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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182573 | Methods and devices for flame spray pyrolysis The present invention relates the manufacture of metal powders, non-oxidic ceramic powders and reduced metal oxide powders using an improved flame spray pyrolysis (“FSP”) process. The invention further relates to an apparatus specifically adapted to said process... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7964013 | FeRh-FePt core shell nanostructure for ultra-high density storage media Disclosed herein are methods and processes for making FeRh/FePt nanostructures and the use of these FeRh—FePt nanostructures as a magnetic recording media. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7824466 | Production of metal nanoparticles Processes for the production of metal nanoparticles. In one aspect, the invention is to a process comprising the steps of mixing a heated first solution comprising a base and/or a reducing agent (e.g., a non-polyol reducing agent), a polyol, and a polymer of vinyl p... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7794521 | Production of chain agglomerations of nano-scale metal particles A process and apparatus for producing chain agglomerations of nano-scale metal particles includes feeding at least one decomposable moiety selected from the group consisting of organometallic compounds, metal complexes, metal coordination compounds and mixtures ther... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7758668 | Process of manufacturing metallic nano-scale powders A process for synthesizing metal submicron and nano-scale powders for use in articles of manufacture. In a suitable reactor, single metal or multiple metal complexes are heated to a temperature whereby, upon contact with hydrogen gas, an exothermic reaction begins. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7749299 | Production of metal nanoparticles A process for the production of metal nanoparticles. The process comprises a rapid mixing of a solution of at least about 0.1 mole of a metal compound that is capable of being reduced to a metal by a polyol with a heated solution of a polyol and a substance that is ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7695543 | Process for the production of silver filaments having micrometric or sub-micrometric diameter and product thereof The present invention relates to a process for the production of continuous silver wires having micrometric or sub-micrometric diameter comprising a step of thermal decomposition of silver dodecyl-mercaptide in the presence of metallic aluminum. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| RE41099 | Cobalt recovery process A process for producing purified cobalt from a mixture comprising metallic species of cobalt and metallic species of at least one of the group consisting of nickel and iron, comprising producing a metal carbonyl mixture of cobalt carbonyl and at least one of nickel ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7648556 | Method for manufacturing nickel nanoparticles A method of manufacturing nickel nanoparticles and nickel nanoparticles thus produced, having superior dispersion stability and smooth surface, by reducing after forming nickel-hydrazine complex in a reverse microemulsion, where the method includes forming an aqueou... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7594949 | Cross-linked polymeric nanoparticles and metal nanoparticles derived therefrom There are provided internally cross-linked, stables polymeric materials, in the form of substantially spherical particles, each particle consisting essentially of a single macromolecule. They have the unusual property of being soluble or dispersible in a liquid medi... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7591871 | Solution synthesis of germanium nanocrystals A method for providing a route for the synthesis of a Ge(0) nanometer-sized material from. A Ge(II) precursor is dissolved in a ligand heated to a temperature, generally between approximately 100° C. and 400° C., sufficient to thermally reduce the Ge(II) to Ge(0),... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7419529 | Method of forming fine particle array on substrate and semiconductor element An object of the present invention is to provide a method of forming fine particles on a substrate in which reoxidization of reduced fine particles is suppressed. Reduced fine particles (FeO fine particles) are formed by embedding metal oxide fine particles (Fe... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7407527 | Synthesis of mono-disperse and highly crystalline nano-particles of metals, alloys, metal-oxides, and multi-metallic oxides without a size-selection process A synthetic method of fabricating highly crystalline and monodisperse nanoparticles of metals, multi-metallic alloys, monometallic oxides and multi-metallic oxides without a size selection process are disclosed. A typical synthetic method comprises the steps of, syn... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7344584 | Process for producing metal powders A process for the production of extra fine spherical metal powders by chemical vapor deposition and dissolution techniques, including metal carbonyls, wherein the metal containing process gas is propelled upwardly through a heated reactor. By employing an upward gas... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335245 | Metal and alloy nanoparticles and synthesis methods thereof The present teachings are directed toward single metal and alloy nanoparticles and synthesis methods for preparing single metal and alloy nanoparticles. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335259 | Growth of single crystal nanowires The present invention provides nanowires which are substantially straight and substantially free of nanoparticles and methods for making the same The nanowires can be made by seeded approaches, wherein nanocrystals bound to a substrate are used to promote growth of ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326908 | Optically-regulated optical emission using colloidal quantum dot nanocrystals The present invention relates to the emission of light which occurs in proportion with an electrical signal, an optical signal, or the combination of both. The emission of light may occur due to the passage of current through a light-emitting polymer, or due to ener... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318844 | Laser-irradiated metallized electroceramic The manufacturing method for an electroceramic component (1), for example a varistor (1), comprises a laser irradiation of a part (5; 6) of the surface of an electroceramic body (2) before a metallization (3; 4) is applied to the p... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7276185 | Conductor composition, a mounting substrate and a mounting structure utilizing the composition A conductor composition being able to easily secure the conductivity at the same level as an Ag bulk at low temperature process, a mounting substrate utilizing the conductor composition and a mounting structure utilizing the conductor composition are provided. In a ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273509 | Synthesis of metal nanoparticle compositions from metallic and ethynyl compounds A process of making metal nanoparticles comprising the steps of: providing a precursor composition comprising at least one metallic compound and at least one organic compound; wherein the organic compound is selected from the group consisting of an ethynyl compound,... