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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188267 | Treatment of cellulose esters Ionic liquids and cellulose ester compositions and processes for producing ionic liquids and cellulose esters. Cellulose esters can be produced by esterifying cellulose in a reaction medium comprising one or more ionic liquids. Cellulose esters prepared via the meth... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7956181 | Trehalose fatty acid ester composition Provided is a pigment dispersant having excellent pigment dispersibility thus allowing a larger amount of pigments to be blended in various cosmetics, and capability of imparting good sense of use, make-up lasting, odor, and stability over time to the cosmetic. A tr... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7728124 | Method and manufacture of carboxyalkylinulin A method for the manufacture of carboxyalkylinulin is disclosed comprising preparing an aqueous medium containing dispersed therein a halogenoalkylcarboxylate, adding to the carboxylate containing medium, under substantially neutral pH conditions, an inulin followed... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7304153 | Polyol polyester synthesis Polyol polyesters useful as nondigestible fat substitutes are prepared by improved heterogeneous interesterification processes between fatty acid esters of easily removable alcohol and polyol characterized by having one or more improvements such as using low levels ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7276485 | Flowable nondigestible oil and process for making A flowable nondigestible oil composition having a Consistency in a temperature range of 20° C. to 40° C. of less than about 600 P.sec(n-1). The flowable nondigestible oil contains a liquid polyol polyester having a complete melt point less than 37° C.,... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268101 | Formate based liquid gel concentrates A liquid gel concentrate for forming a high viscosity treating fluid is provided which can be premixed and stored before being used. The concentrate is comprised of an aqueous formate solution, at least one hydratable polymer which yields viscosity upon hydration an... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7211284 | Process for coating cheese A cheese coating method, in particular pressed paste cheese, is characterised in that it consists in applying on whole cheeses or cheese portions, a coating composition comprising from 60 wt. % to 100 wt. % of an esterifying product of at least a fatty acid and at l... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198695 | Method for separating hemicelluloses from a biomass containing hemicelluloses and biomass and hemicelluloses obtained by said method The invention relates to a method for separating hemicelluloses from a biomass containing hemicelluloses. The method includes the steps of: a) extracting the hemicelluloses from the biomass containing hemicelluloses by treating them with a complex compound in an aqu... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189419 | Use of active extracts to lighten skin, lips, hair, and/or nails There is provided a composition having at least one of the following active extracts Butea frondosa, Naringi crenulata, Stenoloma chusana, or any combinations thereof. There is also provided a composition having at least one of the following additional extrac... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172792 | Method for forming a high quality low temperature silicon nitride film A method of forming a silicon nitride film is described. According to the present invention, a silicon nitride film is deposited by thermally decomposing a silicon/nitrogen containing source gas or a silicon containing source gas and a nitrogen containing source gas... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7135557 | Hypochlorite free method for preparation of stable carboxylated carbohydrate products A method of making a carboxylated carbohydrate is disclosed, cellulose being a preferred carbohydrate material. Carboxylated cellulose fibers can be produced whose fiber strength and degree of polymerization is not significantly sacrificed. The method involves the u... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7083798 | Method of immunomodulatory treatment of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus using mycobacterial cell wall compositions The present invention relates generally to a method of immunomodulating therapy and pharmaceutical compositions useful for same. More particularly, the present invention provides a method of ameliorating the effects of autoimmune conditions. Even more particularly, ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071327 | Polysaccharide-based superabsorbent film A superabsorbent polysaccharide can be obtained by crosslinking a polysaccharide or derivative thereof with at least 1% by weight of a flexible spacer having a chain length of at least 9 chain atoms and having terminal activated coupling groups. The flexible spacer ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063967 | Aminoalkyl glucosaminide phosphate compounds and their use as adjuvants and immunoeffectors Aminoalkyl glucosaminide phosphate (AGP) compounds that are adjuvants and immunoeffectors are described and claimed. The compounds have a 2-deoxy-2-amino glucose in glycosidic linkage with an aminoalkyl (aglycon) group. Compounds are phosphorylated at the 4 or 6 car... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056498 | Composition containing aminophenol derivative, use thereof, and process for dissolving aminophenol derivative Composition containing at least one aminophenol derivative and a solubilizing compound which is not in the form of vesicles, chosen from: (a) oxyalkylenated fatty acid esters of sorbitan, (b) oxyalkylenated hydrogenated castor oils, and/or (c) oxyalkylenated fatty a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053209 | High viscosity liquid controlled delivery system and medical or surgical device The present invention relates to novel nonpolymeric compounds and compositions that form liquid, high viscosity materials suitable for the delivery of biologically active substances in a controlled fashion, and for use as medical or surgical devices. The materials c... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7029918 | Water-soluble derivatives of lipophilic drugs A water-soluble reference standard is useful for immunoassays of a lipophilic drugs. The reference standard is a compound of formula (I): G-(L)n—Y; (I) where G is a lipophilic drug; L is a linker which is an alkyl group or heter... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018667 | Meltable form of sucralose The present invention provides a meltable sucralose and acesulfame-k sweetener. This sweetener may be incorporated in a wide variety of reduced calorie food products such as cooked and hard candies, microwaveable food products, glazed food products, deep fried food ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015200 | Gamma-hydroxybutyrate compositions containing carbohydrate, lipid or amino acid carriers The present invention provides compositions comprising at least one GHB moiety bonded to at least one physiologically compatible carrier molecule. The compositions can enhance the uptake of the drug, deliver effective therapeutic doses in a time-delayed fashion, or ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015013 | Method for localized staining of an intact corneal tissue surface The present disclosure describes novel methods for localized and controlled staining of intact corneal tissue surfaces to provide therapeutic benefits in ophthalmic applications, such as for example, the correction of iris defects, the correction of corneal tissue s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001886 | Hot melt method for preparing diphenhydramine tannate The invention pertains to a method for preparing diphenhydramine tannate by reacting diphenhydramine free base at a temperature of about 75 to about 150° C. with tannic acid neat or as an aqueous slurry containing up to about 20 wt. % water. The diphenhydramine fre... