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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6203671 | Method of producing fluorinated compounds A process for preparing a fluorinated product comprising: (a) reacting a molar excess of an aliphatic starting compound in liquid phase with fluorine in the presence of actinic radiation to produce a product mixture containing a fluorinated product having... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6153802 | Liquid-fluorination system and method A system and process for producing a fluorinated organic compound, said process comprising (a) reacting an organic compound with a fluorinations agent in the presence of a liquid-phase fluorinations catalyst to produce a product stream; (b) scrubbing said... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6031112 | Process for the production of alkoxycarbonyl-dipeptides intermediates in the synthesis of the lisinopril Process for the production of alkoxycarbonyldipeptides intermediates in the synthesis of the lisinopril which comprises protecting both amino functions of the L-lysine with an alkoxycarbonyl group, subsequently making the N-carboxyanhydride of the N6-[alk... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5872203 | Polyurethane adhesive composition for bonding polymeric roofing materials to roof-deck substrates A 100% solids polyurethane adhesive composition for bonding polymeric roofing materials to roof-deck substrates is provided which includes two components. The first component comprises a monomeric or polymeric diisocyanate, or a polyurethane prepolymer fo... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5868799 | Surfactants and drying and drycleaning compositions which utilize said surfactants Novel surfactants and drying, drycleaning and soil repellency compositions containing such surfactants which utilize such surfactants. The surfactants are fluorine containing quaternary ammonium salts, and the drying, drycleaning and soil repellency compo... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5863857 | Adsorbent containing composition for use in insulating glass units An adsorbent containing composition for use in an insulating glass unit is provided. The composition includes a depolymerized butyl rubber having a low viscosity average molecular weight which is a carrier for moisture and volatile organic chemical adsorb... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5856286 | Surfactants for use in drying and dry cleaning compositions The invention provides a fluorinated surfactant for use with halocarbon and hydrofluoroether solvents. Additionally, the invention provides drying, dry cleaning, and soil repellency compositions containing a halocarbon or hydrofluoroether and a fluorinate... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5843208 | Process for recovering sulfur hexafluoride The present invention provides a process for recovering sulfur hexafluoride ("SF6 ") from a gas stream using membrane separation.... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5824732 | Process for producing coating compositions containing ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers with polyamide grafts as rheology modifiers An improved coating composition having one or more polymeric binders dispersed in a liquid medium, wherein the improvement comprises an anti-sag and anti-settling effective amount of a copolymer comprising a polymeric backbone comprising recurring monomer... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5824826 | Process for the preparation of 1,1,2,3,3,4-hexafluorobutane The invention provides a process for the preparation of 1,1,2,3,3,4-hexafluorobutane by telomerization of chlorotrifluoroethylene to produce 1,1,3,4-tetrachlorohexafluorobutane followed by reduction of that compound to 1,1,2,3,3,4-hexafluorobutane.... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5800682 | Process for the production of difluoromethane A liquid and vapor phase processes for the production of difluoromethane in which the risk of exposure to, and equipment fouling from, chlorofluoromethane is reduced. This reduction is accomplished from removing a sidestream containing monochloromonofluor... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5777184 | Preparation of fluoroalkyl compounds and their derivatives A process for producing a fluorinated olefin having the formula: CH3-a Fa CH.dbd.CHCl where a=1,2 or 3, said process comprising catalytically reacting a chlorinated organic compound with a fluorination agent under conditions sufficient to... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5766483 | Process for hydrogen fluoride separation A method for separating hydrogen fluoride from a chemical mixture is provided. In the process of the invention, hydrogen fluoride is separated from a chemical mixture containing hydrogen fluoride by contacting the chemical mixture with a hydrogen fluoride... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5618781 | Azeotrope-like compositions of dichloropentafluoropropane and methylpentane Stable azeotrope-like compositions consisting essentially of dichloropentafluoropropane and a hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circui... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5481050 | Processes for the preparation of fluorinated olefins and hydrofluorocarbons using fluorinated olefin The invention relates to a cost effective and convenient process for the manufacture of fluorinated olefins of the formula RCF2 CH=CH2 where R is Cx Cly Fz and y+z=2×+1. The invention is also directe... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5446217 | Processes for the preparation of fluorinated olefins and hydrofluorocarbons using fluorinated olefin The invention relates to a cost effective and convenient process for the manufacture of fluorinated olefins of the formula RCF2 CH=CH2 where R is Cx Cly Fz and y+z=2x+1. The invention is also directed... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5405524 | Process for the catalytic conversion of low molecular weight aromatic hydrocarbons The process of the invention comprises: a) heating at least one low molecular weight aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of a Lewis acid under conditions sufficient to produce a pitch of desired composition and properties; b) recovering a pitch of desired com... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5359108 | Di-, tri- and tetrafunctional methyl isobutyl and methyl amyl ketoxime-based silanes The invention relates to the following novel silanes: methyl vinyl bis-(methyl isobutyl ketoximino) silane; methyl vinyl bis-(methyl amyl ketoximino) silane; methyl tris-(methyl isobutyl ketoximino) silane; vinyl tris-(methyl isobutyl ketoximino) silane; ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5346595 | Process for the purification of a pentafluoroethane azeotrope The invention generally relates to a process for the purification of a component of a binary azeotrope in which the composition of the azeotrope changes by about 10 mole percent with pressure comprising: (a) subjecting a binary azeotrope to a distillation step... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5342579 | Sterilant mixture A sterilant mixture comprising 14 to 25 mole percent ethylene oxide and 75 to 86 mole percent 1,1,2,2,2-pentafluoroethane, and a sterilization method using same.... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5298083 | Method of dissolving contaminants from substrates by using hydrofluorocarbon solvents having a portion which is fluorocarbon and the remaining portion is hydrocarbon The present invention provides hydrofluorocarbon solvents having a portion which is fluorocarbon and the remaining portion is hydrocarbon and having 4 to 7 carbon atoms. The solvents are useful for dissolving contaminants or removing contaminants from the... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5290473 | Azeotrope-like compositons of 1,1,1,3,3,5,5,5-octafluoropentane, C1-C5 alkanol and optionally nitromethane Stable azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1,3,3,5,5,5-octafluoropentane, C1 -C5 alkanol and optionally nitromethane have been discovered which are useful as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning applic... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5288819 | Azeotrope-like compositions of dichloropentafluoropropane and 1,2-dichloroethylene Azeotrope-like compositions comprising dichloropentafluoropropane and 1,2-dichloroethylene are stable and have utility as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed c... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5288422 | Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1,3,3,5,5,5-octafluoropentane, chlorinated ethylenes, and optionally nitromethane Azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1,1,1,3,3,5,5,5-octafluoropentane, chlorinated ethylene and optionally nitromethane have been discovered which are stable and have utility as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning appl... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5275669 | Method of dissolving contaminants from substrates by using hydrofluorocarbon solvents having a portion which is fluorocarbon and the remaining portion is hydrocarbon The present invention provides hydrofluorocarbon solvents having a portion which is fluorocarbon and the remaining portion is hydrocarbon and having 4 to 7 carbon atoms. The solvents are useful for dissolving contaminants or removing contaminants from the... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5246501 | Flash drying treatment of solvent from workpieces A solvent control arrangement for stripping liquid solvent from parts being degreased/defluxed in a degreaser or defluxer by intimate contact with liquid solvent or a vapor phase thereof is disclosed. The solvent control arrangement comprises a tank or bo... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5227088 | Azeotrope-like compositions of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropane and a C.sub. 5 6 hydrocarbon Azeotrope-like compositions of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropane and a hydrocarbon containing five or six carbon atoms have been discovered which are useful in a variety of applications including industrial cleaning, blowing agent and aerosol applications.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5211866 | Azeotrope-like compositions of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropane and isopropanol Azeotrope-like compositions of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropane and isopropanol have been discovered which are useful in a variety of applications including industrial cleaning, refrigerant and aerosol applications.... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5190685 | Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, ethanol and cyclopentane Stable azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, ethanol and cyclopentane which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit boards.... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5182042 | Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1-trifluorohexane and perfluoromethylcyclohexane Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1-trifluorohexane and perfluoromethylcyclohexane which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including defluxing of printed circuit boards.... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5155082 | Catalyst for the manufacture of chlorofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons The invention relates to a novel catalyst and process for producing various chlorofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons said catalyst prepared by co-extruding aluminum/chromium oxide and optionally impregnating the aluminum/chromi... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5124065 | Azeotrope-like compositions of dichloropentafluoropropane and an alkanol having 1-4 carbon atoms Stable azeotrope-like compositions consisting essentially of dichloropentafluoropropane and an alkanol having 1-4 carbon atoms which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit board... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5118438 | Azeotrope-like compositions of dichloropentafluoropropane and a hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms Stable azeotrope-like compositions consisting essentially of dichloropentafluoropropane and a hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circui... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5118437 | Azeotrope-like compositions of dichloropentafluoropropane, ethanol and a hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms Novel azeotrope-like compositions comprising dichloropentafluoropropane, ethanol and a hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit board... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5116526 | Azeotrope-like compositions of dichloropentafluoropropane and 1,2-dichloroethylene Azeotrope-like compositions comprising dichloropentafluoropropane and 1,2-dichloroethylene are stable and have utility as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed c... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5106526 | Azeotrope-like compositions of dichloropentafluoropropane, methanol and a hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms Novel azeotrope-like compositions comprising dichloropentafluoropropane, methanol, and a hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit boa... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5104565 | Azeotrope-like compositions of dichloropentafluoropropane, 2-propanol and a hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms Novel azeotrope-like compositions comprising dichloropentafluoropropane, 2-propanol and a hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit bo... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5085798 | Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, cyclopentane and optionally an alkanol Stable azeotrope-like compositions consisting essentially of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, cyclopentane and optionally an alkanol which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit boa... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5085797 | Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, a monochlorinated C3 alkane and optionally an alkanol Stable azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, a mono-chlorinated C3 alkane and optionally an alkanol which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold cleaning and defluxing of printed circuit... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5085796 | Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, ethanol and a mono- or di-chlorinated C2 or C3 alkane Stable azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1,1-dichloro-1-fluorethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, ethanol, and a mono- or di-chlorinated C2 or C3 alkane which are useful in a variety of industrial cleaning applications.... | 02/04/1992 |