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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7456245 | Energy-absorbent material and method of making This invention relates to materials which absorb and dissipate energy and/or selectively allow energy to be transmitted, methods of making same, and articles comprising such materials. In particular, polymeric materials which include polyol(s) such as, but not limit... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7217491 | Antireflective coatings An antireflective coating composition including a polyester and/or a polyurethane; and a crosslinker selected from the group consisting of tetraamidomethyl ethers. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7138549 | Electrooptic compounds and methods for making Functional optical materials for optical systems that are typically useful in optical waveguides, optical switching systems, optical modulators, optical computing systems and the like. Included are polymer systems and electrooptical chromophores. Polymers are thermo... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133584 | Integrated photonic broadband light source A broadband light source that is typically a single chip monolithic silicon integrated photonic planar light wave circuit employing an embedded glass channel waveguide system, wherein a part of the waveguide is coiled into a loop having a first and a second input/ou... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7099713 | Skin conduction and transport systems Surfactants useful for enhancing the electrical conduction of electrodes attached to the surface of a patient. The surfactants are also useful in transport of materials in and out of the body of a patient (animal or human) and in the measurement of disease states. T... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7060299 | Biodegradable microparticles that stabilize and control the release of proteins Disclosed herein are biodegradable microparticle compositions, and methods for the generation of biodegradable and biocompatible microparticles that stabilize proteins and also control the kinetics of release of proteins over a period of several weeks to several mon... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6989466 | Reversible crosslinked polymers, benzylic hydroxyl crosslinkers and method A polymer having a crosslinked structure made from a polyol and an isocyanate where the crosslinks contain urethane and/or ester bonds made from the reaction of a benzylic hydroxyl group and an isocyanate group. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6838069 | Apparatus and method for ammonia removal from waste streams Apparatus, materials, and methods for removing ammonia from fluid using metal hydroxides (e.g. zinc hydroxide) and metal cation loaded media (e.g. zinc loaded ion exchange resins); the metal hydroxides and metal cation loaded media may be regenerated with a weak aci... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6835307 | Thermal water treatment A thermal treatment system for supplying thermally conditioned or purified water for human or animal consumption, industrial processes, environmental containment, or removal of foreign species. The water purifier includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6797753 | Plasticizers derived from vegetable oils Compositions and methods for plasticizing polyvinyl chloride polymers where the plasticizers contain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils and the fatty acids are substantially fully esterified with an alcohol (monool or polyol), the fatty acids having unsaturated... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6559263 | Reversible crosslinked polymers, benzylic hydroxl crosslinkers and method A polymer having a crosslinked structure made from a polyol and an isocyanate where the crosslinks contain urethane and/or ester bonds made from the reaction of a benzylic hydroxyl group and an isocyanate group.... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6558643 | Method for ammonia removal from waste streams Methods for direct reduction of ammonia from waste streams by the steps of reacting an aqueous ammonia containing waste stream with a solution of a strong acid and a metal salt, wherein the cation in said metal salt of said solution is selected from the g... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6471943 | Formulation and method for treating neoplasms by inhalation A formulation, method, and apparatus for treating neoplasms such as cancer by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of highly toxic composition by inhalation, wherein the composition is a non-encapsulated antineoplastic drug.... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6186012 | Hand held sample tube manipulator, system and method A manipulator apparatus, system and method for measuring analytes present in sample tubes. The manipulator apparatus includes a housing having a central bore with an inlet end and outlet end; a plunger mechanism with at least a portion thereof slideably d... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6119071 | Edge effect compensating bar code reader Apparatus and method for reading a luminescent bar code on a background surface whose reflectance may vary over the coded area, including a light source for providing light to scan, and to excite luminescence in the bar code or to reflect from the backgro... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6027344 | Simulant training kit for recognizing hazardous materials A training kit for training individuals to recognize one or more hazardous materials including a housing having dividing means within the housing dividing the housing into a plurality of compartments; each compartment having a set of container receiving p... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5989706 | Thermally-protective intumescent coating system and method An intumescent coating system and method therefor is disclosed for thermally protecting a substrate having a surface exposed to fire conditions. The coating system of the present invention is provided as having a having a first film layer which forms a ri... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5925457 | Thermally-protective intumescent coating An intumescent coating system and method therefor is disclosed for thermally protecting a substrate having a surface exposed to fire conditions. The coating system of the present invention is provided as having a first component which forms a rigid carbon... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5603990 | Thermally-protective intumescent coating method An intumescent coating system and method therefor is disclosed for thermally protecting a substrate having a surface exposed to a flame environment. The coating system of the present invention is provided as having a having a first component which forms a... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5494653 | Method for hot gas conditioning A method for cracking and shifting a synthesis gas by the steps of providing a catalyst consisting essentially of alumina in a reaction zone; contacting the catalyst with a substantially oxygen free mixture of gases comprising water vapor and hydrocarbons... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5487946 | Thermally-protective intumescent coating An intumescent coating system and method therefor is disclosed for thermally protecting a substrate having a surface exposed to a flame environment. The coating system of the present invention is provided as having a having a first component which forms a... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5470945 | Thermally reversible isocyanate-based polymers Thermally-reversible polymer compositions are obtained by reacting compounds with isocyanate and labile-hydrogen functionality. Aromatic polyimide, aromatic polycarbonate, polyarylsulfide, aromatic polyester with liquid crystal property, and polyarylimida... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5453262 | Continuous process for production of ceramic powders with controlled morphology A continuous process for making a crystalline ceramic powder having a perovskite structure, ABO3, comprising: a. preparing a first acidic aqueous solution containing one or more elements that are insoluble precursor elements capable of forming the ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5449652 | Ceramic compositions for BZN dielectric resonators A dielectric ceramic composition comprising a sintered mixture represented by the formula: Bi2-x (Zn.sub.(2+y)/3 Nb4/3)O7-3x/2+y/3 where: 0.240ࣘxࣘ0.333, and 0.120ࣘyࣘ0.300; and a dielectric composition given by the formu... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5424519 | Microwaved-activated thermal storage material; and method A thermal storage mixture activated by exposure to microwave energy is provided. The thermal storage mixture comprises a liquid phase of a microwave active fluid; and, a solid phase suspended within the microwave active fluid. The solid phase is preferabl... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5377008 | Integrated optical compensating refractometer apparatus An apparatus useful in immunoassay of a fluid, light is directed to an optical sensor wherein the light is transmitted to a replaceable optical device that is responsive to index of refraction in a sensing region thereof that is exposed to the fluid. One ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5316942 | Process for the production of low-cost soluble high-molecular weight collagen The invention includes a method that produces a low cost aqueous solution of high molecular weight solubilized collagen by the steps of: (a) providing an aqueous ground slurry of insoluble collagen; (b) adjusting the water or solid content of the wet grou... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5306555 | Aerogel matrix composites An aerogel matrix composite of a bulk aerogel and fibers dispersed within the bulk aerogel, and a method for preparing the aerogel matrix composite having the steps: Making a first solution by mixing a metal alkoxide with an alcohol; making a second solut... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5301240 | High-speed video instrumentation system An imager and an analog to digital converter yield a series of digital signals from successive frames of images of scenes in which selected types of high-speed events may take place. The signals are sampled, and changes in the sampled signals typically in... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5292421 | Apparatus and method for removal of liquids A first electrode arrangement and a transport element are movable relative to a support. A working space is disposed between the movable elements for advancing moist material along a processing path. As the moist material advances, electrical current is p... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5269943 | Method for treatment of soils contaminated with organic pollutants A method for treating soil contaminated by organic compounds wherein an ozone containing gas is treated with acid to increase the stability of the ozone in the soil environment and the treated ozone applied to the contaminated soil to decompose the organi... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5205927 | Apparatus for treatment of soils contaminated with organic pollutants An apparatus for treating soil contaminated by organic compounds wherein an ozone containing gas is treated with acid to increase the stability of the ozone in the soil environment and the treated ozone applied to the contaminated soil in a manner adapted... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5198269 | Process for making sol-gel deposited ferroelectric thin films insensitive to their substrates A method for producing a thin film of a ferroelectric perovskite material having the steps of providing a first substrate; depositing a first layer of a sol-gel perovskite precursor material wherein the crystallization of this precursor material to the pe... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5114509 | Starch adhesive bonding A method and apparatus for starch adhesive bonding of paper, paperboard, and natural cellulosic-fiber materials, especially liner and fluted corrugating medium, into manufactured items, particularly corrugated board. The method includes applying an adhesi... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5112433 | Process for producing sub-micron ceramic powders of perovskite compounds with controlled stoichiometry and particle size A process for making a crystalline ceramic powder having a perovskite structure, ABO3, that includes the steps of preparing a first acidic solution containing one or more elements selected from the group consisting of hafnium, zirconium, titani... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5098538 | Electroacoustic soil decontamination Apparatus and method for the in-situ removal of soil contaminants by the concurrent application of a D.C. electrical field and an acoustic field.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5064515 | Electrofilter apparatus and process for preventing filter fouling in crossflow filtration An apparatus and method for continuously removing liquid from an aqueous suspension; the apparatus consists of a filter housing; an electrofilter disposed within the housing to provide a crossflow chamber and filtrate chamber within the housing; an inlet ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5049248 | Liquid separation process for suspensions by a pulsating electrical current A method of removing liquid from a suspension by concurrently subjecting the suspension to the action of a pulsed D.C. electrical field and in a second embodiment a concurrent sonic or ultrasonic field so as to remove liquid from the suspension. The suspe... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5042501 | Apparatus and method for analysis of expired breath Apparatus and method for providing breath for introduction to a measuring device such as a mass spectrometer. The apparatus includes a mouthpiece for interfacing a subject with the apparatus; a tube for carrying exhaled breath from the subject to the inle... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5001290 | Production of dichlorobenzene with high para to ortho ratios A method for producing p-dichlorobenzene using a reactor containing a catalyst/reagent to convert chlorobenzene (or benzene) to p-dichlorobenzene, the reactor having an inlet and an outlet for introducing reactants and removing product; introducing a puls... | 03/19/1991 |
