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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110288 | Carbon nanocomposite material comprising a SiC film coating, and method of manufacturing the same A carbon nanocomposite material comprises a carbon nanomaterial and Si powder having an average particle diameter of 10 μm or less vacuum-vapor deposited on a surface of the carbon nanomaterial as a film of SiC. The film of SiC has an average thickness in the range... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110289 | Sintered body, resin particles and method for producing the same An adsorptive body is provided which is high in water permeation and gas permeation and can adsorb, concentrate, separate and remove components present in extremely small amounts in a liquid or gas without causing the dissolution of impurities. The present invention... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8088485 | Method for synthesis of metal nanoparticles Metal nanoparticles containing two or more metals are formed by heating or refluxing a mixture of two or more metal salts, such as a metal acetates, and a passivating solvent, such as a glycol ether, at a temperature above the melting point of the metal salts for an... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088487 | Metal nanoparticles, an electrode using them and a process of preparing metal nanoparticles An object of the invention is to modify the surface of a metal nanoparticle with a cyclic phenylazomethine having a multi-ion sensing capability, thereby making the sensing of multiple substances possible. The metal nanoparticles of the invention are characte... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088486 | Microencapsulated particulate metal material, method for producing the same, and aqueous dispersion and ink jet ink using the same A microencapsulated particulate metal material includes metal particles, a polymer coating the metal particles, and an ionic group provided on a surface of the polymer. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084128 | Rare-earth magnet and manufacturing method thereof and magnet motor The object of the present invention is to provide a rare earth magnet which enables to achieve a good balance between high coercive force and high residual magnetic flux density, and its manufacturing method. The present invention provides a rare earth magnet in whi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075997 | Composition and method for making a proppant The present invention relates to proppants which can be used to prop open subterranean formation fractions. Proppant formulations are further disclosed which use one or more proppants of the present invention. Methods to prop open subterranean formation fractions ar... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8067090 | Color effect pigment with a layer made of discrete metal particles, method for the production thereof and its use The invention relates to a platelike color effect pigment having the following structure: a) a metallic reflective core; b) a spacer layer made of a dielectric material, and; c) an, all in all, semitransparent absorber layer comprising, in essence, discrete metal pa... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057899 | Nano-particle preparation and applications A nano-particle composition including a poly(alkenylbenzene) core and a poly (conjugated diene) or a poly(alkylene) surface layer is provided. The nano-particles have a mean average diameter less than about 100 nm. The nano-particles can be modified via, for example... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057900 | Material with core-shell structure Disclosed is a material having a composite particle, the composite particle including an outer shell and a core. The core is made from a lithium alloying material and the outer shell has an inner volume that is greater in size than the core of the lithium alloying m... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8048525 | Hybrid nanoscale particles An adsorption method includes the step of adsorbing hybrid particles from a colloidal dispersion of such particles at an interface between the dispersion and a second phase, said hybrid particles comprising: (a) a nanoscale inorganic core having an oute... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043702 | Magnetic nanoparticles surface-modified with dithiocarbamate A surface-modified, magnetic nanoparticle has one or more multi-dentate ligands bound to a surface of a magnetic nanoparticle. The one or more multi-dentate ligands are bound to the surface of the magnetic nanoparticle through one or more dithiocarbamate groups. The... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039107 | Silver-coated ball and method for manufacturing same A silver-coated ball 10 according to the present invention includes: a spherical core 1; and a coating layer 2 including silver superfine particles, which is arranged so as to surround the core 1. The silver superfine particles included i... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8029898 | Inorganic compound particle Inorganic compound particles constituted of a shell, a porous matter or a cavity enclosed therein, and the porous matter or the cavity being kept unchanged in a subsequently formed transparent coating film. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025972 | Coated sodium percarbonate particles having excellent long term stability, process for their production, their use and detergent compositions containing them Sodium percarbonate particles presenting an improved long term stability expressed as a heat output at 40° C. measured after storage during 12 weeks at 40° C., of less than 5 μW/g, or expressed as an Avox recovery of at least 70 after storage for 8 weeks at 55° ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8017236 | Carbon coated high luster materials A platy pigment substrate having a carbon-containing coating thereon is provided wherein the coating comprises a pyrolyzed carbon-containing ionic species. The products of the present invention may be used in any application where pearlescent pigments have been used... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017237 | Nanoshells on polymers Nano-constructs comprising nanoshells and methods of using the nano-constructs for treating or ameliorating a medical condition are provided. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017238 | Tungsten oxide photocatalyst comprising platinum particles To provide a tungsten oxide photocatalyst which shows a high photocatalytic activity by irradiating with visible light even under the environment where ultraviolet light is not irradiated, the tungsten oxide photocatalyst has tungsten oxide particles and Pt particle... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017235 | Method for manufacturing fine composite particles, apparatus for manufacturing fine composite particles, and fine composite particles In the present invention, the fine particle composite process is carried out with the step of reacting fine core particles and a raw material for coating layer by mixing them and continuously supplying a resulting mixture into a micro flow path. The micro flow path ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012582 | Sintered proppant made with a raw material containing alkaline earth equivalent A method of making a proppant is provided, wherein the method includes the steps of: (a) forming a particulate comprising: (i) a binder; and (ii) a filler; and (b) sintering the particulate to form a sintered proppant, wherein the sintered proppant comprises: (i) at... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012583 | Polyaniline silanol containing intermediate transfer members An intermediate transfer member that includes a core shell component where the core is, for example, a polyaniline, and the shell is a polyhedral silsesquioxane. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007906 | Coating of organic and inorganic pigments with aldehyde or ketone resins Coating of organic and inorganic pigments with aldehyde or ketone resins, comprising a chemical compound consisting of particles of solid organic and inorganic substances, both defined as pigments, in that they are substances which absorb a fraction of the light and... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007907 | Glass-containing molding composition and process for production of the same A glass-containing molding composition is prepared by incorporating glass powder into a thermoplastic resin at a glass load ratio of 40 to 70 percent by weight, in which the glass powder is composed of solid spherical glass particles which have an average particle s... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003212 | Composition and method for making a proppant The present invention relates to proppants which can be used to prop open subterranean formation fractions. Proppant formulations are further disclosed which use one or more proppants of the present invention. Methods to prop open subterranean formation fractions ar... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003213 | Composite particles comprising coating of cerium oxide and silicon oxide, and application thereof Composite particles, wherein each particle contains titanium oxide, a first covering layer containing cerium oxide and a second covering layer containing silicon oxide in this order from the inside, and wherein the amount of cerium oxide is from 3 to 30 parts by mas... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998581 | Solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating and rotating machine applied therewith A solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating has a solid particle erosion resistance that is largely enhanced and a rotating member having the coating gains oxidation resistance without deteriorating a fatigue strength. Also, a rotating machine can hav... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998582 | Mixed metal hydroxides comprising amorphous aluminum hydroxide, and their preparation and use The present invention relates to a particulate mixed metal hydroxide that includes nickel, cobalt and aluminium. The powder particles have a core of nickel/cobalt hydroxide, and a surface that is coated with amorphous aluminium hydroxide. A process for the continuou... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993748 | Multilayered chromonic structures A method of making a multilayered chromonic structure comprises (a) preparing a first aqueous mixture comprising (i) a first continuous water-soluble polymer phase and (ii) a first discontinuous chromonic phase comprising a chromonic material, to form chromonic nano... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993747 | Light emitting devices and compositions comprising lumophore-functionalized nanoparticles A light emitting composition includes a light-emitting lumophore-functionalized nanoparticle, such as an organic-inorganic light-emitting lumophore-functionalized nanoparticle. A light emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and a layer containing such a light... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7989064 | Ceramic-coated tungsten powder The coating the tungsten powder particles with a ceramic barrier suppresses the leachability of tungsten in aqueous media. Preferably, the ceramic coating substantially encapsulates each particle of tungsten and has a thickness of at least about 30 nm and, more pref... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989065 | Magnetically-responsive microparticles with improved response times Magnetically responsive particles can include two or more magnetically responsive layers (“MRL”). As such, the particles can have the following: a polymeric core; a first magnetically responsive layer (“MRL”) on the core; a first polymeric layer bound to the... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985476 | Transparent zirconia dispersion and zirconia particle-containing resin composition, composition for sealing light emitting element and light emitting element, hard coat film and optical functional film and optical component, and method for producing zirconia particle-containing resin The present invention provides a transparent inorganic oxide dispersion which makes it possible to improve the refractive index and mechanical characteristics and to maintain transparency by modifying the surface of inorganic oxide particles with a surface modifier ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7981510 | Compartmentalized chips with polymers of different viscosities for improved processability Compartmentalized chips of at least two chemically similar crystallizable thermoplastic polymers each having a different intrinsic viscosity placed in separate zones are disclosed. These compartmentalized chips exhibit thermal characteristics that are different from... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981512 | Organic polymer-magnetic particles and process for producing same Organic polymer particles having a structure shown by the following formula (1) are disclosed. wherein A represents an alkylidene group, an alkylene group, a cyclohexylene group, or a phenylene group, and B represents a lin... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981513 | Dental filler A dental filler having the optical and/or mechanical properties satisfying the requirements to a dental material, a method for producing the dental filler, and a dental composite material containing the dental filler. The dental filler comprises microparticles of am... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981511 | Hollow resin fine particles, organic/inorganic hybrid fine particles, and method for producing hollow resin fine particles It is the object of the present invention to provide a hollow resin particle and an organic-inorganic hybrid particle, which have excellent dispersibility in a binder component and prevent the diffuse reflection of light and can attain an antireflection layer having... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976949 | High strength ceramic elements and methods for making and using the same One embodiment of the present invention relates to spherical ceramic elements, such as proppants, for maintaining permeability in subterranean formations to facilitate extraction of oil and gas therefrom. The strength of the ceramic element may be enhanced by combin... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972694 | Triple-layer semiconductor nanoparticle and triple-layer semiconductor nanorod A semiconductor nanoparticle and semiconductor nanorod that have optical characteristics (luminescence intensity and emission lifetime) superior to those of conventional core/shell nanosized semiconductors. There are provided a triple-layer semiconductor nanoparticl... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972695 | Coating composition for thermoplastic resin particles for forming foam containers Expandable or pre-expanded thermoplastic particles, e.g. polystyrene particles, used to form foam containers e.g. cups, bowls, are coated with a coating composition comprising a liquid part consisting of a) liquid polyethylene glycol with an average molecular weight... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7964277 | Composite nanoparticles, nanoparticles and methods for producing same In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material, said method including (a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material; (b) collapsing at least a portion of the polymeric mat... | 06/21/2011 |
