Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 10/07

20070248512 - Polymeric chelant and coagulant to treat metal-containing wastewater: The present invention is directed to the use of a combination of a polymeric chelant and coagulant to treat metal containing wastewater. More particularly, the invention is directed at removing copper from CMP wastewater. The composition includes a combination of (a) a polymeric chelant derived from a polyamine selected from... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070248513 - Method for recovering rh: Means for solving the problems: The invention provides a method of refining an Rh-containing hydrochloric acid solution also containing Ag and at least one other impurity of heavy metals and alkaline earth metals, the method comprising the steps of: (a) adding an alkali to the solution to adjust pH of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070248514 - Solvent extraction process for separating cobalt and/or nickel from impurities in leach solutions: A process for the separation of nickel, cobalt or both from impurity elements selected from one or more of calcium, magnesium, manganese and chloride contained in a leach solution, the process comprising the step of subjecting the leach solution to solvent extraction using a carboxylic acid (such as Versatic 10),... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070248515 - System and method for forming multi-component films: A system and a method for depositing films of a multi-component material by MOCVD utilizes a flash evaporator for providing vaporized reactant material at a high flow rate. The high flow rate enables film deposition to occur at a higher deposition rate that what is possible with conventional MOCVD systems.... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler PC

20070248516 - Method of treating a gas stream: A method is described of treating a gas stream exhausted from an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process chamber to which two or more gaseous precursors are alternately supplied. Between the process chamber and a vacuum pump used to draw the gas stream from the chamber, the gas stream is conveyed... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20070248517 - Nox reduction catalyst having excellent low-temperature characteristics: A NOx removal catalyst comprising a carrier that includes a zeolite, and preferably a β-zeolite, that has undergone ion exchange with iron, and ferric oxide supported on the carrier. This NOx removal catalyst can be used favorably in a selective catalytic reduction process wherein nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070248518 - Desulfurizartion for simultaneous removal of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide: A highly efficient desulfurization method for removing a hydrogen sulfide and a sulfur dioxide simultaneously comprises the step of contacting a gas containing the hydrogen sulfide and the sulfur dioxide with water, or an aqueous solution containing a first heterogeneous catalyst for desulfurization to oxidize the hydrogen sulfide with the... Agent: Anderson, Kill & Olick, P.C.

20070248519 - Alpha-siaion powder and method for producing the same: An α-sialon which is represented by general formula: (M1)x (M2)y (Si, Al)12 (O, N)16 (wherein M1 represents one or more elements selected from the group which consists of Li, Mg, Ca, Y and lanthanoid (except La and Ce) and M2 represents one or more elements selected from the group which... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070248520 - Method for making electrode active material: wherein: (a) A is an alkali metal or mixture of alkali metals, and 0<a<4; (b) 0<b<2; (c) X is selected from the group consisting of phosphorous (P), sulfur (S), arsenic (As), silicon (Si), and combinations thereof; and wherein A, X, a and b are selected to maintain the electroneutrality of... Agent: Valence Technology, Inc.

20070248522 - Material, particularly for an optical component for use in microlithography, and method for making a blank from the material: The invention is concerned with a material which shows low absorption for UV radiation having a wavelength below 250 nm, low birefringence, high chemical resistance and high radiation resistance and which is therefore particularly usable for Making optical components for microlithography. According to the invention the material consists of synthetically... Agent: Tiajoloff & Kelly

20070248521 - Production of silicon through a closed-loop process: The inventive method of producing silicon comprises reacting gaseous trichlorosilane with hydrogen to deposit silicon onto a substrate and to produce silicon tetrachloride by-product, vaporizing the silicon tetrachloride by-product to form gaseous silicon tetrachloride, converting the gaseous silicon tetrachloride to finely divided silicon, forming a silicon melt by melting the... Agent: Michelle B. Lando Cabot Corporation

20070248523 - Silanized carbon nanotubes and method for the production thereof: A process for silanizing carbon nanotubes, wherein the carbon nanotubes are oxidized and subsequently exposed to a saturated gas phase including one or more organosilane derivatives which form covalent bonds to the carbon nanotubes with siloxane formation.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro, LLP

