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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8013024 | High-performance interface materials for improving thermal contacts A conformable, spreadable, electrically nonconductive, thermally conductive, thermally stable and phase separation resistant paste substantially consisting of fumed oxide dispersed in a non-aqueous paste-forming vehicle is disclosed. The fumed oxide is preferably si... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7897648 | Silica aerogels This invention relates to silica aerogels and to a method for their preparation from rice husk. Rice husk is very rich in silica, and its ash can contain up to 92-97% of amorphous silica. The rice husk ash is prepared by burning the rice husk on a heating plate with... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7868049 | Organic/inorganic hybrid material and method for manufacturing the same The invention provides an organic/inorganic hybrid material and the method for manufacturing the same. A variety of functional monomers are co-polymerized to form a copolymer. The copolymer is subjected to sol-gel reactions with metal alkoxide oligomers to form an o... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7816413 | Carbon-based foam nanocomposite hydrogen storage material A carbon-based foam composite including a carbon-based foam and a solid state hydrogen storage material, methods for making the carbon-based foam composite, and methods for using the carbon-based foam composite. Representative carbon-based foams include cryogels, ae... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7772290 | Method to prepare a nanosized-structure film of multi-phobic effects and its application A method to prepare multi-phobic effects nanosized-structure film and its application are described, which features nanosized silica, titanium oxide and zinc oxide compounded materials of previous size 3-100 nm are in-situ combined with substrate through fluorocarbo... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7550513 | Fine metal hydride particles, their production process, dispersion containing fine metal hydride particles and metallic material It is to provide fine particles of copper, nickel or palladium hydride having an average particle diameter of at most 50 nm, which are hardly oxidized in the atmosphere and are excellent in storage stability and are thereby very suitable for formation of metallic ma... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7470725 | Organically modified aerogels, processes for their preparation by surface modification of the aqueous gel, without prior solvent exchange, and subsequent drying, and their use The present invention relates to novel, organically modified aerogels, uses thereof, and a process for producing them in which a) a hydrogel is introduced as an initial charge, b) the hydrogel obtained in step a) is subjected to surface modification, and c) the surf... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7349215 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342049 | Dilatant fluid composition A novel dilatant fluid which keeps fluid state within a broad temperature range, is excellent in storage stability, has large mechanical strength and shows large changing quantity of viscosity resistance accompanied by the increase of shear stress. It was found that... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342793 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318957 | Organic material-coated semiconductor nanoparticle with excellent durability, and method of manufacturing the same The resistance of a semiconductor nanoparticle provided with a surface treatment, such as an OH coating or ammonia treatment, against external factors is improved. A semiconductor nanoparticle provided with a surface treatment such as an OH coating or ammonia treatm... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7297718 | Method of producing substantially spherical lyogels in water insoluble silylating agents A method of producing substantially spherical lyogels in water insoluble silylating agents is provided. The present invention refers to a method of producing substantially spherical lyogels in which a) a lyosol is provided, b) the lyosol obtained in step a) is trans... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7282236 | Hydrophobic silica Methods of making hydrophobic, pyrogenically produced silica having a tamped density, of 55 to 200 g/l. Said silica is produced by hydrophobizing pyrogenically produced silica by reaction with a halogen free silane and then compacting it with means consisting of a r... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7265158 | Non-metal aerogel materials and detectors, liquid and gas absorbing objects, and optical devices comprising same New aerogels are disclosed which comprise silica and at least one organic polymer having polar functional groups. Also disclosed are methods for making such aerogels and for making them as substantially transparent objects. In addition, gas detectors, liquid and gas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258733 | Viscosity stable smectite clay slurries A clay slurry is described using smectite clay, water, and a defined phosphonate additive that is hydrolytically stable over time. The viscosity of the clay slurry remains pourable and relatively unchanged over time compared to prior art slurries. The slurry is usef... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241814 | Preparation of metallic nanoparticles with shell-crosslinked micelle as mold A method for the preparation of a dispersion of fine particles characterized in that the micelles are ones which have been formed in a aqueous medium with an amphiphilic block copolymer represented by the general formula PB and in which the shell of each micelle has... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238311 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226953 | Nanocrystal/sol-gel nanocomposites The present invention is directed to solid composites including colloidal nanocrystals within a sol-gel host or matrix and to processes of forming such solid composites. The present invention is further directed to alcohol soluble colloidal nanocrystals useful in fo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226969 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221833 | Optical cable with easily removable inner sheath Disclosed is an optical cable with a secondary sheath for surrounding and protecting a plurality of optical fiber units in which at least 1-core optical fiber is mounted in a buffer tube, wherein the secondary sheath is made of a mixture including 100 parts by weigh... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211605 | Super-hydrophobic fluorine containing aerogels An aerogel material with surfaces containing fluorine atoms which exhibits exceptional hydrophobicity, or the ability to repel liquid water. Hydrophobic aerogels are efficient absorbers of solvents from water. Solvents miscible with water are separated from it becau... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7169834 | IR absorbing compositions A composition containing transparent thermoplastic polymers and a surface modified oxide particles is disclosed. The size of the particles is less than 200 nm and the composition is suitable for the preparation of products wherever diathermancy is undesirable. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162137 | Optical fiber with nano-particle cladding An optical fiber includes a core, and a cladding layer that has a plurality of nano-particles around the core. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141214 | Ethylene oxide sterilization process indicator inks Water-based chemical indicator inks for ethylene oxide sterilization processes and methods for its use. The chemical indicator ink contains at least one pH indicator dye selected from the group consisting of Bromocresol green, Bromophenol blue, Methyl red, Ethyl ora... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118801 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7095929 | Cable gels for optical fibre cables Cable gels contain, in addition to polypropylene glycol and polyol, from 1 to 15 wt. % of a compressed fumed silica which has been rendered hydrophobic with silicone oil. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7074351 | IR-absorbing compositions The present invention provides compositions containing transparent thermoplastic polymer, surface-modified oxide particles with a particle size of less than 200 nm, and organic NIR absorbers. The compositions of the present invention may find use in reducing diather... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7037366 | Printing medium comprising aerogel materials New aerogels are disclosed which comprise silica, at least one organic polymer having polar functional groups, and at least one metal ion. Also disclosed are methods for making such aerogels. The present invention further concerns printable objects comprising these ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7019037 | Monolayer coated aerogels and method of making Aerogels having a monolayer coating are described. The aerogel and a monolayer forming precursor are provided in a supercritical fluid, whereupon the aerogel and the monolayer forming precursor are reacted in said supercritical fluid to form a covalent bond between ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015254 | Description of an inorganic polymer “electret ”in a colloidal state along with the method of generating and applications The present invention includes an apparatus for generating an inorganic polymer electret in a colloidal state, the inorganic electret in a colloidal state itself, and applications for the inorganic electret in a colloidal state. The invention includes a method for g... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6972301 | Process for producing organically modified metal oxides and products thereof A process of producing an organically modified metal oxide wherein an aqueous slurry of a metal oxide which can be peptized in the presence of an acid is admixed with an aqueous slurry of an oregano silage having the formula RySiX4-y, the mixtu... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6929764 | Polymers having ordered, monodisperse pores and their corresponding ordered, monodisperse colloids Ordered, monodisperse macroporous polymers, their corresponding ordered, monodisperse colloids, and methods of preparing them are disclosed. The methods use an ordered, monodisperse colloidal template to define the polymer pore morphology, which in turn acts as a mo... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6914081 | Rheology modified compositions and modification agents A method of making a rheology modified aqueous composition, particularly useful for drilling, milling and mining applications, is disclosed. The method includes admixing, with a clay and water, a material or materials whose constituents substantially conform to the ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6716885 | Storage-stable aerated gel composition and a process for producing it A storage-stable aerated gel composition comprising 30 to 97% by weight of water, 0.2 to 5% by weight of a gelling agent selected from xanthan gum, sodium alginate and neutralized carboxyvinyl polymer and 2 to 5% by weight of a fine particulate hydrophobic silicone-... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6683117 | Oiliness agent and water-in-oil emulsion containing same An oiliness agent comprising a carboxylate of a composite metal hydroxide having a chemical composition represented by the following general formula (1), wherein, M2 indicates a divalent metal, M3 indicates a trivalent metal, A indic... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6680066 | Composite material for treating photographic effluents The present invention relates to a composite material with an improved structure in which is dispersed an active organic compound, and a method for treating effluents, in particular a method for treating photographic effluents. The composite material take... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6656876 | Squaric acid activated carrier usable for immobilization of compounds containing amine groups A storage stable composition comprising a carrier usable for the immobilization of compounds containing an amine group, for instance biomolecules and/or affinity ligands. The carrier has been activated to exhibit a squaric acid derivative linked to the ca... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6592991 | Block of copolymer phases as templates for structured organic-inorganic hybrid materials A process is described for preparing structured organic-inorganic hybrid materials, using an amphiphilic block copolymer as template.... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6592764 | Block copolymer processing for mesostructured inorganic oxide materials Mesoscopically ordered, hydrothermally stable metal oxide-block copolymer composite or mesoporous materials are described herein that are formed by using amphiphilic block copolymers which act as structure directing agents for the metal oxide in a self-as... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6521035 | Ink follow up composition for water-base ball pen The present invention relates to an ink follower for a water-base ballpoint pen, which has strong pseudoplasticity by causing HO(C2 H4 O)m.(C3 H6 O)n H to interfere with hydrophobic silica ... | 02/18/2003 |
