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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8360342 | Fuel injector having differential tip cooling system and method According to various embodiments, a system includes a gasification fuel injector. The gasification fuel injector includes a tip portion, an annular coolant chamber disposed in the tip portion, and a first structural support extending through the annular coolant cham... | 01/29/2013 |
| 7578451 | Apparatus for thermal spraying The invention relates to an apparatus for thermal spraying (1) including a spray gun (2) with a burner (3), wherein an operating media (5) can be supplied to the spray gun (2) via a feed line (4), and a base part (6) ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7383794 | Injection nozzle for internal combustion machines Within an injection nozzle for the injection of fuels into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion machine the injection nozzle (5) comprising an axially displaceable valve needle (7), which plunges into a control chamber (12) chargeabl... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357334 | Method and apparatus for separating a solution In a method and apparatus for separating a solution, the solution containing a target substance is atomized into a mist in an atomizer (1) to produce a mixed fluid of mist and air. In the collection of the mist from this mixed fluid, an air transmission membr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344092 | Rotary atomizer, and air bearing protection system for rotary atomizer Disclosed herein are a rotary atomizer and an air bearing protection system for the rotary atomizer. The structure of the system is simplified to reduce the manufacturing cost. An air bearing is used to enable high-speed rotation along with savings in the maintenanc... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338645 | Method and system for reducing decomposition byproducts in a methanol to olefin reactor system Disclosed is a method and system for reducing the formation of metal catalyzed side-reaction byproducts formed in the feed vaporization and introduction system of a methanol to olefin reactor system by forming and/or coating one or more of the heating devices, feed ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7290723 | Aerosol splitter for ELSD The present invention is directed to a device for splitting a propelled aerosol cloud. The device utilizes a curved spray chamber and a thermal technique to divert any desired portion of the aerosol to waste. The remainder of the aerosol is made available to an ELSD... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279732 | Enhanced atomic layer deposition A method of enhanced atomic layer deposition is described. In an embodiment, the enhancement is the use of plasma. Plasma begins prior to flowing a second precursor into the chamber. The second precursor reacts with a prior precursor to deposit a layer on the substr... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273187 | Nozzle for air-assisted atomization of a liquid fuel A nozzle (100) for air-assisted atomizing of a liquid fuel comprises a fuel feed passage (110) and an air feed passage (114) and a swirling chamber (118) from which fuel and air may be passed to an exit orifice (126) for emerging a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258831 | Injector-burner for metal melting furnaces The following invention relates to an injector-burner for applications in the metalwork field, in particular for use in electric arc furnace melting processes having a frontal head with two series of holes arranged in two concentric crowns, the inner crown of holes ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240767 | Fixing structure of tail pipe of exhaust pipe A clamping member (2) for clamping a periphery of a rear-end open portion of an exhaust pipe (3) is accommodated in a front-end open portion (11) of a tail pipe (1). The clamping member (2) has a pair of plate parts (21, 22)... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7208804 | Crystalline or amorphous medium-K gate oxides, Y0and Gd0 A gate oxide and method of fabricating a gate oxide that produces a more reliable and thinner equivalent oxide thickness than conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. Also shown is a gate oxide with a conduction band offset of 2 eV or greater. Gate oxi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205620 | Highly reliable amorphous high-k gate dielectric ZrON A gate dielectric and method of fabricating a gate dielectric that produces a more reliable and thinner equivalent oxide thickness than conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. Gate dielectrics formed from metals such as zirconium are thermodynamically... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205218 | Method including forming gate dielectrics having multiple lanthanide oxide layers A dielectric film having a layer of a lanthanide oxide and a layer of another lanthanide oxide, and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable gate dielectric with a equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable using SiO2. A g... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199023 | Atomic layer deposited HfSiON dielectric films wherein each precursor is independendently pulsed A dielectric film containing atomic layer deposited HfSiON and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable dielectric layer having an equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable using SiO2. The HfSiON layer thickness is contro... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198555 | Atomizer cooling by liquid circulation through atomizer tip holder An improved atomizer, in which the liquid to be sprayed is circulated around the nozzle tip to prevent degradation of the liquid in hot environments. The circulation is controlled by a valve, which permits the liquid to circulate even when no liquid is being sprayed... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193893 | Write once read only memory employing floating gates Structures and methods for write once read only memory employing floating gates are provided. The write once read only memory cell includes a floating gate transistor formed in a modified dynamic random access memory (DRAM) fabrication process. The floating gate tra... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168241 | Device for introducing fuel into an exhaust line The present invention relates to a device (1) for introducing fuel into an exhaust line (4) of an internal combustion engine, in particular in a motor vehicle, with a fuel injector (2) for injecting fuel under injection pressure into the exhaust... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140556 | Fuel injector with injection valve provided with side feed A fuel injector provided with an injection valve comprising a mobile plunger; an injection jet having a plurality of first through-holes made starting from a chamber arranged downstream from the injection valve; a supporting body having a tubular shape and comprisin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135421 | Atomic layer-deposited hafnium aluminum oxide A dielectric film containing HfAlO3 and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable gate dielectric having an equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable using SiO2. A gate dielectric is formed by atomic layer depos... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117849 | Direct gaseous fuel injector A fuel injector. The fuel injector can include a fuel channel configured to receive pressurized gaseous fuel from a fuel rail, and a nozzle in fluid communication with the fuel channel, wherein the nozzle includes tapered portions configured to be seated adjacent a ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117675 | Cooling of liquid fuel components to eliminate coking A system for cooling at least one gas turbine liquid fuel component located in a high temperature environment to eliminate coking in the component is disclosed. The system includes a sleeve surrounding the liquid fuel component, a device for providing a current of c... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114663 | Thermally protected lance for repairing high temperature process vessel walls with pumpable fibrous refractory material and systems employing the same Systems and methods are provided whereby pumpable viscous fibrous material may be applied onto surfaces of high temperature process vessels while hot (i.e., while at or near such vessels' high operational temperatures of several hundreds up to several thousands of d... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101813 | Atomic layer deposited Zr-Sn-Ti-O films A dielectric film containing atomic layer deposited Zr—Sn—Ti—O and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable dielectric layer having an equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable using SiO2. Depositing titanium and ox... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066401 | Lance-type liquid reducing agent spray device A lance-type spraying assembly for directing a reducing agent into a combustion zone or discharging combustion gases for Nox emission control. The spraying assembly including a lance body having an inlet end and a downstream end and a spray nozzle arranged at the do... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056084 | Steam turbine A steam turbine that can effectively operate with the steam at the higher temperatures, while maintaining the strength of turbine constituent components despite the high steam temperature of the steam is provided. The steam turbine includes a casing, a rotor, a plur... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028918 | Fuel injector having a nozzle with improved cooling A fuel injector having a nozzle with improved cooling including a retainer and a nozzle housing received therein. The nozzle housing includes a nozzle shank, an outer peripheral surface and at least one injection hole at a tip of the nozzle shank. The nozzle shank i... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028994 | Pressure blast pre-filming spray nozzle Disclosed is a nozzle assembly having a nozzle housing and a valve element axially slidable therewithin between a closed and an open position. The nozzle housing has a housing inlet and a housing outlet fluidly interconnected by a plurality of housing passages. The ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021558 | Fuel injector having a cooled lower nozzle body A fuel injector is provided with a lower nozzle body which is cooled with a small amount of metered fuel. In one embodiment, a blind passage is formed to extend from the upper portion to the lower end of the injector nozzle valve element. A transverse passage is for... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018940 | Method and apparatus for providing uniform gas delivery to substrates in CVD and PECVD processes A showerhead diffuser apparatus for a CVD process has a first channel region having first plural independent radially-concentric channels and individual gas supply ports from a first side of the apparatus to individual ones of the first channels, a second channel re... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6969250 | Exhaust gas treating device A waste gas treatment system having a burner part and a combustion chamber provided at a downstream side of the burner part. Combustion flames are formed from the burner part toward the combustion chamber, and a waste gas is introduced into the combustion flames, th... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6967154 | Enhanced atomic layer deposition A method of enhanced atomic layer deposition is described. In an embodiment, the enhancement is the use of plasma. Plasma begins prior to flowing a second precursor into the chamber. The second precursor reacts with a prior precursor to deposit a layer on the substr... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957538 | Combustion chamber for a gas turbine The invention relates to a combustion chamber for a gas turbine having at least one closed-circuit-cooled burner insert which can be disposed in an inlet opening of the combustion chamber for the purpose of feeding and/or igniting a combustible gas/air mixture, and ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6958302 | Atomic layer deposited Zr-Sn-Ti-O films using TiI4 A dielectric film containing Zr—Sn—Ti—O formed by atomic layer deposition using a TiI4 precursor and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable dielectric layer having an equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable usin... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957537 | Combustor of a gas turbine having a nozzle pipe stand Manifolds are shaped cross star having curved surfaces inside thereof, and holes are bored in four corners of the manifolds. In mounting a combustor to a casing, oil in the manifolds is transmitted to the holes by way of the curved surfaces. As a result of this, oil... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955038 | Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engine combustors A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine. The method comprises coupling a combustor including a dome assembly and a combustor liner that extends downstream from the dome assembly to a combustor casing that is positioned radially outwardly from the combus... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953730 | Low-temperature grown high quality ultra-thin CoTiO3 gate dielectrics A gate oxide and method of fabricating a gate oxide that produces a more reliable and thinner equivalent oxide thickness than conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. Gate oxides formed from alloys such as cobalt-titanium are thermodynamically stable s... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951308 | Snow making method and apparatus A snow making method and apparatus wherein water (3) in flexible hoses (2), within a cooling medium (1) is converted to snow and/or ice crystals. The hoses (2) are cyclically inflated and deflated to cause the crystals to be dislodged fro... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6946033 | Heated gas distribution plate for a processing chamber An apparatus for distributing gas in a processing system. In one embodiment, the system includes a gas distribution assembly having a gas distribution plate. The gas distribution plate defines a plurality of holes through which gases are transmitted. The assembly fu... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6930346 | Evaporation of Y-Si-O films for medium-K dielectrics A gate oxide and method of fabricating a gate oxide that produces a more reliable and thinner equivalent oxide thickness than conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. Gate oxides formed from yttrium, silicon, and oxygen are thermodynamically stable suc... | 08/16/2005 |