20070248525 - Method for producing silicon oxide powder: An efficient method for producing a silicon oxide powder at a low cost is provided. This method comprises the steps of heating a powder mixture of a silicon dioxide powder and a metal silicon powder to a temperature of 1,100 to 1,450° C. in an inert gas or under reduced... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070248524 - Method for manufacturing porous silica crystal: In a synthetic method for porous silica crystals through a hydrothermal reaction, a method for synthesizing porous silica crystals with a size of 0.5 mm or larger in high reproducibility and efficiency is provided using a method for manufacturing the porous silica crystals, wherein a high concentration area with silicon... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070248526 - Method of making group iii nitrides: The present invention provides compositions and a novel high-yielding process for preparing high purity Group III nitrides. The process involves heating a Group III metal and a catalytic amount of a metal wetting agent in the presence of a nitrogen source. Group III metals can be stoichiometrically converted into high... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20070248527 - Methods and systems for selectively separating co2 from an oxygen combustion gaseous stream: Methods are provided for the selective multi-stage removal of CO2 from an oxygen combustion flue gas stream to provide a CO2 depleted gaseous stream. In practicing the subject methods, an initial flue gas stream is contacted with an aqueous fluid under conditions of CO2 hydrate formation to produce a CO2... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20070248528 - Method for the preparation of high purity carbon nanotubes using water: The present invention provides a method for preparing high purity carbon nanotubes, in which, when carbon nanotubes are prepared by the recombination of carbons generated from a carbon source in the presence or absence of a catalyst as in arc-discharge, laser ablation, chemical vapor deposition or vapor phase continuous growth... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070248529 - Reactive-adsorptive protective materials and methods for use: A reactive-adsorptive protective material having an activated carbon adsorbent, including those manufactured from a gel-type ion exchange resin. The activated carbon adsorbent has adsorptive properties for adsorbing chemical impurities. The activated carbon is wettlerized to further impart reactive properties onto the activated carbon for providing protection against blood agents in... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20070248530 - Process for producing manganese fluoride: Disclosed is a process for producing manganese fluoride, comprising a step (1) of allowing a manganese compound such as MnF2 having been dried at a temperature of not lower than 100° C. to react with a fluorinating agent such as F2 at a temperature of 50 to 250° C. and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070248531 - Generation of hydrogen from hydrocarbon bearing materials: Disclosed are strategies for the economical microbial generation of hydrogen, useful as an alternative energy source, from hydrocarbon-rich deposits such as coal, oil and/or gas formations, oil shale, bitumen, tar sands, carbonaceous shale, peat deposits and sediments rich in organic matter through the management of the metabolism of microbial consortia.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070248532 - Fluid treatment: In accordance with the principles of the present invention, fluid is treated with MCM-41 amended with a metallic reducing agent. The iron undergoes anaerobic corrosion and produces hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas is used at the MCM-41 to carry out dehalogenation reactions. The body of metal containing MCM-41 amended with... Agent: Paul E. Schaafsma, Novusip, LLC

20070243118 - Bayer process for production of alumina trihydrate, the said improvement relating to separation of aluminate liquor and insoluble residues: A process for the production of alumina trihydrate by alkaline digestion of bauxite using the Bayer process in which aluminate liquor and insoluble residues are separated using a solid/liquid separation device (E; W2; DC) characterised in that the said slurry (21a; 41; 230′) is at least partially passed through a... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070243119 - Process for controlling the moisture concentration of a combustion flue gas: The invention is related to a system for removal of moisture and contaminants from recirculated flue gas which is used for combustion in fossil fuel power plants. The system includes a spray tower having an inlet at one end of the housing and an outlet at an opposite end of... Agent: The Babcock & Wilcox Company

20070243120 - Exhaust gas purifier: Disclosed is an exhaust emission control device with selective reduction catalyst incorporated in an exhaust pipe 9, the catalyst having enhanced reaction selectivity so as to selectively react NOx with ammonia even in the presence of oxygen, urea water 16 being added as reducing agent upstream of the catalyst by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070243121 - System and method for reducing so2 emissions of a carbonaceous fuel fired hot gas stream: A system and method of reducing SO2 emissions of a carbonaceous fuel fired hot gas stream in a system including a precipitator by injecting trona into the hot gas stream prior to the gas stream being cooled by an apparatus such as an air heater.... Agent: John P. Moran

