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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119838 | Conversion of nitrile compounds into carboxylic acids and corresponding esters thereof Hydrocarbon-based compounds containing at least one nitrile function are converted into compounds containing at least one carboxylic function, and into ester compounds from the carboxylic compounds thus obtained; such conversion entails reacting the nitrile compound... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8106239 | Low VOC coalescing agents A coalescent composition for coating compositions such as paints, adhesives, and coatings comprising a blend of dibasic esters, specifically (i) esters of adipic, glutaric, and/or succinic diacids and/or (ii) esters of isomers of adipic acid have advantages, includi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8093423 | Pharmaceutical-grade ferric organic compounds, uses thereof and method of making same The present invention discloses a pharmaceutical-grade ferric organic compounds, including ferric citrate, which are soluble over a wider range of pH, and which have a large active surface area. A manufacturing and quality control process for making a pharmaceutical... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7915447 | Process for producing succinic acid The present invention is intended to provide a process capable of efficiently producing highly purified succinic acid from an alkali metal succinate by a simple separation and purification process. The process for producing succinic acid in the present invention com... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7834211 | Method for producing tetracarboxylic acids A process for preparing tetracarboxylic acids of the general formula I or salts thereof, wherein at least one compound of the general formula II a or II b (a) is first reacted wit... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7767851 | Ferric organic compounds, uses thereof and methods of making same The present invention discloses a novel form of ferric organic compounds, including a form of ferric citrate, which are soluble over a wider range of pH, and which have a large active surface area. The ferric organic compounds of the present invention can be deliver... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7728170 | Method for preparing a polycarboxylic composition comprising an electrochemical oxidation stage of a monosaccharide composition A method for preparing a polycarboxylic composition, includes a stage in which a monosaccharide composition undergoes an electrochemical oxidation treatment carried out in the absence of sodium hypochlorite and in the presence of a) an amine oxide and b) a carbon-ba... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7589235 | High yield and rapid synthesis methods for producing metallo-organic salts A new method for preparing salts of metal cations and organic acids, especially divalent salts of alkaline earth metal ions from group II of the periodic system and carboxylic acids. The method comprising the use of a high temperature (about 90° or more) and, optio... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7504536 | Compositions comprising calcium citrate malate and methods for making the same A process for producing a calcium citrate malate composition by the steps of: combining a calcium source, a citrate source, a malate source and water to form a calcium citrate malate mixture. The mixture is reacted until reaching a peak temperature of from about 45... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7491845 | Process for producing adipic acid It is provided to a process for producing adipic acid which comprises making a wastewater containing hydroxycaproic acid and discharged from the step of oxidizing cyclohexane with molecular oxygen in a liquid phase react with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a t... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7411031 | Synthesis of polyanhydrides The present invention provides a method for forming compounds of Formula HO—C(═O)R1—X—R2—X—R1—C(═O)—O—H wherein compound (I) can be polymerized to provide a polymer that contains therapeuticall... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411090 | Process for the recovery of citric acid The invention provides a process for the recovery of citric acid from an aqueous solution feed stream originating in fermentation of carbohydrates and utilizing an amine solvent extraction step for separation of impurities comprising: subjecting said aqueous solutio... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7371362 | Catalytic wet oxidation of lactose A process for converting lactose into carbon dioxide and/or carbon monoxide using catalytic wet oxidation. Oxygen gas and an aqueous solution of lactose are fed to a reactor comprising a Pt/Al2O3 catalyst, a Mn/Ce catalyst or a Pt/Mn—Ce catal... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7323201 | Highly soluble form of tricalcium citrate, and methods of its making and use We report herein a composition comprising tricalcium citrate, wherein the tricalcium citrate has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising peaks at 2-theta (2θ) values of about 8.236, about 16.02, about 17.97, about 19.75, about 21.42, about 25.74, and about 2... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319165 | Aminopolycarboxylic acid aqueous solution composition and stabilization method of aminopolycarboxlic acid The present invention is to provide a stabilized aqueous aminopolycarboxylate solution composition and a method of stabilizing the aminopolycarboxylate through preventing the same from caking. An aqueous aminopolycarboxylate solution composition containing an... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311980 | Polyactive/polylactic acid coatings for an implantable device A polymeric coating for a medical device that comprises poly(lactic acid) and a block copolymer including blocks of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(butylene terephthalate) is provided. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304093 | Ketone compounds and compositions for cholesterol management and related uses The present invention relates to novel ketone compounds, compositions comprising ketone compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing cardiovascular diseases, dyslipidemias, dysproteinemias, and glucose metabolism disorders comprising administering a com... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7279174 | Stent coatings comprising hydrophilic additives A coating for implantable medical devices and a method for fabricating thereof are disclosed. The coating includes a mixture of a hydrophobic polymer and a polymeric hydrophilic additive, wherein the hydrophobic polymer and the hydrophilic additive form a physically... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7253312 | Process for producing carboxylic acids The present invention relates to a process for producing carboxylic acids. It relates more particularly to a process for producing carboxylic acids by oxidation of a hydrocarbon with oxygen or a gas containing oxygen, and even more particularly to the oxidation of c... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247747 | Process for preparing R-(-)carnitine from S-(-)-chlorosuccinic acid or from a derivative thereof An inner salt of L-carnitine is prepared by reduction, with a suitable reducing agent, of a compound of formu (I): where X1 and X2, which may be the same or different, are hydroxy, C1 | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244443 | Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrophilic monomers A polymer of fluorinated monomers and hydrophilic monomers is provided. It is also provided a polymer blend that contains a polymer of fluorinated monomers and another biocompatible polymer. The polymer of fluorinated monomers or polymer blend described herein and o... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7109343 | Metal catalysts and methods for making and using same Compounds having the formula: are disclosed. M1 and M2 are the same or different and are transition metal atoms or ions; Z2 and Z3, independently, are the atoms necessa... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094256 | Coatings for implantable medical device containing polycationic peptides Coatings for implantable medical devices and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. The coatings include carboxylated acrylates and polycationic peptides, for example R7. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070798 | Coatings for implantable medical devices incorporating chemically-bound polymers and oligomers of L-arginine A coating for an implantable medical device is disclosed. The coating comprises a polymer and an amino acid chemically bonded, attached or conjugated to the polymer. In one embodiment, the coating can include a therapeutic substance. In lieu of bonding the amino aci... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060840 | Catalytic asymmetric desymmetrization of prochiral compounds The present invention relates to methods for the synthesis of chiral non-racemic products, e.g., enantiomerically-enriched hemiesters, from prochiral starting materials, e.g., meso anhydrides. The present invention also relates to catalysts for the aforementioned me... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056523 | Implantable medical devices incorporating chemically conjugated polymers and oligomers of L-arginine An implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed comprising an amino acid or a polypeptide bonded to a plasma polymerized film layer formed on the device. A method of manufacturing the same is also disclosed. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053236 | Catalytic asymmetric desymmetrization of prochiral and meso compounds The present invention relates to methods for the synthesis of chiral non-racemic products, e.g., enantiomerically-enriched hemiesters, from prochiral and meso starting materials, e.g., prochiral and meso cyclic anhydrides. The present invention also relates to catal... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052725 | Calcium-supplemented beverages and method of making same Methods for making artificially sweetened calcium fortified beverages and beverage concentrates, and the stable beverage and beverage concentrates formed thereby; calcium-supplemented beverages and beverage concentrates comprising a unique blend of calcium salts. | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045656 | Selective separation of iron by treatment with an ion-exchanging resin comprising diphosphonic acid groups A process is described for recycling catalysts in the reaction for the oxidation of alcohols and/or ketones to carboxylic acids and more particularly the oxidation of cyclic alcohols and/or cyclic ketones to dicarboxylic acids, such as the oxidation of cyclohexanol ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7033602 | Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices Coatings for medical devices which include polycationic peptides such as L-arginine and methods for fabricating the coatings are disclosed. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026508 | Succinate salt of O-desmethyl-venlafaxine A novel salt of O-desmethyl venlafaxine is provided, O-desmethylvenlafaxine succinate. Pharmaceutical compositions, dosage forms and methods of use are also provided. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015356 | Process for producing dicarboxylic acids A carboxylic acid is produced by oxidative cleavage of a cycloalkane with oxygen and performs a reaction in the presence of a catalyst including an imide compound and a metallic compound, the imide compound having a cyclic imide skeleton represented by the following... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011842 | Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of making the same Polycationic peptide coatings for implantable medical devices and methods of making the same are described. The methods include applying an emulsion on the device, the emulsion including a polymer and a polycationic peptide. Other methods include incorporation of th... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001625 | Solid phase synthesis of salts of organic acids including butyric acid A process for the solid-phase synthesis of salts of organic acids in a granular, free-flowing, and dust-free form particularly suited for use as animal feed additives. A mixture of liquid organic acids, including butyric acid, is applied to an inert, absorbent carri... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001979 | Polyamide and composition and article including same A polyamide that includes the reaction product of dimer acid (e.g. a dimer acid including at least 98% by weight dimer), caprolactam, hexamethylene diamine, sebacic acid, and optionally, chain terminating agent. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994867 | Biocompatible carrier containing L-arginine L-arginine conjugated to a polymeric matrix is disclosed. The matrix can be used as, for example, a coating for an implantable medical device such as a stent. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986909 | Solid phase synthesis of salts of organic acid A process for the solid-phase synthesis of salts of organic acids in a granular, free-flowing, and dust-free form particularly suited for use as animal feed additives. A liquid organic acid is applied to an inert, absorbent carrier. A solid base is then added during... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6982286 | Carbocyclic hydrazino inhibitors of copper-containing amine oxidases The present invention is directed to carbocyclic hydrazino compounds that function as inhibitors of copper-containing amine oxidases commonly known as semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidases (SSAO), including the human SSAO known as Vascular Adhesion Protein-I (VAP-1... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6946571 | Drying of adipic acid Process for drying moist, solid adipic acid using at least two drying stages in which moist solid adipic acid is progressively dried by contacting it in at least two successive stages with a nonreactive gas, the temperature of the first stage being lower than the te... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6916949 | Methods of chemical systhesis of phenolic nitrogen mustard prodrugs This invention pertains to novel methods for the synthesis of certain nitrogen mustard prodrugs, such as N-{4-[N,N-bis(2-haloethylamino)-phenoxycarbonyl}-L-glutamic acid: wherein: X2 is a halo group, and is ... | 07/12/2005 |
