Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 06/08

20080152558 - Method for the treatment of copper-bearing materials: The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of copper-bearing materials, such as copper concentrates, so that the impurities and gangue minerals in the materials, such as silicates, are in effect removed completely.... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.c.

20080152559 - Gypsum anhydrite fillers and process for making same: A process is disclosed for making dead burn calcium sulfate anhydrite. The process includes a slurry calcination step to produce calcium sulfate anhydrite followed by removing free water from the anhydrite while avoiding substantial rehydration. Also disclosed are dead burn calcium sulfate anhydrite particles with high aspect ratios, e.g. fibers... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP Anthony P. Venturino

20080152560 - Titanium oxide, catalyst for treating exhaust gas and method for purifying exhaust gas: The BET specific surface areas of the titanium oxide and the catalyst for treating exhaust gases are in the range of 85 to 250 m2/g and in the range of 50 to 200 m2/g respectively. The titanium oxide and the catalyst for treating exhaust gases have each a ratio in... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080152561 - Mesoporous organic-inorganic hybrid materials for separating gases: The invention concerns a method for preparing organic-inorganic hybrid materials with controlled porosity and functionality comprising hydrolysis and condensation polymerization of a compound of formula (I): Z-R1—Si(OR)(OR′)(OR″), with an alkaline or alkaline-earth silicate in a mol ratio of (I)/(silicate)=1:9, in the presence of a non-ionic surfactant, to form a mesoporous... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20080152563 - Apparatus and process for mixing in fluidized beds: Apparatus and process for increasing mixing in a fluidized bed. A slide, which may be in the form of a tube or trough, transports particles from an upper zone downward to a lower zone at a different horizontal position, thereby changing the horizontal position of the particle and creating lateral... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080152562 - Apparatus and process for regenerator mixing: Apparatus and process for increasing mixing in a regenerator. Streamlines of gas and some catalyst may form in a regenerator as a result of cyclone inlet horns positioned in the same direction. Overall mixing in the regenerator may decrease because of these streamlines. A dampening device may be used to... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080152566 - Device permitting the reduction of nox emissions from fcc fumes: The present invention describes a new device which permits a reduction of NOx emissions contained in the fumes from FCC regenerators. The device consists essentially of a conveyance conduit which connects the two regeneration stages and which has an outlet opening into the dilute phase of the second stage.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.c.

20080152564 - Method and apparatus for catalyst regeneration: The present invention relates to the regeneration of a SOx removal catalyst (14) and a NOx reducing catalyst (12). Additionally, this invention relates to the reduction or elimination of sulfur breakthrough from the SOx removal catalyst (14) to the NOx reducing catalyst (12) that may occur during or after a... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20080152565 - Method and apparatus for the purification of exhaust gas from a compression ignition engine: A method and apparatus for the removal of NO2 emission from a lean burn compression ignition engine, wherein NO2 containing engine exhaust gas is brought in contact with a catalyst being active in the reduction of NO2 to NO and comprising at least one platinum group metal with the proviso... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080152567 - Gas absorption system, composition, and method: The present disclosure sets forth an effluent treatment composition, system, and method for the comprehensive treatment of odiferous or noxious effluent formed as a result of an industrial process. The treatment composition includes an oxidant, a biocide, a scale inhibitor, and an anti-foulant agent. The oxidant may be a permanganate... Agent: Nalco Company

20080152568 - Method for producing crystallized silicon as well as crystallized silicon: A method for producing crystallized silicon according to the EFG process by using a shaping part, between which part and a silicon melt, crystallized silicon grows in a growth zone. Inert gas and at least water vapor are fed into the silicon melt and/or growth zone, by means of which... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20080152569 - Process for the preparation of magadiite from an organic structuring agent of quaternary diammonium type: Described is a process for the preparation of a crystallised lamellar solid formed by magadiite consisting of implementing in a step (i) mixing of at least one silica source, at least one salt of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-N,N′-dibenzyloctanediammonium, at least one alkali and/or alkaline earth metal M and water and then implementing in... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.c.

