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| 7140201 | Method for producing silica particles A hydrous silica gel is dehydrated by freezing, thawing, and removing water separated by thawing, thereby yielding silica particles. In addition, the silica particles thus formed is washed and fired, thereby producing a synthetic quartz glass power. A water g... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7125432 | Method for making precipitated silica or silicate compositions and products thereof New methods of producing narrower particle size distribution precipitated silica and/or silicate materials are provided. Such a method permits a significant reduction in manufacturing costs through the utilization of more efficient drying/evaporation components, in ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125912 | Doped sol-gel materials and method of manufacture utilizing reduced mixing temperatures A method of preparing a solution for forming a doped gel monolith includes providing a first substance including a metal alkoxide. The method further includes providing a second substance including a catalyst. The method further includes providing a chemical includi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122503 | Uniform microcapsules The present invention teaches an improved process for preparing a population of microcapsules having a substantially uniform size distribution, especially useful for manufacture of carbonless paper. The improved process teaches use of membrane material having a pre-... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7106938 | Self assembled three-dimensional photonic crystal A method of making a photonic crystal includes obtaining single spheres for use in making a self assembled opal structure. Spherical particles are placed centrifuge and separated from doublets using a relative difference in sedimentation velocity in response to cent... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101523 | Silica Silica with a large pore volume, a large specific surface area, a narrow pore distribution, low contents of unwanted metal impurities, and excellent physical properties such as high heat-resistance and water-resistance is provided. The silica has a mode pore diamete... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7081433 | Catalytic three dimensional aerogels having mesoporous nanoarchitecture Gold-titania (Au—TiO2) composite aerogels and ambigles were synthesized, characterized, and tested as ambient temperature catalysts for carbon monoxide. Adding alkanethiolate-monolayers-protected gold clusters (with ˜2 nm Au cores) directly to titania ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081272 | Coating composition for forming low-refractive index thin layers A composition comprising a fluid, silica precursor (A) obtained by subjecting alkoxysilane(s) to hydrolysis/polycondensation in the presence of an acid catalyst, a basic compound (B) having a basic hydroxyl group and/or a basic nitrogen atom, wherein the pH of a 0.1... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074731 | Method for producing hydrogen-doped silica powder, hydrogen-doped silica powder obtained from that method for use in a quartz glass crucible It is an object of the present invention to provide a hydrogen-doped silica powder that is useful in the formation of a quartz glass crucible that is capable of pulling a silicon single crystal without causing a state having dislocations in the silicon single crysta... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074457 | Process for preparing high-whiteness hydrophobic precipitated silica with ultralow moisture absorption A hydrophobic precipitated silica is prepared by a process comprising: a) preparing a mixture of an organopolysiloxane derivative and a precipitated silica; b) conditioning the mixture obtained at a temperature ran... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074376 | Silica gel A method of producing a silica gel by hydrolyzing a silicon alkoxide and subjecting the resulting hydrogel to a hydrothermal treatment substantially without aging it is described. Also described in a silica gel produced by such a method and a silica gel which has th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071093 | Integrated treatment method for obtaining robust low dielectric constant materials An integrated method comprises providing a low dielectric material, applying a first treatment altering a first property of the low dielectric material, and applying a second treatment altering a second property of the treated low dielectric material and producing a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070748 | Non-porous spherical silica and method for production thereof Non-porous spherical silica having a mean particle diameter of 0.1–20 μm and satisfying the following conditions: (a) a maximum particle diameter is 4 times the mean particle diameter or less; (b) η1/η2 | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063826 | High-purity quartz powder, process for producing the same, and glass molding Subjects for the invention are to obtain a quartz powder having a high purity and high quality and a process for producing the same and to obtain a glass molding formed by melting and molding the powder and extremely reduced in bubble inclusion. The invention... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060240 | Sol-gel process for the manufacture of nanocomposite photoluminescent materials and materials thus produced It is described a process based on sol-gel chemistry suitable to the production of nanocomposite materials being photoluminescent at ambient temperature, comprising silicon grains of dimension of nanometers embedded in a silica matrix. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7049347 | Method for making fine and ultrafine spherical particles of zirconium titanate and other mixed metal oxide systems Disclosed is a method for making amorphous spherical particles of zirconium titanate and crystalline spherical particles of zirconium titanate comprising the steps of mixing an aqueous solution of zirconium salt and an aqueous solution of titanium salt into a mixed ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045106 | Method for producing inorganic porous material A process for producing an inorganic porous material, comprising the steps of preparing an aqueous medium solution containing water-glass as a silica source, a water-soluble polymer and an acid, causing phase separation and gelation in the solution at the same time ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037366 | Printing medium comprising aerogel materials New aerogels are disclosed which comprise silica, at least one organic polymer having polar functional groups, and at least one metal ion. Also disclosed are methods for making such aerogels. The present invention further concerns printable objects comprising these ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033576 | Use of a high structure and dispersible precipitated silica as a thickening or texturing agent in toothpaste compositions The invention concerns the use, as thickening or texturing agent in toothpaste compositions, of a highly dispersible precipitated silica having a pH of 3.5 to 9, a DOP oil absorption higher than 200 ml/g, a CTAB specific surface area from 70 to 250 m2, a median diam... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026362 | Sol-gel process utilizing reduced mixing temperatures A method of forming a gel monolith includes preparing a first solution comprising metal alkoxide and preparing a second solution comprising a catalyst. A third solution is prepared by mixing the first solution and the second solution together. At least one of the fi... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022375 | High-whiteness hydrophobic precipitated silica with ultralow moisture absorption The invention relates to hydrophobicized precipitated silicas that possess an extremely high whiteness and extremely low moisture absorption. The hydrophobic precipitated silicas are prepared, inter alia, by coating with silicone oil and oxidative heat treatment. | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022300 | Process for producing inorganic spheres A process for producing inorganic spheres, which comprises injecting an aqueous liquid containing an inorganic compound through an inlet hole into an organic liquid which flows at a flow rate of from 0.001 to 2 m/s in a laminar flow state in a flow path to form a W/... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018596 | Mesoporous silica, process for the preparation of the same, and use thereof Accordingly, the invention provides: (1) mesoporous silica characterized by having an average pore diameter in the mesopore region of from 1.5 to 10 nm, a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area determined by the BET method of from 500 to 1400 m2/g, and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015254 | Description of an inorganic polymer “electret ”in a colloidal state along with the method of generating and applications The present invention includes an apparatus for generating an inorganic polymer electret in a colloidal state, the inorganic electret in a colloidal state itself, and applications for the inorganic electret in a colloidal state. The invention includes a method for g... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000426 | Adsorption refrigerating device An adsorption refrigeration device comprising an evaporator chamber containing a refrigerant liquid that evaporates under the effect of a depression, a connecting device and an adsorption chamber containing an adsorbent capable of fixing the vapors of the refrigeran... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998102 | Rapid process for producing transparent, monolithic porous glass A process for making transparent porous glass monoliths from gels. The glass is produced much faster and in much larger sizes than present technology for making porous glass. The process reduces the cost of making large porous glass monoliths because: 1) the process... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6977065 | Precipitated silicas A precipitated silica with the following physicochemical properties: BET ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974566 | Method for producing mixed metal oxides and metal oxide compounds A process to produce mixed metal oxides and metal oxide compounds. The process includes evaporating a feed solution that contains at least two metal salts to form an intermediate. The evaporation is conducted at a temperature above the boiling point of the feed solu... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6965006 | Metal alkoxide polymers A method of synthesizing metal alkoxide polymers is provided, for use, as an example, in synthesizing hybrid organic/inorganic materials with low optical absorption for optical applications. The method involves a plurality of acidolysis steps involving acidolysis of... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6946010 | Method for making abrasive compositions and products thereof Method of making abrasive compositions comprised of water-insoluble abrasive polishing agents suspended in an aqueous medium in combination, which avoids the need and associated cost of dry milling the abrasive particle content, and products thereof. In particular, ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929764 | Polymers having ordered, monodisperse pores and their corresponding ordered, monodisperse colloids Ordered, monodisperse macroporous polymers, their corresponding ordered, monodisperse colloids, and methods of preparing them are disclosed. The methods use an ordered, monodisperse colloidal template to define the polymer pore morphology, which in turn acts as a mo... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915664 | Method of manufacturing a fluorine-doped silica powder The invention relates to a method of doping silica with fluorine. The method described comprises mixing a powder of silica granules with a solid fluorine compound, thermally decomposing the solid fluorine compound under an inert atmosphere, and densifying the granul... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911192 | Method for preparing inorganic porous material Disclosed is a method for producing an inorganic porous body having precisely controlled macropores concurrently with mesopores of a narrow pore size distribution. The method comprises dissolving an amphiphilic substance as template component in an aqueous solution ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6906208 | Mesoporous material and use thereof for the selective oxidation of organic compounds A material especially useful for the selective oxidation of hydrocarbons and other organic compounds includes a non-crystalline, porous inorganic oxide having at least 97 volume percent mesopores based on micropores and mesopores, and at least one catalytically acti... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906003 | Method for sorption and desorption of molecular gas contained by storage sites of nano-filament laded reticulated aerogel A system and method for sorption and desorption of molecular gas contained by storage sites of graphite nano-filaments randomly disposed in three-dimensional reticulated aerogel. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899857 | Method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material using a microemulsion technique A method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material is disclosed. In one embodiment, the present method includes the step of preparing a microemulsion. The method of the present embodiment then recites applying the microemulsion to a surface... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6899951 | High-whiteness, non-heat-treated hydrophobic precipitated silica The present invention provides a hydrophobic precipitated silica having the following properties: | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896876 | High cleaning silica gel dental abrasive, dentifrices prepared therefrom, and a method for preparing the dental abrasive A silica gel abrasive having good cleaning and low abrasion is prepared by combining at least two silica gels before adjusting the pH of the abrasive to a pH in the range of 3-6. One of the gels is washed at relatively lower temperature compared to the wash temperat... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6897181 | Polymerization catalyst used for producing polyolefins that have excellent combined properties The invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst for the polymerization of olefins, which comprises: a) preparation of a finely divided silica xerogel, b) loading of the xerogel with chromium from a solu... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6890873 | Glass prepared from pyrogenically prepared silicon dioxide Pyrogenically prepared silicon dioxide with the following physicochemical properties: 1. Average particle size (D50 value) D50≧150 nm (dynamic light scattering, 30 wt %) 2. Viscosity (5 rpm,... | 05/10/2005 |
