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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105973 | Supported catalyst for producing Hand/or CO from low molecular weight hydrocarbons Chemical combination (C) between an active solid phase which is covalently bound to the surface of an inert solid phase, characterized in that said solid active phase essentially consists in a solid solution of a mixture of at least a magnesium oxide type phase comp... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7390769 | High surface area, small crystallite size catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis The Fischer-Tropsch catalyst of the present invention is a transition metal-based catalyst having a high surface area, a smooth, homogeneous surface morphology, an essentially uniform distribution of cobalt throughout the support, and a small metal crystallite size.... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7365040 | Catalysts A process for preparing a cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst includes introducing a soluble modifying component precursor of the formula Mc(OR)x, where Mc is a modifying component selected from the group comprising Si, Ti, Cu, Zn, Zr, Mn, Ba,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7314846 | Method for preparing metal oxide particles and an exhaust gas purifying catalyst The present invention relates to metal oxide particles having cores comprising larger molar amounts of zirconia than of ceria, and surface layers comprising larger molar amounts of ceria than of zirconia. Further, the present invention relates to a method for prepar... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7256154 | Structured catalyst for POX reforming of gasoline for fuel-cell powered vehicles applications and a method of preparing the same The present invention relates to a structured catalyst for reforming of gasoline and a method of preparing the same, more particularly to a structured catalyst for reforming of gasoline for fuel-cell powered vehicles prepared by wash-coating the transition metal bas... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223715 | Purification catalyst, preparation process therefor and gas-purifying apparatus A purification catalyst and a gas-purifying apparatus are provided which are capable of sufficiently purifying a gas subject to treatment at low temperatures. The purification catalyst includes ZrO2 having a specific surface area of 50 m2/g or ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7205257 | Catalyst for clarifying exhaust gas To provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which can maintain the catalytic activity at a high level over a long time and can achieve satisfactory emission control performance, an exhaust gas purifying catalyst is prepared so as to contain a noble metal, a perovsk... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196034 | Nickel-iron-silica-alumina The invention is directed to a catalyst suitable for the hydrogenation of hydrocarbon resins, comprising a supported nickel on silica and alumina catalyst, said catalyst having a nickel content of 45 to 85 wt. %, a silicon content, calculated as SiO2, of ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172990 | Highly active spherical metal support catalysts The invention relates to highly active spherical metal support catalysts with a metal content of 10 to 70% by mass, and a process for their production with the use of a mixture of polysaccharides and at least one metal compound which is dropped into a metal salt sol... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166263 | Ceria-based mixed-metal oxide structure, including method of making and use A homogeneous ceria-based mixed-metal oxide, useful as a catalyst support, a co-catalyst and/or a getter has a relatively large surface area per weight, typically exceeding 150 m2/g, a structure of nanocrystallites having diameters of less than 4 nm, and ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153811 | Multi-component catalyst system for the polycondensation manufacture of polyesters This invention relates to new multi-component catalyst systems for the polycondensation of polyesters. More particularly, this invention pertains to novel multi-component, germanium based catalyst systems for the polycondensation of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137249 | Thermally stable lean nox trap The present invention provides a method of removing harmful gases from an automobile exhaust. The method of the invention comprises contacting a thermally stable NOx trap composition with a first exhaust gas mixture at a temperature of at least 200° C. T... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138358 | Catalyzed diesel particulate matter filter with improved thermal stability A catalyzed diesel particulate matter exhaust filter with improved diesel particulate matter oxidation activity and thermal stability including a porous filter substrate for filtering the diesel particulate matter washcoated with high surface area support alumina, t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7084091 | Production method of ceramic catalyst body This invention provides a method for producing a ceramic catalyst body that can directly support a catalyst on a ceramic support without disposing a coating layer on the ceramic support. In the invention, a catalyst solution containing a catalyst component consistin... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081430 | Exhaust gas purifying catalyst An exhaust gas purifying catalyst that provides the excellent low-temperature activity and also develops the good catalytic activity of rhodium to produce a good purifying performance economically. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprises an alumina on which rho... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7030055 | NOreduction compositions for use in FCC processes Compositions for reduction of gas phase reduced nitrogen species and NOx generated during a partial or incomplete combustion catalytic cracking process, preferably, a fluid catalytic cracking process, are disclosed. The compositions comprise (i) an acidic... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022644 | Hydrogen sulfide-suppressing catalyst compositions Hydrogen sulfide formation is suppressed by a three-way conversion catalyst having an underlayer and a topcoat overlying the under layer. The under layer is prepared by dispersing a Group IIa metal oxide such as an oxide of magnesium, calcium, barium or strontium on... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6964936 | Method of making maximally dispersed heterogeneous catalysts A method of making a catalyst with monolayer or sub-monolayer metal by controlling the wetting characteristics on the support surface and increasing the adhesion between the catalytic metal and an oxide layer. There are two methods that have been demonstrated by exp... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964756 | Method for treating alumina honeycomb monoliths High-surface-area alumina honeycombs are subjected to a water vapor pre-treatment to obtain protection from cracking damage on subsequent exposure to aqueous media e.g., aqueous solutions for depositing catalysts on the honeycombs. