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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177537 | Method and apparatus for making porous agarose beads The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming agarose or cored agarose beads. The process involves dissolving/gelation the agarose in a suitable liquid, mixing it with a hydrophobic liquid to form an emulsion and maintaining that emulsion at a ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8157554 | Rotary spinning electrode The invention relates to the rotary spinning electrode of an elongated shape into the device for production of nanofibres through electrostatic spinning of polymer solutions comprising a pair of end faces, between them there are positioned spinning members formed by... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8137087 | Toner preparation method and apparatus, and toner prepared thereby A method of preparing a toner, including periodically dripping and discharging a droplet of a toner constituent liquid including a resin and a colorant; and solidifying and granulating the droplet, wherein the dripper includes a thin film including plural nozzles; a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8079838 | Pure particle generator A particle generator is able to generate pure particles for solid or liquid materials with melting points over several hundred degrees Celsius. The material is heated to generate the vapor in a small chamber. Heated nitrogen or some inert gas is used as the carry ga... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070467 | Polymer microspheres/nanospheres and encapsulating therapeutic proteins therein This invention is an improved process to formulate polymeric microspheres/nanospheres and encapsulate therapeutic proteins or other useful substances, and a polymer sphere apparatus. The invention is also methods of purifying protein-containing-polymeric-microsphere... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057203 | Pyrospherelator Crystalline alumina particles are intimately mixed with a gaseous fuel, air and oxygen. The mixture is then ignited in a torch. Such blending of the powder with the combustible gas allows the alumina particles to be immediately heated to above their melting temperat... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8011911 | Method and system for pelletizing sulfur Relatively uniform spherical shaped solid pellets (prills) may be created by passing molten sulfur through a nested strainer to remove particles that would otherwise become trapped in the system, a drip tray with a heating channel attached on its underside, an injec... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7423109 | Polyester process using a pipe reactor The invention is directed to polyester processes that utilizes a pipe reactor in the esterification, polycondensation, or both esterification and polycondensation processes. Pipe reactor processes of the present invention have a multitude of advantages over prior ar... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420026 | Polyester process using a pipe reactor The invention is directed to polyester processes that utilizes a pipe reactor in the esterification, polycondensation, or both esterification and polycondensation processes. Pipe reactor processes of the present invention have a multitude of advantages over prior ar... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7374797 | Continuous combined pigmented wax compounding and bichromal sphere fabrication process A system and method for the continuous fabrication of bichromal spheres by introducing continuous streams of differently colored, pigmented polymer melts to substantially opposite sides of a plurality of spinning disks. The system comprises a first and second extrud... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367334 | Fluid vaporizing device having controlled temperature profile heater/capillary tube A fluid vaporizing device useful for vaporizing fluid into an aerosol includes a capillary tube made from an electrically conductive material, an upstream electrode connected to the capillary tube, and a downstream electrode connected to the tube and provided with a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368078 | Metal powder production apparatus A metal powder production apparatus includes a supply part for supplying molten metal and a nozzle provided below the supply part. The nozzle is provided with a flow path through which the molten metal supplied from the supply part can pass, the flow path having a g... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360724 | Electrostatic spray nozzle with internal and external electrodes A nozzle is provided for use in a dynamic electrostatic air filter, in which the nozzle includes an internal electrode that charges a semiconductive liquid, and includes an external electrode that assists in breaking the liquid into droplets in a predetermined direc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347679 | Apparatus for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using electrospray device and method thereof An apparatus and method for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using an electrospray device is disclosed. One or more capillary provided at its tip with a nozzle is positioned within a guide duct and precursors such as metal organic materials and metal halogen compo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344368 | Device for the production of a granulate Disclosed is a device for the production of a granulate whereby a perforated rotating outer tube with a supply device for the dripping material arranged on the inside thereof is disposed on a rocker whereby the drive motor for the drum is disposed as a counterweight... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344663 | Multi-nozzle for granulation and method for manufacturing granular product The present invention provides a granulation method with increased drying effect while assuring the pressure for spraying the aqueous solution and the necessary number of nozzles equivalent to those of conventional design. Specifically, the granulation method uses a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338026 | Device for keeping and serving ice cream A top for use with an ice cream container, the top keeping the ice cream contained therein fresh, tasteful, and easily dispensable. When the top is placed or fitted into an ice cream container, the top is pressed down into the ice cream. The force of the top being p... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332111 | Devices and methods for the production of particles The present invention provides methods and devices for producing particles with an average diameter less than about 15 μm using the precipitation with compressed fluid-antisolvent (PCA) process and the carbon-dioxide assisted nebulization with a bubble dryer (CAN-B... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7306752 | Method for preparing resin particles, resin particles and apparatus for preparing resin particles The present provides a method for preparing resin fine particles of a homogeneous particle size used in the fields of chemistry, medicine, electronic material or the like, resin fine particles, and a production apparatus for resin fine particles. The present ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294709 | Detection of Oligonucleotide molecules for the detection of Giardia lamblia (G. lamblia which molecules hybridise under medium to high stringency conditions to unique 18S rDNA/rRNA sequences of G. lamblia, and methods for the detection of the presence of via... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282167 | Method and apparatus for forming nano-particles Nano-scale particles of materials can be produced by vaporizing the material and allowing the material to flow in a non-violently turbulent manner into thermal communication with a cooling fluid, thereby forming small particles of the material that can be in the nan... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278843 | Methods for fine powder formation Improved methods for forming fine particles of a material have been developed, wherein the method steps include dissolving the material in a solvent to form a dilute solution, immobilizing the dilution solution, and then removing the solvent to yield particles of th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275857 | Apparatus for treating plastics material A device for treating plastics material, in particular thermoplastic plastics material, has a receiving container (1) which has a base (15) and lateral walls (14). In the receiving container at least [one] disc (17) is arranged close to t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276190 | Process for the production of micro and/or nano particles A process and an apparatus are proposed to perform the supercritical assisted atomization of nano and/or micro metric powders. It is possible to use liquid solvent at process conditions in which they show a low solubility in carbon dioxide. Atomization is obtained b... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7234500 | Cutting device A cutting device (10) for cutting a material (12) and providing a cut portion of the material (12). The device comprises a heating assembly comprising an electrical induction arrangement (32) for heating the cut portion of the material by... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229272 | Device for treating powder for a device which produces a three-dimensional object device for producing a three-dimensional object and method for the production thereof A device for treating powder for a device for producing a three-dimensional object by means of a generative manufacturing process, in particular by means of laser sintering, is provided, having a supply container (1) for the powder with a base (2) and ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7221453 | Optical apparatus Various optical apparatus provide a source of parallel light (7, 75). The parallel light (7, 75) is generally achieved by directing an incident beam at the apex of a prism (1, 22, 24, 26, 28). The prism may have varying configurations. One confi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208107 | Method and device for producing spherical particles from a polymer melt The invention relates to a method and a device for the production of spherical particles, whereby a molten prepolymer or precondensate is transformed into droplets by means of a drip nozzle, the droplets are subjected to a countercurrent with a gas in a precipitatio... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7175684 | Prilling method A prilling method comprising the steps of: providing a molten first component, mixing at least a second component with the molten first component, reacting the components to form a shear-thinnable mixture; and prilling the shear-thinnable mixture wherein the prillin... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160489 | Controlled chemical aerosol flow synthesis of nanometer-sized particles and other nanometer-sized products A method and apparatus for producing nanometer-sized particles, the method including the steps of forming of mixture by mixing a first precursor reactant, a second precursor reactant, a surface-stabilizing surfactant, and a high boiling point liquid to form a mixtur... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153114 | Granulation apparatus Apparatus for the granulation of a predetermined substance provided in fluid, semi-fluid and similar state, comprising a prilling tower. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150181 | Apparatus for testing the purity of plastic melts In a device for testing the purity of a plastic melt by plasticizing a melt and pressing a defined quantity of the melt through a screen with a defined size and porosity while simultaneously measuring the melt pressure, a changeover valve with two positions is provi... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147806 | Polymer microspheres/nanospheres and encapsulating therapeutic proteins therein This invention is for an improved process to formulate polymeric microspheres/nanospheres and encapsulate therapeutic proteins and other useful substances. Non-toxic supercritical or near-critical fluids with/without polar cosolvents are utilized to solubilize biode... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131597 | Atomization technique for producing fine particles This disclosure relates to a novel process for atomizing a liquid material or a mixture of liquid materials. More specifically, this disclosure advances the art by utilizing the inertial forces created in an elevated acceleration environment to further miniaturize a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125527 | Methods of operating surface reactors and reactors employing such methods Methods of operating surface reactors, and such reactors, particularly spinning disc reactors require that a first reactant is fed to the reactor surface and forms a thin film on the surface. A second reactant is fed to the surface in the form of a second thin film ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