20080152570 - Method of growing iii group nitride single crystal and iii group nitride single crystal manufactured by using the same: A method of growing a III group nitride single crystal by using a metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) process, the method including: preparing an r-plane (1-102) substrate; forming a nitride-based nucleation layer on the substrate; and growing a nonpolar a-plane nitride gallium single crystal on the nitride-based nucleation layer while... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080152571 - Method for removing ammonia nitrogen from solutions: Taught is a method for removing ammonia nitrogen from an ammonia-containing solution via atomization, comprising a) adjusting the pH of the ammonia-containing solution to above 10 by adding a base; b) after mixing, atomizing the ammonia-containing solution to produce an ammonia-containing mist so as to increase the gas-liquid interface and... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080152572 - Oil-based thermo-neutral reforming with a multi-component catalyst: A method is provided for the thermo-neutral reforming of liquid hydrocarbon fuels which employs a Ni, Ce2O3, La2O3, Pt−ZrO2, Rh and Re catalyst having dual functionalities to achieve both combustion and steam reforming.... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080152573 - Method for producing carbon nanotubes, method for producing liquid dispersion thereof and optical product: A method for producing dispersible carbon nanotubes of the invention comprises subjecting single-walled carbon nanotubes to UV treatment in the presence of ozone such that carboxyl groups are introduced into the single-walled carbon nanotubes and that the single-walled carbon nanotubes are fragmented. A carbon nanotubes obtained by the method has... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080152574 - Oil agent for precursor fiber of carbon fiber, carbon fiber and production method of the carbon fiber: By using an oil agent for precursor fiber of carbon fiber containing a base compound and a liquid fine particle, and said liquid fine particle contains a liquid of which kinematic viscosity at 150° C. is 15000 cSt or more, it is possible to suppress an uneven stabilization in stabilizing... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper Us LLP

20080152575 - Laser-based method for growing an array of carbon nanotubes: A method for making/growing an array of carbon nanotubes includes the steps of: (a) providing a substrate; (b) forming a light absorption film made of a light absorption material on the substrate; (c) forming a catalyst film on the light absorption film; (d) introducing a mixture of a carrier gas... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080152576 - Method for manufacturing carbon nanostructures having minimal surface functional groups: Carbon nanostructures are formed from a carbon precursor and catalytic templating nanoparticles. Methods for manufacturing carbon nanostructures generally include (1) forming a precursor mixture that includes a carbon precursor and a plurality of catalytic templating particles, (2) carbonizing the precursor mixture to form an intermediate carbon material including carbon nanostructures,... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080152577 - Ordered mesoporous carbons and method for manufacturing same: The present invention relates to an ordered mesoporous carbon and method for manufacturing the ordered mesoporous carbon which is made from a surfactant, a carbon precursor, water (possibly mixed with an acid) and a water immiscible oil. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of formulating a composition... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080152578 - Apparatus for producing a stable oxy-chloro acid: The current invention relates to an apparatus for the production of stable oxy-chloro acid. The invention allows for simple ion exchange while modifying the pH to allow the chlorous acid to be in a stable form so that it does not rapidly degrading into chlorine dioxide and can be used... Agent: William J. Maheras Patent And Licensing Department

20080152579 - Method of producing a stable oxy-chloro acid: The invention is a method of producing stable chlorous acid for use as a cleaning agent and biocidal composition. The method passes a salt of an oxy-chloro acid over a resin to allow for an ion exchange that produced the oxy-chloro acid. The invention allows for the production of a... Agent: William J. Maheras Patent And Licensing Department

20080152580 - Apparatus and method of producing chlorine dioxide: A method for producing chlorine dioxide at rates of from a few pounds per day to several hundred pounds per day. A very simple, fixed capacity, educator-based (3) chlorine dioxide generator with booster pump (2) which provides a constant and precise motive water flow through the educator (3). The mixing... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks

20080152581 - Method for manufacturing (li, na, k)(nb, ta)o3 type piezoelectric material: There is disclosed a method for manufacturing (Li, Na, K)(Nb, Ta)O3 type piezoelectric material in which a relative dielectric constant and an electric-field-induced strain can be improved. The method is a process in which a formed body of powder particles constituted of a composition of (Li, Na, K) (Nb, Ta)O3... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080152582 - Method for manufacturing titanium dioxide by oxidizing of titanium tetrachloride: A method for manufacturing titanium dioxide by reacting titanium tetrachloride with an oxygen-bearing gas in a tubular reactor and subsequently cooling the titanium dioxide particle/gas mixture in a cooling section, where the gas/particle flow is caused to rotate. Titanium tetrachloride is introduced in the cross-sectional plane of the reactor, but... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20080152583 - Method for producing nanoparticulate solid materials: The invention relates to a process for producing nanoparticulate solids by means of a Péclet number-stabilized gas-phase reaction.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080152584 - Method and composition for production of hydrogen: A method and composition for producing hydrogen by water split reaction, at near neutral pH conditions and without requiring preheating of the reactant materials. Metallic aluminum in particulate form is combined with a metal oxide initiator that raises the temperature of the reactant material upon exposure to water, to a... Agent: Todd N. Hathaway

20080145289 - Process for the treatment of electric and other furnace dusts and residues containing zinc oxides and zinc ferrites: The present invention is a method of recovering valuable metals from a quantity of furnace dust consisting the following steps. A first leaching step wherein the furnace dust is leached at atmospheric pressure in a first leaching solution to produce a first leach liquor and a first leach residue, the... Agent: Borges & Rolle

20080145290 - Process and plant for producing sulfuric acid from gases rich in sulfur dioxide: The present invention relates to a process and a plant for producing sulfuric acid, in which a starting gas containing sulfur dioxide at least partly reacts with molecular oxygen in at least one contact with at least one contact stage to form sulfur trioxide, and in which the sulfur-trioxide-containing gas... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.l.p.

20080145291 - Sulfur oxide removing additive for partial oxidation conditions: The sulfur oxide removing additive suitable for a FCC unit at low oxygen environment condition is described. The SOx removing additive includes one or more sorbents and one or more oxidation catalysts. The sorbent includes a source of Al and a divalent component. The divalent component is selected from a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP / Intercat Equipment

