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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407599 | Acid based antifreeze composition The present invention relates to a carboxylic acid based antifreeze coolant formulation for heavy duty applications such as for diesel engines which may be used for inhibition and prevention erosion and corrosion of aluminum and the corrosion of other metals exposed... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407917 | Lubricating oil composition for automatic transmissions An additive compound comprising a non-borated and/or borated reaction product, in which the reaction product is obtained by reacting a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated monovalent aliphatic acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, urea, and polyalkylenepolyamine... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404911 | Heat-transfer media having improved thermal stability and based on higher polyglycols The present invention relates to heat-transfer concentrates for solar installations, containing a) from 92 to 99% by weight of at least one polyglycol of the formula R—O—(CH2—CH2—O)n—H, in which n is an integer... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7365375 | Organic-framework zeolite interlayer dielectrics An organic-framework zeolite interlayer dielectric is disclosed. The interlayer dielectric's resistance to chemical attack, its dielectric constant, its mechanical strength, or combinations thereof can be tailored by (1) varying the ratio of carbon-to-oxygen in the ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7314908 | Polythiophene processes Polythiophene may be processed using a method including providing a composition including the polythiophene and a liquid including at least one hydrocarbon having at least 6 carbon atoms; heating the composition to a temperature of at least about 50° C.; and separa... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306750 | Carboxylate salts in heat-storage applications The application of carboxylate salts for storing thermal energy is disclosed. The invention is directed to methods for the storage and use of thermal energy comprising contacting mixtures of alkali metal salts or alkali earth metal salts of carboxylic acids, storing... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7270768 | Environmentally benign anti-icing or deicing fluids employing triglyceride processing by-products Deicing compositions comprised of glycerol-containing by-products of triglyceride processing processes are disclosed. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270766 | Feed water composition for boilers “Disclosed is a feed water composition for boilers whose main ingredient is a purified ethylene glycol aqueous solution that is a mixture of purified ethylene glycol and pure water in a weight ratio of 70-90 : 10-30 wt %. The feed water composition comprises 92.1 ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252780 | 1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pentanone refrigerant and heat transfer compositions comprising a fluoroether Compositions of 1.1.1,2,2,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-4 (trifluoromethyl)-3 pentanone can be used in heat transfer refrigeration and air conditioning systems. The compositions may be in combination with fluoroethers. The compositions may be azeotropic or near azeotropic.... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252781 | Solutions of polymer semiconductors The present invention relates to a process for producing particle-free solutions of polymeric semiconductors and to their use for producing layers of polymeric semiconductors in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes (PLEDs), organic integrated circuits (O-ICs), or... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7205709 | Image display medium and image formation device The present invention provides an image display medium including a pair of substrates disposed so as to face each other and first and second particles contained in space between the pair of substrates, wherein the first particles can be positively or negatively char... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7098173 | Thermally stable antifoam agent for use in automatic transmission fluids Antifoam compositions for automatic transmission fluids contain antifoam agents comprising perfluoropolyether compounds (PFPE). An automatic transmission fluid is provided containing the antifoam composition in a lubricating base oil, along with conventional additiv... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091303 | Oil soluble hyperbranched polyesteramides The invention relates to a method to produce a modified hyperbranched polyesteramide, containing at least two β-hydroxylamide ester groups and optionally also a hydroxyalkylamide endgroup, wherein (a) a hydroxy-, or aminefunctional monomer, oligomer or polymer is c... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7078566 | Salts of guanidine derivatives and pharmaceutical preparations consisting thereof This invention relates to salts of guanidine derivatives of formula R—X—C(═NH)NH3+Z−, wherein X represents a valence bond, —CH2—NH—, —CH2—NH—NH— or —CH═N—NH—; R represents a linear ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7060199 | Biodegradable functional fluid for mechanical drives The invention relates to a water-based biodegradable and non-toxic functional fluid for mechanical drives, preferably for use in steam engines. The object of providing such functional fluids for use in mechanical drives, particularly for the hydrodynamic lubrication... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060198 | Heat exchange fluids comprising amine carboxylates Carboxylate salts of amines are used as components of heat exchange fluids. The amines may have a ratio of N to C of 1:0 to 1:12 and the carboxylate anion may be derived from an acid of the formula H(CH2)0-3COOH. A preferred monoamine heat exch... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047171 | Method for the characterization of the three-dimensional structure of proteins employing mass spectrometric analysis and computational feedback modeling A method for characterizing the three-dimensional surface structure of molecules, particularly proteins and protein complexes, employing mass spectrometric analysis, an electrospray ionization (ES) source, a novel data interpretation process that utilizes comparison... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7018559 | Functional fluid compositions containing epoxide acid scavengers A phosphate ester-based functional fluid composition that generates reduced levels of carboxylic acid during use by incorporating at least one acid scavenger selected from the epoxides of the invention. The phosphate ester-based functional fluids are particularly us... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6984340 | Corrosion inhibiting formulations The present invention relates to formulations for corrosion-inhibiting, emulsifying, lubricating or as a surfactant in organic hydrocarbon and/or water based system containing an acyl amino acid derivative and a triazole derivative. ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6974003 | Spring-shock absorbing system with tubular rolled bellows A combined spring/damper system for the support of wheel suspensions or axles on a vehicle body, with a tubular concertina which is mounted between an outer bell and a rolling piston and the meniscus of which is guided on a cylindrical inner-wall region of the outer... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6939483 | Brine fluids with improved corrosion properties It has been discovered that ammonia and amines are useful to increase the pH and corrosion resistance of high density brines, such as zinc bromide brines, without significantly reducing their densities. The ammonia or amine additive is preferably incorporated by con... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6913707 | Biodegradable functional fluid for mechanic drives The invention relates to a water-based biodegradable and non-toxic functional fluid for mechanical drives, preferably for use in steam engines. The object of providing such functional fluids for use in mechanical drives, particularly for the hydrodynamic lubrication... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6893582 | Method of heating a fluid using a line heater comprising an alkali metal formate A heat transfer fluid comprising potassium formate is used to good effect in line heaters for heating natural gas in gas transmission lines, and for other uses. The solution is heated in a liquid heat transfer medium in a fluid heating zone and transferred to a gas ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6881355 | Antifreeze The present invention relates to antifreeze concentrates comprising a) from 0.05 to 10% by weight of one or more sulfonated or sulfated polyglycols of the formula R—(O)l-(A-O)m—(CH2)k—SO3 | 04/19/2005 |
| 6849194 | Methods for preparing ethers, ether compositions, fluoroether fire extinguishing systems, mixtures and methods Highly fluorinated, saturated, and unsaturated fluoroethers are efficient, economical, non-ozone-depleting fire extinguishing agents used alone or in blends with other fire extinguishing agents in total flooding and portable systems. Methods for producing ethers, ha... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6843931 | Environmentally benign anti-icing or deicing fluids The present invention provides deicing compositions which are environmentally benign, a process for producing the composition from certain waste process streams, and methods of deicing and/or anti-icing. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6835323 | Aqueous hydraulic medium The invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising a salt of formic acid for use as a hydraulic medium in hydrostatic transmission of power. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6831108 | Viscoelastic surfactant fluids and related methods of use Viscoelastic surfactant based aqueous fluid systems useful as thickening agents in various applications, e.g. to suspend particles produced during the excavation of geologic formations. The surfactants are zwitterionic/amphoteric surfactants such as dihydroxyl alkyl... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6828286 | Lubricant compositions Lubricant compositions comprises a lubricant base oil and one or more compounds resulting the modification of a succinimide represented by formula (1) or (2) wherein R1 and R2 may be the same or d... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818147 | Antifreeze concentrate containing the colorant C.I. Reactive Violet 5 Antifreeze concentrates based on alkylene glycols or derivatives thereof or on glycerol, comprising from 0.0005 to 0.1% by weight of the dye C.I. Reactive Violet 5 (Color Index No. 18097), based on the total amount of the concentrate. ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814882 | Fabric coating composition with latent heat effect and a method for fabricating the same A fabric coating composition with latent heat effects and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The composition at least includes 1 part of the polymer binder, the hydrophilic microcapsule aqueous solution and the thickener, wherein the hydrophilic microca... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6783693 | Hydraulic fluids, containing cyclic carboxylic acid derivatives Hydraulic fluids, in particular brake fluids for motor vehicles, comprising from 0.01 to 50 wt % of one or more cyclic carboxylates, or cyclic carboxamides, which can carry a linear or branched C1-bis C20 alkyl group on the nitrogen atom. ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6750182 | Polar oil based industrial oils with enhanced sludge performance Ester based industrial oils containing acid scavengers exhibit improved sludge performance when a minor amount of hydrocarbon oil is included in the formulation. ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6676847 | Monocarboxylic acid based antifreeze composition for diesel engines The present invention relates to a carboxylic acid based antifreeze coolant formulation for heavy duty applications such as for diesel engines which may be used for inhibition and prevention erosion and corrosion of aluminum and the corrosion of other met... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6645403 | Multiphase electrorheological fluid Disclosed herein is a multiphase electrorheological fluid having an improved yield stress and stability. The multiphase electrorheological fluid comprises a first liquid phase component as a continuous oil phase; particles dispersed in the continuous oil ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6635187 | Compositions comprising hydrofluorocarbons and their manufacture A process is disclosed for producing compositions including (a) a compound selected from the group consisting of CHF2 CF3, CHF2 CHF2, CH2 FCF3, CH3 CF3, CH3 CHF | 10/21/2003 |
| 6635189 | Electro-rheological fluid comprising dried water-soluble starch as a conductive particle The ER fluid comprising water-soluble starch as conductive particles contains less than 5 wt % water. The ER fluid of the present invention comprises water-soluble starch as a conductive particle which is dispersed in non-conductive media. The ER fluid of... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6630696 | Silica zeolite low-k dielectric thin films Thin films for use as dielectric in semiconductor and other devices are prepared from silica zeolites, preferably pure silica zeolites such as pure-silica MFI. The films have low k values, generally below about 2.7, ranging downwards to k values below 2.2... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6624123 | Use of surfactants with high molecular weight for improving the filterability in hydraulic lubricants A hydraulic oil, a predominant amount of an oil having a viscosity suitable for lubrication, and from 0.03% to 0.06% of an agent improving filterability, corresponding to the formula R--Z. Z represents an ester of succinic acid comprising the reaction pro... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6616858 | Prevention of ice nucleation by polyglycerol Linear polymers of glycerol can prevent or delay ice nucleation in a variety of contexts. Polyglycerol can also be employed in combination with other ice control agents, such as polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate copolymers and antifreeze proteins, to pr... | 09/09/2003 |
