Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6572912 | Cooking process A process and apparatus for cooking non-cured food products in which the non-cured food products are heated in an atmosphere comprising less than about 0.5 vppmd of NO2, producing a cooked food product having substantially no pink discoloration... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6379833 | Alternative electrode supports and gas distributors for molten carbonate fuel cell applications A molten carbonate fuel cell having an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an electrolyte matrix disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. An electrode support constructed of a high porosity reticulated foam material is dispose... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6321743 | Single-ended self-recuperated radiant tube annulus system A method and apparatus for combustion of a fuel and oxidant in which at least a portion of a fuel and at least a portion of an oxidant are introduced into an annular region formed by an outer tubular member closed off at one end and an inner tubular membe... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6312499 | Method for stabilization of liquid mercury A method for stabilization of liquid mercury in which powdered copper particles are cleaned with a chemically reactive fluid suitable for removing surface oxidation from the surface. "Clean" powdered copper particles are mixed with liquid mercury to form ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6289851 | Compact low-nox high-efficiency heating apparatus A multi-stage heating apparatus having a first stage combustion chamber, a second stage combustion chamber, a primary porous matrix chamber disposed between the first and second stage combustion chambers, a secondary porous matrix chamber, heat exchanger ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6261710 | Sheet metal bipolar plate design for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells A separator plate for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack constructed of at least two coextensive sheet metal elements shaped to promote the distribution of reactant gases to the electrodes of the fuel cell units of the fuel cell stack. The coe... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6244200 | Low NOx pulverized solid fuel combustion process and apparatus A method and apparatus for low-NOx combustion of a pulverized solid fuel in which combustion products from a partial oxidation combustor are mixed with a pulverized solid fuel, thereby preheating the pulverized solid fuel and resulting in devol... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6203187 | Method and apparatus for controlled mixing of fluids A method for mixing fluids in which a continuously variable flow rate stream of an injection fluid is introduced into a substantially constant flow rate stream of a primary fluid in a direction substantially transverse with respect to the direction of flo... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6146709 | Method for application of protective polymer coating A process for application of a protective coating to a steel, concrete, or wooden structure so as to provide protection against corrosion, weathering, or other environmental damage in which the surface to be protected is heated to a temperature in a range... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6093234 | Process for preparing submicron/nanosize ceramic powders from precursors incorporated within a polymeric foam A process for preparing uniform, agglomerate free, submicron/nanosize ceramic powders from a polymeric foam comprising metal cations homogeneously incorporated within a foam cell structure of the polymeric foam. The polymeric foam is heated to remove any ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5999107 | Remote cathodic protection monitoring system A cathodic protection monitoring system for buried metal objects comprising a transponder hard-wire connected to a sacrificial anode and a reference electrode, each of the transponder, the sacrificial anode and the reference electrode being buried undergr... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5955350 | Sequential biological/chemical/biological treatment of organic waste A process for remediation of contaminated solid materials comprising polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated solid materials, polychlorinated hydrocarbon contaminated materials, and mixtures thereof by sequential biological/chemical/biological treat... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5942347 | Proton exchange membrane fuel cell separator plate A gas impervious bi-polar separator plate for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell having at least one electronically conductive material in an amount in a range of about 50% to about 95% by weight of the separator plate, at least one resin in an amount o... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5937772 | Reburn process A process and apparatus for combustion in which a combustible material is introduced into a combustion chamber and oxidant is supplied to the combustion chamber. The combustible material is burned, and forming a primary combustion zone. A mixture of flue ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5934892 | Process and apparatus for emissions reduction using partial oxidation of combustible material A process for combustion of a combustible material in which a primary combustible material is introduced into a combustion chamber having an upstream region and a downstream region, and ignited, forming a primary combustion zone. A secondary combustible m... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5881756 | Process and apparatus for homogeneous mixing of gaseous fluids A process and apparatus for premixing a gaseous fuel and air, the apparatus comprising a back plate having a plurality of back plate openings, a front plate having a plurality of front plate openings corresponding to and substantially aligned with the bac... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5874374 | Method for producing engineered materials from salt/polymer aqueous solutions A method for producing engineered materials from salt/polymer aqueous solutions in which an aqueous continuous phase having at least one metal cation salt is mixed with a hydrophilic organic polymeric disperse phase so as to form a metal cation/polymer ge... