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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6207603 | Solar cell cover glass A borosilicate glass having properties that enable it to be drawn as microsheets for use as a solar cell cover glass, and a solar cell having such microsheet as a cover glass, the glass having a composition consisting essentially of, expressed in terms of... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6194334 | Tellurite glasses and optical components A family of alkali-tungsten-tellurite glasses that consist essentially of, as calculated in mole percent, 10-90% TeO2, at least 5% WO3 and at least 0.5% R2 O where R is Li, Na, K, Cs, Tl and mixtures, that may contain a la... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6190639 | Process for the preparation of mesoporous molecular sieves and porous crystalline materials Process for the preparation of a mesoporous, crystalline, acidic molecular sieve comprising the successive steps of (a) preparing an aqueous mixture comprising a silicon source, a fluorine source, and an organic template at a temperature in the range of a... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6187283 | Hydrothermal conversion of Y-zeolite using alkaline earth cations Hydrothermal synthesis of the natural, alkaline earth zeolites via the alteration of Y-zeolite is presented. Synthetic versions of the zeolites harmotome, heulandite, brewsterite and gmelinite are synthesized from Y-zeolite using alkaline earth cations co... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6187702 | Ophthalmic and optical glasses Ophthalmic and optical glasses have a composition in weight percent of 4.5-9.5% SiO2, 10-19.5% B2 O3, 0-3% Al2 O3, 0-5% GeO2, 18--less than 23% La2 O3, 0.3--less than 2% Gd... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6184163 | Dielectric composition for plasma display panel A dielectric composition for a plasma display panel. In the dielectric composition, a SiO3 --ZnO--B2 O3 group glass is used. Accordingly, the dielectric composition is capable of meeting optical, thermal and electrical cha... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6177372 | Preparation of high density heavy metal fluoride glasses with extended ultraviolet and infra red ranges, and such high density heavy metal fluoride glasses A heavy metal fluoride glass composition range (in mol percent) consisting essentially of: (16-30)BaF2.(8-26)HfF4.(6-24)InF3 or GaF3.(4-16)CdF2.(6-24)YbF3.(4-22)ZnF2. In an alter... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6174829 | Ceramic dielectric compositions A low-fire, low-dielectric ceramic composition is disclosed. The ceramic composition comprises a mixture of finely divided particles consisting of 30-90% by volume of Ca--Ba--Al--Zn--Si glass and 70-10% by volume of oxides, which can be densified up to 95... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6174512 | Silica mesoporous body and process for preparing same A method of producing a mesoporous silica material, including reacting, with stirring, a liquid mixture containing a tetraalkyl orthosilicate, a linear alkylamine, an inorganic acid and water, and drying and thermally treating the thus obtained solid prod... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6171571 | Crystalline multinary metal oxide compositions, process for preparing and processes for using the composition A new family of crystalline metal oxide compositions have been synthesized. These compositions are described by the empirical formula: An NbMx M'y M"m Op where A is an alkali metal cation, ammonium ion and mixt... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6165439 | Dealuminated NU-86 zeolite and its use for the conversion of hydrocarbons The invention concerns a NU-86 zeolite comprising silicon and at least one element T selected from the group formed by aluminium, iron, gallium and boron, preferably aluminium, characterized in that element T has been extracted from the framework, and in ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6162415 | Synthesis of SAPO-44 A method for making molecular sieves comprising silicoaluminophosphate 44 (SAPO-44) or substantially pure SAPO-44 and a method for using the molecular sieves so prepared for oxygenate conversions to olefins.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6162751 | Glass for rigid disk substrates The glasses used for making rigid disk substrates have the following composition (based on the % by weight of the oxides): SiO2, 40 to 60; Al2 O3, 5 to 20; B2 O3, 0 to 5; Li2 O, 0 to 10; Na... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6156290 | Zeolite SSZ-47 The present invention relates to new crystalline zeolite SSZ-47 prepared using a bicyclo ammonium cation templating agent.... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6153548 | NU-85 zeolite catalyst and a process for improving the pour point of feeds containing paraffins The invention concerns a process for improving the pour point of a feed comprising paraffins containing more than 10 carbon atoms, in which process the feed to be treated is brought into contact with a catalyst comprising NU-85 zeolite and at least one hy... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6146613 | Method of zeolite synthesis with homogeneous shaking out of the medium, device and application A method is provided for zeolite synthesis from a synthesis medium containing in particular a trivalent aluminum source, a tetravalent silicon source, at least an alkaline or alkaline-earth cation in hydroxide form and water in a reactor containing a soli... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6143676 | Synthetic silica glass used with uv-rays and method producing the same An object of the present invention is to provide a synthetic silica glass optical material which exhibits excellent transmittance as well as durability for high output power vacuum ultraviolet rays, being emitted from, for example, ArF excimer lasers and ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6136291 | Faujasite zeolitic materials Novel crystalline zeolitic materials of the faujasite structure having an increased ratio of zeolitic surface area to mesoporous surface area and distinctive X-Ray Diffraction peak ratios are produced by calcining zeolite Y of low sodium content at temper... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136290 | IM-5 zeolite, a process for its preparation and catalytic applications thereof The invention concerns IM-5 zeolite with a chemical composition with the following formula, expressed in terms of the mole ratios of the oxides for the anhydrous state: 100XO2,mY2 O3, pR2/n O where m is 10 or le... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136737 | Glass powder for dental glass ionomer cement A glass powder for dental glass ionomer cement is disclosed, comprising a fluoroaluminosilicate glass powder for dental glass ionomer cement having a specific gravity of 2.4~4.0, a mean particle size of 0.02~4 μm, and a BET specific surface area of 2.5~6... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136069 | Zincoaluminosilicates of the FAU structure A method of separating a more strongly adsorbable component from one or more less strongly adsorbable components residing in a gaseous mixture comprising contacting the gaseous mixture at elevated pressure with a composition and adsorbing the more strongl... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136289 | Preparation process for ferrierrite zeolite and its uses as an isomerization catalyst of linear olefin in isoolefin or as a hydrocracking and hydroisomerization paraffin catalyst A process of preparing a ferrierite-type zeolite, with high crystallinity rate and having a anhydrous stage composition expressed by the formula Mx (AlO2)x (SiO2)y, M being a cation of an alkaline met... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6133179 | Glass compositions of the silica-soda-lime type The subject of the invention is a glass composition of the silica-soda-lime type, having a UV transmission such that TUV.ISO | 10/17/2000 |
