent and toxicant of termites. Nootkatone significantly decreased food consumption, decreased tunneling behavior, and incre... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6855696 | Antitumor agents The present invention provides illudin analogs of the general formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 have any of the values defined in the specif... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6844013 | Methods of stimulating the immune system This invention relates to a compound or group of compounds present in an active principle derived from plants of species Euphorbia peplus, Euphorbia hirta and Euphorbia drummondii, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. Extracts... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6787161 | Anti-cancer compounds This invention relates to a compound or group of compounds present in an active principle derived from plants of species Euphorbia peplus, Euphorbia hirta and Euphorbia drummondii, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. Extracts... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6706760 | Wasp controlling agent A wasp controlling liquid formulation, which comprises a pesticidal compound as an active ingredient and at least 30% by weight of a saturated hydrocarbon that has a boiling point from 90° C. to 200° C., provides superior potency and an ability to knock down or ki... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6635672 | Agent for lowering prolactin The present invention relates to a prolactin lowering drug containing at least one bicyclic diterpene of the labdane or clerodane type: ##STR1## wherein R1=H, C1 to C3 alkyl or C1 to C3 acyl.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6630515 | Urinary incontinence therapy The invention includes a method of treating neurogenic urinary dysfunction that comprises contacting urinary bladder mucosa of a patient afflicted with neurogenic urinary dysfunction with an effective dose of a homovanilloid compound, in particular a comp... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6613771 | Method of treatment of viral infection including HIV using water soluble fullerenes A water soluble derivative of buckministerfullerene (C60) having antiviral and virucidal properties is used to inhibit human retroviral replication and infections. The derivatized fullerene is symmetrically substituted with polar organic moieti... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6562782 | Oligocycloalkanoid compounds and methods of use The present invention related to an oligocycloalkanoid compound comprising formula (I) ##STR1## wherein m, n, and o are independently an integer from 0 to 2; A1 through A10 are independently a direct link, alkylene, alkylene-O--, ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6559184 | Methods and compositions for treating male erectile dysfunction Administration of a pharmaceutical composition in the form of a suppository comprising: (a) a prostaglandin vasodilator; (b) 15-hydroxyprostaglandindehydrogenase inhibitor: and (c) a base material that is solid at room temperature and releases components (a) a... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6451844 | Use of menthyl-2 pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate as an insect repellent The use of menthyl 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate as an insect repellent, usually by application to a substrate or into an air space. The menthyl 2-pyrrolidone-5-arboxylate can be used as a composition, which may be perfumed. A useful composition comprises a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6444662 | Stable hyperforin salts, method for producing same and their use in the treatment of alzheimer's disease Described are salts of hyperforin and adhyperforin of formula I [A- ]m [B]p+ (I) wherein m is an integer from 1 to 3, p is equal to m and gives the total number of positive charges of the residue [B], [A- ] is an anion o... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6433025 | Method for retarding and preventing sunburn by UV light Astaxanthin is a potent antioxidant, over 500 times more powerful than Vitamin E and 10 times stronger than other carotenoids such as zeaxanthin, lutein, canthaxanthin and beta-carotene. Astaxanthin has also been shown to enhance and modulate the immune s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6352703 | Compositions and methods for detecting and killing termites Significant concentrations of naphthalene were detected in carton nests of Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, collected from Florida, Hawaii, and Louisiana. This is the first report of naphthalene being associated with termite... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6335015 | Method of the prophylactic treatment of mastitis A method of prophylactic treatment of mastitis in mammalian, including human, mothers, is described. The method comprises administration of a prophylactically effective dosage of a human or veterinary medicament containing at least one type of xanthophyll... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6328986 | Method of deterring birds from plant and structural surfaces A method for deterring birds from perching, roosting or loafing on plant and structural surfaces by applying to the surfaces a non-toxic composition. The non-toxic composition is one that triggers a physiological aversion mechanism in birds by a visual cu... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6329414 | Histidine containing nutriceutical Nutriceutical compositions useful as a dietary supplement which have antioxidant/free radical scavengers and also having a cytoprotective effect are disclosed. The compositions contain a cytoprotective and antioxidant/free radical scavenging amount of at ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6323181 | Antitumor agents The present invention provides illudin analogs of the general formula I: ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 have any of the values defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6277417 | Method of inhibiting 5-reductase with astaxanthin A method for inhibiting the activity of the enzyme 5-reductase in a human subject is provided which comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising the carotenoid astaxanthin. Administration of the composition to inhibit the enzyme ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6274570 | Pesticidal compositions A liquid pesticidal composition, which is substantially free of water, comprising a hydrophobic pesticide or mixture of pesticides dissolved in an organic solvent and comprising as surfactants (a) a castor oil ethoxylate having 30-50 mol ethoxylate, (b) a... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6265450 | Anti-stress composition An anti-stress composition having for its active ingredient astaxanthin and/or its ester. This composition can be in the form of a pharmaceutical, functional food, food or beverage and so forth.... | 07/24/2001 |