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5750065 | Adsorption of PCB's using biosorbents A method for producing biosorbents for adsorption of PCB's in which at least one proteinaceous material is contacted with a molar excess of at least one PCB congener mixture, forming a protein/PCB congener mixture. The protein/PCB congener mixture is drie... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5725366 | High-heat transfer, low-nox oxygen-fuel combustion system A process and apparatus for combustion of a fuel/oxidant mixture in which at least a portion of the fuel is preheated and, thereafter, burned with any remaining portion of fuel in a flame having fuel-rich zones, thereby forming soot within the resulting f... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5698483 | Process for preparing nanosized powder A process for producing nano size powders comprising the steps of mixing an aqueous continuous phase comprising at least one metal cation salt with a hydrophilic organic polymeric disperse phase, forming a metal cation salt/polymer gel, and heat treating ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5660202 | Process and apparatus for insertion of robots in gas distribution systems A hot tap apparatus for insertion of a controllable device into an in-service pipeline comprising a housing adapted to be sealably secured to a pipe and enclose a portion of the pipe. The housing forms a chamber which is partitioned into an insertion cham... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5550313 | Treatment of norm-containing materials for minimization and disposal A process for extraction of sodium from NORM-containing materials in which the NORM-containing materials are treated with a first acid, forming a spent acid solution comprising dissolved carbonates, salts, iron and/or sulfates, and a NORM-containing solid... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5544624 | Gas-fired, porous matrix, combustor-steam generator A porous matrix, surface combustor-fluid heating apparatus comprising a combustion chamber, a porous stationary bed disposed within the combustion chamber, a porous bed heat exchanger for retaining the porous stationary bed within the combustion chamber, ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5531956 | Ribbed electrodes for molten carbonate fuel cells A method for producing a ribbed electrode for a fuel cell including the steps of depositing a suspension of a powdered electrode metal onto the face of a substantially flat porous electrode metal substrate, forming a plurality of raised structures on the ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5520165 | Hybrid direct/indirect water heating process and apparatus A hybrid direct/indirect liquid heater and a process for heating a liquid in which an unheated liquid is introduced into a direct contact chamber of a hybrid direct/indirect liquid heater where it is directly contacted with hot flue gases exhausted from a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5516677 | Enzyme from Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC 53968, Bacillus sphaericus ATCC 53969 or a mutant thereof for cleavage of organic C--S bonds A process for organic C--S bond cleavage of a sulfur-containing organic carbonaceous material by contacting the carbonacous material with a sulfur specific reactant of membrane fragments, an enzyme, or a composition of enzymes having the ability to select... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5507938 | Flash thermocracking of tar or pitch A process for producing high-quality pitches comprising atomizing a preheated feed material of carbonaceous tar and/or pitch, forming an aerosol, contacting the aerosol in a reaction vessel with a flowing, non-reactive gas atmosphere for less than about 1... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5503945 | Separator plate for a fuel cell A separator plate for a fuel cell comprising an anode current collector, a cathode current collector and a main plate, the main plate disposed between the anode current collector and the cathode current collector. The anode current collector forms a flatt... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5500123 | Two-phase anaerobic digestion of carbonaceous organic materials A process for improved methane production by two-phase anaerobic digestion of organic carbonaceous material in which organic carbonaceous material is fermented under anaerobic conditions in an acid phase digester, forming a liquid/solids effluent, the liq... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5476375 | Staged combustion in a porous-matrix surface combustor to promote ultra-low NOx Emissions A porous matrix, surface combustor-fluid heating apparatus in which combustion of a fuel/oxidant mixture is carried out in stages within a stationary porous bed disposed in a combustion chamber. A fuel-rich fuel/oxidant mixture is burned within a region o... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5462430 | Process and apparatus for cyclonic combustion A process and apparatus for cyclonic combustion with ultra-low pollutant emissions and high efficiency wherein a fuel and primary combustion air mixture is tangentially injected into a reducing primary combustion zone of a cyclonic combustor. The primary ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5453101 | Process for producing composite active electrolyte-matrix and laminated component tapes for molten carbonate fuel cells A composite active electrolyte-matrix tape, single laminated active electrolyte-matrix tapes laminate, single electrolyte matrix/cathode tapes laminate, and single composite active electrolyte-matrix/cathode tapes laminate, all in the form of a single fle... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5375563 | Gas-fired, porous matrix, surface combustor-fluid heater A porous matrix, surface combustor-fluid heating apparatus comprising a combustion chamber, a cooled flow distributor proximate an inlet end of said combustion chamber and supporting a stationary porous bed within said combustion chamber, porous bed heat ... | 12/27/1994 |
