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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7390766 | Hydroconversion catalysts and methods of making and using same Stable catalyst carrier impregnating solutions can be prepared using a component of a Group VIB metal, e.g., molybdenum, at high concentration, a component of a Group VIII metal, e.g., nickel, at low concentration, and a phosphorous component, e.g., phosphoric acid,... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7361619 | Fischer-Tropsch catalyst production Dispersed Active Metal catalyst for hydrogenation reactions is produced by treating a substantially catalytically inactive metal particulate with a solution capable of oxidizing the metal particulate and comprising of at least one compound of a hydrogenation catalys... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357907 | Method for producing single walled carbon nanotubes A catalyst composition and method of use of the catalyst composition for producing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The catalyst is cobalt (Co) and molybdenum (Mo) on a silica support. The Mo occurs primarily as dispersed Mo oxide clusters on the support whil... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348289 | Catalyst body A catalyst body of the present invention includes: a porous carrier in which a large number of aggregate particles containing a main component of a nonoxide ceramic are bonded to one another while a large number of pores are disposed; and a catalyst layer carried on... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338684 | Vapor grown carbon fiber reinforced composite materials and methods of making and using same A process for producing-vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF) reinforced continuous fiber performs for the manufacture of articles with useful mechanical, electrical, and thermal characteristics is disclosed. Continuous fiber preforms are treated with a catalyst or cataly... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338554 | Method of synthesising and growing nanorods from a metal carbide on a substrate, substrates thus obtained and applications thereof The invention relates to a process for synthesizing nanorods of a carbide of one metal M1 on a substrate, which comprises: a) the deposition, on the substrate, of a layer of nanocrystals of oxide of the metal M1 and n... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332222 | Hybrid materials and methods for producing the same A hybrid material is provided which comprises a first single-walled nanotube having a lumen, and a fill molecule contained within the lumen of the single-walled nanotube. A method for producing the hybrid material is also provided wherein a single-walled nanotube is... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314540 | Diamond-coated electrode and method for producing same A diamond electrode having a sufficiently low resistance is disclosed which is realized by increasing the amount of boron added thereto. A method for producing a high-performance, high-durability electrode is also disclosed by which adhesiveness between a diamond co... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312174 | Method for preparing highly loaded, highly dispersed platinum metal on a carbon substrate The invention is directed to a simple method for preparing highly dispersed, highly loaded platinum metal elements on various carbon substrates, including conductive carbon black, which is utilized in fuel cell electrodes. Utilizing carbon with a controlled point of... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7307038 | NOreduction compositions for use in FCC processes Processes for preparing a composition comprising (i) an acidic metal oxide containing substantially no zeolite, (ii) an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and mixtures thereof, and (iii) an oxygen storage component are disclosed. Preferably, the process comprise fo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304013 | Metal oxide catalysts Bulk and supported catalysts are prepared from an aqueous slurry containing a catalytically active material and a binder. The slurry is either coated onto a support and dried to form a porous, high surface area phase containing the catalytically active material, or ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288238 | Single-wall carbon nanotube alewives, process for making, and compositions thereof The present invention involves alewives of highly aligned single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT), process for making the same and compositions thereof. The present invention provides a method for effectively making carbon alewives, which are discrete, acicular-shaped a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288576 | Carbon nanotube-containing catalysts, methods of making, and reactions catalyzed over nanotube catalysts Methods have been developed to form catalysts having active metals disposed on a carbon nanotube coated porous substrate. Catalysts and reactions over nanotube-containing catalysts are also disclosed. Results are presented showing enhanced performance resulting from... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285258 | Conversion of CO to CO Gold oxide is precipitated together with iron oxide from a solution containing a gold source and an iron source; the gel formed thereby is washed, dried, ground to a size range of 0.85 mm to 4.25 mm, calcined and activated by passing a hydrogen and oxygen containing... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7244868 | Process for the dehydrogenation of an unsaturated hydrocarbon A process for the catalytic dehydrogenation of a first unsaturated hydrocarbon to form a second unsaturated hydrocarbon which has one olefinically unsaturated bond more than the first unsaturated hydrocarbon and otherwise an unchanged carbon skeleton, which process ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229944 | Fiber structures including catalysts and methods associated with the same Fiber structures that include a catalytic material are provided. The fiber structures (e.g., membranes) may be formed of interconnected carbon fibers. The catalytic material may be in the form of nanosize particles supported on the fibers. In one method of the inven... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220693 | Fuel cell catalyst electrodes Acidic groups such as those in the sulfonic acid family have been successfully linked onto the surface of carbon used as catalyst support. Electrodes made using such sulfonated catalysts as used in electrochemical cells improve the performance of the cells, more so ... | 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 |
