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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062792 | Processes for making dense, spherical active materials for lithium-ion cells Processes are provided for making dense, spherical mixed-metal carbonate or phosphate precursors that are particularly well suited for the production of active materials for electrochemical devices such as lithium ion secondary batteries. Exemplified methods include... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7968235 | Long life lithium batteries with stabilized electrodes The present invention relates to non-aqueous electrolytes having stabilization additives and electrochemical devices containing the same. Thus the present invention provides electrolytes containing an alkali metal salt, a polar aprotic solvent, a first additive that... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7678471 | Surface modification to improve fireside corrosion resistance of Fe-Cr ferritic steels An article of manufacture and a method for providing an Fe—Cr ferritic steel article of manufacture having a surface layer modification for corrosion resistance. Fe—Cr ferritic steels can be modified to enhance their corrosion resistance to liquid coal ash and o... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7525010 | Process to wash polymers contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) A process of washing plastics contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is provided to reduce the concentration of the PCBs. A two-step process includes a first washing step using a selected washing solution or solvent, such as, a non-flammable solvent, and... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7465924 | Tracking of moving radioactive sources A system for detecting unsecured nuclear materials. Whereas current portal monitors rely in part on physical prominence to deter materials from entering the country, their application at intra-modal transport points may actually serve to divert the movement of nucle... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7465520 | Nickel-titanium-phosphate cathodes Cathode materials having an improved electronic conductivity allowing for faster kinetics in the electrochemical reaction, as well as higher conductivity to meet the power requirements for many consumer applications, especially at low temperatures. The cathode mater... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7463353 | Modular, micro-scale, optical array and biodetection system A modular, micro-scale, optical array and biodetection device for quantifying fluorescence intensities of a plurality of substantially separated, and dimensionally uniform elements of a bioarray that are located at known positions on a plain support includes a light... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7452920 | Electronically and ionically conductive porous material and method for manufacture of resin wafers therefrom An electrically and ionically conductive porous material including a thermoplastic binder and one or more of anion exchange moieties or cation exchange moieties or mixtures thereof and/or one or more of a protein capture resin and an electrically conductive material... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452837 | Fibrous ceramic monoliths made from multi-phase ceramic filaments A method for producing composite ceramic material is provided wherein a core ceramic structure is produced and simultaneously enveloped with a sleeve of similar material. ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7445658 | Titanium and titanium alloys A method of producing a non-metal element or a metal or an alloy thereof from a halide or mixtures thereof. The halide or mixtures thereof are contacted with a stream of liquid alkali metal or alkaline earth metal or mixtures thereof in sufficient quantity to conver... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7440546 | Method of making and structure of multilayer laue lens for focusing hard x-rays A zone plate multilayer structure includes a substrate carrying a plurality of alternating layers respectively formed of tungsten silicide (WSi2) and silicon (Si). The alternating layers are sequentially deposited precisely controlling a thickness of each... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438755 | Chemically bonded phosphate ceramic sealant formulations for oil field applications A sealant for an oil or geothermal well capable of setting within about 3 to about 6 hours at temperatures less than about 250° F. for shallow wells less than about 10,000 feet and deep wells greater than about 10,000 feet having MgO present in the range of from ab... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438472 | Automatic cryoloop alignment for protein crystals Methods and apparatus for implementing robust and efficient cryoloop auto-centering for crystal location and alignment to the x-ray beam are provided. Image processing techniques are used for recognition of the small protein crystals. The detected crystal location e... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435509 | Electrode for a lithium cell This invention relates to a positive electrode for an electrochemical cell or battery, and to an electrochemical cell or battery; the invention relates more specifically to a positive electrode for a non-aqueous lithium cell or battery when the electrode is used the... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432055 | Dual phase multiplex polymerase chain reaction Highly specific and sensitive methods were developed for multiplex amplification of nucleic acids on supports such as microarrays. Based on a specific primer design, methods include five types of amplification that proceed in a reaction chamber simultaneously. These... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427755 | Integrated electron beam tip and sample heating device for a scanning tunneling microscope An electron beam heating device with the temperature up to 2200 K is provided for heating a sample and a tip for a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The electron beam heating device includes a base stage for mating respectively with an electron beam sample heatin... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420071 | Thermally stable surfactants and compositions and methods of use thereof There are provided novel thermally stable surfactants for use with fillers in the preparation of polymer composites and nanocomposites. Typically, surfactants of the invention are urethanes, ureas or esters of thiocarbamic acid having a hydrocarbyl group of from 10 ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416258 | Methods of using a laser to spall and drill holes in rocks Apparatus and methods of using lasers are provided for spalling and drilling holes into rocks. A rock removal process is provided that utilizes a combination of laser-induced thermal stress and laser induced superheated steam explosions just below the surface of the... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413109 | Joining of advanced materials by superplastic deformation A method for utilizing superplastic deformation with or without a novel joint compound that leads to the joining of advanced ceramic materials, intermetallics, and cermets. A joint formed by this approach is as strong as or stronger than the materials joined. The me... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410561 | Three-electrode metal oxide reduction cell A method of electrochemically reducing a metal oxide to the metal in an electrochemical cell is disclosed along with the cell. Each of the anode and cathode operate at their respective maximum reaction rates. An electrolyte and an anode at which oxygen can be evolve... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410110 | Efficient process for making tackifiers and adhesives An improved process for preparing tackifiers and adhesives is an improved energy efficient process for preparing tackifiers, adhesives and dispersions of low-molecular weight polymers and other materials in water. Fine grinding of a low molecular weight polymer is p... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402542 | Construction material A structural material of a polystyrene base and the reaction product of the polystyrene base and a solid phosphate ceramic is applied as a slurry which includes one or more of a metal oxide or a metal hydroxide with a source of phosphate to produce a phosphate ceram... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7394201 | Field emission cathode gating for RF electron guns and planar focusing cathodes A novel method of gating electron emission from field-emitter cathodes for radio frequency (RF) electrode guns and a novel cathode that provides a focused electron beam without the need for magnetic fields or a curved cathode surface are provided. The phase and stre... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7394103 | All diamond self-aligned thin film transistor A substantially all diamond transistor with an electrically insulating substrate, an electrically conductive diamond layer on the substrate, and a source and a drain contact on the electrically conductive diamond layer. An electrically insulating diamond layer is in... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390594 | Anode material for lithium batteries Primary and secondary Li-ion and lithium-metal based electrochemical cell system. The suppression of gas generation is achieved through the addition of an additive or additives to the electrolyte system of respective cell, or to the cell itself whether it be a liqui... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389671 | Ultrafast and ultrasensitive hydrogen sensors based on self-assembly monolayer promoted 2-dimensional palladium nanoclusters A device and method of making same. The device or hydrogen detector has a non-conducting substrate with a metal film capable of absorbing hydrogen to form a stable metal hydride. The metal film is on the threshold of percolation and is connected to mechanism for sen... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7365330 | Method for thermal tomography of thermal effusivity from pulsed thermal imaging A computer-implemented method for automated thermal computed tomography includes providing an input of heat, for example, with a flash lamp, onto the surface of a sample. The amount of heat and the temperature rise necessary are dependent on the thermal conductivity... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358009 | Layered electrodes for lithium cells and batteries Lithium metal oxide compounds of nominal formula Li2MO2, in which M represents two or more positively charged metal ions, selected predominantly and preferably from the first row of transition metals are disclosed herein. The Li2MO | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350280 | Method to seal reactive materials under vacuum A method of sealing a low enriched uranium (LEU) foil in a vacuum is provided. The LEU foil is inserted into a stainless steel foil pouch. Sealing components are assembled with the stainless steel foil pouch with a vacuum pump connection extending through an opening... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331714 | Optomechanical structure for a multifunctional hard x-ray nanoprobe instrument A multifunctional hard x-ray nanoprobe instrument for characterization of nanoscale materials and devices includes a scanning probe mode with a full field transmission mode. The scanning probe mode provides fluorescence spectroscopy and diffraction contrast imaging.... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329791 | Hydrogen transport membranes for dehydrogenation reactions A method of converting C2 and/or higher alkanes to olefins by contacting a feedstock containing C2 and/or higher alkanes with a first surface of a metal composite membrane of a sintered homogenous mixture of an Al oxide or stabilized or partial... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323159 | Method for fast start of a fuel processor An improved fuel processor for fuel cells is provided whereby the startup time of the processor is less than sixty seconds and can be as low as 30 seconds, if not less. A rapid startup time is achieved by either igniting or allowing a small mixture of air and fuel t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323113 | Pattern transfer with self-similar sacrificial mask layer and vector magnetic field sensor A method is provided for producing a lithographic pattern using a mask that includes the same materials as the material to be etched, allowing the pattern to be transferred and the etch mask to be removed in one step. In accordance with features of the invention, th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314682 | Lithium metal oxide electrodes for lithium batteries An uncycled electrode for a non-aqueous lithium electrochemical cell including a lithium metal oxide having the formula Li(2+2x)/(2+x)M′2x/(2+x)M(2−2x)/(2+x)O2−δ, in which 0≦x | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312171 | Method of binding structural material A structural material of a polystyrene base and the reaction product of the polystyrene base and a solid phosphate ceramic. The ceramic is applied as a slurry which includes one or more of a metal oxide or a metal hydroxide with a source of phosphate to produce a ph... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312461 | Laparoscopic tumor therapy using high energy electron irradiation A laparoscopic tumor therapy method and an articulated electron beam transport system are provided for use with a high power, long focus electron source for tumor therapy. The high power, long focus electron source generates an e-beam. The e-beam is transported thro... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306934 | Porous solid ion exchange wafer for immobilizing biomolecules A porous solid ion exchange wafer having a combination of a biomolecule capture-resin and an ion-exchange resin forming a charged capture resin within said wafer. Also disclosed is a porous solid ion exchange wafer having a combination of a biomolecule capture-resin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303840 | Manganese oxide composite electrodes for lithium batteries An activated electrode for a non-aqueous electrochemical cell is disclosed with a precursor of a lithium metal oxide with the formula xLi2MnO3.(1−x)LiMn2−yMyO4 for 0 | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294291 | Ceramicrete stabilization of U-and Pu-bearing materials A method of stabilizing nuclear material is disclosed. Oxides or halides of actinides and/or transuranics (TRUs) and/or hydrocarbons and/or acids contaminated with actinides and/or TRUs are treated by adjusting the pH of the nuclear material to not less than about 5... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288227 | Biochip reader with enhanced illumination and bioarray positioning apparatus A method of illumination and illumination apparatus are provided in a biochip reader. Illumination is provided by a non-collimated laser source or a light emitting diode (LED). The light is directed to opposing sides of a glass substrate by a pair of optical fiber b... | 10/30/2007 |