20080145292 - Barium titanate, production process thereof and capacitor: The perovskite-type barium titanate comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sn, Zr, Ca, Sr, Pb, and the like, in an amount of 5 mol % or less (inclusive of 0 mol %) based on BaTiO3, wherein the molar ratio of A atom to B atom... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080145293 - Ceramic material product and method of manufacture: A method for producing a ceramic material product. A filler material is provided. The filler material is divided into filler granules collectively having a median diameter approximately 10 microns or less. An amount of carbon is provided. The carbon is divided into carbon particles and the carbon particles are allowed... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20080145294 - Method of refining si: The present invention provides a method of refining low purity Si by a slag, in particular removing B, which suppresses wear of the reaction vessel due to the slag and produces high purity Si used for solar battery materials etc. at a low cost, comprising adding SiO2 and an alkali... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080145295 - Method and apparatus for highly purifying nitric oxide for semiconductor: There is provided an apparatus for highly purifying nitric oxide by removing impurities included in nitric oxide, which comprises: a number of dehumidifiers connected to one another in a series, to remove water and carbon dioxide from the nitric oxide; a vaporizing and liquefying unit for respectively separating impurities into... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080145296 - Mg-al-based hydrotalcite-type particles, chlorine-containing resin composition and process for producing the particles: p=(2(x+y−1)+3z)/n; A is a n-valent anion; and m is more than 0 and not more than 0.75, having a plate surface diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 μm and a thickness of 0.02 to 0.08 μm, and containing calcium at a molar ratio of Ca to a sum of Mg and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080145297 - Fuel processor, components thereof and operating methods therefor: Fuel processors include at least one of a fuel introduction tube, a critical flow venturi and/or a heat exchanger along with other components. Such fuel processors are particularly suitable for use in engine system applications where a liquid fuel is introduced into an oxidant stream comprising hot engine exhaust gas,... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080145298 - Porous carbon material and process for producing same: There are disclosed a porous carbon material which comprises a fullerene crystal body and which has an average pore diameter of at least 100 nm that has never hitherto been realized; and a process for producing a porous carbon material which comprises subjecting a fullerene crystal body composed of at... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080145299 - Personalized synthetic diamond of different colours, obtained from (living or dead) human or animal keratin and production method thereof: The present invention refers to the provision of a process to manufacture large diamond monocrystals of different colors from carbon obtained from the keratin contained in the ectoderm of many living beings being possible to extract carbon from a human being by cutting a lock of hair and carbonizing it,... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20080145300 - Bulk synthesis of carbon nanotubes from metallic and ethynyl compounds: A process of making carbon nanotubes 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 a metal-ethynyl complex, and combinations thereof; wherein the precursor composition... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20080145302 - High strength low density fiber: A welded nanotube fiber and a method of forming such a fiber is disclosed. The method comprises applying a voltage or current signal to a nanotube bundle, either in an evacuated chamber or in a chamber in which additional process gasses are introduced. The fiber comprises a plurality of substantively... Agent: Peter Renteln

20080145301 - Process for making a carbon nanotubes/ultra-high molar mass polyethylene composite fibre: The invention relates to a process for making a carbon nanotubes/ultra-high molar mass polyethylene (CNTs/UHPE) composite fibre comprising the steps of a) pre-treating CNTs with an acidic aqueous solution; b) making a composition containing pre-treated CNTs dispersed in a solution of UHPE in a spin solvent; and c) spinning the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080145303 - Method for producing deuterium gas and catalytic deuteration method using deuterium gas obtained thereby: [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] (1) A method for producing heavy hydrogen gas, comprising bringing a deuterated solvent into contact with hydrogen gas under pressure in the coexistence with a catalyst selected from a palladium catalyst, a platinum catalyst, a nickel catalyst, a cobalt catalyst, an iridium catalyst, and a rhodium... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.c.

20080145304 - Method of manufacturing manganese tetrafluoride: A method of manufacturing manganese tetrafluoride comprises reacting a manganese compound and a fluorinating agent at a temperature of 250-350° C. and a pressure of 1.0-10.0 MPs to fluorinate the compound, while constantly or discontinuously crushing or grinding the starting compound and the manganese compound being reacted. According lo the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080145305 - Process for the removal of metals using an open framework chalcogenide: An alkali metal chalcogenide, particularly K6Sn5Zn4S17, is described as useful in a process for the removal of mercury ions or other metal ions, particularly the selective removal of mercuric or other soft metal ions from water. The resulting metal chalcogenide is new. The invention can be used for the removal... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.c.

20080145306 - Method for producing spherical mixed oxide powders in a hot wall reactor: The present invention relates to a novel process for the production of spherical binary and multinary mixed oxide powders in a hot-wall reactor. Through the use of aqueous or organic salt solutions or suspensions having a limited salt or solid concentration in combination with additives in the form of surfactants... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.c.

