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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178585 | Solvent-free synthesis of soluble nanocrystals Methods for preparing high quality and high yields of nanocrystals, i.e., metal-oxide-based nanocrystals, using a novel solvent-free method. The nanocrystals advantageously comprise organic alkyl chain capping groups and are stable in air and in nonpolar solvents. | 05/15/2012 |
| 8158688 | Dispersion liquid of metal oxide fine particles, and molding products using the same Provision of a dispersion liquid of metal oxide fine particles, containing: metal oxide fine particles, and a halogen element, in which an amount of the halogen element is 10 ppm to 900 ppm, and pH of the dispersion liquid is 0 to 4. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8048932 | Fabrication method of CaCO3 nanoparticles using beads milling The present invention relates to a method for fabricating calcium carbonate nanoparticles dispersed in water from ground calcium carbonate of micrometer (μm) order using beads milling. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for fabricating cal... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7968609 | Mixtures of nanoparticles Methods of sol-gel processing for the preparation of mixed gels and nanoparticles are described. Further, mixed gels and nanoparticles obtained by the method are also disclosed. More specifically, a process for mixture of NiO nanoparticles and Yttria stabilized Zirc... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7842732 | Microgels in non-crosslinkable organic media The invention relates to a composition which comprises a specific non-crosslinkable medium and at least one microgel, processes for its preparation, uses of the compositions, and microgel-containing polymers, rubbers, lubricants, coatings etc. prepared therefrom. | 11/30/2010 |
| 7772289 | Colloidal crystals and method and device for manufacturing colloidal crystal gel Prior colloidal crystal preparation means requires much workmanship to obtain colloidal crystals, relying much on the expertise of an operator. To utilize colloidal crystals in various fields and develop them from now on, it is in demand to establish preparation mea... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7723394 | Nanocrystal/sol-gel nanocomposites The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a solid composite having colloidal nanocrystals dispersed within a sol-gel matrix, the process including admixing colloidal nanocrystals with an amphiphilic polymer including hydrophilic groups selected fr... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7625951 | Stimuli-responsive hydrogel microdomes integrated with genetically engineered proteins for high-throughput screening of pharmaceuticals A hydrogel microdome that can swell in response to a stimuli or target molecule is formed by polymerizing a mixture comprising a monomer capable of forming a hydrogel with a biopolymer. An array of hydrogel microdomes can be formed on a substrate by microspotting th... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7439272 | Ultraporous sol gel monoliths Ultraporous sol gel monoliths and methods for preparing the same are provided, having superior flow characteristics for chromatography and analytical chemistry applications. The methods for forming an ultra porous sol-gel monolith include (a) forming a solution comp... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7378450 | Aerogel and metallic compositions Metallic aerogel compositions comprising an aerogel, e.g., RF or carbon aerogel, having metallic particles dispersed on its surface are disclosed. The aerogel compositions can have a uniform distribution of small metallic particles, e.g., 1 nanometer average particl... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371830 | Method for separating biological material from a fluid using magnetic particles Magnetic particles are prepared containing a magnetic core coated with a glass layer having a substantially pore-free glass surface or having pores with a diameter of less than 10 nm. The particles are used for separating biological material such as nucleic acids. A... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371395 | Vaccine formulations The present invention provides for a novel oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion, with increased stability in the presence of bacterial or viral suspensions, especially those concentrated and non-purified or weakly purified. The emulsion of the present invention can act as ve... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7351787 | Process for the preparation of activated polyethylene glycols A process for preparing activated polyethylene glycols is disclosed. In some embodiments, the process includes reacting a molten polyethylene glycol with an activator. In other embodiments, the process includes reacting a polyethylene glycol with an activator in the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7342050 | Method for preparing a lactic acid ester composition and use thereof as solvent The invention concerns a method for preparing a lactic acid ester composition based on a lactic acid composition involving a step of transforming the composition into a lactic acid oligomeric composition having a mean degree of polymerisation (DPM) ranging between 2... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334781 | System and method for treating fuel to increase fuel efficiency in internal combustion engines Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for increasing fuel efficiency in internal combustion engines by radially accelerating fuel prior to combustion. In one embodiment of the present invention, fuel is input, under pressur... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332555 | Polymers with new sequence distributions The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents including hydrofluorocarbons and their use to produce novel polymers with new sequence distributions. In particular, the invention relates to copolymers of an isoolefin, preferably isobutylene,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332554 | Polymers with new sequence distributions The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents including hydrofluorocarbons and their use to produce novel polymers with new sequence distributions. In particular, the invention relates to copolymers of an isoolefin, preferably isobutylene,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7285575 | Metal-doped organic gels and method thereof Disclosed herein is a sol-gel polymerization process for synthesizing metal-doped organic gels. The process polymerizes metal salts of hydroxylated benzenes or hydroxylated benzene derivatives with alkyl or aryl aldehydes to form metal-doped, wet, organic gels. The ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273899 | Materials and method for making splayed layered materials The present invention relates to a splayed material comprising a layered material splayed with a particle having a diameter equal to or less than 3 micrometers. Another embodiment of the invention includes an article comprising a matrix and a layered material splaye... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7259203 | Aqueous nanocomposite dispersions: processes, compositions, and uses thereof Processes for utilizing various emulsion polymerization procedures for preparing aqueous nanocomposite dispersions are disclosed. The disclosed processes include both in-situ polymerizations in the presence of at least partially exfoliated unmodified clays as well a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244799 | Siloxanes and methods of synthesis thereof using metallic nanoparticle catalysts Novel siloxanes are provided in the form of nanoscale bodies having discrete, observable structures, such as elongated wires, tubes, filaments and coils, having a length of at least about 100 nm and a diameter of from about 2-200 nm. The siloxanes are synthesized by... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7232872 | Polymerization processes The invention provides for a process to produce polymers utilizing a hydrofluorocarbon diluent. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7214750 | Polymerization processes The invention relates to new processes to produce polymers utilizing bayonette cooled slurry reactor systems and diluents including hydrofluorocarbons. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198663 | Wood preservative composition An aqueous wood preservation composition containing inorganic polymers of one or more of the following metals is disclosed; aluminum (approximately 3.8%–7.0% as Al2O3), zirconium (approximately 5.25%–9.1% as ZrO2), copper (approx... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186474 | Nanocomposite compositions for hydrogen storage and methods for supplying hydrogen to fuel cells A core-shell composition for gas storage, comprising a hollow or porous core and a shell comprising a nanocomposite. The nanocomposite is composed of an exfoliated layered filler dispersed in a matrix material, which provides high mechanical strength to hold a high ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169334 | Optical information recording medium A compound constructed by N (N is an integer of 2 or more) kinds of phases containing at least one kind of elements selected from a group consisting of Co, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Si, Pb, Bi and Al. At least one kind to (N−1) kinds among the N kinds of phases are c... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160844 | Proppants and their manufacture Small spheres, commonly referred to as proppants, are manufactured from sol-gel ceramics, preferably aluminosilicates or phosphates, and include chemical composites termed geopolymers. In the preferred manufacturing process, the required chemical components are blen... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125912 | Doped sol-gel materials and method of manufacture utilizing reduced mixing temperatures A method of preparing a solution for forming a doped gel monolith includes providing a first substance including a metal alkoxide. The method further includes providing a second substance including a catalyst. The method further includes providing a chemical includi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125558 | Process for the preparation of activated polyethylene glycols The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of activated polyethylene glycols, or PEG(NPC)2s, comprising reacting polyethylene glycol with an activator while in the presence of an aromatic nitrogen containing heterocyclic base. The proc... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7105580 | Porous structures useful for growing living tissue, and methods of manufacture In one aspect the present invention provides biodegradable, porous structures that each include a structural framework, wherein the structural framework includes: (a) a solidified mixture of polymer molecules and amino acid molecules, wherein at least some of the am... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7098253 | Macroporous ion exchange resins Ion exchange resins are described that are hydrophilic, crosslinked (meth)acrylic copolymers. The ion exchange resins are macroporous, have a surface area of at least 50 m2/g, and an average particle size of at least 20 micrometers. Additionally, chromato... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087544 | Nano-ceramics and method thereof Disclosed herein is a method to produce ceramic materials utilizing the sol-gel process. The methods enable the preparation of intimate homogeneous dispersions of materials while offering the ability to control the size of one component within another. The method al... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081483 | Polyfunctional dispersants for controlling viscosity of phyllosilicates This invention provides phyllosilicates and polyfunctional dispersants which can be manipulated to selectively control the viscosity of phyllosilicate slurries. The polyfunctional dispersants used in the present invention, which include at least three functional gro... | 07/25/2006 |
