39th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080234379 | THERAPEUTIC METHODS EMPLOYING NITRIC OXIDE PRECURSORS - Isolated polynucleotide molecules and peptides encoded by these molecules are used in the analysis of human carbamyl phosphate synthetase I phenotypes, as well as in diagnostic and therapeutic applications, relating to a human carbamyl phosphate synthetase I polymorphism. By analyzing genomic DNA or amplified genomic DNA, or amplified cDNA derived from mRNA, it is possible to type a human carbamyl phosphate synthetase I with regard to the human carbamyl phosphate synthetase I polymorphism, for example, in the context of diagnosing and treating hepatic veno-occlusive disease (HVOD) associated with bone marrow transplants. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234380 | Compositions and method for treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases - This invention defines novel compositions that can be used for clinical treatment of a class of chronic inflammatory diseases. Increased generation of carbonyl substances, namely aldehydes and ketones, occurs at sites of chronic inflammation and is common to the etiologies of all of the clinical disorders addressed herein. Such carbonyl substances are cytotoxic and additionally serve to perpetuate and disseminate the inflammatory process. This invention defines use of compositions, the orally administered required primary agents of which are primary amine derivatives of benzoic acid capable of covalently reacting with the carbonyl substances. p-Aminobenzoic acid (or PABA) is an example of the required primary agent of the present invention. PABA has a small molecular weight, is water-soluble, has a primary amine group which reacts with carbonyl-containing substances and is tolerated by the body in relatively high dosages for extended periods. The method of the present invention includes administration of a composition comprising: (1) an orally consumed therapeutically effective amount of at least one required primary agent; (2) at least one required previously known medicament co-agent recognized as effective to treat a chronic inflammatory disease addressed herein administered to the mammalian subject via the oral route; and (3) one or more additional orally consumed required co-agent selected from the group consisting of antioxidants, vitamins, metabolites at risk of depletion, sulfhydryl co-agents, co-agents which may facilitate glutathione activity and nonabsorbable primary amine polymeric co-agents; so as to-produce an additive or synergistic physiological effect of an anti-inflammatory nature. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234381 | Novel Trifluoromethoxy-Substituted Aryl Anilides - The present invention relates to novel compounds that act as chemical uncouplers. Compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment, including prevention, of obesity, diabetes and a number of diseases or disorders associated therewith. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234382 | METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION, FORMULATION AND USE OF LITHIUM VALPROATE - The present invention relates to methods for preparing lithium valproate and administering this compound to a subject in need of treatment with lithium and/or valproate. Pharmaceutical compositions are also provided that are useful therapies for the treatment of neurological, immunological, and viral-mediated disorders in warm-blooded mammals. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234383 | Novel Compounds, Isomer Thereof, or Pharmaceutically Acceptable Salts Thereof as Vanilloid Receptor Antagonist; and Pharmaceutical Compositions Containing the Same - This present invention relates to novel compounds, isomer thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as vanilloid receptor (Vanilloid Receotor 1; VR1; TRPV1) antagonist; and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a disease such as pain, migraine, arthralgia, neuralgia, neuropathies, nerve injury, skin disorder, urinary bladder hypersensitiveness, irritable bowel syndrome, fecal urgency, a respiratory disorder, irritation of skin, eye or mucous membrane, stomach-duodenal ulcer, inflammatory diseases, ear disease, and heart disease. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234384 | BIARYL AND BIHETEROARYL COMPOUNDS USEFUL IN TREATING IRON DISORDERS - This invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): | 2008-09-25 |
20080234385 | Method For Inhibiting Tnf-Alpha - The present invention encompasses methods for inhibiting TNF-alpha expression with N-substituted dopamine derivatives. In this method a cell is administered a pharmaceutically effective amount of N-acetyl dopamine derivatives or N-alkyldopamine derivatives and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for treating a cell, preferably in an animal or human suffering from overexpression or abundant TNF-alpha. The N-acetyldopamine derivative or N-alkyldopamine derivatives may be administered alone or in combination with N-acetylserotonin (NAS) or other compound to inhibit TNF-alpha expression. Also disclosed is a method of treating a TNF-alpha related disease and/or disorder using such a compound. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234386 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING PESTS - The present invention is directed to pest-controlling compositions comprising as active ingredients one or more β-diones, particularly β-diketones and β-triketones, and to the use of these compositions inter alia for preventing, eradicating, destroying, repelling or mitigating harmful, annoying or undesired pests including insects, arachnids, helminths, molluscs, protozoa and viruses. The present invention is further directed to processes of preparing β-diones by de novo synthesis or from natural sources such as volatile oil-bearing plants from families including Alliaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Cannabinaceae, Lamiaceae, Pteridaceae, Myrtaceae, Myoporaceae, Proteaceae, Rutaceae and Zingiberaceae. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234387 | Active Substance Mixtures Comprising Opp and Amines, Microbicidal Agents - The invention relates to novel biocidal active substance mixtures containing o-phenylphenol and amines, methods for the production thereof the use thereof for protecting technical materials and products from being infested and destroyed by microorganisms, and microbicidal agents based on said novel mixtures. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234388 | Integrin Modulators and Methods for their Use - 1,5-Dithiaocta-2,7-diene-5-oxide-1-yl (DODOyl) compounds and derivatives thereof, referred to collectively as DODOyl-derived compounds (DDCs), and chiral enantiomers and derivatives thereof, are described, which are integrin modulators that modulate integrin-mediated functions and/or processes. Pharmaceutical compositions containing integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof, and methods for using integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof are further described. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234389 | FLUOROPOLYMER-BASED EMULSIONS FOR THE INTRAVENOUS DELIVERY OF FLUORINATED VOLATILE ANESTHETICS - The present invention provides therapeutic formulations, including therapeutic emulsions and nanoemulsions, and related methods for the delivery of fluorinated therapeutic compounds, including an important class of low boiling point perfluorinated and/or perhalogenated volatile anesthetics. Emulsion-based fluorinated volatile anesthetic formulations compatible with intravenous administration are provided that are capable of delivering and releasing amounts of fluorinated volatile anesthetic compounds effective for inducing and maintaining anesthesia in patients. Intravenous delivery of the present emulsion-based fluorinated volatile anesthetic formulations permits anesthetic levels in a patient to be selectively adjusted very rapidly and accurately without the need to hyperventilate patients and without the use of irritating agents. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234390 | SKIN PORE MINIMIZERS AND SKIN ELASTICITY IMPROVERS - This invention relates to skin pore tighteners each of which comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by the following formula: | 2008-09-25 |
