Patents Examined by Coris Fung
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Patent number: 11746392Abstract: Non-dried allulose crystals are dried in a temperature treating step (b) in a drying apparatus at a temperature of about 25° C. to about 70° C., and in a conditioning step (c). The temperature treating step (b) may be carried out (b1) at atmospheric pressure and a residence time of about 5 minutes to about 5 hours. The temperature treating step (b) may be carried out (b2) under reduced pressure and constant temperature and a residence time from about 40 minutes to about 5 hours. The conditioning step (c) may be carried out (c1) over a period of about 30 minutes to 7 hours at a temperature from about 40° C. to about 70° C. The conditioning step (c) may be carried out (c2) over a period of about 15 minutes to about 90 hours at about 30 to about 60% relative humidity, and a temperature of about 25 to about 40° C.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: SAVANNA INGREDIENTS GMBHInventors: Ulrich Bongers, Stephan Mohr, Steffen Butz, Anna Junklewitz, Timo Koch, Michael Bognar
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Patent number: 11713517Abstract: A group-III nitride substrate includes: a first region having a first impurity concentration in a polished surface; and a second region having a second impurity concentration lower than the first impurity concentration in the polished surface, wherein a first dislocation density of the first region is lower than a second dislocation density of the second region.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Mori, Masashi Yoshimura, Masayuki Imanishi, Akira Kitamoto, Junichi Takino, Tomoaki Sumi, Yoshio Okayama
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Patent number: 11702711Abstract: A method for treating biomass including lignocellulosic polymers. The biomass is treated in a mixture of water with at least one oxidizing agent and steam at a temperature in a range of from about 130° C. to about 220° C. for a period from about 5 seconds to about 10 hours. The pH of the mixture is periodically measured for substantially an entire duration of the treating step. As necessary, based on the measured pH of the mixture, adjusting the pH of the mixture into a range of from about pH 4.5 to about pH 7.5 by adding a base to the mixture.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: LUSBIO, INC.Inventors: Robert Bartek, Bahman Rejai
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Patent number: 11685664Abstract: A method for producing a tetrahydroborate is disclosed. The method includes a plasma treatment step of exposing a borate to a hydrogen plasma. The method also includes that the plasma treatment is performed using hydrogen plasma generated by microwave or RF excitation, and the plasma treatment is performed while heating the borate at a temperature between 40° C. and 300° C.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.Inventor: Masahiko Nagasaka
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Patent number: 11673123Abstract: Pyrochlore-based solid mixed oxide materials suitable for use in catalysing a hydrocarbon reforming reaction are disclosed, as well as methods of preparing the materials, and their uses in hydrocarbon reforming processes. The materials contain a catalytic quantity of inexpensive nickel and exhibit catalytic properties in dry reforming reactions that are comparable—if not better—than those observed using expensive noble metal-containing catalysts. Moreover, the Pyrochlore-based solid mixed oxide materials can be used in low temperature dry reforming reactions, where other catalysts would become deactivated due to coking. Accordingly, the catalytic materials represent a sizeable development in the industrial-scale reforming of hydrocarbons.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignees: University of Surrey, University of AlicanteInventors: Tomas Ramirez Reina, Estelle Le Saché, Sai Gu, David Watson, Laura Pastor Pérez, Antonio Sepúlveda Escribano
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Patent number: 11661348Abstract: The invention discloses a sound-absorbing material particle and a preparation method thereof. The method for preparing the sound-absorbing material particle comprises: mixing a sound-absorbing raw material with a solvent to form a sound-absorbing slurry; filling the sound-absorbing slurry into a mechanical compression die, and performing compression molding on the sound-absorbing slurry to form a particle; performing a hydrothermal crystallization reaction on the particle to crystallize the sound-absorbing raw material in the particle; and drying the particle to produce the sound-absorbing material particle.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: GOERTEK INC.Inventor: Xiaodong Cao
