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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7405000 | Resin particle and process of producing the same Provided is a resin particle comprising a resin (a) and a filler (b) contained in the particle; the particle has a volume average particle diameter of from 0.1 to 300 μm and a shape factor of from 110 to 300; the particle has an outer shell layer (S) comprising at ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402546 | Magnesium chloride support The invention relates to supports comprising inorganic oxide particles coated with magnesium chloride and a method for making them. The inorganic oxide has a mean particle diameter of less than 5 microns and is used as a seed to crystallize magnesium chloride from s... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402338 | Graphite-coated particulate materials An coated particulate is provided with a graphite-impregnated resin coating. The oil field particulates may comprise any of gravel-pack sand, granular betonite, ground Gilsonite, calcium carbonate, glass beads, rock wool, shredded paper, metal spheres, ceramic beads... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402337 | Method for manufacturing spherical ceramic powder A method for manufacturing spherical ceramic powder is provided. The method includes essentially a spray drying step and a sintering step. In the spray drying step, a spray nozzle is used to spray slurry containing powdered raw material consisting essentially of cer... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399429 | III-V semiconductor nanocrystal complexes and methods of making same A semiconductor nanocrystal complex that is stable and has high luminescent quantum yield. The semiconductor nanocrystal complex has a semiconductor nanocrystal core of a III-V semiconductor nanocrystal material. A method of making a semiconductor nanocrystal comple... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399528 | Powder particles with smooth surface for use in inhalation therapy Carrier particles, for use in the preparation of powdery mixtures for administration by inhalation, and having a median diameter of greater than 90 microns and a surface rugosity expressed as the fractal dimension of less than or equal to 1.1, may be prepared by sub... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396589 | Core-shell magnetic nanoparticles comprising an inner-transition element Magnetic nanoparticles are applicable in imaging, diagnosis, therapy, and biomaterial separation. The magnetic nanoparticles comprise a core represented as FexMavZy and a shell of an inner-transition element Mb ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396561 | Surface-attached polyfunctional polymer networks for sensor chips The invention relates to polyfunctional polymer networks comprising an assembly of cross-linked polymer subchains attached to a surface, with each polymer subchain comprising a multitude of identical or different repeating units carrying one or more functional group... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396587 | Black film comprised of thermoplastic polyester This invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented film formed from polyester and at least one inorganic black pigment. The inventive films include at least one layer which has, alongside polyester, an amount of from 0.5 to 75% by weight of particles incorp... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393885 | Phosphorus-containing coated magnesium oxide powder, method for producing same, and resin composition containing such powder A phosphorus-containing coated magnesium oxide powdered material comprising a coated magnesium oxide powdered material having a surface coating layer comprised of a double oxide, wherein the phosphorus-containing coated magnesium oxide powdered material has a coatin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393586 | Highly oxidation-resistant copper powder for conductive paste and process for producing the powder A highly oxidation-resistant copper powder for conductive paste, which is a copper powder containing not more than 5 wt % of Si, is characterized in that substantially all of the Si is adhered to the surfaces of the copper particles as SiO2-system gel coa... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390355 | Zinc oxide A dispersion containing zinc oxide particles having a dispersion particle size of (i) median volume particle diameter in the range from 70 to 130 nm, (ii) less than 16% by volume of particles having a volume diameter of less than 35 nm below the median volume partic... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390440 | Process for producing metal-containing particles having their surface coated with at least two dispersants different in vaporization temperature To provide metal-containing fine particles having good dispersion stability, which have their surface coated with dispersants vaporizable even during firing at low temperatures, a fine particle dispersion having the above metal-containing fine particles dispersed th... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390461 | Broad spectrum optically addressed sensor The present invention relates to a sensor for detecting chemical, biological, biochemical or other environmental stimuli, and includes a plurality of colloidal particles having chemical receptors bound to each particle's surface, wherein when a target stimulus is di... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390567 | Soft magnetic composite powder comprising an inorganic insulating coating, production method of the same, and production method of soft magnetic compact A soft magnetic compact which is produced by using soft magnetic composite powder in which the surface of magnetic powder is covered with an electrical insulating material containing at least an inorganic insulating material, and a resin material is fusion-bonded to... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390568 | Semiconductor nanocrystal heterostructures having specific charge carrier confinement A semiconductor nanocrystal heterostructure has a core of a first semiconductor material surrounded by an overcoating of a second semiconductor material. Upon excitation, one carrier can be substantially confined to the core and the other carrier can be substantiall... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387834 | Polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder of particular specific standard gravity, polytetrafluoroethylene formed article prepared from the same and method for preparation of the same The present invention provides a polytetrafluoroethylene molded article, particularly a PTFE molded article for high-frequency insulation, which is excellent in various electric properties and mechanical properties in a high frequency range of 3 to 30 GHz. The prese... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387813 | Methods of preparation of hollow microstructures and nanostructures Structures in the nanoscale and mesoscale domain are provided. The structures typically have a shell which can be comprised of a porous polymeric material such as parylene. The surfaces of the shell can further comprise pendant functional groups that can provide rea... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387833 | Luminescent materials consisting of nanocrystals with core/shell structure and method for preparing same Luminescent material consisting of nanocrystals comprising a core surrounded by a shell, said core consisting of a nanocrystal of semiconductor of formula AB in which A represents a metal or a metalloid in oxidation state (II) and B represents a chemical element in ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387830 | Coating agent, method and coated substrate surface The invention concerns a coating agent for cellulose-bearing substrate surfaces comprising a liquid phase and binding agent, wherein the coating agent includes platelet-shaped pigments and a bonding agent, wherein the platelet-shaped pigments are corrosion-resistant... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387672 | Oxidation-stable iron oxide pigments, process for preparing them and their use The present invention relates to oxidation-stable iron oxide pigments which have a coating of at least one organic substance, to their preparation and to their use. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387832 | Flat particles and process for production thereof Flaky particles which are produced through easy conversion from mother particles by using an organic compound other than monomers having double bonds as the hardening and crosslinking agent and to which at least one mechanical or functional characteristic selected f... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381758 | Ink composition comprising optically variable pigments, use of the composition, optically variable pigment and method of treating said pigment The invention relates to passivated optically variable pigment, a method of preparing said passivated optically variable pigment, an ink composition comprising said passivated optically variable pigment, the use of said ink composition, and a document carrying a mar... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381465 | Core-shell structure having controlled cavity inside and structure comprising the core-shell structure as component, and method for preparation thereof A core-shell structure comprises a core (2) comprising nanoparticles and a shell (4) coating the core (2), and its void space (3) formed by the core (2) and the shell (4) is controlled. A method of preparing the core-shell s... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381466 | Abrasive with improved abrasive properties comprising a coating of complex oxide and silicate binding agent Abrasive particles from the group of conventional abrasive particles, in particular fused or sintered corundums, zirconium corundums, silicon corundums, silicon carbides and boron carbide, for application in synthetic resin-bonded abrasives, characterized by the fac... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381467 | Composite particles comprising ferromagnetic particle, fluorescent pigment and a silica coating The present invention provides composite particles which have magnetism and simultaneously emit fluorescence with a variety of wavelengths, and which are suitable for use in the fields of biology, biochemistry or the like. The composite particles of the present inve... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381464 | Dielectric ceramic composition and electronic device An object of the invention is to provide a multilayer ceramic capacitor having high dielectric constant, good temperature characteristic, and an improved IR temperature dependency. According to the present invention, a capacitor device body 10, wherein... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378153 | Amino resin composite particle and method of producing same The present invention provides an amino resin composite particle in which an inorganic compound is fixed (firmly adhered) on a surface of an amino resin particle, for example, an amino resin composite particle, in which a child particle made of the inorganic compoun... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378151 | Semiconductor nanoparticle, and a process of manufacturing the same The invention provides a semiconductor nanoparticle comprising a semiconductor nanoparticle core on the surface of which electron-releasing groups are arranged, the semiconductor nanoparticle having a fluorescent property and water-solubility. The invention also pro... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378152 | Electroconductive zinc oxide powder and method for production thereof, and electroconducitve composition A novel electroconductive zinc oxide powder which comprises zinc oxide and, being present as a solid solution formed with the zinc oxide, 0.01 to 10 mass % relative to the zinc oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of IIIB Group elements, ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374824 | Core-shell nanocrystallite comprising tellurium-containing nanocrystalline core and semiconductor shell Tellurium-containing nanocrystallites are produced by injection of a precursor into a hot coordinating solvent, followed by controlled growth and annealing. Nanocrystallites may include CdTe, ZnTe, MgTe, HgTe, or alloys thereof. The nanocrystallites can photolumines... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374814 | Soft magnetic powder material containing a powdered lubricant and a method of manufacturing a soft magnetic powder compact A soft magnetic powder material includes an iron powder, and a plated layer formed on a surface of the iron powder and possessing a lubricating property. The plated layer includes a lubricant material and a matrix in which the lubricant material disperses. The soft ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374797 | Continuous combined pigmented wax compounding and bichromal sphere fabrication process A system and method for the continuous fabrication of bichromal spheres by introducing continuous streams of differently colored, pigmented polymer melts to substantially opposite sides of a plurality of spinning disks. The system comprises a first and second extrud... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371271 | Composite soft magnetic sintered material having high density and high magnetic permeability and method for preparation thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a composite soft magnetic sintered material that has high density, high mechanical strength and high relative magnetic permeability at high frequencies and, in order to achieve this object, the present invention provi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371717 | Process for preparing coated alkali metal percarbonate, coated alkali metal percarbonate obtainable by this process, its use in detergent compositions, and detergent compositions containing it A process for preparing coated particulate alkali metal percarbonate in which coating is carried out by mixing percarbonate with a solid particulate coating and agent and optionally with an aqueous liquid, so that the amount of water present during mixing does not e... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371472 | Permanent magnet ring In a permanent magnet ring (1) formed by arranging a plurality of unit permanent magnets (21a, 21b, 21c . . . ), each of a plurality of the unit permanent magnets (21a, 21b, 21c | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371457 | Nanoparticle comprising nanoshell of thickness less than the bulk electron mean free path of the shell material The present invention is for particulate compositions and methods for producing them that can absorb or scatter electromagnetic radiation. The particles are homogeneous in size and are comprised of a nonconducting inner layer that is surrounded by an electrically co... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371441 | Artificial stone wall panel An artificial stone wall panel comprises: an artificial stone, composition of which comprises an inorganic fine powder component with a size of from 9.5 mm to 180 μm, an inorganic finely divided component with a size of less than 180 μm, and a resin component in a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371456 | Nanoparticle based inks and methods of making the same The present invention provides nanoparticle based recording mediums, inks and ink compositions, methods of making nanoparticle based recording mediums and inks, nanoparticles and methods for making nanoparticles, methods for stabilizing colorants against electromagn... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371276 | Titanium dioxide pigment and method for producing the same and resin composition using the same The titanium dioxide pigment of the present invention contains an anatase type crystal in an amount of 98-100% and has an average particle diameter of 0.2-0.4 μm and a whiteness of 95-97 in terms of L value of linseed oil. The titanium dioxide pigment of the presen... | 05/13/2008 |
