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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038337 | Method and device for blending small quantities of liquid in microcavities A method for treating extremely small particles of recycled polyethylene terephthalate comprises providing a quantity of RPET particles having an average mean particle size ranging from about 0.0005 inch to about 0.05 inch in diameter, heating the RPET particles to ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7341697 | Reaction cell and operation method thereof A reaction cell is provided with a vessel-like cell main body and a circular piezoelectric/electrostrictive oscillator fixed to an outside of a bottom surface of the cell main body. The cell main body includes a circular bottom plate portion and a circumferential wa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7217380 | Vibration apparatus and methods of vibration The present invention relates to apparatus and methods of vibration. In particular, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods of vibration for tooling in a structure, such as, for example, a fuselage. In one implementation, the tooling comprises at leas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204615 | LED light with active cooling An LED light assembly includes a housing, an LED disposed in the housing, a heat dissipating structure and a fluid current generator. The LED is in thermal communication with the heat dissipating structure and includes a flow path surface. The fluid current generato... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191787 | Method and apparatus for semiconductor wafer cleaning using high-frequency acoustic energy with supercritical fluid An apparatus and a method is provided for using high-frequency acoustic energy with a supercritical fluid to perform a semiconductor wafer (“wafer”) cleaning process. High-frequency acoustic energy is applied to the supercritical fluid to impart energy to partic... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7018564 | Method for making phosphor ink and system using the same A method for making phosphor ink is provided which uses ultrasonic vibrations to remove surface defect layers from phosphor particles and to quickly and uniformly disperse the phosphor particles throughout a slurry. Propagation of low frequency vibration through the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004016 | Probe system for ultrasonic processing tank The invention provides systems, methods and apparatus for processing delicate parts within a process tank such as an ultrasonic tank. Typically, one or more transducers connect to the tank and respond to drive signals from a generator to produce ultrasound within pr... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6916418 | Assembly and method for purifying water at a point of use and apparatus and method for testing same A cavitation assembly for purification of drinking water includes a generally cylindrically-shaped open-ended tube for flow of water therethrough, the tube comprising a transducer for converting electrical energy to acoustic energy and transmitting ultrasound throug... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6644327 | Ultrasonic cleaner and wet treatment nozzle comprising the same A second housing whose center portion is depressed and whose end portion around the center portion is formed like a visor is arranged around a first housing whose center portion is depressed and whose end portion around the center portion is formed like a... | 11/11/2003 |
| 5646039 | Microfabricated reactor An integrated microfabricated instrument for manipulation, reaction and detection of microliter to picoliter samples. The instrument is suited for biochemical reactions, particularly DNA-based reactions such as the polymerase chain reaction, that require ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 4168295 | Apparatus for enhancing chemical reactions An apparatus for enhancing chemical reactions in a constantly flowing stream of liquid character fortified with oxidizing agents, such as air or oxygen or other chemical agents, makes use of an inner resonant tube concentrically mounted within an outer re... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4017060 | Tuned vibratory feeders A vibratory feeder, conveyor, separator, screen, or other vibratory equipment used in materials handling and related fields of the tuned two mass type in which one mass is an imbalance generator of the type using eccentric weights on a rotating shaft uses... | 04/12/1977 |