20080234391 | Synthesis of Reversible Shell Crosslinked Nanostructures - In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a thermally responsive AB diblock copolymer prepared by RAFT polymerization wherein the diblock copolymer comprises poly(N-(3-aminopropyl)methacrylamide hydrochloride)-block-(N-isopropylacrylamide). Nanostructures of the thermally responsive diblock copolymer are formed by molecularly dissolving the diblock copolymer in aqueous solution at room temperature; and increasing the solution temperature to form nanostructures, for example vesicles or micelles. The first RAFT polymerization of an unprotected amino acid based monomer directly in water is also disclosed. The present invention also provides a method of forming shell cross-linked vesicles by adding a RAFT synthesized anionic homopolymer to a solution of the thermally responsive diblock copolymer. A method of forming interpolyelectrolyte complexed micelles or vesicles is also disclosed, the method comprising preparing by sequential aqueous RAFT polymerization a block copolymer comprised of N,N,-dimethyl acrylamide (DMA), N-acryloyl alanine (AAL) and N-isopropyl acrylamide (NIPAM); dissolving the block copolymers into aqueous solution; raising the solution temperature above the lower critical solution temperature of the NIPAM block; allowing the micelle solution to equilibrate; adjusting the pH of the solution to about 5; adding a cationic polymer to the solution; and stirring the solution. The reaction is readily reversed by the addition of a salt solution. In another aspect of the invention a reversible shell cross-linked micelle of a triblock copolymer cross-linked with cystamine is disclosed where a cleaving agent can be added to cleave the micelles. The reaction can be reversed with the addition of tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine or dithiothreitol. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234392 | TREHALOSE FATTY ACID ESTER COMPOSITION - Provided is a pigment dispersant having excellent pigment dispersibility thus allowing a larger amount of pigments to be blended in various cosmetics, and capability of imparting good sense of use, make-up lasting, odor, and stability over time to the cosmetic. A trehalose fatty acid ester composition prepared by esterifying trehalose with a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, which has a hydroxyl value of 20 to 500, and the total amount of a diester, a triester, a tetraester and a pentaester in the trehalose fatty acid esters of 10 to 100% by area; and a cosmetic including the trehalose fatty acid ester composition. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234393 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF CARCINOMAS AND THEIR PRECURSOR LESIONS - The present invention relates to compounds and methods for detection and treatment of carcinomas and their precursor lesions. The invention provides DNase nucleic acids and polypeptides useful for the detection and treatment of carcinomas and their precursor lesions. The invention is more specifically related to a method for detection of carcinomas and their precursor lesions comprising the detection of the level and/or the subcellular localization of one or more DNase molecules in biological samples. Furthermore the present invention provides methods for early diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of the disease course of carcinomas and their precursor lesions as well as for the treatment of said lesions. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234394 | SYSTEM FOR FORMING JANUS PARTICLES - The invention is a method of forming Janus particles, that includes forming an emulsion that contains initial particles, a first liquid, and a second liquid; solidifying the first liquid to form a solid that contains at least a portion of the initial particles on a surface of the solid; and treating the exposed particle sides with a first surface modifying agent, to form the Janus particles. Each of the initial particles on the surface has an exposed particle side and a blocked particle side. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234395 | Viscouse dispersion of semiconductor nanoparticles - The present invention provides a viscous dispersion comprising crystalline semiconductor nanoparticles, which is useful for formation of a porous semiconductor membrane of high purity at a low temperature. The viscous dispersion comprises crystalline semiconductor nanoparticles dispersed in a dispersion medium, wherein the dispersion medium is a mixture comprising 53 to 92 wt % of a hydrophilic organic medium and 8 to 47 wt % of water, said hydrophilic organic medium comprising an alcohol having 3 to 5 carbon atoms as a main component, wherein the dispersion medium essentially does not contain an organic binder, an amount of said organic binder being less than 2 wt % of the medium, and wherein the dispersion comprises 8 to 40 wt % of the dispersed crystalline semiconductor nanoparticles based on the total amount of the dispersion. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234396 | Method For Controlling Average Pore Diameter of Porous Body Comprising Apatite/Collagen Composite Fibers - In the process of producing a porous body containing a fibrous apatite/collagen composite by gelating a dispersion comprising said fibrous apatite/collagen composite, collagen and water, freeze-drying the resultant gel to form a porous body, and cross-linking collagen in said porous body, a method for controlling the average pore diameter of said porous body by the solidification time of said gel in said freezing step. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234397 | Method for Treatment of a Gas - A method of treating off-gas from a Fischer-Tropsch reaction is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of: (i) recovering the off-gas from a Fischer-Tropsch reaction, and (ii) hydrogenating a portion of the olefins present in said off-gas. In preferred embodiments the hydrogenated off-gas is used as a feed for a hydrogen manufacturing unit based on steam reforming. Carbon monoxide can be oxidised or methanated. A CuO/ZnO based catalyst can be used to hydrogenate the olefins. The present invention allows Fischer-Tropsch off-gas (containing unconverted syngas, olefins, C | 2008-09-25 |
