Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions

20080166280 - Purification of molybdenum technical oxide: A process for converting molybdenum technical oxide into a purified molybdenum trioxide product is provided, generally comprising the steps of: combining molybdenum technical oxide with an oxidizing agent and a leaching agent in a reactor under suitable conditions to effectuate the oxidation of residual MoS2, MoO2 and other oxidizable molybdenum... Agent: Albemarle Netherlands B.v. Patent And Trademark Department

20080166281 - Methods for producing cesium hydroxide solutions: Methods for producing cesium hydroxide solutions during which: cesium-containing ore is disintegrated with sulfuric acid while forming a cesium aluminum sulfate hydrate, which is poorly soluble at low temperatures; the formed cesium alum is separated away in the form of a solution from the solid ore residues; the aluminum is... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080166282 - Ammonia scr catalyst and method of using the catalyst: A catalyst and a method for selectively reducing nitrogen oxides with ammonia are provided. The catalyst includes a first component of copper, chromium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, iron, niobium, or mixtures thereof, a second component of cerium, a lanthanide, a mixture of lanthanides, or mixtures thereof, and a zeolite. The catalyst... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080166283 - Reduction of nitrogen oxides using multiple split streams: Systems and methods of removing at least nitrogen oxides from an exhaust fluid generally include dividing a flow of an exhaust fluid comprising a concentration of nitric oxide into three types of flow-through cells. The first flow-through cell comprises a catalyst configured to reduce the nitric oxide with a reductant... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080166284 - Preferential oxidation reactor integrated with heat exchanger and operating method thereof: A PROX reactor integrated with a heat exchanger and an operating method thereof capable of effectively controlling temperature of a preferential oxidation reactor so as to obtain optimal activation and yield. The PROX reactor integrated with a heat exchanger of the present invention includes a pipe having an inlet and... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080166285 - Pegylation and hydroxylation of trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerenes: A pegylated and hydroxiated trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerene is provided comprising a plurality of hydroxyl groups and one or more polyethylene glycol (PEG) moieties covalently bonded to a fullerene encapsulating a trimetallic nitride. Methods of pegylation and hydroxylation of trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerene and methods of using pegylated and hydroxlated... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080166286 - Scintillating compositions for detecting neutrons and methods of making the same: Solid-state scintillating compositions for detecting neutrons comprise a Li4Zn(PO4)2 host lattice. Methods of making scintillating compositions comprise: dissolving a lithium-6 precursor and a zinc precursor in a solvent to form a solution; combining phosphoric acid with the solution; combining a base with the solution to form a precipitate; and heating... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080166287 - Layered structure: The invention further relates to the use of a substrate coated with such a layered structure for high shear and/or high impact applications and to a method to cover a substrate with such a layered structure.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080166288 - Methods for manufacturing supported catalyst from a porous support and a nanocatalyst solution: Supported catalysts are manufactured from a pretreated porous support material and a nanocatalyst solution of catalyst nanoparticles. The porous support material is pre-treated with a gaseous solvent (e.g., steam or alcohol) to protect the support material from cracking during impregnation of the nanocatalyst solution. The supported catalysts have more uniform... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080166289 - Surface-modified indium-tin oxides: p

20080166290 - Method and apparatus for generating process heat and/or electrical energy: A method and apparatus for generating process heat and/or electrical energy for a machine used in the production and/or finishing of a web of fibrous material are provided. The fibrous material can be a paper web or paperboard web, and gas having a highest possible proportion of hydrogen is generated... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080166291 - Reactor and process for the continuous production of hydrogen based on steam oxidation of molten iron: The present invention provides a reactor and gasification process for the continuous controlled production of hydrogen (H2) and a by-product synthesis gas (mixture of CO+H2+CO2), such a process called a hydrogen priority poly-generation process (HPPP). The reactor uses a circulating molten iron process, which is capable of gasifying a variety... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20080159933 - Processes for producing titanium dioxide: Provided are processes for the production of titanium dioxide from ilmenite. In these processes, ilmenite is digested with aqueous ammonium hydrogen oxalate. Iron from the ilmenite precipitates as a hydrated iron oxalate and is removed by filtering, leaving a titanium-rich solution. The titanium-rich solution can be further processed to form... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080159934 - Method for improved aluminum hydroxide production: The present invention relates ways to increase the output of a high quality product from the aluminum hydroxide recovery processes such as the Bayer process. The invention is a method of increasing the size of precipitated aluminum hydroxide while not reducing the total production amounts. The invention relates to the... Agent: Nalco Company

