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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034300 | Apparatus for producing trichlorosilane This apparatus for producing trichlorosilane includes: a vessel having a gas inlet that introduces a feed gas into the vessel and a gas outlet that discharges a reaction product gas to the outside; a plurality of silicon core rods provided inside the vessel; and a h... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7858055 | Moisture sensitive auxetic material An auxetic fiber and corresponding material that not only responds to an external force, but also responds to moisture. The auxetic fiber is made in part from a moisture activated shrinking filament. Even if no external force is applied to the fiber, a pseudo tensil... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7790123 | Moisture sensitive auxetic material An auxetic fiber and corresponding material that not only responds to an external force, but also responds to moisture. The auxetic fiber is made in part from a moisture activated shrinking filament. Even if no external force is applied to the fiber, a pseudo tensil... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7758822 | Reactor device A reactor device includes a reactor including at least one reacting unit supplied with a reactant to cause a reaction, a terminal portion provided at the reacting unit, and an electrically conductive member comprising an electrically conductive material and connecte... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7641871 | Fine channel device and a chemically operating method for fluid using the device A fine channel device including a fine channel provided with at least two inlet ports for feeding fluid, inlet channels communicated with the inlet ports, a confluent portion communicated with the inlet channels, a branch portion communicated with the fine channel, ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7563418 | Hydrogen gas generator for jet engines A hydrogen gas generator for jet engines includes a device that utilizes photons and a catalyst to disassociate hydrogen gas from water. The generated hydrogen gas is directed to the combustion chamber of a jet engine and combined with air therein for burning and po... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7431899 | Apparatus for the continuous production of silicon oxide powder A silicon oxide powder can be continuously prepared by feeding a raw material powder mixture containing silicon dioxide powder into a reaction chamber (2) at a temperature of 1,100-1,600° C., to produce a silicon oxide gas, transferring the silicon oxide gas... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7413585 | Closed pressure-keeping system for liquid hydrogen storage A pressure maintaining system for a hydrogen storage system includes a hydrogen supply feed that enables a hydrogen flow from the hydrogen storage system. A liquid phase hydrogen feed enables a liquid phase hydrogen flow to the hydrogen supply feed. A gas phase hydr... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413718 | Reaction apparatus for producing silicon A silicon production reactor including a reaction vessel and heating element, the reaction vessel has a vertically extending wall and a space surrounded by the wall, the heating element being capable of heating at least a part, including lower end portion, of the wa... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410622 | Reactor for partial oxidations having thermoplate modules A reactor is proposed for partial oxidations of a fluid reaction mixture in the presence of a heterogeneous particulate catalyst, comprising one or more cuboidal thermoplate modules (1) which are each formed from two or more... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7374591 | Method for starting a gas generating system A method for starting a gas generating system serving to generate a hydrogenous gas used for operating a fuel cell. The gas generating system includes: devices for converting starting materials into the hydrogenous gas; devices for conditioning at least a portion of... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368092 | Apparatus and reactor for generating and feeding high purity moisture A safe, reduced pressure apparatus for generating water vapor from hydrogen and oxygen and feeding high purity moisture to processes such as semiconductor production. The apparatus eliminates the possibility of the gas igniting by maintaining the internal pressure o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354465 | Device for cooling and humidifying reformate Devices for cooling and humidifying a reformate stream from a reforming reactor as well as related methods, modules and systems includes a heat exchanger and a sprayer. The heat exchanger has an inlet, an outlet, and a conduit between the inlet and the outlet. The h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7309540 | Electrical power source designs and components Provided, among other things, is ion-conductive membrane assembly comprising: a porous core; and sandwiching the porous core therebetween, two ion-conductive membranes; wherein the porous core is adapted to retain a ion-conductive liquid. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7288690 | Method and apparatus for steam cracking hydrocarbons A method and apparatus for steam cracking hydrocarbons, which method consists in heating a mixture of hydrocarbons and steam to a desired temperature that is high enough to crack the hydrocarbons and transform them into olefins, the source of energy needed for heati... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288501 | Process and apparatus for the thermal treatment of pulverulent substances Process and apparatus for the thermal treatment of pulverulent substances, in which the pulverulent substance is dispersed in a carrier gas and is passed in a continuous manner through a heated reactor where it is thermally treated and is then quenched by a cooling ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7264782 | Reactor device having an enclosure made of refractory material and a containment envelope for bringing about chemical reactions requiring heat exchange Reactor device (R) for carrying out chemical reactions requiring heat exchange, the reactor is elongate along an axis (XX′), and has, at a first end, at least one orifice (16) for supplying at least one reactant, at an opposite end, at least one orifice ( | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261804 | Graphitized-carbon fiber/carbon char fuel A method for recovery of intact graphitic fibers from fiber/polymer composites is described. The method comprises first pyrolyzing the graphite fiber/polymer composite mixture and then separating the graphite fibers by molten salt electrochemical oxidation. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255845 | Process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel This invention relates to a process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel. A process for conducting a water shift reaction is disclosed. A multichannel reactor with cross flow heat exchange is disclosed. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250729 | Method of spark-processing silicon and resulting materials The subject invention pertains to a method of spark processing silicon and resulting materials. The subject invention also relates to electroluminescent devices incorporating the materials produced by the subject method. The subject method for spark-processing can e... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7231162 | Oxygen generators in ink cartridge environment A system is provided within an electrophotographic imaging environment that removes or decomposes airborne hydrocarbons (as vapor and/or droplets), at least some of which are provided from evaporation or airborne dispersal of hydrocarbon carrier from electrophotogra... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214913 | Controlled flow instrument for microwave assisted chemistry with high viscosity liquids and heterogeneous mixtures A controlled-flow microwave instrument for chemical synthesis using heterogeneous or highly viscous starting materials includes a microwave source for generating electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequencies, a microwave cavity in wave communication with th... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7189270 | Method and apparatus for gasification-based power generation A method and apparatus for conversion of solid and liquid fuels to a synthesis gas, steam and/or electricity in which about 10% to about 40% of a solid fuel and/or a liquid fuel is introduced into a gasifier and gasified, resulting in formation of a synthesis gas. T... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178332 | Exhaust heat recovery system In an exhaust heat recovery system, electric power generation efficiency of a thermoelectric conversion element can be improved, and warming-up of a catalyst can be completed early, without using a complicated device. The exhaust heat recovery system according to th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175685 | Dry conversion of high purity ultrafine silicon powder to densified pellet form for silicon melting applications A bulk silicon material for making silicon ingots, consisting of silicon pellets, and a method for making the pellets from an agglomerate-free source of high purity silicon powder by feeding a controlled amount of silicon powder that is free of intentional additives... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169367 | Chemical reaction apparatus and power supply system A chemical reaction apparatus includes at least one reaction region formed on a solid body and having a continuously formed reaction flow path to which a fluid material is supplied, and a temperature adjusting layer which is provided on the body to correspond to a r... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160342 | Fuel reformer system A method of main reformer startup is disclosed. The method comprises introducing a first supply of fuel and a first supply of air into a micro-reformer. The first supply of fuel is increased to produce a heated reformate in the micro-reformer. The heated reformate i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160640 | Fuel cell stack with passive end cell heater A fuel cell system comprising a passive end cell heater for heating an end cell or cells within a fuel cell stack is disclosed. The fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell stack and a resistive heatable element connected in parallel to the fuel cell stack, wherein th... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7132088 | Granular moving-bed apparatus A granular moving-bed apparatus is introduced to have an inlet louvered wall, an outlet louvered wall opposing to the inlet louvered wall, a granular path formed in between, a plurality of serial roof-shaped flow-corrective elements located along the granular path, ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7070743 | Induction-heated reactors for gas phase catalyzed reactions Elevated temperature, gas-phase, catalyzed processes for preparing HCN in which induction heating is used as a source of energy, and novel apparatus for carrying out said processes. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070634 | Plasma reformer for hydrogen production from water and fuel A plasma reformer for the chemical reforming of gaseous mixtures of water and hydrocarbon fuels for producing hydrogen. The reformer contains a reaction chamber with outer lateral walls containing emitter electrodes and inner lateral walls containing collector elect... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066972 | Continuous tracer generation apparatus The invention provides an apparatus for online and on-site tracer generation for tagging natural gas stored in underground storage fields wherein feedstock is drawn from a feedstock source. The feedstock undergoes initial analysis to determine hydrocarbon levels. Th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063821 | Apparatus for production of molybdenum carbide Apparatus for producing molybdenum carbide from a precursor material includes a supply of process gas and a furnace defining at least a first heating zone and a second heating zone. The furnace heats the first heating zone to a first temperature and the second heati... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052658 | Hydrogen generation cartridge and portable hydrogen generator A hydrogen generation cartridge preferably includes a munitions casing, a hydrogen producing chemical reactant within the casing, and an outlet for releasing hydrogen produced in the casing. A portable hydrogen generator preferably includes a chamber for receiving a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051522 | Thermoelectric catalytic converter temperature control A method for controlling temperature of a catalytic converter in an automobile exhaust system is disclosed. The method includes establishing a reference temperature for the catalytic converter, distributing a stream of exhaust gases through the catalytic converter, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048897 | Hydrogen generator utilizing ceramic technology A hydrogen generator including a three-dimensional multilayer ceramic carrier structure defining a fuel reformer. The reformer includes a vaporization zone and a reaction zone including a catalyst. The reformer is operational as either a steam reformer, a partial ox... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041260 | Integral compact heat exchanger and catalytic reactor for scavenging contaminants from air A fluid treatment system incorporating an integrated heat exchanger and thermal treatment unit. A fan draws or pushes a contaminated fluid through the heat exchanger, which is preferably of the counter flow type. The integrated heat exchanger and thermal treatment u... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033840 | Reaction calorimeter and differential scanning calorimeter for the high-throughput synthesis, screening and characterization of combinatorial libraries Workstation, apparatuses and methods for the high-throughput synthesis, screening and/or characterization of combinatorial libraries. The invention relates to an array, which permits various high-throughput methods for synthesis, screening and/or characterization in... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033553 | Chemical reactor A reactor comprises a reaction zone, optionally containing a catalyst bed, and heat exchange means inoperative contact with the reaction zone, e.g. embedded in a catalyst bed, and arranged so as to received reactants for heat exchange purposes, wherein the heat exch... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033561 | Process for preparation of polycrystalline silicon A process for preparing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of (A) reacting trichlorosilane with hydrogen thereby forming silicon and an effluent mixture comprising tetrachlorosilane and disilane described by formula HnCl6—nSi2 where n is a value of 0 to ... | 04/25/2006 |
