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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163193 | Modifier of lithium ion battery and method for making the same A modifier of a lithium ion battery includes a mixture of a phosphorus source having a phosphate radical, a trivalent aluminum source, and a metallic oxide in a liquid phase solvent. A method for making the modifier of the lithium ion battery. In the method, a phosp... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163194 | Hydroseed substrate and method of making such An application for a substrate for mixing with other ingredients such as water, seeds, fertilizer, wetting agents and dye, to produce Hydroseeding slurry. The substrate includes cellulose materials (e.g. cardboard, paper and/or wood) and an absorbent. In one embodim... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163192 | Hydroseed substrate and method of making such An application for a substrate for mixing with other ingredients such as water, seeds, fertilizer, wetting agents and dye, to produce Hydroseeding slurry. The substrate includes cardboard (e.g. double-line, Kraft fibers), paper (e.g. recycled newsprint) and a materi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7824565 | Urea composition having reduced compressibility, cake formation and dust formation, and process for its preparation Colorfast urea composition having reduced compressibility, cake formation and tendency of re-crystallization of the urea granulate, wherein the granulate further contains at least two different biodegradable polymers, of which at least one polymer is preferably a po... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7371861 | Process for preparing ring-fluorinated aromatics The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing ring-fluorinated aromatics of the general formula (I) by a halogen exchange reaction (halex reaction) of a plurality of halogen substituents in one stage in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7317814 | Authentication system and method An authentication system using a correlator that correlates an input with a reference wherein at least one of the input and reference comprises a phase volume mask having structures, preferably points, that are each less than about six microns in size and can have a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313917 | Volume phase transition to induce gel movement Movement of a gel structure is propagated by successively applying external stimuli to cause volume phase transition in the gel structure by alternately causing the gel structure to collapse and swell to move the center of mass of the gel structure in the direction ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7285231 | Immersion liquid for water-immersion microscopy An immersion liquid for microscopy using water immersion objectives has a refractive index in the range from 1.25 to 1.4 and a kinematic viscosity of greater than 20 mm2/s at 20° C. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7265158 | Non-metal aerogel materials and detectors, liquid and gas absorbing objects, and optical devices comprising same New aerogels are disclosed which comprise silica and at least one organic polymer having polar functional groups. Also disclosed are methods for making such aerogels and for making them as substantially transparent objects. In addition, gas detectors, liquid and gas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247259 | Processes for making aerogel-electrolyte-metal composites A process for making an aerogel-electrolyte-metal composite includes contacting an aerogel with an electrolyte to form an aerogel-electrolyte composite; contacting the aerogel-electrolyte composite with a metal precursor to form an aerogel-electrolyte-precursor comp... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238261 | Photo-formed metal nanoparticles and aerogel materials comprising the same Transparent monolithic aerogels based on silica, the bioderived polymer chitosan, and coordinated ions are employed to serve as a three-dimensional scaffold decorated with metal ions such as Au, Pt and Pd ions. It has also been found that the metal aerogels, such as... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226543 | Rare earth metal oxysulfide regenerative material and regenerator A rare earth metal oxysulfide represented by a general formula R2O2S (R denotes one kind or two or more kinds of rare earth elements to be selected from a group of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu, as wells as Y) is for... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220414 | Degradable polyacetal polymers Degradable polyacetal polymers and functionalized degradable polyacetal polymers have properties favorable for use in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. The degradable polyacetal polymers are relatively stable at physiological pH with favorable biodistribut... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7193115 | Highly concentrated formaldehyde solution, production and reaction thereof In an aqueous formaldehyde solution comprising formaldehyde in the form of monomeric formaldehyde, methylene glycol and polyoxymethylene glycols in a total concentration x of ≧65% by weight, the mean molar mass {overscore (M)} of the polyoxymethylene glycols is, a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189465 | Chromium-free metal surface treatment agent Provided is a chromium-free metal surface treatment agent excellent in rust inhibitive performance which can be used in a surface treatment of metal products, in particular, galvanized metal products. The metal surface treatment agent consists essentially of a silic... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7166234 | Dialdehyde assay A composition, method, and device for quantitatively determining the concentration of a dialdehyde in a sample are disclosed. The device includes a test pad having a suitable carrier matrix incorporating an indicator reagent composition capable of interacting with a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167353 | Ionic liquid, method of dehydration, electrical double layer capacitor, and secondary battery The water present within an ionic liquid that is in a liquid state at 25° C. or an organic solution containing at least one ionic compound is decomposed by bringing electrodes into contact with the ionic liquid or organic solution within an atmosphere having a dew-... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163744 | Multi-functional product markers and methods for making and using the same Disclosed are multi-functional markers for use on various products, particularly products which have one or more visually indistinguishable characteristics, for identifying and/or providing information about such products, and to processes and materials for making a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160625 | Insulating film material containing an organic silane compound, its production method and semiconductor device An insulating film material formed by chemical vapor deposition, which contains an organic silane compound having such a structure that at least one secondary hydrocarbon group and/or tertiary hydrocarbon group is directly bonded to a silicon atom. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160466 | Uses of cucurbituril devices Uses of cucurbituril derivatives are disclosed. The cucurbituril derivatives have the formula (1) where X is O, S or NH; R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hyd... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157415 | Post etch cleaning composition for dual damascene system A new cleaning chemistry based on a choline compound, such as choline hydroxide, is provided in order to address the problem of dual damascene fabrication. An etch stop inorganic layer at the bottom of a dual damascene structure protects the underlying interconnect ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153891 | Photoinitiator blends for high speed triggering An oxygen scavenger composition includes an organic oxygen scavenger, a transition metal catalyst, and a blend of at least two photoinitiators selected from 1,3,5-tris(4-benzoylphenyl)benzene, thioxanthone derivative, acyl phenylphosphineoxide derivative, and diphen... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153574 | Surface grafted metal oxide particles and compositions comprising the same A composition includes a metal oxide particle, which can optionally be surface treated by a silane coupling agent, and an electron acceptor surface grafted to the metal oxide particle. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148343 | Compositions and methods for using a solid support to purify RNA Reagents, methods and kits for the purification of RNA from biological materials are provided. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147701 | Printing medium comprising aerogel materials New aerogels are disclosed which comprise silica, at least one organic polymer having polar functional groups, and at least one metal ion. Also disclosed are methods for making such aerogels. The present invention further concerns printable objects comprising these ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134941 | Methods for residue removal and corrosion prevention in a post-metal etch process A method of plasma assisted CO2 cleaning for dry removal of residual photoresist and sidewall polymer with an etch gas mixture comprising fluorine containing gas, oxygen and hydrogen in N2 or H2O. The process removes polymer residues... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7101260 | Methods for resist stripping and other processes for cleaning surfaces substantially free of contaminants A method for manufacturing an article where the article has polymeric residue that is to be removed during the manufacture of the article. The article is introduced into a controlled environment of a processing tool that has at least first and second processing cham... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094922 | Process for production of essentially chloride-free calcium sulfonate The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a low-base number calcium sulfonate that is essentially chloride free. The process involves preparing a sulfonic acid solution by adding a solvent to a sulfonic acid, optionally removing dissolved or entraine... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087162 | Accessible well for brine tank A well (12) outside of a brine tank (10) is provided which provides better accessibility to the brine refill valve (112) or other components within the well. Also, apertures (42–48) of differing elevations above the bottom of the brine ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087554 | Drilling fluids with improved shale inhibition and methods of drilling in subterranean formations The present invention provides improved drilling fluids that comprise improved shale inhibiting components, and methods for using these drilling fluids in connection with drilling in a subterranean formation. The drilling fluids comprise water and an improved shale ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087237 | Ocular solutions Containing at least one macrolide antibiotic and/or mycophenolic acid provide anti-inflammatory, anti-cell proliferation, anti-cell migration, anti-angiogenesis, antimicrobial, and antifungal effects. In one embodiment, the solution is administered intraocularly aft... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083803 | Ocular solutions Ocular solutions containing at least one macrolide antibiotic and/or mycophenolic acid provide anti-inflammatory, anti-cell proliferation, anti-cell migration, anti-angiogenesis, antimicrobial and antifungal effects. In one embodiment, the solution is administered i... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083802 | Treatment of ocular disease A formulation to treat ocular conditions such as dry eye disease, as well as other conditions, is disclosed. Rapamycin and/or ascomycin is administered intraocularly, such as by topical application, injection into the eye, or implantation in or on the eye. For examp... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078130 | Metallic mesoporous transition metal oxide molecular sieves, room temperature activation of dinitrogen and ammonia production This invention provides novel stable metallic mesoporous transition metal oxide molecular sieves and methods for their production. The sieves have high electrical conductivity and may be used as solid electrolyte devices, e.g., in fuel cells, as sorbents, e.g. for h... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074436 | Method for the production of phyllanthus extracts A method for the production of an extract of Phyllanthus wherein (a) Phyllanthuscomponents are extracted with an ethanol/water mixture of 5–85% m/m to which a heavy-metal chelator is added at a concentration of 0.001–3% m/m; (b) the primary extract... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060746 | Particulate carbonates and their preparation and use in breathable film The present invention is a method of producing a breathable film including producing an inorganic filler by treating particles of an inorganic particulate material comprising an alkaline earth metal carbonate compound by reaction with a hydrophobizing surface treatm... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060330 | Method for forming ultra low k films using electron beam The present invention generally provides a method for depositing a low dielectric constant film using an e-beam treatment. In one aspect, the method includes delivering a gas mixture comprising one or more organosilicon compounds and one or more hydrocarbon compound... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048960 | High lignan flaxseed product and product by process The present invention includes a high lignan concentrate (3% to 5% or greater) flax seed product, and product by process, which can be produced by 1) supplying a uniformly colored quantity of flax seeds with less than 5 percent visually darker seeds; 2) milling the ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045589 | Bioerodible poly(ortho esters) from dioxane-based di(ketene acetals), and block copolymers containing them Bioerodible poly(ortho esters) useful as orthopedic implants or vehicles for the sustained delivery of pharmaceutical, cosmetic and agricultural agents from dioxane-based di(ketene acetals). Block copolymers contain these bioerodible poly(ortho esters). These block ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040961 | Methods for resist stripping and cleaning surfaces substantially free of contaminants A plasma assisted cryogenic cleaner for and a method of performing cleaning of a surface that must be substantially free of contaminants has a resiliently mounted nozzle for spraying a cryogenic cleaning medium on the surface. The cleaning is conducted by applying t... | 05/09/2006 |
