| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7569652 |
Synthesis and characterization of novel cyclosiloxanes and their self- and co-condensation with |
August 4, 2009 |
| The present invention is directed to syntheses of cyclolinear networks. Two novel cyclic siloxanes were used as starting materials. The cyclic siloxanes are self-condensed and co-condensed with silanol-terminated polydimethylsiloxane to vinyl-terminated cyclolinear polymers. Cyclolin |
| 7526946 |
Constant-force rheometer |
May 5, 2009 |
| The present invention is generally directed to a method for measuring interfacial stick-slip transitions (SST) and an improved constant-force shear capable of measuring interfacial SST. Some embodiments are capable of measuring SST under simple shear conditions and/or in highly entangled |
| 7501529 |
7-Ethynyl-2,4,9-trithiaadamantane and related methods |
March 10, 2009 |
| 7-ethynyl-2,4,9-trithiaadamantane and related methods are presented. Manufacturing 7-ethynyl-2,4,9-trithiaadamantane includes the steps of: (1) reducing alkyl 2,4,9-trithiaadamantane-7-carboxylate to produce 7-hydroxymethyl-2,4,9-trithiaadamantane; (2) oxidizing 7-hydroxymethyl-2,4,9 |
| 7489107 |
Optimal battery charging for damage mitigation |
February 10, 2009 |
| A system and method for charging and thus extending the life of an electrical storage device is disclosed. The system provides for developing an essentialized cell model structure of the electrical storage device; determining model parameters for charge-discharge data of the structur |
| 7482297 |
Size controlled fibers, tubes and channels synthesized by heterogeneous deposition via sol-gel p |
January 27, 2009 |
| The present invention is generally directed to a method for making sol-gel ceramic nanofibers, and the compositions resulting from practicing such method. Fibers so formed can be used for fabricating filter media and a wide variety of other ceramic fiber structures and devices. |
| 7428050 |
Multispectral, multifusion, laser-polarimetric optical imaging system |
September 23, 2008 |
| In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a multi-energy polarization imaging method consisting of a multi-fusion, dual-rotating retarder/multiple-energy complete Mueller matrix-based polarimeter and dual-energy capabilities. By subtracting polarimetric parameters such as |
| 7420675 |
Multi-wavelength imaging system |
September 2, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a multi-energy system that generates and/or forms images of targets/structures by applying Mueller matrix imaging principles and/or Stokes polarimetric parameter imaging principles to data obtained by the multi-energy system. In one embodiment, the pr |
| 7417151 |
Boron-based organic cations and related methods |
August 26, 2008 |
| Generally disclosed are boron-based organic cations, a method for their manufacture, a method for their use in ionic liquids, and a method for their use as phase-transfer catalysts. More specifically, the boron-based organic cations have an charge of 1+, 2+, or 3+. |
| 7397232 |
Coulter counter having a plurality of channels |
July 8, 2008 |
| The present invention generally relates to a method for rapidly counting micron and/or submicron particles by passing such particles through any of a plurality of orifices simultaneously with an ion current and measuring the signal generated thereby. The present invention also genera |
| 7388065 |
Process for preparing siloxane compounds |
June 17, 2008 |
| In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for preparing siloxane polymers comprising the steps of: (a) polymerizing at least one siloxane-based monomer in the presence of a crosslinking agent consistent with the following structure: ##STR00001## where n is an int |
| 7348441 |
Methyl 2,4,9-trithiaadamantane-7-carboxylate |
March 25, 2008 |
| Methyl 2,4,9-trithiaadamantane-7-carboxylate and a method for its manufacture is disclosed. The method reacts oxidized methyl triallyl acetate with a Lewis acid and a sulphuring agent. |
| 7320242 |
Tensile impact apparatus |
January 22, 2008 |
| The present invention generally relates to a tensile impact apparatus that is designed to give dynamic stress-strain curves and fracture characteristics for a rubber specimen undergoing tensile impact loading. More particularly, this invention relates to a tensile impact apparatus th |
| 7278369 |
Temperature indicator using thermochromic materials |
October 9, 2007 |
| A temperature indicator for a rubber article comprises a thermochromic material, wherein the thermochromic material is a component of a rubber article selected from the group consisting of tires, belts and hoses. A rubber article containing a temperature indicator is also disclosed, |