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Patent number: 11662374Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a group III nitride semiconductor substrate (free-standing substrate 30) that is formed of group III nitride semiconductor crystals. Both exposed first and second main surfaces in a relationship of top and bottom are semipolar planes. A variation coefficient of an emission wavelength of each of the first and second main surfaces, which is calculated by dividing a standard deviation of an emission wavelength by an average value of the emission wavelength, is 0.05% or less in photoluminescence (PL) measurement in which mapping is performed in units of an area of 1 mm2 by emitting helium-cadmium (He—Cd) laser, which has a wavelength of 325 nm and an output of 10 mW or more and 40 mW or less, at room temperature. In a case where devices are manufactured over the free-standing substrate 30, variations in quality among the devices are suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: FURUKAWA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Goto, Yujiro Ishihara
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Patent number: 11661635Abstract: A method for purifying a mixture in a multicolumn chromatography system. The method successively and cyclically collects a raffinate, injects the mixture to be separated, collects an extract, and injects eluent. The mixture to be separated contains fructose and has a dry matter mass concentration of 45 to 55%. The method is carried out at a temperature of 50 to 62° C.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: NOVASEP PROCESS SOLUTIONSInventors: Teddy Ebran, Guillaume Thibault
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Patent number: 11655189Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a hot-mixed asphalt mixture, and relates to the technical field of road engineering. In the present invention, asphalt and aggregates are preheated separately, where the aggregates include coarse aggregates and fine aggregates; the coarse aggregates, part of the fine aggregates and asphalt that are preheated are subjected to a first mixing to obtain a first mixture; the remaining fine aggregates are added to the first mixture for a second mixing to obtain a second mixture; and a mineral powder is added to the second mixture for a third mixing, and discharging is conducted to obtain a hot-mixed asphalt mixture.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TONGJI UNIVERSITYInventors: Liping Liu, Lijun Sun, Qingbing Lu, Mingchen Li
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Patent number: 11648536Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation of butene and a method for producing the same. The catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation of butene has a large amount of Mo—Bi phase acting as a reaction active phase on the surface, and therefore, can exhibit high catalytic activity, high conversion rate and high butadiene selectivity in the oxidative dehydrogenation of butene.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Ara Cho, Young Chang Byun, Gyo Hyun Hwang, Jungup Bang, Cheolock Song
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Patent number: 11643776Abstract: The invention discloses a method to form a composition, which method includes fibrillating fibers to form MFC in the presence of an alkali-metal silicate whereby an MFC and silicate mixture is formed The presence of alkali-metal silicate during fibrillation of fibers to MFC, reduces the viscosity and increases the water release behavior, whereby the fibrillation can be accomplished at higher concentrations and a more uniform mixture of MFC-silicate is accomplished. The composition formed by the method of the invention may e.g. be used in paper or paperboard production, in cement production or as an additive in composites.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Stora Enso OYJInventors: Philip Håkansson, Kaj Backfolk, Isto Heiskanen
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Patent number: 11628425Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst ensuring that when a gas-phase catalytic oxidation reaction of a material substance is conducted using a catalyst to produce a target substance, the pressure loss and coking are suppressed and the target substance can be produced in high yield. The present invention is related to a ring-shaped catalyst having a straight body part and a hollow body part, which is used when a gas-phase catalytic oxidation reaction of a material substance is conducted to produce a target substance, wherein a length of the straight body part is shorter than a length of the hollow body part and at least at one end part, a region from an end part of the straight body part to an end part of the hollow body part is concavely curved.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Kazuharu Tazawa, Takanori Taniguchi, Takuya Nakamura
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Patent number: 11623870Abstract: A method for purifying uranium includes forming primary uranyl peroxide precipitates (UO2O2.4H2O). Forming the primary uranyl peroxide precipitates includes obtaining impure uranium dissolved in an acidic solution, evaporating the acidic solution to increase uranium concentration and to form a concentrated solution, mixing a hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution with the concentrated solution in a first container, and forming uranyl peroxide precipitates in the first container. The method includes collecting the uranyl peroxide precipitates and washing and drying the uranyl peroxide precipitates. The method also includes converting the washed and dried uranyl peroxide precipitates into triuranium octoxide (U3O8).Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventor: Miting Du