20080234398 | Monodisperse weakly acidic cation exchangers - The present invention relates to a process for producing novel monodisperse cation exchangers of the poly(meth)acrylic acid type, the ion exchangers themselves, and also use thereof and to the use of intermediate products as supports for enzymes and the systems resulting therefrom as enzyme catalysts for the preparation of fuels and in transesterification reactions and esterification reactions. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234399 | Process For the Recycling of Plastics - Process for recycling soluble or dispersible plastics from a waste product containing plastics by treatment with an organic solvent, concentrating the plastics solution thus obtained to more than 40 wt % of plastics, preconditioning the concentrated plastics solution to a pressure of at least 2 bar using a first pump and a temperature of 1-10° C. below the boiling temperature of the solvent at that pressure, bringing this preconditioned concentrated plastics solution above the critical point of the plastics solution using a high-pressure pump and a high-pressure heat exchanger, spraying the concentrated plastics solution above the critical point to recover the plastics through evaporation of the organic solvent, and recovery of the organic solvent. The process has advantages over known processes in that higher concentrations of plastics can be processed, without the danger of cavitations, and the need for solvent and energy can be reduced. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234400 | Method For Producing Foam Plates - The invention relates to a process for producing foam moldings from prefoamed foam particles which have a polymer coating in a mold under pressure, wherein the polymer coating comprises an athermanous compound and also foam moldings produced therefrom and their use. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234401 | METHOD OF PRODUCING INTERCONNECTED VOLUMETRIC POROSITY IN MATERIALS - A method to create interconnected porosity in materials that can be poured or injected into a cast. The process allows the arrangement of interconnected volumetric porosity to be directed in materials that are poured or injected into a cast. This process allows a manufacturer to tailor porosity with any size, shape, and configuration with the dissolvable material used to create the pores. This procedure can be applied to medical materials to direct bone growth or implant attachment. These resulting porous materials can include, but is not limited to short fiber reinforced epoxy or epoxy. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234402 | Polyisocyanurate Rigid Foam and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a catalyst system, in particular for rigid polyisocyanurate foams blown by means of formic acid, a process for producing them and the rigid polyisocyanurate foams which can be obtained by such a process. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234403 | Radiation curable and developable polyurethane and radiation curable and developable photo resist composition containing the same - The present invention relates to a radiation curable and developable polyurethane which is characterized by having a carboxy group in its main chain and a acryloyl group in its side chain and comprising the following repeat units (I), (II), and (II) in a random arrangement: | 2008-09-25 |
20080234404 | Dental Root Canal Filling Material - A dental root canal sealing composition curable in the absence of a polymerisation initiator, which comprises (i) an amino terminated prepolymer having a viscosity at 23° C. of less than 100 Pas. (ii) a compound capable of undergoing polyaddition with the aminoterminated prepolymer (i); (iii) 40 to 85 wt.-% of a filler for providing a minimum radioopacity of at least 3 mm/mm Al. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234405 | Materials based on radically polymerizable N,O-functionalized acrylic acid hydroxamides - A material contains at least a polymerizable N,O-functionalized acrylic acid hydroxyamide of the Formula (I) | 2008-09-25 |
20080234406 | Nanoencapsulation of Isocyanates Via Aqueous Media - The present invention provides a nanocapsule of a blocked isocyanate encapsulated within a polymeric nanosphere. In one aspect, the polymeric nanosphere is functionalized. Free isocyanate functionality is released upon thermal annealing or UV exposure of the nanospheres containing the blocked isocyanate. This present invention also provides a novel method for encapsulating isocyanates in aqueous media. In one aspect, the method comprises miniemulsion polymerization. The thermally or UV deblocked isocyanate can be used as an active functional group for many potential applications. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234407 | Water-Based Inks for Ink-Jet Printing - There are provided a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which not only satisfies a high optical density but also is excellent in gloss and image clarity upon printing on a coated paper; a water dispersion used in the water-based ink; and a process for producing the water dispersion. The present invention relates to a water dispersion for ink-jet printing comprising colorant containing water-insoluble polymer particles which is obtainable by mixing at least two kinds of water-insoluble polymer particles (A) and (B) which are different in average particle size from each other, wherein said polymer particles (A) have an average particle size of 70 to 200 nm and said polymer particles (B) have an average particle size of 15 to 110 nm with the proviso that the average particle size of the polymer particles (A) is larger than that of the polymer particles (B), and a difference between the average particle sizes of the polymer particles (A) and (B) is 10 nm or more; a process for production of the water dispersion; and a water-based ink containing the water dispersion. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234408 | Novel method for producing an organoclay additive for use in polypropylene - The invention is direct to a method of forming a polyolefin blend. First a diphosphate and clay are blended to form an organoclay. The organoclay is blended with a vectoring polymeric material to form a masterbatch. The masterbatch is blended with a polyolefin such as a polyethylene or a polypropylene. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234409 | Sealant Epoxy-Resin Molding Material, and Electronic Component Device - Disclosed is an encapsulation epoxy resin material containing an epoxy resin (A) and a curing agent (B). The epoxy resin (A) contains a compound represented by the general formula (I) below. The encapsulation epoxy resin material has excellent reliability in flame retardance, formability, reflow resistance, moisture resistance, high-temperature shelf characteristics and the like, and is suitably used for encapsulation of a VLSI. Also disclosed is an electronic component comprising an element encapsulated with such a material. (I) (In the general formula (I), R | 2008-09-25 |
