Quotables
"Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need."
Charles Kettering
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137646 | Non-chromate corrosion inhibitor formulas based on zirconium vanadium oxide compositions A mixture of zirconium hydroxides or zirconium basic carbonate with vanadium oxide (V205) co-reacts in high temperature aqueous slurry to form respectively an amorphous material, believed to be based on a zirconium analog of a zeolite structure, and a solid solution... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7985389 | Direct processing of ferrotitania ores and sands A method for producing pig iron by direct processing of ferrotitania sands, by the steps of: (a) mixing carbonaceous reductant, a fluxing agent, and a binder with titanium-containing materials selected from iron sands, metallic oxi... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7353083 | Vanadium redox battery energy storage and power generation system incorporating and optimizing diesel engine generators A power generation system includes a vanadium redox battery that interfaces with a control system to optimize performance and efficiency. The power generation system may include one or more wind turbine generators and one or more diesel fuel generators. The control ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347983 | Mg2MM'o 6+x, (M=Y, rare earth metal and M'=SN, OR Zr) dielectric ceramics Complex ceramic oxides of the general formula Mg2MM′O6+x where M=Rare metal ion or Yttrium or Lanthanum and M′=Sn, Sb, Zr, Hf, Ta, and Nb; and where −0.5 | 03/25/2008 |
| 7323050 | Method of producing lithium tantalate crystal A method of producing a lithium-tantalate crystal, wherein at least a first material containing lithium tantalate, lithium niobate or hydrogen storage alloy storing hydrogen that is subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature of T1′ that is Curie temperature or... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7265456 | Power generation system incorporating a vanadium redox battery and a direct current wind turbine generator A power generation system includes a wind turbine generator and a vanadium redox battery to compensate for fluctuations in wind power. The wind turbine generator provides DC power that may be used to charge the vanadium redox battery. Generated DC power may also be ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258947 | Electrolyte for redox flow battery, and redox flow battery The present invention provides electrolyte that can suppress reduction of battery efficiencies and capacities with increased cycles of charge/discharge of the battery, a method for producing the same, and a redox flow battery using the same electrolyte. The redox fl... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7227275 | Method for retrofitting wind turbine farms A power generation system with a predetermined rating limit includes one or more wind turbine generators and a vanadium redox battery. The vanadium redox battery absorbs excess energy to ensure that the rating limit is not exceeded, provide system stability, and imp... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220397 | Modified oxygen reduced valve metal oxides Pressed material such as anodes are described and formed from oxygen reduced oxide powders using additives, such as binders and/or lubricants. Methods to form the pressed material are also described, such as with the use of atomizing, spray drying, fluid bed process... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7192564 | Method for recycling spent lithium metal polymer rechargeable batteries and related materials The method relates to a pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical process for the recovery and recycling of lithium and vanadium compounds from a material comprising spent rechargeable lithium batteries, particularly lithium metal gel and solid polymer electrolyte re... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182925 | Tantalum concentrates dissolution and purification method A method for the dissolution and purification of tantalum ore and synthetic concentrates is described. The method preferably uses ammonium bifluoride as the fluoride source in place of the hydrofluoric acid used in the conventional methods. Other fluoride compounds ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7157073 | Production of high-purity niobium monoxide and capacitor production therefrom The present invention relates to high-purity niobium monoxide powder (NbO) produced by a process of combining a mixture of higher niobium oxides and niobium metal powder or granules; heating and reacting the compacted mixture under controlled atmosphere to achieve t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7125536 | Nano-structured particles with high thermal stability This invention relates to a composition comprising nano-structured metal oxide particles (particularly, zirconia) and at least one stabilizing agent, a method to produce the composition, and a method to produce the thermally stable nano-structured particles. The met... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122168 | Shape anisotropic metal oxide nanoparticles and synthetic method thereof In a metal oxide nanoparticle and a synthetic method thereof, and in particular to maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) nanoparticles usable as a superhigh density magnetic recording substance by having good shape anisotropy and magnetic characteristics, hemat... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118727 | Method of making oxide particles The present invention provides a process for producing particles, such as oxide nanoparticles, in a substantially water-free environment. The process involves mixing at least one metal compound of the formula MX(m−n) with at least one surfactant and at ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7083774 | Process for the preparation of vanadyl sulfate solution A process for producing a vanadyl sulphate solution (VOSO4) comprises forming a suspension of vanadium trioxide (V2O3) in a sulphuric acid solution and contacting the V2O3 suspension with a strong oxidising agent under controlled conditions to produce the VOSO4 solu... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6986873 | Method of producing a metal-containing single-phase composition A method of producing a single-phase composition Mn+1AzXn, primarily the production of the single-phase material Ti3SiC2, where n lies within a range of 0.8-3.2, where z lies within a range of 0.8-1.2, where M i... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6953120 | Method of recovering metal and/or oxide thereof in a slurry and tailings obtained from said method A method of recovering metal and/or oxide thereof from a slurry is described. The method involves magnetically separating at least a portion of any magnetic impurities from the slurry and then leaching or dissolving at least a portion of any remaining magnetic impur... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6803147 | Silver vanadium oxide having low internal resistance and method of manufacture The current invention relates to the preparation of an improved cathode active material for non-aqueous lithium electrochemical cell. In particular, the cathode active material comprises ε-phase silver vanadium oxide prepared by using a γ-phase silver vanadium oxi... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6800259 | Methods to control H2S and arsine emissions Methods to control hydrogen sulfide and/or arsine emissions are described. The method involves adding at least one copper compound (such as a copper(II) compound) to the material, such as material containing sulfur in a sufficient amount to control said emissions. T... