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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178470 | Adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and filter media comprising such adducts Herein are disclosed adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and methods of making such adducts. Such adducts can be used to remove cyanogen chloride. Also disclosed are methods of providing such adducts on supports to form filter media. Also disclosed are metho... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8148296 | Method of making a composite adsorbent from natural raw material An adsorbent composition and method of using the adsorbent composite is described. The method for removing heavy metals from contaminated water is done by mixing contaminated water having a concentration of one or more heavy metals with an adsorbent composite compri... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8119560 | Aldehyde reducing coating The invention is a surface coating which will reduce the aldehyde concentration in a room via a aldehyde reactive material contained in the coating. Upon reaction, the aldehyde becomes part of the reactive molecule and, thus, is permanently held within the coating. | 02/21/2012 |
| 7902115 | Adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and filter media comprising such adducts Herein are disclosed adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and methods of making such adducts. Such adducts can be used to remove cyanogen chloride. Also disclosed are methods of providing such adducts on supports to form filter media. Also disclosed are metho... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7795175 | Nano-structure supported solid regenerative polyamine and polyamine polyol absorbents for the separation of carbon dioxide from gas mixtures including the air The invention relates to regenerative, supported amine sorbents that includes an amine or an amine/polyol composition deposited on a nano-structured support such as nanosilica. The sorbent provides structural integrity, as well as high selectivity and increased capa... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7772152 | Composite polymer-coated sorbent with a bidisperse pore size distribution for the simultaneous separation and desalting of biopolymers A composite polymer-coated sorbent with a bidisperse or oligodisperse distribution of pore sizes and having an at least partial coating on its surface, which coating comprises essentially polyanilines or derivatives of polyanilines and use thereof for the simultaneo... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7759286 | System and method for containing a spill The invention is a system and method for containing a spill of petroleum product. The system includes a combination of ground rubber, beeswax, and ground corn cobs, which is then tossed into an area of a spill, then allowed to remain for a period until a substantial... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7759285 | Absorbent for separation of carbon dioxide Disclosed is an absorbent for separation of carbon dioxide from mixed gases, comprising a mixture of i) a compound of the chemical formula 1 having one or more groups of three functional groups consisting of amino group attached to a tertiary carbon atom; carboxylat... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7754652 | Method for removing sulfur compounds from gasoline or diesel fuel using molecularly imprinted polymers A method and product for removing sulfur compound molecules from gasoline or diesel fuel includes exposing the gasoline or diesel fuel to a plurality of molecularly imprinted polymer beads (MIPS) that have receptor sites on the surfaces thereof that include imprints... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7687432 | Mesh-adjustable molecular sieve A metal-organic framework-based mesh-adjustable molecular sieve (MAMS) exhibiting a temperature-dependent mesh size. The MAMS comprises a plurality of metal clusters bound with a plurality of amphiphilic ligands, each ligand comprising a hydrophobic moiety and a fun... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7678736 | Modified reactive sorbents exhibiting enhanced decontamination of chemical warfare agents A composition for decontaminating a highly toxic material, wherein the composition includes a modified reactive sorbent comprising a reactive sorbent in combination with a sufficient amount of an organic solvent to saturate the pores of the reactive sorbent to yield... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7678737 | Dewatering promoter and method for production thereof A dewatering promoter which comprises a mixture of (A) a fine wood flour activated by a mechanochemical treatment and (B) a highly active cellulose fiber or a product formed by a grinding treatment of the mixture; and a method for producing the dewatering promoter w... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7666813 | Absorption medium and deacidification of fluid streams An absorption medium for deacidifying fluid streams which has improved oxidation stability includes at least one aliphatic amine, and at least one non-hydroquinoid antioxidant. The absorption medium may be employed in deacidifying a fluid stream, in particular an ox... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662745 | Stretchable absorbent composites having high permeability A stretchable absorbent composite having a Composite Permeability of about 10 Darcy or more, or about 15 Darcy or more, and Composite Stretchability of about 30% or more, or about 50% or more, or about 100% or more, and a method of making such a stretchable absorben... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7662746 | High gas adsorption metal-organic framework A gas storage material contains a metal-organic framework that includes a plurality of metal clusters and a plurality of charged multidentate linking ligands that connect adjacent metal clusters. Each metal cluster includes one or more metal ions and at least one op... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7544635 | Process for changing hydrophilic/hydrophobic characteristics An oxidative thermochemical drying treatment of naturally occurring organic substances, to prepare a new class of hydrophobic oleophilic products, and a new class of hydrophilic oleophilic ones. The treatment comprises moistening and heating the raw materials in a t... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7501380 | Compositions for the absorption of dissolved metals A blended composition of hydrogel polymer granules capable of selectively removing toxic dissolved metal species from water containing abundant innocuous species, and spacer particles which minimize contact between contiguous polymer granules is provided for reducin... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7425521 | Structured adsorbent media for purifying contaminated air A method for purifying breathing air using a carbon-based monolith structure impregnated with copper, silver, zinc, and molybdenum species and triethylenediamine, wherein the monolith structure is impregnated by a multiple step process. The method of impregnation re... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423070 | Surface-modified base matrices The present invention is a surface-modified base matrix comprised of a porous polymeric base matrix onto which branched hydrophilic polyhydroxy-functional polymers have been covalently attached, wherein the polyhydroxy-functional polymers are hyperbranched polymers ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7402243 | Organosilanes and substrate bonded with same The present invention provides novel silicon compounds, methods for making these novel silicon compounds, compositions comprising these novel silicon compounds attached to substrates, methods for attaching the novel silicon compounds to substrates and methods for us... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7368412 | High capacity adsorption media and method of producing A method of producing an adsorption medium to remove at least one constituent from a feed stream. The method comprises dissolving at least one metal compound in a solvent to form a metal solution, dissolving polyacrylonitrile into the metal solution to form a PAN-me... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364656 | Triazine-based detoxification agents and their use An affinity ligand-matrix conjugate comprises the matrix and conjugated thereto by the group Z, a ligand having general formula (I): wherein one X is N and the other X is N, CCL or CCn; A1 and A2 are e... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354485 | Cleaning solution A method of cleaning a surface which comprises the step of applying an aqueous cleaning solution to the surface wherein the active cleaning ingredient of the aqueous solution consists essentially of a lignosulfonate. It has been found that lignosulfonate can functio... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354750 | Methods for separating molecules The present invention provides compositions and methods for the separation of metals or molecules such as polypeptides, nucleic acids, or endotoxins using a metal-modified solid support. The metals or molecules are isolated from a starting material using the modifie... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351777 | Retarded anionic polymerization of vinyl aromatic monomers using insoluble or heterogeneous retardants This invention is a process to manufacture high quality vinyl aromatic polymer that is essentially free of unreacted vinyl aromatic monomer using retarded anionic polymerization wherein the retardant is insoluble and can be removed from the polymerization at an inte... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351302 | Method for binding particulate, water-absorbing, acid group-containing polymers to a base material A process for binding particulate water-absorbing acid-functional polymers to a carrier material by means of compounds comprising amino groups, which comprises contacting the carrier material with particulate water-absorbing acid-functional polymers whose acid group... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348294 | Adsorbent and method for adsorbing cardiac glycoside An adsorbent for cardiac glycoside contained in body fluid, comprising a compound having a log P value of at least 6 immobilized on a water-insoluble carrier is provided. A process for adsorbing and removing cardiac glycoside contained in body fluid efficiently, whi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335623 | Method of synthesizing zirconium-loaded fibrous adsorbent materials having phosphoryl groups and removal of objectionable substances using the adsorbents A zirconium-loaded fibrous adsorbent material having phosphoryl groups which is produced by first grafting a reactive monomer having phosphoryl groups onto a polymeric substrate and then loading zirconium. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320755 | Method of preparing ligands for hydrophobic interaction chromatography The invention is a method of preparing multimodal ligands for hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC), which comprises providing a cyclic scaffold comprising a thiol, an amine and a carbonyl group; derivatisation of the nitrogen with a reagent to introduce a pr... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320754 | Method of preparing multi-modal anion-exchange ligands The invention relates to a method of preparing multi-modal anion-exchange ligands, which comprises providing a cyclic three-functional scaffold comprising an amine, a carbonyl and a thiol; optionally derivatisation of the amine of the scaffold to provide an anion-ex... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318899 | Method of separating isotopes A process in which isotopes of the same element belonging to the alkaline earth metals, transition elements and heavy metals having an atomic mass of less than 209, in particular lanthanide metals, are separated in an aqueous medium by treating an aqueous medium. | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314845 | Supported catalyst systems The present invention relates to a supported catalyst system. The supported catalyst of the present invention comprises an inorganic support having attached to at least one surface thereof non-acidic, hydrophilic, hydroxyl-containing organic R10 groups ha... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311842 | Lignocellulose-based anion-adsorbing medium (LAM) and process for making and using same for the selective removal of phosphate and arsenic anionic contaminants from aqueous solutions A lignocellulose-based anion-adsorbing medium (LAM) and process for making and using same for selectively removing phosphates and arsenic contaminants from aqueous solutions is disclosed. Making the LAM comprises (a) dissociating cations such as Fe and Al, from thei... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312175 | Ion exchange materials, method of forming ion exchange materials, and methods of treating liquids The invention includes an ion affinity material having an organic component which is sulfonated and which is chemically bonded to an inorganic substrate component. The invention includes a method of forming a metal binding material. A solid support material comprisi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309380 | Gas storage system A container for uptaking, or storing, or releasing, or uptaking and storing, or uptaking and releasing, or storing and releasing, or uptaking, storing and releasing at least one gas, comprising a metal-organic framework material comprising pores and at least one met... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304016 | Compositions for separating molecules The present invention provides compositions for the separation of metals or biomolecules such as polypeptides, nucleic acids, or endotoxins using modified solid supports. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304015 | Compositions for separating molecules The present invention provides compositions for the separation of metals or biomolecules such as polypeptides, nucleic acids, or endotoxins using modified solid supports. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292938 | Position locating system, terminal device, control method for terminal device, control program for terminal device, and computer readable record medium storing control program for terminal device therein A terminal device 50 includes aid-information acquisition device to acquire aid information 154 from an information providing apparatus, an information-providing-apparatus-sort judgment device to judge the type of information providing apparatus on the... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288198 | Removal of alcohols and water from a methylcyclopentadiene recycle stream in a process for the synthesis of methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl During the process of synthesis of methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT), a key raw material methylcyclopentadiene (MCP) is used. The MCP component may be recycled for subsequent reaction processes. The recycle stream of MCP is washed with water and, op... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7268413 | Bipolar transistors with low-resistance emitter contacts Many integrated circuits include a type of transistor known as a bipolar junction transistor, which has an emitter contact formed of polysilicon. Unfortunately, polysilicon has a relatively high electrical resistance that poses an obstacle to improving switching spe... | 09/11/2007 |
