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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183319 | Film forming additive formulations of conductive polymers An aqueous dispersion including a partially fluorinated dispersant, an electrically conductive polymer and a film forming additive. The film forming additive includes a boiling temperature greater than about 85° C. (185° F.). In addition, the concentration of the ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178598 | Polyoxyalkylene polyamide-glycidyl ether adduct epoxy resin curing agent A curing agent for epoxy resin, and a coating composition using the curing agent curing agent that delivers excellent recoatability and overcoatability after a long time exposure. (A) An epoxy curing agent that is derived by adduction between amide-type... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178075 | Tubular reactor with jet impingement heat transfer A tubular reactor and method for producing a product mixture in a tubular reactor where the tubular reactor comprises an internal catalytic insert having orifices for forming fluid jets for impinging the fluid on the tube wall. Jet impingement is used to improve hea... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173213 | Process stability of NBDE using substituted phenol stabilizers A stabilized cyclic alkene composition comprising one or more cyclic alkenes, and at least one stabilizer compound having the Formula (I), R1,R2,R3,R4,R5(C6)OH Formula (I) ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173090 | Sorbent use with oxyfuel sour compression Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is removed from carbon dioxide feed gas comprising SO2 as a contaminant by maintaining the carbon dioxide feed gas at an elevated pressure in contact with an alkaline sorbent for a period of time sufficient to react said al... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172566 | Liquid fuel combustion process and apparatus An apparatus for combustion of a liquid fuel, such as an atomizer or burner, and an associated method using the apparatus for combusting an atomized liquid fuel. The apparatus for combustion has an outer conduit, an inner conduit and a spray tip. The spray tip has a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168296 | Benzylated polyalkylene polyamines and uses thereof The present invention provides curing agent compositions comprising benzylated polyalkylene polyamine compounds. Amine-epoxy compositions and articles produced from these amine-epoxy compositions are also disclosed. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162296 | Splashguard for high flow vacuum bubbler vessel The present invention is a container having a diptube inlet, at least one baffle disc positioned between the outlet of the diptube and the outlet of the container to provide a narrow annular space between the baffle disc and the sidewall of the container to prevent ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156970 | Temperature-compensated dispensing of compressed gases Method for dispensing a gas comprising (a) providing a gas storage system containing pressurized gas and having at least first and second gas storage volumes, first and second flow control valves in flow communication with the first and second gas storage volumes, r... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8148583 | Feed gas contaminant removal in ion transport membrane systems An oxygen ion transport membrane process wherein a heated oxygen-containing gas having one or more contaminants is contacted with a reactive solid material to remove the one or more contaminants. The reactive solid material is provided as a deposit on a support. The... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147964 | Benzylated polyalkylene polyamines and uses thereof The present invention provides curing agent compositions comprising benzylated polyalkylene polyamine compounds. Amine-epoxy compositions and articles produced from these amine-epoxy compositions are also disclosed. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143431 | Low temperature thermal conductive inks Novel copper alkoxide compound based ink formulations and their chemical syntheses are disclosed. The method of using the ink formulations to print conducting copper metal lines with standard ink jet printing and curing at | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143331 | Alkylated polyalkyleneamines and uses thereof The present invention provides curing agent compositions comprising the reaction product of alkylated polyalkyleneamine compounds and polyalkylene polyether polyol modified polyepoxide resins. Amine-epoxy compositions and articles produced from these amine-epoxy com... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143321 | N,N,N,′-trimethyl-bis-(aminoethyl) ether and its derivatives as catalysts for polyurethanes The present invention provides compounds produced by the reaction of glycidyl ethers and glycidyl esters with ether compounds including N,N,N′-trimethyl-bis-(aminoethyl) ether. N,N,N′-trimethyl-bis-(aminoethyl) ether and its derivatives can be used as polyuretha... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143317 | Use of xenon for treating neurointoxications Methods for treating mammals for neurointoxication are provided comprising treating the mammal with a xenon-containing gas. Methods of providing neuroprotection in mammals are also disclosed comprising administering therapeutically effective amounts of xenon, prefer... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142675 | Compositions for chemical-mechanical planarization of noble-metal-featured substrates, associated methods, and substrates produced by such methods A composition for chemical-mechanical planarization comprises periodic acid and an abrasive present in a combined amount sufficient to planarize a substrate surface having a feature thereon comprising a noble metal, noble metal alloy, noble metal oxide, or any combi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137764 | Mechanical enhancer additives for low dielectric films A chemical vapor deposition process for preparing a low dielectric constant organosilicate (OSG) having enhanced mechanical properties by adjusting the amount of organic groups, such as methyl groups, within the mixture is disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137422 | Steam-hydrocarbon reforming with reduced carbon dioxide emissions A process for producing a hydrogen-containing product gas with reduced carbon dioxide emissions compared to conventional hydrogen production processes. A hydrocarbon and steam are reformed in a reformer and the resulting reformate stream is shifted in one or more sh... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133298 | Blast furnace iron production with integrated power generation An integrated system for blast furnace iron making and power production based upon higher levels of oxygen enrichment in the blast gas is disclosed. The integrated system leads to; 1) enhanced productivity in the blast furnace, 2) more efficient power production, an... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132411 | Rankine cycle for LNG vaporization/power generation process A method and system for generating power in a vaporization of liquid natural gas process, the method comprising pressurizing a working fluid; heating and vaporizing the working fluid; expanding the working fluid in one or more expanders for the generation of power, ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129577 | Process and system for providing acetylene A system and a process for providing acetylene, preferably at a high purity level (e.g., comprising 100 parts per million (“ppm”), or 10 ppm, or 1 ppm, or 100 parts per billion (“ppb”), or 10 ppb, or 1 ppb or less of solvent), to a point of use, such as a se... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129555 | Precursors for depositing silicon-containing films and methods for making and using same Aminosilane precursors for depositing silicon-containing films, and methods for depositing silicon-containing films from these aminosilane precursors, are described herein. In one embodiment, there is provided an aminosilane precursor for depositing silicon-containi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8121984 | Method and system for archiving biomedical data generated by a data collection device A method for archiving biomedical data generated by a data collection device, includes the steps of automatically determining a data format in which the collection device is configured to store the biomedical data onto a computer-readable storage medium, based on th... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119016 | Removal of surface oxides by electron attachment for wafer bumping applications The present invention relates to a method for removing metal oxides from a substrate surface. In one particular embodiment, the method comprises: providing a substrate, a first, and a second electrode that reside within a target area; passing a gas mixture comprisin... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114193 | Ion transport membrane module and vessel system An ion transport membrane system comprising (a) a pressure vessel having an interior, an exterior, an inlet, and an outlet; (b) a plurality of planar ion transport membrane modules disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and arranged in series, each membrane... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110535 | Semi-aqueous stripping and cleaning formulation for metal substrate and methods for using same The present invention relates to semi-aqueous formulations and the method using same, to remove bulk photoresists, post-etched and post-ashed residues, as well as contaminations. The formulation comprises: an alkanolamine, a water miscible organic co-solvent, a quar... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8092870 | Preparation of metal oxide thin film via cyclic CVD or ALD A cyclic deposition process to make a metal oxide film on a substrate, which comprises the steps: introducing a metal ketoiminate into a deposition chamber and depositing the metal ketoiminate on a heated substrate; purging the deposition chamber to remove unreacted... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092709 | Stabilizers for the stabilization of unsaturated hydrocarbon-based precursor A stabilized composition consists essentially of unsaturated hydrocarbon-based materials, and a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of a hydroxybenzophenone and a nitroxyl radical based stabilizer. A method for stabilizing unsaturated hydrocarbon-based pre... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091369 | Method and apparatus for generating electrical power A superheater in a power plant that superheats steam to operation conditions exceeding an operating limit of an associated steam-producing boiler. The superheater combusts oxygen and fuel with cooled recycled combustion gas to produce a CO2-rich combustio... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088196 | Purification of carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide and oxygen are separated from a feed gas, preferably derived from flue gas from an oxyfuel combustion process, by diffusion across at least one membrane in a membrane separation system to produce separated carbon dioxide gas comprising oxygen, which i... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8076395 | Low temperature curable epoxy compositions containing urea curatives A heat curable epoxy composition comprising the contact product of an epoxy resin, an epoxy curing agent and an accelerator for the epoxy curing agent, the curing agent or the accelerator comprising a urea compound which is the reaction product of an isocyanate and ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073870 | Methods for storing data A method for storing data includes the steps of receiving a metadata parameter from a first user, the parameter being associated with a property in a database containing a plurality of data records, and storing the parameter. The method also includes the step of pro... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073218 | Method for detecting bio signal features in the presence of noise A computer-based method for detecting features in a digitally sampled biological (bio) signal includes the steps of applying a wavelet transform to the bio signal to generate a list of wavelet transform coefficients, ranking the coefficients according to value or fr... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8043976 | Adhesion to copper and copper electromigration resistance The present invention relates to the improved adhesion between a patterned conductive metal layer, usually a copper layer, and a patterned barrier dielectric layer. The structure with the improved adhesion comprises an adhesion layer between a patterned barrier diel... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039666 | Synthesis of amine boranes A method for preparing an amine borane from an alkali metal borohydride and an amine salt. The alkali metal borohydride is allowed to react with 0.95 to 1.05 equivalents of the amine salt in a solvent which contains water and an amine. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039658 | Removal of trace arsenic impurities from triethylphosphate (TEPO) A method of removing trace levels of arsenic-containing impurities from raw triethylphosphate (TEPO) is disclosed. The method uses adsorption, or adsorption followed by a flash distillation. The method comprises contacting raw triethylphosphate (TEPO) with an adsorb... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038981 | Hydrogen production using complex metal oxide pellets Complex metal oxide-containing pellets and their use for producing hydrogen. The complex metal oxide-containing pellets are suitable for use in a fixed bed reactor due to sufficient crush strength. The complex metal oxide-containing pellets comprise one or more comp... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8030263 | Composition for stripping and cleaning and use thereof A composition comprising one or more water soluble organic solvents comprising a glycol ether; water; a fluoride containing compound provided that if the fluoride containing compound is ammonium fluoride than no additional fluoride containing compound is added to th... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029603 | Pressure swing adsorption cycle for ozone production A pressure swing adsorption cycle designed to reduce the variations in ozone concentration, and produce a higher average ozone concentration, in a product gas stream throughout the cycle. The cycle includes a relatively long air sweep stage and provides for the over... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026318 | Mixed polycycloaliphatic amines (MPCA) and MPCA alkylates Mixed polycycloaliphatic amines (MPCA) and alkylates thereof (MPCA alkylates), methods for making mixed polycycloaliphatic MPCA amines and MPCA alkylates thereof, as well as polymeric compositions, such as spray-applied polyurea coating compositions, comprising said... | 09/27/2011 |