20080234410 | Coating Composition Comprising A Polyacrylate Polyol, A Polyester Polyol, And An Isocyanate-Functional Crosslinker - The invention relates to a coating composition comprising a) a polyacrylate polyol obtainable by polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers wherein at least 40 weight-% of the monomers comprises linear or branched alk(en)yl or alk(en)ylene groups having at least 4 carbon atoms; b) a polyester polyol obtainable by esterification of building blocks having ester-forming functional groups wherein at least 30 weight-% of the building blocks comprises linear or branched alk(en)yl or alk(en)ylene groups with at least 4 carbon atoms per ester-forming functional group, the polyester polyol having a hydroxy value above 280 mg KOH/g and a hydroxy functionality of at least 2, and c) an isocyanate-functional crosslinker. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234411 | Thickener composition and method for thickening aqueous systems - A composition and method whereby the same group that is attached to or within the backbone of an associative thickener is reversibly switched between being hydrophilic and hydrophobic in nature. When the group that is attached to or within the backbone is rendered hydrophilic, the aqueous thickener is pourable and readily incorporated into aqueous polymer compositions. When this group is rendered hydrophobic, the thickener performs its thickening function efficiently. Switching is readily accomplished by adjusting the pH of the associative thickener composition and the aqueous polymer composition being thickened. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234412 | Flame Retardant and Flame-Retardant Resin Composition - A flame-retardant, characterized in that it comprises a layered titanic acid in the form of a nano sheet which is formed by a method comprising treating a layered titanic acid salt with an acid or warm water and then reacting the resultant mixture with an organic basic compound, or carrying out the step of treating a layered titanic acid salt with an acid or warm water and the step of reacting with an organic basic compound, in one pot, to thereby swell or separate the layers; and a flame-retardant resin composition, characterized in that it comprises 100 parts by weight of a resin and 0.5 to 50 parts by weight of the above layered titanic acid in the form of a nano sheet. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234413 | Polyacetal resin composition - A polyacetal resin composition of the present invention includes: a) a polyacetal resin, b) a high molecular weight silicone blended with a polyacetal resin, a high molecular weight silicone blended with an olefin resin, a polyolefin resin grafted to a silicone compound or a combination thereof, and c) an organic cyclic compound having an active imino group. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234414 | Plasticiser Compositions | 2008-09-25 |
20080234415 | Polymeric dispersions and applications thereof - The present invention provides methods of conducting emulsion polymerizations and dispersion resulting therefrom. The present invention additionally provides substrates coated or treated with polymeric dispersions. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234416 | RUBBER COATING MATERIAL - A rubber coating material contains:
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20080234417 | Microcoating Comprising Siloxanes - The invention relates to a binding agent comprising an aqueous, film-forming, polymeric siloxane. The invention also relates to a coating agent that is produced using said binding agent and to a workpiece that is coated with said coating agent. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234418 | Use of a Blend of Phthalate Plasticizers in Poly(Vinyl Halide) Compounds - Use of a blend of phthalate plasticizers is disclosed for flexible polyvinyl chloride compounds. The blend of plasticizers permits the compounds to achieve a 90° C. or higher ratings for usage in wire and cable articles. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234419 | HALOGEN-FREE RESIN COMPOSITION, INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE, AND WIRE HARNESS - To provide a halogen-free resin composition, an insulated electric wire, and a wire harness, which can maintain long-term thermal resistance without decreasing established mechanical properties, flame retardancy, flexibility, and the like even when the insulated electric wire coated with the halogen-free resin composition is used in a state where it is mixed with an insulated electric wire coated with a PCV resin composition. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234420 | HIGH PERMEABILITY SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to absorptive, crosslinked polymeric composition that are based on partly neutralized, monoethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying acid groups wherein the absorptive crosslinked polymer may be coated with a polymeric coating, and have improved properties, in particular in respect of their capacity for transportation of liquids in the swollen state, and which have a high capacity and a high gel bed permeability. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234421 | Optically-Enhanced Tire Preparation - A preparation for use on a surface of a vehicle is provided. The preparation includes a carrier containing a gloss-enhancing material and a light-reflective material for enhancing the optical properties of the gloss-enhancing material. The preparation is preferably substantially free of amino-functional silicones. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234422 | Norbornene-Based Resin Molded Article and Method of Production Thereof - A norbornene-based resin molded article obtained by injecting a reaction solution comprising a norbornene-based monomer, a metathesis catalyst, a fibrous filler having an aspect ratio of 5 to 100, and a particulate filler having an aspect ratio of 1 to 2 in a mold, and bulk polymerizing in the mold. According to the present invention, a norbornene-based resin molded article superior in rigidity and dimensional stability is provided. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234423 | PHYLLOSILICATE MODIFIED RESINS FOR LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBER BASED COMPOSITE PANELS - A method of forming a composite panel or board includes the step of adding phyllosilicate clay to a thermosetting resin and natural fibres. The natural fibres include hardwood fibre, softwood fibre, grain straw, hemp fibre, kenaf fibre, bagasse fibre, palm fibre, canola straw fibre, flax straw fibre, rapeseed straw fibre, wheat straw fibre, oat straw fibre, barley straw fibre, rice straw fibre or rye straw fibre. The thermosetting resin may include phenol formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde, melamine urea formaldehyde, or methylenediphenyl diisocynanate. The phyllosilicate clay may include nanoparticulate clay and may include natural, modified or synthetic forms of sodium montmorillonite, montmorillonite, nontronite, beidellite, volkonskoite, laponite, hectorite, saponite, sauconite, magadite, kenyaite, stevensite, vermiculite, halloysite, or hydrotactite. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234424 | Carbon nanotube composite and method of preparing the same, carbon nanotube composite thin film prepared from the carbon nanotube composite and method of preparing the carbon nanotube composite thin film - A carbon nanotube composite includes a carbon nanotube and a conjugated polymer. The carbon nanotube composite has a liquid crystalline property and a thin film prepared by rubbing-treating a solution of the carbon nanotube composite has a good alignment property and thus can be used in manufacturing carbon nanotube (CNT) thin film transistors (TFTs). | 2008-09-25 |
