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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7090787 | Drying getters A zeolite and an organic binder are mixed with a solvent to form a paste (302). The paste is then cast or molded (304) into the desired shape. A portion of the solvent is allowed to evaporate from the paste, hardening the getter (306). Getters a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7001535 | Polymer formulation for removing hydrogen and liquid water from an enclosed space This invention describes a solution to the particular problem of liquid water formation in hydrogen getters exposed to quantities of oxygen. Water formation is usually desired because the recombination reaction removes hydrogen without affecting gettering capacity a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6706247 | Self regulating formulations for safe hydrogen gettering A method and composition are disclosed for preventing uncontrolled exothermic reaction in the presence of a catalyst. A catalyst deployed as a finely divided powder which is attached to the surface of a low melting point wax or wax-like material which is utilized as... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6506319 | Getter materials capable of being activated at low applied temperatures Compositions containing getter material and getter devices for which gettering activity can be activated to applied temperatures that are lower than those temperatures required for activating the getter material alone are disclosed. In one aspect, a gette... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6491844 | Self regulating formulations for safe hydrogen gettering A method and composition are disclosed for preventing uncontrolled exothermic reaction in the presence of a catalyst. A catalyst deployed as a finely divided powder which is attached to the surface of a low melting point wax or wax-like material which is ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6464899 | Putty composition containing a vapor phase corrosion inhibitor Compositions and methods for inhibiting corrosion of metallic surfaces are disclosed. The corrosion-inhibiting compositions are cost efficient, easy to use and can be conveniently removed or replaced. The corrosion-inhibiting compositions include a putty-... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6200494 | Combination of getter materials and device for containing the same A combination of getter materials particularly suitable to maintain vacuum in devices which cannot be heated at temperatures higher than about 200° C. The getter comprises: a mixture MO/Pd between an oxide of a transition metal MO chosen among cobalt oxi... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5972442 | Strengthening agent, strengthened metal halide particles, and improved lamp fill material Particle compositions are described comprising certain metal halides in combination with a strengthening agent. The addition of the strengthening agent to a metal halide particle increases the particle's strength thereby reducing breakage on impact and du... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5908579 | Process for producing high-porosity non-evaporable getter materials and materials thus obtained A process is disclosed for producing non-evaporable getter materials having high porosity and improved gas sorption rates. The process includes mixing together a metallic getter element, a getter alloy and a solid organic compound, all three components be... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5876205 | Combination of materials for integrated getter and mercury-dispensing devices and the devices so obtained A mercury-dispensing device is disclosed that includes a mercury dispenser comprising an intermetallic compound including mercury and a second metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, and mixtures thereof; and a promoter that compr... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5716588 | Getter materials for deoxygenating ammonia/oxygen gas mixtures at low temperature A method for removing oxygen from ammonia at low temperature is described. In one embodiment, oxygen contaminated ammonia is contacted with a getter material that includes iron and manganese that sorbs oxygen to yield ammonia that is substantially oxygen ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 4942048 | Process for preserving food and deoxygenating composition A process for preserving food which comprises packing the food in a hermetically sealed container together with: (a) a deoxygenating material; and (b) at least one compound having amino group(s) selected from among a basic anion exchange resin optionally subst... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4806828 | High pressure sodium discharge lamps with hydrogen getter An arc tube (13) for a high pressure sodium discharge lamp (10) contains a quantity of a getter materal which comprises an alloy of titanium and niobium metal. The alloy is in the form of a coiled wire (31) which is wound on a tungsten electrode shank (29... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4671889 | Molded getter bodies and method of producing the same The invention relates to molded getter bodies for use in encapsulated electrical components. The getter bodies are formable into compressed body shapes in a simplified manner from a mixture of (A) a getter material consisting of activated carbon, zeolite,... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4444316 | Gas scavenger agents for containers of solid chloroisocyanurates Chlorine-containing gases which may be formed in containers of solid chloroisocyanurates such as trichloroisocyanuric acid are adsorbed and decomposed by a gas scavenging agent consisting essentially of silica gel, an alkali metal bicarbonate, and carbon.... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4407656 | Gettering device and method The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a color television display tube having an envelope including a conical portion (11) and a window portion (12) which are sealed together in a vacuum-tight manner by means of a sealing glass (18). Before th... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4405487 | Combination moisture and hydrogen getter A combination moisture and hydrogen getter comprises (a) a moisture getter comprising a readily oxidizable metal; and (b) a hydrogen getter comprising (i) a solid acetylenic compound and (ii) a hydrogenation catalyst. A method of scavenging moisture from a closed ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4385019 | Production of a polymeric active composition A process is provided for forming a polymeric material which can be developed into a shaped polymeric structure comprising an active material encradled in a porous, fiber-containing polymeric composition. In the process, the active material is mixed with ... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4308160 | Protecting metals Diffusion chromizing of nickel-base superalloys is effected with essentially no formation of oxide or alphachrome, even in a high-volume diffusion coating pack, by use of a pack consisting essentially of, by weight, about 2 to about 3% aluminum about 3 to... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4203860 | Nitrogen-emitting composition to be used with flash getter materials A nitrogen-emitting composition which is adapted to be used with flash getter materials. Said composition comprising iron, germanium, and nitrogen. These materials are used within cathode ray tubes to produce a getter film which is deposited on the inner ... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4146497 | Supported getter This invention relates to a supported getter device comprising a metallic support structure consisting of a three-dimensional network defining a multiplicity of inter-connecting free cells and a particulate getter material substantially filling at least s... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4118542 | Controlled atmosphere and vacuum processes This invention concerns getters for controlled atmosphere and vacuum processes, and in particular, for processes carried out in an atmosphere having a very low oxygen content. The invention has been particularly developed for the vacuum brazing of parts, ... | 10/03/1978 |