20070243122 - Process for the synthesis and methanolysis of ammonia borane and borazine: The present invention provides an improved process for the synthesis and methanolysis of ammonia borane and borazine.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070243123 - Method for manufacturing hydroxylamine: Provided is a method for manufacturing hydroxylamine. In this method, an aqueous reaction medium containing acidic buffer agent and nitrate ions in the presence of a limited amount of metal impurities such as Fe or Cu is introduced into a hydroxylamine synthesis reactor in the presence of catalyst to proceed... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070243124 - Polymer-free carbon nanotube assemblies (fibers, ropes, ribbons, films): Process, apparatus, compositions and application modes are provided that relate to nanofiber spinning without the use of superacids in the spinning solution. The methods employ either acids or bases for a flocculation solution. The advances disclosed therein enable the use of nanofibers, including carbon nanotubes, for a variety of applications... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070243125 - Synergistically doped potassium niobate: The present invention provides a photorefractive potassium niobate (KNbO3) crystal including a first impurity added substitutionally to the niobium (Nb) site and a second impurity added substitutionally to the potassium (K) site, wherein the first and second impurities are different. There is also provided a method of making the codoped... Agent: Department Of The Air Force

20070243126 - Oxidation reaction in the gaseous phase in a porous medium: The present invention relates to a process for preparing thermodynamically unstable products of the oxidative gas-phase reaction of molecular compounds comprising hydrogen and at least one atom other than hydrogen by stabilized autothermal reaction in a porous medium.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070243127 - Hydrogen-generating reactors and methods: Reactors and methods that generate hydrogen from fuel, such as naturally-occurring or synthesized hydrocarbon fuel. One embodiment of the reactor comprises a CO2/H2 active membrane piston disposed inside a cylinder that provides for highly efficient and scalable hydrogen generation from hydrocarbon fuels. This embodiment may function in a two or... Agent: Law Offices Of Kenneth W. Float

20070243128 - Process for producing hydrogen gas from sustainable biofuels or from other carbon based fuels: A process for producing hydrogen gas is disclosed. In one embodiment, the process for produces hydrogen gas from biofuel reformation. The process includes the step of reacting a biofuel with a naturally occurring base.... Agent: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.

20070243129 - Exchange cation selection in ets-4 to control adsorption strength and effective pore diameter: The effective pore diameter of ETS-4 can be controlled without thermal treatment by selecting various combinations of cations to exchange into ETS-4. The effect that any cation mixture has on the ETS-4 can be reduced to the weighted average of the effects of each cation present.... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20070237695 - Phase transitional absorption method: The present invention is directed to an improved method and system for separating and purifying gas using gas-liquid absorption. According to this invention, the method is carried out in an absorber, where a liquid absorbent, a gas mixture containing a gas to be absorbed were introduced from an inlet. During... Agent: Furr Law Firm

20070237696 - System and method for processing a mixture of hydrocarbon and co2 gas produced from a hydrocarbon reservoir: A system and method is disclosed for treating a mixture of hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide gas produced from a hydrocarbon reservoir. The system includes a gas power turbine adapted to burn the produced gas mixture of hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide gas with oxygen as an oxidizing agent and a capture... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070237698 - Method of forming mixed rare earth nitride and aluminum nitride films by atomic layer deposition: A method is provided for depositing a gate dielectric that includes at least two rare earth metal elements in the form of a nitride or an aluminum nitride. The method includes disposing a substrate in a process chamber and exposing the substrate to a gas pulse containing a first rare... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20070237697 - Method of forming mixed rare earth oxide and aluminate films by atomic layer deposition: A method is provided for depositing a gate dielectric that includes at least two rare earth metal elements in the form of an oxide or an aluminate. The method includes disposing a substrate in a process chamber and exposing the substrate to a gas pulse containing a first rare earth... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20070237699 - Method of forming mixed rare earth oxynitride and aluminum oxynitride films by atomic layer deposition: A method is provided for depositing a gate dielectric that includes at least two rare earth metal elements in the form of an oxynitride or an aluminum oxynitride. The method includes disposing a substrate in a process chamber and exposing the substrate to a gas pulse containing a first rare... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20070237700 - Preparation of hydroxysodalite: The invention is directed to a process and method for forming synthetic hydroxysodalite from nepheline and feldspar and/or nepheline syenite. A caustic material such as a solution of sodium hydroxide is combined with the nepheline and feldspar and/or nepheline syenite to form the synthetic hydroxysodalite.... Agent: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070237701 - Silica sol and process for producing same: [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The silica sol comprises water and fine silica particles dispersed therein, and wherein the fine silica particles have a secondary-particle diameter of 10-1,000 nm, a metal impurity content of 1 ppm or lower, and a silica concentration of 10-50 wt. %. Also provided is a process... Agent: Curt Harrington

