...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7893066 | Pyridol[2,3-B]pyrazinones for use as stearoyl CoA desaturase inhibitors The present invention discloses pyrido[2,3-B]pyrazinones having the structure of Formula I for use as inhibitors of stearoyl-CoA desaturase. The compounds are useful in treating and/or preventing various human diseases, med... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7795269 | Aadenosine receptor antagonists Disclosed are novel A2B adenosine receptor antagonists having the structure of Formula I or Formula II: The compounds are particularly useful for treating asthma, inflammatory gastrointestinal tract disorders, ca... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7776868 | Substituted bicyclic and tricyclic thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines as Aadenosine receptor antagonists The present invention relates to novel compounds that are A2A adenosine receptor antagonists having the structure of Formula I and to their use in treating mammals for various disease states, such as obesity, CNS... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7741331 | A2B adenosine receptor antagonists Disclosed are novel A2B adenosine receptor antagonists having the structure of Formula I or Formula II: The compounds are particularly useful for treating asthma, inflammatory gastrointestinal tract disorders, ca... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7732453 | Pyrido[2,3-B] pyrazin-3(4H)-ones for use as stearoyl CoA desaturase inhibitors The present invention discloses pyrido[2,3-B]pyrazin-3(4h)-ones for use as inhibitors of stearoyl-CoA desaturase. The compounds are useful in treating and/or preventing various human diseases, mediated by stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) enzymes, especially diseases re... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7662819 | Pteridinone derivatives for use as stearoyl CoA desaturase inhibitors The present invention discloses pteridinone derivatives for use as inhibitors of stearoyl-CoA desaturase having the structure of Formula I: The compounds are useful in treating and/or preventing various human diseases, mediat... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7566717 | Substituted heterocyclic compounds Disclosed are novel heterocyclic compounds having the structure which are useful for the treatment of various disease states, in particular cardiovascular diseases such as atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, intermittent cl... | 07/28/2009 |