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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153550 | Process of manufacturing oil adsorption foaming sheet using peat moss Provided is a process of manufacturing an oil adsorption foaming sheet for preventing or recovering pollution of ocean or soil by oil or hydrocarbon. The oil adsorption foaming sheet is manufactured by mixing polyurethane prepolymer with refined peat moss, lecithin ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8138117 | Functionalized sorbent for chemical separations and sequential forming process A highly functionalized sorbent and sequential process for making are disclosed. The sorbent includes organic short-length amino silanes and organic oligomeric polyfunctional amino silanes that are dispersed within pores of a porous support that form a 3-dimensional... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133840 | Stable composite material comprising supported porous gels This invention relates to a stable composite material comprising a support member that has a plurality of pores extending through the support member, and a macroporous crosslinked gel that is located in, and fills, the pores of the support member, in which crosslink... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8110525 | Method of preparing oil absorbing fibers A method of preparing oil-absorbing fibers by: a) fully dissolving a dispersant and a deionized water in a reaction vessel, adding a methacrylate monomer and an initiator to a reactor and stirring to form a homogenous solution, transferring the homogenous solution i... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110524 | Gas storage cylinder formed from a composition containing thermally exfoliated graphite A gas storage cylinder or gas storage cylinder liner, formed from a polymer composite, containing at least one polymer and a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 260... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8076264 | Conductive substance-adsorbing resin film, method for producing conductive substance-adsorbing resin film, metal layer-coated resin film using the same, and method for producing metal layer-coated resin film The invention provides a conductive substance-adsorbing resin film on which a conductive layer being excellent in adhesion to the resin film and having less unevenness at the interface with the resin film can easily be formed, a method for producing the same, a meta... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8034739 | Method for selecting adsorptive composite barriers for packaging applications A method of selecting an appropriate resin bonded sorbent composition which may be used at least for in part making an enclosure to protect contents from external humidity including the steps of: a) selecting a plurality of resins, a plurality of sorbents and a plur... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8017549 | Superabsorbents having superior permeability and conveying properties A superabsorbent having superior permeability and conveying properties comprises a permeability enhancing agent and a cohesion control agent and has a free swell gel bed permeability of at least 15 Darcies and a Hausner ratio in the range of 1.18 to 1.34. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012907 | Guanidinated polysaccharides, their use as absorbents and process for producing same The present invention relates to cationic, gel forming, guanidinated polysaccharides of Formula I, their use as absorbent materials, and to processes for producing same: Formula I wherein Z1, Z2, and Z3 are independently selected fro... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7989388 | Resin bonded sorbent The invention relates to improved resin bonded sorbent compositions and articles of manufacture fabricated therewith, such as housings, structural components and circuit boards. The introduction of sorbents into resinous molding compositions enables the elimination ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981833 | Aqueous-liquid-absorbing agent and its production process An object of the present invention is to provide an aqueous-liquid-absorbing agent which comprises water-absorbent resin particles as essential components and is suitable for uses in sanitary materials. As a means of achieving this object, an aqueous-liquid-absorbin... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977277 | Getter systems comprising an active phase inserted in a porous material distributed in a low permeability means Getter systems are provided having a phase active in the sorption of gas, inserted in the pores of a porous material. The porous material is, in turn, dispersed in a polymeric means having a low permeability to the gas to be sorbed. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7851408 | Ink absorbing particle, material set for recording and recording apparatus Ink absorbing particle to absorb an ink includes a polymer. The ink absorbing particles in a TMA needle penetration have a minimum temperature Ts10b of from about 80° C. to about 150° C. at which a needle enters to a depth of 10 μm, a minimum temperature Ts100w o... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7816301 | Aqueous-liquid-absorbing agent and its production process The present invention provides an aqueous-liquid-absorbing agent which comprises water-absorbent resin particles as essential components and is suitable for uses in sanitary materials. The aqueous-liquid-absorbing agent according to the present invention is an aqueo... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7795176 | Adsorbents for advanced glycation endproducts The object of the present invention is to provide an adsorbent having an excellent AGEs adsorption ability. The present invention provides an adsorbent for advanced glycation end products consists of a copolymer resin having hydrophilic methacrylate, wherein the con... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7759287 | Composition and method for fuel gas storage and release A composition and method of storing and releasing fuel gas such as hydrogen, methane or natural gas is provided which utilizes lightly crosslinked high density polyethylene pellets. Fuel gas is stored by placing the pellets in a reaction chamber which is heated to a... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7732371 | Liquid-absorbing base The object of the present invention is to provide a more practical liquid-absorbing substrate capable of absorbing not only water but also alcohols, wherein liquid absorbency and gel properties of the substrate can be easily controlled. Namely, the present in... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7670989 | Neutralizing superabsorbent polymer composition An absorbent and process for the neutralization and absorption of acidic and alkaline liquid spills comprising a mixture of superabsorbent polymer, a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer, sodium bicarbonate, and optionally a chlorine neutralizer. The absorbent ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7629292 | Composite media for ion processing Composite media, systems, and devices for substantially removing, or otherwise processing, one or more constituents of a fluid stream. The composite media comprise a plurality of beads, each having a matrix substantially comprising polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and suppor... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7625838 | [1, 2, 4] Triazolo [1, 5-A] pyrimidine derivatives as chromatographic adsorbent for the selective adsorption of IGG The present invention relates to a chromatographic adsorbent for selectively adsorbing IgG, comprising the following formula and its corresponding enol-form, wherein X represents O, S, or NH; R1 represents H, C | 12/01/2009 |