20070237702 - Vacuum actuated anhydrous ammonia feed system for ph adjustment of boiler condensate/feed water: A vacuum actuated and sustained ammonia feed system for the pH adjustment of power plant condensate and boiler feed water is described. This system can provide a safe means of providing anhydrous ammonia for pH adjustment to the condensate/feed water system of a power plant.... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070237704 - Method of producing a layer of material on a support: v

20070237703 - Sorting of a single-walled carbon nanotubes using optical dipole traps: In embodiments of the present invention, the electric field of a focused laser beam induces a dipole in a single-walled carbon nanotube. The single-walled carbon nanotube has one or more resonant frequencies. When the frequency of the laser beam is less than a resonance frequency of the single-walled carbon nanotube,... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070237705 - Carbon nanotube chain and production process for the same, target detector, and target detection method: To provide a carbon nanotube chain consisting of a row of carbon nanotubes, the carbon nanotube chain being suitably used for instance as a target detector or sensor, and an efficient production process for the same. The carbon nanotube chain includes a support, and a plurality of carbon nanotubes bonded... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070237706 - Embedded nanoparticle films and method for their formation in selective areas on a surface: The invention is directed to a method of positioning nanoparticles on a patterned substrate. The method comprises providing a patterned substrate with selectively positioned recesses, and applying a solution or suspension of nanoparticles to the patterned substrate to form a wetted substrate. A wiper member is dragged across the surface... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070237707 - System and method for generation and delivery of a biocidal agent: An apparatus for generating a biocidal agent in a gaseous state. The apparatus includes a first monolith and second monolith. The first monolith includes a surface impregnated with an acid, while the second monolith includes a surface impregnated with a compound. The apparatus further includes a means for directing a... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070237708 - Process for the production of chlorine dioxide: The invention concerns a process for the production of chlorine dioxide, said process comprising the steps of continuously: feeding to a reactor an acid, alkali metal chlorate and a reducing agent; reacting the alkali metal chlorate with the acid and the reducing agent to form a product stream comprising chlorine... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20070237709 - Aluminum hydroxide aggregated particles, process for producing the same, vessel used therefor, and process for producing aluminum hydroxide powder: Aluminum hydroxide aggregated particles which have an average particle diameter of not less than 40 μm, an average particle diameter as determined after processing at 1,000 kg/cm2 of not more than 35 μm, and an L value of slurry obtained by mixing 20 ml of glycerol and 10 g of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070237710 - Reforming apparatus and method for syngas generation: An apparatus and method for reforming a fuel include: first and second partial oxidation zones; and first and second catalytic zones containing first and second catalysts respectively. The first catalytic zone is in fluid communication with the first and second partial oxidation zones. The second catalytic zone is in fluid... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070231227 - Lamellar iron-iii-oxide: An iron(III) oxide has a lamellar structure of at least 50% by weight, preferably at least 75% by weight. We also describe a method for producing lamellar iron(III) oxide, and the use of the novel lamellar iron oxide.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070231228 - Low-insoluble sodium carbonate production: A method of rejecting insoluble impurities during the production of sodium carbonate from trona ore comprising removal of minus 10 micrometer insoluble impurities from a calcined, crushed trona feed stream, slurried feed stream, and/or recrystallized slurried feed stream with the resulting sodium carbonate product containing less than about 0.2% insoluble... Agent: Allan L. Turner

20070231229 - Methods for reducing particulate matter emissions from diesel engine exhaust using ethanol/diesel fuel blends in combination with diesel oxidation catalysts: Considerable progress has been made in recent years in reducing toxic exhaust emissions from diesel engines. Diesel oxidation catalysts for example are finding increasing use in reducing carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and the soluble organic fraction of particulate matter in such emissions. Recent innovations in surfactant stabilizing additives now enable ethanol... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP Attn:IPDocketing Dept.

