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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300958 | Ultra-dispersed nanocarbon and method for preparing the same Ultradispersed ones of primary particles of nanometer-sized carbon are obtained by applying a wet-type milling method and/or a wet dispersion method to an aggregate structure of the primary particles to overcome van der Waals forces, by which forces the primary part... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7109268 | Process for making silicone emulsions In a process for the production of a silicone in water emulsion in which a polysiloxane fluid, at least one surfactant and water are continuously fed to a high shear mixer in such proportions as to form a viscous oil in water emulsion which is continuously withdrawn... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6951892 | Means for and methods of using a selected energy factor to apply a paper coating A continuous output system makes paper coating by combining an emulsifier with ASA particles having a mean average size in the low to sub-micron region. A turbine, pump, blender or other device exposes the ASA to a number of repeated episodes of high shear until the... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6919381 | Process for preparing solutions with additives and surfactants A process for preparing a solution of a liquid additive in a liquid base wherein the liquid additive tends to gel when mixed with the liquid base at temperatures less than a gelling temperature TG includes the steps of providing a stream of the liquid bas... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6903138 | Manufacture of stable bimodal emulsions using dynamic mixing A process for preparing a bimodal emulsion of viscous hydrocarbon in water includes providing a stream of water at ambient temperature; providing a liquid additive that tends to gel when mixed with water at temperatures less than a gelling temperature TG;... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6677388 | Wax transport composition Wax in water emulsions prepared from Fischer-Tropsch derived waxes, Fischer-Tropsch process water, and two alkyl ethoxylated phenol nonionic surfactants having different hydrophilic-lipophilic balances provide high performance pipeline transport of waxes ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6677387 | Preparation of stable emulsion using dynamic or static mixers A process for preparing a hydrocarbon in water emulsion, comprising the steps of providing a liquid additive that tends to gel when mixed with water at temperatures less than a gelling temperature TG ; providing a stream of water at a temperatu... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6559224 | Process for producing polyorganosiloxane latex In order to easily and effectively polymerize an organosiloxane and produce a polyorganosiloxane latex from which the organosiloxane monomer does not emerge and which has a weight-average diameter controlled to under 0.4 μm, a paste is polymerized which ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6531117 | Aqueous dispersion of water-insoluble organic UV filter substances The invention relates to aqueous dispersions of sparingly water-soluble or water-insoluble organic UV filter substances, which comprise at least one sparingly water-soluble or water-insoluble organic UV filter substance as colloidally disperse phase in am... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6515030 | Determining production parameters of scale flow device A device for producing disperse mixtures by ultrasound, containing a housing, and a reaction chamber within the housing and at least one sonotrode having a free emitting surface which is directly in effective connection with the reaction chamber and whose... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6465568 | Anionic and cationic silicone emulsions Emulsions and microemulsions containing particles of siloxane polymers are prepared by an emulsion polymerization process involving (i) the formation of a mixture by combining a siloxane oligomer, an ionic surfactant, no nonionic surfactant, and water; (i... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6437008 | Aqueous organopolysiloxane emulsion and method for the preparation thereof Disclosed is an aqueous organopolysiloxane emulsion for use as an adjuvant to hair-care treatment toiletry preparations suitable in respect of the good storage stability and relatively large average diameter of the organopolysiloxane droplets of 0.1 to 1.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6391927 | Method for manufacturing ink follower for water base ballpoint pens Dispersibility of thickener is constant for every lot and viscosity difference is little. Fine bubbles existing in the thicker in ink follower are removed. A step of homogenizing the thickener at any temperature within a range of 40° C. to 130° C. is in... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6386750 | Process for producing emulsions, particulary emulsions of liquid fuels and water, and apparatus used in the process In a process for producing stable emulsions of at least two substantially immiscible fluids, particularly emulsions of a liquid fuel with water, a considerable increase in the efficiency of the emulsion-formation process is achieved by injecting the fluid... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6380264 | Apparatus and method for emulsifying a pressurized multi-component liquid A method employing a ultrasonicator apparatus to emulsify a pressurized multi-component liquid. The apparatus includes a die housing comprising a chamber adapted to receive a pressurized multi-component liquid, an inlet adapted to supply the chamber with ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6375689 | Process for producing emulsions, particularly emulsions of liquid fuels and water, and apparatus used in the process In a process for producing stable emulsions of at least two substantially immiscible fluids, particularly emulsions of a liquid fuel with water, a considerable increase in the efficiency of the emulsion-formation process is achieved by injecting the fluid... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6353033 | Method and apparatus for cutting high viscosity liquid material Method and apparatus for cutting high viscosity liquid material, said apparatus comprising a cylinder divided into upper and lower tanks by a partition with a central discharge opening, a moveable and elevatable liquid supply pipe with a distal end positi... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6284806 | Water emulsions of Fischer-Tropsch waxes Hydrocarbon in water emulsions comprising Fischer-Tropsch process water, at least 20 to about 90 weight percent of a Fischer-Tropsch wax, a first nonionic surfactant having an HLB of at least 11 and a second nonionic surfactant having an HLB less than 11.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6281254 | Microchannel apparatus and method of producing emulsions making use thereof A microchannel apparatus includes a plural partition walls 4 formed as extensions of plural microchannels 1 toward a continuous phase, and a flow path 5 is formed between adjacent ones of the partition walls 4. A dispersed phase pumped into a continuous p... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6258858 | Cross-flow microchannel apparatus and method of producing or separating emulsions making use thereof Cross-flow microchannel apparatus for producing emulsions includes a pump 9 and a pump 11 which are driven to respectively supply a continuous phase to a concave portion 4 via a supply pipe 10, a supply hole 6 and a supply port 18 and a dispersed phase to... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6211253 | Process for producing emulsions, particularly emulsions of liquid fuels and water, and apparatus used in the process In a process for producing stable emulsions of at least two substantially immiscible fluids, particularly emulsions of a liquid fuel with water, a considerable increase in the efficiency of the emulsion-formation process is achieved by injecting the fluid... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6207719 | Method and system for preparing ASA emulsion A continuous output system makes paper coating by combining an emulsifier with ASA particles having sizes in the low to sub-micron region. A turbine, pump, blender or other device exposes the ASA to a number of repeated episodes of high shear until the re... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6177479 | Continuous manufacturing method for microspheres and apparatus In an apparatus for continuously manufacturing microspheres, a dispersed phase (O) is supplied to a chamber 27 for the dispersed phase inside of a bulkhead member 26 via a supply port 23. Thereafter, the dispersed phase enters into a gap 31 between a plat... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6093348 | Process for manufacture of carotenoid compositions A method for the manufacture of carotenoid powders is disclosed. In the disclosed method, an aqueous suspension of the carotenoid is heated to melt the carotenoid, the suspension is then homogenized under pressure to form an emulsion, and the resulting em... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6036881 | Stabilized liquid lime dispersion for sewage treatment A stabilized lime slurry for treatment of biological solids in sewage. The composition preferably includes 30-36% calcium hydroxide, 10-16% potassium hydroxide, 2-4% potassium chloride, 2-4% magnesium hydroxide, all on a dry basis, and the balance in wate... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5837272 | Process for forming stable gelled aqueous composition A process for compatibly hydrating a fragmented solid which forms a gel with an aqueous composition, said process comprising: a. generating a first aqueous composition and a second oily composition containing the said fragmented solid; b. combining the first a... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5788884 | Oil-in-water organopolysiloxane emulsion and method for the preparation thereof A novel aqueous organopolysiloxane emulsion composition of the oil-in-water type suitable as an additive ingredient in toiletry preparations for hair-care treatment, of which the organopolysiloxane particles have a relatively large volume-average particle... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5766520 | Preservation by foam formation A method of preserving sensitive biological dispersions, suspensions, emulsions and solutions by forming stable foams from fluid materials to be dehydrated, as an aid both to the drying of one or more biologically active substrates in the fluid and as an ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5756432 | Colloidal calcium hydroxide, its preparation and uses Novel colloidal products are described, containing calcium hydroxide in the center of micelles which are stabilised in an organic medium by a shell of a surfactant, in a reversed micelle. The products are obtained by reacting calcium oxide CaO, calcium hy... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5688440 | Organic gellation agents The present invention generally relates to the formation of organic gels by dissolving organic gelling agents in organic solvents. The aryl cyclohexanol gelling agents employed in this invention are not structurally related to previously known gellation a... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5653915 | Method of preparing polymer succinic anhydride The invention is a paper coating system which introduces ASA particles having sizes in the sub-micron region into an emulsifier without shearing the emulsifier. The system has a continuous output--as distinguished from a batch system. The system comprises... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5643506 | Continuous production of Emulsions and microcapsules of uniform particle size An improvement is produced in prior art processes for the continuous production of emulsions; the processes include the step of continuously combining volumetrically determined amounts of the hydrophobic phase and the hydrophilic phase in mixing apparatus... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5278106 | Inogranic particulate material comprising fine balls of uniform size and process for producing same An inorganic particulate material comprising fine balls approximately uniform in size and 0.1 to 50 μm in mean particle size and prepared by admixing an aqueous solution of at least one compound (i) selected from among halides of alkaline earth metals, i... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5254428 | Process for preparation of light-sensitive microcapsule A light-sensitive microcapsule contains silver halide, a reducing agent, an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound and a color image forming substance. Another light-sensitive microcapsule contains a photopolymerization initiator, an ethylenical... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5164105 | Electroviscous fluid An electroviscous fluid comprising: 1 to 60% by weight of a dispersed phase comprising a fine powder of a silicone resin containing a hydrocarbon group substituted with an amino group or an ammonium group, the fine powder containing 0.1 to 20% by weight o... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5135575 | Method of forming stable dispersions of particulate matter The present invention discloses an improved method for forming stable dispersions of particulate matter. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of forming stable dispersions of particulate matter in both organic and silicone-based fluids... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5108654 | Method for conducting chemical reactions in polyphase systems A method and apparatus for conducting chemical reactions in polyphase systems by using emulsifying means for the liquid components consisting of ultrasound emitters or turbines, in the absence or presence of a solid catalyst in fixed bed form with which t... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5030669 | Pigment dispersions A dispersion and a method therefor wherein the dispersion has composition A or B, wherein A is a nonaqueous dispersion comprising pigment particles having an average size of less than 0.1 micrometer dispersed in an organic medium, and B is an aqueous dispersio... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5024929 | Method of preparing coupler dispersions for photographic use A method of preparing a coupler dispersion in gelatin by separating the auxiliary coupler solvent using a hydrophilic membrane having a pure size less than 175 Angstroms.... | 06/18/1991 |
