Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8101387 | Process to sequence bioreactor modules for serial gas flow and uniform gas velocity This invention is a process for managing the gas flow through a plurality of bioconversion modules that provide a gas liquid interface. The conversion modules provide the gas liquid interface across an activated surface that converts at least some of the gas compone... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7351559 | Process for producing ethanol A process for producing ethanol including a combination of biochemical and synthetic conversions results in high yield ethanol production with concurrent production of high value coproducts. An acetic acid intermediate is produced from carbohydrates, such as corn, u... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351581 | In vivo method for producing female offsprings in bovines The invention provides an in'vivo method whereby female offsprings can be produced in bovines said method comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a material comprising acetic acid, or its pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives to ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7309592 | Ethanol production from biological wastes The invention provides methods, apparatuses, and kits for producing ethanol and other alcohols. The methods involve fermenting organic material in a fermentation mixture to a biogas comprising methane; converting at least a portion of the biogas to synthesis gas com... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291328 | Method to enhance fat content in the milk of a diary cow The disclosure describes a method of administering an amount of a lactic acid producing bacterium such as Lactobacillus acidophilus alone or in combination with a lactate utilizing bacterium such as Propionibacterium freudenreichii effective to enhance... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291327 | Compositions and methods for inhibiting pathogenic growth The invention includes methods and compositions for treating an animal to inhibit the incidence and growth of E. coli O157:H7 and other pathogenic bacteria. The treatment method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of Lactobacillus ac... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285402 | Methods for increasing the production of ethanol from microbial fermentation A stable continuous method for producing ethanol from the anaerobic bacterial fermentation of a gaseous substrate containing at least one reducing gas involves culturing a fermentation bioreactor anaerobic, acetogenic bacteria in a liquid nutrient medium; supplying ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270767 | Environmentally friendly de-icer and anti-icer compositions The invention relates to ice control formulations (deicing and anti-icing compositions) that have a tailorable BOD. The deicing compositions of the present invention comprise a) at least one first freezing point depressant (FPD) that is non-toxic, biodegradable and ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256025 | Gene improving temperature-tolerance of acetic acid bacterium, acetic acid bacterium bred using the gene and process for producing vinegar using the acetic acid bacterium The present invention is intended to provide a novel gene originating in an acetic acid bacterium, which participates in temperature tolerance; a method of improving the temperature tolerance of a microorganism, in particular, an acetic acid bacterium using the abov... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7196218 | Microbial process for the preparation of acetic acid, as well as solvent for its extraction from the fermentation broth A modified water-immiscible solvent useful in the extraction of acetic acid from aqueous streams is a substantially pure mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines. Solvent mixtures formed of such a modified solvent with a desired co-solvent, preferably a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186856 | Process for preparing carboxylic acids and derivatives thereof Processes for preparing carboxylic acids and derivatives thereof in which an ammonium salt of the carboxylic acid is heated in the presence of an organic reagent to split the salt and form the acid or, where the organic reagent is an esterifying agent, the correspon... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7176017 | Triphasic bioreactor and process for gas effluent treatment A triphasic bioreactor for physico-chemically treating a gas is disclosed. The triphasic bioreactor comprises a reaction chamber with a liquid and biocatalysts in suspension in the liquid, for catalyzing a reaction between the gas and the liquid to obtain a treated ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7135315 | Aldehyde dehydrogenase gene The present invention relates to a novel DNA which encodes aldehyde dehydrogenase (SNDH), an expression vector containing the DNA and recombinant organisms containing said DNA. Furthermore, the present invention concerns a process for producing recombinant aldehyde ... | 11/14/2006 |
| RE39175 | Microbial process for the preparation of acetic acid as well as solvent for its extraction from the fermentation broth A modified water-immiscible solvent useful in the extraction of acetic acid from aqueous streams is a substantially pure mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines. This solvent is substantially devoid of mono-alkyl amines and alcohols. Solvent mixtures f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074603 | Process for producing ethanol from corn dry milling A process for producing ethanol by the conversion of carbohydrates from a corn dry milling process in which the bottoms fraction from distillation of ethanol in a conventional yeast fermentation is used in a process including a combination of biochemical and synthet... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063968 | Organic acid producing microorganism and process for preparing organic acids employing the same A novel microorganism capable of producing organic acids, Mannheimia sp. 55E, and a process for producing organic acid through anaerobic and aerobic incubation using the novel microorganism are provided. The method of producing an organic acid using the micro... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048871 | Process for producing a deicing/anti-icing fluid In a process for producing a deicing/anti-icing fluid, a byproduct stream is obtained from a process that produces monoalkyl esters of long chain fatty acids. The stream includes water, glycerol, and an alkali-containing compound. The stream is converted to a deicin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6926810 | Process for obtaining an organic acid from an organic acid ammonium salt, an organic acid amide, or an alkylamine organic acid complex Disclosed herein are methods for the recovery of an organic acid, such as a heat stable lactic acid, from a feed stream which contains at least one of an organic acid amide, an organic acid ammonium salt, or an alkylamine-organic acid complex. The feed stream is mix... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6855472 | POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE, PRODUCING METHOD THEREFOR, CHARGE CONTROL AGENT CONTAINING SUCH POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE, TONER CONTAINING SUCH CONTROL AGENT AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS UTILIZING SUCH TONER The invention is to provide polyhydroxyalkanoate of a novel structure enabling application to wider fields, and a producing method therefor. The invention also provides a biodegradable charge control agent having excellent charging characteristics, excellent dispers... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6753170 | Microbial process for the preparation of acetic acid, as well as solvent for its extraction from the fermentation broth A modified water-immiscible solvent useful in the extraction of acetic acid from aqueous streams is a substantially pure mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines. Solvent mixtures formed of such a modified solvent with a desired co-solvent, preferably a... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6509180 | Process for producing ethanol A process for producing ethanol including a combination of biochemical and synthetic conversions results in high yield ethanol production with concurrent production of high value coproducts. An acetic acid intermediate is produced from carbohydrates, such... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6368819 | Microbial process for the preparation of acetic acid as well as solvent for its extraction from the fermentation broth A modified water-immiscible solvent useful in the extraction of acetic acid from aqueous streams is a substantially pure mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines. This solvent is substantially devoid of mono-alkyl amines and alcohols. Solvent... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6340581 | Biological production of products from waste gases A method and apparatus are designed for converting waste gases from industrial processes such as oil refining, and carbon black, coke, ammonia, and methanol production, into useful products. The method includes introducing the waste gases into a bioreacto... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6159738 | Method for construction of bacterial strains with increased succinic acid production A fermentation process for producing succinic acid is provided comprising selecting a bacterial strain that does not produce succinic acid in high yield, disrupting the normal regulation of sugar metabolism of said bacterial strain, and combining the muta... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6096528 | Thermotolerant and high acetic acid-producing Acetobacter bacterium The present invention relates to a thermotolerant bacterium, designated as Acetobacter sp. I14-2, with high production of acetic acid which was isolated from spoiled banana in Taiwan. The present invention also relates to compositions containing the new s... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5914257 | Structural gene for membrane-bound aldehyde dehydrogenase This invention relates to the structural gene for the membrane-bound aldehyde dehydrogenase derived from microorganisms belonging to the genus Acetobacter, said structural gene having a molecular size of about 3.6 Kb and having a restriction enzyme cleava... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5877317 | Heterocyclic compounds for the treatment of CNS and cardiovascular disorders Novel aromatic bicyclic amines of formula (I) ##STR1## are useful in treating central nervous system disorders and cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac fibrillation.... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5874263 | Method and apparatus for producing organic acids A continuous process and apparatus for preparing organic acids and their salts from biomass. Biomass flows from a region of fresh biomass and high acid and acid salt concentration to a region of digested biomass and low acid and acid salt concentration in... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5869301 | Method for the production of dicarboxylic acids The present invention is an economical fermentation method for the production of carboxylic acids comprising the steps of a) inoculating a medium having a carbon source with a carboxylic acid-producing organism; b) incubating the carboxylic acid-producing... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5856150 | Selective hydrolysis of saturated esters over unsaturated esters using enzymes Processes are disclosed for the selective hydrolysis of saturated esters, e.g., ethyl propionate, over unsaturated esters, e.g., ethyl acrylate, using enzymes, e.g., lipases. The processes are useful, for example, for removing undesired esters from monome... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5821111 | Bioconversion of waste biomass to useful products A process is provided for converting waste biomass to useful products by gasifying the biomass to produce synthesis gas and converting the synthesis gas substrate to one or more useful products. The present invention is directed to the conversion of bioma... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5814498 | Process for the recovery of organic acids and ammonia from their salts A process recovers organic acid and ammonia from their salts preferably obtained from microbial fermentation of a saccharide in a nutrient. The fermented materials is passed through a nanofiltration or a chelating resin ion-exchange bed or a combination o... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5807722 | Biological production of acetic acid from waste gases with Clostridium ljungdahlii A method and apparatus for converting waste gases from industrial processes such as oil refining, carbon black, coke, ammonia, and methanol production, into useful products. The method includes introducing the waste gases into a bioreactor where they are ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5780275 | Coupled process of saccharide fermentation and microbial esterification A process is provided for coupled microbial saccharide fermentation and esterification to produce an esterified fermentation product from a saccharide. A microorganism capable of fermenting a saccharide to produce a water-soluble organic acid, alcohol or ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5770435 | Mutant E. coli strain with increased succinic acid production A method for isolating succinic acid producing bacteria is provided comprising increasing the biomass of an organism which lacks the ability to catabolize pyruvate, and then subjecting the biomass to glucose-rich medium in an anaerobic environment to enab... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5753474 | Continuous two stage, dual path anaerobic fermentation of butanol and other organic solvents using two different strains of bacteria The instant invention describes a process for the manufacture of butanol and like volatile organic compounds by fermenting carbohydrates, mainly polysaccharide, with micro-organisms which convert carbohydrates into mainly butyric acid and other acids. The... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5681728 | Method and apparatus for the recovery and purification of organic acids The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for reducing the fouling of ion-selective membranes used in the electrodialytic purification of organic acids. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of nanofiltration and chelati... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5620877 | Method of fermenting sugars resulting from strong acid hydrolysis An economically viable method of fermenting a mixture of sugars resulting from the acid hydrolysis of material containing cellulose and hemicellulose allows for the simultaneous fermentation of both pentose and hexose sugars. The sugar solution is mixed w... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5599700 | Process for the production of carboxylic acids from alcohols using saccharomyces A process for producing carboxylic acids, in particular furoic, 3-methylthio-propionic and 2-methyl-butyric acids, as well as other short-chained, linear and branched acids consisting of the oxidation, in essentially quantitative yields, of the correspond... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5593886 | Clostridium stain which produces acetic acid from waste gases A method and apparatus for converting waste gases from industrial processes such as oil refining, carbon black, coke, ammonia, and methanol production, into useful products. The method includes introducing the waste gases into a bioreactor where they are ... | 01/14/1997 |