20070231230 - Process for removing so3/h2so4 from flue gases: A process of using solutions containing thiosulfate and/or chloride salt reagents to remove SO3 and H2SO4 acid gases from a flue gas. The solution is injected into a moving volume of flue gas to achieve a droplet size that enables the solution to dry on contact with the flue gas,... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20070231231 - Method for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions: The present invention relates to a method for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions in combustion. Fuel is combusted in a first zone, whereby nitrogen oxides are generated. Supplementary fuel is fed in another zone under reducing conditions. At the same time, the temperature is adjusted so that nitrogen oxides convert essentially... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070231232 - Selective catalytic reduction of nox enabled by urea decomposition in heat-exchanger bypass: Disclosed are a process and apparatus for selective catalytic reduction of NOx. The process is enabled by passing a heat exchanger section, such as an economizer, of the boiler in advance of an SCR unit at low load conditions to enable NOx reduction even at low loads using urea instead... Agent: Thaddius J. Carvis

20070231233 - Methane gas recovery and usage system for coalmines, municipal land fills and oil refinery distillation tower vent stacks: Ventilation Air Methane (VAM) exhaust gases from coal pre-mine gob wells, land fills and oil refinery (Installations) vent stacks are used, after adequate compression, for energizing a high-speed gas turbine. The convoluting gas discharge causes a first separation stage by stratifying of heavier non-combustible and lighter combustible gas components that... Agent: Ranendra K. Bose., P.e.

20070231234 - Microwave assisted rapid gel combustion technique for producing ultrafine complex oxides and ceramic composites powders: A method for producing oxide particles includes providing a metal ion-polymer complex, and generating microwave irradiation to heat the metal ion-polymer complex to decompose the precursor-polymer complex to yield the oxide particles.... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070231235 - Pbn container and method for producing pbn container: There is disclosed a PBN container in which a conductive film is deposited on a surface of a body formed by depositing PBN (pyrolytic boron nitride), wherein, at least, an angle between a PBN cut face of the body and at least one wall surface adjacent to the PBN cut... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070231236 - Method of producing halosilane and method of purifying solid fraction: A method of producing halosilane of the present invention includes the steps of (1) subjecting used slurry 1to a primary centrifugal separation to recover a solid fraction 3b predominantly composed of abrasive grains, the used slurry comprising slurry and silicon particles mixed in the slurry, the slurry comprising the abrasive... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070231237 - Process for the preparation of silicon carbide from spent pot liners generated from aluminum smelter plants: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of silicon carbide from spent pot liners generated from aluminum smelter plants. The present invention involves the use of spent pot liner (in short hereafter termed as SPL) by means of comminution of SPL by a chemical reaction followed by mixing... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070231238 - Method and plant for depleting sodium thiocyanate in washing liquors and for obtaining pure sodium thiocyanate: A method and apparatus are provided for depleting sodium thiocyanate (NaSCN) from washing solutions to obtain pure sodium thiocyanate. By adding an anti-solvent such as ethanol, which acts as anti-solvent for the main part of the accompanying salts in the solution, the major part of these accompanying salts can be... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070231239 - Method for the production of hydrocyanic acid: Process for preparing hydrocyanic acid by catalytic dehydration of gaseous formamide, in which a formamide-containing recycle stream is obtained from the product mixture after the dehydration and is recirculated to the dehydration, wherein the formamide-containing recycle stream contains from 5 to 50% by weight of water.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070231240 - Method for preparing hydroxylamine: A method for preparing hydroxylamine by reducing nitric acid or its salt with hydrogen gas in an aqueous medium in the presence of a catalyst, wherein reduction of nitric acid or its salt is performed in a reactor comprising a reaction section, a cooler disposed at the lower portion of... Agent: Mr. Peter D. Olexy, P.C. Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070231241 - Method and integrated system for purifying and delivering a metal carbonyl precursor: A method and integrated system are provided for purifying and delivering a metal carbonyl precursor utilized to process a substrate. The method includes providing the metal carbonyl precursor containing un-reacted metal carbonyl precursor and metal-containing impurities in a metal precursor vaporization chamber containing a precursor collection plate, evacuating the metal... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20070231242 - Process for the removal of carbon dioxide from flue gases and the conversion of the carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide: A cryogenic air separation unit is used to separate carbon dioxide from a flue gas stream. The temperature and pressure of the carbon dioxide are controlled so that the separated carbon dioxide coming from the cryogenic air separation unit is in a liquid phase. The liquid phase carbon dioxide is... Agent: Michael L. Dever, Esquire Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070231243 - Method for the production of hydrotalcites: c

