Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Kristin H. Neuman, Esq.
  • Patent number: 6689399
    Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-inflammatory composition for treatment of joint and muscle pain through transdermnal delivery of a capsacinoid in conjunction with glucosamine. The ingredients of the composition of the present invention, namely, a capsacinoid in combination with a primary amine, such as glucosamine, at a high concentration, interact in a synergistic manner to provide a prolonged effect of pain relief when used in the treatment of joint and/or muscle pain associated with an inflammatory response. The prolonged pain relief effect is achieved without incurring the intense burning or stinging sensation usually associated with topical capsaicin administration. The present invention also provides methods for relieving joint and/or muscle pain associated with an inflammatory response, which employ the composition of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventor: James R. Dickson
  • Patent number: 6649729
    Abstract: Curable mixtures based on epoxy resins and amine hardeners, if required additionally using solvents, water, plasticisers, UV stabilisers, colourants, pigments, fillers, which mixtures contain as accelerator at least one compound of general formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 are each independently of one another H or an unbranched or branched alkyl radical containing 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and n is 0 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Vantico GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Scherzer, Jörg Volle
  • Patent number: 6515045
    Abstract: An adhesive composition comprising (a) an epoxy resin having a substantially linear structure, (b) an amine hardener, and (c) a non-ionic surfactant, is suitable for adhering low energy (composite) surfaces to rigid metal or non-metal composite surfaces/parts and can be cleanly removed after use by application of heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Vantico, Inc.
    Inventor: Renee D. Cullen
  • Patent number: 6514301
    Abstract: A method for making high density foam semiconductor polishing pads and belts with controlled, reproducible microcellular structure by mechanical frothing. The method involves agitating a liquid polymer resin at a controlled temperature and pressure in order to produce a stable froth. Next, the resin froth is metered under pressure to a mix head where it is typically combined with a desired amount of curative before being injected or poured into a mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Peripheral Products Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Lombardo
  • Patent number: 6489405
    Abstract: A curable epoxy resin formulation comprising a) 40 to 100% by weight of an epoxy group-terminated polyester of a dimerised or trimerised fatty acid and a polyhydric alcohol, and 0 to 60% by weight of a diepoxide which is not an epoxy group-terminated polyester, b) a hardener for epoxy resins consisting of 50 to 99% by weight of a polyoxyalkylene di- or triamine and 1 to 50% by weight of a hardener which is not a polyoxyalkyleneamine, and comprising as further optional components c) a curing accelerator, and d) customary modifiers for epoxy casting resins, with the proviso that the sum of the constituents in component a) as well as in component b) is in each case 100% by weight, is suitable for use as casting resin formulation for encapsulating electrical or electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Vantico, Inc.
    Inventor: Christian Beisele
  • Patent number: 6479596
    Abstract: Novel epoxy acrylates and carboxyl group-containing epoxy acrylates of formulae II and III of the claims that are relatively highmolecular and are chemically crosslinkable can be used in photoresist formulations with the additional use of highly polymerised polymer binders. Such resist formulations are used in particular in the field of printed circuit boards and printing plates, are applicable from aqueous medium, are almost tack-free and have very good edge coverage, especially on conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Vantico, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Roth, Roger Salvin, Kurt Meier, Bernhard Sailer, Rolf Wiesendanger
  • Patent number: 6468983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chimeric molecules comprising an oligonucleotide complementary to a region of the ribonucleotide component of telomerase attached to an activator of RNase L (“activator-antisense complex”) which specifically cleaves the ribonucleotide portion of a telomerase enzyme. The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting telomerase enzymatic activity with activator-antisense complexes targeted to the RNA component of telomerase. The present invention further relates to methods of treating malignant neoplastic disease, wherein the malignant cells contain a telomerase activity that is necessary for the growth of the malignant cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignees: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Robert H. Silverman, Seiji Kondo, John K. Cowell, Guiying Li, Paul F. Torrence
  • Patent number: 6455662
    Abstract: Curable mixtures suitable for the manufacture of moldings, coatings and foams comprises a) an epoxy resin having more than one 1,2-epoxy group per molecule, b) as curing catalyst, an imidazole compound of formula I wherein R1, R2 and R3 are each independently of the others a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, alkyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkoxy having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, unsubstituted or halo-, nitro-, C1-4alkyl- or C1-4alkoxy-substituted aralkyl having from 7 to 20 carbon atoms, or unsubstituted or halo-, nitro-, C1-4alkyl- or C1-4alkoxy-substituted aryl having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and R4 is alkyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkenyl having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, alkynyl having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, unsubstituted or halo-, nitro-, C1-4alkyl- or C1-4alkoxy-substituted aralkyl having from 7 to 20 carbon atoms or unsubstituted or halo-, nitro-, C1-4alkyl- or C1-4alkoxy-substituted aryl having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms; and c) curing agent such as dicyadiami
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Vantico Inc.
    Inventor: Véronique Hall-Goulle
  • Patent number: 6433084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder coating composition containing as binder one or more than one poly(meth)acrylic resin having free carboxyl groups and, as hardener for these poly(meth)acrylic resins, one or more than one epoxy resin having a molecular weight of up to 1500, wherein the epoxy resins comprise at least 70% by weight of glycidyl esters which are selected from the group consisting of aliphatic and cycloaliphatic polyglycidyl polycarboxylates. More particularly, the present invention relates to a coating composition, which is free of carboxyl-functional polyesters, comprising a binder consisting of one or more than one poly(meth)acrylic resin having free carboxyl groups and, as hardener for the poly(meth)acrylic resin, one or more than one epoxy resin having a molecular weight of up to 1500, wherein the epoxy resin is a cycloaliphatic polyglycidyl polycarboxylate or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Vantico Inc.
    Inventor: Philippe-Guilhaume Gottis
  • Patent number: 6271369
    Abstract: Chimeric molecules comprising a virus targeting antisense oligonucleotide moiety attached to an activator of 2-5A-dependent RNase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Paul F. Torrence, Robert H. Silverman, Ratan K. Maitra, Krystyna Lesiak
  • Patent number: 6214805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting infection by RNA viruses with complexes of an activator of RNase L and an oligonucleotide that is capable of binding to the genome, antigenome or mRNAs of a negative strand RNA virus to specifically cleave the genomic or antigenomic RNA strand of the virus. In accordance with the present invention, the methods and complexes of the invention may be applied to target any negative strand RNA virus. The invention in one embodiment relates to a covalently linked complex of an oligonucleotide that is capable of binding to the genomic or antigenomic template RNA strand of a negative strand RNA virus and/or binding to an mRNA of a viral protein (an “antisense oligonucleotide”) coupled to an activator of RNase L. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the oligonucleotide component of the complex is complementary to a region of the viral genomic RNA strand characterized by repeated or consensus sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Paul F. Torrence, Robert Hugh Silverman, Nick Mario Cirino, Guiying Li, Wei Xiao, Mark R. Player