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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7666333 | Embolization Embolization, as well as related particles and methods, are described. ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7354877 | Carbon nanotube fabrics The present invention provides fabrics that have unique chemical, electrical, and thermal properties. The fabrics comprise layers of yarns woven together wherein the yarns further comprise carbon nanotube fibers. These carbon nanotube fibers may be either single-wal... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7332111 | Devices and methods for the production of particles The present invention provides methods and devices for producing particles with an average diameter less than about 15 μm using the precipitation with compressed fluid-antisolvent (PCA) process and the carbon-dioxide assisted nebulization with a bubble dryer (CAN-B... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311861 | Embolization Embolization, as well as related particles and methods, are described. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297179 | Method of producing metal particles, and metal oxide obtained from the particles A method of producing (1) metal particles or (2) metal fine-particles, which contains: jetting out two solutions of (1) a metal salt solution and a reducing agent solution, or (2) a metal ion-containing solution and a hydroxide ion-containing solution, from respecti... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7159756 | Method of soldering and solder compositions The invention relates to using the heat generated during thermal treatment of one or more glass sheets to melt solder. In one nonlimiting embodiment, a lead providing external access to an electrical conductive arrangement, e.g. a conductive member between and conne... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7105124 | Method, apparatus and product for manufacturing nanofiber media A unified arrangement for providing a unique nanofibrous porous media formed as a chemical compound from a water-soluble polymer combined with a cross-linking agent with a balance of water, which chemical compound prevents the polymer from dissolving in water, inclu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101499 | Method of and apparatus for producing pellets from heavy hydrocarbon liquid Apparatus for producing pellets from hot heavy hydrocarbon or asphaltene, in accordance with the present invention, includes flow means that supplies the hot heavy hydrocarbon or asphaltene through a conduit to its outlet; and pellet producing medium or means that b... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6998051 | Particles from supercritical fluid extraction of emulsion A method of producing microparticles and nanoparticles of a solute via the extraction of solvent, having the solute dissolved therein, from an emulsion using a supercritical fluid. The solute to be precipitated is dissolved in the solvent to form a solution, and the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6966990 | Composite particles and method for preparing A method for producing composite particles using a supercritical fluid extraction technique on an emulsion. First and second materials (for example; a polymer and a biologically active material) are dissolved or suspended in a preferably solvent to form a solution o... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962006 | Methods and apparatus for making particles using spray dryer and in-line jet mill Methods and apparatus are provided for making particles comprising: (a) spraying an emulsion, solution, or suspension, which comprises a solvent and a bulk material (e.g., a pharmaceutical agent), through an atomizer and into a primary drying chamber, having a dryin... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6953911 | Edge sealing of a laminated transparency A composite laminate useable in the manufacture of articles having a member responsive to electrical stimuli, e.g. changes transmission, and/or is heated, as current passes through the member includes a pair of spaced bus bars adhesively secured to a major surface o... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6946088 | Thermosetting coating mass The invention relates to a thermosetting coating mass, comprising a carboxyl functional polyester, and/or a carboxyl functional polyacrylate, a β-hydroxyalkylamide, in which a portion of the hydroxyl groups are chemically blocked and/or fillers and/or heat stabilis... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6830714 | Process and apparatus for producing particles using a supercritical fluid A process, and a suitable apparatus, for production of particles of a material in which stream of a dispersion of the material in a solvent and a stream of a compressible fluid antisolvent substance are mixed under conditions such that the substance is in compressib... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6751831 | Method of forming a three-dimensional camouflage fabric A base textile with a camouflage pattern is subjected to hot fluid streams to create flat regions and puckered or wrinkled regions, enhancing the three dimensional characteristics of the resulting material. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6682677 | Spinning, processing, and applications of carbon nanotube filaments, ribbons, and yarns Coagulation spinning produces structures such as fibers, ribbons, and yarns of carbon nanotubes. Stabilization, orientation, and shaping of spun materials are achieved by post-spinning processes. Advantages include the elimination of core-sheath effects d... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6576023 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing microspheres A method and an apparatus are provided for efficiently manufacturing microspheres having a uniform particle diameter. The apparatus comprises: case 1 having a lower body 1a and an upper body 1b. A seal ring 3, a first plate 4 which is comprised of a trans... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6475524 | Composition of matter The invention provides a process for crystallization of amorphous and/or meta-stable crystalline regions of preformed particles by treating the particles with a supercritical or subcritical fluid containing an anti-solvent and a solvent. The invention fur... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6461642 | Crystallization using supercritical or subcritical fluids The invention provides a process for preparing essentially crystalline particles containing a substance in solvated form, by dissolving the substance in a first solvent, introducing the solution and a supercritical or subcritical fluid into an apparatus, ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6458296 | Method and device for capsulating microbial, plant and animal cells or biological and chemical substances The invention relates to a method for capsulating microbial, plant and animal cells or biological and chemical substances, using a nozzle to obtain small, especially spherical particles by vibrating an immobilisation mixture. According to said method, the... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6440337 | Method and apparatus for the formation of particles The invention provides a method and apparatus for forming particles of a substance, comprising (a) introducing into a particle formation chamber, the temperature and pressure in which are controlled, a first supercritical fluid (SCF) and a solution or sus... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6319434 | Method for granulating and grinding liquid slag and device for realizing the same In a process for granulating and disintegrating molten slags, in particular blast furnace slags, with water, a compressed water jet is directed into the slag and the slag is ejected as the jacket of the compressed water jet. The device for carrying out th... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6287362 | Production of metal lumps and apparatus therefor Metal lumps or pebbles are produced by introducing a molten metal stream into a stream of water in a direction which is substantially the same as the direction of the water stream and at a velocity which is substantially the same or slightly less than the... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6248267 | Method for manufacturing fibril system fiber The present invention provides fibril system fibers which may be employed in filter applications and in artificial leather applications, and also provides an industrially superior manufacturing method for such fibril system fibers, and a spinning nozzle. ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6197230 | Process for the preparation of a mixture of cellulosic fibers and microfibers The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a mixture of cellulosic fibers and microfibers. Said process comprises: the preparation of a cellulosic solution (C); the extrusion of said solution (C) through the hole or holes of a die (1); the di... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6177479 | Continuous manufacturing method for microspheres and apparatus In an apparatus for continuously manufacturing microspheres, a dispersed phase (O) is supplied to a chamber 27 for the dispersed phase inside of a bulkhead member 26 via a supply port 23. Thereafter, the dispersed phase enters into a gap 31 between a plat... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6083431 | Method for solidifying and sealing in a toxic substance with sulfur A method for manufacturing materials solidified with sulfur, comprising the steps of bringing the water content of a mixture of sulfur and a raw material to less than 3% by weight, heating and mixing the mixture of raw materials including molten sulfur at... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6019814 | Method of manufacturing 3D parts using a sacrificial material A method for manufacturing precise complex three dimensional structures in which minute drops of both a product layer and a sacrificial layer are emitted from an acoustic device. The process is a two step process wherein first the three dimensional struct... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5939466 | Poly-unsaturated carbohydrate derivatives, polymers thereof and their use The present invention relates to polymerizable derivatives of carbohydrates comprising a carbohydrate radical and more than one radically polymerizable hydrocarbon group which is linked optionally via a spacer to the carbohydrate radical, to homopolymers,... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5868973 | Process and apparatus for producing fibrets from cellulose derivatives The disclosure is a more economical process for producing fibrets of superior quality by directing a dope comprising a cellulose derivative and a suitable solvent therefor into a coagulant and exposing it there to a shearing field to coagulate of the dope... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5851453 | Method and apparatus for the formation of particles A method for the dewatering of a material layer of paper fibers in a double-screen former, where the sheet weight (oven-dried sheet weight (otro)) is more than 100 g/m2 and/or the screen circulates with a speed of at least 100 m/min. Two screen... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5834057 | Method of making chemically engineered metastable alloys and multiple components nanoparticles Nanoparticles of a mixed oxide precursor are reduced to form particles of a anostructured metastable alloy having a majority metal and a minority metal. Additional heating enriches the surfaces of the particles with respect to the minority metal, thus form... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5695695 | Manufacture of polymer fibrids The invention enables production of polymer fibrids comprising a polyester which is injected as a low-viscosity jet into a shear field formed by liquid jets, torn apart by the liquid jets and formed into fibrids having a fibril length of from 0.1 to 5 mm ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5582779 | Process and apparatus using liquefied gas for making plastic particles The invention relates to a process for the solvent-free and dry production of particles from plastics. According to the invention, the plastic is heated to form a viscous material, in this form, is conveyed as material stream through an outlet into a comm... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5500161 | Method for making hydrophobic polymeric microparticles A method for the preparation of microparticles, and the product thereof, that includes dispersing a substantially water insoluble non-ionic or ionic polymer in an aqueous solution in which the substance to be delivered is also dissolved, dispersed or susp... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5482773 | Activated carbon-containing fibrids Polymeric fibrids containing embedded activated carbon are useful as adsorbents.... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5435945 | Method and apparatus for generating sulphur seed particles for sulphur granule production A method and apparatus are provided for generating seed particles. In one technique, a spray of water droplets is discharged to intersect a spray of liquid sulphur droplets to effect contact between some of the sulphur droplets and water droplets. The coo... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5380473 | Process for making shearform matrix The present invention is a unique process and apparatus for making a new matrix material called a shearform matrix which results in transformation of the morphology of a feedstock. The process is characterized by increasing the temperature of a nonsolubil... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5322650 | Method and apparatus for producing fibers A molten fiber material flow is rendered into a plurality of fibers by means of a liquid jet such as water jet in place of a pressurized gas or air. The flow moves downwardly in a vertical direction while the water jet cuts it at an inclined angle. The wa... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5320509 | Molten metal-atomizing apparatus There is disclosed a molten metal-atomizing apparatus which prevents the formation of a blocking in an ultra-high pressure atomizing of molten metal, and can produce finer metal powder. A vertical distance from the position of occurrence of a primary atom... | 06/14/1994 |