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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177942 | Electro-optic displays, and materials for use therein A first electro-optic display comprises first and second substrates, and an adhesive layer and a layer of electro-optic material disposed between the first and second substrates, the adhesive layer comprising a mixture of a polymeric adhesive material and a hydroxyl... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8148031 | Solid oxide proton conductor system and method of operating same for enhanced proton transport A proton conductor system includes a solid oxide having at least one hydrogen vibrational mode defined by a bandwidth and resonance frequency. A light source irradiates the solid oxide with infrared light in a wavelength band having a center frequency matching the r... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142619 | Shape of cone and air input annulus A constricting chamber having first and second ends, the chamber comprising: an interior surface formed between the first and second ends, disposed circumferentially around and defining an interior space and a longitudinal axis of the chamber; a frusto-conical surfa... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128788 | Method and apparatus for treating a process volume with multiple electromagnetic generators A method and apparatus are described that couples a plurality of electromagnetic sources to a material for the purpose of either processing the material or promoting a chemical reaction. The apparatus couples various electromagnetic sources of various frequencies, i... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8110074 | Photochemical method for producing hydrocarbons The present invention relates to a method of using radiation and (in one embodiment) solar energy and UV radiation to convert natural products, for example derivatives of vegetable oils, to lower molecular weight hydrocarbons. The invention further relates to a proc... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8048274 | Electrochemistry technical field The invention relates to novel methods for affecting, controlling and/or directing various reactions and/or reaction pathways or systems by exposing one or more components in a holoreaction system to at least one spectral energy pattern. In a first aspect of the inv... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7964066 | Method for controlling structure of nano-scale substance, and method for preparing low dimensional quantum structure having nano-scale using the method for controlling structure A method for controlling a structure of a nano-scale substance, which comprises irradiating a mixture of low-dimensional quantum structures having a nano-scale with an electromagnetic wave in an oxygen atmosphere, to thereby selectively oxidize a low-dimensional qua... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7955479 | Method and apparatus for conducting microwave assisted organic reactions with gas-phase reactants A method of accelerating the hydrogenation of organic compounds is provided. The method includes positioning an microwave transparent reaction vessel containing at least one reactant suitable for hydrogenation in a microwave cavity, purging the reaction vessel, char... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7927465 | Method and apparatus for microwave reduction of organic compounds The invention described herein generally pertains to utilization of high power density microwave energy to reduce organic compounds to carbon and their constituents, primarily in a gaseous state. The process includes, but is not limited to, scrap tires, plastics, as... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7892404 | Method for oxidizing substance and oxidation apparatus therefor The present invention provides a method of oxidizing a substance in a liquid containing nitrous oxide (N2O) and an oxidation apparatus therefor. In this method, oxidation of a substance is conducted by allowing a substance to be present in a solution cont... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7879200 | Ultrasonic transducer and horn used in oxidative desulfurization of fossil fuels Devices and improved methods are provided for operation of ultrasonic transducers and horns. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7790002 | Ultrasonic transducer and horn used in oxidative desulfurization of fossil fuels Devices and improved methods are provided for operation of ultrasonic transducers and horns. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7767063 | Photo-formed metal nanoparticles and aerogel materials comprising the same Transparent monolithic aerogels based on silica, the bioderived polymer chitosan, and coordinated ions are employed to serve as a three-dimensional scaffold decorated with metal ions such as Au, Pt and Pd ions. It has also been found that the metal aerogels, such as... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7763149 | Solar photocatalysis using transition-metal oxides combining dand delectron configurations A method of carrying out a catalytic reaction with a catalytic reaction system comprising octahedral-based structures, such as a solid-solution or an ordered layered material, with specific early and late transition metals are described. A late transition metal is i... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7754054 | Microwave induced functionalization of single wall carbon nanotubes and composites prepared therefrom The invention is directed to a method of forming, producing or manufacturing functionalized nanomaterials, and, specifically, soluble functionalized nanomaterials. The presently described invention also relates to nanomaterial-based composites consisting of a target... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7491299 | Semi-continuous photochemical method and device therefor In the photochemical synthetic process in semi-continuous mode according to the invention, a reactor comprising two zones is used, the radiating portion of the lamp(s) being totally immersed in a first zone which is completely filled with reaction medium and spills ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7491300 | Apparatus and method for initiating a combustion reaction with solid state solid fuel A method is provided for initiating and sustaining a combustive reaction in a solid fuel. The method includes generating at least one pulsed optical signal and directing the pulsed optical signal to a plurality of ignition points within at least one combustion chamb... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7435981 | Electron beam sterilizer A plurality of vessel holder means 14 are mounted around a revolving body 12 at an equal circumferential spacing. Each vessel holder means 14 includes two holders 26, 26 for carrying two vessels 4, 4 in vertical alignment. A path a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425248 | Gas processing for waste treatment unit having combined joule and arc heating electrode A gas processing chamber for treating a gas stream containing an oxidant and carbon particles, having a gas inlet port for receiving the gas stream from a high temperature processing chamber, a gas outlet port for exhausting the processed gas stream, a microwave sou... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416579 | Preparing nanosize platinum-titanium alloys Nanometer sized particles containing titanium and platinum are prepared by a sonochemical process. Compounds of the metals are dissolved, suspended, or diluted in a low vapor pressure liquid medium, preferably at a sub-ambient temperature. A reducing gas is bubbled ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407640 | Functionalized carbon nanotube-polymer composites and interactions with radiation The present invention involves the interaction of radiation with functionalized carbon nanotubes that have been incorporated into various host materials, particularly polymeric ones. The present invention is directed to chemistries, methods, and apparatuses which ex... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407617 | Free radical polymerization method having reduced premature termination, apparatus for performing the method, and product formed thereby A method of polymerizing by a free radical polymerization mechanism, product formed thereby, and apparatus for performing this method, are disclosed. The composition to be polymerized by the free radical polymerization mechanism is irradiated by a substantially cons... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405382 | System for microwave enhanced chemistry According to the present invention, a microwave generator includes a variable voltage provided from a first transformer to a second transformer having a secondary winding split into a filament winding cathode low AC signal and a secondary winding providing a high vo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399794 | Polymer/carbon nanotube composites, methods of use and methods of synthesis thereof Novel transparent composites composed of single wall carbon nanotubes incorporated into the matrix of a polymer are utilized in services wherein the composites are exposed to ionizing radiation, including galactic cosmic radiation. Accordingly, the composites are us... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387712 | Catalytic process for the treatment of organic compounds A process for the catalytic reaction of organic compounds, in which the organic compounds are contacted with a catalyst comprising an interstitial metal hydride, having a reaction surface, to produce a catalyst-organic compound mixture, energy is applied, monatomic ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381240 | Platinum particles with varying morphology Nanometer to micrometer sized particles containing platinum and having selected morphologies are prepared by a sonochemical process. A compound of platinum is dissolved, suspended, or diluted in a suitable liquid medium at a predetermined concentration and the liqui... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370957 | Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus which includes a recording head, and forms an image by ejecting printing liquid including a volatile organic compound (VOC) from the recording head onto a recording medium, wherein the ink jet recording apparatus includes a volatile or... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373257 | Photometrically modulated delivery of reagents A process system adapted for processing of or with a material therein. The process system includes: a sampling region for the material; an infrared photometric monitor constructed and arranged to transmit infrared radiation through the sampling region and to respons... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368183 | Particles, aqueous dispersion and film of titanium oxide, and preparation thereof An aqueous titanium oxide-dispersed sol comprising titanium oxide particles dispersed in water, said sol comprising chloride ions in an amount of 50 to 10,000 ppm by weight as the chlorine element. Titanium tetrachloride is hydrolyzed to form an aqueous titanium oxi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364709 | Manufacturing apparatus and method for carbon nanotube A manufacturing apparatus, including: two electrodes whose forwardmost end portions are opposed to each other; a power supply which applies a voltage between the electrodes in order to generate discharge plasma in a discharge area between the electrodes; and plural ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365236 | Generation of a creosote-like mixture, or recovery of metals, or both from preserved wood by reaction in supercritical water An environmentally-friendly method is disclosed for transforming preserved wood, for example creosote-treated or CCA-treated wood with supercritical water. The product of treating weathered creosote-treated wood is a mixture that is similar to fresh creosote. The no... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361229 | Device for deposition with chamber cleaner and method for cleaning chamber A chamber cleaner includes a cleaner, which is sealed, a connector passing through a side of the cleaner, lamp assembly connected to the connector and uniformly arranged in an inside surface of the cleaner, a heat-source assembled in the lamp assembly and an exhaust... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361696 | 1,4-disubstituted diacetyline polymer and process for producing the same A 1,4-di-substituted diacetylene polymer that is soluble in organic solvent, is composed of a repeating unit represented by the general formula ═CR—C≡C—CR′═ (wherein, R and R′ represent identical or different monovalent organic substituents), and has a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358380 | Ru-substituted polyoxometalates and process for their preparation The invention relates to polyoxometalates represented by the formula (An)m+[R2(H2O)6X2W20O70]m− or solvates thereof, wherein A represents a cation, n is the number o... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354650 | Multi-layer coatings with an inorganic oxide network containing layer and methods for their application Multi-layer coatings are disclosed that include (1) a first layer comprising an inorganic oxide network, and (2) a second layer applied over at least a portion of the first layer, wherein the second layer is deposited from at least one liquid composition that is hyd... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354624 | Multi-layer coatings and related methods Multi-layer coatings are disclosed that include (a) a first layer deposited from at least one composition that includes a polymeric composition, and (b) a second layer applied over at least a portion of the first layer in which the second layer is deposited from at ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335541 | Method for fabricating thin film transistor using the mask for forming polysilicon including slit patterns deviated from each other A mask for crystallization of amorphous silicon to polysilicon is provided. The mask includes a plurality of slit patterns for defining regions to be illuminated. The plurality of slit patterns are formed along a longitudinal first direction and the mask moves along... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329402 | Methods of imaging and treatment Novel ultrasound methods comprising administering to a patient a targeted vesicle composition which comprises vesicles comprising a lipid, protein or polymer, encapsulating a gas, in combination with a targeting ligand, and scanning the patient using ultrasound. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326330 | Method and apparatus for scale and biofilm control Method and apparatus for electrolytically controlling the formation of scale and biofilm in water purification and other systems. An anode is deposited on or disposed on or adjacent to a surface, such as that of a quartz UV tube, providing a low pH environment which... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325392 | Control system for catalytic processes The present invention provides methods and systems for controlling a catalytic process. The control system includes: an electroconductive support having a layer of a catalyst thereon; a first electrode in contact with said electroconductive support; a second electro... | 02/05/2008 |
