Compositions inventions 04/08

20080093577 - Metal-carbon nanotube composites for enhanced thermal conductivity for demanding or critical applications: According to various embodiments of the present teachings, there is a metal-carbon nanotubes composite and methods of making it. A method of forming a metal-carbon nanotube composite can include providing a plurality of carbon nanotubes and providing a molten metal. The method can also include mixing the plurality of carbon... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP

20080093578 - Thermoplastic resin composition for refrigerator having improved environmental stress crack resistance: A thermoplastic resin composition for a refrigerator according to the present invention can include (A) about 20 to about 40 parts by weight of an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer resin prepared by grafting in emulsion polymerization about 60 to about 30% by weight of a monomer mixture comprising a cyanide vinyl... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20080093579 - Organic cooling medium and its uses: An organic cooling medium that includes a cooling agent and which may further include a chloride salt. The cooling agent selected from the group consisting of carbohydrates, sugar alcohols, glycosides, maltodextrins, hydrogenated maltodextrins, starch hydrolysates, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, non-toxic oils, and mixtures thereof.... Agent: Jeffrey G. Knauf

20080093580 - Composition for removing arsenic from aqueous streams: Arsenic is removed from water and other aqueous feeds by (1) treating the feed with a compound containing cerium in the +4 oxidation state, preferably cerium dioxide, to oxidize arsenic in the +3 oxidation state to arsenic in the +5 oxidation state and (2) removing the arsenic in the +5... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080093581 - Insertion compound able to be used as cathodic active material of a lithium rechargeable electrochemical cell: s

20080093582 - Branched surfactant having fluoroalkyl group and hydrocarbon group: wherein X1 and X2 may be the same or different and each represents a divalent linking group, p1 represents 0 or 1, q1 represents 0 or 1, n1 represents an integer of 1-10; Y represents O, S or NR, wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080093583 - Process for the production of synthesis gas and reactor for such process: The invention relates to a process for the production of synthesis gas comprising (a) providing a gaseous hydrocarbon stream; (b) subjecting a first part of the gaseous hydrocarbon stream to an endothermic reaction thereby producing a first gaseous reaction product containing hydrogen; (c) subjecting a second part of the gaseous... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080093584 - Inhibitor of lead-induced stress corrosion cracking comprising nickel boride in secondary side of steam generator tubes in nuclear power plants and inhibition method using the same: This invention relates to an inhibitor of lead-induced stress corrosion cracking including nickel boride in the secondary side of steam generator tubes in nuclear power plants and an inhibition method using the same, and more particularly, to an inhibitor of lead-induced stress corrosion cracking, in which nickel boride is added... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080093585 - Dispersion strengthened lithium and method therefor: A composite material includes lithium hydride particles dispersed within lithium to form a lithium-lithium hydride composite. The lithium-lithium hydride composite has increased strength over pure lithium and similar soft X-ray transmission characteristics as pure lithium. A soft X-ray blast window may be made from the lithium-lithium hydride composite with increased... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20080093586 - Use of statistical copolymers: The invention relates to the use of statistical copolymers containing at least one structural unit with hydrophobic radicals and at least one structural unit with hydrophilic radicals as dispersants for producing dispersions with an incompatible disperse and continuous phase, in particular, for dispersing particles with a hydrophilic surface in oils,... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20080087861 - Wrinkle-removing composition: The present invention provides a wrinkle-removing composition capable of removing wrinkles in fiber products without deteriorating the texture, even if heat treatment such as ironing and steam pressing is not carried out. The present relates to a wrinkle-removing composition containing an alkylene oxide adduct (a) represented by a specific general... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080087862 - Lithium cobalt oxide, method for manufacturing the same, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery: Lithium cobalt oxide, which can provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having an excellent initial capacity and an excellent capacity retention, and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The lithium cobalt oxide has a tap density of at least 1.7 g/cm3 and a pressed density of 3.5 to... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20080087863 - Process for co-production of electricity and hydrogen-rich gas vapor reforming of a hydrocarbon fraction with input of calories by combustion with hydrogen in situ: The invention describes a process for co-production of electricity and a hydrogen-rich gas by vapor reforming of a hydrocarbon fraction with input of calories by combustion with the hydrogen that is produced inside the vapor-reforming reactor-exchanger.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20080087864 - Stabilizer composition for halogenated polymers: The present invention relates to stabilizer compositions for halogenated polymers, containing perchlorates and lead compounds, to polymer compositions containing said stabilizer compositions as well as to moulded articles that can be produced by using the described stabilizer compositions or polymer compositions.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080087865 - Thermoplastic material with adjustable useful lifetime, method for their manufacture and products thereof: Method and mixture for the manufacture of thermoplastic materials with good processibility and adjustable lifetime, comprising at least one oxidizing promoting agent (prodegradant) and at least one stabilizer. The prodegradant is a fat-soluble metal compound manufacturable by allowing a metal salt to react with a fat-soluble organic compound in a... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani

20080087866 - Titanium oxide-based sputtering target for transparent conductive film, method for producing such film and composition for use therein: wherein the mole % s are based on the total product and wherein the sum of components a) and b) is 100. The invention is also directed to the sintered product of such composition, a sputtering target made from the sintered product and a transparent electroconductive film made from the... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080087868 - Battery paste material and method: A method of making a battery plate includes mixing particles of tetrabasic lead sulfate with leady oxide to form a paste material. The particles having an average spherical particle diameter of less than approximately 2.5 micrometers. The method also includes providing at least a portion of the paste material on... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080087867 - Conductive liquid-crystal material, process for producing the same, liquid-crystal composition, liquid crystal semiconductor element, and information memory medium: m

