Quotables
"The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys."
Sir William Preece, chief engineer, British Post Office ; 1878
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 |
| 7718707 | Method for preparing nanoparticle thin films A set of nanoparticles is disclosed. Each nanoparticle of the set of nanoparticles is comprised of a set of Group IV atoms arranged in a substantially spherical configuration. Each nanoparticle of the set of nanoparticles further having a sphericity of between about... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7288573 | Method of repelling insects A method of repelling an insect pest such as a tick, mosquito or cockroach comprises applying to a subject or substrate, in an amount effect to repel the insect pest, a compound of Formula I: wherein R is C4-C20 ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7186402 | Medicinal aerosol compositions with an amide and/or ester containing excipient compound The invention comprises a medicinal aerosol composition comprising a propellant, an excipient comprising an acid or amine end-group and at least one and no more than two amide and/or ester functional groups, and a drug. The invention also comprises particulate medic... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7122676 | Process for the preparation of 5,5′-bi-1H-tetrazolediammonium salts using hydrazine hydrate and dicyan as starting materials A process for preparing 5,5′-bi-1H-tetrazolediammonium salts (BHT.2NH3) maintaining a high yield through oxaldiimidic acid dihydrazide (OAH) from the starting materials which are cheaply available and are easy to handle. The 5,5′-bi-1H-tetrazolediammo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6960564 | Echinocandin pharmaceutical formulations containing micelle-forming surfactants Pharmaceutical formulations are described comprising an echinocandin compound or echinocandin/carbohydrate complex and a pharmaceutically acceptable micelle-forming surfactant in a non-toxic aqueous solvent such that the solubilization of the echinocandin compound i... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6683126 | Compositions for producing difficult-to-wet surface The present invention provides a coating composition for producing difficult-to-wet surfaces, comprising i) at least one finely divided powder whose particles have a hydrophobic surface and a porous structure characterized by a BET surface area (deter... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6680284 | Method for producing powdery particle-reduced formulations with the aid of compressed gases For the preparation of pulverulent particle-reduced formulations with the aid of compressed gases, the solid compound to be formulated, a poorly soluble and usually bioactive active compound, is homogeneously ground together with 10-99% by weight (based o... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6258857 | Internal liquid composition contained as internal liquid in a releasing container and releasing container product The invention relates to an internal liquid composition contained in a releasing container such as an aerosol container, and a releasing container product containing such composition. The following three types are proposed as the composition. The first ty... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6040344 | Formoterol process A method is disclosed for the preparation of optically pure isomers of formoterol by the reaction of an optically pure 4-benzyloxy-3-formamidostyrene oxide with an optically pure 4-methoxy--methyl-N-(phenylmethyl)benzeneethanamine followed by ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5700388 | Azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions of ammonia and tetrafluoroethane Constant boiling azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions of ammonia and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane or 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane are disclosed that are useful as refrigerants, aerosol p... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5665272 | Multifuel combustion engine and use in generating obscurant smoke The multifuel combustion engine is a Lenoir cycle (constant volume), pulst combustion engine capable of operating on gasoline, diesel or kerosene based fuels. Although the preferred embodiment is described in terms of Lenoir cycle pulsejet engines, the p... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5531930 | Aluminum metal composition flake having reduced coating Infrared, visible or mm. radiation is screened by an aerosol comprising flakes (0.03-0.3×1.5-20 microns) of aluminum metal composition, having a mass extinction coefficient of at least 4.5 m2 /g in respect of infrared radiation and at least 3.... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5360162 | Method and composition for precipitation of atmospheric water A method for precipitating atmospheric water by means of multicomponent aerosols, including iodide based complex multicomponent aerosol compositions. The compositions comprise a solid mass formed by a compacted mixture of silver iodide and the iodides, io... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5340395 | Material for efficient masking in the infrared region The technical field of the invention is concerned with smoke-generating devices and with powdered materials scattered by dispersion means in order to produce a camouflaging cloud which is effective in the infrared region. The material in accordance with t... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5309148 | Apparatus and method for testing smoke detector operation Both an apparatus and method for testing smoke detector operation is provided. The apparatus and method is used to either standardize conventional smoke detectors, or to test the actuation of an alarm signal for smoke detectors. In one embodiment of the i... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5225106 | Method of and apparatus for generating a fine dispersion of particles In an apparatus for generating a fine dispersion of particles in a gas, a body (47) for containing the gas has an inlet (59a, 59b) and an outlet (60) for passage of the particles. Nozzles (55) are provided to direct a plurality of jets of gas through the ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5223244 | Aerosol composition An aerosol composition containing a composite powder and one or more of propane, isobutane, n-butane and a liquefied petroleum gas (i.e., LPG) which is a mixture thereof, a chlorinated hydrocarbon and dimethyl ether.... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5141674 | Methods of preparing pro-liposome dispersions and aerosols Compositions that are sprayable or that are in the form of discrete particles and that contain a lipid and a biologically active compound in the form of a micronized powder combine a high initial entrapment of the active compound in the membrane lipid wit... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5096615 | Solid aerosol generator An improved solid aerosol generator used to produce a gas borne stream of dry, solid particles of predetermined size and concentration. The improved solid aerosol generator nebulizes a feed solution of known concentration with a flow of preheated gas and ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5076965 | Method of generating mono dispersed aerosols for non-destructive gas mask filter testing An improved process of passing an aerosol mixture through a filter. The asol is generated by nebulization of the mixture prior to penetration of the filter. The aerosol mixture solely being a poly-olefin having a content of chain hydrocarbon in %, by vol... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5059351 | Method of testing the efficiency of gas mask filters using monodispersed aerosols An improved method of testing a particulate filter. This is accomplished by assing the following ester mixture on salt nuclei consisting essentially in percentage, by volume, of about: ______________________________________ % Chemic... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5059352 | Method for the generation of monodispersed aerosols for filter testing An improved method of testing a particulate filter. This is accomplished by assing a salt nucleus coated with a composition containing a poly-alpha olefin having chain length in %, by volume, of about 97-99% of 20 carbon atoms, and about 3% of 30 carbon at... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5059350 | Method of testing the efficiency of gas mask filters using poly-alpha olefin aerosol mixtures An improved process of passing an aerosol mixture through a filter. The asol mixture solely being a poly alpha olefin having a content of hydrocarbon % by volume of: ______________________________________ % Carbon atoms, ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5059349 | Method of measuring the efficiency of gas mask filters using monodispersed aerosols An improved process of passing an aerosol mixture through a filter. The asol mixture solely being a poly-alpha olefin having a content of chain lengths in % by volume of about: ______________________________________ % Carbon atoms, chain... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5059348 | Method for measuring the efficiency of gas mask filters An improved process of passing an aerosol mixture through a filter. The asol is generated by nebulization of the mixture prior to penetration of the filter. The aerosol mixture being in %, by volume, of about: ______________________________________ ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5030669 | Pigment dispersions A dispersion and a method therefor wherein the dispersion has composition A or B, wherein A is a nonaqueous dispersion comprising pigment particles having an average size of less than 0.1 micrometer dispersed in an organic medium, and B is an aqueous dispersio... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5007962 | Boron nitride coatings A boron nitride-containing composition for use as a film-forming coating on substrates comprising particulate boron nitride dispersed in a solution of methyl chloroform and a solvent, with or without clay. The composition is also suitable for use in aeros... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4994092 | Helium smoke generator A smoke generator which generates cold smoke having the buoyant properties of smoke produced by a fire. The density of the smoke can be varied to simulate any desired fire plume temperature by adding helium or other lighter than air gas to it. This produc... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4770715 | Novel compositions and method for control and clean-up of hazardous organic spills This invention relates to novel compositions and methods for control and clean-up of hazardous organic spills. A dry particulate composition of activated carbon and, alternatively, absorptive materials may be used to control and contain organic spills, so... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4406815 | Transmission reducing aerosol A transmission attenuating aerosol, which is transmission attenuating and has a low refractive index for electromagnetic radiation, particularly for absorption within the IR-range, which aerosol includes activated carbon having approximately 80% of the pa... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4380505 | Apparatus for producing aerosol product The aerosol product, for example a cosmetic or pharmaceutical preparation, contains an active agent, a propelling agent and a solvent; with a view to protect the environment and the users the propelling agent is comprised exclusively of, helium, neon, arg... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4247410 | Composition for dispensing in manner of aerosol, pressurizing catalyst useful therein, precursors thereof, and their preparation An activated silicon-containing aluminum complex containing minor amounts of halogen, silicon, oxygen and hydrogen, the silicon being present in amounts of at least trace and having a hexagonal structure; the ratio of oxygen to hydrogen in the complex usu... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4210555 | Process for the generation of dense clouds for camouflage purposes There is disclosed a process for the generation of a dense cloud, as for the purpose of camouflage. Finely divided solid particles are discharged for a container, as by means of compressed gas, the solid particles being in the form of a microfine powder h... | 07/01/1980 |
