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A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7807856 | Process for production of 2-Benzylphenol compound A process for producing a 2-benzylphenol compound represented by the following formula (2): wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be the same or different and are each independently hydr... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7087798 | Process for preparation of spirofluorenols A spirofluorenol such as 3′,9′-dimethoxy-5′-hydroxyspiro[(1H-cyclopent[d,e,f]phenanthrene)-1,7′-benzo[c]fluorene] is produced by protecting a hydroxyl group bonded to a particular fluorenone compound such as 3,9-dimethoxy-5-hydroxybenzo[c]fluorene-7-one with... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7005525 | Recyclable catalysts methods of making and using the same Organometallic complexes are provided, which include a catalyst containing a transition metal, a ligand and a component having the formula GArF. ArF is an aromatic ring system selected from phenyl, naphthalenyl, anthracenyl, fluorenyl, or inden... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6737531 | Catalysts for hydrogenation and hydrosilylation, methods of making and using the same A compound is provided including an organometallic complex represented by the formula I: [CpM(CO)2(NHC)Lk]+A− I wherein M is an atom of molybdenum or tangsten, Cp is substi... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6646170 | Intermediates for the synthesis of ether compounds The present invention relates to novel ether compounds, compositions comprising ether compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing cardiovascular diseases, dyslipidemias, dysproteinemias, and glucose metabolism disorders comprising administer... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6613923 | Catalytic ionic hydrogenation of ketones using tungsten or molybdenum catalysts with increased lifetimes The present invention is a process for the catalytic hydrogenation of ketones and aldehydes to alcohols at low temperatures and pressures using organometallic molybdenum and tungsten complexes and the catalyst used in the process. The reactants include a ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6610705 | Process for the preparation of diaryl naphthyl methanes The invention relates to novel diaryl naphthyl methane compounds having general formula I as shown herein below, and said compounds useful in the treatment of esterogen related disease or syndrome, ##STR1## Pharmaceutical compositions comprising said nove... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6455739 | Production of 4-fluorobenzaldehyde 4-Fluorobenzaldehyde is produced by a commercially feasible process. The process comprises heating a mixture of fluorobenzene and a strong Lewis acid with dissolved hydrogen halide in an atmosphere of carbon monoxide at about 45 to about 100° C. and at a... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6342642 | 1,4-diaryl-2-fluoro-1-buten-3-ol compounds and their use in the preparation of 1,4-diaryl-2-fluoro-1,3-butadiene and 1,4-diaryl-2-fluoro-2-butene compounds The present invention provides novel 1,4-diaryl-2-fluoro-1-buten-3-ol compounds of the structural formula I ##STR1## a method for the preparation of those formula I compounds, and the use of those formula I compounds in the preparation of 1,4-diaryl-... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6207865 | Method for the hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds A carbonyl compound or a mixture of two or more carbonyl compounds is catalytically hydrogenated in the presence of a Raney copper catalyst in the form of nuggets.... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6124509 | Catalytic ionic hydrogenation of ketones using tungsten or molybdenum organometallic species The present invention is a process for the catalytic hydrogenation of ketones and aldehydes to alcohols at low temperatures and pressures using organometallic molybdenum and tungsten complexes. The functional group is selected from groups represented by t... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6025531 | Processes for preparing optically active alcohols and optically active amines A process for preparing an optically active alcohol by reacting a prochiral ketone corresponding to the optically active alcohol and an acid with a mixture of (1) a boron-containing compound selected from the group consisting of i) a borane compound which... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5861385 | Substituted triols Substituted triols are prepared by reducing appropriately substituted carboxylic esters. The substituted triols can be used as active substances in medicaments.... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5830920 | Sulfuric acid esters of sugar alcohols Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein n1 -n9 are each independently 0 or 1; m1 -m9 are each independently 0 or 1, but with the proviso that at least one of m1, m2 and m3, at ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5792876 | Process for producing acetals A process is described for producing acetals comprising reacting an aldehyde or a ketone with an alcohol in the presence of a titanium compound having an acetylacetone as a ligand, or in the presence of a compound selected from the group consisting of sta... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5780692 | Process for producing optically active benzhydrol compounds A process for producing a benzhydrol compound (II) which comprises hydrogenating a benzophenone compound (I) in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst consisting of a transition metal complex, a base and an optically active diamine compound: ##STR1... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5750784 | Method for effecting vasodilation with (1,5-inter) aryl prostaglandin derivatives The present invention provides a method of effecting vasodilation, comprising: administering to a warm blooded animal in need of such treatment, an effective amount of a (1,5-inter) aryl prostaglandin derivative represented by the Formula I ##STR1## ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5426196 | Synthesis of diaryl methanes The present Invention includes synthetic steps and intermediates involved in the following reaction scheme a of converting compounds of Formula (II) to the diarylmethanes of Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: Y is oxygen or sulfur; A, B, C, D, and E are ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5395985 | Compound and separating agent A compound represented by the general formula (I) and a separating agent comprising the same: ##STR1## wherein Ar and Ar' are each an aromatic group; and the positional relationship of the two substituents on the central benzene ring may be any ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5393885 | Carbamic acid derivatives Compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R1 is halogen, C1 -C3 alkyl, halo-C1 -C3 alkyl, C1 -C3 alkoxy, halo-C1 -C3 alkoxy or cyano and/or two substi... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5227537 | Method for the production of 6,12-dihydro-6-hydroxy-cannabidiol and the use thereof for the production of trans-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol A method is described for the production of 6,12-dihydro-6-hydroxy-cannabidiol which is obtained by the reaction of olivetol and cis-p-menth-2-ene-1,8,-diol and the reaction thereof to yield trans-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5196607 | Process for preparing ketone enantiomer A novel multi-step process for preparing the (4S)-enantiomer of 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-naphthalenone in a highly-optically pure form is disclosed. The process involves (1) first reacting 3,4-dichlorocinnamyl chloride with L-(-)-ephedrine... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5144039 | Process for producing optically active alcohol The process for producing an optically active alcohol of the present invention comprises allowing (A) an optically active amino alcohol represented by the general formula (I) ##STR1## (R1 is an aryl group, R2 is a lower alkyl g... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5136114 | Process for the preparation of geminal diarylalkanes, new geminal diarylalkanes and alk(en)ylated aromatic compounds The invention relates to a new process for the preparation of geminal diarylalkanes of the formula ##STR1## by Friedel-Crafts alkylation of aromatic compounds with specific aliphatic halogen compounds (addition compounds of CCl4 , to ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5120853 | Process for producing optically active compounds The optically active benzylamine derivatives of the present invention are very useful for use as the asymmetric ligand of an asymmetric reducing agent. By using the optically active amine-boron complex prepared from the compound of the present invention, ... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5093516 | Aromatic compounds, a process for their preparation and their use in human and veterinary medicine and for cosmetic compositions An aromatic compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is 0 or 1, (1) when n is 1, R' represents hydrogen or C1 -C4 alkoxy, R" represents hydrogen, OH, C1 -C4 acyloxy, C1 -C4 alkoxy or amin... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5081319 | Process for the preparation of 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol is separated from a mixture comprising by way of the formation of an addition compound between 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol and a moderately electron donating compound, preferably selected f... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5043495 | Process of separation and purification of a propargyl alcohols A process of separation and purification of a propargyl alcohol which comprises treating a propargyl alcohol represented by Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each of R1 and R2 represents a substituent which is different from each ot... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5041620 | Method for producing optically active 2-cyclopenten-4-one-1-ol esters, 2-cyclopenteno-4-one-1-ol ester and complexes thereof with optically active 1,6-diphenyl-2,4-hexadiyne-1,6-diol A method for producing an optically active 2-cyclopenten-4-one-1-ol ester useful as an intermediate for medicines, agricultural chemicals and represented by the general formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R represents a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic h... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4958033 | Process for preparing alcohols A process for preparing an alcohol of the formula: ##STR1## by reacting a carbonyl compound of the formula: ##STR2## or an oxirane of the formula: ##STR3## magnesium and a propargyl halide of the formula: ##STR4## followed by hydr... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4940822 | Substituted benzenemethanol compounds, intermediates thereof, and preparation thereof Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is hydrogen, halo, halo-substituted alkyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, heterocyclic, alkoxy, alkaryl, aryloxy, thioalkoxy, nitro, or N,N-dialkylamino are prepared by reacting 1-bromo... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4902814 | Fluorobenzyl esters A compound of formula: ##STR1## wherein R is selected from hydrogen, cyano, methyl, and ethynyl, and X represents the residue of any carboxylic acid of formula X-COOH which forms an insecticidally active ester with a 3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol. The ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4898997 | Halophenylethylenes These compounds have the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R1, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen or alkyl, preferably C1 -C4 alkyl, and X, Y and Z are each independently hydrogen, chlorine or fluo... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4886919 | Process for the production of saturated neo-alcohols A process for the gas phase hydrogenation of unsaturated trisubstituted monoesters to the saturated trisubstituted alcohols using a Zna Cub Xc Nid Oe reduced catalyst.... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4827052 | Optically active alcohols The present invention provided optically active alcohols represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 indicates an alkyl or alkyloxy group having a carbon number of 1-18, and A indicates a phenyl or a biphenyl group; or a phenyl... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4814472 | Diethynylated diphenyl hexafluoropropanes There are disclosed diethynylated diphenyl hexafluoropropane compounds, which are suitable for forming copolymers and carbon-carbon composites. These compounds are prepared in high yields by first providing a dihalogenated diphenyl hexafluoropropane compo... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4769502 | Alkynol type compounds and alcohol-separating process Alkynol type compounds of the following formula (I): ##STR1## [wherein R1 -R5 and R6 -R10 each represent hydrogen atoms or lower alkyl group and R11 represents a lower alkyl group or a group of t... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4740639 | Process for preparation of 2,4-disubstituted-1,5-pentanediols The invention relates to a process for the preparation of 2,4-disubstituted-1,5-pentanediols from formaldehyde and at least one simple aldehyde of the formula RCH2 CHO. More particularly the invention relates to a reaction to produce a 2,4-disu... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4705902 | DDTR-free 1,1-bis(chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol Process for preparing DDTr-free 1,1-bis(chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol (dicofol).... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4605789 | Process for preparing spirobiindanols A new process for preparing spirobiindanols, comprising refluxing the corresponding alkylaryl bisphenyl derivative in the presence of a dry heterogeneous acid catalyst in toluene, is disclosed.... | 08/12/1986 |
