Bizarre Patents
Hands free towel carrying system
A hands free towel carrying system for coupling a towel to a user to prevent loss, theft or contamination.
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 |
| 8066794 | System and method for recovering minerals One aspect is a method of recovering minerals. The method includes heating aggregated minerals with microwave energy. The aggregated minerals consists of at least a first and a second mineral bound together, the first and second minerals each having different differ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8043399 | Process for rapid microwave-enhanced detoxification of CCA-treated wood A method for detoxifying spent CCA (copper, chromium, arsenic) treated wood, from which CCA is efficiently removed from the wood, allowing both the CCA and the wood to be reused has been developed. The method comprises the steps of (1) microwave-enhanced acid... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7879128 | Palladium-containing nanoscale catalysts A method of making palladium-containing nanoscale catalyst particles comprising subjecting a starting material to laser energy so as to form a vapor and condensing the vapor so as to form the catalyst particles. The catalyst comprises nanoscale particles of palladiu... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7850759 | Metal extraction from various chalcogenide minerals through interaction with separate electric fields and magnetic fields supplied by electromagnetic energy Multimode and single mode microwave energy is used to improve the extraction of metals from chalcogenide minerals. In one process microwave energy is used to comminute the mineral after which the mineral is reacted with acid in the presence of microwave energy. Foll... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842118 | Recycling method for scrap silicon Scrap silicon from which a profit can be obtained taking into consideration the purchase price and refining cost of scrap silicon and the expected sale price of silicon products is selectively recovered, the recovered scrap silicon is refined, and silicon which can ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7824461 | Method and apparatus for making magnesium-based alloy A method for fabricating a magnesium-based alloy includes the steps of: (a) mixing a number of carbon nanotubes with a number of magnesium particles; (b) heating the mixture in a protective gas to achieve a semi-solid-state paste; (c) stirring the semi-solid-paste u... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7727301 | Microwave treatment of minerals A method and an assembly for treating minerals using microwave energy are disclosed. The method includes exposing a moving bed, preferably a mixed moving bed, of mineral particles to pulsed high energy microwave energy so that at least substantially all particles re... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7678172 | Microwave treatment of ores A method of treating ore particles to facilitate subsequent processing of the ore particles to recover valuable components from the ore is disclosed. The method includes exposing the ore particles to microwave energy and causing structural alteration of the ore part... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7632329 | Method of refining scrap silicon using an electron beam A method of refining scrap silicon using an electron beam includes a step of selectively preparing lumps of n-type scrap silicon containing a specific impurity element as a dopant, a step of crushing the prepared lumps of scrap silicon, a step of placing the crushed... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7544227 | Microwave enhancement of the segregation roast Methods of enhancing the segregation roast through the use of microwave radiation and chloride ions are disclosed. The processes provide means of recovering metals trapped in ores and slags by reaction of these materials with carbon, chloride and water using microwa... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7459006 | Electromagnetic pyrolysis metallurgy A method to enhance the extraction of an element from an ore includes subjecting the ore, or element bearing material to electromagnetic radiation to induce pyrolysis of the material. The residue of the pyrolysis may then be processed in a conventional manner to ext... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7262384 | Reaction vessel and method for synthesizing nanoparticles using cyclonic gas flow A reaction vessel and a method for efficiently producing and collecting nanoparticles in the reaction vessel using cyclonic gas flow. Gas is injected through an inlet tangentially positioned relative to the axis of the vessel to cause the gas to form an outer helica... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7214254 | Method of removing mercury from mercury contaminated materials A method of reducing mercury levels in a mercury contaminated material using microwave energy. The method comprises the steps of (a) placing the mercury contaminated material in a microwave reactor; (b) providing a stream of gas in the microwave reactor, the stream ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7029513 | Reactant delivery apparatuses An aerosol delivery apparatus is used to deliver an aerosol into a reaction chamber for chemical reaction to produce reaction products such as nanoparticles. A variety of improved aerosol delivery approaches provide for the production of more uniform reaction produc... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6918942 | Process for production of titanium alloy Titanium-aluminum alloy is prepared as a master alloy, and the aluminum master alloy and a pure titanium material are melted by an electron beam to yield titanium alloy. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6592644 | Sulfidization of sulfide ores for hydrometallurgical extraction of copper and other metals The invention relates to a method for the extraction of metals from copper sulphide and/or copper iron sulphide ores with microbiological- and chemical-type leaching steps for dissolution of the metals, which comprises the following steps: 1) In a convers... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6537341 | Process for recycling fiber composite materials A process for recycling composite materials that comprise fibers and a matrix includes exposing the composite material to electromagnetic waves in the form of microwaves. The electromagnetic waves induce an introduction of energy into the composite materi... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6508855 | Aerosol delivery apparatus for chemical reactions An aerosol delivery apparatus is used to deliver an aerosol into a reaction chamber for chemical reaction to produce reaction products such as nanoparticles. A variety of improved aerosol delivery approaches provide for the production of more uniform reac... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6425934 | Gas generator disposal method and system therefor A gas generator disposal method capable of disposing of large quantities of gas generators safely, efficiently and without contamination of environments, and a system therefor, the method comprising releasing an air bag deploying gas from an unused gas ge... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6387494 | Method for producing ultra microparticles and ultra microparticles A method for producing ultra microparticles including steps: dissolving or dispersing at least one of metallic salts into a solvent to form a solution, and irradiating a microwave to the solution to produce the ultra microparticles made of a metal in the metal... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6309594 | Metal consolidation process employing microwave heated pressure transmitting particulate A method of consolidating metal powder to form an object, includes: a) pressing the powder into a preform, and preheating the preform to elevated temperature, b) providing flowable pressure transmitting particles and transmitting microwaves into the particles ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6277168 | Method for direct metal making by microwave energy A method for the direct preparation of metal from metal containing ore by applying microwaves, alone or in combination with other heating means, to extract metal from masses made by forming a powder of ore and an optional reducing agent. The method minimi... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6264716 | Process for controlling the stirring energy delivered by a gas flowing through a liquid A process for stirring molten steel in a container. In this process, argon gas is introduced into the container at a flow rate of from about 0.005 to about 0.2 cubic feet of argon per ton of molten steel per minute, the extent to which said container is c... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6197082 | Refining of tantalum and tantalum scrap with carbon Tantalum scrap of high oxygen content is recovered and processed to metallurgical grade tantalum by fine participation. Blending with carbon or other appropriate solid reducing agent, melting in a plasma furnace (20) at about tantalum melt temperature whi... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6096109 | Chemical component recovery from ligated-metals A method for converting a ligated-metal into chemical components of the ligated-metal includes forming an ionized zone that can convert the ligated-metal to a reduced ligated-metal intermediate. The ligated-metal is directed into the ionized zone, whereby... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5948138 | Method and apparatus for stirring of molten metal using electromagnetic field Method and apparatus for controlling stirring of molten metal(24) during processing in a metallurgical vessel(20), free of mechanical-contact with the molten metal(24). Efficiencies of metal processing and improvements in metallurgical properties are achi... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5824133 | Microwave treatment of metal bearing ores and concentrates The present invention provides a new and useful method for bringing about a metallurgical effect in a metal-containing ore or concentrate comprising treating said ore in a resonant microwave cavity while maximizing electric field strength in the area of s... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5772724 | High purity titanium production process The present invention provides a method for producing high-purity titanium from titanium sponge obtained by the Kroll process in which a core of the cylindrical lump of titanium sponge obtained with a weight less than 20-30% of that of the cylindrical lum... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5720859 | Method of forming an electrode on a substrate An electrode is formed on a substrate such as a varistor, a PTC ceramic, or a piezoelectric ceramic by coating a surface of the substrate with a combination of a metal source and a source of reducing carbon. The substrate and/or the combination is an abso... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5393320 | Leaching process for nickel cobalt and manganese ores A process for the extraction of nickel, cobalt and manganese from slurries of their ores such as laterite, saprolite or manganese nodules in an aqueous acid solution while irradiating the solution with electromagnetic energy such as microwave energy. The ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5242479 | Apparatus and method for producing carbide coatings This invention relates to a method and apparatus for developing a metallic carbide coating on a substrate. The invention involves providing an enclosed chamber with sources of carbon in the form of a blank and an ingot of a metal material taken from the g... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5228904 | Infra red ignition method for ore sintering process A method and apparatus for sintering a mixture of finely divided ore and a solid reductant, preferably in agglomerated form, includes heating the mixture on a hearth (6) with radiant energy in the form of infra red radiation from an infra red source such ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5196916 | Highly purified metal material and sputtering target using the same This is a highly purified metal comprising one metal selected from the group consisted of titanium, zirconium and hafnium. The highly purified metal has an Al content of not more than 10 ppm. It also has an oxygen content of not more than 250 ppm, each of... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5100463 | Method of operating an electron beam furnace In the representative embodiment described in the specification, an electron beam furnace has an evacuation system which maintains the interior of the furnace at a pressure in the range from about 50 microns Hg to 300 microns Hg. The relatively high press... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5085885 | Plasma-induced, in-situ generation, transport and use or collection of reactive precursors A beam or flow of a reactive or metastable precursor such as a hydride or organometallic compound is created, and this beam or flow is used to treat (e.g. dope or coat or otherwise modify) a substrate, e.g. an advanced material such as a semiconductor lay... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5084090 | Vacuum processing of reactive metal In the particular embodiments described in the specification, a vacuum furnace includes a conveying arrangement for holding four solid metal members with their end faces in closely-spaced relation and an energy beam gun directs energy to the adjacent face... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5021084 | Process for improving high-temperature alloys This invention is the electron beam evaporation and deposition(EBED) process which produces high purity and ultrafine grain size in high-temperature and reactive metal alloys. These properties are important in metals used in aircraft gas turbine component... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4932635 | Cold hearth refining apparatus In the particular embodiments of the invention described in the specification, a hearth for melting and refining metal has a hearth bed with cooling pipes so that a skull of molten metal is formed and energy input devices are directionally controlled to p... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4906290 | Microwave irradiation of composites The present invention provides a leaching or smelting precursor method of drying and heating particulate ores or concentrates which have been previously intimately admixed with either an already active form of carbon or with some other carbon-containing m... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4904310 | Method of generating a metal vapor in a metal vapor laser A method of irradiating a metal piece (5) with a laser beam for generating a metal vapor (11) required for a metal vapor laser to oscillate. The method makes it possible to reduce the time required to activate the laser as well as the response time requir... | 02/27/1990 |
