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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6147167 | Process for producing polyethylene film composition having broad molecular weight distribution and improved bubble stability A process for producing a polyethylene film composition, comprising melt extruding a linear copolymer of ethylene and at least one other olefin having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, said linear copolymer having a bimodal distribution comprising a high molecula... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5106634 | Process for the co-production of ethanol and an improved human food product from cereal grains A process for producing a novel cereal grain food product is disclosed. This novel food product is high in fiber and protein with a complex sugars coating that renders the product good-tasting and suitable for human consumption. This process involves the ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5061497 | Process for the co-production of ethanol and an improved human food product from cereal grains A process for producing a novel cereal grain food product is disclosed. This novel food product is high in fiber and protein with an unsweet dextrin coating that renders the product good-tasting and suitable for human consumption. This process involves th... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4863796 | Paper coated with synthetic alkali metal alumino-silicates A family of synthetic alkali metal aluminosilicates (SAMS) are produced by the hydrothermal reaction between kaolin clay and alkali metal silicates. The integrated composition of the SAMS products is a unique entity having an overall composition of where ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4844664 | Conduit air dispenser for improved in-car slurrying An apparatus and method for improved in-car slurrying of dry bulk powder is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of mutually spaced conduits which extend downwardly from a manifold through the center of each hopper compartment in a hopper car, ea... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4842772 | Fire retardant pigment Alumina trihydrate particles coated with alkali metal silicate, alkaline earth metal silicate or alumino silicate are useful as fillers in paper and plastics and provide good opacity and brightness properties as well as fire retardancy. The alumina trihyd... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4830546 | Web member for improved in-car slurrying An improved method for slurrying bulk dry powder material within a hopper car is described. The method includes providing a static web of individual strands extending through the interior of the hopper compartment so that when water is admitted to the bot... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4812299 | Synthetic alkali metal alumino-silicates, methods and uses, compositions and their methods of preparation A family of novel and unique synthetic alkali metal alumino-silicates (SAMS) are produced by the hyrothermal reaction between kaolin clay and alkali metal silicates. The integrated composition of the SAMS products is a unique entity having an overall comp... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4793985 | Method of producing ultrafine ground calcium carbonate A process for producing ultrafine ground calcium carbonate is disclosed in which a dry feed stone is slurried to a 15 to 60% by weight solids slurry and dispersed with an organic dispersant. The dispersed slurry is fed to an attrition mill where it is bea... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4789536 | Process for producing silicon carbide whiskers A method of manufacturing silicon carbide whiskers in which silicon and carbon containing feedstock is placed on a series of gas permeable supports and passed through a reaction zone. The feedstock is maintained at 1500° C. to 1700° C. between forty to ... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4765755 | Roller mill An improved roller-type grinding mill wherein antifriction thrust-type roller bearings and an improved packing are utilized to improve the loading stress absorption characteristics and to prevent dust from entering into the mill structure and thereby shor... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4671944 | Perforated reactor tube and method for forming a fluid wall in a reactor A reactor tube 20 for a high-temperature fluid wall reactor has a generally cylindrical shape and is made of a refractory material which permits the tube to be heated to incandescence. The reactor tube in turn radiates energy inwardly to a reaction zone t... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4643459 | Quick-connect hose coupling An apparatus for establishing a quick-connect fluid-tight coupling together of hose sections or the like. A pair of identical couplings are provided each interconnected to and terminating a respective hose section and adapted to be aligned along a common ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4643890 | Perforated reactor tube for a fluid wall reactor and method of forming a fluid wall A reactor tube 20 for a high-temperature fluid wall reactor has a generally cylindrical shape and is made of a refractory material which permits the tube to be heated to incandescence. The reactor tube in turn radiates energy inwardly to a reaction zone t... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4633586 | Safety chisel A safety chisel especially adapted to shear bolts having a nut permanently attached thereto, while retaining the sheared bolt and nut assembly within a safety container portion of the chisel.... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4609532 | Reactor feed tube adjustable mounting assembly and method A mounting assembly 4 is provided for a feed tube 12 of a high-temperature fluid-wall reactor of the type having a vertically oriented reactor tube heated to incandescence for emitting radiation radially inward to a reaction zone. The mounting assembly 4 ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4592897 | Input assembly for high-temperature chemical reactor A feed input assembly 2 for a high-temperature chemical reactor 4 includes a feed tube 6 having a feed inlet opening 8 and a feed-discharge opening 12. A cooling jacket 14 surrounds a length of the feed tube 6 extending from the feed-discharge opening 12.... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4589566 | Pressure responsive safety interlock A safety interlock device is provided for preventing the opening of a vessel containing a pressurized fluid. In a typical application, the interlock device may be used in industrial applications to prevent the inadvertent unscrewing of a cap from the end ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4560176 | Inverted cone stuffing box A stuffing box for use in oil and gas wells having improved sealing. A plurality of ring-like packing glands each has an outer surface defining an inverted frusto-conical shape and a bore therethrough also defining an internal inverted frusto-conical surf... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4422880 | Precipitated siliceous products A method for producing a precipitated silicon dioxide having a new combination of physical and chemical properties is disclosed. The pigments are produced by acidulating a solution of an alkali metal silicate with an acid under controlled precipitation co... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4421527 | High fluoride compatibility dentifrice abrasives and compositions Novel precipitated silicon dioxide abrasive compositions which can be incorporated into therapeutic toothpaste compositions containing both soluble fluoride salts and soluble phosphate salts are disclosed. The abrasives comprise low structure precipitated... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4420312 | Method for production of high fluoride compatibility dentifrice abrasives and compositions Novel precipitated silicon dioxide abrasive compositions which can be incorporated into therapeutic toothpaste compositions containing both soluble fluoride salts and soluble phosphate salts are disclosed. The abrasive comprise low structure precipitated ... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4416805 | Synthesis of zeolites of small and uniform size having a high magnesium exchange capacity Zeolites of small and uniform size are formed having high magnesium exchange capacities. Zeolite A is disclosed having an average particle size less than 1.7 microns, a calcium carbonate exchange capacity of more than 230 mg calcium carbonate per gram zeo... | 11/22/1983 |