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...
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351328 | Desulfurization and novel process for same A composition comprising a metal oxide and a promoter, wherein at least a portion of the promoter is present as a reduced valence promoter, and methods of preparing such composition are disclosed. The thus-obtained composition is employed in a desulfurization zone t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347885 | Synthesis of metal nanoparticle compositions from metallic and ethynyl compounds A process of making metal nanoparticles comprising the steps of: providing a precursor composition comprising at least one metallic compound and at least one organic compound; wherein the organic compound is selected from the group consisting of an ethynyl compound,... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348291 | Catalyst for the manufacture of acrylonitrile A catalyst comprising a complex of catalytic oxides comprising potassium, cesium, cerium, chromium, cobalt, nickel, iron, bismuth, molybdenum, wherein the relative ratios of these elements is represented by the following general formula AaK... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339142 | Heating device coated with a self-cleaning coating The invention relates to a heating device (1) comprising a metallic substrate (2) whose at least one part is coated with a self-cleaning coating. The inventive coating consists of an external layer (4) contacting ambient air and comprising at le... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7259286 | Attrition resistant bulk iron catalysts and processes for preparing and using same An attrition resistant precipitated bulk iron catalyst is prepared from iron oxide precursor and a binder by spray drying. The catalysts are preferably used in carbon monoxide hydrogenation processes such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. These catalysts are suitable fo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7199077 | Fischer-tropsch catalyst prepared with a high purity iron precursor A Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising iron and at least one promoter is prepared via a method which comprises the preparation of a high purity iron precursor and which uses a nominal amount of water in the catalyst production. The catalyst particles prepared with th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7150866 | Catalyst for autothermal reforming of hydrocarbons with increased water gas shift activity The invention relates to a catalyst and a process for the autothermal, catalytic steam reforming of hydrocarbons using the catalyst. The catalyst has a multilayer structure and comprises a lower catalyst layer located directly on a support body and an upper catalyst... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7071371 | Gel catalysts and methods for their use in catalytic dehydrogenation processes A gel composition substantially contained within the pores of a solid material is disclosed for use as a catalyst or as a catalyst support in dehydrogenation and dehydrocyclization processes. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7071140 | Catalyst for the manufacture of acrylonitrile A catalyst comprising a complex of catalytic oxides comprising rubidium, cerium, chromium, iron, bismuth, molybdenum, and at least one of nickel or nickel and cobalt, optionally magnesium, and optionally one of phosphorus, antimony, tellurium, sodium, lithium, potas... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7033547 | Exhaust gas treating apparatus and vehicle equipped with the apparatus An exhaust gas treating an apparatus and a vehicle vehicles equipped with the apparatus, wherein a liquid-including substance having salt including oxygen acid radical of nitrogen is installed in an exhaust gas passage to treat exhaust gas having carbon-containing p... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022643 | Production process for catalyst There is disclosed a production process for a catalyst which process makes it possible to efficiently carry out the supporting of a catalytic component onto a carrier and to obtain the catalyst excellent in quality and performance. This production process is a produ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6960541 | Process for fabrication of a semiconductor component having a tungsten oxide layer A semiconductor element with at least one layer of tungsten oxide, optionally in a structured tungsten oxide layer, is described. The semiconductor element is characterized in that the relative premittivity of the tungsten oxide layer is higher than 50. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6946422 | Preparation of mixed metal oxide catalysts for catalytic oxidation of olefins to unsaturated aldehydes A process for making a catalyst containing oxides of molybdenum, bismuth, iron, cesium and, optionally, other metals, such as tungsten, cobalt, nickel, antimony, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, potassium, rubidium, thallium, manganese, barium, chromium, boron, sulfur, ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6924387 | Solid catalyst with core-shell catalytic phase and a method of preparation thereof The present invention relates to a sold catalyst for manufacturing of a nitrile compound and a method of preparation thereof. More particularly, this invention relates to the solid catalyst expressed by the following formula (1): BiaAaBb | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916763 | Process for preparing a catalyst for the oxidation and ammoxidation of olefins A process for preparing an antimonate-based mixed metal oxide catalyst in a catalytically active oxidized state, wherein the catalyst is represented by the empirical formula MeaSbbXcQdReOf, wherein Me... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6881701 | Photocatalytic composition and method for preventing algae growth on building materials The present invention provides a coating composition for substrates. The coating composition of the present invention generally includes a silicate binder and a plurality of photocatalytic particles. The silicate binder functions as a bonding agent to establish the ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6878847 | Catalyst for preparation of unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid A catalyst useful for catalytic vapor-phase oxidation of isobutylene, t-butanol or propylene to produce respectively corresponding unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid is provided. The catalyst consists of ring-formed shaped bodies composed of (i) a ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875717 | Method and system for the in situ synthesis of a combinatorial library of supported catalyst materials A method and system for the in situ synthesis of a combinatorial library including impregnating a first component with a second component. The method and system advantageously may be employed in the synthesis of materials for screening for usefulness as a catalyst. | 04/05/2005 |