20080145307 - Process for producing titanium-containing metal oxide, hologram recording material, process for producing the same, and hologram recording medium: The present invention provides a process for producing a titanium-containing metal oxide the coloration of which is decreased; a hologram recording material suitable for holographic memory recording using a blue laser, wherein a titanium-containing metal oxide the coloration of which is decreased is used as a metal oxide matrix; a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080145308 - Method for producing alkaline earth metal oxides: Disclosed is a processes for the production of relatively high purity alkaline earth metal oxides, such as SrO, from relatively low purity forms of carbonated or other oxygenated forms of such metals, such as strontium carbonate. The relatively low purity material is exposed to conditions under which at least a... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20080145309 - Fluidized bed system for single step reforming for the production of hydrogen: The present invention discloses a fluidized bed system for the single step reforming technology for the production of hydrogen. Single step reforming combines the steam methane reforming, water gas shift, and carbon dioxide removal in a single step process of hydrogen generation. In the present invention, to address the heat... Agent: Chevron Services Company Law, Intellectual Property Group

20080145310 - Method for the synthesis of zeolite beta with diethylenetriamine: A method for the preparation of zeolite beta is described, the template used comprising diethylenetriamine. Furthermore, a zeolite beta obtainable thereby and the preferred use thereof are disclosed.... Agent: Scott R. Cox Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Mahan, P.s.c.

20080138262 - Preparation of iron or iron oxide nanoparticles: The present teachings are directed towards a thermolysis method of producing iron-containing nanoparticles by providing an iron-containing component, a colloid stabilizing component, and an amount of water. The iron-containing component, the colloid stabilizing component, and the amount of water form a mixture, which is then heated to a temperature sufficient... Agent: Prass & Irving, LLP

20080138263 - Process for heap leaching of nickeliferous oxidic ores: A process for the recovery of nickel and cobalt from a nickeliferous oxidic ore by heap leaching, the process including the steps of a) forming the nickeliferous oxidic ore into one or more heaps; b) leaching the ore heap with a leach solution in a leach step wherein the leach... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080138264 - Method and device for removing mercury: A mercury removing device includes a gasification unit that converts a non-gaseous-mercury-chlorinating agent, which is non-gaseous at room temperature and normal pressure, into gaseous-mercury-chlorinating agent by heating the non-gaseous-mercury-chlorinating agent with heat of hot air generated by using the exhaust gas or hot air generated by using an air heater... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080138265 - Systems and methods for extraction of carbon dioxide from air: The present invention describes methods and systems for extracting, capturing, reducing, storing, sequestering, or disposing of carbon dioxide (CO2), particularly from the air. The CO2 extraction methods and systems involve the use of chemical processes. Methods are also described for extracting and/or capturing CO2 via exposing air containing carbon dioxide... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20080138266 - Method and means for chemically modifying gases or fumes: Method and means for modifying gases or fumes fed through a filter (1), from its inlet side to its outlet side, submitted to an electric plasma having its maximum plasma density (d) at the filter's inlet side. The gases or fumes may comprise NOx, the filter being constituted by a... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080138268 - Nano-yag:ce phosphor compositions and their methods of preparation: Disclosed herein are cerium doped, garnet phosphors emitting in the yellow region of the spectrum, and having the general formula (Y,A)3(Al,B)5(O,C)12:Ce3+, where A is Tb, Gd, Sm, La, Sr, Ba, Ca, and/or Mg, and substitutes for Y, B is Si, Ge, B, P, and/or Ga, and substitutes for Al, and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080138267 - Nanoparticles of rare earth oxides: Rare earth compositions comprising nanoparticles are described along with various nanotechnology applications of such nanoparticles. The compositions of the nanomaterials discussed may include scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080138269 - Process for the fluorination of boron hydrides: A process for fluorination of borohydride salts including providing a reaction medium comprising HF and a superacid. A borohydride salt compound is added to the reaction medium. The borohydride salt is reacted with the with the reaction medium under conditions to form a fluorinated borohydride salt. In addition, reactor vessels... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080138270 - Method of producing silicon nanoparticles from stain-etched silicon powder: The present invention is for a porous silicon powder comprising silicon particles wherein the outermost layers of said particles are porous. The present invention is also directed to a method of making this porous silicon powder using a stain etch method. The present invention is also directed to a method... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080138271 - Method for making ultra-fine carbon fibers and activated ultra-fine carbon fibers: A method for making ultra-fine carbon fibers and activated ultra-fine carbon fibers includes core-sheath melt-spinning to produce a core-sheath fiber including a sheath made of polyolefin and a carbon-containing polymer, and a core made of a polyolefin polymer. Under control of temperature, the core-sheath fiber is stabilized as a carbon-containing... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.

