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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6160862 | Method for fabricating 99 Mo production targets using low enriched uranium, 99 Mo production targets comprising low enriched uranium A radioisotope production target and a method for fabricating a radioisotope production target is provided, wherein the target comprises an inner cylinder, a foil of fissionable material circumferentially contacting the outer surface of the inner cylinder... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6157036 | System and method for automatically eluting and concentrating a radioisotope A system and method for eluting one or more radioisotope processing elements, such as generators and/or concentration and purification components, with a gas over eluent delivery mechanism is disclosed. The system is adapted to an elution/concentration sy... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5910971 | Method and apparatus for the production and extraction of molybdenum-99 The current invention involves a means for the production and extraction of the isotope molybdenum-99 for medical purposes in a waste free, simple, and economical process. Mo-99 is generated in the uranyl sulphate nuclear fuel of a homogeneous solution nu... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5848110 | Method and apparatus for transmutation of atomic nuclei Insuring a constant supply of radioisotopes is of great importance to medicine and industry. This invention addresses this problem, and helps to solve it by introducing a new apparatus for transmutation of isotopes which enables swift and flexible product... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5802439 | Method for the production of 99m Tc compositions from 99 Mo-containing materials An improved method for producing 99m Tc compositions from 99 Mo compounds. 100 Mo metal or 100 MoO3 is irradiated with photons in a particle (electron) accelerator to ultimately produce 99 ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5802438 | Method for generating a crystalline 99 MoO3 product and the isolation 99m Tc compositions therefrom An improved method for producing 99m Tc compositions. 100 Mo metal is irradiated with photons in a particle (electron) accelerator to produce 99 Mo metal which is dissolved in a solvent. A solvated 99 Mo product... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5764715 | Method and apparatus for transmutation of atomic nuclei Insuring a constant supply of radioisotopes is of great importance to medicine and industry. This invention addresses this problem, and helps to solve it by introducing a new apparatus for transmutation of isotopes which enables swift and flexible product... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5615238 | Method for fabricating 99 Mo production targets using low enriched uranium, 99 Mo production targets comprising low enriched uranium A radioisotope production target and a method for fabricating a radioisotope production target is provided, wherein the target comprises an inner cylinder, a foil of fissionable material circumferentially contacting the outer surface of the inner cylinder... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5596611 | Medical isotope production reactor Medical isotopes are produced using a lower power, low cost nuclear reactor which permits the use of all the fission products produced in the reactor. Medical isotopes such as Molybdenum-99 are produced in a reactor operating at a power of 100 to 500 kilo... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5342283 | Endocurietherapy To provide versatile radioactive implants and methods of radiation therapy, plating methods such sputtering, as are used to coat single elements such as microspheres, wires and ribbons with radioactive metals, protective layers and identification layers. ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5330731 | Process for separation of zirconium-88, rubidium-83 and yttrium-88 A process for selective separation of strontium-82 and strontium-85 from proton irradiated molybdenum targets is provided and includes dissolving the molybdenum target in a hydrogen peroxide solution to form a first ion-containing solution, passing the fi... | 07/19/1994 |
| 4839133 | Target and method for the production of fission product molybdenum-99 A target for the reduction of fission product Mo-99 is prepared from uranium of low U-235 enrichment by coating a structural support member with a preparatory coating of a substantially oxide-free substrate metal. Uranium metal is electrodeposited from a ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4783305 | Generator for radionuclide A generator of radionuclides comprises a generator column (10) containing the radionuclide and provided with an inlet (12) and an outlet (14) for eluent, first and second reservoirs (16, 18) for eluent, and connecting means for passing a pre-determined co... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4782231 | Standard component 99m Tc elution generator and method This invention relates to a standard component 99m TC elution generator useful for medical purposes and consisting of prefabricated component parts. The main generator column of the device may be used both as an irradiation container and an elu... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4721596 | Method for net decrease of hazardous radioactive nuclear waste materials A method for decreasing the amount of hazardous radioactive reactor waste materials by separation from the waste of materials having long-term risk potential and exposing these materials to a thermal neutron flux. The utilization of thermal neutrons enhan... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4296785 | System for generating and containerizing radioisotopes A system for eluting a daughter radioisotope from a parent radioisotope and containerizing the resultant eluate in an evacuated container having a rubber stopper, providing for delivery of eluant from a reservoir through a charge of the parent radioisotop... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4284472 | Method for enhanced control of radioiodine in the production of fission product molybdenum 99 A method is disclosed for controlling the release of radioiodine produced by the fission of uranium 235 during the process for the production of molybdenum 99. In the process for producing molybdenum 99, an aluminum-uranium alloyed target is irradiated wi... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4094953 | Process for recovering molybdenum-99 from a matrix containing neutron irradiated fissionable materials and fission products Process for recovering molybdenum-99 from a matrix which has been irradiated with neutrons and contains fissionable materials and fission products, wherein the matrix is decomposed in an aqueous alkali hydroxide solution and the molybdenum-99 and part of ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4041317 | Multiple pH alumina columns for molybdenum-99/technetium-99m generators Molybdenum-99/technetium-99m generators utilizing a multiple pH alumina support medium are disclosed herein. The elution of these generators result in a minimum of low yield problems.... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4039835 | Reloadable radioactive generator system A generator system that can be reloaded with an elutable radioactive material, such as 99 molybdenum, a multiple number of times is described. The system basically comprises a column filled with alumina, a loading vial containing a predetermined amount of... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4017583 | Volitilization process for separation of molybdenum-99 from irradiated uranium A novel process and an apparatus are herein disclosed for separating molybdenum-99 from irradiated uranium.... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3940318 | Preparation of a primary target for the production of fission products in a nuclear reactor A primary target for the production of fission products in a nuclear reactor, such as uranium or plutonium fission products, is comprised of an enclosed, cylindrical vessel, preferably comprised of stainless steel, having a thin, continuous, uniform layer... | 02/24/1976 |
