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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413690 | Process and apparatus for producing spherical pellets using molten solid matrices A method and apparatus for forming pellets, the apparatus comprising a column for housing column liquid; column liquid; temperature controlling elements engaging the column and capable of maintaining a first and second temperature in the column liquid, and an inject... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7267698 | Method for producing hydrogen The invention is a method for producing hydrogen using a generator, heating the vessel that is part of the generator, loading waste comprising steel into the heated vessel, melting the loaded waste to a molten state using a non-transferred torch to cut and melt the ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261529 | Apparatus for preparing biodegradable microparticle formulations containing pharmaceutically active agents This invention is directed to an apparatus and method for producing microparticles comprising pharmacologically active agents and biodegradable polymers. The apparatus includes a spinning disk containing a reservoir in the center thereof and a flat inclined surface.... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7150623 | Tablets containing heat sensitive materials and method for forming thereof The present invention provides a process and apparatus for preserving the potency of a tableted heat sensitive ingredient. The process includes the steps of forming the ingredient into a tablet and cooling the tablet for a sufficient time and at a sufficiently low t... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7101499 | Method of and apparatus for producing pellets from heavy hydrocarbon liquid Apparatus for producing pellets from hot heavy hydrocarbon or asphaltene, in accordance with the present invention, includes flow means that supplies the hot heavy hydrocarbon or asphaltene through a conduit to its outlet; and pellet producing medium or means that b... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098300 | Apparatus and process for continuous solid-state poly-condensation in a fluidized reactor with multiple stages Disclosed is a multistage fluidized SSP reactor that tightens the distribution of residence time and the resulting average intrinsic viscosity of the polymer product. Less residence time is needed to achieve a desired average intrinsic viscosity. As the polymer bead... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094045 | Microencapsulation system and method A microencapsulation apparatus is provided which is configured to form co-axial multi-lamellar microcapsules from materials discharged from first and second microsphere dispensers of the apparatus. A method of fabricating and processing microcapsules is also provide... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6869551 | Precipitation of solid particles from droplets formed using focused acoustic energy Methods and devices are disclosed that use focused acoustic energy to generate solid particles containing at least one compound of interest. Focused acoustic radiation serves to eject droplets containing a compound of interest dissolved in a solvent. The droplets ar... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6610223 | Focused acoustic energy in the generation of solid particles A method and device for generating solid particles using focused acoustic energy are provided. A solution of a compound of interest is provided in a solvent, which may be an aqueous fluid, a nonaqueous fluid, or a supercritical fluid. Focused acoustic ene... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6596206 | Generation of pharmaceutical agent particles using focused acoustic energy A method and device for generating pharmaceutical agent particles using focused acoustic energy are provided. A solution of the pharmaceutical agent is provided in a solvent, which may be an aqueous fluid, a nonaqueous fluid, or a supercritical fluid. Foc... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6533563 | Atomizing apparatus for making polymer and metal powders and whiskers Method for making polymer particulates, such as spherical powder and whiskers, by melting a polymer material under conditions to avoid thermal degradation of the polymer material, atomizing the melt using gas jet means in a manner to form atomized droplet... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6471894 | Process and device for producing granulated products The process comprises forming drops of a liquid to be configured, introducing said drops into a configurator liquid at high temperature in order to produce the coagulation of the drops and to obtain granules; to this effect, the jet of configuration liqui... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6361298 | Methods and apparatus for making seamless capsules Apparatus for the production of seamless capsules in which capsule forming material passes from a heated carrier fluid to a cooled carrier fluid during formation and solidification of the capsules.... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6162377 | Apparatus and method for the formation of uniform spherical particles The present invention relates to an atomization apparatus and method for the formation of substantially uniform, at least nearly spherical particles, particularly for the formation of metal particles. The present invention provides an atomization apparatu... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5972507 | Method of manufacturing cellulose beads A method for producing cellulose beads which are high in sphericity and narrow in bead size distribution. Cellulose beads are produced by supplying a cellulose solution into a rotating vessel which is rotated at high speed by a rotary shaft and has outlet... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5868973 | Process and apparatus for producing fibrets from cellulose derivatives The disclosure is a more economical process for producing fibrets of superior quality by directing a dope comprising a cellulose derivative and a suitable solvent therefor into a coagulant and exposing it there to a shearing field to coagulate of the dope... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5725888 | Apparatus for the production of gel beads containing a biocatalyst An apparatus for the large-scale and continuous production of gel beads containing a biocatalyst. The apparatus is a columnar system based on the chemical cross-linking of hydrocolloidal gels that contain and immobilize a biocatalyst, the biocatalyst bein... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5665278 | Airless quench method and apparatus for meltblowing Meltblown thermoplastic fibers are cooled by microsized water droplets produced by airless ruby nozzles. The droplets have an average diameter of less than 20 microns.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5643594 | Spin encapsulation apparatus and method of use A coating apparatus includes a rotary cup for forming beads and projecting them radially outwardly, and one or more collection basins surrounding the bead forming cup. The cup is adjustably rotatable about its central axis, and the collection basins are i... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5637350 | Encapsulation of asphalt prills An encapsulated asphalt prill having an impervious, water-insoluble shell, and a process for making same are disclosed. The encapsulating material are preferably composed primarily of materials such as molten fatty acids, low melt polymers, waxes, elastom... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5628937 | Production of particulate materials A process for producing solid particles by drying a spray of liquid droplets. The droplets are formed by projecting a liquid formulation as a plurality of jets J (FIG. 6) in such a way that each jet breaks up into droplets of narrow size distribution. Pri... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5589199 | Apparatus for making environmentally stable reactive alloy powders Apparatus and method for making powder from a metallic melt by atomizing the melt to form droplets and reacting the droplets downstream of the atomizing location with a reactive gas. The droplets are reacted with the gas at a temperature where a solidifie... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5500162 | Process and device for producing microspheres A process and device are disclosed for producing microspheres by vibration-provoked dripping of a liquid through a nozzle plate (12) provided with several openings (14). In order to be able to produce spheres having up to 5 mm size, the same amount of liq... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5484559 | Apparatus and process for manufacturing balls made of a ceramic material A fluent ceramic material is provided under pressure to a plurality of piston and cylinder devices for the purpose of dispensing drops to form balls of ceramic material. The piston and cylinder devices are each provided with a nozzle positioned above a dr... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5472648 | Process and plant for the production of spherical alginate pellets Proposed is a process for the production of spherical alginate pellets from drops of alginate solution delivered by a nozzle, the drops being solidified by dropping them into an ionic solution and subsequently removing the pellets and rinsing them. The al... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5387093 | Apparatus for manufacturing seamless capsules An apparatus for manufacturing seamless capsules is provided with a multiple nozzle which blows multilayer liquid drops into a hardening liquid. The hardening liquid flows through a main flow path and an auxiliary flow path. The flow of hardening liquid t... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5223185 | Method of manufacturing seamless capsules and apparatus therefor A method of manufacturing seamless capsules, wherein multi-layer liquid flow is blown out of a multiple nozzle to form multi-layer droplets which are brought into contact with hardening liquid to be solidified to thereby manufacture the seamless capsules ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5186948 | Apparatus for manufacturing seamless capsules An apparatus for manufacturing seamless capsules having satisfactory multilayer liquid drops without deformation, wherein a multilayer liquid flow is blown out of a multiple nozzle to form multilayer liquid drops which are brought into contact with harden... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5108034 | Spray header and nozzle assembly A spray header and nozzle assembly which includes a first elongated tubular member and a second elongated tubular member of a smaller diameter than the first tubular member coaxially disposed within the first tubular member to form an annular space betwee... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107787 | Apparatus for gel-coating seeds Apparatus for generating seeds includes a seed supply portion having a rotating drum with a small aperture for attracting a seed by vacuum created inside the drum and which is broken at a predetermined rotational position, and a gel-coating portion having... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5071332 | Sulphur granulator Sulphur is obtained to the desired granulation and at the same time cooled by means of a directed hollow cylindrical jet of melted sulfur, on either side of which, i.e., both inside and outside the cylinder of molten sulfur, there are two jets of cold wat... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5040960 | Apparatus for preparing encapsulated bodies An apparatus for the production of encapsulated bodies employing a dropping tank for a fluid to form the cores of the encapsulated bodies and a reaction tank containing a solution capable of forming gel skins upon contact with the core material in communi... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4952144 | Apparatus for improving quality of metal or ceramic powders produced An apparatus for forming ceramic or metal powders has a plasma generator, a source of material in the form of powder particles and a projection torch for passing the material through the plasma to melt the powder particles and then projecting a stream of ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4943218 | Granulation chamber for extruders of materials such as plastics Reduced-size granulation chamber for extruders of materials such as plastics, constituted by a rotating drum wherein the cooling water remains adherent to the walls due to the centrifugal force and which has openings for the exit of the water and of the g... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4935173 | Process for producing prills A prilling apparatus and process for producing seed material for size enlargement processes such as a granulation process for bisphenol. The apparatus includes a fluidized bed system with a spray header therein for producing spray droplets of material in ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4933122 | Process and apparatus for producing beads Bead producing process and an apparatus in which sol having enzymes, plant tissues, etc. dispersed therein is dropped into a solidifying liquid through a perforated plate. The sol is fed from a sol supply tank to a position near of the outer periphery of ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4871489 | Spherical particles having narrow size distribution made by ultrasonic vibration An apparatus and process for producing liquid droplets having a narrow size distribution. Thin liquid streams are forced under pressure through a plurality of orifices in an orifice plate, the largest of which orifices has a diameter not greater than abou... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4863645 | Apparatus and process for producing particulate sulfur Apparatus for producing relatively large and dense, relatively dry sulfur particles from molten sulfur comprises a manifold having a number of small, spaced apart, molten sulfur discharge apertures which are sized, according to the rate and pressure head ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4806357 | Apparatus and method for encapsulating seeds and the like A device for encapsulating seeds in a gel. A nozzle with dual vertical, rectilinear, concentric tubes--i.e., an inner tube and an outer tube--is supplied with gel that is fed into the outer tube. The gel goes down the outer tube to an outlet from the inne... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4795328 | Encapsulation apparatus Encapsulation apparatus for forming capsules by dropping a coagulatable mixture into a coagulation tank, including a dropping tank with a perforated bottom and a coagulation tank beneath the dropping tank. The dropping tank has a shallow mid-section and d... | 01/03/1989 |
