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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8076520 | Phosphatidyl oligoglycerols In order to form liposomes with a longer half-life in blood, use is made of defined compounds with the general formula (A) ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8017813 | Process for production of cycloalkyl alkyl ethers The present inventions are (A) a solvent comprising at least one cycloalkyl alkyl ether (1) represented by the general formula: R1—O—R2 (wherein R1 is cyclopentyl or the like; and R2 is C1-10 alkyl or the like); (B) a method of preparations the ethers (1) charac... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7678944 | Process for production of polyethers and polymers The invention aims at providing a process of subjecting a polyether polymer containing a double metal cyanide complex and/or residue compounds thereof as the metallic impurities to extraction with water to thereby remove the metallic impurities, which enables simple... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7408019 | Fluorinated ether compound A novel fluorinated ether compound useful as an inert medium is provided. The compound is represented by the following formula (1) such as the compound represented by the following formula (1a) or the compound represented by the following formula (1b): | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399887 | Fluorinated sulfonate surfactants A compound comprising Formula I, or a mixture thereof, wherein Y is a bond or CmH2m−p(OA)p wherein m is 0 to 4, and p is 0 or 1, X′ is... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7361794 | Zone reactor In a method of converting alkanes to their corresponding alcohols and ethers a vessel comprises a hollow, unsegregated interior defined first, second, and third zones. In a first embodiment of the invention oxygen reacts with metal bromide in the first zone to provi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341985 | 2-Hydroxy-3-alkoxypropyl sulfides, sulfones, and sulfoxides: new surface active agents Compositions containing surfactant compounds according to formula (I) R4OCH2CH(OH)CR2R3ZR1 (I) wherein Z is S, SO, or SO2, can have a range of equilibrium and/or dynamic surf... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339066 | Intermediates for the synthesis of polypropionate antibiotics The invention relates to intermediate compounds of the formula wherein R1 is H or a protecting group, R2 and R3 each independently represent H, methyl, or a leaving group, provided that at l... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7297324 | Microchannel reactors with temperature control Microchannel devices and method of use are disclosed wherein a reaction microchamber 52 is in thermal contact with a heat exchange channel 61. An equilibrium limited exothermic chemical process occurs in the reaction microchamber 52. Sufficient ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297807 | Intermediates for the synthesis of polypropionate antibiotics The invention relates to intermediate compounds of the formula wherein R1 is H or a protecting group, R2 and R3 each independently represent H, methyl, or a leaving group, provided that at l... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7250537 | Method of hydrogenating phenol The present invention provides a novel method of hydrogenating a phenol for hydrogenating a phenol industrially advantageously. The present invention relates, in the case of phenol hydrogenation in which carbon dioxide is made to participate in the reaction, to a me... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7230150 | Zone reactor In a method of converting alkanes to their corresponding alcohols, ethers, olefins, and other hydrocarbons, a vessel comprises a hollow, unsegregated interior defined first, second, and third zones. In a first embodiment of the invention oxygen reacts with metal hal... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223803 | Polyethylene (glycol) derivatives with proximal reactive groups An activated, substantially water soluble poly(ethylene glycol) is provided having of a linear or branched poly(ethylene glycol) backbone and at least one terminus linked to the backbone through a hydrolytically stable linkage, wherein the terminus is branched and h... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220784 | Substituted stilbenes and their reactions The present invention relates to stilbene and quinone compounds related to combretastatin A-4 and their use as anticancer compounds and prodrugs. The compounds include those with an alkyl group on the double bond of cis or trans-stilbenes, compounds with one or more... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7202205 | Processes for making surfactants via adsorptive separation and products thereof Processes for making particularly branched, especially monomethyl-branched or nongeminal dimethyl-branched surfactants used in cleaning products; preferred processes comprising particular combinations of two or more adsorptive separation steps and, more preferably, ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7172989 | Catalytic hydrogenation over rhenium-containing catalysts supported on activated carbon In a process for preparing alcohols by catalytic hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds over a catalyst comprising rhenium on activated carbon, the catalyst used comprises rhenium (calculated as metal) in a weight ratio to the activated carbon of from 0.0001 to 0.5, pl... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172994 | Organoleptic compounds and their use in perfume compositions The present invention is directed to compounds which possess unique organoleptic propertied of the general formula wherein... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7161050 | Method and apparatus for synthesizing olefins, alcohols, ethers, and aldehydes A reactant selected from the group consisting of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, dienes, and aromatics is reacted with a halide selected from the group including chlorine, bromine, and iodine to form a first reaction product. The first reaction product is reacted with a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148390 | Integrated process for synthesizing alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, and olefins from alkanes Alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, and olefins are manufactured from alkanes by mixing an alkane and a halogen selected from the group including chlorine, bromine, and iodine in a reactor to form alkyl halide and hydrogen halide. The alkyl halide only or the alkyl halide ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132391 | Ethers of 2,2,4-trimethylpentane-1,3-diol as fragrance materials An alkyl gycol ether having the following formula wherein R is a C1–C7 saturated, unsaturated, straight-chain or branched, acyclic or cyclic alkyl group, is useful as a fragrance material ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129366 | Group of a novel anti-cancer compounds with specific structure Compounds containing a specific saturated or unsaturated branched chain terminal group; a polar leading group; and a long-chain aliphatic, non-cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, hydrocarbon group linking them; and having anti-cancer, imm... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7109164 | Aniline-derived ligands for the thyroid receptor New thyroid receptor ligands are provided which have the general formula in which: X is —O—, —S—, —CH2—, —CO—, or —NH—; Y is —(... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7109364 | Group of anti-cancer compounds with specific structure and their production method Compounds containing a specific branched chain end terminal group, which is isopropyl, sec.-butyl, or tert.-butyl; a polar leading group; and long-chain aliphatic, non-cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, hydrocarbon group linking them; and having anti-cancer and immun... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7091387 | Process to convert alkanes into primary alcohols This invention provides a process to convert alkanes to primary alcohols of the same carbon number. Carbon numbers of particular interest are C8 to C18. The process comprises the steps of: a) halogenating a linear or branched (or mixture of lin... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7049472 | Bis(3-alkoxyalkan-2-OL) sulfides, sulfones, and sulfoxides: new surface active agents Compositions containing surfactant compounds according to formula (I) ROCH2CH(OH)CR1R2ZCR1R2CH(OH)CH2OR, (I) wherein Z is S, SO, or SO2, can have a range of equilib... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033728 | Photoresist composition The present invention relates to a photosensitive composition useful at wavelengths between 300 nm and 10 nm which comprises a polymer containing a substituted or unsubstituted higher adamantane. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030278 | Polyethylene(Glycol) derivatives with proximal reactive groups An activated, substantially water soluble poly(ethylene glycol) is provided having of a linear or branched poly(ethylene glycol) backbone and at least one terminus linked to the backbone through a hydrolytically stable linkage, wherein the terminus is branched and h... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022640 | 1,3-diethers and components and catalysts for the polymerization of olefins, containing said diethers Cyclopolyenic 1,3-diethers wherein the carbon atom in position 2 belongs to a particular cyclic or polycyclic structure containing two or three unsaturations, solid catalyst components and catalysts therefrom, the catalysts comprising the reaction product of: ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022665 | Acetals of 2,4,7-decatrienal as perfuming or flavoring ingredients The present invention relates to an acetal of formula in which the symbols R1 represent, independently or simultaneously, a linear or branched saturated or unsaturated C1 to C4 hydrocarb... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019182 | Method of hydrocarbon preservation and environmental protection Gas phase hydrocarbons resulting from the operation of offshore petroleum wells are converted into corresponding liquid products which are mixed with liquid phased hydrocarbons resulting from operation of the offshore petroleum well for delivery therewith. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015189 | Oxime methyl ethers The use of various novel oxime ethers are described as fragrance chemicals. These chemicals are suitable for use in creating fragrance, and scents in items such as perfumes, colognes and personal care products is disclosed. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015366 | Fluorinated compound, fluoropolymer and process for its production To provide a fluoropolymer which has a high concentration of functional groups to provide adequate characteristics of the functional groups and which brings about no decrease of Tg. A fluoropolymer having monomer units formed by cyclopolymerization of a funct... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6992226 | Single-stage method for producing toluene derivatives A process for preparing toluene derivatives of the formula I where R1, R2 and R3 are, independently of one another, hydrogen, alkyl radicals, hydroxyl groups and/or alkoxy groups, compri... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6979460 | Vinyl ether lipids with cleavable hydrophlic headgroups A novel amphiphilic lipid compound having a cleavable, vinyl ether linked hydrophilic headgroup is described. Also described are liposomes containing the vinyl ether lipid compound, which may be triggered to release their contents and/or permeablize or fuse with tar... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974834 | Process for preparing enantiomerically enriched (1S,4R) 1-acetoxy-4-hydroxycyclopent-2-ene This invention relates to a process for the synthesis of enantiomerically enriched (1S,4R) 1-acetoxy-4-hydroxycyclopent-2-ene of Formula I, a compound useful as an intermediate in the synthesis of prostaglandins and prostanoids. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6939845 | Fragrance precursors The present invention provides a fragrance precursor of formula I: that is capable of forming a fragrant ketone of formula II: and a fragrant lactone of formula III: | 09/06/2005 |
| 6924263 | Oxime methyl ethers The use of various oxime ethers are described as fragrance chemicals, suitable for use in creating fragrance, and scents in items such as perfumes, colognes and personal care products is disclosed. Novel compounds are also disclosed. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6896996 | Perfluoropolyether additives for electrochemical applications Electrolytic compositions comprising a perfluoropolyether additive of formula (I): wherein: d, e, f are integers; a, b, c can be zero or integers; being a+b+c+d+e+f such that the numb... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6878682 | Capped nonionic surfactants The invention relates to a series low foaming capped non-ionic surfactants. These compounds by virtue of reacting the terminal hydroxyl group with methallyl chloride, have increased stability in alkali, lower high cloud points and can be reacted via free radical tec... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6870058 | Compounds which mimic the chemical and biological properties of discodermolide Compounds which mimic the chemical and/or biological activity of discodermolide are provided and intermediates useful in their preparation. ... | 03/22/2005 |
