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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178318 | Method for controlling pH, osmolality and dissolved carbon dioxide levels in a mammalian cell culture process to enhance cell viability and biologic product yield Methods for controlling the level of dissolved carbon dioxide and limiting osmolality in a mammalian cell culture process to enhance cell growth, viability and density, and increase biologic product concentration and yield are provided. Such control of the level of ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8162587 | Method and system for supplying portable gas cylinders A method of supplying a portable medical gas system is provided. The disclosed method includes preparing a portable medical gas system, the portable medical gas system including a cylinder adapted to be filled with medical gas and a gas dispensing valve. The portabl... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161771 | Method and apparatus for separating air Method and apparatus of separating a nitrogen from a compressed and purified feed stream in a cryogenic rectification plant that employs a distillation column to produce a nitrogen-rich vapor as a column overhead and an oxygen-rich liquid column bottoms. Reflux is g... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8153831 | Organometallic compounds, processes for the preparation thereof and methods of use thereof This invention relates to organometallic compounds represented by the formula (L1)yM(L2)z-y wherein M is a Group 5 metal or a Group 6 metal, L1 is a substituted or unsubstituted anionic 6 electron donor ligand, ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152898 | Helium recovery process Helium is recovered from gas streams containing high concentrations of hydrogen gas and low concentrations of helium gas, such as from the recycle stream from the production of ammonia. The inventive process provides for an integrated process for the recovery of bot... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142542 | Producing metal and carbon dioxide with hydrogen recycle Offgas containing carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide that is produced in the reduction of ores and other metal oxides in a reactor is treated to reduce its carbon dioxide content and is then contacted with metal oxide to reduce the oxidation state of the metal and o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8127612 | System and method for ultrasonic examination of threaded surfaces A system and method for ultrasonic examination of a threaded test object, and more particularly, the mounting threads of a compressed gas tube while the tube is affixed to a tube trailer is provided. The disclosed ultrasonic test instrument includes a probe having o... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124561 | Production of activated char using hot gas A gas mixture preheated to high temperatures using an oxy-fuel, an oxygen-enriched air-fuel or an air-fuel burner is used to devolatilize and partially oxidize carbonaceous feedstock, thereby producing an active residual char that can be used in applications utilizi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123835 | High rate and high crush-strength adsorbents High rate and high crush-strength adsorbent particles and collections of such particles, and particularly LiLSX particles, are provided. A binder is employed in the form of a colloidal solution during the method of manufacture. Suitable binders include various silic... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114479 | Diptube apparatus and delivery method This invention relates to a vapor or liquid phase reagent dispensing apparatus having a diptube and also a metal seal aligned and in contact with hardened opposing flat surfaces of a top wall member and a protuberance on a side wall member, wherein the hardened oppo... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105534 | Process and system for purifying gases A process and system for purifying an impure gas to produce a purified gas in a gas purification system and protecting the system from damage by a) passing a portion of a first gas stream into a reactor vessel, which exits as a second purified gas stream; b) combini... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105074 | Reliable ignition of hot oxygen generator A stream of hot oxygen is formed by providing a duct and a fuel lance movable axially within the duct, flowing gaseous fuel out of the lance into the duct, mixing it in the duct with gaseous oxidant, flowing the mixture out of the duct into an atmosphere which is ho... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101133 | Radial flow reactor A radial flow reactor is disclosed for use in gas purification, separation or reaction processes and most suitably used in prepurification processes. The reactor has two concentric internal baskets which are rigidly supported at both the top and bottom ends of the r... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097100 | Ternary aluminum alloy films and targets for manufacturing flat panel displays A physical vapor deposition target for the manufacturing of flat panel displays is provided. The target includes a ternary alloy system having, by atom percent, a first component in an amount of about 90 to 99.98, wherein the first component is aluminum, a second co... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8057734 | Producing metal and carbon dioxide with hydrogen recycle Offgas containing carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide that is produced in the reduction of ores and other metal oxides in a reactor is treated to reduce its carbon dioxide content and is then contacted with metal oxide to reduce the oxidation state of the metal and o... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056366 | Method for preheating glassmaking materials Heat in a stream of combustion products obtained from a glassmelting furnace heated by oxy-fuel combustion is passed to incoming glassmaking materials in a heat exchanger without requiring reduction of the temperature of the stream yet without causing softening of t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055365 | Method for configuring gas supply for electronics fabrication facilities A system for supplying a reagent to multiple tools in an electronics fabrication facility is configured using a demand probability distribution. In specific examples the reagent is a non-atmospheric or a specialty gas and the demand probability distribution is devel... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053072 | Method of reducing porosity in thermal spray coated and sintered articles This invention relates to an article having a reduced porosity and a method for sealing porosity of at least a portion of an outer porous surface of an article, said method comprising (i) applying a sealant solution on the outer porous surface of said article, (ii) ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052507 | Damping polyurethane CMP pads with microfillers A system for preparing a microcellular polyurethane material, includes a froth, prepared, for instance, by inert gas frothing a urethane prepolymer, preferably an aliphatic isocyanate polyether prepolymer, in the presence of a surfactant; a filler soluble in a CMP s... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051680 | Heating glassmaking materials with radiative heat transfer Heat in a stream of combustion products obtained from a glassmelting furnace heated by oxy-fuel combustion is passed to incoming glassmaking materials in a heat exchanger without requiring reduction of the temperature of the stream yet without causing softening of t... | 11/08/2011 |
