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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177943 | Solid polysilane mixtures The invention is directed to mixtures of polysilanes macroscopically solid at ambient temperature wherein the individual components of the composition SinH2n and/or SinH2n+2 of which decompose before they are boiling at an... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7300672 | Titanium-group metal containing high-performance water, and its producing method and apparatus Produce titanium-group metal micro-dispersion water that contains ion vapor of titanium-group metal in micro-dispersed state and that can be used as a material for health products, medical products, cosmetics, etc., by using an apparatus comprising a water tank, a h... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7279077 | Method of forming a chemical composition A method of forming a chemical composition such as a chemical hydride is described and which includes the steps of selecting a composition having chemical bonds and which is capable of forming a chemical hydride; providing a source of hydrogen; and exposing the sele... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7214280 | Plasma-assisted decrystallization Methods and apparatus are provided for igniting, modulating, and sustaining a plasma for at least partially decrystallizing a surface of an object. In one embodiment, a method is provided for decrystallizing a surface of an object by forming a plasma (such as by sub... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7189978 | Air sterilizing system A system for sterilizing air includes an air duct for flowing the air therethrough. A first electron beam generator is positioned relative to the duct for irradiating the air flowing therethrough with a first electron beam. The first electron beam for disabling biol... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7115513 | Domain reversal control method for ferroelectric materials A method for forming uniform, sharply defined periodic regions of reversed polarization within a unidirectionally polarized ferroelectric material proceeds as a two-step process. First, alignment keys are formed on upper and lower planar surfaces of a unidirectional... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7059249 | Transverse plasma injector ignitor A plasma injector for use in munitions having a central axis. The plasma injector has a stub case, a tube, an anode, a cathode, and a conductive wire. The tube has a first end, a second end, and a central bore extending therethrough. The tube has at least one apertu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7022747 | Method for creating microsphere polymers and particles A polymeric material is produced by atomizing into droplets a composition containing addition-polymerizable material and reacting the addition polymerizable material in the droplets to produce the particulate product. The polymeric product may be, for example, a pow... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6955791 | Environmental air sterilization system The present invention is a high volume, wall-mountable air sanitation apparatus for disinfecting and removing VOCs from air with high energy UV light and ozone. The apparatus has a powerful fan and an elongated UV light source and target for use with the movement of... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6777458 | Method for producing scratch-resistant coatings A process for producing scratch-resistant coatings, encompassing the following steps: applying at least one UV-curable coating composition to at least one surface of an article to be coated, said coating composition comprising at least one polymer and/or olig... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6692718 | Method for preparing nano-size particulate graphite A multi-layer fullerene, particularly a carbon nano-onion which is nano-size particulate can be produced efficiently and in high purity by irradiating soot-like carbon such as carbon black obtained by incomplete combustion or thermal cracking of carbon-co... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6638895 | Method for fabricating high aspect ratio structures in perovskite material A method of fabricating high aspect ratio ceramic structures in which a selected portion of perovskite or perovskite-like crystalline material is exposed to a high energy ion beam for a time sufficient to cause the crystalline material contacted by the io... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6562413 | Ink cross-linking by UV radiation The invention concerns a method for cross-linking photosensitive inks in particular polymersible inks (36) by ultraviolet radiation consisting in a step (35) inking dots (31) on a base (38) and a subsequent step consisting in applying a concentrated ultra... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6555053 | Method for supplying sterilization/deodorization gas and apparatus therefor According to the present invention, provided are a method whereby a sterilization/deodorization gas is supplied by irradiating a stabilized chlorine dioxide gel or liquid with ultraviolet radiation, and a sterilization/deodorization gas supply apparatus w... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6494062 | Fused silica having high resistance to optical damage This invention relates to a method of rendering fused silica resistant to compaction caused by UV laser beam irradiation. The method of the invention results is a fused silica member that is desensitized to compaction caused by the long-term exposure to U... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6432279 | Method and apparatus for ozone generation and contaminant decomposition A method of and apparatus for generating ozone from oxygen or air with irradiation such as from an electron beam. A means for cooling and preferentially positioning oxygen or air to increase ozone yield efficiency and concentration is employed. The disclo... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6432277 | Method for reducing metal ion content in a chemical compound with a dipole moment Process for reducing the metal ion content in a chemical compound having a dipole moment or a mixture of two or more thereof to 1 ppb or less by distillation with supply of the energy required for vaporizing the chemical compound or the mixture of two or ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6414213 | Titanium oxide particle-coated interior member or indoor equipment An interior member or indoor equipment provided on the surface with titanium oxide particles capable of excellent photocatalytic activity even by irradiation of a weak ultraviolet ray present in an interior room or the like. An interior member or indoor e... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409889 | Method for the removal and recovery of inorganic pollutants from waste aqueous solutions and waste primary air sources This invention refers to a removal and recovery method of pollutant materials. A waste stream source of polluted water and/or waste gases containing waste acids, bases and salts, and/or waste air pollutant suspension particles are fed into a separation re... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6315871 | Method for forming diamonds from carbonaceous material A method for producing diamonds is provided comprising exposing carbonaceous material to ion irradiation at ambient temperature and pressure.... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6266978 | Method for producing synthetic quartz glass for use in ArF excimer laser lithography A simple method for producing a synthetic quartz glass having excellent homogeneity and high transmittance, which is useful as an optical material in producing steppers equipped with an ArF excimer laser as a radiation source. A method for producing a syn... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6241893 | Water filtration media, apparatus and processes An amorphous potassium aluminosilicate filtration media which may be mixed with activated carbon filters water to remove oxygen, chlorines, hardness, alkalinity, ammonia, hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, sodium sulfite and other contaminants. The particular so... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6205818 | Production of fused silica having high resistance to optical damage A method of rendering fused silica resistant to compaction caused by UV laser beam irradiation. The method of the invention results in a fused silica member that is desensitized to compaction caused by the long-term exposure to UV laser beams. The inventi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6179968 | Method and apparatus for treating gas by irradiation of electron beam A method and apparatus for treating gas by irradiation with an electron beam. Flue gas discharged from a fuel combustion facility is treated with an electron beam to remove sulfur oxides and/or nitrogen oxides. Ammonia is added to the flue gas and the mix... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6099695 | ZnO-Pd composite catalyst and production method thereof A ZnO--Pd composite catalyst wherein Pd is dispersed and fixed on the surface of ZnO is produced by ion adsorption process having the steps of soaking ZnO in an acid solution of Pd to adsorb Pd ions (Pd2+) onto the surface of ZnO; and reducing ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5968997 | Continuous process for irradiating of polytetrafluorineethylene (PTFE) A system for continuously processing PTFE by irradiation and grinding includes a processing vessel having first and second horizontally adjacent agitators in first and second transversely adjacent vessel portions. The bottom of the vessel has a step betwe... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5958523 | Coating and lubricant compositions containing polyfluorfullerenes and methods of use The invention relates coating and lubricating compositions comprising polyfluorfullerene and method for using same. The surface to be coated can also be the surface of granulated or powdery polymers. To make polyfluorfullerene a fullerene solution is mixe... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5955393 | Enhanced adsorbent and room temperature catalyst particle and method of making therefor A method for producing an enhanced adsorbent and/or enhanced catalytic particle and/or for producing a catalytic particle, comprising the steps of: (a) removing an effective amount of air from a closed chamber containing an adsorbent and/or catalytic part... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5865959 | Back-side illuminated organic pollutant removal system Illumination of the back-side of a UV transparent medium significantly reduces the decomposition of organic pollutants to carbon dioxide while significantly increasing the amount of radiation available for catalysis of the organic pollutants by a photocat... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5807491 | Electron beam process and apparatus for the treatment of an organically contaminated inorganic liquid or gas A process and apparatus for treating a organically contaminated inorganic liquid or gas with an electron beam are described. The organically contaminated inorganic liquid or gas is introduced into a reaction chamber that is positioned so that the organica... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5786309 | Processes for making polyfluorfullerene and compositions comprising same The invention relates to a process for making polyfluorofullerene as well as polyfluorofullerene itself made according to the process. In the process according to the invention, a fullerene solution is mixed with a polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion, and the r... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5744811 | Transportable electron beam system and method The invention is a transportable and reconfigurable system and method designed for on-site conversion of toxic substances to nontoxic forms. The invention includes an electron beam generator, a reaction chamber and effluent post-processing modules mounted... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5695628 | Method of use of an aluminum foil The use of an aluminum foil is proposed for the chemical reduction of fluid and/or gas-like components, like CO2, and/or as a detector for electromagnetic radiation, e.g., in the ultra-violet spectrum. In this process the aluminum foil is subje... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5693195 | Method of irradiation with electron beams A method by which irradiation treatment of an exhaust gas with electron beams can be performed in a more space- and energy efficient manner. The method in which an exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides (NOx) is irradiated with electron beams so as to for... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5688378 | Photoassisted oxidation of species in solution The invention relates to methods and processes for the photoassisted oxidation of dissolved species such as arsenic, iron, phosphorous and sulphur. Each aspect of the invention involves supplying to a solution including the species to be oxidized, an oxid... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5670664 | Photosensitive organic compounds that release carbon monoxide upon illumination The present invention relates to acetal derivatives of bicyclo2.2.1!hepta-2,5-diene-7-one (norbornadienone) which are capable of releasing carbon monoxide upon irradiation with ultraviolet light, and a method for producing carbon monoxide employing the ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5612522 | Adsorption and ion exchange zeolite gel media to improve the quality and carbonation of water A potassium aluminosilicate is used as a filtration media for filtering water to remove dissolved oxygen, hardness and other dissolved gases and impurities from the water, such as ammonia, hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide and sodium sulfite. The particular pota... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5608197 | Molecular processes and apparatus A method for effecting the initiation of a molecular process or reaction in a substance, which comprises bringing the substance into contact with a surface of a cold cathode device and applying an electric potential across the cold cathode device to cause... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5593737 | Photocatalytic semiconductor coating process The present invention discloses a simplified method for coating a substrate with photocatalytic semiconductor by mixing photocatalytic semiconductor powder with water to form a mixture, reducing said pH of the mixture to below about 4, emulsifying the mix... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5534231 | Low frequency inductive RF plasma reactor A plasma reactor with rf power inductively coupled into the reactor chamber to produce an rf magnetic field substantially perpendicular to a pedestal on which a wafer is placed for processing. Said pedestal is a powered electrode to which power is coupled... | 07/09/1996 |