| 7235615 |
Synthetic polymers with highly-functionalized liquid-rubber chain-end moieties |
June 26, 2007 |
| A method is provided for synthesizing a polymer that has highly-functionalized chain-end moieties. The method functionalizes liquid rubber to terminate a metallic or organometallic initiated living polymer. After the living polymer has been terminated with the functionalized liquid r |
| 7202317 |
Polymerization of i-butene in hydrocarbon media using bis(borane) co-initiators |
April 10, 2007 |
| A method is provided for cationically polymerizing olefin monomer by using a novel coinitiator in the presence of water. More specifically, a method is provided for cationically polymerizing olefin monomer by using a novel coinitiator in an aqueous suspension or aqueous emulsion polymeri |
| 7196149 |
Polymerization of i-butane in hydrocarbon media using bis(borane) co-initiators |
March 27, 2007 |
| A method is provided for cationically polymerizing olefin monomer by employing the step of using a novel coinitiator in an organic phase or a neat monomer reaction phase. More specifically, a method is provided for cationically polymerizing olefin monomer by employing the step of using a |
| 7196142 |
Polyisobutylene-based block anionomers and cationomers and synthesis thereof |
March 27, 2007 |
| Various novel block cationomers comprising polyisobutylene (PIB) and poly(2-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) segments have been synthesized and characterized. The specific targets were various molecular weight diblocks (PDMAEMA.sup.+) and triblocks (PDMAEMA.sup.+-b-PIB-b-P |
| 7163334 |
Method and apparatus for mixing fibers |
January 16, 2007 |
| A method of mixing including providing a slurry (26, 126) having a first fiber (14, 114) into a container (20, 120), introducing an agitation fluid (31, 138) into the slurry to cause a mixing motion (38, 138) within the slurry, and delivering a second fiber (16, 116) into the slurry, |
| 7157549 |
Polymerization of oxiranes with a lithium-containing initiator |
January 2, 2007 |
| A method is provided for polymerizing oxiranes by employing a lithium-containing polymerization initiator in a liquid reaction medium devoid of polymerization additives. Linear and star polymers can be produced by practicing the subject method. |
| 7130764 |
Robust DSP integrator for accelerometer signals |
October 31, 2006 |
| A system and method for determining a predicted value of a function from at least one previous value of said function and at least one second-derivative value of the function. The system includes a sensor provided to sense a second-derivative value of the function and transmit an osc |
| 7105622 |
Hybrid polyurethanes |
September 12, 2006 |
| Cyclosiloxane-multiol compositions, multicomponent polyurethane networks, and related methods are disclosed. |
| 7074493 |
Polyimides used as microelectronic coatings |
July 11, 2006 |
| New polynuclear aromatic diamines, such as 2,2'-di-(p-aminophenoxy)-biphenyl, a process for their manufacture and their use as polycondensation components for the manufacture of polyamide, polyamide-imide and polyimide polymers are described. The polymers obtained with the aromatic d |
| 7071277 |
Poly(cyclosiloxane) composition and synthesis |
July 4, 2006 |
| A poly(cyclosiloxane) is synthesized by oxidation with water in the presence of a Pt catalyst, followed immediately by polycondensation of the Si--OH groups to form Si--O--Si linkages. Thus, pentamethylcyclopentasiloxane can be polymerized into poly(pentamethycyclopentasiloxane). |
| 7042189 |
Controlling an electric motor |
May 9, 2006 |
| In one method for controlling an electric motor, current turn-on and turn-off rotor-position angles for each motor phase are chosen to substantially maximize the absolute value of average motor torque when the motor is operating in two different quadrants of motor torque and motor sp |
| 7022509 |
Gas vesicles of cells and methods of harvesting, isolating and modifying same |
April 4, 2006 |
| A method for removing a gas from a site comprising placing cells having gas vesicles under conditions that induce the cells to float to a surface of an aqueous medium, harvesting the cells from the surface of the medium, lysing the cells, separating the gas vesicles from the lysed ce |
| 7018526 |
Carbonized pitch moldings prepared from synthetic mesophase pitch and heat-soaked isotropic pitc |
March 28, 2006 |
| The present invention provides carbonized pitch articles and methods for producing the same. Synthetic mesophase pitch is mixed with partially anisotropic pitch, which may be selected from heat-soaked isotropic pitch and heat-soaked mixtures of isotropic pitch and mesophase pitch. In |