20080234425 | Thickener blend composition and method for thickening aqueous systems - A thickener blend composition, and method for thickening aqueous systems, comprising an associative thickener wherein the same group that is attached to or within the backbone of the associative thickener is reversibly switched between being hydrophilic and hydrophobic in nature. When the group that is attached to or within the backbone is rendered hydrophilic, the aqueous thickener is pourable and readily incorporated into aqueous polymer compositions. When this group is rendered hydrophobic, the thickener performs its thickening function efficiently. Switching is readily accomplished by adjusting the pH of the associative thickener composition and the aqueous polymer composition being thickened. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234426 | Curable Composition and Cured Object Thereof - The present invention has its object to provide a curable composition which comprises a vinyl polymer capable of providing cured products generally showing good mechanical characteristics, oil resistance and thermal stability, among others and can be cured by the hydrosilylation reaction and, further, showing excellent curing characteristics so far unattainable with the prior art compositions. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234427 | Utilization of Radiohardenable Resins Based on Ketone and/or Urea Aldehyde Resins - The invention relates to the use of radiation-curable resins based on ketone-aldehyde and urea-aldehyde resins. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234428 | PIGMENTED INK COMPOSITION - A pigmented ink composition comprising a pigment, a resin having an acidic group and an organic solvent having a boiling point of at least 150° C. which is present in an amount of from 50 to 90% by weight based on the whole weight of the ink composition. When this ink composition is subjected to an printed layer-sliding test in which the ink composition is applied on a cationically treated printing medium with a #4 bar coater (available from TOYO SEIKI KOGYO CO., LTD.) and dried and then the printed surface is slid with a cloth on which a weight of 50 g is placed, the printed record is not grazed. This ink composition contains the pigment with a small dispersion particle size and has good water resistance, can be printed on a plain paper sheet without cockling, and suffers from no grazing of printed records when the ink composition is printed on a cationically treated paper sheet. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234429 | Method For The Production Of Pulverulent High-Molecular Water-Soluble Polymers For Application In Solid/Liquid Separation Processes - The present invention relates to a method for the production of pulverulent high-molecular water-soluble polymers for application in solid/liquid separation processes. The invention relates in particular to a method for modifying and drying inverse polymer dispersions with the help of kneading technology whilst recovering the solvents used. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234430 | Multi-arm block copolymers as drug delivery vehicles - The invention provides methods for making copolymers and multi-arm block copolymers useful as drug delivery vehicles. The multi-arm block copolymers comprise a central core molecule, such as a residue of a polyol, and at least three copolymer arms covalently attached to the central core molecule, each copolymer arm comprising an inner hydrophobic polymer segment covalently attached to the central core molecule and an outer hydrophilic polymer segment covalently attached to the hydrophobic polymer segment, wherein the central core molecule and the hydrophobic polymer segment define a hydrophobic core region. The solubility of hydrophobic biologically active agents can be improved by entrapment within the hydrophobic core region of the block copolymer. The invention further includes pharmaceutical compositions including such block copolymers, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using the block copolymers as drug delivery vehicles. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234431 | Process Dor Gelatinising Starch Using a Biodegradable Polymer Material Bearing Aldehyde Groups - The invention provides a process wherein starch and/or a starch derivative can be gelatinised more efficiently by means a thermo mechanical treatment, when a carbohydrate polymer is used comprising aldehyde containing monomer units which comprise one or more aldehyde groups that are derived from one or more a primary alcohol groups. With this process a granulate or other semi-finished product can be obtained that can be shaped to produce an article that has excellent dimensional stability in water. The invention further provides a granulate, a shaped starch product, a food product or a blown starch film comprising such a carbohydrate polymer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234432 | Process for making an acrylic monomer having one or more quaternary ammonium groups and its polymers
- A method for making a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated group and two or more quaternary ammonium groups per molecule, comprising:
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20080234433 | CATALYZED MULTIPLE GRAFTING POLYMERIZATIONS - Methods of preparing a graft copolymer comprising a plurality of different grafts wherein the methods employ an epoxide macroinitiator and an early transition metal radical ring opening catalyst without the need for any epoxide protection/deprotection steps. Such a process results in graft copolymers having complex polymer architectures. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234434 | POLYCARBONATE/POLYOLEFIN BASED RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND USES - A method of making resin composition having excellent wear properties that includes 50 to 99 wt. % of a polycarbonate resin and from 1 to 50 wt. % of a polyolefin that has been modified with at least one functional group selected from a carboxyl, an acid anhydride, an epoxy groups or mixtures containing at least one of the foregoing functional groups, each based on the total combined weight of the resin composition, exclusive of any filler. The resin composition optionally contains an unmodified polyolefin and/or a bi-functional monomer. The resin composition can be molded into articles having improved wear characteristics. The process is a one-step process that improves the efficiency and/or yield of the resin composition as compared to prior-art two-step processes. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234435 | COMPOSITIONS OF ETHYLENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN MULTI-BLOCK INTERPOLYMER FOR ELASTIC FILMS AND LAMINATES - This invention relates to polyolefin compositions. In particular, the invention pertains to elastic polymer compositions that can be more easily processed on cast film lines, extrusion lamination or coating lines due to improved resistance to draw resonance. The compositions of the present invention preferably comprise an elastomeric polyolefin resin and a high pressure low density type resin. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234436 | Polyolefin Graft Copolymer, Composition and Method for Producing Same - The present invention provides a polyolefin graft copolymer which is produced by graft copolymerization of an olefin monomer and a macromonomer, which has good handleability and excellent dispersibility in a thermoplastic resin. In a composition including the polyolefin graft copolymer, excellent surface wettability is exhibited and the increase in elastic modulus is suppressed. The invention also provides a method for producing the polyolefin graft copolymer. Furthermore, the invention provides a composition containing the copolymer and a production method therefor. The polyolefin graft copolymer can be produced, in the presence of a coordination polymerization catalyst, by graft-copolymerizing an olefin monomer and a macromonomer having a multilayer structure in an aqueous system. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234437 | Method for the Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Polymers Containing Double Bonds - The invention relates to a method for hydrogenating unsaturated polymers containing double bonds. According to said method, the unsaturated polymer that is provided in the form of latex is hydrogenated in the presence of a metal-containing colloid. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234438 | EPOXIDATION OF UNSATURATED CATIONICALLY STABILIZED POLYMER LATEX - The present invention is directed to a process for synthesizing an epoxidized polymer that includes the steps of: | 2008-09-25 |