| D647997 | Cylinder shroud | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042357 | Hydrogen liquefaction method and liquefier The present invention provides a method of liquefying a hydrogen feed stream and a liquefier for carrying out such a method in which ortho-species of hydrogen contained in a hydrogen feed stream is converted to the para-species in higher and lower temperature cataly... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033295 | Multi-output valve useful to promote non-stationary flame A valve useful in distributing gas received in one inlet to several outlets in a sequence, and burner apparatus including this valve for feeding material in sequence to outlets of a burner thereby forming a non-stationary flame at the burner. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8021762 | Coated articles This invention relates to articles coated with a thermally sprayed coating of a high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder, said high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder comprising from about 0 to about 0.15 weight percent impurity ox... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020408 | Separation method and apparatus Separation method and apparatus for separating a gaseous mixture, for example, air, in a cryogenic rectification plant in which a compressed stream is divided into subsidiary streams that are extracted from a main heat exchanger of the plant at higher and lower temp... | 09/20/2011 |
| D645537 | Cylinder protective shroud | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017550 | Catalytic adsorbents for mercury removal from flue gas and methods of manufacture therefor The present invention provides catalytic adsorbents formed from doping activated carbon with a dispersed halide salt. The catalytic adsorbents provided herein are stable and harmless at room temperature, yet allow for chemical adsorption at elevated temperatures typ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016914 | Adsorption control method and controller The present invention provides a method and a control system for controlling an adsorbent bed unit in which an adsorbent bed concentration of an impurity within an adsorbent bed of the adsorbent bed unit is measured. The adsorbent bed concentration is controlled by ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016557 | Airfoil diffuser for a centrifugal compressor An airfoil diffuser for a centrifugal compressor formed by a diffuser passage area and a plurality of diffuser blades located within the diffuser passage area. The diffuser passage area is defined between a hub plate and a shroud of the centrifugal compressor. Each ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015841 | Cryogenic refrigeration system for lyophilization A cryogenic refrigeration system includes a cryogenic heat exchanger system adapted for vaporizing a liquid cryogen and using the gaseous cryogen to cool heat transfer fluid and a heat transfer cooling circuit that cools the lyophilization chamber as well as the con... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007761 | Carbon dioxide emission reduction method Carbon dioxide emissions within a refinery are reduced by reforming a hydrocarbon containing feed at low pressure to enhance the conversion of methane to hydrogen and carbon monoxide and thereby reduce methane slip. The hydrocarbon containing feed is composed entire... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8004102 | Refrigeration generation method and system The present invention provides a method and apparatus for generating refrigeration in a process operating at sub-ambient temperatures in which the refrigeration is generated by a turboexpander. The turboexpander is coupled to a generator controlled so that its speed... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002514 | Method and system for supplying portable gas cylinders A method of supplying a portable medical gas system is provided. The disclosed method includes preparing a portable medical gas system, the portable medical gas system including a cylinder adapted to be filled with medical gas and a gas dispensing valve. The portabl... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7985399 | Hydrogen production method and facility A hydrogen production method and facility in which a synthesis gas stream produced by the gasification of a carbonaceous substance is processed within a synthesis gas processing unit in which the carbon monoxide content is reacted with steam to produce additional hy... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7981195 | System for preventing contaminants from reaching a gas purifier The present invention is directed to the prevention of an exothermic reaction in the gas purifier of an ultra-high purity gas system. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7973188 | Processes for the production of organometallic compounds This invention relates to processes for the production of organometallic compounds represented by the formula M(L)3 wherein M is a Group VIII metal, e.g., ruthenium, and L is the same or different and represents a substituted or unsubstituted amidinato gr... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7960565 | Organometallic compounds and processes for preparation thereof This invention relates to organometallic compounds represented by the formula LML′ wherein M is a metal or metalloid, L is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl group or cyclopentadienyl-like group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentadienyl group or pen... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959994 | Diptube apparatus and delivery method This invention relates to a vapor or liquid phase reagent dispensing apparatus having a diptube and also a metal seal aligned and in contact with hardened opposing flat surfaces of a top wall member and a protuberance on a side wall member, wherein the hardened oppo... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959986 | Organometallic compounds, processes for the preparation thereof and methods of use thereof This invention relates to organometallic precursor compounds represented by the formula (Cp(R′)x)yM(H)z-y, a process for producing the organometallic precursor compounds, and a method for depositing a metal and/or metal carbide lay... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959892 | Reduction of CO and NOx in full burn regenerator flue gas A hot oxygen stream containing radicals is fed into a gas stream, such as a catalyst regenerator flue gas stream, that contains carbon monoxide to convert carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. ... | 06/14/2011 |