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Patent number: 11618012Abstract: Provided is a catalyst for an oxidative dehydrogenation reaction that comprises: a porous support; a core portion supported on the porous support and containing a first zinc ferrite-based catalyst; and a shell portion supported on the core portion and containing a second zinc ferrite-based catalyst, in which the first zinc ferrite-based catalyst and the second zinc ferrite-based catalyst are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Ye Seul Hwang, Dong Hyun Ko, Joohyuck Lee, Myungji Suh
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Patent number: 11608276Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method includes: (a) preparing a liquid cell containing a palladium precursor solution; (b) applying electron beams to the palladium precursor solution contained in the liquid cell; and (c) generating palladium hydride nanoparticles having the hcp crystal structure in the palladium precursor solution.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Dong Won Chun, Sung Jong Yoo, Jaeyoung Hong, Hee-Young Park, Young-Su Lee, Jin-Yoo Suh, Jee-Hwan Bae, Min Kyung Cho
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Patent number: 11583835Abstract: A nickel-iron alloy hydrogenation catalyst and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The nickel-iron alloy hydrogenation catalyst has 65 to 95 atomic percent nickel; and 5 to 35 atomic percent of iron, wherein the nickel-iron alloy hydrogenation catalyst is spherical and has an average particle diameter of 180 to 300 nm. The nickel-iron alloy hydrogenation catalyst is present in a non-carrier form. The nickel-iron alloy hydrogenation catalyst can generate a hydrogenation reaction at a low temperature (about 130˜140° C.) and has a high conversion rate (compared to pure nickel catalyst).Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: National Cheng Kung UniversityInventors: Chuh-Yung Chen, Cheng-Chien Wang, Po-Wei Lan, Ying-Ji Lin
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Patent number: 11583845Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a pure M1 phase MoVTeNb-oxide catalyst with a high specific surface area, including S1) mixing and dissolving a molybdenum-containing compound, a vanadium-containing compound, a tellurium-containing compound, a niobium-containing compound and a protective agent to obtain a precursor-protective agent mixed solution, in which the protective agent is a surfactant or a small molecule organic acid and a salt thereof; S2) subjecting the precursor-protective agent mixed solution to a hydrothermal reaction to separate out a solid; S3) calcining the solid in an air atmosphere, followed by calcining the same in an inert gas, and then performing a hydrogen peroxide purification treatment to obtain a pure M1 phase MoVTeNb-oxide catalyst. This catalyst exhibits an excellent conversion rate, selectivity, space time yield and stability in the oxidative dehydrogenation reaction of ethane for preparing ethylene.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: University of Science and Technology of ChinaInventors: Weixin Huang, Xuanyu Zhang, Zeyue Wei, Rui You
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Patent number: 11583839Abstract: Disclosed are a catalyst for preparing hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide by one-step hydrogenation and a method for preparing same. The catalyst includes nano-metal oxides and hierarchical zeolites, where the mass fraction of the nano-metal oxides in the catalyst is 10%-90%, and the mass fraction of the hierarchical zeolites in the catalyst is 10%-90%. The catalyst has excellent catalytic performance, good reaction stability and high selectivity for desired products, and in the hydrocarbons, C2=-C4= reach up to 80%, C5+ reach up to 80%, and aromatics reach up to 65%.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Yuhan Sun, Shanshan Dang, Peng Gao, Xianni Bu, Ziyu Liu, Hui Wang, Liangshu Zhong, Minghuang Qiu, Zhibiao Shi
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Patent number: 11578456Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide ultrafine cellulose fibers capable of exhibiting favorable dispersibility even in an organic solvent. The present invention relates to cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less and having phosphoric acid groups or phosphoric acid group-derived substituents, wherein the content of the phosphoric acid groups or phosphoric acid group-derived substituents is 0.5 mmol/g or more, and the supernatant yield measured by an measurement method (a) is 70% or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Mengchen Zhao, Yusuke Todoroki, Yuichi Noguchi, Ikue Sugiyama
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Patent number: 11577965Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems to form calcium carbonate comprising vaterite, comprising dissolving lime in an aqueous base solution under one or more precipitation conditions to produce a precipitation material comprising calcium carbonate and a supernatant solution, wherein the calcium carbonate comprises vaterite.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Arelac, Inc.Inventors: Michael Joseph Weiss, Ryan J Gilliam