| 6127296 | Ceramic-glass composite material and method for the preparation thereof Disclosed is a novel ceramic-glass composite material useful as a material of electronic parts for attenuation of noise components in the GHz range. The composite material is a sintered body obtained by a heat treatment of a powder blend consisting of 35-... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6127298 | Compositions for ceramic tiles A composition for ceramic tiles, the composition having being formulated from materials including granite and comprising the following components, given in weight percent, based on the total weight of the composition: ________________________________... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123914 | Enhanced boro-aluminosilicate EU-1 (LAW778) The instant invention is directed to a process for selectively removing detrital material from boro-aluminosilicate selected from EUO, NES and intergrown mixtures of EUO and NES boro-aluminosilicate topology zeolites having a Si/M ratio of greater than ab... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6121177 | Sintered materials produced from zircon and zirconia The invention relates to a novel sintered material, characterized in that it is produced from a batch containing 5 to 40% zircon and in that it has the following chemical composition in % by weight: ______________________________________ Z... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6121178 | Sintered ITO and an ITO sputtering target Sintered ITO having a relative density of at least 88% and an oxygen content of 15.5-17.0 wt %, as well as an ITO sputtering target made of this sintered ITO. Using the target, an optimal range for the proportion of oxygen in a mixture of argon and oxygen... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117411 | Molecular sieve CIT-6 The present invention relates to new crystalline, molecular sieve CIT-6 that has the topology of zeolite beta. CIT-6 can be in an all-silica form, in a form wherein zinc is in the crystal framework, or a form containing silicon oxide and non-silicon oxide... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6106803 | Granulates which contain titanium silicalite-1 Granulates which contain titanium silicalite-1 are composed of silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide and titanium silicalite-1 crystals. The granulates can be prepared by spray-drying or spray granulating the crystallization suspension. The granulates may be ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6106802 | Stable synthetic material and method for preparing same A composition of matter is provided including an inorganic porous material having wall portions defining mesopore-sized channels having a mean diameter of between about 15 Å and about 100 Å and a narrow diameter distribution of less than or equal to abo... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6103649 | High X-ray absorbing panel glass for cathode ray tubes A glass composition comprised of controlled amounts of BaO, SrO, ZnO and ZrO2, and alkali metal oxides has a high linear X-ray absorption coefficient of at least 34 cm-1 at a wavelength of 0.6 Å, satisfactory chromaticity and excell... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6103214 | Zincoaluminosilicates of the FAU structure A composition of matter represented by the formula Mn+z/n [Si.sub.(2-x-y) Al.sub.(y) Zn.sub.(x) ]O4 .multidot..cndot.wH2 O wherein M is a cation selected from Groups 1, 2, 7, 10, 11, 12 and the f block elements as de... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6103215 | Zeolite Me-UTD-1 An aluminosilicate zeolite is disclosed which has a silica/alumina mole ratio of about 500 or less and pores with at least one cross-sectional dimension greater than 7.5 Angstroms. Also disclosed is a zeolite comprising a first oxide selected from the gro... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099820 | Method for making MTT zeolites without an organic template The invention includes a method for preparing a crystalline zeolite having the X-ray diffraction lines of Table 1. The method includes preparing a template-free reaction mixture including at least one active source of a first oxide selected from the group... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6099920 | Artificial christmas tree and method of mounting branches thereon An artificial tree has a trunk (2), at least one tubular bracket (4) for fitting on the trunk, a fixing ring (6) and a branch (12) having a stem portion, wherein the tubular bracket (4) defines an opening for insertion of an end of the stem, the fixing ri... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6096287 | Process for preparing mesoporous crystalline material The present invention relates to a process for preparing mesoporous crystalline material, in particular to a novel process for preparing crystalline material having mesoporous structure by dissolving silica in hydrogen fluoride solution and reacting it on... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6096288 | Synthesis of the cubic mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-48 A method for synthesizing MCM-48 includes combining an inorganic silica reagent, an alkylammonium hydroxide and halide-containing surfactant to form a reaction mixture which is maintained under sufficient conditions to form a crystalline MCM-48 product. I... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6086848 | Process for preparing zeolites using substituted-piperidinium cations The present invention relates to a process for preparing zeolites having 12-ring pores and having at least one internal pore structure with a cross section measuring greater than 7.5 Å using substituted-piperidinium cations as organic templates.... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6083858 | Sealing glass composition The present invention relates to a sealing glass composition, which is able to seal a panel and funnel of a color TV at low temperature for a short time by adding Garnet(Fe3 Al2 Si3 O12) as a nucleating agent an... | 07/04/2000 |
