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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7759526 | Pharmaceutical compositions comprising cannabidiol derivatives The present invention relates to cannabidiol derivatives and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising cannabidiol derivatives being antiinflammatory agents having analgesic, antianxiety, anticonvulsive, neuroprotective, antipsychotic and anticancer activity. | 07/20/2010 |
| 7413677 | Process for heat transfer utilizing a polytrimethylene homo- or copolyether glycol based heat transfer fluid A process for transferring heat from a heat generating source to a heat transfer fluid, comprising contacting the heat generating source with a heat transfer fluid for a time sufficient to effect heat transfer between the source and the fluid, wherein the heat trans... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7405330 | Preparation of polytrimethylene ether glycol and copolymers thereof The present invention relates to a process comprising using ionic liquids for the polycondensation of 1,3-propanediol reactants to produce polytrimethylene ether glycol and copolymers thereof. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7388115 | Manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol The present invention relates to a process of manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol, in which one or more inorganic compounds selected from alkali metal carbonates are utilized during certain purification steps to reduce phase separation time. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7378559 | Continuous process and system of producing polyether polyols A continuous process and system for producing polyether polyols that allows for continuously adding an unreacted oxide to a loop reactor while adding at least one thermally deactivating catalyst capable of thermally deactivating prior to decomposition of polyether p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361793 | Method for producing tetrahydrofuran copolymers The present invention relates to a process for the single-stage preparation of polyoxyalkylene glycols by copolymerization of THF and alpha, omega-diols in the presence of a heteropolyacid, wherein the content of organically bound nitrogen in the alpha, omega-diol i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342140 | Method for the production of polyetherols The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polyetherol which comprises reacting at least one alkylene oxide with at least one starter compound in the presence of a catalyst of the formula I: M1p[M2q | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335801 | Polyglycerols and production thereof A polyglycerol composition contains diglycerol, triglycerol, and tetraglycerol each in a content of 5 percent by weight or more, has a total content of diglycerol, triglycerol, and tetraglycerol of 75 percent by weight or more, has a total content of higher polyglyc... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323529 | Method of making copolymers containing olefinic type monomers Copolymers containing residues of at least one olefinic monomer and a method of making such copolymers including the steps of: (a) providing a pressurized stirred tank; (b) feeding monomer compositions to one or more stirred tank reactors, ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323539 | Polytrimethylene ether glycol and polytrimethylene ether ester with excellent quality A process is provided comprising contacting 1,3-propanediol with a suitable polymerization catalyst to produce polytrimethylene ether glycol or random polytrimethylene ether ester, wherein the 1,3-propanediol comprises about 10 microg/g or less peroxide compounds, b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314961 | Process for production of ethers According to the present invention, a method of producing ethers, which includes subjecting a conjugated diene compound and an alcohol to a telomerization reaction in the presence of a composition containing a palladium compound, an isocyanide represented by the for... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300993 | Process for the preparation of polyether polyols The invention relates to a process for the preparation of polyether polyols, which process involves: (a) contacting a phosphorus containing compound having at least one hydroxyl group with alkylene oxide to obtain alkoxylated initi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294746 | Processes for removal of color bodies from polytrimethylene ether glycol polymers Processes for reducing color in PO3G are provided. The processes include contacting PO3G with an adsorbent and then separating the PO3G from the adsorbent by, for example, filtration. The process provides PO3G having an APHA color preferably less than about 50. The ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282159 | Process for heat transfer utilizing a polytrimethylene ether glycol or polytrimethylene ether ester glycol based heat transfer fluid Heat transfer fluids comprising a polytrimethylene ether glycol or random polytrimethylene ether ester glycol, or mixtures thereof, and processes of using them in order to transfer heat. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7211699 | Purification of biochemically derived 1,3-propanediol The invention discloses a hydrogenation process for removing impurities and controlling acid for use in downstream processing of biochemically-derived 1,3-propanediol. Preferably, the biochemically-derived 1,3-propanediol, before the contacting, has an initial color... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205337 | End-capped polymers and compositions containing such compounds End-capped polymers, methods for making those end-capped polymers, compositions containing those end-capped polymers, and methods for using those compositions are disclosed. One of the disclosed end-capped copolymers has the formula (I): | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186867 | Process for preparing reactive polyether polyols having an ethylene oxide end block Process for preparing polyether polyols having an end block of ethylene oxide by addition of alkylene oxides onto H-functional starter substances, in which A) a polyether polyol precursor is prepared by means of double metal cyanide (DMC) catalysis in a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7164046 | Manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol The present invention relates to a process of manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol, in which one or more inorganic compounds selected from an inorganic salt and an inorganic base is utilized during certain purification steps to reduce phase separation time. | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161045 | Process for manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol A process of manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol comprising: (a) polycondensing reactant comprising diol selected from the group consisting of 1,3-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol dimer and 1,3-propanediol trimer or mixtures thereof in the presence of ac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157607 | Manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol A process of manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol comprising: (a) polycondensing reactant comprising diol selected from the group consisting of 1,3-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol dimer and 1,3-propanediol trimer or mixtures t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148375 | Branched primary alcohol compositions and derivatives thereof A detergent composition having cold water solubility and exhibiting high calcium tolerance can be produced from biodegradable branched ether derivative compositions derived from a branched ether primary alcohol represented by the formula: | 12/12/2006 |