| 6753292 | Silica-based photocatalyst fiber having visible-light activity and process for the production thereof A silica-based photocatalyst fiber having visible-light activity, which fiber comprises a composite oxide phase comprising an oxide phase (first phase) mainly made of a silica component and a titania phase (second phase), wherein the second phase contains a metal el... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6740769 | Molybdenum-bismuth-iron-containing metal oxide catalysts for fluidized layer, method for preparation thereof, and use thereof A process for producing a molybdenum-bismuth-iron-containing metal oxide fluidized bed catalyst which has a controlled particle diameter and has satisfactory activity and physical properties. In a process for producing a fluidized bed catalyst containing molybdenum-... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6696388 | Gel catalysts and process for preparing thereof A gel composition substantially contained within the pores of a solid material for use as a catalyst or as a catalyst support in dehydrogenation and dehydrocyclization processes.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6683024 | Desulfurization and novel sorbents for same A sorbent composition is provided which can be used in the desulfurization of a hydrocarbon-containing fluid such as cracked gasoline or diesel fuel. The sorbent composition contains a support component and a promoter component with the promoter component... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6638890 | Modified carrier, complex oxide catalyst and process for preparation of acrylic acid A modified carrier carrying on at least a part of an inert carrier surface an oxide which is represented by the formula (1): Xa Yb Zc Od (wherein X is at least an element selected from alkaline earth metals; Y i... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632772 | Method of coating a catalyst to a support for use in acrolein oxidation A method of coating a catalyst to a support for use in acrolein oxidation reaction. Metallic salt components of the catalyst including molybdate, vanadate and tungstate are dissolved in a liquid to form a suspension of particles of the catalyst. The preci... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6620973 | Catalysts for oxidation of lower olefins to unsaturated aldehydes, methods of making and using the same A catalyst composition for the production of unsaturated aldehydes by the oxidation of the corresponding olefins, and methods of making and using such catalyst compositions. The catalysts of the present invention include compositions of the formula: where... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6548446 | Catalyst for selective oxidation of carbon monoxide A selective catalytic material is used in a method for selective oxidation of carbon monoxide in the presence of hydrocarbons and contains rhodium and a bismuth component either as a supported catalytic material dispersed on a refractory inorganic oxide s... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6531615 | Process for the oxidation of cyclohexanone to &3xb5;-caprolactone This invention relates to a composition comprising antimony trifluoride and silica, a method for the preparation of said composition and use of said composition as a catalyst in a process for the oxidation of cyclohexanone to &3xb5;-caprolactone.... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6194337 | Cracking catalyst with high magnetic susceptibility A catalytic cracking catalyst comprising zeolite, kaolin, alumina and/or silica, antimony and 100-5,000 wt. ppm Ni is disclosed. The Ni-antimony interact in the environment of a fluidized catalytic cracking reactor to increase the magnetic susceptibility ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6121187 | Amorphous, microporous mixed oxide catalysts with controlled surface polarity for selective heterogeneous catalysis, adsorption and material separation The present invention relates to amorphous microporous mixed oxides, characterized by having, in dried form, a narrow pore size distribution (half width | 09/19/2000 |
| 6083867 | Hybrid catalyst system for converting hydrocarbons and a method of making and using such catalyst system A composition is prepared by a method which comprises mixing a first solid material comprising a platinum group metal, a rhenium component, a porous carrier material and, optionally, a halogen component and a second solid material comprising silica and bi... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080893 | Process for the manufacture of acrolein from propylene by a redox reaction and use of a solid mixed oxide composition as redox system in the said reaction A mixed oxide solid composition of formula (I): Mo12 Wa Bib Fec Cod Nie Sif Kg Snh Ox (I) where Oࣘaࣘ5, 0.5ࣘb... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5972833 | Preparation of vanadium antimonate based catalysts using SnO2 .multidot.xH2 O A method of preparing a catalyst having the elements and the proportions indicated by the following empirical formula: VSbm Aa Dd Ox where A is one or more Ti, Sn, where Sn is always present D is one or more Li, Mg, Ca, S... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5854172 | Preparation of vanadium antimonate based catalysts using SnO2 .multidot.xH2 O A method of preparing a catalyst having the elements and the proportions indicated by the following empirical formula: VSbm Aa Dd Ox where A is one or more Ti, Sn, where Sn is always present D is one or more Li, Mg, Ca, S... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5658844 | Catalyst for the production of cyanopyriclines A method of producing cyanopyridines by means of the catalytic reaction of methylpyridines with ammonia and oxygen at elevated temperature using catalysts consisting of compounds of the elements antimony, vanadium, silicon, titanium and oxygen and compoun... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5595719 | Process for steam reforming of hydrocarbons A process for the production of hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide rich gases by steam reforming of a hydrocarbon feedstock, the process comprising the step of contacting the hydrocarbon feedstock and steam with a catalyst comprising nickel as a main catalyt... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5587448 | Reaction system for producing a polyurethane and method of using same to seal a surface This invention concerns a reaction system for producing a polyurethane having an isocyanate index value of at least 100, and a catalyzed reaction mixture thereof, having a gel time between 5 and 60 minutes. The reaction system, in one aspect, involves a m... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5583086 | Cesium containing multimetal oxide catalyst compositions for the preparation of methacrolein by gas-phase-catalytic oxidation Cesium based multimetal oxide compositions which are suitable as catalysts for the gas-phase-catalytic oxidative preparation of methacrolein from isobutene or tert-butanol or its methyl ether. The catalysts are characterized by increased selectivity for t... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5491258 | Molded catalyst or supported catalyst for synthesizing methacrolein and methacrylic acid, a process for production thereof, and a process of use thereof For providing a molded catalyst or a supported catalyst which has an excellent mechanical strength and is intended for producing methacrolein and methacrylic acid from isobutylene or tertiary butanol, the surface of a molded catalyst or a supported cataly... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5413974 | Aluminum-containing oxide and process for producing aluminum-containing oxide A substantially amorphous, aluminum-containing oxide having the composition Al1-x-y1-y2 Bix M1y1 Oz (wherein x is defined by 0.0001ࣘxࣘ0.10, M1 is at least one selected from Si, P, B, Sb, Se, Te, S... | 05/09/1995 |