20080138272 - Method for producing metal oxide sol: It is an object to provide a method for producing stable alkaline metal oxide sols having a uniform particle size distribution. The method comprises the steps of: heating a metal compound at a temperature of 60° C. to 110° C. in an aqueous medium that contains a carbonate of quaternary... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080138273 - Wall flow reactor for hydrogen production: Disclosed herein are wall flow reactors that are suitable for the production of hydrogen gas from hydrocarbon and/or its derivative feed streams. The wall flow reactors are generally comprised a monolithic honeycomb substrate defining a plurality of cell channels bounded by porous channel walls that extend longitudinally from an upstream... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080138274 - Methods for making mesostructured zeolitic materials: A quantity of solution sufficient to dissolve a pH controlling substance and/or substantially dissolve a surfactant without substantial excess solution is controlled under a set of time and temperature conditions to transform an inorganic material having long-range crystallinity to a mesostructure having long-range crystallinity. The method employs concentrated conditions that... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080131343 - Process for recovering group vib metals from a catalyst: P

20080131344 - Method of removing ammonia from fly ash and fly ash composition produced thereby: A method of treating fly ash and fly ash treated thereby, the method involving contacting ammonia-laden fly ash with an organic base-containing treatment composition, where the organic base causes the ammonia within the fly ash to evolve from the fly ash. The treatment composition preferably includes an effective amount of... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080131346 - Exhaust emission control device and method for internal combustion engine, and engine control unit: An exhaust emission control device for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of supplying a just enough amount of reducing agent to a NOx catalyst, thereby reducing exhaust emission and improving fuel economy. The device includes a three-way catalyst, a NOx catalyst provided downstream of the three-way catalyst, and... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080131345 - Multi-bed selective catalytic reduction system and method for reducing nitrogen oxides emissions: Systems and methods of removing at least nitrogen oxides from an exhaust fluid generally include introducing a first reducing agent and a hydrogen gas co-reductant agent into the exhaust fluid upstream of a catalyst bed optimized for a hydrocarbon selective catalytic reduction process to reduce nitrogen oxides present in the... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080131347 - Scintillation compositions and method of manufacture thereof: Disclosed herein are scintillator compositions that comprise pre-scintillator compositions that are mixed with cerium and/or praseodymium halides. The scintillator compositions comprise solid solutions of the pre-scintillator compositions that are mixed with cerium and/or praseodymium halides and are eventually fired. Disclosed herein too are methods of manufacturing the scintillator compositions.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080131348 - Scintillation compositions and method of manufacture thereof: Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a solid solution of cerium halides and barium, strontium, and/or calcium halides. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing a composition comprising mixing a cerium halide with a barium, strontium, and/or calcium halide; and firing the cerium halide and the barium halide to... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080131349 - High efficiency nitrogen fertilizer and process for its manufacture: The present invention provides a slow release nitrogen fertilizer and a process for manufacturing the fertilizer, wherein the fly ash from coal-fired power plants that may contain high concentration of mercury and carbon is used as the main feedstock and the carbonitridation reaction is used to convert fly ash to... Agent: Peng Zhang

