Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6244198 | Method and equipment for pyrolytic treatment of organic material The present invention refers to a method and an equipment for pyrolytic treatment of organic material comprising a supply storage receiving the organic material to be treated, a number of containers with meshlike walls, each to be charged with a batch of ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241792 | Method for producing a hydrogen-rich and low carbon monoxide gas A process for generating a high-hydrogen, low-carbon monoxide gas comprises generating a product gas in a gas generating device. The product gas contains hydrogen and carbon monoxide that are generated from catalytic water vapor reforming of a water/fuel ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6193874 | High combustion efficiency fuel gas A high combustion efficiency fuel gas obtained from a saturated gas produced by pumping petroleum gas to a light oil composed of butane, pentane, hexane, and octane.... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6190430 | Method for producing hydrogen-containing gas for fuel cell An efficient method for producing a hydrogen-containing gas for a fuel cell by using a gas produced by reforming reaction of an organic compound is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: adding an oxygen-containing gas to a hydrogen-containi... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6187067 | Additivated gas for oxy-cutting and/or heating applications Additivated gas for oxy-cutting and/or heating applications, having a low cost of production and high cutting and heating velocities wherein the additivated gas is obtained by the additivation of propylene with a chemical product having the basic constitu... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5550312 | Method of thermal utilization of waste materials A method for the thermal utilization of combustible components of waste materials of different properties and origin, independently of the degree of contamination with heavy metals and toxic organic compounds or organic chlorine-containing compounds. The ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5380346 | Fortified hydrocarbon and process for making and using the same Fortified hydrocarbon torch gas is a mixture of a major portion by weight of hydrocarbon base gas and additive selected from 1,2-ethanediol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3 butanediol, glycerol, diethylene glycol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol mo... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5324336 | Partial oxidation of low rank coal Abundant low cost low rank coal may now be gasified by partial oxidation or burned in a furnace or boiler. About 30 to 45 parts by wt. of comminuted low rank coal is mixed and reacted in the reaction zone of a partial oxidation gas generator with a free-o... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5315054 | Liquid fuel solutions of methane and liquid hydrocarbons Liquid hydrocarbons are capable of forming solutions of methane which is substantially soluble for example in liquefied petroleum gas creating a potential for the production of liquid fuel solutions of methane and liquefied petroleum for storage, industri... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5284878 | Liquid phase methanol process with co-rich recycle Methanol is produced by reacting a CO-rich synthesis gas in the presence of a powdered methanol synthesis catalyst suspended in an inert liquid in a liquid phase reactor system. Unreacted CO-rich synthesis gas is recycled to the reactor, thus increasing m... | 02/08/1994 |
| 4861519 | Method for volume reduction of low activity organic wastes from nuclear power plants by anaerobic decomposition The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the reduction in the quantity of low activity organic wastes from nuclear power plants. This is accomplished using anaerobic fermentation in a bioreactor. The waste from the nuclear power plant is subjec... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4808386 | Partial oxidation of sulfur-containing solid carbonaceous fuel A process for the simultaneous partial oxidation and desulfurization of an ash-containing solid carbonaceous fuel comprising (basis solid fuel) 0.2 to 8.0 wt. % sulfur and 0.1 to 30 wt. % of silicate compounds for the production of gaseous mixtures compri... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4801440 | Partial oxidation of sulfur-containing solid carbonaceous fuel A process for the simultaneous partial oxidation and desulfurization of sulfur and silicate-containing solid carbonaceous fuel for the production of gaseous mixtures comprising H2 and CO and containing less than about 0.05 volume % of H2 | 01/31/1989 |
| 4797198 | Process for the working up of salvage oil A process is disclosed for the working up of salvage oil, in which the salvage oil is subjected to an extraction under supercritical conditions. The halogen compounds contained in the produced extract are removed by catalytic hydrogenation. The extraction... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4675028 | Gas saturation monitoring system and method for controlling condensable fuel added to a gas A device for monitoring the amount of butane that can be safely added into a fuel gas before condensation occurs includes a dry-bulb thermocouple for measuring the temperature of the gas and a wet-bulb thermocouple for measuring the temperature of a wick ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4643666 | Method of burning hydrogen deficient fuels The burning characteristics of a relatively hydrogen deficient fuel are improved by physically mixing with, but not dissolving in, the fuel a light hydrogen rich vapor, such as hydrogen and/or methane, ethane, etc.... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4640675 | Method of burning low hydrogen content fuels Decreasing the viscosity of and improving the atomizing and burning characteristics of a hydrogen deficient fuel by dissolving a light, hydrogen rich hydrocarbon in the fuel.... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4569890 | Process for increasing the heating value of fuel gas mixtures containing hydrogen Fuel gas mixtures of different composition containing hydrogen may be the main products or by-products of chemical conversion processes such as, without limitation, processes for the conversion of solid or liquid fuels. Such gas mixtures are, however, nor... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4540681 | Catalyst for the methanation of carbon monoxide in sour gas The invention involves the synergistic effect of the specific catalytic constituents on a specific series of carriers for the methanation of carbon monoxide in the presence of sulfur at relatively high temperatures and at low steam to gas ratios in the ra... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4490152 | Ternary fuel having fairly constant acetylene content in the liquid and vapor phase A fuel mixture, which contains by volume 15 to 25% acetylene, 5 to 17% C3 hydrocarbon, preferably propylene, and the remainder ethylene. This ternary fuel having a fairly constant acetylene content, is suitable in applications pertaining to ass... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4488517 | Cold start method with start-up gaseous fuel generation system for methanol fueled cars A method of cold starting an internal combustion engine operated on atomized liquid fuel after start up comprising the steps of: heating a vaporization means with an electrical resistance heating element, heating a catalytic dissociation reactor with an electrical ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4487613 | Odorization of combustible hydrocarbon gases Described is a warning agent for the odorization of gaseous hydrocarbon fuels based on mixtures of at least one of the compounds, 2-methoxy-3-isobutyl pyrazine having the structure: ##STR1## and 4-methyl-4-mercapto-2-pentanone having the structure: ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4381641 | Substoichiometric combustion of low heating value gases The combustible component of a gas stream of low heating value is combusted using less than a stoichiometric amount of oxygen under conditions for the suppression of carbon monoxide including the presence of an oxidation catalyst and a small amount of ars... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4378336 | Monolith reactor A reactor and the use thereof for fueling an internal combustion engine. The reactor comprising a monolithic substrate and catalytic material, said monolithic substrate containing a plurality of substantially parallel channels, means being provided for charging a h... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4298453 | Coal conversion A process for the catalytic devolatilization of coal is disclosed wherein a selected mixture of preheated coal particles and hot catalyst solids is contacted with a gaseous material such as steam and/or a hydrogen-containing gas to form a high temperature... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4288550 | Treating process of garbage contained wastes The present invention relates to a process for digesting garbage or garbage contained wastes, particularly to a microbiological treatment which facilitates the treatment with high efficiency and economics, for the recovery of methane gas, first, by effect... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4161495 | Method for stabilizing acetylene A method for stabilizing acetylene against explosive decomposition comprising mixing together with the acetylene a chemical free radical scavenging agent chosen from the group consisting of nitric oxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromine, hydrogen iodid... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4048091 | Process for the preparation of reducing gases A reducing gas high in H2 plus CO and low in H2 O plus CO2, and therefore suitable for steelmaking, is produced from hydrocarbons, e.g. methane, in a two-stage process. In the first stage, the hydrocarbon is partially comb... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4045189 | Method for preparing fuel mixtures for torches and burners A fuel mixture, comprising from 10 to 60 mols % acetylene and from 40 to 90 mols % ethylene, is prepared by mixing the two constituents in the gaseous phase at a pressure slightly above atmospheric pressure and at a temperature ranging from -25° C. to +2... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4008054 | Process for making low-sulfur and low-ash fuels Low-sulfur and low-ash gaseous, liquid and solid fuels are made from coal by a process which first subjects the coal to solvent extraction and hydrotreatment under hydrodesulfurizing conditions in a coal liquefaction zone to reduce the organic sulfur cont... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3989479 | Gaseous fuel mixture A gaseous fuel for use in heating, hardening, welding, cutting, and other working of metals comprises a mixture of about 80 to 82 per cent propane, or a propane-butane mixture, about 15 to 17 per cent propylene oxide, and about 2 to 4 per cent methanol. T... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3981692 | Combustible mixture for torches and burners A combustible mixture for torches and burners is formed essentially of at least 15% of a member of the group consisting of methylacetylene and/or propadiene diluted with up to 85% of a diluent which itself is formed of a mixture of at least one C3 | 09/21/1976 |
| 3961913 | Process for treating organic wastes and product thereof A process for treating the organic fraction of solid waste material with acid at an elevated temperature to form an embrittled material reducible to a powdered fuel having a caloric value and weight (on a dry basis) essentially equivalent to the waste mat... | 06/08/1976 |
