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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153057 | Method and device for preventing corrosion in hot water systems Disclosed is a method of controlling a real-time oxidation-reduction potential in a hot water system to inhibit corrosion in the hot water system. The method includes defining one or more operational protective zones in the hot water system. One or more of the opera... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8114343 | Corrosion inhibition of hypochlorite solutions using Zn and Ca Corrosion inhibitor compositions and methods of use are disclosed. Zinc and calcium corrosion inhibitors combined with hypochlorite sources provide use solutions for effective corrosion inhibition for metal surfaces. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114344 | Corrosion inhibition of hypochlorite solutions using sugar acids and Ca Corrosion inhibitor compositions and methods of use are disclosed. Sugar acids and calcium corrosion inhibitors combined with hypochlorite sources provide use solutions for effective corrosion inhibition for metal surfaces. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105531 | Corrosion inhibition of hypochlorite solutions using polyacrylate and Ca Corrosion inhibitor compositions and methods of use are disclosed. Polyacrylate and calcium corrosion inhibitors combined with hypochlorite sources provide use solutions for effective corrosion inhibition for metal surfaces. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101125 | Reducing corrosion in a turbomachine A method and system for reducing corrosion in a turbomachine. The method may include providing a process gas to a condenser, wherein the process gas contains a condensate having a pH level that is acidic. The condenser may be configured to remove at least a portion ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8062586 | Methods and compositions for inhibiting metal corrosion Methods and compositions are provided that inhibit the corrosion of metal surfaces by aqueous acid solutions. The inhibition is basically achieved by the addition of a reaction product of an alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehyde or ketone with a primary or secondary amin... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7858027 | Razor protection system A razor protection system includes a container for holding a protective liquid such as mineral oil for protecting the razor of a non-electric shaver. The protective liquid floats on water, which is used to control the level of the protective liquid. A shaver support... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7374602 | System and method of water treatment The present invention generally offers a system and a method that allows a vessel to treat water while providing corrosion inhibition. An oxygen stripping gas source produces oxygen stripping gas that may be pumped directly to, preferably but optionally, a venturi i... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7338633 | Method for the application of anti-fouling agents There is described a method for applying an aqueous solution to the internal walls of a reactor, before the start of the polymerization reaction of vinyl chloride and/or vinyl acetate, which aqueous solution contains a salt of an anti-scaling agent which comprises a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323609 | Corrosion and gas hydrate inhibitors having improved water solubility and increased biodegradability The invention provides the use of compounds of the formula (1) where R1, R2 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alken... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7267697 | Fuel reforming inlet device, system and process A fuel reforming system includes an inlet device for a reactor having a housing defining a frustoconical interior region having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. A tube mixer having a helical divider may be optionally employed to transfer fluid into the inlet ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267898 | Freeze prevention of a fuel cell power plant A fuel cell power plant comprises a water circulation passage (5) which circulates the cooling water in a fuel cell stack (4). Sodium hydroxide which lowers the melting point of water is mixed with water in the water circulation passage (5) to p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264770 | Mitigation of stress corrosion cracking of structural materials exposed to a high temperature water A method for mitigating stress corrosion cracking of a component exposed to a high temperature water in a high temperature water system is provided. The method comprises the steps of lowering corrosion potential conditions to a desired low corrosion potential in the... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7220382 | Use of disulfonated anthracenes as inert fluorescent tracers The use of an isomer of anthracene disulfonic acid as an inert fluorescent tracer is described and claimed. The utility of this type of inert fluorescent tracer in boiler systems to trace unwanted carryover of boiler water into a steam line is also described and cla... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7189329 | Control of development of biofilms in industrial process water There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. Other embodiments are also d... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183240 | Additives for inhibiting the formation of gas hydrates The present invention relates to an additive, and its use for inhibiting nucleation, growth and agglomeration of gas hydrates by adding an effective amount of an inhibitor to a multiphasic mixture which tends to hydrate formation and consists of water, gas and optio... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175893 | Corrosion protection method A corrosion protection covering method for spliced regions of reinforcing steel is disclosed. The covering may include an outer, heat shrinkable layer and a flowable inner layer. The covering is applied to the spliced region, and then heated, causing the outer layer... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160507 | Corrosion inhibitors with improved water solubility and improved film persistence The invention relates to an additive and to a method of corrosion inhibition on devices for the recovery and transportation of hydrocarbons in crude oil recovery and processing by adding an effective amount of an inhibitor. The inhibitor comprises an alkoxylated qua... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150852 | System and method for reducing galvanic corrosion associated with a mechanical locking device A method and system for preventing galvanic corrosion associated with a fastener of a first metal type and within an orifice of a second metal type for receiving said fastener. The method includes coating the fastener with a corrosive inhibitor and by further coatin... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147823 | High temperature cooling system and method A method for cooling a heat source, a method for preventing chemical interaction between a vessel and a cooling composition therein, and a cooling system. The method for cooling employs a containment vessel with an oxidizable interior wall. The interior wall is oxid... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144549 | Biocide impregnation of coatings for ESP components An electric submersible pump has one or more components coated with a biocide-incorporated coating for the purpose of controlling the activity of bacteria. The portions exposed to well fluid are coated for inhibiting bacteria from growing. Both centrifugal and progr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135440 | Method for controlled placement of oilfield chemicals and composition useful for practicing same Disclosed is a method for introducing additives into an oil, gas, or water injection well or pipeline in solid form at a location other than at the bottom. The method is practiced using pellets having a density sufficient to suspend the pellet at a top phase, bottom... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125441 | Corrosion inhibiting materials for reducing corrosion in metallic concrete reinforcements A corrosion inhibiting composition for use in reinforced concrete structures, the inhibitor composition reducing the rate of corrosion in metallic reinforcing rods placed within the structures. The composition includes a combination of one or more corrosion inhibiti... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7101429 | Method of resisting corrosion in metal reinforcing elements contained in concrete and related compounds and structures The present invention provides methods for resisting corrosion of metal elements in concrete, and associated compounds and structures. Acid mine drainage sludge is used as a source of a precursor compound that reacts with a source of anion to form a chloride-sequest... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7081232 | Chemical feeder An apparatus for dissolving and delivering a solution of a solid chemical material, such as calcium hypochlorite, is described. The apparatus includes in combination: a container, a lid removably mounted on the upper end of the container, and a housing. In operation... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081156 | Method of resisting corrosion in metal reinforcing elements contained in concrete and related compounds and structures A method of resisting corrosion of metal elements in concrete is provided. It includes introducing into concrete containing metal elements, at least one combination compound capable of sequestering chloride ions having the formula 3Me(II)O.(R,R′)2O... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081143 | Alkoxylated triazine emulsion compositions for fuel cell reformer start-up The present invention relates to emulsion compositions for starting a reformer of a fuel cell system. In particular, the invention includes emulsion compositions comprising hydrocarbon fuel, water and alkoxylated triazine surfactants for starting a reformer of a fue... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074263 | Direct sequestration of chloride ions The present invention provides methods and compounds for the direct sequestration of chloride ions without requiring the addition of a source of anion such as nitrite or nitrate. A direct sequestration additive is introduced to fresh concrete or hardened concrete wh... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7052614 | Control of development of biofilms in industrial process water There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. There is also provided a met... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6974553 | Polythiaether compounds and their use as corrosion inhibitors The corrosion of metals in contact with aqueous alkanolamine solutions in acid gas removal units is inhibited by adding to the alkanolamine solution a corrosion inhibiting amount of a polythiaether compound. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6958122 | High pressure and high temperature reaction system In a high pressure and high temperature reaction system suitable for oxidative waste treatment, particularly a reaction system for supercritical water oxidation (SCWO), a method is disclosed for injecting a first fluid of a first temperature at a first flow rate int... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6942037 | Process for mitigation of wellbore contaminants A method is disclosed for intermittently mitigating hazardous sulfur compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans and sulfur oxides, from a fluid in the head space of a wellbore. The method comprises contacting the fluid with a foamed aqueous stream comprising an... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6907708 | Lightweight wall construction A low or no fines lightweight concrete mixture. The mixture comprises one part by volume of a cementitious binder, 2-10 parts inert coarse aggregate, a cement additive in an amount of 0.05 to 0.3% by weight of the cementitious binder and an effective amount of water... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6884390 | Method and system for inhibiting corrosion involving the transfer of thin films A system and method are disclosed for applying a corrosion inhibiting material to an article. The method includes the steps of depositing a layer of corrosion inhibiting material onto a carrier film, applying the corrosion inhibiting material to the article, and sep... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6885721 | Inhibition method of stress corrosion cracking of nuclear steam generator tubes by lanthanum boride The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting stress corrosion cracking occurring on steam generator tubes in the secondary side of nuclear power plants and an inhibitor therefor. The method comprises supplying lanthanum boride as an inhibitor for stress ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6884393 | Surface treatment of aluminum alloys to improve sterilization process compatibility Disclosed herein are methods of sterilizing a device in a sterilizer, methods of sterilizing a device in an enclosure in a sterilizer, and enclosures for retaining a device capable of being sterilized in a sterilization process. The sterilization process comprises h... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6858180 | Process for inhibiting scale This invention relates to a process for scale inhibition using random copolymers of acrylic acid and a monomer that is hydrophobic. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6841125 | Method and apparatus to clean and apply foamed corrosion inhibitor to ferrous surfaces The present invention relates to the application of a coating to a pipeline, FPS (Fire Protection System) or to pipe stock from which a pipeline is fabricated. A composition which when applied to the inside surface of the pipe prevents either chemical corrosion or m... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6808680 | Method of preventing or stopping sulfuric corrosion of metals A method is disclosed for prevention or stoppage of sulfidation or sulfuric corrosion of metal surfaces in contact with fluids including sulfiding compounds, where the method involves the addition of a compound to the fluid, where the additive has a higher affinity ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6793883 | Application of catalytic nanoparticles to high temperature water systems to reduce stress corrosion cracking A method and system for reducing stress corrosion cracking in a hot water system, such as a nuclear reactor, by reducing the electrochemical corrosion potential of components exposed to high temperature water within the structure. The method includes the steps of: p... | 09/21/2004 |
