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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8039414 | Method for preparing metal catalyst and electrode A method for preparing a metal catalyst includes a proton conductive material coating layer formed on the surface of a conductive material. Also, an electrode may be prepared using the metal catalyst. The method for preparing the metal catalyst comprises mixing the ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7919424 | Platinum based catalyst for oxidation/reduction reaction and its use Disclosed herein are a platinum-based catalyst for oxidation/reduction reactions and the use thereof. The platinum-based catalyst is prepared by loading a catalyst composition comprising a water soluble salt of at least one metal selected from among cerium (Ce), zir... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7754642 | Hydrophobic oil adsorbent material and process for production and use Disclosed are a hydrophobic oil-adsorbent material that is capable of adsorbing oil and separating oil from water and methods for production and application of said material, suitable for collecting and removing hydrocarbons and other contaminations of oil content f... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7425520 | Catalyst for selective hydrogenation of nitro groups of halonitro aromatic compounds A supported catalyst for hydrogenating nitro groups of halonitro compounds manufactured from a support, a solvent, and one or more types of organometallic complexes. The organometallic complexes have the formula: wherein, R... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7371335 | Curable thick film compositions for use in moisture control The invention is directed to a thick film getter composition comprising: (a) desiccant material; dispersed in (b) organic medium comprising (1) curable organic polymeric binder; (2) monomer; and (3) photoinitiator. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7307113 | Fluorosulfonic acid organic polymers The present invention provides for a composition and a process for forming the composition. The composition comprises an organic polymer and 0.5-40% by weight of the composition of a siloxane, the organic polymer having a fluorinated backbone and 3-20 mol-% of penda... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7291577 | Hydrometallurgical process for production of supported catalysts A process for the production of a supported catalyst. The process comprises heating a slurry that comprises a catalyst support and at least one active catalytic ingredient precursor. Gas is introduced to the slurry at a sufficient pressure to reduce the at least one... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7271120 | Catalyst for the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from urea and methanol, preparation and use thereof A catalyst for the preparation of dimethyl carbonate from urea and methanol having a composition on weight base of: active component of from 20 to 50 wt %, and carrier of from 80 to 50 wt %, and prepared by equal-volume spraying and impregnating method is disclosed.... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261872 | Method for producing metal fluoride materials A method of producing nano metal fluoride powders comprising the steps of mixing an aqueous or organic continuous phase comprising at least one metal cation salt with a hydrophilic or organic polymeric disperse phase forming a metal cation salt/polymer gel and then ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259122 | Chemically-resistant shelter coating A shelter coating comprising polyvinyl alcohol and polyethyleneimine is disclosed. The shelter coating may optionally further include a photocatalyst capable of generating singlet oxygen from ambient air. The shelter coating may optionally include a singlet oxygen s... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7220804 | Method for preparing a catalyst system and its use in a polymerization process The present invention relates to a supported catalyst composition and a method for making the supported catalyst composition and its use in a process for polymerizing olefin(s). In particular, the invention is directed to a method for making a supported catalyst com... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208642 | Process for preparation of formate esters or methanol and catalyst therefor A production process and a catalyst are provided, which can be less decreased in activity of the catalyst even when CO2, water and the like are present in the starting material and/or the reaction system, and which can produce a formic ester or a methanol... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7148317 | Method of preparing catalyst for polymerization of aliphatic polycarbonate and method of polymerizing aliphatic polycarbonate using same Disclosed is a method of preparing a catalyst for polymerization of an aliphatic polycarbonate including oxidizing a dicarboxylic acid precursor and a zinc precursor under a pressurized condition, and a method for polymerizing the aliphatic polycarbonate. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7049262 | Cryogenic method for forming a supported catalyst The present invention provides a method of preparing a supported catalyst from a liquid catalyst system dispersed on a solid carrier. The method of this embodiment comprises freezing the liquid catalyst system in a non-reactive liquid to form a frozen catalyst syste... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041236 | Archival spray composition An aerosol archival product that includes an aerosol archival composition and may be disposed in a pressurized container. The aerosol archival composition includes one or more chlorinated fluorinated hydrocarbons, an amino-containing compound and a basic metal compo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6974632 | Archival spray composition A substrate that is treated with an archival composition. An aerosol archival product includes the aerosol archival composition and may be disposed in a pressurized container. The aerosol archival composition includes one or more chlorinated fluorinated hydrocarbons... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6908604 | Macrostructures of porous inorganic material and process for their preparation There is provided macrostructures of porous inorganic material which can have controlled size, shape, and/or porosity and a process for preparing the macrostructures. The macrostructures comprise a three-dimension network of particles of porous inorganic materials. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6893564 | Shaped bodies containing metal-organic frameworks The present invention relates to a novel class of shaped bodies containing metal-organic frameworks. Said metal-organic frameworks comprise at least one metal ion and at least one at least bidentate organic compound and contain at least one type of micro- and mesopo... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6844287 | Supported catalysts for the fixation of carbon dioxide into aliphatic polycarbonates and a process for preparing the same The present invention provides a process for preparing supported zinc dicarboxylate catalysts with high activity for the copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxides by supporting zinc dicarboxylate on silica support. The zinc dicarboxylate may be synthesized fro... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6828396 | Solid catalyst component and catalyst for olefin polymerization, process for producing olefin polymer and process for producing solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization There are provided: (I) a solid catalyst component (A-1) for olefin polymerization, which is obtained by a process comprising the step of contacting: (a-1) a carrier of carboxyl group-carrying polymer p... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6815529 | Catalyst for producing aliphatic polycarbonate and the preparation thereof This invention relates to a catalyst for producing aliphatic polycarbonate, which is composed of a rare-earth coordination compound; an alkyl metal compound; a polyol; and a carbonate. The catalytic efficiency of the catalyst of the present invention is more than 8Ã... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6809056 | Process for preparing polyolefin polymerization catalysts The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing polyolefin polymerization catalysts and provides a process for manufacturing polyolefin polymerization catalysts, wherein after manufacturing a homogeneous solution of magnesium compounds using magnesium c... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6777449 | Method of making and using nanoscale metal When elemental iron is in the presence of chlorinated compounds (contaminants) a naturally occurring reaction takes place and the chlorinated compounds are reduced and form harmless compounds. The production of extremely small metal particles containing elemental ir... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6544921 | Solid catalyst component and catalyst for olefin polymerization, process for producing olefin polymer and process for producing solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization There are provided: (I) a solid catalyst component (A-1) for olefin polymerization, which is obtained by a process comprising the step of contacting: (a-1) a carrier of carboxyl group-carrying polymer particles having an average particle diameter of from 1 to ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6541659 | Process for acyl substitution of anhydride by vanadyl salt catalyst A process for acyl substitution of an anhydride with an active-hydrogen-containing compound includes reacting the anhydride with the active-hydrogen-containing compound in the presence of a vanadyl salt catalyst to obtain a high yield of acyl substitution... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6518214 | Synthesis of functionalized lithium initiator This invention discloses a process for making dilithium initiators in high purity. This process can be conducted in the absence of amines which is desirable since amines can act as modifiers for anionic polymerizations. The dilithium compounds made are hi... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6420304 | Polymer-supported carbonylation catalyst and its use The invention relates to a polymer-supported carbonylation catalyst and its use in a process for preparing organic carboxylic acid or anhydride having n+1 carbon atoms. The invention relates also to a process for preparing organic carboxylic acid or anhyd... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6340771 | "Sweet" MAO Aluminoxanes are used as activators for the gas, solution or slurry phase polymerization of olefins in the presence of single site catalysts. Aluminoxanes contain residual aluminum alkyls which may poison the catalysts. The residual aluminum alkyls may be... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6284700 | Metallocene catalysts for olefin or styrene polymerization and polymerization method using the metallocene catalysts The new metallocene catalysts according to the present invention are prepared by reacting a metallocene compound with a compound having at least two functional groups. The metallocene compound is a transition metal compound which a transition metal is coo... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6281302 | Solid catalyst component, catalyst for olefin polymerization, and method for producing olefin polymer A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization prepared by a method which comprises contacting the following components (a), (b), (c) and (d): (a) a polymer carrier containing a carbonyl group; (b) an organometallic compound of metal of Group I, II or XIII of... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6268453 | Polymerization catalyst systems, their preparation, and use A solid cocatalyst is prepared by reacting a suitable support base with an organoaluminum compound and then reacting that product with an activity promoting amount of water. The solid cocatalyst can be combined with a polymerization catalyst to form a cat... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6232259 | Preparation of transition metal imine complexes Transition metal imine complexes can be prepared by reacting the imine precursors, a carbonyl compound and a primary amine, in the presence of a selected transition metal compound. The complexes may be used as catalysts for olefin polymerization.... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6214762 | Catalysts based on metal fulvene complexes A method of producing metal fulvene insertion complexes, as well as new fulvene metal insertion complexes and the use thereof as catalysts for the polymerization of olefins and/or dienes and as hydrogenation catalysts.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6174422 | Acid-free catalyst paste, its production and its use in cathodic electro-dip coating An acid-free, aqueous catalyst paste with a solids content of 30 to 70% by weight and containing dialkyltin oxide and a water-thinnable cationic binder vehicle and which can be used for cathodically depositable electro-dip lacquers, obtainable by a) dispe... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6110397 | Polymer formulations for gettering hydrogen A novel method for preparing a hydrogenation composition comprising organic polymer molecules having carbon--carbon double bonds, for removing hydrogen from the atmosphere within enclosed spaces and particularly from atmospheres within enclosed spaces tha... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6093674 | Supported cobalt catalyst, production thereof and use thereof for the polymerization of unsaturated compounds The present invention relates to a supported cobalt catalyst consisting of (a) cobalt compounds, (b) organoaluminium compounds, (c) water or OH-acidic compounds, (d) inorganic or polymeric organic support materials and (e) modifiers selected from the group comprising te... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6090741 | Catalyst combination and process for the low-temperature co-production of methanol and methyl formate in liquid phase The present invention relates to a novel catalyst combination and a novel ocess for the synthesis of methanol and methyl formate (MF), and more specifically to the production of methanol and MF by contacting syngas under relatively mild conditions in a sl... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6043182 | Production of oil soluble catalytic precursors A method for preparing an oil soluble catalytic precursor includes the steps of: providing a mixture of a catalytic metal salt in water, wherein the catalytic metal salt contains a catalytic metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkal... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6008154 | Preparation of supported chromium catalysts Supported chromium catalysts are prepared by loading the support material with chromium compounds and calcining at from 400 to 1100° C., and then treating the catalyst with a water-containing inert gas mixture.... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5998325 | Composition and method for polymer moderated catalytic water formation A composition suitable for safely removing hydrogen from gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen and oxygen, particularly those mixtures wherein the hydrogen concentration is within the explosive range. The composition comprises a hydrogenation catalyst, pre... | 12/07/1999 |
