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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4840725 | Conversion of high boiling liquid organic materials to lower boiling materials An improvement in the conversion of high boiling liquid organic materials to low boiling materials, and more particularly, in the process of converting heavy hydrocarbon oil feedstocks to fuel range liquids is described. In its broadest aspects, the inven... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4753861 | Organic optical information storage medium employing crystalline transitions Erasable optical memories for storing information are prepared from organic materials having two stable crystalline forms. Each crystalline form has at least one different optical characteristic and the materials are reversibly thermally convertible betwe... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4749810 | Strong acid hydrocarboxylation of propylene to isobutyric acid using metal phthalocyanines as co-catalysts A process for the selective hydrocarboxylation of propylene to produce predominantly isobutyric acid in the liquid phase is provided. The reaction of propylene, carbon monoxide and water is effected at a temperature of about 10° C. to about 80° C. and a... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4742035 | Mixed metal phosphorus oxide catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of carboxylic acids A process is provided for the oxydehydrogenation of saturated carboxylic acids with oxygen in the presence of iron phosphorus oxide catalysts containing promoters selected from the group Ag, Al, B, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ga, Ge, In, Mn, Ni, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V,... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4618723 | Reduction of carbon oxides with hydrogen sulfide Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are upgraded to valuable organic compounds, such as methanol, methane, propylene, and the like, by a thermochemical process comprising: (a) contacting the carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide with hydrogen sulfide to fo... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4560454 | Electrolysis of halide-containing solutions with platinum based amorphous metal alloy anodes A process for the generation of halogens from halide-containing solutions includes the step of conducting electrolysis of the solutions in an electrolytic cell having a platinum based amorphous metal alloy anode having the formula where A is Cr, Mo, W, Fe... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4551442 | Catalyst for upgrading synthesis gas Catalysts comprising the mixed oxides of ruthenium, palladium or platinum and alkali metals are provided which are useful in the subject process for the upgrading of synthesis gas, particularly for obtaining alkanes and alcohols having at least two carbon... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4548681 | Electrodeposition of thin film heterojunction photovoltaic devices that utilize Cd rich Hg1-x Cdx Te Thin films of Hg1-x Cdx Te with controlled x greater than 0.5 are cathodically deposited on a thin CdS film over a conductive film of ITO deposited on a glass substrate. Depositing a conductive film on the electrodeposited Hg1-x... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4537624 | Amorphous metal alloy powders and synthesis of same by solid state decomposition reactions Amorphous metal alloy powders are synthesized by solid state decomposition reactions. At least one precursor compound is thermally decomposed at a temperature below the crystallization temperature of the amorphous metal alloy to be formed. The decompositi... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4536597 | Selective hydrocarboxylation of propylene to isobutyric acid A process for the selective hydrocarboxylation of propylene to produce predominantly isobutyric acid in the liquid phase is provided. The reaction of propylene, carbon monoxide and water wherein a water to propylene ratio is maintained of from about 0.01 ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4536584 | Process for the thermochemical conversion of biomass A process is provided for the thermochemical conversion of biomass to useful gaseous and liquid organic products. The inventive process utilizes a catalyst to obtain increased yields of gaseous and liquid organic products and decreased yields, if any, of ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4505947 | Method for the deposition of coatings upon substrates utilizing a high pressure, non-local thermal equilibrium arc plasma A method is provided for the deposition of coatings upon substrates utilizing a high pressure, non-local thermal equilibrium arc plasma including the steps of generating a non-LTE arc plasma at a pressure greater than about 0.1 atmospheres, introducing a ... | 03/19/1985 |