| 6927051 |
Polymer-protein surfactants |
August 9, 2005 |
| An enzymatic chemical process comprising the steps of providing a biphasic liquid medium that includes one polar phase and one nonpolar phase in contact with each other, wherein at least one of the phases includes reactants, and adding a polymer-protein surfactant to the biphasic liquid |
| 6919448 |
Carbene porphyrins and carbene porphyrinoids, methods of preparation and uses thereof |
July 19, 2005 |
| The present invention includes novel N-heterocyclic carbene substituted porphyrins and porphyrinoids. The invention also includes complexes of metals and N-heterocyclic carbene substituted porphyrins and porphyrinoids. The invention further includes N-heterocyclic carbene substituted |
| 6916758 |
Fibrous catalyst-immobilization systems |
July 12, 2005 |
| The present invention provides a fibrous catalyst-immobilization system that can be employed for immobilizing catalysts that are subject to fluid flow within a chemical production process. The fibrous systems can be synthesized using electrospinning and the catalysts are secured in the |
| 6900262 |
Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposites by emulsion polymerization |
May 31, 2005 |
| The present invention generally provides a method for producing an exfoliated nanocomposite. The method involves charging to water, as the continuous phase, monomers, polymerizable surfactant, and water-soluble initiator. The monomers are allowed to polymerize under agitation to form |
| 6855366 |
Nitric oxide-modified linear poly(ethylenimine) fibers and uses therefor |
February 15, 2005 |
| A novel coating for medical devices provides nitric oxide delivery using nanofibers of linear poly(ethylenimine)diazeniumdiolate. Linear poly(ethylenimine)diazeniumdiolate releases nitric oxide (NO) in a controlled manner to tissues and organs to aid the healing process and to preven |
| 6852804 |
Star block copolymers and related synthetic methods |
February 8, 2005 |
| Block copolymers having a polyisobutylene segment and a polycycloaliphatic diene polymer segment are presented. Star block copolymers with 2 to 16 block copolymer arms, wherein each of the arms has a polyisobutylene segment and a polycycloaliphatic diene polymer segment, are presented. T |
| 6849678 |
Polymerization, compatibilized blending, and particle size control of powder coatings in a super |
February 1, 2005 |
| The current process for producing powder coatings can be replaced with a process utilizing supercritical fluids including polymer polymerization, compatibilized blending of powder coating ingredients, and particle size control and classification of the powder coating. Traditionally, powd |
| 6831133 |
Addition of unsaturated hydrocarbons to poly(vinyl chloride) and functionalization thereof |
December 14, 2004 |
| The preparation of allylated poly(vinyl chloride) by utilizing an allyltrialkylsilane in the presence of Friedel-Crafts acids is disclosed. The pendant allyl groups can be further reacted through various functionalization reactions to contain end groups such as epoxy and hydroxyl. Al |
| 6821479 |
Preservation of biological materials using fiber-forming techniques |
November 23, 2004 |
| A method of preserving a biological material includes the steps of providing at least one fiber-forming material, mixing at least one biological material, and optionally, one or more additives, to the at least one fiber-forming material to form a mixture, and forming at least one fib |
| 6815016 |
Electrically tunable microlens array formed by pattern polymerization of photopolymerizable mixt |
November 9, 2004 |
| An electrically tunable microlens array. The array is formed by pattern photopolymerization of photoreactive mixtures comprising a polymerizable material and liquid crystals; wherein the photopolymerization is characterized by the interaction of multiple-wave mixing. The liquid cryst |
| 6804041 |
Photonic processors and optical guiding structures for lightwave applications, systems, and tech |
October 12, 2004 |
| A light processing cell and method for lightwave applications is disclosed. The cell comprises at least one gas medium; an enclosure for containment of the gas medium, the enclosure allowing light transmission through the gas medium; and polar molecules dispersed within the gas medium an |
| 6801012 |
Sensorless control of switched reluctance electric machines |
October 5, 2004 |
