Patents Examined by Samuel Barts
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Patent number: 7132557Abstract: Disclosed are compounds produced by a process comprising the step of reacting an amine reactant with an epoxide reactant to form a hydrolytically stable carbon-nitrogen bond therebetween, wherein at least one of the amine or epoxide reactants comprises a terminal alkoxysiyl group. Also disclosed are curable compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and the cured products derived therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2002Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.Inventors: Garth L. Wilkes, Chenghong Li
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Patent number: 7129382Abstract: There is disclosed a process for producing bisphenol A by subjecting phenol and acetone to condensation reaction in the presence of a catalyst composed of an acid type ion exchange resin which is modified in part with a sulfur-containing amine compound, wherein the ion exchange resin having a modification rate of 10 to less than 20 mol % is used for a methanol concentration in acetone of lower than 250 ppm by weight, and the ion exchange resin having a modification rate of 20 to 65 mol % is used for a methanol concentration in acetone of 250 to 8000 ppm by weight. The above process is capable of producing bisphenol A at high conversion and selectivity by suppressing deterioration of catalytic activity due to methanol as an impurity in acetone.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2004Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Idemitsu Petrochemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Iwahara, Tetsuya Saruwatari
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Patent number: 7129370Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a new kind of silicon compound having an ester-type organic functional group and a new method for providing a T8-silsesquioxane compound having a hydroxyl group by using said silicon compound as the starting material. A silicon compound represented by formula (1) is obtained through the production process characterized by using a silicon compound represented by formula (2). wherein: in formula (1), each of seven R1 group is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, and substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl and A2 is a hydroxyl-terminal organic functional group, and in formula (2), each of R1 group is the same as R1 in formula (1), and A1 is an organic functional group containing an acyloxy group.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2003Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Chisso CorporationInventors: Mikio Yamahiro, Hisao Oikawa, Kenya Ito, Masami Tanaka, Nobumasa Ootake, Kenichi Watanabe
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Patent number: 7129379Abstract: Compounds of formula (Ia) as potent, ?1-specific beta blockers with a short duration of action in the systemic circulation, wherein R is 3?,4?-dimethoxyphenyl, R1 is hydrogen, and R2 is selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isobutyl and isopropyl; or R is 3?,4?-dimethoxyphenyl, R1 is selected from fluorine, chlorine and bromine, and R2 is selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, isobutyl and cyclopropylmethyl; of R is 4?-methoxyphenoxy, R1 is selected from hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine and bromine, and R2 is selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, isobutyl and cyclopropylmethyl; or R is 3?,4?-dimethoxyphenyl, R1 is cyano, and R2 is cyclopropylmethyl; or R is 4?-methoxyphenoxy, R1 is cyano, and R2 is isobutyl; and physiologically acceptable hydrolysable derivatives thereof having the hydroxy group in the 2-position of the 3-aminopropoxy side chain in esterified form, in their racemic and optically active forms, and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2003Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: William John Louis, Austin and Repatriation Medical CentreInventors: William John Louis, Graham Paul Jackman, Dimitrios Iakovidis, Simon Nicholas Stewart Louis, Olaf Heino Drummer
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Patent number: 7129369Abstract: A process for preparing amino-functional organopolysiloxanes comprising (i) mixing aminosilanes of the general formula RaQbSi(OR1)4?(a+b), where R and R1 are hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, a is 0, 1 or 2, b is 1, 2 or 3, and a+b is ?3, Q is —R5—[NR6(CH2)n]eN(R6)2, where R5 is a hydrocarbyl diradical and R6 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, or acyl, e is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, n is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, with organosilicon compounds selected from siloxanes comprising units R d ? ( O ? R 1 ) f ? SiO 4 - ( d + f ) 2 ? ? and ? ? R c ? SiO 4 - c 2 or silanes RcSi(OR1)4?c, where c is 0, 1, 2 or 3, d is 0, 1 or 2, f is 1, 2 or 3, with the proviso that d+f is ?3, basic catalysts selected from alkali metal hydroxides, alcoholates and siloxanolates, and optionally, alcohols H—[O(CHR2)p]mOR3, where R2 and R3 are hydrogen or hydrocarbyl, p is 2, 3 or 4, and m is 0 or an integer from 1 to 100, (ii) reacting by heating to 70–100° C.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2005Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Wacker Chemie AGInventors: Anton Heller, Johann Bindl
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Patent number: 7129378Abstract: This invention provides a method of preparing amine stereoisomers, which comprises stereoselectively reducing a sulfinylimine that bears on the sulfinyl group a residue of an alcohol, thiol or amine, or reacting a sulfinylimine stereoisomer that bears on the sulfinyl group a residue of an alcohol, thiol or amine with a source of a nucleophile, to afford a sulfinylamine stereoisomer, followed by contacting the sulfinylamine stereoisomer with a reagent suitable for the cleavage of a sulfur-nitrogen bond, to afford an amine stereoisomer. It also provides novel intermediates useful in the method, and the use of certain of the intermediates in the preparation of sulfoxide and sulfinylamine stereoisomers.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2003Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Apsinterm, LLCInventors: Zhengxu Han, Dhileepkumar Krishnamurthy, Chris Hugh Senanayake, Zhi-Hui Lu