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6764663 | Process for producing vanadyl/vanadous sulphate A process for preparing a reconstituted vanadyl sulphate/vanadous sulphate solution for use as an electrolyte in a vanadium redox battery is disclosed. The process includes preparing a starting material including a vanadyl sulphate/vanadous sulphate solution, evapor... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6716555 | Positive active material for secondary battery, process for preparation thereof and non-aqueous secondary battery comprising same The positive active material for secondary battery according to the invention comprises O, Fe in an amount of higher than 25% by weight, and V in an amount of from higher than 0% by weight to less than 35% by weight. The positive active material, when it is free of ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6652819 | Production of high purity vanadium compound from vanadium-containing carbonaceous residues A process for the production of a vanadium compound from carbonaceous residues containing vanadium, which includes the steps of: (a) combusting the carbonaceous residues at a temperature of 500-690° C. in an oxygen-containing gas to form vanadium-containi... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6620324 | Methods for purifying a solvent An improved inclusive method for purifying a polar solvent such as water includes the re-suspension of finely divided layered materials within which contaminants have been captured, wherein the re-suspension is in a solvent selected primarily on the basis... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6613298 | Trivalent and tetravalent mixed vanadium compound producing method and vanadium electrolyte producing method The present invention provides method of producing a trivalent and tetravalent mixed vanadium compound having excellent solubility with sulfuric acid directly from a tetravalent or pentavalent vanadium compound by using a reducing agent,and a method of pr... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6582814 | Rare earth-transition metal oxide pigments Rare earth-transition metal oxides are used as pigments. The rare earth-transition metal oxide pigments are preferably of the formula (Rex Tm)Oy, where Re is at least one rare earth element, Tm is at least one transition metal, x ran... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6576099 | Oxygen reduced niobium oxides Methods to at least partially reduce a niobium oxide are described wherein the process includes heat treating the niobium oxide in the presence of a getter material and in an atmosphere which permits the transfer of oxygen atoms from the niobium oxide to ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6503468 | Method of preparing silver-doped vanadium pentoxide antistatic agent A method of doping vanadium pentoxide with silver comprising the steps of: providing vanadium pentoxide gel providing stable colloidal silver and combining the vanadium pentoxide gel and the colloidal silver at room temperature for a period sufficient for... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6500779 | Molybdenum based oxidation catalysts This invention concerns catalysts comprising a molybdenum compound of formula I, II, III, IV or V I Vq MoAy Oz II NiMox By Oz' III VNiw Mox Cy' Oz" IV CoNi... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6461581 | Clathrate compounds and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a clathrate compound which can be used as a thermoelectric material, a hard material, or a semiconductor material. Silicon or carbon are formed into a clathrate lattice, and a clathrate compound is then formed in which speci... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6416730 | Methods to partially reduce a niobium metal oxide oxygen reduced niobium oxides Methods to at least partially reduce a niobium oxide are described wherein the process includes heat treating the niobium oxide in the presence of a getter material and in an atmosphere which permits the transfer of oxygen atoms from the niobium oxide to ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6395241 | Process for recovering the carbide metal from metal carbide scrap The process of the present invention relates to a process for recovering the carbide metal from metal carbide scrap wherein the metal is tungsten, titanium, vanadium, chromium or molybdenum, and this process comprises (A) providing a mixture comprising th... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6348094 | SAW or LSAW device piezoelectric single crystal wafer and method of making A piezoelectric single crystal wafer for SAW or LSAW devices has an x-ray rocking curve half width of up to 0.06° on the wafer surface on which electrodes are to be formed for transmitting and receiving SAW or LSAW.... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6235253 | Recovering vanadium oxides from petroleum coke by melting A process for recovering and purifying vanadium found in petroleum coke is disclosed. Coke containing V and other metals such as Ni is charged to a molten metal bath and dissolved to form a molten metal bath with dissolved carbon, dissolved V metal and di... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6200377 | Process for beneficiation of mixtures of mineral particles An improved process for the beneficiation of mixtures of mineral particles (such as kaolin clays) containing minerals which chelate with hydroxamates. The use of a silicon-containing compound in combination with a hydroxamate results in a more effective s... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6193941 | Process for producing a metallurgical raw material from oil containing heavy metals Besides a synthesis gas, a metallurgical raw material is to be produced from an oil containing heavy metals. To do this, the oil is partially oxidized and the heavy metal-containing soot is separated and burnt and the heavy metals thus occurring as ash ca... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6007597 | Electron-beam melt refining of ferroniobium Niobium, Nb, is refined from FeNb by electron beam melt refining. The amount of the impurities in the FeNb which form suboxides with oxygen is optionally determined. Sufficient oxygen is added to form oxides with these impurities. The electron beam melt r... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5989514 | Processing of vanadium oxide particles with heat The stoichiometry and/or crystal structure of vanadium oxide particles are altered by heating initial particles of vanadium oxide under mild conditions. The temperature is generally at least about 300° C. less than the melting point of both the initial v... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5972065 | Purification of tantalum by plasma arc melting Purification of tantalum by plasma arc melting. The level of oxygen and carbon impurities in tantalum was reduced by plasma arc melting the tantalum using a flowing plasma gas generated from a gas mixture of helium and hydrogen. The flowing plasma gases o... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5874374 | Method for producing engineered materials from salt/polymer aqueous solutions A method for producing engineered materials from salt/polymer aqueous solutions in which an aqueous continuous phase having at least one metal cation salt is mixed with a hydrophilic organic polymeric disperse phase so as to form a metal cation/polymer ge... | 02/23/1999 |
