...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442664 | Process for the preparation of an FCC catalyst This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst with improved attrition resistance. According to this preparation process, an aqueous slurry comprising a zeolite, day, and poly aluminum chloride is spray-dried and subse... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7319178 | Molecular sieve compositions, catalysts thereof, their making and use in conversion processes The invention relates to a catalyst composition, a method of making the same and its use in the conversion of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene. The catalyst composition comprises a mole... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309679 | Attrition resistant MTO catalyst A process is presented for the formation of a SAPO-34 catalyst product. The process creates a harder, more attrition resistant catalyst for use in the MTO process. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7270704 | Mixture for fabrication of fireproof high-strength spherical granules and the method of their manufacture The inventive method for producing refractory high-strength spherical granules consists in separately presintering kaolin and bauxite in a rotational furnace, jointly sintering said components in order to produce a charging material, granulating, drying and screenin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7208442 | Molecular sieve compositions, catalyst thereof, their making and use in conversion processes The invention relates to a catalyst composition, a method of making the same and its use in the conversion of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene The catalyst composition comprises a molec... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195746 | Interior surface modifications of molecular sieves with organometallic reagents and the use thereof for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins A method for making an organometallic treated molecular sieve is described in which a molecular sieve having at least one hydroxyl group and at least [AlO2] and [PO2] tetrahedral units and having an average pore dimension less than or equal to ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7160830 | Process for the preparation of catalyst microspheres The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of catalyst particles with a particle diameter in the range 20–2000 microns involving the steps of agitating at least two dry catalyst ingredients, spraying a liquid binding agent on the catalyst ingre... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7135429 | Attrition resistant carrier product The present invention is directed to an attrition resistant carrier product such as silica. Further, this invention is directed to the use of a binder to improve the attrition resistance or reduce the friability of a carrier product such as silica. In an embodiment,... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7119242 | Interior surface modifications of molecular sieves with organometallic reagents and the use thereof for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins A method for the post synthesis modification of molecular sieves with organometallic reagents. The method may be used for large pore molecular sieves and small pore molecular sieves, such as SAPO-34. SAPO-34 is a useful catalyst for the conversion of oxygenates, suc... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6995111 | Molecular sieve compositions, catalysts thereof, their making and use in conversion processes The invention relates to a catalyst composition, a method of making the same and its use in the conversion of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene The catalyst composition comprises a molec... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6906232 | Molecular sieve compositions, catalysts thereof, their making and use in conversion processes The invention relates to a conversion process of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene, in the presence of a molecular sieve catalyst composition that includes a molecular sieve and a Group ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6762144 | Processes for producing a blended bleaching clay product and blended bleaching clay products produced by those processes A process for the production of a bleaching clay product which includes the steps of selecting a naturally occurring, acidic hormite clay product, cleaning and crushing the hormite clay products to form clay clumps, selecting a naturally occurring less acidic, clay ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6603027 | Catalyst based on zelolite, use and epoxidation method in the presence of this catalyst The invention relates to a catalyst obtained by deposition of a zeolite of TS-1 type on an inert honeycomb-shaped support which can be used in liquid-phase reactions for the epoxidation of olefins under the action of hydrogen peroxide.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6569798 | Processes for producing a blended bleaching clay product and blended bleaching clay products produced by those processes A process for the production of a bleaching clay product which includes the steps of selecting a naturally occurring, acidic hormite clay product, cleaning and crushing the hormite clay products to form clay clumps, selecting a naturally occurring less ac... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6531552 | Olefin polymerization catalyst and method for polymerizing olefin using the same An olefin polymerization catalyst comprising the following components (A) and (B): Component (A): an ion-exchange layered silicate having an acid site of at most -8.2 pKa, the amount of the acid site is equivalent to at least 0.05 mmol/g of 2,6-dimethylpy... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6489258 | Synthesis and application of vapor grafted porous materials This invention provides an article, compositions, methods of making and uses of vapor-deposited metal compounds immobilized on porous substrates. The substrate is a porous substrate having an average pore size of at least about 8 Å and a surface area of ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6444763 | Polymerization of olefins A particulate phyllosilicate mixture comprising a mixture containing a phyllosilicte belonging to the smectite group and a phyllosilicate belonging to the mica group, the phyllosilicate particle having a content of the phyllosilicate belonging to the smec... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6281164 | SOx additive systems based upon use of multiple particle species The useful life of SOx additives having a SO2.fwdarw.SO.sub.3 oxidation catalyst component and a SO3 absorption component can be extended by employing each of these components as separate and distinct physical particles, p... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6110858 | Olefin polymerization catalysts and process for producing olefin polymers Catalysts for olefin polymerization which consist essentially of a transition metal compound, a modified clay compound and an organic aluminum compound, wherein the modified clay compound comprises a reaction product of a clay mineral and a proton acid sa... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6074984 | SOx Additive systems based upon use of multiple particle species The useful life of SOX additives having a SO2 .fwdarw.SO3 oxidation catalyst component and a SO3 absorption component can be extended by employing each of these components as separate and distinct physical parti... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6048821 | SOx additive systems based upon use of multiple particle species The useful life of SOX additives having a SO2 .fwdarw.SO3 oxidation catalyst component and a SO3 absorption component can be extended by employing each of these components as separate and distinct physical parti... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5993645 | Catalyst for cracking oil feedstocks contaminated with metal A calcined cracking catalyst comprising zeolite crystals in an inorganic oxide matrix and containing less than about 0.75% Na2 O and, from 0.1 to 10% P expressed as P2 O5, the cracking catalyst being further characterized ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5883033 | Hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition and processes therefor and therewith A catalyst composition, a process for producing the composition, and a hydrotreating process for converting a hydrocarbon stream such as, for example, gasoline, to olefins and C6 to C8 aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene and xylene... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5866496 | Cracking catalyst and process for preparing same The invention is a catalyst and a process for manufacturing a catalyst. The process includes adding an effective amount of an acid stable surfactant or an alkaline stable surfactant to a slurry of particles including an active mineral component. Desirable... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5739072 | Process for improving the physical and catalytic properties of a fluid cracking catalyst A process for significantly improving the physical and catalytic properties of fluid cracking catalysts (FCC) is disclosed. The invention is a process for manufacturing a fluid cracking catalyst. The process includes adding an effective amount of an acid ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5583082 | Stable supergallery pillared clay compositions A class of highly stable supergallery pillared clay compositions that have a basal spacing up to 55 Å corresponding a gallery height of 35 Å for samples dried at room temperature and a basal spacing up to 45 Å corresponding a gallery height of 255 Å f... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5114895 | Alumina clay compositions This invention relates to a composition, a method of preparing the composition and a catalyst using the composition. The composition consists essentially of a layered clay homogeneously dispersed in an inorganic oxide matrix. The clay is dispersed in such... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5096498 | Construction material containing catalytic cracking catalyst particles A composition for use as a road base or levee fill. The composition comprises catalytic cracking catalyst particles in the size range of 1 to 200 microns and a binder the type and amount of which depend on the end use. Hydrated lime is employed as the bin... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5008226 | Process for making acid activated bleaching earth using high susceptibility source clay and novel bleaching earth product A process for making acid-activated bleaching earth from certain naturally occurring mixtures of calcium bentonite and attapulgite clay. The process involves treating such clay with low levels of activating acid which are mixed with the dried and ground c... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4766099 | Catalyst for oil hydrorefining or mild hydrocracking of heavy oil charges to produce middle distillates The invention concerns a catalyst comprising: (a) a carrier containing at least 20% by weight of a fluorinated bridged clay of the smectite group, (b) an amorphous matrix containing at least 10% by weight of alumina, and (c) at least one group VIII metal or metal c... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4610700 | Adsorbent composition useful in retarding corrosion in mufflers The internal corrosion of metal mufflers used in conjunction with internal combustion engines is substantially retarded by maintaining in the external void space thereof an adsorbent mass of a combination of crystalline zeolites having the crystal structu... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4531014 | Process for the conversion of a C2 to C10 aliphatic linear olefin to a product comprising hydrocarbons of higher carbon number C2 to C10, preferably C3 to C6, aliphatic linear olefins are converted to a product comprising at least one hydrocarbon of higher carbon number selected from dimers, oligomers, alkanes, olefins and aromatics by ... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4493902 | Fluid catalytic cracking catalyst comprising microspheres containing more than about 40 percent by weight Y-faujasite and methods for making This application discloses novel fluid catalytic cracking catalysts comprising microspheres containing more than about 40%, preferably 50-70%, by weight Y-faujasite zeolite, methods for making such catalysts, and the use of such catalysts to crack petrole... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4414139 | Catalyst carriers for purification of waste gas and process for preparing the same Disclosed are a catalyst carrier for purification of waste gas which comprises a carrier comprising a calcined clay material composed of 1 to 5% by weight of lithium oxide (Li2 O), not less than 20% by weight of aluminum oxide (Al2 O... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4364857 | Fibrous clay mixtures A porous, ceramic composition suitable for use as a catalyst support for demetalation of asphaltene-containing feedstocks is made from a combination of fibrous clays, wherein the fibers of both clays are randomly dispersed and the resulting mass extruded ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4134858 | Catalysts, their manufacture for use in dehydrogenation reactions Catalyst for dehydrogenating hydrocarbons, as manufactured by the process comprising: Admixing one or more iron compounds, chromium compounds and potassium compounds, in a definite range of relative proportions, Moistening and malaxing the resulting mixture wh... | 01/16/1979 |
| 3966641 | Sorpitional carrier materials and a process for the preparation thereof The invention relates to a porous carrier rock-based sorptional carrier containing at least one porous carrier rock in an amount not exceeding 95 % by weight, and 5 to 30 % by weight of montmorillonite and optionally illite and/or kaolinite and/or a co-mi... | 06/29/1976 |