Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8394352 | Porous metal oxide particles and their methods of synthesis Methods are generally disclosed for synthesis of porous particles from a solution formed from a leaving agent, a surfactant, and a soluble metal salt in a solvent. The surfactant congregates to form a nanoparticle core such that the metal salt forms about the nanopa... | 03/12/2013 |
| 7939042 | Process for the preparation of concentrated solutions of stabilized hypobromites The invention provides stabilized concentrated aqueous solutions of alkali hypobromites, as well as a process for the preparation of said stabilized concentrated solutions at low temperatures, comprising reacting a concentrated alkali hydroxide aqueous solution with... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7799301 | Cathode material for lithium secondary battery and manufacturing method thereof Provided is a cathode material for a lithium secondary battery composed of an aggregate of Li-A-O composite oxide particles (wherein A represents one or more metal elements selected from Mn, Fe, Co and Ni), wherein the lithium composite oxide contains 20 to 100 ppm ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7691353 | Low dielectric constant group II-VI insulator Low dielectric constant group II-VI compounds, such as zinc oxide, and fabrication methods are disclosed. Low dielectric constant insulator materials are fabricated by doping zinc oxide with at least one mole % p-type dopant ion. Low dielectric constant zinc oxide i... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7364770 | Coated fine particles and method for producing coated fine particles by reverse Diels-Alder reaction An object of the present invention is to provide coated fine particles with a uniform particle size, having stable crystals on the surface, and to provide colored fine particles which exhibit good color development. A recorded image formed by a dispersion and an ink... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361213 | Borazine-boron nitride hybrid hydrogen storage system A hybrid hydrogen storage composition includes a first phase and a second phase adsorbed on the first phase, the first phase including BN for storing hydrogen by physisorption and the second phase including a borazane-borazine system for storing hydrogen in combined... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335789 | Process for the mononitration of alkanediols A process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I): HO-A-ONO2 (I) wherein A is a C2-C6 alkylene chain, the compounds of formula (I) being synthesized by nitration of the corresponding alkanediols with ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7273901 | Flame retardant dispersion The invention relates to a novel flame retardant dispersion for thermoplastic and thermoset polymers, comprising, as component A, a phosphinic salt of the formula (I), and/or a diphosphinic salt of the formula (II), and/or polymers of these, ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261867 | Production of silver sulfate grains using organo-sulfate or organo-sulfonate additives An aqueous precipitation process for the preparation of particles comprising primarily silver sulfate, comprising reacting an aqueous soluble silver salt and an aqueous soluble source of inorganic sulfate ion in an agitated precipitation reactor vessel and precipita... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241433 | Process for the preparation of coated granular sodium percarbonate, and product obtainable by the process The invention relates to a process for the preparation of coated granular sodium percarbonate having a low TAM value. The preparation is carried out by fluidized-bed spray granulation at a temperature TG in the range from 45 to 75° C., and the coating is... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7189289 | Cleaning agent and method for cleaning heater tubes Disclosed is a cleaning agent for heater tubes, which is capable of eliminating deposits such as soot particulates in tubes installed in industrial heaters that typically use oil, coal or gas. The cleaning agent of the present invention is prepared by formulating a ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175684 | Prilling method A prilling method comprising the steps of: providing a molten first component, mixing at least a second component with the molten first component, reacting the components to form a shear-thinnable mixture; and prilling the shear-thinnable mixture wherein the prillin... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7141624 | Conductive polymer compositions and articles containing same Polymer compositions, which are particularly useful in automotive applications, are described. The polymer composition contain at least one polymer and at least one carbon black having an STSA (statistical thickness surface area) of from about 10 to about 200 m... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7125498 | Oxygen-absorbing compositions and method An oxygen-absorbing composition including iron and a soluble tartrate. A method of absorbing oxygen from a closed environment including the steps of providing an oxygen-absorbing composition containing iron and a tartrate, injecting water into the composition, and p... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122249 | Abrasion-resistant agglomerate mineral substance granule, powder comprising such granules and production method therefor Granule comprising an agglomerate of particles of a mineral substance. The agglomerate is coated with a monolithic outer layer, which provides it with improved abrasion resistance. Powder comprising granules according to the invention. Process for manu... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7077297 | Method for preparation of biocides mixed with carbon dioxide in a pressurized container This invention relates to a method for the preparation and metering of substances, mixtures of substances and/or compounds in general, characterized by bacteriostatic and/or bactericidal activity, using a single pressurized container in which the substances, mixture... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7045077 | Calcium hypochlorite compositions Stable compositions of calcium hypochlorite containing selected hydrated inorganic salts having a sufficiently high enthalpy and the ability to provide water release to sufficiently quench reactions and reduce the potential for conflagration. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041267 | Granular sodium carbonate obtained by fluid-bed spray granulation and a process for its production The invention relates to a process for the production, by fluid-bed spray granulation, of granular sodium percarbonate having a low TAM value. According to the invention, in the fluid-bed spray granulation, an Mg compound in a quantity of 50 to 2,000 ppm, in particu... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029553 | Urea sulfate and urea hydrochloride in paper and pulp processing The present invention relates to the use of urea sulfate or urea hydrochloride, or both, in process streams in the paper and pulping industries to control pH, to bring about flocculation or precipitation of various materials, and to replace all or part of the sulfur... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014828 | Process for stabilizing ammonium nitrate The invention relates to a method for producing thermally and mechanically stable ammonium nitrate by dissolving in nitric acid 1–3% by weight of reticulated metal silicate, before treatment with ammonia. The ammonium nitrate granules produced by this method swell... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015273 | Polymer complex coating agents, method for the production and use thereof The invention relates to water-dilutable binding agents and coating agents with particularly quick drying surfaces. The invention also relates to a method for the production and use thereof. The water-dilutable binding agents are based on polymer dispersions, which ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6984746 | Method for the production of α-alane A method of forming α-alane. The method includes reacting aluminum trichloride and an alkali metal hydride to form an alane-ether complex solution. An aqueous ether solution is optionally added to the alane-ether complex solution to form a partially hydrolyzed ethe... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6929889 | Modified pigment products, dispersions thereof, and compositions comprising the same The present invention relates to modified pigment products comprising a pigment having attached at least one organic group represented by the formula —X-Sp-Alk, wherein X, which is directly attached to the pigment, represents an arylene, heteroarylene, or alkylene... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918849 | Power transmission belt containing chopped carbon fibers An endless power transmission belt having (1) a tension section; (2) a cushion section; and (3) a load-carrying section disposed between the tension section and cushion section; and the belt contai... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913661 | Ammonium nitrate propellants and methods for preparing the same The present invention is directed to an age-stabilized and/or strengthened ammonium nitrate propellant composition wherein the strengthening agent is selected from the group consisting of azodicarbonamide, dicyandiamide, oxamide and mixtures thereof and wherein the ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6887447 | Hydrogen sulfide abatement in molten sulfur The present invention provides a method for inhibiting the evolution of H2S from sulfhydryl compounds in molten sulfur by using scavenging agents such as anhydrides and polymers thereof, conjugated ketones, carbonates, epoxides, monoesters and diesters of... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6824756 | Process for manufacturing and using a more stable formulation of sodium chlorite Method for producing stable sodium chlorite by pelletization of granular sodium chlorite with metal salt or salts forming hydrates with water of hydration in the pellets being more than 5% of the anhydrous weight of the sodium chlorite. Pelletized sodium chlorite ca... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6811924 | Method for the preparation of cathode active material and method for the preparation of non-aqueous electrolyte A LiFePO4 carbon composite material is to be synthesized in a single phase satisfactorily to achieve superior cell characteristics. In preparing a cathode active material, a starting material for synthesis of a compound represented by the general formula ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6794065 | Photocatalytic material and photocatalytic article A photocatalytic material having titanium oxide crystals and anions X incorporated therein, which is prepared by at least one of a method comprising substituting anions X for some of the oxygen sites of titanium oxide crystals, a method comprising doping anions X be... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6761864 | Process for generation of finely divided calcium carbonate from calcium carbonate rich industrial by-product An environmentally friendly process for the production of finely divided calcium carbonate suitable for industrial application from a calcium carbonate-rich by-product of nitrophosphate fertilizer plant by adopting purification steps of thermal treatment, pulverizat... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6758990 | Stabilizing agent for hydroxylamine solutions Hydroxylamine solutions stabilized using tri(4-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-4-oxabutyl)amine, tri(4-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-4-keto-3-azabutyl)amine or salts thereof, and methods of stabilizing hydroxylamine solutions using these compounds. ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6759026 | Methods to partially reduce a niobium metal oxide and oxygen reduced niobium oxides Methods to at least partially reduce a niobium oxide are described wherein the process includes heat treating the niobium oxide in the presence of a getter material and in an atmosphere which permits the transfer of oxygen atoms from the niobium oxide to the getter ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6696093 | Aldehyde donors for stabilizing peroxides The present invention is a method of stabilizing hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous solution, such as a circulating water slurry, comprising a peroxide, such as hydrogen peroxide. The aqueous solution may include organic matter. The method comprises adding a... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6680039 | Sulfite treatment of spent industrial wastes A method of treating metal-contaminated spent foundry sand, or other industrial waste, by combining the sand with a sulfite to produce insoluble metal sulfur oxide complexes that do not leach from the sand. The treated waste may also be processed to reduc... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6667270 | Bismuth-and phosphorus-containing catalyst support, reforming catalysts made from same, method of making and naphtha reforming process Bismuth- and phosphorus-containing catalyst supports, naphtha reforming catalysts made from such supports, methods of making both support and catalyst, and a naphtha reforming process using such catalysts.... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6645444 | Metal nanocrystals and synthesis thereof A process for forming metal nanocrystals involves complexing a metal ion and an organic ligand in a solvent and introducing a reducing agent to reduce a plurality of metal ions to form the metal nanocrystals associated with the organic ligand. The nanocry... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6617064 | Stabilized aluminum hydride polymorphs The present invention features methods for preparing stabilized -AlH3 and '-AlH3, compositions containing these alane polymorphs, e.g., energetic compositions such as rocket propellants, and methods for using the novel ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6592834 | Calcium hydroxide, a process for the production thereof and use thereof Calcium hydroxide in which the average secondary particle diameter at a cumulative percentage of 50% by number in a particle size distribution is 2.0 μm or less and the BET specific surface area is 7 to 20 m2 /g and which is surface-treated wi... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6388366 | Carbon nitride cold cathode A cold cathode is formed of carbon nitride. The cathode may include layers of boron nitride and diamond underlying the carbon nitride. The cathodes are made by reactive laser ablation or by sputtering. Electronic devices utilizing the carbon nitride catho... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6328943 | Inhibition of pyrophoric iron sulfide activity Methods for inhibiting pyrophoric iron sulfide activity are disclosed. Methods are disclosed for inhibiting the sulfidation of iron oxides to iron sulfides and/or the oxidation of iron sulfide to inhibit pyrophoric activity. The methods comprise contactin... | 12/11/2001 |