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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168096 | Process for producing polystyrene foam particles having a high density A process for producing polystyrene foam particles having a bulk density in the range from 40 to 400 g/l by extrusion of a polystyrene melt comprising carbon dioxide and/or water as blowing agent through a nozzle and underwater pelletization, wherein the underwater ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8147730 | Synthesis of small particles The invention provides an apparatus for forming fine particles of a substance in a precipitation chamber, in which the apparatus has means to convey the fine particles from the precipitation chamber to at least one particle collection chamber, downstream of the prec... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7972543 | Process for producing microsphere with use of metal substrate having through-hole An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing microspheres that are solid microparticles or liquid microparticles for use as an emulsion employed in the food industry, production of medicine and cosmetic etc. or an emulsion for DDS (drug d... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7776242 | Method for granulating flexible polyolefin resin and granule A method for granulating a flexible polyolefin resin including: melting a flexible polyolefin resin by volatilization after polymerization; cooling the resin to a temperature in a range of the melting point of the resin (Tm-D) ±50° C.; and granulating the cooled r... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7767118 | Nanoparticles from supercritical fluid antisolvent process using particle growth and agglomeration retardants The present invention provides a method of forming particles using supercritical fluid (SCF). In accordance with the method, one or more growth retardant compounds having both SCF-philic and SCF-phobic groups are present when one or more solute materials reach a sup... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7744786 | Method and device for manufacturing extremely fine particles and porous materials by controlled low temperature drying A method and device for manufacturing extremely fine particles and porous materials by controlled low temperature drying. An ambient-pressure and ambient-temperature atomizer atomizes a particle precursor solution to create a precursor mist. The precursor mist and d... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7691297 | Process for the manufacture of powderous preparations of fat-soluble substances In a process for the manufacture of beadlet preparations of fat-soluble substances in a water-soluble or water-dispersible non-gelling matrix, an aqueous emulsion of the fat-soluble substance(s) and the matrix component are fed through a spray nozzle in the upper se... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7553434 | Fine channel device, fine particle producing method and solvent extraction method A fine channel device capable of producing fine particles in an industrial scale, hardening the fine particles immediately after the production and recovering the fine particles from a medium without collapsing the shape of the produced fine particles, a fine partic... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7553433 | Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultraso... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7524442 | Method and device for manufacturing extremely fine particles and porous materials by controlled low temperature drying A method and device for manufacturing extremely fine particles and porous materials by controlled low temperature drying. An ambient-pressure and ambient-temperature atomizer atomizes a particle precursor solution to create a precursor mist. The precursor mist and d... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7413690 | Process and apparatus for producing spherical pellets using molten solid matrices A method and apparatus for forming pellets, the apparatus comprising a column for housing column liquid; column liquid; temperature controlling elements engaging the column and capable of maintaining a first and second temperature in the column liquid, and an inject... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390411 | Method for preparing a compound of interaction of active substances with a porous support using supercritical fluid The invention concerns a method for preparing compounds for interaction of an active substance hardly soluble in an aqueous medium with a porous support. The invention is characterized in that it comprises the following steps: (a) mixing the active substance generat... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387752 | Method for producing solid ceramic particles using a spray drying process Methods for producing solid, substantially round, spherical and sintered particles from a slurry of a calcined, uncalcined or partially calcined raw material having an alumina content of greater than about 40 weight percent. The slurry is processed with spray drying... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7344663 | Multi-nozzle for granulation and method for manufacturing granular product The present invention provides a granulation method with increased drying effect while assuring the pressure for spraying the aqueous solution and the necessary number of nozzles equivalent to those of conventional design. Specifically, the granulation method uses a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329720 | Methods for increasing the mean particle size of 2-hydrocarbyl-3,3-bis(hydroxyaryl)phthalimidines A method for increasing a mean particle size of a 2-hydrocarbyl-3,3-bis(hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine is provided. The method comprises forming a mixture comprising a feedstream of the 2-hydrocarbyl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine, and a solvent composition comprisi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323136 | Containerless mixing of metals and polymers with fullerenes and nanofibers to produce reinforced advanced materials The present invention relates to fullerene, nanotube, or nanofiber filled metals and polymers. This invention stems from a cross-disciplinary combination of electromagnetic and acoustic processing and property enhancement of materials through fullerene or nanofiber ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318719 | Steep angle cutter hub and blade assembly A cutter hub and blade assembly for an underwater pelletizer in which molten polymer is extruded as strands through orifices in a die plate. The cutter hub is rotatably driven and includes cutter blades mounted at a steep angle on the cutter hub and move along the f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7291296 | Method for making very fine particles consisting of a principle inserted in a host molecule The invention concerns a method for making very fine particles containing at least an active principle inserted in a host molecule and a device for implementing said method. The method is characterized in that it consists in forming a solution of the active principl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282167 | Method and apparatus for forming nano-particles Nano-scale particles of materials can be produced by vaporizing the material and allowing the material to flow in a non-violently turbulent manner into thermal communication with a cooling fluid, thereby forming small particles of the material that can be in the nan... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267540 | Steep angle cutter hub with blunt edge blades A cutter hub and blade assembly for cutting polymer strands extruded from a die face in a pelletizer has cutter blades mounted on the cutter hub at a steep angle. The blades are beveled along a portion of their leading edge to form a blunt cutting edge or surface to... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261529 | Apparatus for preparing biodegradable microparticle formulations containing pharmaceutically active agents This invention is directed to an apparatus and method for producing microparticles comprising pharmacologically active agents and biodegradable polymers. The apparatus includes a spinning disk containing a reservoir in the center thereof and a flat inclined surface.... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7211233 | Method of preparing granules A method of preparing spherical pellets from a slurry comprising a ceramic powder, a solvent, and any desired additives, by means of a drop-generating orifice to which said slurry is fed is described, wherein the drops are released from said orifice by means of a re... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208107 | Method and device for producing spherical particles from a polymer melt The invention relates to a method and a device for the production of spherical particles, whereby a molten prepolymer or precondensate is transformed into droplets by means of a drip nozzle, the droplets are subjected to a countercurrent with a gas in a precipitatio... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7179407 | Zero order release and temperature-controlled microcapsules and process for the preparation thereof A microcapsule composition comprising a core material in a matrix of polymorphic shell material, releases said core material in an aqueous environment in accordance with zero order linear release profile. A preferred composition comprises a core material having a de... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179881 | Process for heating PET pellet feed to a solid stating process by heat exchange with hot solid stated pellets Considerable energy savings may be realized by recovering heat from hot PET pellets exiting a solid state polymerization reactor, and using this heat to heat cool pellets entering the crystallizer or solid state polymerization reactor. The heat may be transferred fr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160489 | Controlled chemical aerosol flow synthesis of nanometer-sized particles and other nanometer-sized products A method and apparatus for producing nanometer-sized particles, the method including the steps of forming of mixture by mixing a first precursor reactant, a second precursor reactant, a surface-stabilizing surfactant, and a high boiling point liquid to form a mixtur... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153114 | Granulation apparatus Apparatus for the granulation of a predetermined substance provided in fluid, semi-fluid and similar state, comprising a prilling tower. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144930 | Functionalized, structurally modified silicas Functionalized, structurally modified silicas with 3-methacryloxypropylsilyl and/or glycidyloxypropylsilyl groups on the surface are prepared by mixing the silicas with the silane and heat-treating, destructuring and grinding the mixture. The silicas are employed in... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128852 | Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultraso... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112703 | Production of bisphenol-A with reduced sulfur content A process for the production of bisphenol-A having low concentration of sulphur is disclosed. The process comprise a) reacting phenol with acetone in the presence of a sulfonic acid ion exchanger to form a product mixture containing water, bisphenol-A/phenol adduct,... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112292 | Method of manufacturing seamless capsule Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a spherical seamless capsule formed by encapsulating a filler material such as a medicine with a capsule shell material such as gelatin. A concentric multiple nozzle is positioned above the liquid surface of a curing liquid suc... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094370 | Method for the production of metal-carbon composite powders Metal-carbon composite powders and methods for producing metal-carbon composite powders. The powders have a well-controlled microstructure and morphology and preferably have a small average particle size. The method includes forming the particles from an aerosol of ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087197 | Particle formation Method for preparing a target substance in particulate form, comprising introducing into a particle formation vessel, through separate first and second fluid inlets respectively, (a) a “target solution/suspension” of the substance in a fluid vehicle and (b) a co... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087198 | Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultraso... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083748 | Method and apparatus for continuous particle production using supercritical fluid A method and an apparatus for continuously producing particles from an emulsion by supercritical fluid extraction. The emulsion includes a solute suspended or dissolved in the supercritical fluid soluble first phase. The supercritical fluid and the emulsion contact ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7025911 | Manufacturing method for oral quick-dissolving seamless capsule A manufacturing method for oral quick-dissolving capsules, includes the steps of: preparing a core liquid that contains a filler material; preparing a shell liquid by having dissolved therein a shell material that includes one or more plasticizer and a shell forming... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7001543 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing semiconductor grains A crucible is formed of a cylindrical body member and a disk-shaped nozzle member fitted to the bottom portion of the body member, and the nozzle member is provided with a nozzle hole for discharging out a semiconductor molten solution dropwise therethrough. The sem... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998074 | Method for forming polymer microspheres A method for forming polymer microspheres includes dispensing polymeric material from an orifice of a drop-on-demand ink jet printhead while the orifice is immersed in a solvent extraction media. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6939488 | Binding agent for inorganic material powders for producing metallic and ceramic moulded bodies A binder B for inorganic powders comprises a mixture of b1 from 80 to 99.5% by weight of a polyoxymethlene homopolymer or copolymer B1 and b2 from 0.5 to 20% by weight of a polymer system B2 which is not miscible w... | 09/06/2005 |
