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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6602861 | Acylated phospholipid drugs This invention relates to a method for improving the efficiency of a drug containing a free carboxy group, the improvement comprising esterifying said carboxy group to the hydroxy group of the glycerol portion of a glycerolphospholipid ester having the fo... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6413949 | Prodrugs with enhanced penetration into cells The invention relates to a pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug which is a covalent conjugate of a pharmacologically active compound and an intracellular transporting adjuvant, characterized by the presence of a covalent bond which is scission-sensitive to... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6013816 | Process for the preparation of a linear formyl compound Process for the preparation of a linear ω-formyl-carboxylic acid or a corresponding linear formylnitrile compound starting from an internally unsaturated C4 -C12 carboxylic acid or a corresponding ester or nitrile by means of hydrof... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5994392 | Antipsychotic prodrugs comprising an antipsychotic agent coupled to an unsaturated fatty acid The invention involves the formation of a prodrug from a fatty acid carrier and a neuroactive drug. The prodrug is stable in the environment of both the stomach and the bloodstream and may be delivered by ingestion. The prodrug passes readily through the ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5986119 | Reconstituted castor oil The present invention relates to a series of "reconstituted castor oils". The term reconstituted as used hereon refers to a process in which castor oil and one or more oils of natural origin are transesterified under conditions of high temperature and cat... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5985812 | Method of removing paint from surfaces using fatty acid alkyl esters Lower alkyl esters of fatty acids can be used for the cleaning of paint brushes and/or for the removal of paint from painted surfaces.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5986116 | Method for producing conjugated linoleic acid There is provided a method for producing conjugated linoleic acid, comprising subjecting a fat or oil containing linoleic acid to alkali isomerization reaction in an alkali-propylene glycol solution.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5968979 | Triglycerides and ethyl esters of phenylalkanoic acid and phenylalkenoic acid useful in treatment of various disorders Two new forms of prodrug for phenylacetate, of even congeners of phenylalkanoic acid and phenylalkenoic acids, which are the phenylalkanoic or phenylalkenoic esters of glycerol, or the ethyl esters of phenylalkanoic acid or phenylalkenoic acids. These for... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5969169 | Non-hydrogenated canola oil for food applications A non-hydrogenated canola oil having superior oxidative stability and fry stability useful for food applications is disclosed, as well as seeds, plant lines and progeny thereof from which the oil is derived.... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5962709 | Process for the aftertreatment of betaines and amphoteric surfactants Process for the aftertreatment of betaine and amphoteric surfactants comprising adjusting the pH to the range of from 11 to 14 by addition of an alkali metal hydroxide, followed by a thermal aftertreatment if the surfactant contains dichloroacetic acid re... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5962711 | Hydrogenation of substrate and products manufactured according to the process A typical traditional reactor for hydrogenation consists of a tank filled with a liquid and a gas and a small particle catalyst. The reaction is carried out at high pressures and high temperatures. Lack of gas on the catalyst surface limits the velocity o... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5959130 | Castor based benzoate esters Compositions of matter comprising castor-based benzoate esters, including benzoate esters of castor oil, benzoate esters of hydrogenated castor oil, benzoate esters of cetyl ricinoleate, and benzoate esters of octyl hydroxy stearate. The benzoate esters o... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5959127 | Ceramides, process for their preparation and their applications in cosmetics and in dermopharmacy The ceramides according to the invention are compounds corresponding to the formula: ##STR1## in which: R1 is a C11 to C21 alkyl or alkenyl radical; R2 is a linear or branched C1 to C29 | 09/28/1999 |
| 5959129 | Fractionation of triglyceride oils Fractionation of lauric oils which contain a crystallization modifying substance consisting of a sucrose ester containing at least 40 wt. % laurate. With palmkernel oil fractionation a separation efficiency of more than 70% can be attained.... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5959131 | Nutritionally superior fat for food compositions A nutritionally superior fat for food compositions which comprises triglycerides containing cis-asymmetric monounsaturated fatty acids (cis-AMUFAs) is provided. The use of cis-AMUFA triglycerides provides a fat composition which is low in saturated fats a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5955624 | Growth stimulating factors Alk-1-enyl glycerol derivatives and method of preparing same. The derivatives stimulate cell and tissue growth.... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5955623 | Brassica napus vegetable oil wherein the levels of oleic, alpha-linolenic, and saturated fatty acids are endogenously formed and simultaneously provided in an atypical highly beneficial distribution via genetic control An improved Brassica oilseed, an improved plant capable of forming the same, and an improved edible endogenous vegetable oil derived from oilseed Brassica are provided. The edible endogenous vegetable oil of the present invention possesses an improved dis... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5952517 | Method for preparing cleaved products from castor oil or derivatives thereof A process for producing a cleaved product from castor oil, or derivatives thereof, by high temperature caustic oxidation reaction accomplished by combining at least one chemically inert heat transfer fluid, a catalyst, and an alkali in aqueous solution to... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5948926 | Method for inhibiting oxidation of oils and fats or fatty acids A method for inhibiting the oxidation of oils and fats or fatty acids which comprises adding an antioxidant and an oxyacid having an average particle size of 200 μm or less to said oils and fats or fatty acids. According to this method, the oxyacid is ea... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5939572 | Method for preparation of carboxylic acids A method for preparing a carboxylic acid is provided. The method includes contacting an olefinic compound or a vicinal dihydroxy compound with oxygen in the presence of a protic organic solvent, an inorganic oxide catalyst and a peroxidant such as hydroge... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5936107 | Process for the production of fatty acid polyethylene glycol esters Fatty acid polyethylene glycol esters of the formula (I): R1 CO(CH2 CH2 O)n H (I) wherein R1 CO is a linear or branched, aliphatic, saturated and/or unsaturated acyl group having from about 6... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5925775 | Amidopropyl-N-alkyl-polylhydroxyalkylamine compounds, processes for their preparation and their use Amidopropyl-N-alkyl-polyhydroxyalkylamines of the following formula (1) ##STR1## in which Z is a linear polyhydroxyhydrocarbon radical having at least 2 free or oxyalkylated hydroxyl groups, R1 is a C1 to C7 -alkyl ra... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5919958 | Meadowfoam amidopropyl dimethyl amine salts The present invention deals with the composition of matter and the utilization of certain novel amido amine salts of meadowfoam amido propyl dimethyl amine. These materials are useful in personal care applications.... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5919960 | Phytosphingosine-based ceramide I analogs The present invention describes phytospringosine-based analogs of ceramides I, as well as cosmetics and pharmaceutical compositions containing these novel compounds and their use.... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5917097 | Unsaturated fatty compounds with improved low-temperature behavior A process for producing unsaturated fatty compounds having improved low-temperature properties by a) splitting lauric oils into fatty acids and glycerol, b) subjecting the fatty acids to fractional crystallization to obtain a fraction of unsaturated fatty acid... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5917067 | Process for producing an omega-functionalized aliphatic carboxylic acid and intermediate products of said process, including 2-oxepanone-7-substituted products A process for producing an omega-functionalized aliphatic carboxylic acid starting from cyclohexanone and omega-functionalized -olefins or acrylic esters. The process comprises an addition step, an oxidation step, an isomerization step, and one or ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5917069 | Adsorbent for treatment of oils and/or fats An adsorbent is described based on an inorganic support material with exchangeable mono- and divalent cations, characterized by the fact that the specific surface of the support material is >100 m2 /g, its cation exchange capacity is>30 mg-equi... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5917070 | Polyoxyalkylene glycol meadowfoam esters The present invention deals with the composition of matter and the utilization of certain novel polyoxyalkylene glycol esters which are prepared by the reaction of a meadowfoam oil, meadowfoam fatty acid or meadowfoam methyl ester and a polyoxylalkylene g... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5912371 | Method for preparing fatty acid chlorides A method for preparing fatty acid chlorides. The method comprises reacting a silylation product of a fatty acid comprising at 1east 2 aliphatically unsaturated bonds per molecule and a chlorinating agent.... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5910511 | Method of treating an aspirin-treatable condition using salicyclic acid derivatives The present invention relates to a biodegradable plastic made from a combination of at least one synthetic plastic polymer, at least one natural polymer and a natural polymer attacking agent and articles made therefrom. The present invention further relat... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5907049 | Meadowfoam amine oxides The present invention deals with the composition of matter and the utilization of certain amine oxides of meadowfoam amido propyl dimethyl amine. These materials are useful in personal care applications.... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5902890 | Process for obtaining carotene from palm oil Carotene is recovered from a native fat or oil in five process steps in an economical industrial process. The native fat or oil is catalytically reacted in known manner with an alkanol containing up to 4 carbon atoms to form fatty acid alkyl ester and gly... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5902889 | Process for hydrogenation of carbon-carbon double bonds of a water-soluble olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid salt A process for hydrogenating carbon-carbon double bonds of a water-soluble olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid salt which comprises (a) combining an aqueous solution of an olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid salt with (1) an oxidant selected from the ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5902802 | Cationic amphiphiles Cationic amphiphiles are provided that are alkyl or alkoxyalkyl O-phosphate esters of diacylphosphatidyl zwitterionic compounds such as phosphatidylcholine or phosphatidyl ethanolamine. The amphiphiles can be used as carriers for delivering macromolecules... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5900496 | Microbial production of a novel compound 7,10-dihydroxy-8-octadecenoic acid from oleic acid A strain of Pseudomonas Sp. bacterium (NRRL B-18602) has been discovered which is capable of converting oleic acid to the novel compound, 7,10-dihydroxy-8-octadecenoic acid (DOD). The production of DOD is unique in that it involves a hydroxylation at two ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5892074 | Synthesis of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) A synthesis process for producing 9-cis, 11-trans octadecadienoic acid at room temperature in high yield is disclosed, including providing a tosylate or mesylate of a methyl ester of ricinoleic acid and 9-cis, 11-trans octadecadienoic acid formed when the... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5892072 | C 12-16-90% fatty acids and a process of making the same A continuous-steady state process of making a C 12-16-90% fatty acid from a whole cut fatty acid as well as the resulting product. The process includes fractionating a distilled or undistilled whole cut coconut fatty acid having 11-20% C 10 or less, 44-52... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5892073 | Process for preparation of 13-cis-retinoic acid Photochemical isomerization of 11-cis-, 13-cis-retinoic acid to 13-cis-retinoic acid characterized in that it is performed in an aqueous solution of an alkaline salt of said 11-cis-, 13-cis-retinoic acid.... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5886201 | Quaternized fatty acid triethanolamine ester salts with improved solubility in water A process for producing quaternized fatty acid triethanolamine ester salts having improved solubility in water, by esterifiying a fatty acid mixture containing a) 40% to 60% by weight of linear fatty acids containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, and b) 60% to 40... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5883272 | Aluminosilicate carrier for metathesis catalysts Rhenium oxide catalysts carried on aluminium silicates, if required with added boric oxide, tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide or vanadium oxide for the metathesis of olefins and functionalised olefins, in particular of carboxylic acid esters, are provided,... | 03/16/1999 |
