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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7249059 | Internet advertising system and method An internet advertising system and method that enables a third party professional to manage the creation, publication, and display of advertisements on internet media venues owned or controlled by entities other than the seller and other than the third party profess... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240025 | Internet advertising system and method An internet advertising system and method that provides a seller self-serve control for creation, publication, and display of advertisements on internet media venues owned or controlled by entities other than the seller in a form automatically modified to comply wit... | 07/03/2007 |
| 6738750 | Method of using a network of computers to facilitate and control access or admission to facility, site, business, or venue The present invention is a method and apparatus that allows for the verification and substantiation of the purchase of access or admission to those facilities, sites, businesses, venues, sporting events, or reserved services that traditionally have controlled access... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6200561 | Use of viral proteins for controlling the cotton boll weevil and other insect pests A protein extract from Chilo iridescent virus or the whole virus controls insects, particularly the cotton boll weevil and the cotton aphid, respectively. These compositions/agents may be used to directly control insects or genes for active proteins may b... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6183861 | Conformable composite chemical barrier closure and attachment tape A conformable, hand-tearable, high chemical barrier closure and attachment tape made up of a film composite which contains at least one stratum layer of polyvinylidene chloride, ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene vinyl alcohol ethylene matallized polyester ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5560974 | Breathable non-woven composite barrier fabric and fabrication process A breathable non-woven composite fabric having barrier capabilities to biological liquids comprised of at least one non-woven layer bonded to at least one surface of a thermoplastic microporous film, the non-woven composite fabric providing a barrier to p... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5536520 | Substantially oil free fried flavor food product and method of making A substantially oil free fried flavor food product having a fried flavor obtained by cooking a starch and/or a protein from grain flours, vegetable flours, food protein source materials and the like with fats and oils under controlled conditions for produ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536522 | Peak flavor protein roux Peak flavor protein rouxs having applications in food products such as gravies, sauces, soups, breadings, stuffings and as flavor carriers are produced from protein food sources such as protein concentrates from vegetable, animal, dairy, fish and foul foo... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5423791 | Valve device for medical fluid transfer A valve device for medical fluid transfer and methodology utilizing the valve device provides a multi-purpose needle free valve assembly and bottle or IV port adapters for multiple medical use requirements. The adapters being suitable for insertion into I... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5409761 | Breathable non-woven composite barrier fabric and fabrication process A breathable non-woven composite fabric having barrier capabilities to biological liquids comprised of at least one non-woven layer bonded to at least one surface of a thermoplastic microporous film, the non-woven composite fabric providing a barrier to p... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5391018 | Process for washing contaminated soil A process and apparatus is presented for removing contaminants from particulate materials especially earth materials by converting said materials by mixture with water and additives to slurries which are energized to volume boiling conditions thereby disl... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5215521 | Laparoscopy organ retrieval apparatus and procedure Laparoscopy organ retrieval apparatus and procedures are presented for minimum invasion surgery inclusive of laparoscopic nephrectomy, cholecystectomy and other organ dissection, morsellation removal from the abdomen through a keyhole incision. The appara... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5206046 | Fried flavor roux base and method for production A fried flavor roux base is provided by cooking a starch such as grain flour and the like with fats and oils under controlled conditions for producing roux having definitive fried taste as can be correlated by the color of the roux. The fried flavor roux ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5145705 | Fried flavor roux base A fried flavor roux base is provided by cooking a starch such as grain flour and the like with fats and oils under controlled conditions for producing roux having definitive fried taste as can be correlated by the color of the roux. The fried flavor roux ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4806189 | Composite fluid separation membranes A composite fluid separation membrane having improved fluid permeabilities and a method for preparing same are disclosed. The composite fluid separation membrane is comprised of a porous support in the form of a flat sheet, tube or hollow fiber which is i... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4793830 | Process for producing high quality gas for instrumentation application using gas separation membranes A process has been developed for effectively purifying compressed air by removing water vapor, carbon dioxide and other impurities through the use of gas separation membrane systems. Gas separation membranes have been found which are capable of purifying ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4783202 | Polyphosphazene membrane separation of polar from non-polar fluids Processes utilizing polyphosphazene membranes for separating polar fluids from non-polar fluids are disclosed. Fluid separation membranes comprised of polyphosphazenes having halogenated side groups are disclosed as exhibiting effective preferential selec... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4783201 | Gas dehydration membrane apparatus This invention provides an apparatus and process for dehydrating gases, the apparatus comprised of uncoated, asymmetric membranes having controlled porosity. The membranes being formed of polymeric materials which have high transport selectivity for water... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4728346 | Permeation modified asymmetric gas separation membranes having graded density skins Asymmetric gas separation membranes having graded density skins and macrovoid-free morphology comprised of glassy, hydrophobic polymers which when contacted on the graded density skin surface with an effective amount of permeation modifier and a coating i... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4728345 | Multicomponent gas separation membranes having polyphosphazene coatings Multicomponent membranes for gas separation having polyphosphazene coatings in occluding contact with a porous separation membrane are disclosed which are effective for separating at least one gas from gaseous mixtures and which exhibit improved stability... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4710204 | Polyphosphazene gas separation membranes Polyphosphazenes are disclosed as gas separation membranes which exhibit effective preferential selectivity and permeabilities for acid gases relative to non-acid gases contained in feed gas stream mixtures, particularly where the acid gases are mixed wit... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4701186 | Polymeric membranes with ammonium salts Asymmetric polymeric gas separation membranes have ammonium salts bonded to the polymer to provide a membrane with enhanced separation factor.... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4614524 | Water-free hydrocarbon separation membrane and process Water-free membranes suitable for separating aliphatically-unsaturated hydrocarbons from saturated hydrocarbons are disclosed wherein the membranes are comprised of preformed membranes of polymeric materials capable of chemically binding positive ions and... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4575385 | Permeation modified gas separation membranes Asymmetric gas separation membranes of polymeric materials having selective permeation of at least one gas of a gaseous mixture over that of one or more remaining gases of the gaseous mixture, exhibit improved permeation selectivities for the at least one... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4488886 | Amorphous aryl substituted polyarylene oxide membranes Asymmetric polymeric gas separation membranes comprise amorphous aryl substituted arylene oxide polymer. Such amorphous polymer is capable of forming hollow fiber membranes by wet spinning procedures utilizing coagulation baths and bore injection fluids c... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4486202 | Asymmetric gas separation membranes Asymmetric gas separation membranes of materials having selective permeation of at least one gas of a gaseous mixture over that of one or more remaining gases of the gaseous mixture, exhibit significantly improved permeation selectivities for the at least... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4472175 | Asymmetric gas separation membranes Asymmetric gas separation membranes of materials having selective permeation of at least one gas of a gaseous mixture over that of one or more remaining gases of the gaseous mixture, exhibit significantly improved permeation selectivities for the at least... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4468503 | Amino ketone cross-linked polyphenylene oxide Cross-linked polyphenylene oxide compositions comprise the reaction product of haloacylated polyphenylene oxide and ammonia. The polyphenylene oxide chains are cross-linked by amino ketone bonding. Such cross-linked polymers are useful as membranes, for i... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4468502 | Cross-linked polyphenylene oxide Cross-linked polyphenylene oxides comprise the reaction product of alkyl halogenated phenylene oxide polymer and primary monoamines, such as methylamine, ethylamine, propylamine, butylamine and aniline. Such cross-linked polyphenylene oxide compositions a... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4468501 | Cross-linked polyphenylene oxide Cross-linked polyphenylene oxide compositions comprise the reaction product of an alkyl halogenated phenylene oxide polymer and ammonia. The cross-linkage between phenylene groups is benzyl amine linkage represented by the structural formula --CH2 | 08/28/1984 |
| 4468500 | Amino ketone cross-linked polyphenylene oxide Cross-linked polyphenylene oxide compositions comprise the reaction product of haloacylated polyphenylene oxide and a primary monoamine. The polyphenylene oxide chains are cross-linked by amino ketone bonding. Such cross-linked polymers are useful as memb... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4405536 | Processes for severing hollow fiber membranes Processes are disclosed for severing a plurality of hollow fiber membranes comprised of thermoplastic material which membranes are arranged in the form of a bundle and also sealing the bores of the membranes in an essentially fluid-tight manner. The sever... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4400276 | Apparatus having tube sheets for hollow fibers In apparatus containing a bundle of tubes such as permeators, a tubular spacer substantially surrounds a tube sheet in which tubes are embedded for at least a portion of the lateral surface of the tube sheet. The tubular spacer serves to position the tube... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4348351 | Method for producing neutron doped silicon having controlled dopant variation A method for controlling dopant variation in neutron silicon is provided wherein the selection of undoped single crystal silicon for neutron transmutation doping is based upon certain criteria, for example, a maximum dopant difference which depends only o... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4316757 | Method and apparatus for wax mounting of thin wafers for polishing Apparatus and method for wax mounting of thin wafers such as slices of semiconductor silicon to a carrier for polishing wherein the carrier is heated after being coated with wax which is maintained in a sticky condition by the heated carrier. A chamber is... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4313284 | Apparatus for improving flatness of polished wafers Apparatus for improving polished wafer flatness such as slices of semiconductor materials through mounting of the wafers onto a deformable thin disc carrier which is mounted through a resilient device to a rotable pressure plate, the combined mounting bei... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4309241 | Gas curtain continuous chemical vapor deposition production of semiconductor bodies Apparatus and process for producing electronic-grade semiconductor bodies are disclosed wherein continuously-pulled slim rod which can be formed in situ from the reaction of a seed crystal and a molten semiconductor material source, is pulled into and thr... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4260506 | Hydraulic pressure device utilizing biodegradable halogenated diphenyl methanes Biodegradable functional fluids useful as dielectric fluids, heat transfer fluids, hydraulic fluids, plasticizers or dye solvents comprise at least one halogenated diphenylmethane compound represented by the structure ##STR1## where each X is individ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4257841 | Stabilizing and supporting apparatus for float zone refined semiconductor crystal rod Apparatus and method for stabilizing and supporting a crystal semiconductor rod during fabrication refining from the action of a seed rod on a float zone melt of a crystalline rod source is provided wherein engageable fingers mounted in a vertically movab... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4228578 | Method for off-orientation point rotation sawing of crystalline rod material A method is provided for point rotation sawing of crystalline rod material at off-orientation angles wherein the crystalline rod is encapsulated in a molding media forming a cylindrical geometric encapsulation containing the rod with its crystallographic ... | 10/21/1980 |
