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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177977 | Water purification system and method The invention concerns a water purification system (100) comprising a closed water recirculation loop (106) supplied at one point by a water inlet (101) with water to be purified, (and having) at least one outlet point of use of the purified wat... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7842184 | Process for water treatment using high shear device A method for removing contaminant from feedwater by forming a dispersion comprising bubbles of a treatment gas in a continuous phase comprising feedwater, wherein the bubbles have a mean diameter of less than about 5 μm and wherein the treatment gas is selected fro... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7794595 | Method for encapsulation, remediation and recovery of spilled oil Diacylglycerol PEGs (DAG-PEGs) are used remediate oil contaminations. DA-PEGs encapsulate the oil into lipsomes in an aqueous environment. The lipsomes sequester the oil from causing damage. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7351387 | Method for removing impurities accumulated in a scrubbing fluid A method for removing impurities accumulated in a scrubbing fluid in a flue gas scrubber and effluents from the scrubber. The flue gases are scrubbed with a scrubbing fluid that includes a calcium-containing absorbent. The scrubbing fluid containing gypsum and other... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326346 | High capacity regenerable sorbent for removal of arsenic and other toxic ions from drinking water The present invention is directed to a sorbent comprising a disordered polyvalent metal oxide on the surface of an inert substrate. The substrate can be a layered silicate, such as vermiculite, an aluminosilicate such as montmorillonite, or a nonlayered silicate suc... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7294278 | Method for oxygenating wastewater A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to fo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7211229 | Method and apparatus for the sterilization of biological waste Continuous biowaste sterilization process, the operability of which is ensured in such a way that during process startup, extreme conditions possibly coming into question during operation are simulated, i.e. the greatest possible flow rate and the lowest temperature... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175366 | Device, system, and method for remediation of contaminated soil A system, method, and devices for remediating soil of an area of land. The devices are partially inserted into the soil within the area. The devices have vent holes fluidically coupling each device to the soil. A hot fluid is circulated through the devices to heat t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7022509 | Gas vesicles of cells and methods of harvesting, isolating and modifying same A method for removing a gas from a site comprising placing cells having gas vesicles under conditions that induce the cells to float to a surface of an aqueous medium, harvesting the cells from the surface of the medium, lysing the cells, separating the gas vesicles... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015028 | Process for treatment of organic waste materials A multi-stage process and system for treating organic waste materials includes steps of hydrolyzing the materials in an anaerobic vessel, transferring the liquid product of hydrolysis to an anaerobic digester, and further decomposing the waste materials under aerobi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008393 | Blood processing system A blood processing system (2), includes a housing (4), to which a user control panel is mounted, having an access opening (47) therein. A cassette assembly (22), mounted to the housing for movement between a use position covering the acce... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008535 | Apparatus for oxygenating wastewater A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to fo... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6953869 | Process for working up secondary components in the preparation of dinitrotoluene The present invention relates to a process for working up organic secondary components which are formed in the one-stage or two-stage nitration of toluene to dinitrotoluene. These organic secondary components are present in the acidic and alkaline waste water from t... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6936741 | Process for working up the waste water obtained in the preparation of dinitrotoluene The present invention relates to a process for working up or treating aqueous waste waters which are formed during the nitration of toluene to dinitrotoluene with nitrating acid. These aqueous waste waters containing acidic wash water and alkaline wash water from th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6783929 | Biological sample component purification and differential display Provided are affinity support materials having intermediate binding affinity for biological samples. Among the materials provided by the present invention are hydrophilic solid supports composed of hydrophilic ligands coupled to hydrophilic matrixes which are compat... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6777526 | OPTICALLY ACTIVE MALEIMIDE DERIVATIVES, OPTICALLY ACTIVE POLYMALEIMIDE DERIVATIVES, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, SEPARATING AGENT USING THE SAME DERIVATIVE, AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING OPTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS USING THE SAME AGENT A separating agent that serves as an optical resolution agent is composed of a novel, useful optically active polymer. The separating agent is obtained through anionic polymerization of a novel maleimide and serves to separate optically active compounds. ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6699389 | Method and apparatus for removing organic waste from water A method for removing contaminants from water involves filtering the water through a filtering apparatus which includes a porous media container having an inner chamber which is suitably configured so that water can pass through the chamber and processed ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6667385 | Method of producing aminium lactate salt as a feedstock for dilactic acid or dimer production Polylactic acid is produced from dimers of lactic acid in an energy saving manner by contacting a lactic acid source via an extraction membrane with an amine carrier solvent to extract lactic acid across the membrane. One or two membranes may be used. Aft... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6620611 | Solid-chemical composition for sustained release of organic substrates and complex inorganic phosphates for bioremediation A slow-release solid chemical composition for environmental bioremediation is provided. The composition comprises a source of soluble organic substrates which include sugars, soluble organic polymers and mixtures of them in an amount of 7% to 90%, insolub... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6592763 | Method and device for treating aqueous flows in a bioreactor, an ultrafiltration unit and a membrane filtration unit A novel method for purifying, by means of an essentially closed circuit water purification system, an aqueous flow from a processing unit includes the steps of: (a) supplying to a bioreactor, and combining therein, the aqueous flow, as well as a discharge... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6589749 | Liquid specimen container and attachable testing modules A biological fluid collection container comprising a cup member, a lid assembly removably mounted to the cup member comprising a housing with a downwardly extending cylindrical skirt, a luer lock with a throughgoing bore extending from one side of the lid... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6586181 | Method for detecting allelic imbalance A method for detecting allelic imbalance (AI) in sample nucleic acid, which method comprises providing multiple copies of a target nucleic acid region present in the sample, the target nucleic acid region comprising a marker of heterozygosity, separating ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6573087 | Packaged timed release microorganisms and absorbent matrix for degradation of hydrocarbons An absorbent package for containment and bioremediation of hydrocarbons and method thereof are disclosed. The package comprises a concentration of microorganisms, a timed release mechanism including a time release capsule, a matrix of fibrous material whi... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6551814 | Methods for bioremediation by degrading toluene Compositions and methods for the degradation of compounds contained in a liquid or solid waste stream are provided. Genes encoding toluene-degrading enzymes are also provided. The enzymes have homology to the E. coli pyruvate formate lyase and pyruvate fo... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6541240 | Bacterial cleavage of only organic C-N bonds of carbonaceous materials to reduce nitrogen content A microbial process is provided for selective cleavage of only organic C--N bonds while leaving C--C bonds intact which may be used for reducing the nitrogen content of nitrogen-containing organic carbonaceous materials. Microorganisms of Pseudomonas ayuc... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6489132 | Methods and apparatus for determining specific analytes in foods and other complex matrices Methods and apparatus for qualitatively or quantitatively determining one or more analytes in matrices such as foods, biological fluids, etc. An embodiment for determination of a single analyte comprises a sample receiving vessel, a first membrane and a r... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6465240 | Method for treating a waste stream using photosynthetic microorganisms A method is provided for treating a waste stream by contacting the waste stream sequentially with a consortium of prokaryotic microorganisms, preferably purple non-sulfur bacteria, followed by a the green algae Chlorella. The consortium of prokaryotic mic... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6451580 | Method of enriching organic contaminant-decomposing bacteria in porous material for treating soil A porous material having a greater adsorptivity for adsorbing organic contaminants, such as agricultural chemicals, than a target soil, is fragmented. The fragmented porous material is mixed into a soil which the decomposing bacteria inhabit, thereby form... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6365384 | Method for disposing waste A method for disposing waste such as agricultural waste, sludge, livestock excreta, food and residue, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of a mycelial carrier-support comprising 80-95% by weight of a porous carrier of 3-30 mesh in particle size i... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6365397 | Bacterial culture which degrades methyl-tert-butyl ether to carbon dioxide A biologically pure bacterial culture has been isolated by a dilution enrichment process from a mixed bacterial culture, obtained by the enrichment of an activated sludge taken from a biotreater for treating wastewater in a Chemical plant. The mixed bacte... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6335191 | Automated system and method for growing bacteria An automated system and method is provided for cultivating bacteria in a fluid medium and thereafter selectively discharging the fluid medium, wherein an initial supply of the selected strain or strains of bacteria is combined with nutrients and water in ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6291241 | Methods for making Hypericum fractions and St. John's Wort products St. John's Wort products which have enhanced bioactivity in a serotonin re-uptake assay and enhanced stability are identified and manufactured from Hypericum perforatum biomass with supercritical and near critical fluids with and without polar cosolvents.... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6284514 | Bacterial strain corynebacterium. sp K2-17 and method for the microbial decontamination of materials which are contaminated with compounds from phenoxyalcanoic acid-herbicide production The invention relates to the new bacterial strain Corynebacterium sp. K2-17 and to a process for the microbial decontamination of materials polluted with compounds from the production of phenoxyalkanoic acid herbicides, such as 2,4-dichlorophenoxybutyric ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6284523 | Process for biodegradation of a xenobiotic A process for biodegradation of a xenobiotic. A process for biodegradation of a xenobiotic comprising the steps of: contacting an organic phase comprising the xenobiotic and at least one substantially water-immiscible organic solvent with an aqueous phase... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6273264 | Device and method for separating particles contained in a fluid A device for separating dense particles contained in blood or one or more proteins contained in blood plasma by utilizing a separating arrangement. The separation arrangement includes a feed duct, at least two discharge ducts, a pump for producing a press... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6245121 | Method for treating aqueous liquid effluents containing organic and inorganic materials to enable recycling thereof Provided is a process for the treatment of aqueous effluents containing organic and inorganic matter and having a solids content of at most 12% by weight to provide a purified liquid phase and a solid organic fertilizer or organic soil improver. The proce... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6232464 | Process and apparatus for isolating nucleic acids The invention relates to an apparatus for isolating nucleic acids from biological fluids and suspensions containing nucleic acids, a reaction compartment 17 for receiving an adsorption medium 100 being connected to a removal compartment 50, and the nuclei... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6221651 | Pseudomonas ayucida useful for cleavage of organic C-N bonds A mutant Pseudomonas ayucida strain ATCC N° PTA-806 which is able to selectively cleave organic C--N bonds and reduce the nitrogen content of organic carbonaceous materials is described.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6177012 | Enzyme-producing strain of bacillus bacteria This invention presents a newly discovered, novel strain of Bacillus bacteria that produces lipase enzymes for the degradation of oleaginous materials such as fats, greases and cooking oils, protease enzymes to degrade proteins and amylases to break down ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6174718 | Enzyme-producing strain of Bacillus bacteria This invention presents a newly discovered, novel strain of Bacillus bacteria that produces lipase enzymes for the degradation of oleaginous materials such as fats, greases and cooking oils, and protease enzymes to degrade proteins. This novel strain and ... | 01/16/2001 |
