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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7915429 | Compounds for the treatment of metabolic disorders Agents useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis are disclosed, wherein n is 1 or 2;... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7619100 | Physiologically active substances The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): (wherein, R3, R6, R7 and R21 are the same as or different from one another and each represents a hydrox... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7601852 | Macrocyclic kinase inhibitors A compound having a structure according to formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein, are useful as kinase inhibitors. ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7329330 | Method and device for the distillative processing of 1,6-hexanediol, 1,5-pentanediol and caprolactone A process for working up by distillation the crude products obtained in the process according to DE-A 196 07 954 and containing 1,6-hexanediol (HDO), 1,5-pentanediol (PDO) or caprolactone (CLO) in order to obtain the corresponding pure products, the working-up by di... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329758 | Imidazolidine-based metal carbene metathesis catalysts The present invention relates to novel metathesis catalysts with an imidazolidine-based ligand and to methods for making and using the same. The inventive catalysts are of the formula wherein: | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314942 | Methylenelactones syntheses in supercritical fluids Alpha-methylenelactone is produced from butyrolactone and valerolactone by the addition of formaldehyde in a supercritical fluid. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| RE39991 | Fungicidal heterocyclic aromatic amides and their compositions, methods of use and preparation A compound having the following formula: wherein R3 and M are defined herein, and processes therewith. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309756 | Methods for converting linear polyesters to macrocyclic oligoester compositions and macrocyclic oligoesters Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a comp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7285593 | Polyolefin compositions optionally having variable toughness and/or hardness The present invention provides novel polyolefin compositions having variable hardness and/or toughness properties. The polyolefin compositions include: a polyolefin prepared by the metathesis of an olefin monomer using a ruthenium or osmium carbene catalyst; and one... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276570 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of anionic moieties attached thereto. These co... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265195 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of cationic moieties attached thereto. These c... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256249 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. The compositions comprise at least one regioselective polyisocyanate having an asymmetric structure and comprising at least a first NCO group and a ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253242 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable materials are presently disclosed. The materials have a rebound height percentage of greater than 60% and are formed from compositions comprising at least one resilient polyamine polydiene and/or ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252924 | Positive resist composition and method of pattern formation using the same A positive resist composition comprising: at least two resins which differ in glass transition temperature by at least 5° C.; and a compound which generates an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation, wherein each of the two resins comprises at least e... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253245 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7183420 | Method for the preparation of 11(12)-pentadecen-15-olides The invention relates to an improved method for the preparation of 11(12)-pentadecen-15-olides. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179388 | Method for removing formic acid from aqueous solutions Formic acid is at least partly removed from an aqueous solution comprising formic acid, cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol by decomposition over certain decomposition catalysts. The method is preferably used for processing reaction products from the oxidation of ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7161043 | Process for the carbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds and bidentate diphosphine composition used in this process Process for the carbonylation of optionally substituted ethylenically unsaturated compounds by reaction with carbon monoxide and a coreactant in the presence of a catalyst system. The catalyst system includes (a) a source of Pt group metal cations,... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157545 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7138477 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138475 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise at least one amine-terminated polyamide and at least one isocyanate-containing prepolymer. These elastomer com... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138476 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one fatty compound chosen from fatty polyamines and fatty polyamine telechelics. These elastomer compositions c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7122686 | Analogs of discodermolide and dictyostatin-1, intermediates therefor and methods of synthesis thereof A compound of the following structure: wherein R1 is H, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, or a halogen atom; R2 is H, an a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115703 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise reaction products of polyacids and polyamines. The polyacid is chosen from polymerized fatty polyacids and polyacid telechelics. T... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7105684 | Lactone compounds An object of the present invention is to provide a novel monomer compound having a lactone structure which gives polymers having more excellent feature as resist material, etc. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula [... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105268 | Polymer for photoresist and resin compositions therefor A polymeric compound for photoresist of the invention includes at least one monomer unit represented by following Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105628 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105623 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise at least one poly(urethane-co-urea) prepolymer and at least one curative. These elastomer compositions can be ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101654 | Norbornene-type monomers and polymers containing pendent lactone or sultone groups The disclosed invention relates to novel norbornene-type monomers containing pendent lactone or sultone groups. The invention also relates to norbornene-type polymers and copolymers comprising one or more repeating units represented by the formula: | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101951 | Compositions for golf equipment A golf ball comprising at least one thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable material formed from a composition comprising at least one telechelic polycarbonate having a generic structure of: where R1... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098347 | Process for the preparation of 1-hydroperoxy-16-oxabicyclo[10.4.0]hexadecane Process for the preparation of 1-hydroperoxy-16-oxabicyclo[10.4.0]hexadecane (DDP-OOH), wherein 13-oxabicyclo[10.4.0]hexadec-1(12)-ene (DDP) and hydrogen peroxide are reacted in a diluent in the presence of a strong acid, the diluent has a pKa value of greater than ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098274 | Compositions for golf equipment A golf ball comprising at least one thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable material formed from a composition comprising at least one telechelic polycarbonate copolymer formed from at least one polyol telechelic and at least one carbonate-forming compound; | 08/29/2006 |
| 7071291 | Isolation, formulation and shaping of macrocyclic oligoesters Processes for isolating, formulating, and shaping macrocyclic oligesters were developed which allow efficient production of macrocyclic oligoesters substantially free from solvent, which may include additives, fillers, and catalysts. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7045582 | Preparation process of copolymer for semiconductor lithography and a copolymer for semiconductor lithography available by this process Provided are a preparation process of a copolymer for semiconductor lithography, suited for a film forming composition used for the formation of minute patterns necessary for semiconductor fabrication, which comprises carrying out radical polymerization of at least ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045267 | Resist composition comprising photosensitive polymer having lactone in its backbone This invention is directed to a coating composition used for original equipment manufacturing or refinishing uses in the automotive industry, which coating composition utilizes an acrylic polymer which contains substituted or unsubstituted exomethylene lactones or l... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037995 | Tertiary (meth)acrylates having lactone structure, polymers, resist compositions and patterning process Novel tertiary (meth)acrylate compounds having a lactone structure are polymerizable into polymers having improved transparency, especially at the exposure wavelength of an excimer laser and dry etching resistance. Resist compositions comprising the polymers are sen... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030249 | Process for converting α-angelica lactone to 5-methyl-N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone using alkyl amines This invention relates to a process for producing 5-methyl-N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone by a) reacting α-angelica lactone with alkyl amines and b) hydrogenating the products of step (a) in the presence of a metal catalyst, which is optionally supported. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026351 | Cyclic 1-(acyloxy)-alkyl prodrugs of GABA analogs, compositions and uses thereof The present invention provides cyclic 1-(acyloxy)-alkyl prodrugs of GABA analogs, methods of making cyclic 1-(acyloxy)-alkyl prodrugs of GABA analogs and compositions of cyclic 1-(acyloxy)-alkyl prodrugs of GABA analogs. The present invention also provides methods o... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022806 | Methods for converting linear polyesters to macrocyclic oligoester compositions and macrocyclic oligoesters Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a comp... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001531 | Sustained release coolant additive composition A coolant additive composition comprising a sustained release component and an additive component, the additive component is effective to provide at least one benefit to a coolant when released into the coolant, the sustained release component includes a polymeric m... | 02/21/2006 |