20080159935 - Processes for treating aluminium dross residues: There is provided a process for preparing aluminium chloride comprising: leaching aluminium dross residues with HCl so as to obtain a mixture comprising a solid and a liquid; and hydrochlorinating the liquid obtained from the mixture, so as to form a precipitate comprising aluminium chloride. Such a sequence can also... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080159936 - Treatment of cold start engine exhaust: The present invention relates to a process for reducing cold start emissions in an exhaust gas stream (such as from an internal combustion engine) by contacting the exhaust stream with a combination of molecular sieves comprising (1) a small pore crystalline molecular sieve or mixture of molecular sieves having pores... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080159937 - Process for the recovery of carbon dioxide from a gas stream: A process for removing acid gas from a gas stream utilizes a low viscosity absorbent comprising a solution of at least one selected amine.... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080159938 - Hydrogen production: A method is described for producing a hydrogen-containing gas mixture from a suitable hydrocarbon-containing feed gas in a reformer, wherein at least part of the feed gas is diverted before it enters the reformer and is supplied to at least one secondary reformer, and wherein the feed gas is contacted... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080159939 - Ceramic and method of manufacturing the same, dielectric capacitor, semiconductor device, and element: A method of manufacturing a ceramic includes forming a film which includes a complex oxide material having an oxygen octahedral structure and a paraelectric material having a catalytic effect for the complex oxide material in a mixed state, and performing a heat treatment to the film, wherein the paraelectric material... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080159940 - High form factor crystalline zirconium phosphate, method for the preparation thereof and use thereof in a macromolecular material: The zirconium phosphate according to the invention is characterized in that it is crystallized and in that it is comprised of particles that are a maximum 30 nm thick. It is obtained by a method wherein initially phosphoric acid and a zirconium compound are placed in an acid medium, whereupon... Agent: Jean-louis Seugnet Rhodia Inc

20080159941 - 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.

20080159942 - Reactor and process for the preparation of silicon: In a reactor for the decomposition of a silicon-containing gas, provision is made, to avoid silicon deposition on an inner wall of a reactor vessel, for at least one catalytically active mesh to be provided within a reaction chamber between at least one gas feed line and the inner wall... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, Pc

20080159943 - Methods for synthesizing carbon nanotubes: A catalyst material for carbon nanotube synthesis includes a uniform dispersion of host particles on a substrate. The host particles themselves include catalyst nanoparticles that are effective to catalyze nanotube syntheses reactions and provide nucleation sites. Methods for preparing catalyst materials include co-sputtering a catalytic species and a host species... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080159944 - Carbon nanotubes mass fabrication system and mass fabrication method: Disclosed herein is a mass production system and method of synthesized carbon nanotubes. The system is configured to completely open the reaction chamber to an outside during synthesis of the carbon nanotubes in the reaction chamber while allowing a specific gas to occupy a predetermined region within the reaction chamber,... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080159945 - Laser-based method for growing array of carbon nanotubes: A method for growing an array of carbon nanotubes includes the steps of: (a) providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; (b) forming a catalyst film on the first surface of the substrate; (c) flowing a mixture of a carrier gas... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080159946 - Laser-based method for growing array of carbon nanotubes: A method for making an array of carbon nanotubes includes the steps of: (a) providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; (b) forming a catalyst film on the first surface of the substrate; (c) flowing a mixture of a carrier gas... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080159947 - Carbon blacks having low pah amounts and methods of making same: Carbon blacks, such as rubber blacks, having a low PAH concentration are described. Furthermore, elastomeric or rubber compositions containing the carbon black of the present invention are further described, as well as methods of making carbon black having a low PAH concentration.... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20080159948 - Method for producing chlorine: r

20080159949 - Catalytic dehydrogenation of amine borane complexes: ABSTRACT A method of generating hydrogen includes the steps of providing an amine borane (AB) complex, at least one hydrogen generation catalyst, and a solvent, and mixing these components Hydrogen is generated. The hydrogen produced is high purity hydrogen suitable for PEM fuel cells. A hydrolytic in-situ hydrogen generator includes... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080159950 - Preparation of molecular sieve ssz-13: Disclosed is a method for preparing crystalline zeolite SSZ-13, said method comprising (a) preparing a reaction mixture comprising (1) at least one active source of an oxide of a tetravalent element or mixture of tetravalent elements, (2) optionally at least on active source of an oxide of a trivalent element... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080159951 - Preparation of molecular sieve ssz-13: Disclosed is a method for preparing crystalline zeolite SSZ-13 said method comprising (a) preparing a reaction mixture comprising (1) at least one active source of an oxide of a tetravalent element or mixture of tetravalent elements, (2) optionally at least on active source of an oxide of a trivalent element... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080159952 - Preparation of small pore molecular sieves: Disclosed is a method for preparing crystalline small pore molecular sieves, said method comprising (a) preparing a reaction mixture comprising (1) at least one active source of an oxide of a tetravalent element or mixture of tetravalent elements, (2) optionally at least on active source of an oxide of a... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080159953 - Method of making ultrasmall crystal mtt molecular sieves: s

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.