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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052354 | Method and device to prevent contamination of a transport device by freshly glued fibers The invention relates to a method and a device (1) to prevent contamination on a wall inner side (53, 54, 55, 56, 67) of a transport device (10) for fibers (60) which are designated for the production of fiberboards and which after wettin... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7347649 | Powder purge tube To supply a powder lacquer sprayer, the coating powder is pressed by a pig through the supply line and, in the process, it is fluidized from the side of the pig which is turned toward the powder. The fluidization air can be led to the powder, for example, by a centr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7124450 | Flushable plunger cover A flushable cover for a plunger with a layer of a flushable paper material and a layer of a film soluble in cold water. The cover is constructed to maintain integrity during use of the plunger, but at the same time being capable of being broken down in water. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7097392 | Free-flowing sulfur transport, storage and use to produce energy, fertilizer or hydrogen without carbon dioxide Elemental sulfur is combined with either liquid anhydrous ammonia, liquid sulfur dioxide, or both to form a solution or slurry which is transportable through pipelines or other transport vessels without a risk of clogging due to the environmental temperature drops t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6966132 | Method and device for moving subsea rocks and sediments A method for moving subsea rocks and sediments which can be at significant depths, in connection with removal of protective rocks around installations where maintenance is to be conducted. Tubing with an ejector nozzle is arranged completely externally in relation t... | 11/22/2005 |
| 5258137 | Viscoelastic surfactant based foam fluids A foam-fluid composition for use in foam fracture applications and foam slurry transport comprises a thickening amount of a viscoelastic surfactant composition, a functionally effective amount of a surfactant composition capable of forming a foam, and an ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5169267 | Method of pumping coal slurries Lump coal is able to be pumped through a pipeline by suspending it in a slurry which is composed of water, fine coal and finely-divided magnetite. At the terminal end of the pipeline, the lump coal is separated from the slurry, which is pumped back for re... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5080534 | Low water materials transportation A solid material, such as sand, mineral tailings, aggregate, or sludge is selected and treated to wet the surface of the material. A low moisture content foam is generated by passing a gas through a mixture of water and a surfactant, wherein the foam has ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5056962 | Method of sampling solid materials and sampling system to execute the method A method and the related system for sampling solid materials. Materials as continuously manufactured from a compression molding machine are sampled at fixed intervals and the materials thus sampled are fed into a transport pipe so as to be transferred by ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4993884 | Method and spraying apparatus for applying a layer of air-sprayed concrete Method of applying a layer of air-sprayed concrete onto a surface, wherein a pumpable and sprayable mixture of air-sprayable concrete is prepared from cement, aggregates, optional additives, and water. A given mass flow of the mixture of air-spray concret... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4930942 | Method of disposal of articles by flushing Flexible, soft objects such as ostomy pouches, wound dressings, bandages, diapers, etc. can be flushed down a conventional toilet by wrapping or enclosing the article within a material that rapidly becomes slimy or exudes a slimy material on contact with ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4904127 | High-density pneumatic transport method for use in powdered or granular materials and system for practising the method An improved method and related system for pneumatically transporting powdered or granular materials stored in an airtight storage container to a collector through a transport pipe in the form of a lengthy column in high density and at a slow speed by the ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4884925 | Apparatus and method for transfer and slurrying or dissolving hydratable dry bulk chemicals An apparatus for the transfer of a dry chemical is formed having a sealed solvation hopper positioned between a liquid driven eductor and a fitting for connection to a storage container, e.g. a railcar. At the inlet end of the solvation hopper is a chemic... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4871284 | Hydraulic transportation Large or small articles are hydraulically transported through a pipeline with the help of fibers that flocculate in the hydraulic liquid to form flocs and networks of flocs which cushion the articles against engagement with the wall of the pipeline pipe. ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4856941 | High density pneumatic transport method for use in powder or granular material and system for practicing the method An improved method and the related system for pneumatically transporting a powder or granular material placed in an airtight storage container through a transport pipe in high density. In the invention, pressurized gas is being intermittently supplied to ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4707162 | Mineral slurries A pumpable slurry of material particles in water comprises coarse mineral particles having a particle size in the range 5 to 50 mm and fine mineral particles having a size less than 200 micron. The slurry contains 82 to 85%, preferably 83-85%, by weight o... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4645514 | Coal-aqueous slurry Coal-aqueous slurries having improved shear stability and lower viscosity are described. The use of a plurality surfactants each having hydrophilic portion with each surfactant hydrophilic portion having a different molecular weight are utilized in suffic... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4637418 | Fluid friction reduction Liquid containing composition, and the transport of pumping thereof are disclosed, which compositions achieve maximum fluid friction reduction properties at low concentration of a drag reducing agent such as less than 0.015% by weight and preferably less ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4605329 | Hydraulic transportation of objects A method and apparatus for hydraulically transporting objects, including particulate material such as coal, along a conduit. A supporting material such as a quantity of flexible fibres are mixed into a liquid and their tendency to flocculate therein is ut... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4552568 | Method for preparing coal-water slurry A method for preparing a coal-water slurry is described, comprising the divided addition of dispersing agent or multi-step addition of dispersing agent during grinding in a process for preparing a coal-water slurry by the wet grinding of coal in water.... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4536186 | Use of poly (DMDAAC) as coal fine slurry viscosity reducer The instant invention is directed to a method of reducing the viscosity of an aqueous coal fine slurry which comprises adding poly (dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride) to the slurry.... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4525173 | Mineral slurries A pumpable slurry of mineral particles, e.g., coal, in water contains 50 to 85% by weight of mineral particles based on the combined weight of mineral particles and water. The mineral component contains at least 30% by weight of coarse particles having a ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4514189 | Carbonaceous materials water mixtures Particulate carbonaceous materials water mixtures are prepared by adding a condensate which is a condensation product of (a) an aldehyde having from about 1 to about 7 carbon atoms, (b) a benzene derivative such as benzene sulfonic acid, an alkyl benzene sulfo... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4511364 | Mixed fuels A mixed fuel comprising powdered coal, oil, water, and a dispersion stabilizer is described. The dispersion stabilizer is comprised of water-insoluble fine particles having a colloid-forming ability. More specifically, the stabilizer is comprised of (1) a... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4504277 | Coal-water fuel slurries and process for making same Coal-water fuel slurries having long-term storage stability and improved viscosities and comprising finely-divided coal within efficient combustion size range, water, and minor amounts of ammonium salt organic dispersant and alkaline earth metal salt orga... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4500445 | Corrosion inhibited aqueous slurries This invention relates to the use of phospho-compositions, for example phosphates, pyrophosphates, polyphosphates, organophosphates, etc., as corrosion inhibitors in oxygen-containing aqueous systems of particulate matter such as slurries of solids, such ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4498906 | Coal-water fuel slurries and process for making Coal-water fuel slurries having long-term storage stability and improved viscosities and comprising finely-divided coal within efficient combustion size range, water, and minor amounts of alkali metal salts of organic dispersants and alkaline earth metal ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4496367 | Pumpable aqueous slurry of a solid fuel and a process for the production thereof A pumpable aqueous slurry of a solid fuel in the form of a pulverized, carbonaceous material and a process for the production of such slurry are described. The aqueous slurry comprises a component which consists of coarse grains of carbonaceous material h... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4492589 | Anionic dispersants for aqueous slurries of carbonaceous materials Aqueous carbonaceous slurries having reduced viscosity, a stabilized network of carbonaceous material in water and improved pumpability are obtained by having present as a dispersant an alkali or ammonium bis-alkyl sulfosuccinate. An example is the sodium... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4462808 | Dispersant for high solids coal-water slurries An improved coal-water slurry containing finely divided coal particles and a dispersing agent which is comprised of a water-soluble homopolymer of a monomer represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein: M is hydrogen, lithium, sodium, potassium, magn... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4455149 | Process for the production of fuel compositions A process for producing a dispersion composition suitable for use as a fuel is described, comprising kneading (a) a bituminous substance, (b) a low molecular weight aliphatic alcohol, and (c) water, a water-containing organic compound, or an aqueous organ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4440543 | Method for stabilizing a slurry of finely divided particulate solids in a liquid A method for stabilizing a slurry of finely divided particulate solids in a liquid, the method consisting essentially of dispersing from about 1 to about 10 weight percent, based on the particulate solids, finely divided wood particles in the slurry, ther... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4436528 | Aqueous slurries of carbonaceous materials Aqueous carbonaceous slurries having reduced viscosity, a stabilized network of carbonaceous material in water and improved pumpability are obtained by having present a salt of naphthalenesulfonic acid formaldehyde condensate and at least one water solubl... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4430248 | Cationic polymers for reduction of viscosity of a magnesium hydroxide slurry The instant invention is directed to a method for reducing the viscosity of magnesium hydroxide aqueous slurries which comprises adding an effective amount of a cationic polymer to the magnesium hydroxide slurry. The instant invention is also directed to ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4417901 | Mixed fuel of coal and oil A mixed fuel of coal and oil in the form of a dispersion of coal particles in oil. The coal particles comprise coal particles (A) having a median diameter of 10 microns or less together with coal particles (B) having a median diameter of between 15 and 42... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4415338 | Aqueous carbonaceous slurries Aqueous carbonaceous slurries having reduced viscosity, a stabilized network of coal in water and improved pumpability are obtained by having present a salt of naphthalenesulfonic acid formaldehyde condensate and at least one water soluble polymer selecte... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4396397 | Method of stabilization of coal fuel oil mixture A stable coal fuel oil mixture which comprises a major portion of fuel oil a minor portion of pulverized coal and from about 0.5-3% by weight of calcium acetate.... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4375358 | Fuel slurries of solid carbonaceous material in water Stable, pumpable slurry compositions of finely divided solid carbonaceous material in water are described. The composition includes a gelling agent to provide a supporting gel having a yield stress and a viscosity builder to reduce the bleeding of the sup... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4316505 | Pumping of aqueous slurries To improve the pumpability of aqueous slurries of mineral dusts, e.g. coal tailings, and cement, there is added a dispersing agent comprising a copolymer of a hydrophilic material and a relatively less hydrophilic material. A preferred dispersing agent is... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4316680 | Air-assisted hydraulic re-circulatory bouyancy pump A pump system for being set up to work in deep water, for use in sea bed mining; the system including three pipes, a first of which carries compressed air downward and to a lower portion of a main second or eduction pipe through which mined material is ca... | 02/23/1982 |