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270694 | Stabilized silver nanoparticles and their use A process comprising: reacting a silver compound with a reducing agent comprising a hydrazine compound in the presence of a thermally removable stabilizer in a reaction mixture comprising the silver compound, the reducing agent, the stabilizer, and an optional solve... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261833 | Ceramic electrolyte coating and methods Aqueous coating slurries useful in depositing a dense coating of a ceramic electrolyte material (e.g., yttrium-stabilized zirconia) onto a porous substrate of a ceramic electrode material (e.g., lanthanum strontium manganite or nickel/zirconia) and processes for pre... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259101 | Nanoparticles and method for making the same A method for making nanoparticles, nanoparticle inks and device layers therefrom is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, nanoparticles are isolated from a composite material that is formed by treating a metal oxide precursor to form the metal nanopar... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259100 | Nanoparticles and method for making the same A method for making nanoparticles, nanoparticle inks and device layers therefrom is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, nanoparticles are isolated from a composite material that is formed by treating a metal oxide precursor to form the metal nanopar... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247188 | Particle producing method and particle producing apparatus A particle producing apparatus includes a reaction container, an introduction portion for introducing a source gas and a reaction inhibitor generating gas into the reaction container, an inert gas introduction portion for introducing a carrier gas into the reaction ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232474 | Process for producing gold nanoparticles Gold nanoparticles having a particle size of 4-15 nM are synthesized by the reduction of hydrogen tetrachloroaurate (III) trihydrate using a suitable reducing agent such as sodium citrate in the presence of unmodified α, β or γ-cyclodextrin. The particle size is ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211126 | Method for preparing non-magnetic nickel powders Provided is a method for preparing non-magnetic nickel powders. The method include (a) heating a mixture including a nickel precursor compound and a polyol to reduce the nickel precursor compound to nickel powders with a face-centered cubic (FCC) crystal structure, ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211236 | Flame made metal oxides Described is a method for the production of metal oxides by flame spray pyrolysis, in particular mixed metal oxides such as ceria/zirconia, and metal oxides obtainable by said method. Due to high enthalpy solvents with a high carboxylic acid content said metal oxide... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208028 | Method of producing nanophase W powder by low-pressure vapor phase reaction W powder is produced by: preparing a precursor containing tungsten; producing gas by vaporizing or sublimating the precursor; separating the tungsten component by placing the gas in an inert atmosphere while maintaining pressure below atmospheric pressure; and conde... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192649 | Passivation layer on aluminum surface and method thereof A protective passivation layer is formed on the surface of an aluminum mass, such as bare aluminum particles, creating a protected aluminum mass. Formation of the protective layer onto the aluminum mass may occur from an in-situ process. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182977 | Composite substance containing metal particles, conductive paste and manufacturing method thereof A composite substance for forming a conductive paste, comprises a solvent and metal or metal compound particles. The solvent is compatible with an organic component included in the conductive paste, and the metal or metal compound particles are dried metal or metal ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168292 | Apparatus for particulate matter analysis The apparatus described herein is a miniaturized system for particle exposure assessment (MSPEA) for the quantitative measurement and qualitative identification of particulate content in gases. The present invention utilizes a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) or ot... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160614 | Crystalline superfine particles, complex material, method of manufacturing crystalline superfine particles, inverted micelles, inverted micelles enveloping precursor superfine particles, inverted micelles enveloping crystalline superfine particles, and precursor superfine particles Crystalline superfine particles capable of emitting light depending upon a time-rate-of-change of a stress and controlled in grain size in the range from 5 nm to 100 nm are complexed with another material such as resin. The crystalline superfine particles are manufa... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160525 | Monodisperse noble metal nanocrystals Nanoparticle compositions of noble metals, and methods of making them, are described. The nanoparticle compositions are made by reacting a salt or complex of a noble metal, such as Au, Ag, Cu or Pt, with a weak ligand, and a reducing agent, in a single liquid phase.... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154736 | Ceramic multi-layer element and a method for the production thereof A method of manufacturing a ceramic component having multiple layers includes producing ceramic green foil comprised of PTC ceramic material, applying electrode paste containing tungsten onto areas of the ceramic green foil designated to be electrodes, alternately s... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148719 | Method for analyzing organic light-emitting device Provided is a method for analyzing the performance of an OLED through activation in-situ. The method includes placing the OLED in an in-situ chamber, driving the OLED, and analyzing a dark spot and/or thermal degradation of the OLED, such that performance of the OLE... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147687 | Non-alloying core shell nanoparticles The present invention relates composite core/shell nanoparticles and a two-step method for their preparation. The present invention further relates to biomolecule-core/shell nanoparticle conjugates and methods for their preparation. The invention also relates to met... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141207 | Aluminum/magnesium 3D-Printing rapid prototyping A 3D Printing Rapid Prototyping process using Al/Mg particles coated with a metal (i.e. copper, nickel, zinc, or tin) that (1) prevents oxidation of the Al/Mg particles, and (2) either alone, or when alloyed with the aluminum or magnesium core metal, melts below the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135055 | Non-alloying core shell nanoparticles The present invention relates to composite core/shell nanoparticles and a two-step method for their preparation. The present invention further relates to biomolecule-core/shell nanoparticle conjugates and methods for their preparation. The invention also relates to ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125436 | Method for improving metals recovery using high temperature pressure leaching The present invention is directed to a system for recovering metal values from metal-bearing materials. During a reactive process, a seeding agent is introduced to provide a nucleation site for the crystallization and/or growth of solid species which otherwise tend ... | 10/24/2006 |
