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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7943671 | Formation of an emulsion in a fluid microsystem There is described a method for forming an emulsion (1) containing at least one dispersed phase (3) and a continuous phase (2) in a fluidic microsystem (100), said method comprising the steps: forming flows (4, 5) of different liqu... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7910627 | Nanoparticle-dispersed high-performance liquid fluid, production method and apparatus for the fluid, and leak detection method for the fluid Suppression or enhancement of various properties of a liquid fluid is aimed by improving uniform dispersion of nanoparticles by means of making a state in which no oxidized film exists on the surfaces of the nanoparticles to be dispersed in the liquid fluid. The loc... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7652072 | Hydrolysis resistant organomodified disiloxane surfactants Compositions comprising an asymmetric disiloxane surfactant composition comprising a silicone composition comprising a silicone having the formula: MM′ where M or M′ comprises an alkylpolyalkyleneoxide bearing substit... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7375140 | Process and apparatus for producing emulsion and microcapsules A process and apparatus for rapidly producing an emulsion and microcapsules in a simple manner is provided wherein a dispersion phase is ejected from a dispersion phase-feeding port toward a continuous phase flowing in a microchannel in such a manner that flows of t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365101 | Dispersion of pyrogenically produced cerium oxide A dispersion of pyrogenically produced cerium oxide, which does not contain any particles larger than 1 μm, is produced by dispersing a pyrogenically produced cerium oxide in water by means of a dissolver, centrifuging it, separating the supernatant from the bottom... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357957 | Spreadable food product The present invention provides a novel cellular solid structure which can be used to structure an oil-water mixture into a semi-solid state. The invention is particularly useful in the manufacture of food products, drug delivery agents, coatings, barrier films and e... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351748 | Fluorine-containing water-soluble nonionic surface-active compounds, use thereof and process for preparation of the compounds The present invention provides a fluoroalkyl-group-containing compound that has high water solubility and is highly capable of reducing the surface tension of an aqueous composition. Specifically, the invention relates to a compound represented by formula (1): | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348365 | Colloid solution of metal nanoparticles, metal-polymer nanocomposites and methods for preparation thereof A metal nanoparticle colloid solution, metal-polymer nanocomposites, and methods for preparing the same are provided. The metal nanoparticle colloid solution and the metal-polymer nanocomposites can be prepared with a variety of polymeric stabilizers and have unifor... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7317041 | Method for the preparation of biliquid foam compositions A method for the preparation of a biliquid foam which does not rely upon the initial formation of a gas foam, in which a stirrer having a single or a multiplicity of blades is used, the stirrer being operated in a manner such that at least one part of the stirrer me... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312252 | Nanoparticulate anionic clays A composition of matter comprising anionic clay having the general formula [M2+1-xM3+x(OH)2]x+(x/n)An−·yH2O (I) or [M1+M3+ | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291651 | Carbon dioxide foamed fluids An aqueous viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fluid foamed or energized with carbon dioxide, in which the VES is more compatible with the carbon dioxide, is made by the addition of one or more than one synergistic co-surfactant. The synergist co-surfactant includes quate... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276184 | Surfactant assisted nanomaterial generation process A process for the preparation of nanoscale particulate material is described comprising: (i) combining one or more functional material to be precipitated as nanoscale particles and one or more surface active material in a compressed CO2 phase with a densi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268167 | Process for producing emulsion and microcapsules and apparatus therefor A process and apparatus for rapidly producing an emulsion and microcapsules in a simple manner. A dispersion phase is ejected from a dispersion phase-feeding port toward a continuous phase flowing in a microchannel such that flows of the dispersion phase and the con... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252782 | Chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion and chemical mechanical polishing method A chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion comprises abrasives (A) containing ceria, an anionic water-soluble polymer (B) and a cationic surfactant (C), wherein the amount of the anionic water-soluble polymer (B) is in the range of 60 to 600 parts by mass ba... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7214294 | Azeotrope-like compositions of pentafluoropropane and water This invention provides azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane and water that are environmentally desirable for use as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, metered dose inhalers, blowing agents for polymer foam, heat transfer media, and gaseous di... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7186018 | Fuel processing device having magnetic coupling and method of operating thereof A fuel processing device has a magnetic coupling that transfers rotational energy from a motor to a fuel homogenizer. The magnetic coupling has magnetic members that may be isolated from contact with fuel. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7157025 | Transparent coloring composition and color filter The transparent coloring composition comprises a solvent and an organic-inorganic composite pigment comprising (i) fine white inorganic particles and an organic pigment adhered to the surface of the respective fine white inorganic particles, or (ii) fine white inorg... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131604 | Processing apparatus and method for fluid, and deaerator therewith A processing apparatus for fluid with a simple structure, high productivity, ability of precise dispersion, emulsification and grinding, is provided. The apparatus of the present invention comprises at least two processing faces of a first face and a second f... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115887 | Method for generating extreme ultraviolet with mather-type plasma accelerators for use in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography A device and method for generating extremely short-wave ultraviolet electromagnetic wave uses two intersecting plasma beams generated by two plasma accelerators. The intersection of the two plasma beams emits electromagnetic radiation and in particular radiation in ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108832 | Sterialization methods and apparatus which employ additive-containing supercritical carbon dioxide sterilant Sterilization methods and apparatus are effective to achieve a 6-log reduction in CFUs of industry standard bacteria and bacterial spores, i.e., B. stearothermophilus and B. subtilis spores, by subjecting sterilizable materials to a chemical additive-c... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7081227 | Amphiphilic mediated sample preparation for micro-flow cytometry A flow cytometer includes a flow cell for detecting the sample, an oil phase in the flow cell, a water phase in the flow cell, an oil-water interface between the oil phase and the water phase, a detector for detecting the sample at the oil-water interface, and a hyd... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6939577 | Method of making a material The invention provides a method of making a material comprising the steps of: coating a support with a solution comprising a polymer, a blowing agent and a surfactant. Either prior to or after the step of coating the support, the solution is interacted with to cause... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6893798 | Method of lithographic printing with a reusable substrate A method for treating a micro-emulsion that can be used for removing the ink-accepting areas of a lithographic printing master is disclosed, which enables to recycle the water from the used micro-emulsion. The method comprises the heating of the micro-emulsion to a ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6843934 | Azeotrope-like compositions of pentafluoropropane and water This invention provides azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane and water that are environmentally desirable for use as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, metered dose inhalers, blowing agents for polymer foam, heat transfer media, and gaseous di... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6632671 | Nanoparticle encapsulation system and method The present invention generally relates to nanocapsules and methods of preparing these nanocapsules. The present invention includes a method of forming a surfactant micelle and dispersing the surfactant micelle into an aqueous composition having a hydroph... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6384090 | Preparation of active ingredient dispersions and apparatus therefor The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for preparing active ingredient dispersions, wherein an active ingredient is dissolved in a fluid gas, the fluid gas loaded with active ingredient is essentially completely dissolved in a liquid and is d... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6352610 | Composite materials based on vegetable materials A composite material is described which is characterized by a substrate based on vegetable materials, in particular vegetable fibers, vegetable fiber raw materials or vegetable fiber semifinished products, and by a nanocomposite which is in functional con... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6197836 | Preparation of active ingredient dispersions and apparatus therefor The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for preparing active ingredient dispersions, wherein an active ingredient is dissolved in a fluid gas, the fluid gas loaded with active ingredient is essentially completely dissolved in a liquid and is d... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6017967 | Electroplating process and composition The invention relates to a metal sulfide dispersion used for electroplating nonconductors such as substrates used for the formation of a printed circuit board. A printed circuit board made using the dispersion could have metallized through-holes comprisin... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5908582 | Liquid formulations containing sulfosuccinic acid diester A liquid composition comprising A) at least one sulosuccinic acid diester of the formula: ##STR1## in which M is an inorganic or organic cation, R and R' independently of one another represent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic C3-22 alkyl, C | 06/01/1999 |
| 5785976 | Solid lipid particles, particles of bioactive agents and methods for the manufacture and use thereof The present invention is in the area of administration forms and delivery systems for drugs, vaccines and other biologically active agents. More specifically the invention is related to the preparation of suspensions of colloidal solid lipid particles (SL... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5760258 | Polyhydroxyalkyl-amidoamine oxides The amine oxides described correspond to the following formula (1) ##STR1## in which RCO is an aliphatic acyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, Z is a linear polyhydroxyhydrocarbon radical having at least 3 optionally oxyalkylated hydroxyl groups,... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5744063 | Higher purity imidazoline based amphoacetate surfactants and processes for the preparation thereof Imadazoline-based amphoacetates of higher purity, containing essentially negligible amounts of unalkylated amido amines, lower amounts of glycolic acid salts and monochloroacetate salts, superior to currently available conventional amphoacetates, are prov... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5700396 | Cosmetic compositions and an emulsion composition A cosmetic composition and an emulsion composition respectively comprising 0.1 to 99 weight % of an oily component and 99.9 to 1 weight % of a watery component are are provided and the oily component in the compositions comprises 85 or more weight % of ci... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5622650 | Emulsifying milling machine and process for emulsifying A mill for emulsifying immiscible fluids comprises a mill body having a cylindrical cavity extending therewithin, a fluid inlet at one end of the cavity and a fluid outlet near the other end, both in fluid communication with the cavity. The mill further c... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5616273 | Synergistic surfactant compositions and fire fighting concentrates thereof This invention relates to synergistic surfactant compositions based on water insoluble amphoteric fluorochemical surfactants and water soluble anionic hydrocarbon or fluorochemical surfactants of the sulfate or sulfonate type and aqueous film forming foam... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5589105 | Heterogeneous polymerization in carbon dioxide The heterogeneous polymerization of water-insoluble polymer in CO2 is disclosed. The method comprises providing a heterogeneous reaction mixture comprising CO2, a monomer, and a surfactant, then polymerizing the monomer to form a wat... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5565141 | Solubilizer mixture for the preparation of strongly alkaline aqueous solutions of non-ionic surfactants The use of a mixture of a long-chain, unsaturated, dimeric or oligomeric fatty acid with a C6 -C12 fatty acid as solubilizer for non-ionic surfactants in alkaline aqueous solutions.... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5563189 | Method for the continuous preparation of organopolysiloxane emulsions Method and apparatus for preparing uniform highly dispersed emulsions by using a low drive power and without pressurization, making possible continuous mass production of uniform organopolysiloxane emulsions. An organopolysiloxane, water and a emulsifying... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5558806 | Surfactant blend of a polyalkleneoxide polysiloxane and an organic compound having a short chain hydrophobic moiety A surfactant blend comprising a polyalkyleneoxide polysiloxane and an organic compound having a hydrophobic moiety containing less than 11 carbon atoms in the main chain or backbone and a method of using the surfactant blend as an adjuvant in pesticide sp... | 09/24/1996 |
