Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8114808 | Sulfur tolerant highly durable COsorbents A sorbent for the capture of carbon dioxide from a gas stream is provided, the sorbent containing calcium oxide (CaO) and at least one refractory dopant having a Tammann temperature greater than about 530° C., wherein the refractory dopant enhances resistance to si... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110523 | Highly attrition resistant and dry regenerable sorbents for carbon dioxide capture Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a dry regenerable sorbent which comprises the steps of obtaining a slurry through formulation, mixing, comminuting and dispersion of the sorbent raw materials, forming the slurry by spray drying to produce sorbent particles... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105976 | Separation medium containing thermally exfoliated graphite oxide A separation medium, such as a chromatography filling or packing, containing a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g, wherein the thermally exfol... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7968493 | Method for the preparation of adsorption compositions including gold or silver nanoparticles This invention relates to novel adsorbent compositions for adsorbing pesticides like chlorpyrifos and malathion. This composition consists of nanoparticles of gold/silver supported on activated alumina or magnesia in powder or other forms. This invention includes a ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964529 | Method of agglomeration Disclosed herein is an improved pan agglomeration process for forming porous absorbent particles suitable for use as an animal litter. The process eliminates the need for a pre-wetting step, while forming agglomerates that are up to 65% lighter in weight than the ra... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7902114 | Adsorbent coating compositions, laminates and adsorber elements Using zeolites as the active adsorbent, adsorbent laminates have been fabricated with various sheet supports. These adsorbent laminates have been successfully operated for oxygen enrichment at high PSA cycle frequencies, such as upwards of at least 150 cycles per mi... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7888284 | Magnetically operated absorbent and method for the production thereof An absorbent includes a ferromagnetic nucleus with a one-layer or two-layer shell or devoid thereof and the nucleus is embodied in the form of a plate with a planar size that ranges from 500-5000 μm and the thickness is equal to 0.1-1000 μm. The method for produci... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884048 | Adsorption composition and process for removal of CO from material streams Carbon monoxide is removed from streams by adsorption on an adsorption composition which comprises copper, zinc and zirconium oxides and whose copper-comprising component has a degree of reduction, expressed as weight ratio of metallic copper to the sum of metallic ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7825066 | Rapid formaldehyde neutralization using chemically treated dry materials A formula and method for rapid neutralization of formaldehyde solutions and vapor is provided. The invention comprises a matrix or medium upon which a mixture of urea, acid, calcium chloride and water is applied and dried. When the treated matrix or medium comes int... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820591 | Highly attrition resistant and dry regenerable sorbents for carbon dioxide capture Disclosed herein is a dry regenerable sorbent for carbon dioxide capture from flue gas produced by fossil fuel-fired power plants including industrial boilers before being released to atmosphere or from fuel gas stream such as syngas produced by conversion of fossil... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7790653 | Method and composition to reduce the amounts of arsenic in water The present invention relates to a method for removing arsenic in arsenic contaminated water, especially for small drinking water systems such as those used in individual homes, rural areas, and small communities, by simply contacting arsenic-contaminated water with... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7781368 | Adsorption composition and method of removing CO from streams Carbon monoxide is removed from streams by adsorption on an adsorption composition which comprises copper, zinc and zirconium oxides and whose copper-comprising component has a degree of reduction, expressed as weight ratio of metallic copper to the sum of metallic ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7737082 | Siloxane composition, agglomerate, and method of preparing A siloxane composition, comprising from 70 to 99 parts by weight of a solid particulate having a median particle size of from 0.1 to 3000 μm and from 1 to 30 parts by weight of a binder having a median particle size of from 5 to 250 μm, wherein the composition is ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7737081 | Method of operating a catalyst which includes components for storing hydrocarbons This invention relates to a method of operating a catalyst for treating the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, the catalyst comprising, in addition to catalytically active noble metals, also storage components for storing hydrocarbons. During engine opera... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7704920 | Pollutant emission control sorbents and methods of manufacture Sorbents for removal of mercury and other pollutants from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants, and methods for their manufacture and use are disclosed. The methods include mixing sorbent substrate particles with a sulfide salt and a... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7476641 | Chemical absorbent A chemical absorbent comprises a hydrated mixture of a major proportion of a pharmaceutically acceptable hydroxide of a Group II metal and a minor proportion of silica, the chemical absorbent being substantially free of Group I metal ions. The chemical absorbent is ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7452845 | Mesoporous organic-inorganic hybrid materials for separating gases The invention concerns a method for preparing organic-inorganic hybrid materials with controlled porosity and functionality comprising hydrolysis and condensation polymerization of a compound of formula (I): Z-R1—Si(OR)(OR′)(OR″), with an alkaline o... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7446077 | Selective sulfur removal from hydrocarbon streams by absorption An adsorbent for selective removal of sulfur from a hydrocarbon feedstock includes a matrix material having a surface area of at least about 400 m2/g and a surface acidity of less than about 0.20 μmol/m2; and a metal phase dispersed through th... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7435699 | Heterogeneous adsorbent and the use for diffusional separation methods A non-homogeneous adsorbent is described, formed of a core and at least one continuous outer layer in which the core of said adsorbent has a volume adsorptive capacity representing at least 35% of the volume of the adsorbent and the outer layer has a diffusional sel... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7399456 | Process for the removal of heavy metals from gases, and compositions therefor and therewith A composition, containing vanadium, phosphorus and a support is disclosed. A method of preparing such composition is also disclosed. The composition is employed in a process to remove a heavy metal from a gaseous feed stream which can optionally include a separate h... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393466 | Compositions and methods for anion absorbent metal hydroxides A metal hydroxide complex has a formula Me(OH)4*A−*nH2O or MeO2*A−*nH2O. Preferred complexes are formed in an alkaline medium, and particularly especially preferred anions include cyanide and cyanide gold complexes. Contemplated complexes a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371276 | Titanium dioxide pigment and method for producing the same and resin composition using the same The titanium dioxide pigment of the present invention contains an anatase type crystal in an amount of 98-100% and has an average particle diameter of 0.2-0.4 μm and a whiteness of 95-97 in terms of L value of linseed oil. The titanium dioxide pigment of the presen... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371358 | Catalyst for treatment and control of post-combustion emissions The present invention utilizes two precious metals with two to five different metal-oxides in a layered matrix to convert CO, HCs, and NOx to CO2, and N2 by oxidation of two components and reduction of the other in a moderately high temperature... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361213 | Borazine-boron nitride hybrid hydrogen storage system A hybrid hydrogen storage composition includes a first phase and a second phase adsorbed on the first phase, the first phase including BN for storing hydrogen by physisorption and the second phase including a borazane-borazine system for storing hydrogen in combined... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357868 | Nanocrystal-containing filtration media The invention relates to filtration media having nanocrystals of metal oxides, encapsulated in or impregnated into a binder matrix, which binds together particles of activated carbon. The filtration media can be compressed into a filtration block, has low pressure d... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351328 | Desulfurization and novel process for same A composition comprising a metal oxide and a promoter, wherein at least a portion of the promoter is present as a reduced valence promoter, and methods of preparing such composition are disclosed. The thus-obtained composition is employed in a desulfurization zone t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341977 | Method of sorbing sulfur compounds using nanocrystalline mesoporous metal oxides Compounds and methods for sorbing organosulfur compounds from fluids are provided. Generally, compounds according to the present invention comprise mesoporous, nanocrystalline metal oxides. Preferred metal oxide compounds either exhibit soft Lewis acid properties or... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335622 | Manganese/oxygen compound with arsenic adsorption A novel technique that is able to efficiently remove, in addition to pentavalent arsenic, trivalent arsenic that has been considered to be difficult to remove. By using a manganese oxygen compound which is characterized by being a product of burning or heating which... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326529 | Method of diagnosing, monitoring, staging, imaging and treating prostate cancer The present invention provides new markers and methods for detecting, diagnosing, monitoring, staging, prognosticating, imaging and treating prostate cancer. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314847 | Regenerable sorbents for COcapture from moderate and high temperature gas streams A process for making a granular sorbent to capture carbon dioxide from gas streams comprising homogeneously mixing an alkali metal oxide, alkali metal hydroxide, alkaline earth metal oxide, alkaline earth metal hydroxide, alkali titanate, alkali zirconate, alkali si... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315069 | Integrated multi-purpose getter for radio-frequency (RF) circuit modules An integrated getter structure and a method for its formation and installation in a circuit module enclosure (24). The integrated structure includes a hydrogen getter structure (10) and selected quantities of a material (20) that is formulated t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312023 | Devices, systems, and methods for reducing levels of pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory stimulators or mediators in the blood, generated as a result of extracorporeal blood processing Devices, systems, and methods reduce levels of pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory stimulators or mediators in blood by selective adsorption. The devices, systems, and methods are useful in situations where abnormal levels of or unregulated or excessive interactio... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309479 | Cobalt oxide catalysts The present invention provides unsupported and supported cobalt oxide catalysts and preparation method thereof, and its application for hydrogen generation from a metal borohydride solution. More particularly, provided are an activation method of a newly prepared ca... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309676 | Remover for heavy metals contained in water A removing agent for heavy metal ion in water which comprises synthetic zeolite, wherein 10 mol % or more of a total amount of exchangeable cation is substituted with magnesium ion and 60 mol % or more thereof is substituted with magnesium ion and calcium ion, and a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309416 | Methods and compositions for desulfurization of hydrocarbon fuels Sulfur is removed from a hydrocarbon fuel via contact with a desulfurization agent; the desulfurization agent is then regenerated (wherein sulfur is released) by exposing it to oxygen. The sulfur removal and regeneration processes each can be carried out at relative... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7288325 | Hydrogen storage material based on platelets and/or a multilayered core/shell structure A hydrogen storage material includes a nano size material that can be formed in a multi-layered core/shell structure and/or in a nanotabular (or platelet) form. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282153 | Method for removal of arsenic from water A method for removing arsenic from water by contacting water with a strong base anion exchange resin comprising at least one metal ion or metal-containing ion whose arsenate salt has a Ksp no greater than 10−5, provided that the metal is not ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7268097 | Desulfurizing agent for hydrocarbon derived from petroleum, method for producing hydrogen for use in fuel cell and method for producing nickel-based desulfurizing agent A desulfurizing agent comprising a silica-alumina carrier having an Si/Al mole ratio of 10 or less and nickel carried thereon; a desulfurizing agent for hydrocarbons derived from petroleum which comprises a carrier and a metal component carried thereon and has a spe... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267811 | Fuel reformer catalyst and absorbent materials Materials that are useful for absorption enhanced reforming (AER) of a fuel, including absorbent materials and catalyst materials, and methods for using such materials for the conversion of carbon-based fuels to a H2-rich product gas. The materials can be... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264788 | Fuel reformer catalyst and absorbent materials Materials that are useful for absorption enhanced reforming (AER) of a fuel, including absorbent materials and catalyst materials and methods for using the materials. The materials can be fabricated by spray processing. The use of the materials in AER can produce a ... | 09/04/2007 |
