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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034133 | Gas generating composition There is provided a gas generating composition having a low combustion temperature and a high burning rate. The gas generating composition comprises fuel and an oxidizing agent, and as necessary a binder and additives, the gas generating composition comprisin... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7597728 | Method and apparatus for using recycled oil as fuel A method for using recycled lubricating oil as a fuel source includes receiving prepared recycled lubricating oil, filtering the recycled lubricating oil through a first filter. The recycled oil is pumped into the top of a first holding tank. The recycled oil is cir... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7419514 | Process for producing a liquid fuel composition A process to produce a flowable fuel or fuel supplement from solid and/or liquid waste, such as industrial waste. A system to carry out the process includes producing from the solid and/or liquid industrial waste a solid char and vaporize liquids, recombining the ch... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419517 | Fuel composition which combusts instantaneously, method and plant therefor Fuel composition which combusts instantaneously, comprising from 40 to 95% by weight of an instantaneously combusting fossil fuel and from 60 to 5% by weight of a non-fossil solid fuel chosen from the group comprising urban solid waste, elastomeric and non-elastomer... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7341112 | Firefighting training fluid and method for making same A firefighting training fluid (FFTF) comprising a paraffin blend. The blends of paraffins typically have no less than about two carbon atoms and no more than about twelve carbon atoms. The blends of paraffins may possess Reid vapor pressures in the range from about ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338542 | Designed cellular coal Coal-based cellular products that can be custom designed to have integral stiffeners or load paths, directed heat transfer paths, and/or directed mass transfer paths and methods for their production are described. Such design and production is made possible by the a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323021 | Ash reactivation Sulphur control in fluidized bed combustion systems often involves adding a source of calcium to the combustor so that the calcium may combine with the sulphur. Ash resulting from such combustion often contains a significant amount of calcium which does not combine ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7294156 | Integrated process for bitumen recovery, separation and emulsification for steam generation The invention relates to a process for splitting bitumen into two fractions and rendering a heavier bottom fraction as a useable emulsion fuel. The process is particularly effective in creating an alternate fuel to natural gas in a steam-based bitumen recovery proce... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7182796 | Odorant for fuel gas The present invention provides an odorant suitable for use in fuel gases, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), city gas, and LP gas, or methane gas, propane gas, butane gas and hydrogen gas. Preferably, the present invention provides a novel odorant that can also be... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7081196 | Treatment of crude oil fractions, fossil fuels, and products thereof with sonic energy In crude oil fractions, fossil fuels, and organic liquids in general in which it is desirable to reduce the levels of sulfur-containing and nitrogen-containing components, the process reduces the level of these compounds via the application of sonic energy. The proc... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7022147 | Combustible fuel composition and method A fuel article, suitable for barbecuing, allowing greater burning efficiency and the method of making such a fuel article. The fuel article includes anthracite coal for cleaner burning and utilizes an accelerant covering containing nitrates to be amenable to easy ig... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7010248 | Toner recycling method and toner recycling system A toner recycling method and a toner recycling system use two personal computers and a display. A personal computer carries out management of information of toner, which is collected at a toner collection site. Another personal computer generates recycling informati... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6860911 | Synfuel composition and method of using same The present invention re lates to a liquid synfuel additive composition which is used as an additive to coal fines to enhance the complete combustion of the coal after turning it into a synthetic fuel. The composition is a chemical change agent in that it converts t... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6846339 | Process for upgrading low rank carbonaceous material A process for upgrading brown coal is disclosed, including providing at least two converging surfaces defining a nip, wherein at least one of the surfaces is rollable in a direction toward the nip; feeding the brown coal to the nip where, by the rolling action of th... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6800104 | Fuel gas for tools operated by internal combustion A fuel gas is described for tools, operated by internal combustion, especially for setting devices for fostering elements, based on combustible gases containing a fragrance or a mixture all fragrances. ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6773470 | Suspensions for use as fuel for electrochemical fuel cells A fuel composition for fuel cells includes a polar solvent such as water, a first portion of a first fuel dissolved in the solvent at a saturated concentration, and a second portion of the first fuel suspended in the solvent to serve as a reservoir of fuel as the di... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6752843 | Asphalt emulsion producing and spraying process The present invention is directed to a process for creating an asphalt emulsion for use in manufacturing synthetic fuel and a novel process for introducing an asphalt emulsion into a synthetic fuel process. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6709473 | Pourable gas fireplace crackling composition A pourable composition for use in gas fireplaces that, when heated to an effective temperature, produces an audible crackling sound and emits the scents of a wood fire. This composition is intended to introduce the pleasant sounds and scents of the wood fire experie... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6673322 | Apparatus for making a novel, highly efficient, nonpollutant, oxygen rich and cost competitive combustible gas and associated method A process for the production of a clean burning combustible gas by flowing a liquid through an electric arc. The electrodes have several configurations. The invention prevents the production of carbon dioxide in the gas thereby reducing its presence when ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663752 | Clean burning liquid fuel produced via a self-sustaining processing of liquid feedstock The invention relates to a novel self-sustaining method for the clean production of a clean burning liquid fuel called MagneFuel, which method is based, first, in the production of a combustible gas via submerged electric arcs between carbon-base electrod... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656238 | Coal-based carbon foam A method for the manufacture of coal-based carbon foams from a coal particulate starting material that comprises blending from 1 to about 10% by weight of pitch with the coal particulate before foaming. Blends of coal-based particulate with 1 to about 10%... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6656239 | Blended pitch/coal based carbon foams According to the present invention, carbon foams are produced largely in accordance with the methods described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/902,828, but with starting materials that comprise from about 10 to about 90% by weight of ground petrole... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6582486 | Solid combustible composition A solid combustible composition having an apparent density lower than 0.6 g/cm3 and comprising a first portion consisting of an urban solid waste, a second portion consisting of elastomeric material and a third portion consisting of non-elastom... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6562087 | Automatically ignitable enhancer agent composition An automatically ignitable enhancer agent composition comprising: (a) 5-aminotetrazole, (b) a metal powder, (c) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate and strontium nitrate, and (d) molybdenum trioxid... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562497 | Liquid fuel compositions for electrochemical fuel cells A new fuel composition useful for catalytic fuel cells is made up of at least two components. The primary fuel component is a surface-active compound, such as methanol, that is a source of and acts to prevent unwanted decomposition of the auxiliary fuel. ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6558442 | Synthetic fuel production method A process of making coal fines into a commercially viable fuel product using tall oil and tall oil pitch emulsions. The tall oil based emulsions are sprayed into, and reacted with, the coal fines, resulting in a cost effective and industry-usable source o... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6540798 | Method of processing synthetic resins into a furnace fuel and method for blowing synthetic resins as a fuel into a furnace A method for processing synthetic resins into a furnace fuel, comprising melting or semi-melting synthetic resins consisting essentially of film shaped synthetic resins to produce granular synthetic resins having a bulk density of at least 0.3 and an angl... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6500219 | Continuous process for oxidative desulfurization of fossil fuels with ultrasound and products thereof Fossil fuels are combined with a hydroperoxide, a surface active agent, and an aqueous liquid to form an aqueous-organic reaction medium which is passed through an ultrasound chamber on a continuous flow-through basis. The emerging mixture separates spont... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6375691 | Fuel composition which combusts instantaneously, method and plant therefor Fuel composition which combusts instantaneously, comprising from 40 to 95% by weight of an instantaneously combusting fossil fuel and from 60 to 5% by weight of a non-fossil solid fuel chosen from the group comprising urban solid waste, elastomeric and no... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6299656 | Non-fossil fuel additives for predominantly hydrocarbon fuels Non-fossil gaseous fuel, evolved in underwater carbon arcing, and characterized by significant heat content and substantial freedom of its combustion effluents from noxious gases and/or particulates, is similarly useful in whole or part as an additive to ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6273922 | Durable briquettes for use in gas-fired barbecue grills A briquette, and method of making it, for use in gas-fired barbecue grills. The briquette features three desirable characteristics: (1) relative permanency or durability, i.e. it is useable a number of times without physical disintegration or shedding of ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6152974 | Solid combustible composition A solid combustible composition having an apparent density lower than 0.6 g/cm3 and comprising a first portion consisting of an urban solid waste, a second portion consisting of elastomeric material and a third portion consisting of non-elastom... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6146432 | Pressure gradient passivation of carbonaceous material normally susceptible to spontaneous combustion This invention is a process for the passivation or deactivation with resp to oxygen of a carbonaceous material by the exposure of the carbonaceous material to an oxygenated gas in which the oxygenated gas pressure is increased from a first pressure to a ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6126705 | Process for treating coal tailings A process for the recovery of coal particles from coal tailings is described. The process comprises the steps of initially treating the coal tailings to separate therefrom a proportion of the coal particles having sizes in a specified range, and then subj... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6113659 | Fuel comprising a petroleum hydrocarbon in water colloidal dispersion A fuel composition comprising a hydrocarbon in water colloidal dispersion including spherical hydrocarbon particles having a mean softening point exceeding about 95° C., and a water soluble dispersion agent comprising a surfactant and stabilizer. The pro... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6083289 | Pulverized coal carriability improver The use of pulverized coal as the fuel to be injected into metallurgical or combustion furnace becomes possible enabled by improving the transportability thereof. Further, a pulverized coal is provided, which is inhibiting from bridging or channeling in a... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6039771 | Formulation and method of preparation of energy fortified diesel fuel An energy fortified diesel fuel is provided containing a hydrocarbon additive wherein greater than 50% vaporizes at or above about 650° F. and diesel fuel of which about 90% of the diesel fuel vaporizes at or below about 640° F. or about 95% of the dies... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5944876 | Cd-exchanged zeolite rho compositions and compositions of zeolite rho encapsulated with hydrogen made therefrom Novel Cd-exchanged rho compositions and compositions of zeolite rho encapsulated with hydrogen made therefrom are disclosed. The Cd-exchanged zeolite rho compositions are useful in separating and selectively removing hydrogen from hydrogen-containing proc... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5820640 | Pyrolysis liquid-in-diesel oil microemulsions A novel diesel engine fuel is in the form of a pyrolysis liquid-in-diesel oil microemulsion fuel comprising: (a) diesel oil in an amount sufficient to form a continuous phase in the composition; (b) a pyrolysis liquid forming a discontinuous phase in the ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5665538 | Ultrasensitive microtrace procedure for monitoring the origin of a material A method of monitoring the movement of a material which comprises adding to the material, as a microtrace additive, DNA molecules, sampling the resulting material after movement thereof and detecting the presence of said microtrace additive in the sample.... | 09/09/1997 |