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Patent number: 7126033Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for isomerizing reactant allyl alcohols to product allyl alcohols in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the reactant allyl alcohol is rearranged to product allyl alcohol in semicontinuous or continuous mode in a catalyst-containing suitable reactor. In particular, the process according to the invention is used to prepare linalool from Geraniol and/or nerol.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2002Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Frank Haese, Klaus Ebel, Kirsten Burkart, Signe Unverricht, Peter Münster
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Patent number: 7126022Abstract: The specification describes a continuous process for the preparation of monofunctional aromatic chloroformates (MAC) having the structure (I) wherein n is an integer from 1 to 5, and R1 represents hydrogen, a branched or unbranched alkyl group having from 1–15 carbon atoms, an aryl group which may be substituted or unsubstituted, a cycloaliphatic group which may be substituted or unsubstituted, or an arylalkyl group which may be substituted or unsubstituted.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2002Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Manio Silva, David Michel Dardaris, Peter David Phelps
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Patent number: 7126020Abstract: Process for preparing highly viscous organopolysiloxanes by reacting siloxanes (1) composed of units of the general formula A a ? R c ? ( OR 1 ) d ? SiO 4 - ( a + c + d ) 2 ( I ) where A is a nitrogen-containing Si—C-bonded radical, R is a C1-18 hydrocarbon radical R1 is hydrogen or a C1-8 alkyl radical, a and d are 0 or 1, c is 0, 1, 2 or 3, a+c+d is <3 and one A and one R1 where of R1 is hydrogen atom are present, optionally siloxanes (2) R c ? ( OR 1 ) d ? SiO 4 - ( c + d ) 2 ( II ) where c+d is ?3 and one R1 radical is hydrogen is present, with silanes (3) BReSi(OR3)3?e??(III) where B is a radical —CR22—Y, R2 is hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl, Y is halogen, a monosubstituted O and S atom, or a substituted N or P atom, R3 is C1-8 alkyl, and e is 0, 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2004Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Wacker Chemie AGInventors: Christian Herzig, Siegfried Dormeier
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Patent number: 7122701Abstract: Aromatic amines are produced from aromatic hydrocarbons by a) reacting the aromatic hydrocarbon(s) with a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid to generate a two-phase reaction mixture, b) separating the reaction mixture into an aqueous acid phase and an organic phase containing the nitroaromatic compounds c) washing the organic phase to purify the nitroaromatic compound(s), d) hydrogenating the nitroaromatic compound(s) in the presence of a catalyst to produce the aromatic amine(s) and water of reaction, and e) separating the water of reaction formed in step d) from the aromatic amine(s), in which the water of reaction separated in step e) is used to wash the organic phase containing the nitroaromatic compounds in step c).Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2003Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignees: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Bayer Materialscience LLCInventors: Berthold Keggenhoff, Karl R. Sittkus, Claudia Mueller, Demetrios N. Zervoudis
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Patent number: 7119227Abstract: The present invention provides a process for catalytic vapor phase oxidation which prevents runaway reaction or early deterioration of a catalyst, in the production of (meth)acrylic acid or the like from propylene or isobutylene by the catalytic vapor phase oxidation process using a multi-tubular reactor, which can lead to the production thereof constantly in high yield for a long period of time.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2004Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Yasuyuki Sakakura, Shuhei Yada, Kimikatsu Jinno, Hirochika Hosaka, Yoshiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 7119121Abstract: Novel 3,3-diphenylpropylamines of the formula and stereoisomers and physiologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof; wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as defined herein; methods of use thereof; and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2005Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: John Gregory Slatter, Raymond Charles Grabiak, Robert John Kaufman
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Patent number: 7119215Abstract: A compound of formula [V] is prepared by oxidizing a compound of formula [III]. Citalopram can be industrially and economically produced and at a high yield by converting a compound of formula [V], which is prepared from a compound of formula [III], to a compound of formula [VI], and then alkylating the compound of formula [VI] to form citalopram.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company LimitedInventors: Tetsuya Ikemoto, Wei-Guo Gao, Masami Igi