20070231244 - Carbon dioxide purification method: Method of purifying a feed stream containing carbon dioxide wherein the feed stream after having been compressed and dried is partly cooled and then used to reboil a stripping column. Thereafter, the feed stream is further cooled and expanded to a lower operational temperature of the stripping column. A carbon... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20070231245 - Polishing material and production method therefor: Diamond clusters are used as a polishing material of free abrading particles, each being a combination of artificial diamond particles having primary particle diameters of 20 nm or less and impurities that are attached around these diamond particles. The density of non-diamond carbon contained in the impurities is in the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070231246 - Apparatus and method for compounding carbon nanotubes: Apparatus and method for compounding carbon nanotubes are provided to uniformly supply a source gas used to compound carbon nanotubes, efficiently exhaust the source gas, and increase a retrieve rate of the carbon nanotubes. According to the apparatus and method, carbon nanotubes are massively compounded.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070231247 - Method for diluting hypochlorite: This invention relates to methods of diluting hypochlorite and hypochlorous acid compositions with purified water to produce stable compositions. These compositions can be used to treat allergen containing surfaces, hard surfaces, food contact surfaces, hospital surfaces, food surfaces, kitchen surfaces, bathroom surfaces, human surfaces, animal surfaces, military equipment, transportation equipment,... Agent: The Clorox Company

20070231248 - Method for manufacturing supported nanocatalysts having an acid-functionalized support: Supported catalysts include an inorganic solid support such as silica that is functionalized to have inorganic acid functional groups attached thereto. The functionalization of the support material is optimized by (i) limiting the amount of water present during the functionalization reaction, (ii) using a concentrated mineral acid or derivative thereof,... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070231250 - Porous metal oxide and method of preparing the same: Porous metal oxides are provided. The porous metal oxides are prepared by heat treating a coordination polymer. A method of preparing the porous metal oxide is also provided. According to the method, the shape of the particles of the metal oxide can be easily controlled, and the shape and distribution... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070231249 - Production and use of polysilicate particulate materials: A method of preparing a particulate material comprising the steps of adding silicic acid solution, optionally doped with aluminum, optionally added to a slurry of pre-existing nanoparticles at a neutral to slightly acidic pH of no more than seven, and at a temperature of about 20° to 30° C. This... Agent: Nalco Company Patent & Licensing Department

20070231251 - Capacitor film forming material: A capacitor film forming material comprising a hafnium oxide film provided in a semiconductor memory device, is a capacitor film forming material in which the forming material comprises the organic hafnium compound of Hf(R1R2N)4 or Hf(OR3)4-n(R4)n and the content of Nb as an inevitable compound is 1 ppm or less.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070231252 - Methods of producing hydrogen using nanotubes and articles thereof: Disclosed herein is a method of generating hydrogen that comprises forming a mixture of a hydrogen containing compound and a nanotube containing material, and dissociating hydrogen by exposing the mixture to activation energy. Also disclosed are articles for generating hydrogen comprising a container for holding the hydrogen containing compound and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070231253 - Device and method for producing hydrogen: A hydrogen manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing hydrogen by utilizing heat generated in a nuclear plant. The apparatus has a heat exchanger or steam reformer to be brought into contact with cooling water containing tritium produced from the nuclear plant and a tritium permeation suppressing ceramic coating at least either the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070231254 - Direct synthesis and methods of using hydrogen storage materials: A method is described for the direct synthesis of reversible hydride materials by hydrogenating a mixture of aluminum, an alkali-metal hydride, and one or more of an alkali-metal amide or an alkali-metal imide, an alkaline-earth-metal or alkaline-earth-metal hydride, and a transition metal catalyst. In one embodiment, the mixture includes aluminum,... Agent: Steven Vosen