Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, was searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis. In doing so, he "rediscovered" acetylsalicylic acid and in 1900, patented a stable process for developing it. Hence, we have aspirin.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7402295 | Oxyfullerene hollow nanospheres and process for the preparation thereof A novel oxyfullerene hollow nanosphere of CxOyMnz (45≦x≦72, 18≦y≦42, 7≦z≦16; x, y and z are atomic percentages) has a large surface area and high thermal stability, and can be simply prepared by reacting fullerene with al... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7329709 | Photoactive materials and related compounds, devices, and methods The present invention relates to fullerene derivatives including a pendant group that may be reacted to prepare a composition including a plurality of covalently bound fullerenes. The pendant group may be a cyclic ether, such as an epoxide. The present invention als... | 02/12/2008 |
| 6245312 | Superhard carbon material, a method for its production, and articles made therefrom The present invention is concerned with a superhard carbon material having a structure comprising structural elements, in the form of tetrahedrons, with groups of carbon atoms in their apices. It is also concerned with a method for producing the superhard... | 06/12/2001 |