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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120043640 | MATERIAL HAVING A LOW DIELECTRIC KONSTANT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME There is disclosed a method for producing a highly cross-linked polypropylene material by plasma polymerisation of a carbon containing gas, not specifically propylene, exhibiting low relative permittivity, high thermal stability and enhanced mechanical properties, said ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20110209981 | BIODIESEL PURIFICATION METHOD The present invention concerns a process for purification of biodiesel obtained from castor seed oil for the purpose of promoting the efficient separation of the glycerine fraction formed during the transesterification reaction of a mixture of long-chain triglycerides d... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20100294647 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PLASMA REFORMATION OF FUEL FOR ENGINE APPLICATIONS The invention relates to a method for plasma reformation of fuel, in particular kerosene, which method comprises the steps of: feeding fuel through a line to the inlet of an expansion nozzle; supplying energy from an energy source by way of... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100108492 | METHOD FOR CRACKING, UNIFICATION AND REFINING OF HYDROCARBONS AND DEVICE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION A method for cracking a heavy hydrocarbon is described including exposing a heterogeneous medium of the heavy hydrocarbon with a hydrogen-containing gas in a chamber to both an electronic beam and an electric discharge field at the same time so as to create a thermal no... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100015447 | MICROPHASIC MICRO-COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MORPHOLOGY VIA ELECTRIFIED JETTING The disclosure provides methods for preparation of multiphasic micro-components, such as core-shell or anisotropic (e.g., Janus) multiphasic particles with well-defined structures using electrohydrodynamic co-jetting of two polymer solutions containing polyelectrolytes.... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090308731 | GASIFICATION PROCESS The present invention generally relates to gasification processes using high-temperature steam. In one aspect, steam at relatively high temperatures (e.g., at a temperature of at least about 1500° F.) is reacted with a carbon-containing fuel. The carbon-containing fuel... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090242384 | Low Pressure Mixing System for Desalting Hydrocarbons A method and system for reducing the salt content of a crude oil stream includes using a quill to disperse a water stream into the crude oil and then routing the mixed oil/water stream through a plurality of mixing stages. The water stream may include a wash water that ... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090189123 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A MULTI PURPOSE DATA AND ENGINEERING SYSTEM 205 The present invention relates to a method of a manufacturing facility fitted and equipped onboard a marine vessel, the vessel first taking in seawater to fill the vessel ballast tanks using the vessel's sea chests, ensuring a reasonable stability factor to allow for con... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090084707 | METHOD OF UPGRADING BITUMEN AND HEAVY OIL The invention is directed to separating a hydrocarbon feed-stock such as bitumen or heavy oil, into a de-asphalted oil component and a residue component comprising primarily asphaltenes. The asphaltenes with some added bitumen are converted by a plasma arc reactor into ... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20080128267 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PRODUCING FUEL FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE USING A PLASMA SYSTEM AT VARIOUS PRESSURES Systems and methods for production of fuel for an internal combustion engine are described herein. Systems may include a plasma reformer and an internal combustion engine. The plasma reformer may produce a plasma at pressures between about 0.3 atmospheres and about 5 at... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20070194016 | USEFUL ENERGY PRODUCT A useful energy product created by a process where a chemical species flow passes through a macroscopic artificial dielectric structure for a gas-permeable susceptor having (a) first regions in the structure that are primarily transparent to applied electromagnetic ener... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20060118403 | Method of producing analytical tool The invention relates to a method of producing an analytical tool having recesses (20) formed therein for moving a sample liquid, a base plate (2) made of polymeric material, and a cover laminated to the base plate (2) to cover the recesses (20 | 06/08/2006 |
| 20060102523 | Desulfurization process of hydrocarbon feeds with electrolytic hydrogen A process for removing sulfur from hydrocarbon feeds, including the steps of providing a hydrocarbon feed containing sulfur; providing a cell having two compartments and a membrane separating the compartments; flowing a hydrogen source through one compartment; flowing t... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20050056533 | NONTHERMAL PLASMA SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NATURAL GAS AND HEAVY HYDROCARBON CO-CONVERSION A reactor for reactive co-conversion of heavy hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon gases and includes a dielectric barrier discharge plasma cell having a pair of electrodes separated by a dielectric material and passageway therebetween. An inlet is provided for feeding heavy hy... | 03/17/2005 |