20080131350 - Method for production of metal nitride and oxide powders using an auto-ignition combustion synthesis reaction: A method of preparing a high purity metal nitride and/or oxide powder is provided, comprising: heating a metal salt and an organic fuel to an ignition temperature in a nitrogen-rich atmosphere, forming a first composition; and optionally heating the first composition to a heat treatment temperature, which heat treatment temperature... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20080131352 - Bundle of long thin carbon structures, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device: In the bundle of long thin carbon structures of the present invention, end parts of the bundle are interconnected in a carbon network. The interconnected end parts form a flat surface. By this, an electrical connection structure with low resistance and/or a thermal connection structure with high thermal conductivity are... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080131351 - Method of preparing single-wall carbon nanotubes: Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is used to synthesize single-wall carbon nanotubes by a catalytic reaction, and a method of preparing the catalyst is also provided. A transition metal catalyzing growth of carbon nanotubes, an oxide of a precursor metal preventing agglomeration of catalyst particles, and a precious metal are essentially... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080131353 - Methods for purification of trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerenes and related fullerene derivatives: Methods for separating and purifying carbon nanomaterials such as trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerenes are described. In certain embodiments, carbon nanomaterials are contacted with a carbon nanomaterial reactive agent. The reactive agent binds empty cage fullerenes, nanotubes, and endohedral metallofullerenes without appreciably binding trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerenes. According to some embodiments,... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.c.

20080131354 - Polyaluminum calcium hydroxychlorides and methods of making the same: A process is provided for the preparation of a novel polyaluminum calcium hydroxychloride composition of enhanced efficiency for water treatment, paper sizing, and antiperspirant applications. The polyaluminum calcium hydroxychloride compositions are prepared via the acidification of higher basicity reaction products to form mid-to-high basicity final products. Two methods are provided... Agent: Arthur J. Plantamura, Esq. General Chemical Performance Products Llc.

20080131355 - Fine-particled alkaline-earth titanates and method for the production thereof using titan oxide particles: The invention relates to fine-particled alkaline-earth titanates and to a method for the production thereof by reacting alkaline-earth metal compounds with titanium dioxide particles. The titanium dioxide particles have a BET-surface greater than 50 m2/g. The titanium dioxide particles can have a very low sulphate, chloride and carbon content. The... Agent: Monahan & Moses, Llc

20080131356 - Lithium metal oxides: Lithium metal oxide particles have been produced having average diameters less than about 100 nm. Composite metal oxides of particular interest include, for example, lithium cobalt oxide, lithium nickel oxide, lithium titanium oxides and derivatives thereof. These nanoparticles composite metal oxides can be used as electroactive particles in lithium or... Agent: Dardi & Associates, Pllc Us Bank Plaza

20080131357 - Multiple metal oxide submicron particles: Collections of particles comprising multiple a metal oxide can be formed with average particle sizes less than about 500 nm. In some embodiments, the particle collections have particle size distributions such that at least about 95 percent of the particles have a diameter greater than about 40 percent of the... Agent: Dardi & Associates, Pllc Us Bank Plaza

20080131358 - Lime recovery: A lime recovery process which mixes dry recycle with spent lime sludge (SLS) forming wet agglomerated calcium carbonate (CaCO3) followed by drying and calcination to produce a reactive lime (CaO) product.... Agent: Weiss & Weiss

20080131359 - Method and device for the synthesis of hydrogen from substances containing glycerin: A method for producing a hydrogen product from a starting material containing glycerin as well as a device for conducting the method is disclosed. An intermediate product containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide is produced from the starting material containing glycerin by the separation of undesired substances and at least the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080131360 - Methods and systems of producing molecular hydrogen using a plasma system at various pressures: Systems and methods for production of molecular hydrogen are described herein. Systems may include a plasma reformer that generates plasma at a pressures ranging between about 0.3 atmospheres and about 5 atmospheres. The plasma reformer may produce a gas stream from the liquid feed. The gas stream may include molecular... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.c.

20080131361 - Process and apparatus for the production of hydrogen gas: A process and apparatus for producing hydrogen from a gaseous mixture of hydrocarbons and steam are disclosed. The process includes first reacting the hydrocarbon gas and steam in the presence of a precious metal catalyst on a structural support and then reacting the resulting gas mixture in the presence of... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department