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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7462368 | Polymorphs of sodium 4-[(4-chloro-2-hydroxybenzoyl) amino]butanoate The present invention relates to amorphous and polymorphic forms of sodium 4-[(4-chloro-2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino]butanoate and their use for facilitating the delivery of active agents, such as insulin, to a target. ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7446220 | Asymmetric synthesis of (S)-(+)-3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid The invention encompasses processes for the synthesis of (S)-(+)-3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid, (S)-Pregabalin, and intermediates of (S)-Pregabalin. ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7439390 | Process for preparing amino acids using the amidocarbonylation reaction The present invention relates to a sequence for the preparation of amino acids, for example alpha-amino acids, in particular methionine, by making use of an amidocarbonylation reaction in the presence of a cobalt carbonyl catalyst and separating the catalyst in the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435700 | Chromium oxide compositions containing zinc, their preparation and their use as catalysts and catalyst precursors A chromium-containing catalyst is disclosed which includes both ZnCr2O4 and crystalline α-chromium oxide. The ZnCr2O4 contains between about 10 atom percent and 67 atom percent of the chromium in the composition and at le... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435840 | Method for producing orthometalated and orthosubstituted metallocenes The invention relates to compounds having a structural element of formula (I) in an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, wherein: M represents —Li, —MgX3, (C1-C18-Alkyl)3Sn—, —ZnX3 or —B(O—C1-C... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432403 | Cyclic palladium compounds having coordinated thereto bis (diphenylphosphine) ferrocene ligands which inhibit the activity of proteins and enzymes and treatment of diseases and disorders associated therewith The invention relates to cyclopalladated compounds containing bis-diphenyiphosphine-ferrocene ligands and their analogues which are active inhibitors of proteins and enzymes, for example, those of the serine peptidase, cysteine-protease, metalo-protease and endopept... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427685 | Therapeutic substituted cyclopentanes Therapeutic compounds according to one of the structures below are disclosed herein. ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420085 | Polymorphs of sodium 4-[(4-chloro-2-hydroxybenzoyl) amino] butanoate The present invention relates to amorphous and polymorphic forms of sodium 4-[(4-chloro-2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino]butanoate and their use for facilitating the delivery of active agents, such as insulin, to a target. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420082 | Polycarboxylic acid production system employing hot liquor removal downstream of oxidative digestion Disclosed is an optimized system for more efficiently and economically producing terephthalic acid. The system includes an optimized post-digestion cooling stage that provides a TPA product having enhanced purity, while minimizing costs associated with removing impu... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420076 | Process for preparing dialkyl dicarbonates The novel process for preparing dialkyl dicarbonates by reacting the corresponding alkyl haloformates with alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal hydroxides and/or carbonates in the presence of water-immiscible organic solvents and in the presence of a cataly... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414155 | Process for the hydroformylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound Process for the hydroformylation of an optionally substituted ethylenically unsaturated compound by reaction thereof with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a specific catalyst system which includes a source of Group VIII metal cations; a diphosphine li... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411088 | Stereoselective synthesis of a 4,4-disubstituted cyclohexanepropanoic acid There is provided stereoselective route to a compound of formula I: wherein R represents H or an alkali metal, Ar1 represents 4-chlorophenyl and Ar2 represents 2,5-difluorophenyl. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407978 | Heterocyclic analogs of diphenylethylene compounds Novel diphenylethylene compounds and derivatives thereof containing thiazolidinedione or oxazolidinedione moieties are provided which are effective in lowering blood glucose level, serum insulin, triglyceride and free fatty acid levels in animal models of Type II di... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405320 | Therapeutic and diagnostic conjugates for use with multispecific antibodies Disclosed are compounds that include two or more haptens conjugated by a spacer or a carrier. The haptens may include diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA), histimine-succinyl-glutamine (HSG), or combinations of DTPA and HSG. The compound also includes an effector m... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399893 | Process and catalyst for synthesis of mercaptans and sulfides from alcohols A process and catalyst blend for selectively producing mercaptans and sulfides from alcohols. The alcohol is reacted with hydrogen sulfide, in the presence of a catalyst blend containing a hydrotreating catalyst and a dehydration catalyst to convert the alcohol to m... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396956 | Process for stably operating a continuous preparation process for obtaining acrolein or acrylic acid or a mixture thereof from propane A process for stably operating a continuous preparation process for obtaining acrolein or acrylic acid or a mixture thereof from propane, in which the feed rate of fresh propane to the process is utilized as a correcting element for stable steady-state operation. | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393555 | Dicopper(I) oxalate complexes as precursor for metallic copper deposition The invention relates to dicopper(I) oxalate complexes stabilized by neutral Lewis bases, such as alkenes or alkynes, and to the use of dicopper(I) oxalate complexes as precursors for the deposition of metallic copper, in which the neutral Lewis bases used are alkyn... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393515 | Fluorinated compound, water repellent composition and thin film To provide a fluorinated compound, which can readily form a thin film having a hydrophobic/hydrophilic pattern, by employing an ultraviolet light having a relatively low energy. A thin film having a hydrophobic/hydrophilic pattern is formed by irradiating a t... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390930 | Preparation of ketals The invention relates to a process for ketalizing triacetonamine by reacting triacetonamine and a hydroxyl derivative, for example, a mono- or polyhydric alcohol, with gaseous hydrogen chloride to give an open-chain or cyclic ketal. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388106 | Process for preparing acrolein or acrylic acid or a mixture thereof from propane A process for preparing acrolein or acrylic acid or a mixture thereof from propane, in which propane is dehydrogenated under heterogeneous catalysis in a reaction zone A and the propylene formed is partially oxidized heterogeneously in a reaction zone, reaction zone... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385068 | Stearate composition and method An improved alkaline earth metal stearate composition is disclosed and is prepared by reacting a fatty acid component including stearic acid and palmitic acid with an alkali hydroxide to form an alkaline soap. An aqueous metal salt solution is then added to the soap... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381746 | 2-Aminobicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2,6-dicarboxylic acid derivative One object of the present invention is to provide a drug that is effective in treatments for and prevention of psychiatric disorders and in treatments for and prevention of neurological diseases, inhibiting a Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor. The obje... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7378547 | Process for the synthesis of hydroxy aromatic acids Hydroxy aromatic acids are produced in high yields and high purity (>95%) from halogenated aromatic acids in a reaction mixture containing a copper source and a ligand that coordinates to copper. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375240 | Preparation process of diglyceride-rich fat or oil Provided is a preparation process of a diglyceride-rich fat or oil, which includes bringing a fat or oil containing diglycerides in an amount of 50 mass % or greater and having a transition metal content of 5 ppm or less into contact with steam while forming a thin ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375253 | Process for the preparation of (per)fluorinated mono-functional carbonyl compounds A process for the synthesis of (per)fluorinated mono-functional carbonyl compounds having the following formula (I): F-A-RF—B—C(O)X1 (I) wherein: X1=F, CF3; A, B equal to or... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375248 | Inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 represents optionally substituted C4-12 alkyl, optionally substituted C2-6alkylaryl, or optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered aryl or hete... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371878 | Tantalum amide complexes for depositing tantalum-containing films, and method of making same Tantalum precursors useful in depositing tantalum nitride or tantalum oxides materials on substrates, by processes such as chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer deposition. The precursors are useful in forming tantalum-based diffusion barrier layers on microele... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371893 | Production of aldehydes, carboxylic acids and/or carboxylic acid anhydrides by means of catalysts containing vanadium oxide, titanium dioxide, and antimony oxide A description is given of a process for preparing aldehydes, carboxylic acids and/or carboxylic anhydrides, in particular phthalic anhydride, in which a gaseous stream comprising an aromatic hydrocarbon and molecular oxygen is passed at elevated temperature over a b... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368584 | Mercapto-functional silane The disclosure herein relates to organofunctional silanes and mixtures of organofunctional silanes possessing mercaptan and hydrocarbyl and/or heterocarbyl functionality. These silanes reduce or eliminate the generation of volatile organic compounds (VOC's) during u... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358391 | Process for the synthesis of hydroxy aromatic acids Hydroxy aromatic acids are produced in high yields and high purity (>95%) from halogenated aromatic acids in a reaction mixture containing a copper source and a ligand that coordinates to copper. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358385 | Bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane-3(4),7(8)-dicarboxylic acid and a process for its preparation The compound, bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane-3(4),7(8)-dicarboxylic acid and to a process for its preparation, wherein bicyclo[4.3.0]nona-3,7-diene is reacted with synthesis gas in an homogeneous organic phase in the presence of transition metal compounds of Group VIII of the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355070 | Process for the synthesis of 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid is produced in high yields and high purity from 2,5-dihaloterephthalic acid by contact with a copper source and a ligand that coordinates to copper under basic conditions. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355059 | Preparation of sulfide chain-bearing organosilicon compounds A sulfide chain-bearing organosilicon compound having the average compositional formula: (R1O)(3-p)(R2)pSi—R3—S—(R4—Sm)q—R4—S—R3—S... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355071 | Method for preparing 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid Disclosed is an improved method for preparing 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid from di-lower alkyl 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate, which is characterized in that hydrolyzing di-lower alkyl 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate in a specified amount of water in the presence ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351853 | Method of manufacturing a granular mineral composition A method for forming mineral granules can be accomplished with a granulation reaction of edible acids and mineral bases to form mineral salts. The reaction is carried out in a manner that produces granules without requiring a binder or requiring the use of extrusion... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351857 | Methods of using substituted tetralins and indanes The invention features tetralin and indane compounds, compositions containing them, and methods of using them as PPAR alpha modulators to treat or inhibit the progression of, for example, diabetes. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329779 | Process for preparing optionally substituted arylsulphonic anhydrides The present invention relates to a process for preparing optionally substituted arylsulphonic anhydrides of the general formula (I) ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329774 | Method and plant for the manufacture of carboxylic acid ester by means of a reactive distillation Carboxylic acid ester is produced by esterification of carboxylic acid and an alcohol in a catalytic reaction zone of a first column at a pressure not greater than ambient pressure. The resultant sump product is distilled in a reaction zone of a second column at a p... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326807 | Polycarboxylic acid production system with enhanced heating for oxidative digestion Disclosed is an optimized system for more efficiently and economically producing terephthalic acid. The system includes an novel method for heating the slurry and/or reaction medium subjected to oxidative digestion. ... | 02/05/2008 |