| A system and methodology for control of a switched reluctance electric machine comprising: a switched reluctance electric machine including a sensor generating and transmitting a sensor signal indicative of an operating characteristic; a controller operatively coupled to the switched |
| 6794327 |
Supramolecular structures and process for making the same |
September 21, 2004 |
| The present invention provides a supramolecular structure produced by the process comprising reacting a multi-generation dendrimer with a monomer, where the dendrimer comprises a core molecule, a plurality of interior generations spherically disposed around the core molecule and an outer |
| 6767472 |
Catalytic fixed bed reactor systems for the destruction of contaminants in water by hydrogen per |
July 27, 2004 |
| A process for the treatment of an aqueous media having contaminants therein, including adding hydrogen peroxide to the aqueous media, exposing the aqueous media to a catalytic environment, removing the aqueous media from the catalytic environment prior to the aqueous media having a five |
| 6753454 |
Electrospun fibers and an apparatus therefor |
June 22, 2004 |
| A novel fiber comprising a substantially homogeneous mixture of a hydrophilic polymer and a polymer which is at least weakly hydrophobic is disclosed. The fiber optionally contains a pH adjusting compound. A method of making the fiber comprises electrospinning fibers of the substantially |
| 6737447 |
Nitric oxide-modified linear poly(ethylenimine) fibers and uses thereof |
May 18, 2004 |
| A novel coating for medical devices provides nitric oxide delivery using nanofibers of linear poly(ethylenimine)diazeniumdiolate. Linear poly(ethylenimine)diazeniumdiolate releases nitric oxide (NO) in a controlled manner to tissues and organs to aid the healing process and to preven |
| 6727322 |
Amphiphilic networks, implantable immunoisolatory devices, and methods of preparation |
April 27, 2004 |
| The present invention provides high mechanical strength amphiphilic polymeric networks and implantable biological devices made therefrom that are capable of encasing and, thus, immunoisolating biological material from an immunological response of a host individual. The present invention |
| 6713600 |
Ultrasound assisted process for increasing the crystallinity of slow crystallizable polymers |
March 30, 2004 |
| In general, the present invention provides a process for increasing the crystallinity of a slow crystallizable polymer. In this process, at least one slow crystallizable polymer is introduced to a pressurized treatment zone along a flow direction, and is subjected, at the pressurized |
| 6695992 |
Process and apparatus for the production of nanofibers |
February 24, 2004 |
| An apparatus for forming a non-woven mat of nanofibers by using a pressurized gas stream includes paralell, spaced apart, first, second, and third members, each having a supply end and an opposing exit end. The second member is located apart from and adjacent to the first member. The |
| 6642348 |
Melt processable PMR-type polyimides |
November 4, 2003 |
| The present invention provides PMR-type polyimides that exhibit lower melt viscosities than PMR-type polyimides of the prior art. These PMR-type polyimides are created by incorporating flexible linkages, such as kinked structures and twisted or non-coplanar moietes into the backbone stru |
| 6602960 |
Polymers and copolymers prepared or modified by using cobalt complexes |
August 5, 2003 |
| A polymerization process comprising the steps of admixing a halogen-containing compound, monomer, and a cobalt complex. |
| 6599987 |
Water soluble, curable copolymers, methods of preparation and uses thereof |
July 29, 2003 |
| The present invention provides cured, compositions of matter that are non-swellable in water after curing. In general, the compositions comprise a water soluble copolymers comprising vinylpyrrolidone and glycidyl acrylate and a water soluble secondary aromatic amine or aliphatic ring |
| 6555619 |
Physically crosslinked amphiphilic networks, methods of preparation, and uses thereof |
April 29, 2003 |
| The present invention relates to amphiphilic copolymer networks comprising polyisobutylene segments and poly(alkylene glycol) segments. The polyisobutylene segments of the amphiphilic networks are physically crosslinked by hydrophobic forces. The amphiphilic networks have particular |
| 6550018 |
Hybrid multiple redundant computer system |
April 15, 2003 |
| A hybrid multiple redundant computer system (10) having at least three parallel operating processing units (12) including input module (14), central processor module (16), and output module (50) in each processing unit is disclosed. The central processor module (16) is connected to the |