| 7094933 | Method for producing tetrahydrofurane copolymers The present invention provides a process for one-stage preparation of polyoxyalkylene glycols by copolymerizing tetrahydrofuran and alpha,omega-diols in the presence of a heteropolyacid and of a hydrocarbon, which comprises distilling water in a mixture with this hy... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7074968 | Continuous process for the preparation of polytrimethylene ether glycol The invention is a continuous process for the preparation of polytrimethylene ether glycol from 1,3-propanediol reactant. In addition, the invention is directed to a continuous multi-stage process comprising reacting at least one reactant in a liquid phase in an up-... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074969 | Process for preparation of polytrimethylene ether glycols There is disclosed a process for preparing polytrimethylene ether glycol by acid catalyzed polycondensation, neutralization and contact with filter aid. The process avoids hydrolysis and yet provides product substantially free of catalyst derived end groups. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071364 | Branched primary alcohol compositions and derivatives thereof A detergent composition having cold water solubility and exhibiting high calcium tolerance can be produced from biodegradable branched ether derivative compositions derived from a branched ether primary alcohol represented by the formula: | 07/04/2006 |
| 7053250 | Method of preparing a polyether polyol An improved method for synthesizing a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst combines and sonicates aqueous and non-aqueous solutions of a first metal salt, such as Zn(OAc)2, of a second metal salt, such as CoCl2, and of an alkali metal cyanide, s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038092 | Purification of chemical 1,3-propanediol Disclosed is a process comprising contacting chemical 1,3-propanediol with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst. Preferably, the chemical 1,3-propanediol, before the contacting has an initial color and, after the contacting, has a color that is lower... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7012164 | Method for continuously producing a polyether A method for precisely producing a polyether having a relatively high molecular weight by means of a double metal cyanide complex catalyst is provided. A method for continuously producing a polyether, which comprises ring opening addition polymerization of an alkyle... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009082 | Removal of color bodies from polytrimethylene ether glycol polymers A process is described for reducing the discoloration of PO3G. The discolored polymer is contacted with adsorbent and separated therefrom, for instance, by filtration. The treated polytrimethylene, preferably, has an APHA color of less than about 50 and a molecular ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6977291 | Production of polytrimethylene ether glycol and copolymers thereof A process for the manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol comprising the steps of: (a) providing (1) 1,3-propanediol reactant selected from the group consisting of 1,3-propanediol and/or oligomers or prepolymers of 1,3-propanediol having a degree of polymerizat... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6977236 | Preparation of a double metal cyanide catalyst The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst, which process involves: (a) combining an aqueous solution of metal salt with an aqueous solution of a metal cyanide salt and r... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6949617 | Golf balls comprising chiral diols or chiral cyclic ethers A golf ball comprising a core and a cover, wherein the core or the cover comprises a thermoplastic or thermoset composition comprising a polyurethane prepolymer formed from a reactant A comprising an isocyanate; and a reactant B comprising a polyether polyol having ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6936576 | Refrigerating machine oil, and fluid composition for refrigerating machine A refrigerating machine oil for a carbon dioxide refrigerant according to the invention is a refrigerating machine oil comprising polyalkylene glycol represented by the following general formula (1): R1{—(OR2)n—OH}... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6919486 | Polyetherols produced using aluminium phosphonate catalysts A method for the production of polyetherols using aluminum phosphonate catalysts is disclosed. Reaction products of the process include various polyetherols including very low unsaturation polyether polyols. The aluminum phosphonate catalyst preferably has a general... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6858761 | Process for preserving resin catalyst for addition reaction of alkylene oxide and utilization of this process The present invention provides a process and its utilization in a process comprising the step of carrying out an addition reaction of an alkylene oxide to an addition-receiving substance in the presence of a resin catalyst, thereby producing the addition reaction pr... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6812367 | Polyethylene glycol and process for producing the same Polyethylene glycol for use in fields with application to a living body wherein the sum of the contents of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in the polyethylene glycol is less than or equal to that expressed in the following formula [I]: ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6776925 | Process for the preparation of polyether polyols The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyether polyols by polyaddition of alkylene oxides onto starter compounds containing active hydrogen atoms conducted in the presence of a double-metal cyanide catalyst wherein a reaction mixture is g... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6774250 | Process for the preparation of reaction products of cycloaliphatic epoxides with multifunctional hydroxy compounds The invention relates to the process for the preparation of liquid reaction products of cycloaliphatic epoxides with mono- or multifunctional hydroxy compounds. The process comprises reacting a polyfunctional cycloaliphatic epoxy resin with a mono- or multifunctiona... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6770684 | Production of flexible polyurethane foams The present invention relates to a process for the production of flexible polyurethane foams by reaction of a) at least one compound having at least two isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms, with b) polyisocyanates, wherein the compund used as sai... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6765116 | Process of preparing a fluid rare earth alkoxylation catalyst A process to prepare an improved fluid rare earth phosphate catalyst composition useful in preparing alkylene oxide adducts of organic compounds having active hydrogen atoms is provided. The catalyst is prepared by dissolving a rare earth salt in a C9-C | 07/20/2004 |