| 7204970 | Single-wall carbon nanotubes from high pressure CO The present invention discloses the process of supplying high pressure (e.g., 30 atmospheres) CO that has been preheated (e.g., to about 1000° C.) and a catalyst precursor gas (e.g., Fe(CO)5) in CO that is kept below the catalyst precursor decomposition ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192464 | Composition for powder metallurgy The present invention provides a composition for use in pressed powder metallurgy. The composition includes a plurality of substantially dry, discrete agglomerates, a portion of which include a first metal particle adhered to a second metal particle by a binder that... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7169730 | Modified carbide and oxycarbide containing catalysts and methods of making and using thereof Compositions including modified carbide-containing nanorods and/or modified oxycarbide-containing nanorods and/or modified carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are provided. Rigid porous structures including modified oxyca... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153987 | Process for making silver based epoxidation catalysts and process for preparing an olefin oxide The invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst which involves (a) preparing a paste having a uniform mixture of at least one alkaline earth metal carbonate; a liquid medium; a silver bonding additive; and, at least one extrusion aid and/or optionally a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153807 | Catalysts for selective hydrogenation of alkynes and alkadienes Catalysts have been discovered that are useful in hydrogenation reactions, and particularly for the selective hydrogenation of acetylene and/or methyl acetylene (MA) and/or propadiene (PD) in light olefin-rich feedstreams. These catalysts can selectively hydrogenate... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150911 | Electrical insulating vapor grown carbon fiber and method for producing the same, and use thereof An electrical insulating vapor grown carbon fiber containing a vapor grown carbon fiber having a fiber diameter of 0.01 to 0.5 μm, wherein the surface thereof is partially or entirely coated with an electrical insulating material and a method of producing thereof i... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148178 | Combination of a guard bed and a copper-containing catalyst bed A catalyst bed combination comprising a bed of a particulate copper-containing catalyst and, upstream of the catalyst bed, a guard bed in the form of shaped units formed from lead oxide particles and a particulate support material. The guard bed extends the life of ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148177 | Method for producing alkali metal catalyst and use thereof for the side-chain alklation of alkyl aromatics The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an alkali metal catalyst by mixing an alkali metal with pulverulent, solid potassium carbonate as support, wherein the potassium carbonate has a specific surface area of at least 0.3 m2/g, and to t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125502 | Fibers of aligned single-wall carbon nanotubes and process for making the same The present invention involves fibers of highly aligned single-wall carbon nanotubes and a process for making the same. The present invention provides a method for effectively dispersing single-wall carbon nanotubes. The process for dispersing the single-wall carbon... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115770 | Use of tin derivatives as catalysts The invention concerns the use as catalyst for transforming carbamates of compounds corresponding to the general formula (I): —Sn (X) (X′) wherein: X′ is selected among chloride, bromide, iodide, thiocyanate radicals, sulphonate radicals, advantageously perflu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7098167 | Guard bed containing lead compounds upstream of a bed of copper-containing catalyst to prevent its contamination by chlorine and sulphur contaminants A combination comprising a bed of a particulate copper-containing catalyst and, a guard bed of a particulate composition containing a) lead and/or at least one lead compound that reacts with hydrogen chloride and b) a support therefor. The lead compound is preferabl... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094499 | Carbon materials metal/metal oxide nanoparticle composite and battery anode composed of the same A method of forming a composite material for use as an anode for a lithium-ion battery is disclosed. The steps include selecting a carbon material as a constituent part of the composite, chemically treating the selected carbon material to receive nanoparticles, inco... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087550 | Combination of a guard bed and a catalyst bed A combination comprising a bed of a particulate copper-containing catalyst bed, a guard bed in the form of shaped units formed from lead carbonate and/or basic lead carbonate particles having an average (by volume) particle size below 100 μm. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083829 | Vehicle having atmosphere pollutant treating surface A method and apparatus for treating the atmosphere comprising moving a vehicle through the atmosphere, the vehicle having at least one atmosphere contacting surface and a pollutant treating composition located on said surface. A specific embodiment comprises coating... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081429 | Gas decomposing unit, electrode for a fuel cell, and method of manufacturing the gas decomposing unit Provided are a gas decomposing unit and an electrode for a fuel cell capable of stably supporting a gas decomposing catalyst. A gas decomposing unit and an electrode for a fuel cell each including: a carbon nanotube structure having a mesh structure in which functio... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078008 | Process for converting alkanes to carbon filaments The present invention includes a process for producing carbon filaments and synthesis gas from a mixture of alkanes, preferably natural gas, comprising converting a first portion of the alkanes, preferably C2+ hydrocarbons, directly to carbon f... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067693 | Deeply reduced oxidation catalyst and its use in preparing N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine compounds This invention relates to an improved catalyst, comprising a carbon support having a noble metal at its surface, for use in catalyzing liquid phase oxidation reactions, especially in an acidic oxidative environment and in the presence of solvents, reactants, interme... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056857 | Fischer-tropsch catalysts using multiple precursors A method for making a catalyst is provided that features loading a catalytic metal to a support using at least two different precursor compounds of that said metal; and loading the promoter to the support in an amount effective so as to achieve similar promotion as ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7011884 | Carbon nanotube with a graphitic outer layer A method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes with an integrally attached outer graphitic layer is disclosed. The graphitic layer improves the ability to handle and manipulate the nanometer size nanotube device in various applications, such as a probe tip in scanning ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008969 | Carbon nanotube-containing catalysts, methods of making, and reactions catalyzed over nanotube catalysts Methods have been developed to form catalysts having active metals disposed on a carbon nanotube coated porous substrate. Catalysts and reactions over nanotube-containing catalysts are also disclosed. Results are presented showing enhanced performance resulting from... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001556 | Nanotube/matrix composites and methods of production and use A nanotube/matrix composite mixture, and a method of producing it, which can be used to form a composite material such as a drawn fiber having an increased strength over a drawn fiber formed from the matrix material alone. Nanotubes are combined with a solvent mater... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994907 | Carbon nanotube product comprising single-walled carbon nanotubes A carbon nanotube product formed from a metallic catalytic particle and single-walled carbon nanotubes deposited thereon. The catalytic particles preferably contain at least one metal from Group VIII, including for example Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, and Pt, and at leas... | 02/07/2006 |