20080234439 | Resin particles and producing method thereof, toner for developing electrostatic latent image and producing method thereof, electrostatic latent image developer as well as image forming method - A resin particle producing method that includes at least an emulsification step of emulsifying a composition containing at least a polymerizable monomer and a polymerization step to form droplets of the composition, and a polymerization step of polymerizing the polymerizable monomer in the droplets to synthesize resin particles, wherein the composition contains a polyester resin, lactone, and a lactone catalyst for polymerizing the lactone. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234440 | High-Performance Poly(Aryl Ether Sulfone) Composition - Polymer composition (C) containing
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20080234441 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BIS-(AMINOALKYL)-POLYSILOXANES - Bis(aminoalkyl)siloxane dimers or oligomers are prepared by a process utilizing hydrosilation of an olefinic amine with tetraorganodisiloxane or with bis(dialkylhydrogen)siloxane oligomers to generate high purity bis(aminoalkyl)disiloxane or bis(aminoalkyl)siloxane oligomers at high conversion yield, which may then be subsequently equilibrated to higher molecular weight bis(aminoalkyl)polysiloxanes. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234442 | Conducting Polymer Film Composition for Organic Opto-Electronic Device Comprising Graft Copolymer of Self-Doped Conducting Polymer and Organic Opto-Electronic Device Using the Same - Provided are a conducting polymer film composition comprising a graft copolymer of a self-doped conducting polymer and an organic opto-electronic device comprising a conducting polymer film formed of the above-mentioned composition. In the graft copolymer, the conducting polymer and a polyacid are connected to each other via chemical binding. Therefore, the composition of the present invention can be used in organic opto-electronic devices with minimal or no dedoping occurring from heat generated inside the device. As a result, the present invention can improve efficiency and life-time of the organic opto-electronic device. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234443 | Process for fluid phase in-line blending of polymers - A process for fluid phase in-line blending of polymers. The process includes providing two or more reactor trains configured in parallel and a separator for product blending and product-feed separation; contacting in at least one of the parallel reactor trains olefin monomers having three or more carbon atoms, catalyst systems, optional comonomers, optional scavengers, and optional inert diluents or inert solvents, at a temperature above the solid-fluid phase transition temperature of the polymerization system and a pressure no lower than 10 MPa below the cloud point pressure of the polymerization system and less than 1500 MPa; forming a reactor effluent including a homogeneous fluid phase polymer-monomer mixture in each parallel reactor train; combining the reactor effluent from each parallel reactor; passing the combined reactor effluent through the separator; maintaining the temperature and pressure within the separator above the solid-fluid phase transition point but below the cloud point pressure and temperature to form a fluid-fluid two-phase system including a polymer-rich blend phase and a monomer-rich phase; and separating the monomer-rich phase from the polymer-rich blend phase. The separated monomer-rich phase is recycled to the polymerization reactor bank. The polymer-rich blend phase is conveyed to a downstream finishing stage for further monomer stripping, drying and/or pelletizing to form a polymer product blend. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234444 | Method for Efficiently Producing an Aromatic Polycarbonate - It is a task of the present invention to provide a method which enables the production of a high quality, high performance aromatic polycarbonate (which is colorless and has excellent mechanical properties) from a molten aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer obtained from an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diaryl carbonate, wherein the polycarbonate can be stably produced on a commercial scale at 1 to 50 t/hr for a long time without the need for a large amount of an inert gas. In the present invention, this task has been accomplished by a method for producing an aromatic polycarbonate by the melt transesterification process, in which the prepolymer is caused to absorb a specific amount of an inert gas, followed by polymerization using a guide-wetting fall polymerizer device having a specific structure, whereby a high quality, high performance aromatic polycarbonate as mentioned above can be stably produced on a commercial scale at 1 to 50 t/hr for a long time (more than several thousand hours, e.g., as long as 5,000 hours) without fluctuation of the molecular weight thereof. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234445 | Production Method of Aromatic Polycarbonate - The object of the present invention is to provide a production method of a high molecular weight aromatic polycarbonate containing a reduced amount of a high melting point product, and having less thermal history received and excellent hue by a melt process. The present invention relates to a production method of an aromatic polycarbonate, characterized in that in producing an aromatic polycarbonate using an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonic diester as raw materials and using plural reactors, a molten reactant temperature T1 (° C.) in at least one reactor A and a molten reactant temperature T2 (° C.) in a reactor B subsequent to the reactor A are satisfied with the relationship of T22008-09-25 | |
20080234446 | PROCESS FOR TRANSPORTING IN THE TANK OF A TANK TRUCK OR TANKER SHIP A LIQUID MONOMER PHASE WITHDRAWN FROM A STORAGE VESSEL - A process for transporting a liquid monomer phase which has been withdrawn from a storage vessel and comprises methacrylic monomers to an extent of ≧90% by weight, in a tank truck or in a tanker ship, in which the liquid monomer phase is subjected to a separating operation on the route from the storage vessel into the tank of a tank truck or of a tanker ship in order to separate polymer of the monomer present in dissolved form in the liquid monomer phase. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234447 | Polydispersity-controlled isoolefin polymerization with polymorphogenates - The disclosure provides for a process and polymerization system to produce isoolefin polymers ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080234448 | Recovery and Washing Process for Polymers - The present invention relates to a recovery and washing process for polymer materials, in particular to an automated process for recovery and washing of a polymer sample from a high throughput reaction vessel, said process comprising: i) rinsing a polymer sample from a high throughput reaction vessel into a filtration vessel using a rinse liquid comprising a C5 to C8 paraffinic hydrocarbon, and providing in said filtration vessel a mixture comprising the polymer sample, rinse liquid and an oxygenate, ii) removing the rinse liquid and oxygenate from the polymer sample in said filtration vessel by filtration, and iii) subsequently washing said polymer sample in said filtration vessel to remove any residual rinse liquid comprising C5 to C8 paraffinic hydrocarbon. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234449 | Catalyst Activation and Resins Therefrom - The present invention relates to the removal of hydrocarbon residues from a catalyst and more specifically the air activation of a catalyst containing hydrocarbon residues. It also relates to extruded pipe and utility conduit resins comprising polyethylene, household/industrial chemicals container resins, and to a polyethylene resin particularly suitable for large parts by blow molding and sheet extrusion procedures, wherein the resin is made by a process using an activated chromium and titanium-based catalyst. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234450 | DIENE POLYMER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A polymer containing units represented by the defined formula (1); and a process for producing the polymer, which comprises the step of polymerizing a compound represented by the defined formula (3), the units represented by the formula (1) being polymerized units of the compound represented by the formula (3) such as 9,9-diallylfluorene. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234451 | Olefin Metathesis Polymerisation - A ring-opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) reaction is disclosed in which a cyclic alkene compound is subjected to ROMP using a transition metal ROMP catalyst which has an alkyl moiety which is connected to the metal centre thereof through a double bond. The process includes the step of adding sufficient of an acyclic alkene having a carbon-carbon double bond capable of reacting with the catalytic metal moieties attached to the living end of each of the polymer chains generated in the ROMP reaction to end cap the polymer chains and to generate a stable olefin metathesis catalyst. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234452 | TITANOCENE-BASED CATALYST SYSTEM - A catalyst system obtainable by the process comprising the steps of contacting an adduct of formula (I) | 2008-09-25 |
20080234453 | Method of Preparing Ethylene Polymers by Controlled High Pressure Polymerization - The present invention relates to a method for the radical polymerization or copolymerization of ethylene at high pressures using a hydroxylamine ester as radical initiator. The hydroxylamine esters according to the invention are suitable initiators for the high pressure polymerization of ethylene leading to high molecular weight polyethylenes with narrow molecular weight distributions (Polydispersed Index PD=1.2−4.5). | 2008-09-25 |
20080234454 | PERFLUOROCYCLOBUTANE COPOLYMERS - The present invention provides copolymer having repeating units based on polyoxyalkylene radicals, polysiloxane radicals and perfluorocyclobutane radicals. The copolymers are useful as biomedical devices such as contact lenses or intraocular lenses. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234455 | Vinyl ether compounds and polymerizable compositions - Disclosed is an oxetane-containing vinyl ether compound including one or more aromatic or non-aromatic carbocycles and/or two or more vinyl ether structures, such as a compound of Formula: | 2008-09-25 |
20080234456 | Stretched Film of Olefin Polymer - The present invention aims at providing a stretched film of an olefin polymer excellent in anti-static property, which is obtained from an olefin polymer composition comprising an olefin polymer and potassium salt of an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer, and a gist in construction resides in a stretched film of an olefin polymer, which has been obtained from an olefin polymer composition (C) comprising an olefin polymer (A) and potassium salt of an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer (B) and has been stretched at a stretching factor in terms of plane factor of at least 3 times. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234457 | Silicone-containing prepolymers with dangling hydrophilic polymer chains - The invention provide a new class of silicone-containing prepolymers containing dangling hydrophilic polymer chains. This class of silicone-containing prepolymer is capable of being actinically crosslinked to form a silicone hydrogel material with a hydrophilic surface without post curing surface treatment. The present invention is also related to silicone hydrogel contact lenses made from this class of silicone-containing prepolymers and to methods for making the silicone hydrogel contact lenses. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234458 | POLYOL AND METHOD OF MAKING POLYOL USING SOY-BASED POWDER - A method is provided for preparing a polyol from a soy-based precursor powder wherein the powder exhibits excellent solubility as compared to soy polyols in the oil form, and a process for the use of the soy-based polyol thus prepared for the further preparation of polyurethane. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234459 | Process for Preparing Polyoxymethtylene Homopolymers or Copolymers - A process for preparing polyoxymethylene homopolymers or copolymers by homopolymerization or copolymerization of trioxane or additionally of suitable comonomers, in which
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20080234460 | Fluorine-Containing Polymerizable Monomer and Polymer Compound Using Same - Disclosed is a fluorine-containing polymerizable monomer represented by the formula [1] below. (In the formula, A represents a single bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, CO, CH | 2008-09-25 |
20080234461 | Antireflective Film, Method of Manufacturing Antireflective Film, Polarizing Plate and Image Display Device Using the Same - An antireflective film comprising: a support; and at least one layer including an antireflective layer, wherein at least one of said at least one layer laminated on the support is a layer formed by ionizing radiation curing of a composition containing a combination of a radical polymerization initiator with at least one compound selected from two or more kinds of initiator assistants and further containing an ionizing radiation curable compound. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234462 | Preparation Method of Polyamide Thin Film Composite Reverse Osmosis Membrane and Polyamide Thin Film Composite Reverse Osmosis Membrane Prepared Therefrom - A preparation method of a polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane and a polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane prepared using the preparation method are provided. The preparation method of a polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane using interfacial polymerization of an amine aqueous solution and amine-reactive compound includes the steps of (a) forming an active layer through interfacial polymerization by contacting a surface of a porous support with an amine aqueous solution containing a polyfunctional aromatic amine monomer and an organic solution containing polyfunctional acyl halide monomer as an amine-reactive compound, and (b) performing post-treatment preceded by the forming of the active layer by contacting the active layer with an aqueous solution containing 0.1 to 100 wt % of polyfunctional tertiary alcohol amine. The polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane prepared by using the polyfunctional tertiary alcohol amine as a post-treatment compound has improved water permeability and salt rejection compared to a case of using various post-treatment agents or methods. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234463 | Self-Healing Wire Insulation - A self-healing system for an insulation material initiates a self-repair process by rupturing a plurality of microcapsules disposed on the insulation material. When the plurality of microcapsules are ruptured, reactants within the plurality of microcapsules react to form a replacement polymer in a break of the insulation material. This self-healing system has the ability to repair multiple breaks in a length of insulation material without exhausting the repair properties of the material. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234464 | Compound Having Amino Acid Residue or Peptide Residue and Process for Producing the Same - An object of the present invention is to provide a compound with a structure wherein amino acid or oligopeptide side chains are bonded to a main chain. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234465 | EXPRESSION IN FILAMENTOUS FUNGI OF PROTEASE INHIBITORS AND VARIANTS THEREOF - Described herein are protease inhibitors, variants thereof and methods for their production. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234466 | Delivery method for the tumor-specific apoptosis-inducing activity of apoptin - The invention relates to the field of apoptosis. The invention provides novel therapeutic substances, for example, novel therapeutic proteinaceous compounds that can contain apoptin alone or jointly with other proteinaceous protein or protein fragments, especially in those cases when cells are derailed such as cancer-, autoimmune-derived cells. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234467 | Pharmacologically active peptide conjugates having a reduced tendency towards enzymatic hydrolysis - The invention is directed to a pharmacologically active peptide conjugate having a reduced tendency towards enzymatic cleavage including a pharmacologically active peptide sequence (X) and a stabilising peptide sequence (Z) covalently bound to X. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234468 | Novel 27877, 18080, 14081, 32140, 50352, 16658, 14223, 16002, 50566, 65552 and 65577 molecules and uses therefor - The invention provides isolated nucleic acids molecules, designated 27877, 18080, 14081, 32140, 50352, 16658, 14223, 16002, 50566, 65552 and 65577 nucleic acid molecules. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing 27877, 18080, 14081, 32140, 50352, 16658, 14223, 16002, 50566, 65552 and 65577 nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and nonhuman transgenic animals in which a 27877, 18080, 14081, 32140, 50352, 16658, 14223, 16002, 50566, 65552 or 65577 gene has been introduced or disrupted. The invention still further provides isolated 27877, 18080, 14081, 32140, 50352, 16658, 14223, 16002, 50566, 65552 or 65577 proteins, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and anti-27877, 18080, 14081, 32140, 50352, 16658, 14223, 16002, 50566, 65552 or 65577 antibodies. Diagnostic and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234469 | TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR BINDING LIGANDS - The present invention relates to ligands which bind to human tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF) in a manner such that upon binding of these ligands to TNF the biological activity of TNF is modified. In preferred forms the ligand binds to TNF in a manner such that the induction of fibrin deposition in the tumour and induction of endothelial procoagulant activity of the TNF is inhibited; the binding of TNF to receptors on endothelial cells, tumour regression, cytotoxicity and receptor binding activities of the TNF on tumour cells are unaffected. The ligand is preferably an antibody, F(ab) fragment, single domain antibody (dABs), single chain antibody or a serum binding protein. It is preferred, however, that the ligand is a monoclonal antibody or F(ab) fragment thereof. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234470 | KCNB: A NOVEL POTASSIUM CHANNEL PROTEIN - The present invention provides nucleic acid and protein sequences for a novel potassium channel protein, KCNB. The herein-disclosed sequences can be used for any of a number of purposes, including for the specific detection of KCNB, for the identification of molecules that associate with and/or modulate the activity of KCNB, to diagnose any of a number of conditions associated with KCNB or KCNB activity, or to modulate the number or activity of KCNB molecules in a mammal. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234471 | Fucosyl transferase gene - A DNA molecule is provided which comprises a sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1 having an open reading frame from base pair 211 to base pair 1740 or having at least 50% homology to the above-indicated sequence, or hybridizing with the above-indicated sequence under stringent conditions, or comprising a sequence which has degenerated to the above-indicated DNA sequence because of the genetic code, the sequence coding for a plant protein having fucosyltransferase activity or being complementary thereto. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234472 | Sucralose production method - There is provided a method for the production of sucralose from a feed stream resulting from the chlorination of a sucrose-6-acylate in a reaction vehicle, said feed stream comprising a sucralose-6-acylate, the reaction vehicle, and by-products including high molecular weight coloured material, said method comprising:
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20080234473 | OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR AMPLIFYING TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS-DERIVED NUCLEIC ACID - Oligonucleotides useful for determining the presence of | 2008-09-25 |
20080234474 | METHODS FOR THE SEPARATION OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES USING SULFOLANE - The present invention provides a method for the isolation of biological molecules by the adsorption of the molecules onto a mineral substrate in the presence of an appropriate mixture of salts and sufolane. Preferably, the biological molecules are nucleic acids. Compositions and kits for performing the process according to the invention are also provided. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234475 | PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF 2'-O-SUBSTITUTED PURINES - The present invention provides an improved process for the synthesis of 2′-O-substituted purine nucleosides. The process includes anhydro or thioanhydro ring opening of a selected 8,2′-cyclopurine nucleoside with a weak nucleophile in the presence of a Lewis acid ester, followed by reduction to afford the desired 2′-O-substituted purine nucleoside. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234476 | POLYSACCHARIDE DERIVATIVES AND STRUCTURES EMPLOYING SAME - Polysaccharide derivatives, more particularly heteropolysaccharide derivatives, especially hemicellulose derivatives, methods for making same and structures employing same are provided. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234477 | Method for preparing chitosan nano-particles - This invention involves a new method for preparing chitosan nano-particles. This method uses the nano-cavity technology so as to obtain pure chitosan nano-particles and pure chitosan nano-particle latex in a simple way. | 2008-09-25 |
20080234478 | Process for the preparation and purification of eplerenone - A process for the preparation and purification of Eplerenone is described wherein hydroxylated impurities are removed using a novel derivatization procedure. | 2008-09-25 |