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6953768 | Multi-component catalyst system for the polycondensation manufacture of polyesters This invention relates to new multi-component catalyst systems for the polycondensation of polyesters. More particularly, this invention pertains to novel multi-component, germanium based catalyst systems for the polycondensation of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942846 | Recombination device and method for catalytically recombining hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide with oxygen in a gaseous mixture A recombination device (1, 1′) for catalytically recombining hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide with oxygen in a gaseous mixture comprises at least one catalyst system (2) in which a housing (4) is mounted through which the gaseous mixture can fl... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932848 | High performance fuel processing system for fuel cell power plant A fuel processing system (FPS) (110) is provided for a fuel cell power plant (115) having a fuel cell stack assembly (CSA) (56). A water gas shift (WGS) reaction section (12, 120) of the FPS (110) reduces the concentration of carbo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921738 | Catalytic metal plate The present invention is directed to a catalyzed metallic substrate, such as a metal plate. There is a catalyst layer supported on the substrate surface. The article is useful as part of exhaust systems which can be used with small engines for applications such as m... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6881390 | NOx reduction compositions for use in FCC processes Compositions for reduction of gas phase reduced nitrogen species and NOx generated during a partial or incomplete combustion catalytic cracking process, preferably, a fluid catalytic cracking process, are disclosed. The compositions comprise (i) an acidic... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6878667 | Nickel-rhodium based catalysts for synthesis gas production A nickel-rhodium alloy based catalyst for catalyzing the production of synthesis gas from a light hydrocarbon and O2 by a net catalytic partial oxidation process is disclosed. Preferred nickel-rhodium alloy based catalysts comprise about 1-50 weight perce... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6835690 | Cobalt catalysts A cobalt based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst which including a porous catalyst support and metallic cobalt crystallites within the support. The catalyst has a proportion of its cobalt in reducible form, with this proportion being expressible as Ω mass %, based on the to... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6818582 | Adsorbent catalyst An adsorbent catalyst for reducing the amounts of nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide contained in exhaust or combustion gases, which catalyst adsorbs nitrogen oxides, when the exhaust or combustion gases contain in excess of oxygen, and liberates and ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6806382 | Catalyst composition and process for making same A process for preparing a supported metal catalyst composition which comprises impregnating microspheroidal support particles with a solution of at least one catalytically active metal, or precursor, drying the impregnated support particles and then treating the mob... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6794330 | Exhaust gas purifying catalyst It is an object of the present invention to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst formed as a single catalyst that has a great deal of flexibility when being assembled into an exhaust system and that is capable of executing both an NOx absorbing function and a t... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6777370 | SOx tolerant NOx trap catalysts and methods of making and using the same The present invention relates to a layered catalyst composite useful for reducing contaminants in exhaust gas streams, especially gaseous streams containing sulfur oxide contaminants. More specifically, the present invention is concerned with improved catalysts of t... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6753292 | Silica-based photocatalyst fiber having visible-light activity and process for the production thereof A silica-based photocatalyst fiber having visible-light activity, which fiber comprises a composite oxide phase comprising an oxide phase (first phase) mainly made of a silica component and a titania phase (second phase), wherein the second phase contains a metal el... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6696388 | Gel catalysts and process for preparing thereof A gel composition substantially contained within the pores of a solid material for use as a catalyst or as a catalyst support in dehydrogenation and dehydrocyclization processes.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6673951 | Process for catalytically hydrogenating phytosterols The present invention provides a process for catalytically hydrogenating unsaturated phytosterol compounds. The catalyst used for such hydrogenation is an alumina-supported transition metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, palladium, platinum... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6660683 | NOx reduction compositions for use in FCC processes Compositions for reduction of gas phase reduced nitrogen species and NOx generated during a partial or incomplete combustion catalytic cracking process, preferably, a fluid catalytic cracking process, are disclosed. The compositions comprise (i... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6524993 | Hydrogenation catalyst for aromatic hydrocarbons contained in hydrocarbon oils A hydrogenation catalyst for hydrocarbon oils containing aromatic hydrocarbons is provided. The catalyst has a silica-magnesia oxide carrier with a magnesia content within a range from 25 to 50 weight percent calculated in terms of the metal oxide, to whi... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6423664 | Fluorinated catalyst comprising a group VIII metal and an additional metal, and its use for hydrogenating aromactic compounds in the presence of sulphurated compounds The invention concerns a catalyst comprising at least one group VIII metal, at least one additional metal, at least two halogens, including chlorine and fluorine, and at least one amorphous oxide matrix. The catalytic composition is such that the fluorine... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6420307 | Fluidized-bed catalyst for propylene ammoxidation to acrylonitrile The present invention relates to a new fluidized-bed catalyst used in a process of propylene ammoxidation to acrylonitrile. The catalyst comprises a silica as carrier and a composition represented by the following general formulas: Aa Bb | 07/16/2002 |
| 6383980 | Photocatalytic titanium dioxide powder, process for producing same, and applications thereof A photocatalytic titanium dioxide powder comprised of finely divided titanium dioxide particles each having supported on the surface thereof a first supported layer of a calcium compound and further having on the surface of the first supported layer-forme... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6350422 | Sorbent compositions A process for removing hydrogen sulfide from a fluid stream by contacting a hydrogen sulfide-containing stream with a sorbent composition wherein said sorbent composition is produced by mixing at least one zinc component which is zinc oxide or a compound ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6303536 | Process of preparing catalyst for producing alkenyl acetates This invention relates to a preparation process of a catalyst which comprises a noble metal and a metal as catalysis promoter in combination with an alkali or alkaline earth metal compound, supported on the outer surface of a carrier. The preparation proc... | 10/16/2001 |
