Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7482304 | Method for producing structures A process for making microporous structures that can be used as a catalyst support. The microporous structures have high porosity and high thermal stability, combined with good mechanical strength and relatively high surface area. The process is useful for making ti... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7407690 | Process for surface modifications of TiOparticles and other ceramic materials A method of preparing a surface modified ceramic material. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 6982073 | Process for making nano-sized stabilized zirconia A process to produce stabilized zirconia from a solution of zirconium salt and a stabilizing agent. The zirconium salt may include zirconium oxysulfate, zirconium oxychloride, zirconium oxynitrate, zirconium nitrate, and other water-soluble zirconium salts. The stab... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6974566 | Method for producing mixed metal oxides and metal oxide compounds A process to produce mixed metal oxides and metal oxide compounds. The process includes evaporating a feed solution that contains at least two metal salts to form an intermediate. The evaporation is conducted at a temperature above the boiling point of the feed solu... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6890510 | Process for making lithium titanate A process is provided for making lithium titanate of closely controlled particle size in the range 5 nm to 2000 nm. The process includes re-firing lithium titanate under controlled conditions so that crystallites of the desired particle size are grown. The lithium t... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6881393 | Process for making nano-sized and sub-micron-sized lithium-transition metal oxides A process is provided for making nano-sized or sub-micron sized oxides of lithium and a transition metal. The desired size is generally in the range 10 nm to 1000 nm and preferably in the range 10 nm to 100 nm. The particles have a narrow size distribution. The proc... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6689716 | Method for producing catalyst structures A process for making microporous structures that can be used as a catalyst support. The microporous structures have high porosity and high thermal stability, combined with good mechanical strength and relatively high surface area. The process is useful fo... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6548039 | Processing aqueous titanium solutions to titanium dioxide pigment A hydrometallurgical process is provided for producing pigment grade TiO2 from titanium containing solutions. Generally, the solution is an aqueous solution. The process includes hydrolyzing the solution via complete evaporation in well-control... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6440383 | Processing aqueous titanium chloride solutions to ultrafine titanium dioxide A hydrometallurgical process is provided for producing ultrafine or nano-sized titanium dioxide from titanium containing solutions, particularly titanium chloride solutions. The process is conducted by total evaporation of the solution, above the boiling ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6375923 | Processing titaniferous ore to titanium dioxide pigment A hydrometallurgical process is provided for producing pigment grade TiO2 from titaniferous mineral ores, and in particular from ilmenite ore. The ore is leached with a hydrochloric acid, preferably a recycled solution at high hydrochloric acid... | 04/23/2002 |
