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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5920602 | Underground storage facility, and associated method of storing waste The invention concerns an underground storage facility for the initial storage of waste transported in containers (34, 36), in particular radioactive waste such as spent fuel elements. The store has transport galleries (10) giving access to storage galler... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5628319 | Method and device for the non-destructive testing of objects using ultrasonics The invention concerns a method and device for nondestructive testing. Ultrasonic pulses are fed into the object under test. Ultrasonic waves emerging from the object are detected by an ultrasonic test head, converted into electrical signal and amplified.... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5500162 | Process and device for producing microspheres A process and device are disclosed for producing microspheres by vibration-provoked dripping of a liquid through a nozzle plate (12) provided with several openings (14). In order to be able to produce spheres having up to 5 mm size, the same amount of liq... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5474411 | Multistory structure for chemical plants A structure found of several structural segments with superposed rooms is used for chemical plants which permit a very flexible method of production with rapid product changes. The plant components together with associated connections are housed on mobile... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5472648 | Process and plant for the production of spherical alginate pellets Proposed is a process for the production of spherical alginate pellets from drops of alginate solution delivered by a nozzle, the drops being solidified by dropping them into an ionic solution and subsequently removing the pellets and rinsing them. The al... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5420086 | Method for producing stabilized zirconium oxide powder The invention relates to methods for producing stabilized zirconium oxide powder suitable for pressing shaped elements and subsequent sintering to provide high-density ceramic materials. To this end, an aqueous solution of a zirconium salt containing an a... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5380372 | Solar cell and method for manufacture thereof The invention relates to a semiconductor component such as a thin-film solar cell with a seeding layer (20) arranged between a semiconductor layer (21, 22) and a carrier substrate (18). The surface of the carrier substrate (18) facing the seeding layer (2... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5183493 | Method for manufacturing spherical particles out of liquid phase To manufacture spherical particles out of liquid phase with a narrow grain spectrum using melting temperatures of up to 1500° C. by generating droplets by means of vibrating nozzles, the liquid phase, the nozzle and the drop distance for the droplets are... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5109918 | Device for the thermal treatment or organic and inorganic substances A device for the thermal treatment of organic substances and of inorganic substances contaminated with organic substances which makes a high throughput possible. The reactor contains several bottoms provided with perforations with ceramic ball sections wh... | 05/05/1992 |