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Patent number: 7112703Abstract: A process for the production of bisphenol-A having low concentration of sulphur is disclosed. The process comprise a) reacting phenol with acetone in the presence of a sulfonic acid ion exchanger to form a product mixture containing water, bisphenol-A/phenol adduct, phenol and sulfurous particles, and b) filtering the product mixture to separate the sulfurous particles to obtain a purified product mixture that contains water, phenol and bisphenol-A/phenol adduct. In one embodiment of the process further comprise distilling the purified product mixture to remove the water to obtain a first material system that contains said adduct and phenol, crystallizing the adduct, and removing the phenol by filtration using a filtering apparatus to obtain crystalline adduct.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2005Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Rainer Neumann, Ulrich Blaschke, Stefan Westernacher
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Patent number: 7112704Abstract: This invention relates to 1,2-di(4-hydroxyaryl)tetrafluoroethanes of the general formula (I) wherein R are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, COOR2, C1–C4-alkyl, C1–C4-alkoxy, C1–C4-alkylthio, C1–C4-perfluoroalkyl, C1–C4-perfluoroalkoxy, C1–C4-perfluoroalkylthio, C1–C4-polyfluoroalkyl, C1–C4-polyfluoroalkoxy, or C1–C4-polyfluoroalkylthio, R2 is C1–C4-alkyl, and n is an integer from 0 to 4. This invention further relates to the preparation of such compounds as well as to precursors and intermediates that can be used in their preparation.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2005Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Albrecht Marhold, Käthe Baumann
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Patent number: 7112706Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a dimer diol derivative and a composition containing the dimer diol derivative which have an excellent water-holding property, an excellent pigment dispersion property and further a high level of safety. The dimer diol derivatives according to the present invention is a dimer diol derivative represented by the following chemical formula 19.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2003Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Croda Japan KKInventors: Takeshi Koresawa, Yasuhiro Shiren, Isamu Noda, Hiroyuki Tanabe, Mie Noda, Akio Otera
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Patent number: 7109384Abstract: The hydrothermal treatment is based on placing the crude residual plant material in contact with hot water in a closed reactor, comprising the following steps: a) placing the material to be treated in contact with water in a closed reactor, and adjusting the solid/liquid ratio so that it ranges from 1/5 to 1/15 (w/v): b) stirring; c) heating to a temperature between 180 and 240° C., and at a pressure so that the water is maintained in liquid phase; d) constantly stirring the mixture for a time period between 4 and 30 minutes; and e) cooling the reactor to approximately 40° C., unloading the mixture, filtering and recovering the liquid fraction.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2003Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales Y TechnologicasInventors: Mercedes Ballesteros Perdices, Maria Jose Negro Alvarez, Paloma Manzanares Secades, Ignacio Ballesteros Perdices, Jose Miguel Oliva Dominguez
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Patent number: 7109367Abstract: This invention relates to (organothiomethyl)chlorosilanes and methods for their preparation by the dehydrohalogenative Si—C coupling reaction of oranothiomethyl halides with Si—H containing chlorosilanes (hydrosilanes), wherein a mixture of oranothiomethyl halide and hydrosilane is heated in the presence of tertiary amine or organic salts (quaternary organoammonium and organophosphonium halides to give (organothiomethyl)chlorosilanes, which is existing a sulfur atom in alkyl chain, (formula: R2SCH2SiCl2R1) in good yield. wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, halogen, or C1–C6 alkyl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of C1–C6 alkyl or an aryl group. Especially, this reaction using organic salt as a catalyst provide better economical matter and yield compared with conventional methods, because only catalytic amount of organic salt is required and the catalyst can be separated from the reaction mixture and recycled easily.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Bok Ryul Yoo, Joon Soo Han, Weon Cheol Lim, Mi-Kyoung Hong
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Patent number: 7105552Abstract: 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 diabetes. In contrast to previously reported thiazolidinedione compounds, known to lower leptin levels, the present compounds increase leptin levels and have no known liver toxicity. The compounds are disclosed as useful for a variety of treatments including the treatment of inflammation, inflammatory and immunological diseases, insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, cancer and multiple sclerosis.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2001Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Theracos, Inc.Inventors: Bishwajit Nag, Debendranath Dey, Satyanarayana Medicherla, Partha Neogi
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Patent number: 7105710Abstract: A process of preparing an alkylene glycol which process involves: i) reacting a respective alkylene oxide and water in a first reactor, ii) removing from the first reactor a reactor output mixture comprising an alkylene glycol and unreacted water, iii) transferring a proportion of the reactor output mixture to a distillation unit and a proportion of the reaction output mixture to a second reactor containing a catalyst, iv) reacting the reaction output mixture in the second reactor with a further amount of the respective alkylene oxide, and v) transferring a reactor output mixture from the second reactor to a distillation unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2004Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Petrus Johannes Geradus Boons, Eugene Marie Godfried Andre Van Kruchten, Dominicus Maria Rekers, Mathias Jozef Paul Slapak