| 7595278 | Resin bonded sorbent The invention relates to improved resin bonded sorbent compositions and articles of manufacture fabricated therewith, such as air conditioning and refrigeration components. The introduction of desiccants into resinous molding compositions enables the elimination of ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7576034 | Crosslinked three-dimensional polymer network, method for preparing same, support material comprising same and uses thereof The invention concerns a crosslinked optically active three-dimensional polymer network, consisting of homochiral units of a first selector and of homochiral units of at least a second selector of different structure from the first selector, the homochiral units of ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7442779 | Isolation of proteins The present invention relates to a novel method for the isolation or purification of immunoglobulins (a special class of proteins) from a solution containing immunoglobulins, e.g. hybridoma cell culture supernatants, animal plasma or sera, or colostrum. The method i... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439013 | Biocompatible polymer and filter for selectively eliminating leucocytes using the same It is intended to provide a polymer which is scarcely eluted, has a high biocompatibility and is useful in a filter for selectively eliminating leucocytes. It is also intended to provide a filter for selectively eliminating leucocytes, a filtration apparatus for sel... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438806 | Affinity matrices with enhanced visibility for molecular pull-down and immunoprecipitation applications An affinity matrix for use in affinity based molecular pull down and immunoprecipitation procedures. The affinity matrix comprises a polymeric support, a dye attached to a fraction of the polymeric support to enable optical detection of the polymeric support, and an... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432384 | Direct epoxidation process A process is disclosed for the epoxidation of an olefin with hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of an oxidation catalyst comprising a transition metal zeolite and a polymer-encapsulated noble metal catalyst. The noble metal catalyst comprises a noble metal and an i... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7368123 | Pesticidal resin compositions and pesticidal products formed from the same According to the present invention, there is provided a pesticidal resin composition that contains (A) at least one resin selected from polyamide resins and polyacetal resins, (B) at least one compound selected from sulfone amide derivatives, sulfonic acid ester der... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364879 | Stable biodegradable, high water absorbable polyglutamic acid hydrogel by 3-dimensional cross-linking and its preparation method The present invention relates to a method for the production of a stable biodegradable, high water absorbable γ-polyglutamic acid (γ-PGA) hydrogel by directly cross-linking (A) a γ-polyglutamic acid (γ-PGA), a γ-polyglutamate,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7347330 | Method for sizing of water-absorbent resin A method for sizing a surface cross-linked water-absorbent resin removed coarse particles and fine powder is provided. Sized resin particles are obtained by classifying water-absorbent resin particles to remove an aggregates and fine powder in the particles, disinte... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341661 | Clarification and sorptive-filtration system for the capture of constituents and particulate matter in liquids and gases A sorptive-filtration system for removing at least one of negatively or positively charged ions, complexes or particulates from an aqueous stream. The system includes a) flow formed substantially from at least one of rainfall-runoff or snowmelt-runoff; b) a filter c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341618 | Filters and methods of making and using the same Filters for removing particulate and gaseous organic and inorganic materials from a fluid stream are disclosed. The filter may contain a polymer matrix and optional sequestering agents. Methods of making the filters are also disclosed. Methods of using the filters t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7332086 | Method for preparing a separation medium The present invention relates to a method of preparing a separation medium starting with an aqueous solution of spherical and preferably functionalised primary particles of defined size, comprising the following steps: a) inverse s... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329701 | Superabsorbent polymers and method of manufacturing the same Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) particels containing a clay are disclosed. The clay is added to an SAP hydrogel prior to SAP neutralization to provide particles having improved fluid acquisition rates and an improved permeability of a fluid through the swollen SAP-clay... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329360 | Oil recovery and environmental cleanup compositions comprising a polyethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer This invention relates to improvements in products and processes for cleaning up oil, chemical, or other hydrocarbon spills, and cleaning up the environment where such spills have occurred. In one aspect of the invention, there is provided an adsorbent polymeric com... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7317135 | Structure having balanced pH profile Disclosed is an absorbent structure comprising an acidic or basic water-swellable, water-insoluble polymer, a basic or acidic second material, and, optionally, a buffering agent, wherein the absorbent structure exhibits desirable absorbent properties. Specifically, ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314505 | Stationary phase deposition based on onium salts Onium salt chemistry can be used to deposit very uniform thickness stationary phases on the wall of a gas chromatography column. In particular, the stationary phase can be bonded to non-silicon based columns, especially microfabricated metal columns. Non-silicon mic... | 01/01/2008 |