20080087869 - Solid oxide fuel cell (sofc) anode materials: The invention relates to compositions and composite particles that may be employed as anode materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs). The invention particularly relates to novel metallic SOFC anode materials, which preferably comprise metallic nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), especially if the Ni/Cu oxide has been stabilized with yttrium (Y)... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20080087870 - Foam/aerogel composite materials for thermal and acoustic insulation and cryogen storage: The invention involves composite materials containing a polymer foam and an aerogel. The composite materials have improved thermal insulation ability, good acoustic insulation, and excellent physical mechanical properties. The composite materials can be used, for instance, for heat and acoustic insulation on aircraft, spacecraft, and maritime ships in place of... Agent: Nasa John F. Kennedy Space Center

20080083900 - Synthetic refrigeration oil composition for hfc applications: Novel refrigeration compositions are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a refrigeration composition comprises a mixture of an ester of a hydroxycarboxylic acid. The hydroxycarboxylic acid has a chain length ranging from 8 to 22 carbon atoms. The composition also comprises a carrier fluid or base oil, selected from the group... Agent: Conley Rose, P.c. David A. Rose

20080083901 - Cathode active material and lithium battery using the same: Cathode active materials including lithium composite metal oxides having layered-spine composite structures are provided. The lithium metal oxide may be represented by the formula xLi2MO3−yLiMeO2−zLi1+dM′2−dO4, in which 0≦d≦0.33, 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0<z<1 and x+y+z=1. In the formula M is selected from Mn, Ti, Zn, and combinations thereof. Me is selected from... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080083903 - Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device: wherein R1 and R4 are each independently alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons, or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by fluorine; ring A is independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, 1,4-phenylene, 3-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, 3,5-difluoro-1,4-phenylene, or... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLP Ip Group, Columbia Square

20080083902 - Liquid-crystalline medium: e

20080083904 - Liquid-crystalline medium:

20080083907 - Water based colorants comprising semiconductor nanocrystals and methods of making and using the same: A water based colorant that includes a polymer emulsion and semiconductor crystals capable of emitting light. The colorants include paints, inks and/or dyes can be applied to various substrates.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080083905 - Cr4+doped mixed alloy laser materials and lasers and methods using the materials: A laser medium includes a single crystal of Cr4+:Mg2-xMxSi1-yAyO4, where, where M is a bivalent ion having an ionic radius larger than Mg2+, and A is a tetravalent ion having an ionic radius larger than Si4+. In addition, either a) 0≦x<2 and 0<y<1 or b) 0<x<2 and y is 0... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080083906 - Orange-emitting phosphor: An orange-emitting phosphor that emits at a high luminance when being excited by blue light emitted by a blue light-emitting diode is provided. This orange-emitting phosphor is an alkaline-earth metal silicate-based phosphor represented by a general formula of a (Sr1-xEux(1-y)Ybxy)O.SiO2. In the formula, a is provided as 2.9≦a≦3.1, x is... Agent: Dennis G. Lapointe Lapointe Law Group, Pl

20080083908 - Bio-responsive and electrically conductive polymer compositions for tissue engineering and methods for production: A polymer composition that is both bio-responsive (bio-compatible, biodegradable, and/or bio-resorbable) and electrically conductive. The composition is composed of a bio-responsive host polymer and a desired amount of conductivity-rendering species that are introduced into the host polymer via high energy exposure, particularly ion bombardment or ion implantation. The host polymer... Agent: Bor Z. Jang

20080083909 - Conductive paste for multilayer electronic part: Disclosed is a conductive paste for a multilayer electronic part to be screen-printed on a ceramic green sheet, comprising 70-95 weight % of conductive metal powder, a resin, and a solvent, wherein a phase angle δ in a dynamic viscoelastic measurement is within a range of from 43° to 72°... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080083910 - Process for the manufacture of a doped iii-n bulk crystal and a free-standing iii-n substrate, and doped iii-n bulk crystal and free-standing iii-n substrate as such: A process for producing a doped III-N bulk crystal, wherein III denotes at least one element of the main group III of the periodic system, selected from Al, Ga and In, wherein the doped crystalline III-N layer or the doped III-N bulk crystal is deposited on a substrate or template... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080078974 - Organic polymer particles and process for producing same: P

20080078975 - Heat transport medium: A heat transport medium includes a single solvent and fine particles 1 of a predetermined material dispersed in the solvent, and transports heat transferred from a heat transfer surface 5. Fine particles 1 includes one or more atoms, and structural substances 3 are arranged on a surface of fine particles... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080078976 - Composite material containing non-functional aromatic end group-containing polymer: A composite material containing a thermoplastic material and a non-functional aromatic end group-containing polymer is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and use the composite materials.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080078977 - Conductive particles and method of preparing the same: Conductive particles each includes a polymer base particle and a conductive layer coating the polymer base particle. Let the compressive elastic deformation characteristic KX of one conductive particle when the displacement of particle diameter of the conductive particles is X % be defined by the following formula: KX=(3/√2)·(SX−3/2)·(R−1/2)·FX. FX is... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080078978 - Chiller refrigerants: Refrigerant composition are described which include: (a) pentafluoroethane, trifluoromethoxydifluoromethane or hexafluorocyclopropane, or a mixture of two or more thereof, in an amount of from 60 to 70% by weight based on the weight of the composition, (b) 1,1,1,2- or 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, trifluoromethoxypentafluoroethane, 1,1,1,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane or a mixture of two or more thereof,... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center