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6974804 | Esters Acylated cellobiose compounds (CHME) which satisfy the formula; wherein X represents an acyl group (R—CO—) or H, Z represents an acyl group (R′—CO—) or H and not more than a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6965026 | Nanoscale faceted polyhedra The subject invention pertains to nanoscale polyhedron-shaped molecules having molecular building blocks connected at their vertices. The subject invention also concerns methods of producing nanoscale polyhedrons utilizing a self-assembly reaction. The resultant mol... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6958395 | Method for producing water-soluble saccharide conjugates and saccharide mimetics by Diels-Alder reaction The present invention relates to a method by which saccharide compounds can be prepared in a very easy way. This method comprises the steps of: (a) attaching at least one saccharide to a cyclic or acyclic diene, (b) reacting the saccharide-... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953593 | Sustained-release microencapsulated delivery system Disclosed is a process for producing sustained-release powders that is fast, efficient, and economical. The process involves melting an animal or vegetable oil with a melting point above 110 degrees F. in specially designed mixer through either the work energy input... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951934 | Method for preparing functionalized β-(1,3)-glucan derivatives The present invention relates to a novel method of chemically preparing functionalized derivatives of β-(1,3)-glucans, enabling obtaining oligosaccharides which are free or which comprise specific groups such as, for example, sulphate, phosphate, methyl, in pre-def... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6943261 | Process for the production of CLA triglycerides The invention concerns a novel process for the production of glycerol esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids, in particular of C18:2 conjugated fatty acids, by converting the polyunsaturated fatty acids with glycerol in the presence of a mixed catalyst comprising a c... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939856 | Method for preparing dexchlor tannate The invention pertains to a method for preparing dexchlorpheniramine (“dexchlor”) tannate by reacting dexchlorpheniramine free base at a temperature of about 75 to about 150° C. with tannic acid neat or as an aqueous slurry containing up to about 20 wt. % water... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939962 | Method for the synthesis of sucrose-6-esters There is described a process for the synthesis of a sucrose-6-ester comprising: (a) reacting a mixture comprising sucrose and a polar aprotic solvent with an organotin-based acylation promoter, while adding a solvent capable of removing water by co-distillation, and... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6900310 | Staged synthesis of purified, partially esterified polyol polyester fatty acid compositions This invention relates to processes for the production of purified, partially esterified polyol fatty acid polyesters and the compositions derived from those processes. The purified, partially esterified polyol fatty acid polyesters of the present invention are part... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6891036 | Process for the preparation of ribofuranose derivatives The present invention relates to a new process in 3 steps starting from 2-C-methyl-D-ribopentono-1,4-lactone for the preparation of tetra-acyl ribofuranose derivatives of formula (I): useful in the synthesis of nucleot... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6867194 | Enzyme activated nitric oxide donors Sugar-modified SIN-1 compositions are provided. The compositions are useful for generating NO in response to hydrolytic activity of a glycosidase specific for the O-glycosidic bond between the sugar and SIN-1 moieties. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the suga... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6846917 | Solid- and solution-phase synthesis of heparin and other glycosaminoglycans Described is a modular, general synthetic strategy for the preparation in solution and on a solid support of heparin, heparin-like glycosaminoglycans, glycosaminoglycans and non-natural analogs of each of them. Additionally, the modular strategy provides the basis f... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6846916 | Trans-acidolysis process for the preparation of carbohydrate fatty-acid esters The present invention relates to a low temperature, solvent-free trans-acidolysis process for preparing surface-active carbohydrate fatty-acid esters comprising the steps of: (e) reacting acylated carbohydrate with free fatty acid ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6844328 | Polysaccharidic esters of N-derivatives of glutamic acid The present invention is related to polysaccharide esters of N-derivatives of glutamic acid (N-GA derivatives). These polysaccharidic esters have antiproliferative activity and are characterized by a low systemic toxicity. The esters of the invention are used in the... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6833360 | Process for preparing pseudoephedrine tannate The invention pertains to a method for preparing pseudoephedrine tannate by reacting pseudoephedrine free base at a temperature of about 70 to about 110° C. with tannic acid neat or as an aqueous slurry containing about 5 to about 30 wt. % water. ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6828308 | Compositions and methods for the treatment or prevention of inflammation The present invention relates to compounds containing as active ingredients hyaluronic acid and polyvinylpyrrolidone, for the treatment of inflammatory, ulcerative and painful conditions of moist epithelial surfaces such as mucositis, stomatitis, vestibulitis, aphth... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818657 | Bioprecursors of a retinoic derivative and pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic compositions The present invention relates to a ternary glucosyl complex which is a bioprecursor of at least one retinoic active ingredient for percutaneous application, having formula (I), wherein E represents a linear hydrocarbon spacer group that is branched or cyclized and h... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6706877 | Method for producing carbohydrate partial esters A process for making carbohydrate partial esters having a degree of esterification of from 1 to 6 involving the steps of: (a) providing a catalytically active mixture containing: (i) an alkali metal carbonate; and (ii) a fatty acid lower alkyl ester; (b) providing a... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6677318 | Cross-linked agent for generation of a long-lasting satiety effect and method for the production of the said The invention relates to an orally administerted agent containing stable, uronic acid-containing polysaccharides cross-linked to each other and in the form of a sponge-like structure which dissolves poorly in water and/or gastrointenstinal liquids or can ... | 01/13/2004 |
