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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7323581 | Source reagent compositions and method for forming metal films on a substrate by chemical vapor deposition A metalorganic complex composition comprising a metalorganic complex selected from the group consisting of: metalorganic complexes comprising one or more metal central atoms coordinated to one or more monodentate or multidentate organic ligands, and complexed with o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323651 | Method for isotope separation of thallium A method for isotope separation of thallium using a laser beam comprising the steps of: (a) producing photons of a first frequency by a laser system, wherein a wave length of the first frequency is about 378 nm; (b) producing photons of a second frequency by the las... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7315374 | Real-time monitoring optically trapped carbon nanotubes An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to monitor carbon nanotubes (CNTs). A carbon nanotube (CNT) is manipulated in a fluid by a laser beam. An illuminating light from a light source is aligned along axis of the CNT to produce an optical response fro... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7276103 | Method and device for separating molecules having different excitation spectra The invention relates to a method for the separation of molecules having different excitation spectra, which form components of a gas. The molecules are excited by laser pulses in a way that the molecules to be separated are transferred into a state of excitation du... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7223914 | Pulsed electron jump generator A device and method for stimulating pulsed chemical reactions in a small volume of gaseous reactants. An emitter stimulates the reactions of a fuel oxidizer mixture and a collector converts the vibrational energy of the resulting products into useful energy. The dev... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220972 | Method and apparatus for the characterization and analysis of the shape of molecules and molecular clusters, and for the separation of desired isomers, based on Rydberg states A method and apparatus to characterize a shape of an isomeric form of a sample comprised of a molecule or a cluster of molecules. The method includes raising an electron of the sample to a Rydberg state having an orbital diameter sufficient to encompass at least a p... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208767 | Electron-jump chemical energy converter A method and a device for converting energy uses chemical reactions in close proximity to or on a surface to convert a substantial fraction of the available chemical energy of the shorter lived energized products, such as vibrationally excited chemicals and hot elec... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7187744 | Method of providing a nuclear fuel and a fuel element provided by such a method A method for providing a nuclear fuel includes forming a uranium-molybdenum alloy that provides an enhanced reactivity in research, test and radioisotope production nuclear reactors. In this uranium-molybdenum alloy, the uranium is enriched in the isotope 235-U, whi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7119272 | Gas specie electron-jump chemical energy converter An apparatus and method for extracting energy is provided. In one aspect the method includes using chemical reactions to generate vibrationally excited molecules, such as high-quantum-number-vibrationally-excited gas molecules in a region. The vibration energy in th... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7087119 | Atomic layer deposition with point of use generated reactive gas species An apparatus for atomic layer deposition preventing mixing of a precursor gas and an input gas. From the apparatus a flow of the input gas is provided over a surface of the workpiece wherein a beam of the electromagnetic radiation is directed into the input gas in c... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6976508 | Flow diffusers in a UV pressurized reactor A fluid treatment system is provided including a closed fluid treatment zone, at least one radiation source disposed in the fluid treatment zone to irradiate a flow of fluid, and a plurality of diffusers disposed upstream of the at least one radiation source. The pl... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6932944 | High efficiency scrubber for waste gas abatement A gas scrubber comprises a gas inlet pipe that provides the scrubber with gases to be processed; means for initiating reactions of decomposition that is directed to initialize the decomposition of gases; an oxygen and natural gas inlet pipes to provide the necessary... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930304 | Process and apparatus for isotope separation in low-gravity environment A process and apparatus for separating element isotopes in a microgravity or low-gravity environment using electromagnetic radiation, e.g., sunlight, to heat and ionize a stream of raw materials, followed by electromagnetic separation, and collection of the desired ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6919054 | Reactant nozzles within flowing reactors Improved reaction chamber designs are described that provide for improved control over the flow within the reaction chamber. The reaction chambers contain reactions for particle production from a flowing reactant stream. Improved reactant delivery nozzles are descri... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6673462 | Frequency selective plate and method for producing same The invention relates to a frequency selective plate having a radio wave transparent property. This frequency selective plate includes (a) a transparent substrate; (b) a mixture layer formed on the transparent substrate, the mixture layer containing a mix... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6614018 | Process and apparatus for continuous-feed all-isotope separation in microgravity using solar power A process and apparatus for separating element isotopes in space by heating a stream of raw materials using concentrated sunlight and ionizing radiation, followed by electromagnetic separation, and collection of the desired isotopes in appropriate recepta... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6586696 | Method for laser induced isotope enrichment The invention provides new methods for separating isotopes of an element and causing enrichment of a desired isotope of an element utilizing laser ablation plasmas to modify or fabricate a material containing such isotopes. This invention may be used for ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6559402 | Process for separation of low natural concentration isotopes in an electromagnetic separator with ion source A process of separating low natural concentration protons in an electromagnetic separator having an ion source utilizes X-ray spectral analysis to distinguish areas of separated, increased-content of isotope enriched substance so as to treat them separate... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6200674 | Tin oxide particles Tin oxide nanoparticles were produced with tin in a variety of oxidation states. In particular, nanoparticles of single phase, crystalline SnO2 were produced. Preferred tin oxide nanoparticles have an average diameter from about 5 nm to about 1... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6137073 | Enrichment method for radioactive isotopes In the method of this invention, a radioactive isotope, for example, U238, is placed within a region. High-energy electrons or high-energy photons in the form of X-rays, gamma rays, or laser excitation are applied to the region. This energy is ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6037103 | Method for forming hole in printed board In a mask imaging method (by shooting a laser beam) for forming holes in a resin layer of a printed board, a sectional shape is reshaped by beam reshaping optics. Light path holes corresponding to the holes to be formed in the resin layer are used. The re... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5948214 | Isotope separation A method of isotope separation includes vaporisation and atomising in an evacuated chamber a supply of the element whose isotopes are to be separated to form a stream of atoms of the element in the chamber. The supply which is vaporized includes an involi... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5945649 | Atomic vapor laser isotope separation of lead-210 isotope An isotopically selective laser process and apparatus for removal of Pb-210 from natural lead that involves a one-photon near-resonant, two-photon resonant excitation of one or more Rydberg levels, followed by field ionization and then electrostatic extra... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5934103 | Method and apparatus for production of spin-polarized medical-grade xenon 129 gas by laser optical pumping Spin-polarized xenon gas is provided in medical-grade purity for use as a contrast medium in MRI studies by use of collision-induced transfer of spin energy to the xenon gas from laser-pumped spin-polarized Rb gas. The Rb gas is provided by thermally vapo... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5883350 | Crisla process Nozzle cooling and wall contact prevention control are included in a gaseous CRISLA apparatus, along with removable collectors, and the efficient use of one or more currently available high power lasers to produce a commercially economic isotope separatio... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5808256 | Method of controlling a photoreaction with a laser beam A target is irradiated with a laser beam having an energy of h.nu./n, where n is an integer, instead of the photon energy h.nu. required for a reaction to proceed using a conventional single-photon excitation method. A desired reaction is selectively indu... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5666639 | CRISLA process and apparatus Nozzle cooling and wall contact prevention control are included in a gaseous CRISLA apparatus, along with removable collectors, and the efficient use of one or more currently available high power lasers to produce a commercially economic isotope separatio... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5620571 | Multiple single frequency laser system and method of optical manipulaton of molecules A multiple single frequency laser for optical manipulation of molecules is presented. The multiple single frequency laser comprises generally a multiline laser source which utilizes one sample of molecular species as a source for the generation of optical... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5591947 | Method and apparatus for laser isotope separation A simple system for obtaining high dissociation yield in a single highly selective step, even at very high pumping powers, in the molecular laser isotope separation (MLIS) route of Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6), is described. In order to selective... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5527437 | Selective two-color resonant ionization of zirconium-91 A method for selectively photoionizing odd mass Zr atoms. Atomic vapours are subjected to two resonant laser pulses to raise the energy of Zr atoms from the J=2 ground state, to a J=1 first intermediate state and to a second intermediate state prior to io... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5464512 | Method of uranium isotope enrichment by utilizing a photochemically selective effect A method of uranium isotope enrichment by utilizing a photochemically selective effect is provided. The method comprises placing a powder of a uranyl compound of carboxylate having at least one oxygen-containing substituent in a magnetic field, irradiatin... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5443702 | Laser isotope separation of erbium and other isotopes Laser isotope separation is accomplished using at least two photoionization pathways of an isotope simultaneously, where each pathway comprises two or more transition steps. This separation method has been applied to the selective photoionization of erbiu... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5441569 | Apparatus and method for laser deposition of durable coatings Method and apparatus for depositing durable coatings onto the surface of a substrate without heating the entire substrate to high temperatures by using lasers to heat the substrate and dissociate a deposition gas. The apparatus comprises a deposition cham... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5419820 | Process for producing enriched uranium having a 235 U content of at least 4 wt. % via combination of a gaseous diffusion process and an atomic vapor laser isotope separation process to eliminate uranium hexafluoride tails storage An uranium enrichment process capable of producing an enriched uranium, having a 235 U content greater than about 4 wt. %, is disclosed which will consume less energy and produce metallic uranium tails having a lower 235 U content th... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5376246 | Efficient mass-selective three-photon ionization of zirconium atoms In an AVLIS process, 91 Zr is selectively removed from natural zirconium by a three-step photoionization wherein Zr atoms are irradiated by a laser beam having a wavelength λ1, selectively raising 91 Zr atoms to an odd-pa... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5316635 | Zirconium isotope separation using tuned laser beams A method for selectively photoionizing odd mass Zr atoms. Atomic vapours are subjected to three resonant and are non resonant laser pulses to raise the energy of Zr atoms from the J=2 ground state, to a J=1 first intermediate state, to a J=(second interme... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5250231 | Nuclear fuel with isotopically depleted burnable absorber By using AVLIS or other methods capable of providing a depleted isotopic mixture, troublesome isotopes such as Gd154, Gd156 and Er166 are selectively removed from naturally occurring isotopic mixtures, while avoiding the a... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5224971 | Method and apparatus for separating isotopes In a typical method of separating isotopes, a linear material is fed between electrodes arranged in a vacuum vessel. Joule heat is generated by supplying a current to the linear material. A vapor flow is produced by heating and evaporating the linear mate... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5221446 | Isotope separation process Selection criteria are disclosed for choosing a coreactant RX that will improve the isotope separation in laser-activated chemical reactions which may proceed by the steps: ##STR1## The step of coreactant activation can be important in some exchange ... | 06/22/1993 |
