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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6296760 | Device for the removal and concentration of ionic metal species from water A device is provided for capturing ionic metal species (e.g., Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) dissolved in water. The device includes a nonporous polymeric tube for capturing the dissolved ionic metal species. The tube is formed from a membrane having transient ca... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6236211 | Induced polarization method using towed cable carrying transmitters and receivers for identifying minerals on the ocean floor A method is provided for detecting minerals and metal-containing materials which are located in sediment deposits on the sea floor and which exhibit an induced polarization response. In this method, a streamer cable is towed in the sea behind a ship. The ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6216549 | Collapsible bag sediment/water quality flow-weighted sampler A collapsible bag sampler comprises a top section; a bottom section connected to the top section; a tail section having fins, which tail section is fitted onto the top section; a nose section with tray, which tray supports a flexible bag; a nozzle holder;... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6176899 | Water treatment process for neutralizing gas supersaturation A method of degassing a volume of supersaturated liquid is provided which comprises introducing a plurality of microbubbles of gas substantially near the bottom of the volume of supersaturated liquid so that the microbubbles percolate up through the volum... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6164127 | Well flowmeter and down-hole sampler An apparatus for and a process of evaluating well bore flow of water and for sampling of water within a well. A hose is inserted into the well to a known depth. To evaluate the water, a tracer fluid is introduced into the hose until the pressure within th... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6129843 | Device for the removal and concentration of neutral mercury species from and water A device is provided for removing and concentrating neutral mercury species from air and water. The device includes a nonporous polymeric membrane, preferably in the form of a flattened tube, for capturing and removing the neutral mercury species from the... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6105430 | Inspection of concrete structures using sonic tomography An acoustic travel time tomography system enables determining of physical properties of a dam, or a like concrete mass. The system includes a plurality of acoustic sensors, positioned on the dam at a plurality of spaced sensor locations which are known re... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6042701 | Solar-powered direct current electrodialysis reversal system An electrodialysis system for desalting water is powered from a direct current power source. The system includes solenoid activated reversing controls and incorporates features which enable the system to operate unattended for continuous (24 hours per day... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6021664 | Automated groundwater monitoring system and method A method of monitoring the quality of water at a ground water sampling site without human intervention. Water at the sampling site is purged until at least one preselected purge criterion is satisfied. At least one water quality attribute is automatically... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6013254 | Method for enhancing oxidation of methyl bromide with strain IMB-1 (ATCC 202197) during agricultural fumigations A method is provided for enhancing oxidation of methyl bromide during agricultural fumigations of fields using a fumigant containing methyl bromide. The method comprises adding a methylotrophic bacterium to the soil in an amount effective to provide bacte... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5998634 | One-step synthesis of vitamin-C (L-ascorbic acid) A method is provided for producing L-ascorbic acid (Vitamin-C) in a single process step. Starting material, particularly a mixture of compounds from the group consisting of glucose, sorbitol, sorbose, and 2-keto-L-gulonic acid, is catalytically oxidized i... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5902749 | Automated chemical metering system and method A chemical metering and control system is provided which maintains a desired level of a pesticide (or other chemical) in any open or closed channel flow stream with fluctuating flow rates. The system dispenses an amount of the pesticide at an injection po... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5863444 | Water denitrification process using air stripping (REC-3603) A water denitrification process is provided which comprises stopping the reduction of nitrate at nitrite, lowering the pH of the water, and then gas stripping the nitrite out of the water by using air as the gas in a sparger. This allows considerable savi... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5851574 | Method for agglomerating fine powders A method is provided for producing feed particles of a desired size in a 20 to 1000 μm size range for uses such as a larval aquatic feed. The method uses a marumerizer comprising a cylindrical housing have a grooved bottom, and includes the steps of plac... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5839317 | Automated becker hammer drill bounce chamber energy monitor A system and method for providing analysis and evaluation of penetration test data for modifying Becker Hammer drill programs while in progress by measuring the bounce chamber pressure of a diesel hammer. The system comprises a pressure transducer connect... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5811696 | Isokinetic fluid sampling method A sampler for obtaining an isokinetic sample of a flowing fluid. A liquid-filled, fluid-tight container has a deflated bag within it. The sampler is positioned within the flowing fluid stream, and the liquid is pumped from the container at a rate proporti... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5693894 | Fluid controlled isokinetic fluid sampler A sampler for obtaining an isokinetic sample of a flowing fluid. A liquid-filled, fluid-tight container has a deflated bag within it. The sampler is positioned within the flowing fluid stream, and the liquid is pumped from the container at a rate proporti... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5683490 | Solution mining of precious metals using aqueous, sulfur-bearing solutions at elevated temperatures Metallic forms of gold and other precious metals can be dissolved and transported (mined) using an aqueous sulfide-bearing leach solution. Maximum sulfur fugacities are achieved in sulfide-bearing solutions under approximately neutral pH and relatively re... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5656144 | Ion emplasement in soil with chim electrodes An apparatus and method for soil remediation replaces specific ions in the soil electrochemically, using a DC voltage source and special multicompartment anodes and cathodes, each comprising an inner compartment containing electrolyte and a submerged elec... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5616252 | Water treatment process for nitrate removal An ion exchange process utilizes a chemical system in which sodium nitrate is reacted with an acidic solution of urea to selectively precipitate nitrate ions from waste brine in the presence of chloride ions, thereby allowing for the recycling of the brin... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5603844 | Instant, chemical-free dechlorination of water supplies Chemical-free autodecomposition of chlorine species to chloride ion and oxygen gas by contacting a chlorine containing liquid solution with a decomposition catalyst consisting of transition metals and their compounds in association with a high surface are... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5601029 | Noncontact lateral control system for use in a levitation-type transport system A noncontact lateral control system for use in a corridor guided noncontact transport system includes proximity sensors mounted on each side of the container of the transport system operable to continually monitor the lateral position of the container as ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5567316 | Process for recovering metals from solution utilizing metalloprotein affinity chromatography A process for recovering metals from an aqueous metal-ion bearing solution includes the steps of: (a) forming an affinity chromatography matrix by providing a metal bearing protein bound to an insoluble support material to form an immobilized metalloprote... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5560420 | Process for casting hard-faced, lightweight camshafts and other cylindrical products A process for casting a hard-faced cylindrical product such as an automobile camshaft includes the steps of: (a) preparing a composition formed from a molten base metal and an additive in particle form and having a hardness value greater than the hardness... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5558462 | Flat plate fish screen system A fish screen device is adapted to be lowered to the bottom of a body of water such as a lake, river or the like and to be raised therefrom. The device includes, a housing unit including an upper flat wedge wire fish screen through which water passes and ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5551574 | Method and apparatus for concentration of minerals by froth flotation A method for the separation of components of a slurry by froth flotation are provided. The apparatus includes a flotation column having a slurry feed for introducing slurry into the flotation column, a bubble generator for generating bubbles of gas at the... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5552353 | Process for producing advanced ceramics A process for the synthesis of homogeneous advanced ceramics such as SiC+AlN, SiAlON, SiC+Al2 O3, and Si3 N4 +AlN from natural clays such as kaolin, halloysite and montmorillonite by an intercalation and heat tr... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5544973 | Concrete step embankment protection A dam spillway system for embankment dam overtopping protection comprising a layer of free-draining, angular, gravel filter material, a plurality of rows of overlapping, tapered, concrete blocks assembled over the filter material in shingle-fashion, from ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5519793 | Apparatus and method for computer vision measurements A computer vision system and image processing method is provided for accurately determining the size and shape of coarsely textured, irregular and layered pieces of ore and the like. The system comprises a camera for producing an image of the ore, a digit... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5517237 | Video photometric color system for processing color specific streams A video photometric color sensing system is provided for characterizing the color of a homogeneous substance on a real time basis. The sensing system includes a sample port for holding a homogeneous substance and a camera quantifies a color video image of... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5500100 | Method for removing magnesium from aluminum-magnesium alloys with engineered scavenger compound A process of recovering magnesium from an aluminum-magnesium alloy using a two electrode cell, comprising: placing an engineered scavenger compound in an electrode basket of a two electrode cell; adjusting the temperature of a surrounding heating furnace to a ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5500649 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the thickness of a coal rib during rib formation Apparatus for monitoring the position of a mining machine cutting a new entry in a coal seam relative to an adjacent, previously cut entry to determine the distance between a near face of the adjacent previously cut entry and a new face adjacent thereto o... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5496526 | Production of intermediate grade manganese concentrate from low grade manganiferous ores A process for producing intermediate grade manganese concentrate from low grade manganiferous ores is disclosed. A low grade manganiferous ore containing silicon, iron, between 1 and 20 per cent manganese and oxides of silicon, iron and manganese is first... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5494648 | Process for removing thorium and recovering vanadium from titanium chlorinator waste A process for removal of thorium from titanium chlorinator waste comprising: (a) leaching an anhydrous titanium chlorinator waste in water or dilute hydrochloric acid solution and filtering to separate insoluble minerals and coke fractions from soluble me... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5492608 | Electrolyte circulation manifold for copper electrowinning cells which use the ferrous/ferric anode reaction An improved electrolyte circulation manifold system for use in a copper electrowinning cell which includes an array of alternating cathode and anode plates positioned within a holding tank is disclosed. The manifold system itself includes a first manifold... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492680 | Separation of scandium from tantalum residue using fractional liquid-liquid extraction A process for separating scandium from an aqueous solution comprised of a first group of metals, scandium and a second group of metals includes the steps of: (a) providing a scandium-containing material and preparing therefrom an aqueous sulfuric acid sol... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5490416 | Method of determining elastic and plastic mechanical properties of ceramic materials using spherical indenters The invention pertains a method of determining elastic and plastic mechanical properties of ceramics, intermetallics, metals, plastics and other hard, brittle materials which fracture prior to plastically deforming when loads are applied. Elastic and plas... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5483026 | Rotary seismic shear-wave source An apparatus and a method for generating seismic waves utilizes a heavy flywheel positioned for rotation in a vertical plane to generate and store energy which is then transferred to the ground. The device includes two balanced hammers mounted on the flyw... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5482918 | Method for producing microcomposite powders using a soap solution A method for producing microcomposite powders for use in superconducting and non-superconducting applications. A particular method to produce microcomposite powders for use in superconducting applications includes the steps of: (a) preparing a solution in... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5474364 | Shotgun cartridge rock breaker A rock breaker uses shotgun cartridges or other firearm ammunition as the explosive charge at the bottom of a drilled borehole. The breaker includes a heavy steel rod or bar, a gun with a firing chamber for the ammunition which screws onto the rod, a long... | 12/12/1995 |
