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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351559 | Process for producing ethanol A process for producing ethanol including a combination of biochemical and synthetic conversions results in high yield ethanol production with concurrent production of high value coproducts. An acetic acid intermediate is produced from carbohydrates, such as corn, u... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326806 | Catalyst for the preparation of carboxylic esters and method for producing carboxylic esters It is an object of the present invention to provide a catalyst for manufacturing a carboxylic ester, which has superior catalytic activity. The present invention relates to a catalyst for preparing a carboxylic ester, used in a) a reaction for preparing a carboxylic... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7285606 | Process for the preparation of a polyolefin The invention related to a process for the polymerization of at least one aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbyl C2-20 mono- or multiolefin in the presence of a catalyst and a boron comprising co-catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises a composition of a metal-organic r... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7205443 | Processes for producing fluorine-containing 2,4-diols and their derivatives A process for producing a fluorine-containing 2,4-diol represented by the formula [4], wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an acyclic or cyclic alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 1 to 7; R... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7176335 | Method for producing methacrolein from isobutane A process prepares methacrolein from isobutane by subjecting isobutane to a partial catalytic dehydrogenation in the gas phase and using the isobutenic product gas mixture to charge an oxidation zone in which the isobutene is oxidized to methacrolein in the gas phas... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7091155 | Catalyst for ester production and process for producing ester A catalyst for ester production which comprises zirconium oxide, copper, and at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, chromium oxide, aluminum oxide and silicon oxide, and is obtainable by reducing with hydrogen a catalyst precursor prepa... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074603 | Process for producing ethanol from corn dry milling A process for producing ethanol by the conversion of carbohydrates from a corn dry milling process in which the bottoms fraction from distillation of ethanol in a conventional yeast fermentation is used in a process including a combination of biochemical and synthet... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067346 | Titanium carboxylate films for use in semiconductor processing The present invention involves the formation of titanium carbonate films that exhibit improved hydrolytic stability and photosensitivity. Such films can be used in semiconductor processing to deposit titanium and titanium oxide layers on a substrate and to form patt... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7012039 | Oxide catalyst composition An oxide catalyst composition for use in producing methacrolein or a mixture of methacrolein and methacrylic acid, wherein the oxide catalyst composition is represented by the formula (Mo+W)l2BiaAbBcFedXe | 03/14/2006 |
| 6929741 | Column packaging for chromatography The present invention provides a packing for chromatography. Specifically, it provides a packing for chromatography in which a hydrophilic polymeric material is bound to the surface of a porous carrier, and a carbon chain is chemically bound inside the pore. By the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6914155 | High polymer gel and activation method for compounds containing active hydrogen Active hydrogen in an active-hydrogen-containing compound is activated by using a polymer gel having a three-dimensional network structure holding a solvent inside thereof and active sites inside the three-dimensional network structure and surfaces thereof. The rati... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6838576 | Process for preparing functional group-containing olefinic compounds A process for preparing functional group-containing olefinic compounds comprises the steps of (a) reacting at least one alkylidene phosphorane with at least one carbonyl-containing compound that comprises at least one group that is a leaving group, or that is capabl... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6787671 | Catalytic osmium-assisted oxidative cleavage of olefins An osmium-assisted process for the oxidative cleavage of oxidizable organic compounds such as unsaturated organic compounds, including alkenes and olefins into aldehydes, carboxylic acids, esters, or ketones. The process uses a metal catalyst comprising osmium and a... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6696594 | Process for the conversion of aldehydes to esters A process for the conversion of aldehydes to esters, specifically acrolein or methacrolein to methyl acrylate or methyl methacrylate, respectively. Essentially in the absence of water, an aldehyde is contacted with an oxidizing agent to form an intermedia... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6603034 | Preparation of organozinc halides from reactive halogen compounds and their use A process for preparing organozinc halides in solvents, includes reacting a reactive halogen compound with zinc in one or more carboxylic esters. It is also possible to prepare keto, hydroxyl and amino compounds of organozinc halides obtained in a first s... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6590122 | Processes for producing polyesters and producing sorbic acid The invented process for producing a polyester supplies a crotonaldehyde with a purity of 95% by weight or more to a reaction system in the reaction of ketene with crotonaldehyde. In this process, unreacted crotonaldehyde may be recovered from a reaction ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6452042 | Substituted propenoates and processes for the preparation thereof Substituted propenoates are prepared by eliminating an alcohol from a substituted malondialdehyde acetal, optionally in the presence of a homogeneous or heterogeneous catalyst.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6414183 | Method for handling waste oil The present invention provides a method for stabilizing waste oil which is taken of each chemical apparatus of the manufacturing line of (meth)acryl acid and/or ester thereof, and treating the waste oil such as draining it out of the production apparatus,... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6348619 | Process for producing a carboxylic acid ester by reacting an aldehyde and an alcohol using a palladium type catalyst A carboxylic acid ester is prepared by a process comprising: reacting an aldehyde and an alcohol in a liquid phase in the presence of molecular oxygen as indicated by the following reaction: RCHO+R'OH+O2.fwdarw.RCOOR'+H2 O in the presence of a... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6316663 | Catalyst ligands, catalytic metal complexes and processes using and methods of making the same A new ligands that include a benzene ring in the backbone can be combined with a metal or metal precursor compound or formed into a metal-ligand complex catalyze a number of different chemical transformations, including olefin polymerization reactions. Th... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6248920 | Preparation process for esters and resist materials Process for the quantitative preparation of esters, with a high yield, which comprises reacting an aldehyde or ketone compound and an acid halide compound in a one pot reaction in the presence of at least one compound represented by the following formulae... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6107513 | Process for preparing vinyl acetate using a supported palladium and gold catalyst A process for the production of a catalyst for preparing vinyl acetate in the gas phase from ethylene, acetic acid and oxygen or oxygen-containing gases which catalyst comprises palladium and/or its compounds, gold and/or its compounds and also alkali met... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6054607 | Process for the preparation of cinnamic acid esters A process for the preparation of a cinnamic acid ester comprises condensing a benzaldehyde with an acetic acid ester in the presence of a base. The reaction mixture is then treated, without adding an additional solvent or after adding an additional solven... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6040472 | Catalyst for use in producing carboxylic esters Disclosed is a novel catalyst for use in producing a carboxylic ester from an aldehyde, an alcohol and molecular oxygen, which comprises a carrier having supported thereon Pd and Pb in a Pd/Pb atomic ratio (S) of 3/0.7ࣘSࣘ3/1.3, and which exhibits a ma... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6005148 | Supported catalysts A supported catalyst comprising a support, an anchoring agent such as a heteropoly acid or anion, and a metal complex which is useful in a wide variety on organic reactions, especially the hydrogenation of substituted ,ଲ unsaturated acids and... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5981818 | Integrated cracking and olefins derivative process utilizing dilute olefins A novel process is provided which integrates the cracking of hydrocarbon containing feedstocks with the olefins purification and olefins derivative process utilizing dilute olefin feedstocks.... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5969178 | Using methacrolein and methanol as dehydration and absorption agents during production of methyl methacrylate Disclosed is a method for producing methyl methacrylate, which comprises: subjecting isobutylene and/or tert-butanol to a gas phase catalytic oxidation reaction with molecular oxygen to thereby obtain gas (a) containing methacrolein gas and steam; introdu... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5916987 | Thiol and Sulfur-containing O-(meth) acrylate compounds and use thereof A sulfur-containing O-(meth)acrylate compound of the following formula (1) is useful as a starting material for a resin composition used in optical applications such as a lens; ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen atom or methyl group; 1 represents... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5892102 | Catalyst used in production of carboxylic acid esters and process for producing these esters A catalyst for the production of carboxylic acid esters for use in reacting an aldehyde with an alcohol in a liquid phase in the presence of molecular oxygen, comprising calcium carbonate and palladium, bismuth and at least one element selected from the g... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5731436 | Process for preparing benzoic acid derivative intermediates and benzothiophene pharmaceutical agents Processes for producing benzothiophenes employing ethylene carbonate or propylene carbonate are provided.... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5231219 | Process for the preparation of -fluoroacrylates Process for the manufacture of -fluoroacrylates of general formula: ##STR1## with R' alkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl, according to which source of formalin, consisting of paraformaldehyde is reacted with an -fluorophosphonoacetate in aqueous ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5003102 | Preparation of 5-formylvaleric esters 5-Formylvaleric esters are prepared by a process which comprises the following steps: (a) Hydroformylation of a pentenoic ester by reaction with carbon monoxide and hydrogen at elevated temperatures and under superatmospheric pressure in the presence of a... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4997955 | Preparation of 1,1-disubstituted ethylene compounds 1,1-disubstituted ethylene compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## where Z is COOR2, CN or COR3, R1 is an aliphatic, cycloalophatic, araliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic radical which may be further substituted b... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4965401 | Process for the preparation of 2-propyl-2-pentenoic acid and its esters The process for the preparation of the E isomers of the compounds of formula A: ##STR1## in which R1 is selected from H or C1 -C4 alkyl, comprises according to the invention the reaction of propionaldehyde with a ... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4931590 | Preparation of adipic acid Adipic acid is prepared by a process which comprises the following steps: (a) Hydroformylation of a pentenoic ester by reaction with carbon monoxide and hydrogen at elevated temperatures and under superatmospheric pressure in the presence of a cobalt carbonyl ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4822721 | A method of image-wise exposing and developing halogen-containing polyacrylate derivatives Halogen-containing polyacrylate derivatives having the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is a structural unit derived from a copolymeriazable monomer having a double bond; R is ##STR2## wherein each of R1 and R2 is a hydrogen ato... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4751307 | Wittig-reaction processes Disclosed are improved Wittig reaction processes wherein the Wittig reaction is conducted in an anisole containing solvent.... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4739111 | Alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated acids and derivatives thereof using a multicomponent acidic catalyst composition containing zirconium A process for preparing a catalyst composition wherein a Metal Hydrocarboxide I, such as aluminum secbutoxide, a Metal Hydrocarboxide II, such as zirconium butoxide, an acidic phosphorus-oxygen composition, such as phosphoric acid, and water, are reacted ... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4591651 | Process for directly converting an aldehyde into an ethylene ester The invention concerns a process for directly converting an aldehyde into an ethylene ester, of the type wherein the aldehyde is placed in the presence of an alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate and of a phosphonate into a solvent with an alcohol function. I... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4581472 | Process for preparing a perfluoroacrylic acid ester A process for producing a perfluoroacrylic acid ester represented by the general formula CF2 .dbd.CFCOOR where R is a monovalent organic substituent, which comprises pyrolyzing a monoester of perfluorosuccinyl fluoride represented by the genera... | 04/08/1986 |
