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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7709269 | Methods of fabricating transistors including dielectrically-supported gate electrodes Transistors are fabricated by forming a protective layer having a first opening extending therethrough on a substrate, forming a dielectric layer on the protective layer having a second opening extending therethrough that is wider than the first opening, and forming... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7435597 | Assays for zero-valent transition metals in sedimentary rocks using carbon monoxide with application to oil and gas exploration The present invention is directed to novel assays for zero-valent transition metals. The novel assays of the present invention are generally methods or processes for quantitatively and/or qualitatively evaluating the presence of zero-valent transition metals on and/... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7390669 | Simultaneous and rapid determination of multiple component concentrations in a Kraft liquor process stream The present invention is a rapid method of determining the concentration of the major components in a chemical stream. The present invention is also a simple, low cost, device of determining the in-situ concentration of the major components in a chemical stream. In ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7378281 | Process to measure PPB levels of dissolved copper in jet fuels and other non-aqueous fluids using a colorimetric process A method of measuring the concentration of metal ions in a sample comprising the steps of: providing a sample comprising a nonpolar, liquid hydrocarbon, suspected of containing a metal ion; adding a dye such as a spirobenzopyran dye or bathocuproine and a reducing a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354553 | Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of elemental mercury in a gas sample An improved elemental mercury analyzer utilizes a fluorescence assembly in combination with a fluorescence quenching reduction mechanism to detect the concentration of elemental mercury within an emission gas sample, via fluorescence of the mercury within the gas sa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7220383 | Method and instrument for automated analysis of fluid-based processing systems An analytical apparatus to monitor fluid systems has at least one extraction module having a raw-sample reservoir connected by input fluid conduit to individual ones of said fluid systems, to extract raw samples for analysis from said fluid systems, one or more modi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7144736 | Method and apparatus for continuous fractional analysis of metallic mercury and water-soluble mercury in a gas A method and an apparatus which continuously separate and measure mercury in an exhaust gas in accordance with each chemical conformation and display a measurement result in real time. According to the method and the apparatus, water-soluble mercury in a gas is abso... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7132236 | Composition and method for optimized hybridization using modified solutions The invention provides a composition, kit and method for hybridizing a probe and target at a temperature lower than their standard hybridization temperature. The chemical component added to the composition has a formula R(NH2)C═O, where R is amino or al... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7094608 | Method for measuring lanthanide content dissolved in uranium oxide The present invention relates to a method for measuring the content of Lanthanides dissolved in uranium oxide, wherein the Lanthanides content in the nuclear fuel pellet is measured using the thermo gravimetric analysis which measures the weight variation caused by ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7049129 | Electro-optical devices and methods for hybridization and detection The invention provides an apparatus and method for detection of a target molecule. The apparatus includes a probe labeled with a transition metal-ligand complex that hybridizes with the target to form an initial complex, a metal ion for doping the initial complex an... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6942963 | Methods for identifying treatments for neurotoxicity in Alzheimer's disease caused by β-amyloid peptides The invention involves identification of a mechanism of β-amyloid peptide cytotoxicity, which enables treatment of conditions caused by β-amyloid peptide aggregates by administration of compounds which antagonize the mechanism of cytotoxicity. The invention includ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936475 | Chimeric GFP-aequorin as bioluminescent Ca++reporters at the single cell level A modified bioluminescent system comprising a fluorescent molecule covalently linked with a photoprotein, wherein said link between the two proteins has the function to stabilize the modified bioluminescent system and allowing the transfer of the energy by Chemilumi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6897070 | Detection of gas phase materials Sensors and methods of monitoring for the presence of gas phase materials by detecting the formation of films based on the gas phase material are disclosed. Advantageously, some gas phase materials preferentially deposit on specific surfaces. As a result, selective ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6884356 | Low-level boron detection and measurement Methods and apparatus (50) are disclosed for accurately measuring low concentrations of boron in deionized water utilizing the chemical reaction of boric acid with a polyol by injecting very small plugs of concentrated polyol into streams of boron containing ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6803237 | Sequential processing reaction vessel for chemical fractionation and analysis A sequential processing reactor vessel and method is disclosed for accelerated extraction and fractionation of chemical analytes from complex solid sample materials. The device and method provide for sequential extraction of elemental constituents from solid materia... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6800492 | Chimeric GFP-aequorin as bioluminescent Ca++ reporters at the single cell level A modified bioluminescent system comprising a fluorescent molecule covalently linked with a photoprotein, wherein said link between the two proteins has the function to stabilize the modified bioluminescent system and allowing the transfer of the energy by Chemilumi... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6692665 | Lithium managanese oxide, cathode material for lithium secondary battery, cathode, lithium secondary battery and process for manufacturing lithium manganese oxide The invention provides a lithium manganese oxide spinel suited as a cathode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries showing excellent high-temperature cycling behavior. The lithium manganese oxide is represented by the following general formul... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6607920 | Attenuator system for microwave-assisted chemical synthesis An instrument for microwave-assisted chemical processes is disclosed that provides greater flexibility in carrying out microwave-assisted chemistry under varying conditions. The instrument includes a source of microwave radiation, and a cavity in communic... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6475802 | Apparatus for and method of collecting gaseous mercury and differentiating between different mercury components A method and apparatus are provided for collecting a sample gaseous mercury, to differentiate between different gaseous mercury components. A quartz denuder module is provided having a coated extended surface for adsorbing reactive gaseous mercury. After ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6391647 | Method and a device for atomic absorption spectroscopy The present invention refers to a method for atomic absorption spectroscopy of an analyte which is contained in a sample to be analyzed and which is converted into free atoms in an absorption volume of an atomizer, said method comprising the steps of (a) ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6346418 | Method for evaluation of metal impurity in lithographic materials A method for evaluating ratios of metallic impurities in lithographic materials is disclosed. The method comprises: separating said metal from said lithographic material by microwave heating; then adding said metal to an acid to form a solution; and final... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6331273 | Remotely programmable matrices with memories Combinations, called matrices with memories, of matrix materials with remotely addressable or remotely programmable recording devices that contain at least one data storage unit are provided. The matrix materials are those that are used in as supports in ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6228651 | Preparation of analytical samples, analysis of impurities, preparation of highly purified phosphoric acid and production of semiconductor devices A process for the preparation of an analytical sample characterized by depositing and separating solely the impurity to be analyzed from phosphoric acid; a process for analysis of the impurity characterized by depositing and separating solely the impurity... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6210900 | Method of encoding a series of combinatorial libraries and developing structure activity relationships Invented is a method of preparing combinatorial libraries and combinatorial libraries prepared thereby. Also invented is a method for identifying compounds having desired characteristics from a combinatorial library or a set of combinatorial libraries by ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6200816 | Method for measuring particulate and gaseous metals in a fluid stream, device for measuring particulate and gaseous metals in a fluid stream A method for analyzing metal in a fluid is provided comprising maintaining a first portion of a continuous filter media substrate at a temperature coinciding with the phase in which the metal is to be analyzed; contacting the fluid to a first portion of s... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6171552 | Hydride formation analytical apparatus The present invention provides for a hydride formation analytical apparatus which forms hydrides of target components contained in a sample liquid and then analyzes them. The hydride formation analytical apparatus comprises a sample-introducing part, a re... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6103487 | Method of treating cancer The instant invention provides for a method of inhibiting prenyl-protein transferases and treating cancer which comprises administering to a mammal a prenyl-protein transferase inhibitor which is efficacious in vivo as an inhibitor of geranylgeranyl-prote... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6037182 | Method for detecting a location of contaminant entry in a processing fluid production and distribution system A method is used to detect a location of contaminant entry in a processing fluid production and distribution system. A wafer is placed in a clean container. The clean container is connected to a test point within the processing fluid production and distri... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5985356 | Combinatorial synthesis of novel materials Methods and apparatus for the preparation and use of a substrate having an array of diverse materials in predefined regions thereon. A substrate having an array of diverse materials thereon is generally prepared by delivering components of materials to pr... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5981289 | Hydrogen sulfide analyzer A hydrogen sulfide analyzer that continuously samples waste water from a waste stream or reservoir and measures the concentration of purgeable H2 S present (H2 SP) This information, when combined with the volume of water present, pro... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5972711 | Microwave assisted chemical processes A method for microwave assisted chemical processes is disclosed that comprises applying sufficient microwave radiation to a temperature-monitored mixture of reagents, with at least one of the reagents being thermally responsive to electromagnetic radiatio... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5906945 | Method for testing and determining the alloy class of an aluminum alloy A method for testing and determining the alloy class of an aluminum alloy may be simply and easily carried out, for unequivocally determining the correct alloy class among the aluminum alloy classes 2XXX, 5XXX or 6XXX, and 7XXX, of the test sample. Accord... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5879948 | Determination of total mercury in exhaust gases The present invention relates to a system, apparatus, and process to reduce the oxidized mercury in an exhaust gas to elemental mercury and to prevent its reoxidation by congeneric components in the exhaust gas prior to the photometric measurement of said... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5849597 | Treatment apparatus for high-precision analysis of impurities in silicic material A treatment apparatus for analyzing the impurities in silicic material with high precision, includes a container having an inner space in which at least one analysis sample container and a sample decomposing solution are accommodated. The container is div... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5840583 | Microwave assisted chemical processes A method for microwave assisted chemical processes is disclosed that comprises applying sufficient microwave radiation to a temperature-monitored mixture of reagents, with at least one of the reagents being thermally responsive to electromagnetic radiatio... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5789257 | Method and apparatus for measuring samples and for localizing a first substance within a surrounding second substance by means of nuclear magnetic resonance A method and an apparatus are disclosed for detecting a first substance within a second substance, preferably for localizing diamonds in kimberlite rocks. The first substance, e.g. the diamonds, have a very long spin-lattice relaxation time (T1... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5766954 | Isotopic composition analyser A continuous flow method of determining the quantitative isotopic composition of hydrogen comprised in a compound is disclosed, together with apparatus for carrying out the method. The method involves introducing the sample to be analysed into a flow of c... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5741710 | Reaction chamber and a method for generating a gaseous sample based on the use thereof The invention relates to a reaction chamber, which includes a cylindrical vessel, with at one end, at least one inlet or outlet tube or lead-through fitted with a valve for a liquid or gaseous component. The other end of the vessel is open. The reaction c... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5733786 | Mercury determination A method is described for quantitative determination of mercury present in a sample (liquid or solid). The method involves converting mercury compounds to elemental mercury, removing all elemental mercury from the sample in vapor form by means of vacuum, ... | 03/31/1998 |
