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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927507 | Hydrogen storage compositions Compositions for hydrogen storage and methods of making such compositions employ an alloy that exhibits reversible formation/deformation of BH4− anions. The composition includes a ternary alloy including magnesium, boron and a metal and a met... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7892447 | Nanoplatelet metal hydroxides and methods of preparing same Nanoplatelet forms of metal hydroxide and metal oxide are provided, as well as methods for preparing same. The nanoplatelets are suitable for use as fire retardants and as agents for chemical or biological decontamination. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7754101 | Substituted alkylmetal compositions and methods of preparing the same Substituted alkylmetal solutions and a method for making the same wherein the solutions include (a) a substituted alkylmetal compound of the formula of M-CH2—W(Ra) (Rb) (Rc) at a concentration of greater than 1.0M; (b) a... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7393466 | Compositions and methods for anion absorbent metal hydroxides A metal hydroxide complex has a formula Me(OH)4*A−*nH2O or MeO2*A−*nH2O. Preferred complexes are formed in an alkaline medium, and particularly especially preferred anions include cyanide and cyanide gold complexes. Contemplated complexes a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7378037 | Organotin compound treatment To treat an organotin compound in a liquid at low cost. Addition of iron oxide into a liquid containing an organotin compound allows trapping of the organotin compound in the liquid by the iron oxide, and reduction of the organotin compound concentration in the liqu... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7329399 | Hydrogen trapper compound, method for the production and uses thereof A hydrogen-trapping compound is provided, along with a process for manufacturing the compound, and its uses, wherein the hydrogen-trapping compound is characterized in that it contains at least one metal salt of formula MX(OH), in which M represents a divalent trans... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314513 | Methods of forming a doped semiconductor thin film, doped semiconductor thin film structures, doped silane compositions, and methods of making such compositions Methods for forming doped silane and/or semiconductor thin films, doped liquid phase silane compositions useful in such methods, and doped semiconductor thin films and structures. The composition is generally liquid at ambient temperatures and includes a Group IVA a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7252767 | Hydrous zirconium oxide, hydrous hafnium oxide and method of making same The present invention features a method of making hydrous zirconium oxide having desirable properties, including resistance to moisture content, predetermined particle size, and developed porosity and surface area. The inventive material is suitable for use as an io... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7179400 | Stabilization composition for halogen-containing polymers The invention is a stabilizer composition for halogen-containing polymers, comprising a carrier material of the general formula CaxAl2(OH)2(x+2)HPO3.m H2O, wherein x is a number from 2 to 12 and m is a number fr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7135504 | Ink composition for ultraviolet curable ink-jet recording An ink composition for ultraviolet curable ink-jet recording including carbon black, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of non-metallic phthalocyanine sulfonic acids, metal ph... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7091293 | Stereoregular polar vinyl polymers and methods of making the same The polymerization of polar vinyl monomers in the presence of Lewis acids produces stereoregular vinyl polymers. Polar vinyl monomers may be mixed with Lewis acids to form associations or complexes between the monomers and Lewis acids. The mixtures or monomer-Lewis ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7030051 | Dirhodium catalyst compositions and methods for using same Disclosed is method for increasing the efficiency of a dirhodium catalyst. The method includes providing a dirhodium catalyst, providing an organic ester, and contacting the dirhodium catalyst and the organic ester under conditions effective to increase the efficien... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6911552 | Preparation method of alkyldichlorosilanes A method for preparing alkyldichlorosilanes having a Si—H bond by directly reacting metallic silicon with a mixture of alkyl chloride and (i) hydrogen chloride, or (ii) an alkyl chloride which can generate hydrogen chloride at a reaction temperature in the presenc... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6878310 | Carboxylate-containing alkyltin heat stabilizer A stabilizer composition, suitable for use in polyvinyl chloride compositions, can be formed by reacting a mixture of monoalkyltin trichloride, such as butyltin trichloride, and dialkyltin dichloride, such as dibutyltin dichloride, with at least one carboxylic acid,... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6833460 | Preparation and use of gamma-butyrolactones as cross-linking agents The rate of aminolysis of butyrolactones is predictably adjusted by attaching a substituent having a known field effect value (F) to the alpha position before reacting the substituted buytrolactone with an amine. The aminolysis product is a gamma-hydroxy amide. The ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6706247 | Self regulating formulations for safe hydrogen gettering A method and composition are disclosed for preventing uncontrolled exothermic reaction in the presence of a catalyst. A catalyst deployed as a finely divided powder which is attached to the surface of a low melting point wax or wax-like material which is utilized as... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6630079 | Coated bis (2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide) copper salt The present invention provides a bis(2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide) copper salt coated with one or more compounds selected from glycerin, dialkyl phthalate, lubricating oil, acrylic resin, rosin, fatty acid amide, dialkyl polysulfide, polybutene, paraffin and p... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6544440 | Coated bis(2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide) copper salt The present invention provides a bis(2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide) copper salt coated with one or more compounds selected from glycerin, dialkyl phthalate, lubricating oil, acrylic resin, rosin, fatty acid amide, dialkyl polysulfide, polybutene, paraffin and p... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6524403 | Non-chrome passivation process for zinc and zinc alloys A non-chrome containing composition and process are disclosed for enhancing the corrosion resistance of zinc or zinc alloy surfaces. The composition comprises a source of titanium ions or titanates, an oxidant and fluorides or complex fluorides. The compo... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6524487 | Methods and compositions using lanthanum for removing phosphate from water A partially soluble lanthanide compound and methods for use in removing phosphate from water. Preferably the compound is used in removing phosphate from water in swimming pools, spas, and similar structures. Alternatively, a combination of compounds havin... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6491844 | Self regulating formulations for safe hydrogen gettering A method and composition are disclosed for preventing uncontrolled exothermic reaction in the presence of a catalyst. A catalyst deployed as a finely divided powder which is attached to the surface of a low melting point wax or wax-like material which is ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6410805 | Method and composition for hydroxylation of aromatic substrates A method and composition are disclosed for the hydroxylation of aromatic substrates in the presence of oxygen, hydrogen, and a catalyst. In a preferred embodiment, benzene is oxidized to phenol in the presence of oxygen, a vanadium catalyst, and hydrogen.... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6353047 | Rubber adhesion promoters Metal organic compounds comprising three or four atoms of cobalt or nickel, each linked through oxygen atoms to aluminum, silicon or titanium and comprising a combination of aliphatic and aromatic carboxylic acid residues are useful as adhesion promoters ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6323378 | Method and composition for hydroxylation of aromatic substrates A method and composition are disclosed for the oxidation of aromatic substrates in the presence of oxygen, a catalyst, a proton source, and a non-gaseous reductant. In a preferred embodiment, benzene is oxidized to phenol in the presence of oxygen, a vana... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6288255 | Organometallic compositions An organometallic composition comprises a complex of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium and hafnium and an acetoacetate ester in which the molar ratio of Ti or Hf to acetoacetate ester is in the range 1:2.5 to 1:1... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6221277 | Composition for removing sulfur compounds from fluids The present invention relates to an activated metal oxide and methods for removing sulfur compounds from fluids, whereby the activated metal oxide includes an amount of metal oxide and an amount of ethoxylated fatty amine, with the ethoxylated fatty amine... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6057469 | Process for manufacturing active silicon powder for the preparation of alkyl- or aryl-halosilanes A process for the preparation of active silicon powder for use in the Rochow reaction consisting of grinding metallurgical silicon to a particle size less than 350 μm in the presence of at least one catalyst and/or reaction promoter, in order to deposit ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5910270 | Viscosity reduction of organomagnesium solutions Hydrocarbon solutions of a dialkylmagnesium compound having reduced viscosity contain: (a) a hydrocarbon solvent; (b) a dialkylmagnesium compound normally soluble in hydrocarbon solvents; and (c) an effective viscosity reducing amount of a compound select... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5770186 | Antiperspirant composition A composition of zirconyl hydroxy chloride and aluminum chlorhydroxide in stable solid form having improved antiperspirant efficacy when dissolved in water is made by heating a 2-20% by weight aqueous solution containing at least the aluminum chlorhydroxi... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5589196 | Antiperspirant composition A composition of zirconyl hydroxy chloride and aluminum chlorhydroxide in stable solid form having improved antiperspirant efficacy when dissolved in water is made by heating a 2-20% by weight aqueous solution containing at least the aluminum chlorhydroxi... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5490951 | Highly reactive form of copper and reagents thereof A novel zerovalent copper species and an organocopper reagent are disclosed. The zerovalent copper species is directly produced by reaction of a reducing agent with a combination of copper(I) cyanide or halide and an alkali metal halide salt. The organoco... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5490952 | Highly reactive form of copper and reagents thereof A novel zerovalent copper species and an organocopper reagent are disclosed. The zerovalent copper species is directly produced by reaction of a reducing agent with a combination of copper cyanide or halide and an alkali metal halide salt. The organocoppe... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5460745 | Hydride compositions A composition for use in storing hydrogen, and a method for making the composition. The composition comprises a mixture of two or more hydrides, each hydride having a different series of hydrogen sorption isotherms that contribute to the overall isotherms... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5446179 | Process for the preparation of micronutrient blends Metal complexes having high bulk density and a process for the production of the same without the generation of heavy metal-contaminated effluents are disclosed. Solid complexes of EDTANaFe and EDTAKFe having high bulk densities are formed by reaction wit... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5348822 | Chemically and compositionally modified solid solution disordered multiphase nickel hydroxide positive electrode for alkaline rechargeable electrochemical cells A high capacity, long cycle life positive electrode for use in an alkaline rechargeable electrochemical cell comprising: a solid solution nickel hydroxide material having a multiphase structure that comprises at least one polycrystalline γ-phase includin... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5338473 | Aqueous beta cobaltous hydroxide and method for making Beta cobaltous hydroxide is synthesized by decomposing the complex formed between cobaltous ions and a suitable complexing agent under hydrothermal conditions. Cobaltous ion and complexing agent are combined in an aqueous medium, wherein the molar ratio o... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5298556 | Mold release composition and method coating a mold core An aqueous reaction mixture having a pH of 4.5 to 5.5 of a multi-functional polydimethyl siloxane emulsified polymer, a methyl triethoxy silane, a mixture of substituted nonyl and octyl phenol derivative surfactants, non-ionic fluorinated alkyl ester surf... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5274151 | Process for the preparation of solid iron (III) complexes Fe(III) complexes having high bulk density and a process for the production of the same without the generation of heavy metal-contaminated effluents are disclosed. Solid complexes of EDTANaFe and EDTAKFe having high bulk densities are formed by reaction w... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5219925 | Mold release composition and method of coating a mold core An aqueous reaction mixture of a multi-functional polydimethyl siloxane emulsified polymer, a methyl triethoxy silane, a mixture of substituted nonyl or octyl phenol derivative surfactants and synthetic ethoxylated amine surfactants, and ethanol. The reac... | 06/15/1993 |
