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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142859 | Method of applying a cement mixture to a honeycomb body A method of applying a cement mixture to an exposed matrix of intersecting walls of a honeycomb body is disclosed. The method may include the steps of providing an applicator, feeding the cement mixture into applicator, forcing the cement mixture to exit the applica... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7993708 | Control for reformer, fuel cell and battery management system in a stationary power plant A method of operating a power generating system including a fuel cell coupled to an electrical buffer, wherein the fuel cell is further coupled to a steam reformer, comprising adjusting operation of the reformer based on a voltage affected by the electrical buffer w... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7781024 | Method for producing ceramic layers The invention relates to a method for producing ceramic layers by spraying. A cold gas spraying method is used to produce polymer ceramics from pre-ceramic polymers. According to said method, a cold gas stream, to which particles of the pre-ceramic polymers are adde... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7438948 | Method for coating a substrate with an undercoating and a functional coating A method for forming a coated substrate is disclosed. The method comprises depositing an undercoating layer and depositing a functional coating comprising a material which can be present in more than one crystal structure over the undercoating layer, wherein there i... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7429407 | Process for coating small bodies, including tablets A process for coating bodies comprising: producing an upward spray of coating fluid by means of a two-fluid nozzle to create a coating zone, and contacting the bodies with the spray of coating fluid in the coating zone; wherein, before contacting the bodies w... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7387815 | Metallization of substrate(s) by a liquid/vapor deposition process A process for depositing a substantially pure, conformal metal layer on one or more substrates through the decomposition of a metal-containing precursor. During this deposition process, the substrate(s) is maintained at a temperature greater than the decomposition t... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381264 | Admixture A liquid accelerator composition for sprayed concrete, comprising aluminium sulphate, amorphous aluminium hydroxide, alkanolamine and an organic dibasic acid anhydride. The compositions allow the attainment of high early compressive strength, and they can be tailore... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374611 | Sprayable machinable media In conjunction with water, a mixture can be used to prepare a sprayable slurry that hydrates to form a machinable plaster composition. The mixture includes from about 80% to about 98% by weight calcium sulfate hemihydrate, from about 1% to about 5% by weight adhesiv... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373035 | Heat transfer structures A switching element includes a bubble chamber, a heater and a heat conductor. The bubble chamber holds fluid. The bubble chamber includes a trench within a planar light circuit and includes a trench within an integrated circuit attached to the planar light circuit. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7306828 | Fabrication of reinforced composite material comprising carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and vapor-grown carbon fibers for thermal barrier materials, structural ceramics, and multifunctional nanocomposite ceramics The present invention is directed towards a ceramic nanocomposite comprising a nanostructured carbon component inside a ceramic host. The ceramic nanocomposite may further comprise vapor grown carbon fibers. Such nanostructured carbon materials impart both structura... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303784 | Method for producing self-cleaning ceramic layers and a composition therefore The invention concerns a method for producing a highly-porous ceramic layer and for application of this layer onto metallic, ceramic, enameled and/or glass substrates using porous, ceramic particles, preferably aluminum oxide, titanium oxide and zircon oxide, and an... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294191 | Pure-coloured, readily dispersible iron oxide red pigments with high grinding stability The present invention relates to pure-coloured, readily dispersible iron oxide red pigments having high grinding stability, to a process for preparing them, and to their use. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276184 | Surfactant assisted nanomaterial generation process A process for the preparation of nanoscale particulate material is described comprising: (i) combining one or more functional material to be precipitated as nanoscale particles and one or more surface active material in a compressed CO2 phase with a densi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270852 | Aluminizing slurry compositions free of hexavalent chromium, and related methods and articles A slurry coating composition is described, which is very useful for enriching the surface region of a metal-based substrate with aluminum. The composition includes colloidal silica and particles of an aluminum-based powder, and is substantially free of hexavalent ch... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261042 | Insensitive munition design for shrouded penetrators A munition and method of making same comprising at least partially surrounding a warhead with a protective barrier comprising pumice and surrounding the protective barrier with a shroud. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258736 | Calcium aluminate cement compositions for solid freeform fabrication The present invention is drawn toward materials, methods and systems for solid free-form fabrication of three dimensional objects. In one embodiment, a method can comprise a) applying a particulate blend in a layer, wherein the particulate blend includes calcium alu... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253130 | Method for making transparent continuous zeolite film and structure of the zeolite film A method for making transparent continuous zeolite film is provided. First a transparent precursor sol is prepared, and the precursor sol is processed to a specific concentration. The precursor solution is coated on a surface of a substrate which is heated under an ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250194 | Metal sprayed composite part A method of making an article having both a polymeric substrate and a metallic spray deposited layer is disclosed. The coefficients of thermal expansion of the polymeric substrate and the metallic layer are preferably similar. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244466 | Kinetic spray nozzle design for small spot coatings and narrow width structures An improved nozzle for use in kinetic spray systems is disclosed. The nozzle includes a supersonic portion comprising a tubular section and a flow regulator. A portion of the flow regulator is received in the tubular portion. The flow regulator includes a biconical ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244303 | Set retarder compositions, cement compositions, and associated methods Cement compositions, that comprise water, a cement, a strength-retrogression additive, and an acid, wherein the acid comprises ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, or a combination thereof, are provided. Methods of cementing in a subterranean fo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244470 | Protection of electrical power systems A method and apparatus for protecting electrical power transmissions systems that may or may not be energized. A two part resin composition acting as a dielectric material is distributed on electrical power systems at a location close to the transmissions systems. T... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229484 | Pre-coated particles for chemical mechanical polishing The present invention relates to the manufacture and use of novel pre-coated abrasive particles and particle slurries for the chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of semiconductor wafers, thin films, inter-layer dielectric, metals, and other components during integra... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223297 | Planarizing solutions including abrasive elements, and methods for manufacturing and using such planarizing solutions A planarizing slurry for mechanical and/or chemical-mechanical polishing of microfeature workpieces. In one embodiment, the planarizing slurry comprises a liquid solution and a plurality of abrasive elements mixed in the liquid solution. The abrasive elements compri... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220456 | Process for the selective deposition of particulate material A process for the patterning of a desired substance on a surface includes: (i) charging a particle formation vessel with a compressed fluid; (ii) introducing into the particle formation vessel a first feed stream comprising a solvent and the desired substance dissol... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201940 | Method and apparatus for thermal spray processing of medical devices The invention relates to devices for the treatment of heart disease and particularly to endo-arterial prostheses, which are commonly called stents. More particularly, the invention relates to methods of manufacturing and coating stents utilizing thermal spray proces... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198669 | Accelerator admixture An accelerator composition for use with sprayed cementitious compositions, which is an aqueous solution or dispersion of a blend of the essential Components 1–3 Component 1—aluminium sulphate Component 2—at least one of an alkanolamin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195834 | Metallized conducting polymer-grafted carbon material and method for making A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane electrode ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182808 | Accelerator admixture An accelerator composition for use with sprayed cementitious compositions, which is an aqueous solution or dispersion of a blend of the essential Components 1–3 Component 1—aluminium sulphate Component 2—at least one of an alkanolamin... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175885 | Compositionally different polymer-based sensor elements and methods for preparing same The present invention provides a combinatorial approach for preparing arrays of chemically sensitive polymer-based sensors which are capable of detecting the presence of a chemical analyte in a fluid in contact therewith. The described methods and devices comprise c... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175930 | Conducting polymer-grafted carbon material for fuel cell applications A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane electrode ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163715 | Spray processing of porous medical devices Thermal spray processing and cold spray processing are utilized to manufacture porous starting materials (such as tube stock, wire and substrate sheets) from biocompatible metals, metal alloys, ceramics and polymers that may be further processed into porous medical ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160584 | Method for manufacturing ceramic glow plugs A method for manufacturing a ceramic glow pin which is formed of more than two layers arranged especially coaxially to the axis of the glow pin and symmetrically. The layers of the layer structure are manufactured by co-extrusion. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147806 | Polymer microspheres/nanospheres and encapsulating therapeutic proteins therein This invention is for an improved process to formulate polymeric microspheres/nanospheres and encapsulate therapeutic proteins and other useful substances. Non-toxic supercritical or near-critical fluids with/without polar cosolvents are utilized to solubilize biode... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135075 | Corrosion resistant coating with self-healing characteristics An aqueous solution for depositing an inorganic corrosion resistant coating on a metal substrate is disclosed. The aqueous solution comprises a film-forming agent, a supplemental anion, and a substrate activator. The film-forming agent is a vanadate salt that forms ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135295 | Detection of small molecules by use of a piezoelectric sensor A protein comprising an antigen-binding portion formed by two cooperating peptide sequences of FIGS. 3A and 3B of the application. The protein may alternatively comprise an altered antigen-binding portion where at least one of the peptide sequences is ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125586 | Kinetic spray application of coatings onto covered materials Disclosed is a process for applying a kinetic spray coating of powder particles onto a substrate covered in a plastic-type material without first removing the plastic-type material. In one use of the process a mask is used to enable a single kinetic spray pass to bo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125580 | Method for preparing a solid phase microextraction device using aerogel A sample collection substrate of aerogel and/or xerogel materials bound to a support structure is used as a solid phase microextraction (SPME) device. The xerogels and aerogels may be organic or inorganic and doped with metals or other compounds to target specific c... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115299 | Balloon catheter for delivering therapeutic agents A method for making a drug delivery device, wherein a composition is applied onto a porous inflatable member, the porous inflatable member integrated at a distal end of a catheter-based device, and the composition including a coating material, a first fluid and a se... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097885 | Method of manufacturing electromagnetic devices using kinetic spray A method of manufacturing electric machines comprised of geometrically patterned arrays of permanent magnets, soft magnetic materials, and electrical conductors deposited by kinetic spraying methods directly atop a carrier. The magnets and planar coils of the presen... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7051645 | Piston for an engine A piston for use in an engine. The piston includes a piston head having at least one ring groove. The piston also includes a piston skirt coated with a first thickness of a bronze coating material, and a side panel adjacent the piston skirt that is coated with a sec... | 05/30/2006 |
