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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7550404 | Wood-polymer-zeolite composites Composite materials containing a cellulose component such as wood fibers or particles, a zeolite component, and a polymer such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyvinyl chloride are able to provide good physical strength performance. The composites may be prepare... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7547354 | Ammoniacal borate and zinc compositions, and methods for treating wood products Compositions and methods are provided for treating wood products to provide leach-resistant protection against fungal decay, termites and other wood destroying organisms. The preservative compositions provided include ammonia-stabilized solutions of zinc and boron, ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7538067 | Composition of, and process for preparing, silica xerogel for beer stabilization A silica xerogel, a process for making it, and a process for using it to reduce chill haze in beer includes incorporation in the xerogel of one or more alkali metals, optionally in combination with one or more alkaline earth metals. The pH of the xerogel is between ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7524536 | Surface protective compositions A method of protecting a surface includes applying to the surface a protective composition containing an aqueous wax emulsion. The composition prevents or reduces degradation of the surface of equipment in a facility where the surface is contacted by alkali metal si... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7497900 | Two-part borate, silicate and zinc compositions, and methods for treating wood products Systems and methods are provided for treating products containing wood fibers to provide protection against wood destroying organisms and fire, and resistance against leaching of the preservative from the wood by water in exposed environments such as exterior applic... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7470313 | Amino acid-solubilized borate, silicate and zinc compositions and methods for treating wood products Compositions and methods are provided for treating products containing wood fibers to provide protection against wood destroying organisms and fire, and resistance against leaching of the preservative from the wood fibers by water in exposed environments such as ext... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7229655 | Composition of, and process for using, silica xerogel for beer stabilization A silica xerogel, a process for making it, and a process for using it to reduce chill haze in beer includes incorporation in the xerogel of one or more alkali metals, optionally in combination with one or more alkaline earth metals. The pH of the xerogel is between ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7045475 | High refractive index glass beads for high retroreflectivity surfaces Glass formulations, and a method of converting such glass formulations to glass beads having a refractive index of at least 1.59 and a high level of retroreflectivity, are provided. The methods and formulations provide beads also having high levels of resistance to ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6887822 | Method for making silica supported, crush-resistant catalysts A method for making a silica supported catalyst involves impregnating a silica component with a catalytic metal using an aqueous, alkaline bath before drying. More specifically, the method involves forming and washing a silica component, such as a silica gel or a co... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6641796 | Method for making zeolites and zeolite mixtures having enchanced cation exchange properties A zeolite A or an A/X mixture having an LCC>70 g liquid/100 g zeolite (hydrated) and a cold water CER>200 mg CaCO3 /gram anhydrous zeolite (hydrated). The zeolite product may have a crystal size of 0.1-0.7 microns, a bulk density of 0.19-0.37 g... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6555151 | Process for making and using a low beverage soluble iron content adsorbent and composition made thereby An adsorbent removes certain undesirable components from beverages, such as beer, and has a low beverage soluble iron (BSI) content. These undesirable components include contaminants which cause chill haze. The adsorbent includes two components, a silica ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6414071 | Aluminosilicate stabilized halogenated polymers The present invention describes halogenated polymer resins stabilized with one or more co-stabilizers, at least one co-stabilizer comprising a synthetic crystalline aluminosilicate of the formula M2/n O.Al2 O3.ySiO.sub.2.wH.sub.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6248911 | Process and composition for refining oils using metal-substituted silica xerogels A process and composition for removing trace contaminants from glyceride oils utilizes a metal-substituted silica xerogel having a pH of at least 7.5 to adsorb at least a portion of the contaminants. The process of the invention includes contacting a glyc... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6220446 | Particle size classifier A particle size classifier in which feed material composed of product and overs moves downwardly through a separator unit by the action of negative pressures created by a first air blower associated with the collection of product and a second air blower a... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6177375 | High activity olefin polymerization catalysts A method for preparing a silica supported, -olefin polymerization catalyst includes the steps of treating a silica support with an organosilane compound, contacting the silylated silica support with a transition metal compound to form an intermedia... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6132618 | System and method for waking a computer having a plurality of power resources from a system state using a data structure A method for purifying commercial alkali metal silicate solutions involves passing the alkali metal silicate solution through a nanofiltration device having a membrane with a molecular weight cutoff of between about 400 to about 3,000 daltons. Preferably,... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6096820 | Aluminosilicate stabilized halogenated polymers The present invention describes halogenated polymer resins stabilized with a stabilizer comprising a synthetic crystalline aluminosilicate of the formula M2/n O.Al2 O3.ySiO.sub.2.wH.sub.2 O, in which M is a charge balancin... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5985238 | Process for preparing ferrierite Ferrierite is prepared by a method that provides extremely pure crystalline material. The method consists of preparing a mixture of silica, alumina, alkali metal and pyridine of a certain composition and heating said mixture to form the crystals. The SiO | 11/16/1999 |