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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6126904 | Apparatus and methods for the preparation of chemical compounds The present invention provides apparatus and methods for the synthesis of combinatorial chemical libraries. The apparatus comprises a plurality of reaction vessels having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first opening, and a second opening. An agitat... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6083682 | System and method for solid-phase parallel synthesis of a combinatorial collection of compounds The invention provides a system and method for synthesizing chemicals onto supports in a parallel manner to produce a combinatorial collection of compounds. The system includes a plurality of middle plates, with each middle plate defining a plurality of r... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6069012 | Versatile fluidized bed reactor A laboratory scale fluid catalytic cracking apparatus and method of use thereof, which provides cracking performance that emulates commercial riser cracking. The apparatus includes a reactor having a removable feed injector to quickly facilitate changing ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6001311 | Apparatus for diverse chemical synthesis using two-dimensional array A chemical synthesis apparatus (20) for building chemical compounds includes a head assembly (21) having an array of nozzles (22) with each nozzle or plurality of nozzles coupled to a reservoir (23) of liquid reagent (24), and a base assembly (25) having ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5976472 | Integrated micro-ceramic chemical plant with insertable catalytic reaction chambers An integrated micro-ceramic chemical plant having a unitary ceramic body formed from multiple ceramic layers in the "green" state which are sintered together including the unitary ceramic body defining a catalytic reaction chamber position and a first and... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5965092 | Integrated micro-ceramic chemical plant with insertable micro-filters An integrated micro-ceramic chemical plant having a unitary ceramic body formed from multiple ceramic layers in the "green" state which are sintered together includes the unitary ceramic body defining a reaction chamber and a first passage for providing c... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5961930 | Integrated micro-ceramic chemical plant with insertable reaction chambers and micro-filters An integrated micro-ceramic chemical plant having a unitary ceramic body formed from multiple ceramic layers in the "green" state which are sintered together includes the unitary ceramic body defining a receiving chamber which includes a reaction chamber ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5795732 | Stirred-tank reactors and method of use The invention is relates to improved stirred-tank reactors which are suitable, due to special fittings, for converting the results of e.g. microbial or enzymatic processes obtained when they are used on a laboratory scale into an industrial scale. A shaft... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5770154 | Device for testing and for analyzing a petrochemical process A device for testing the development of processes or chemical reactions in the presence of solid catalysts comprising a reactor of cylindrical shape, of inside diameter D and of length L, such that 50 | 06/23/1998 |
| 5714127 | System for multiple simultaneous synthesis A system for the multiple, simultaneous synthesis of compounds preferably uses a reaction apparatus comprising a reservoir rack having a plurality of reaction wells, a plurality of reaction tubes, usually gas dispersion tubes, having filters on their lowe... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5702672 | Apparatus and method for multiple simultaneous synthesis An apparatus for multiple, simultaneous synthesis of compounds which consists of: a reservoir block having a plurality of wells; a plurality of reaction tubes, usually gas dispersion tubes, having filters on their lower ends; a holder block, having a plur... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5624638 | Modular laboratory equipment and coupling system A personal, miniaturized, multipurpose test kit for performing a plurality of chemical tests and procedures, which include interchangeable multifunctional elements connecting adapted for arrangement of multiple test configurations including a portable con... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5612002 | Apparatus and method for multiple simultaneous synthesis A method for the multiple, simultaneous synthesis of compounds comprising the steps of: 1) providing an apparatus comprising a plurality of reaction tubes having filter members on their lower ends, a reservoir member for receiving the filter member, a hol... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5601793 | Small-capacity multi-purpose batch plant A small-capacity multi-purpose batch plant comprises a multi-floor type structure and reaction vessels with jackets for heating and/or cooling. The jacket consists of two halves which are attachable to and detachable from the vessel by closing and opening... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5593892 | Temperature scanning reactor method A method for rapidly collecting kinetic rate data from a temperature scanning reactor for chemical reactions. The method, which is particularly useful for studying catalytic reactions, involves ramping (scanning) of the input temperature to a reactor and ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5593642 | Apparatus for multiple simultaneous synthesis An apparatus and method which provides a suitable location for multiple, simultaneous synthesis of compounds. The apparatus consists of: a reservoir block having a plurality of wells; a plurality of reaction tubes, usually gas dispersion tubes, having fil... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5582801 | Apparatus for multiple simultaneous synthesis An apparatus and method which provides a suitable location for multiple, simultaneous synthesis of compounds. The apparatus consists of: a reservoir block having a plurality of wells; a plurality of reaction tubes, usually gas dispersion tubes, having fil... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5567391 | Apparatus for multiple simultaneous synthesis An apparatus and method which provides a suitable location for multiple, simultaneous synthesis of compounds. The apparatus consists of: a reservoir block having a plurality of wells; a plurality of reaction tubes, usually gas dispersion tubes, having fil... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5565173 | Apparatus and method for multiple simultaneous synthesis An apparatus and method which provides a suitable location for multiple, simultaneous synthesis of compounds. The apparatus consists of: a reservoir block having a plurality of wells; a plurality of reaction cubes, usually gas dispersion tubes, having fil... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5521095 | Temperature scanning reactor method A method for rapidly collecting kinetic rate data from a temperature scanning reactor for chemical reactions. The method, which is particularly useful for studying catalytic reactions, involves ramping (scanning) of the input temperature to a reactor and ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5395594 | Simultaneous multiple chemical synthesizer The present invention is directed to a simultaneous multiple chemical synthesizer comprising a number of reaction vessels wherein each vessel has a filter in the bottom portion thereof, a number of needles wherein each needle is connected to an aspiration... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5340745 | Temperature scanning reaction method A method for rapidly collecting kinetic rate data from a temperature scanning reactor for chemical reactions. The method, which is particularly useful for studying catalytic reactions, involves ramping (scanning) of the input temperature to a reactor and ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5304354 | Catalytic chemical reaction assembly A catalytic chemical reactor of a sandwiched configuration is described. The reactor has at least one plate with a major surface and two minor ends opposite one another across the major surface. A plurality of reaction chambers are present in the plate, p... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5229075 | Reactive system screening tool A test apparatus for studying the behavior of chemical reactants is disclosed.... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5215723 | Compact anhydrous HCl to aqueous HCl conversion system The present invention is directed to an inexpensive and compact apparatus adapted for use with a 196 Hg isotope separation process and the conversion of anhydrous HCl to aqueous HCl without the use of air flow to carry the HCl vapor into the co... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5190742 | Device and method for carrying out a plurality of sequential transformations of a substrate A device or kit having inlet means for introducing within the kit a first reagent, includes a substrate and at least a second reagent in the form of microcapsules adapted to release, according to a predetermined release profile, the second reagent after t... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5186904 | Laboratory simulator of reactor for a petroleum refinery A laboratory instrument provides a small model reactor which better simulates a back mixed reactor containing a catalyst. The reactor is especially valuable for simulating commercial scale hydrotreating of petroleum resid, coal, and other non-distillable ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5180557 | Filtration system with apparatus for altering magnetic properties of particles Apparatus for treating the magnetic properties of particles while the particles are suspended in a circulating stream of air or other fluid. The apparatus causes particles to rotate around a vertical axis in confined circular paths of travel generally lyi... | 01/19/1993 |
| 4920056 | Apparatus and method for automated microbatch reaction Apparatus and method for automatic microbatch reaction including a reactor having a reaction chamber, such as a 1.5 milliliter plastic centrifuge tube having a conical bottom. An automatically actuated injection valve is used to inject less than 1 millili... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4837374 | Microreactor for analyzing thin solid samples A microreactor is described which is especially designed to analyze small solid samples, such as thin film catalyst. It includes (a) a horizontal tubular reaction vessel for receiving an article for testing, one end of the vessel being closed and the othe... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4834945 | High resolution cinephotographics system pressure vessel A propellant sample combustion apparatus employing a multiply optical ported pressure vessel for sample illumination, sample viewing, and sample burn face elevation is described. High-speed motion picture filming using short-duration high-intensity laser ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4832914 | Two-dimensional uniformly fed unstirred chemical reactor An apparatus and method for producing and observing spatial patterns in chemical reaction comprising a vessel having a laminate positioned in said vessel forming a chamber. The laminate comprises a polymer gel layer (or other porous medium) sandwiched bet... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4711854 | Method of measuring moisture in a burnable absorber Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring the moisture content of a sample. The apparatus includes a first sealed chamber for accepting the sample and a first impulse furnace within the first chamber for dissociating water in the sample into the hydrogen an... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4702801 | Process and apparatus for the determination of column tray efficiency Process and apparatus for the preliminary determination of the efficiency of the trays of distillation and/or absorption columns in order to establish the actual tray number of the columns, as well as for those columns the tray number of which was determi... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4702888 | Stirred microreactor A microreactor for use in coal-liquifaction process monitoring and process development is disclosed. The microreactor is a batch-type reactor and is moved by means of a pneumatic lift into and out of a bath to control the temperature of the microreactor. ... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4681740 | Apparatus for the chemical reaction by wet process of various products The present invention relates to an apparatus for the chemical reaction of compounds, wherein said apparatus comprises: sample container means having an enlarged sample containing portion at a lower end thereof and an upwardly extending neck portion, a ho... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4676955 | Instrument to measure catalytic reaction rates A shaftless instrument achieves mixing by a rotor floating on a solution in association with an external magnet or magnetic field. The magnet is driven by a motor located outside of but in close proximity to said instrument. In one embodiment, a feed inle... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4670404 | Micro-scale chemical process simulation methods and apparatus useful for design of full scale processes, emergency relief systems and associated equipment Micro-scale chemical process simulation apparatus is disclosed which is useful for design of full-scale processes and associated equipment as well as emergency relief systems. A thin-walled vessel for receiving a quantity of the material to be evaluated i... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4605536 | Cuvette for projection display of chemical experiments A cuvette for the projection display of chemical experiments comprises a rectangular parallelopipedal block of transparent material, e.g. glass or a transparent synthetic resin, which is formed with one or more compartments having the shapes of chemical e... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4585622 | Chemical microreactor having close temperature control A reactor tube of a microreactor assembly including a first central temperature sensor and a channel formed in its outer surface to circulate a coolant. A tightly fitting conductive core surrounds the cooling channel and is sealed to the reactor tube at b... | 04/29/1986 |
