Patents Examined by Yen Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10005665
    Abstract: Methods and systems for producing high purity gaseous chlorine dioxide are provided. A solid chlorite reactant is contacted with an ozone-containing reactant gas, or a gas containing both ozone and a component that reacts with any hydroxide byproduct (such as carbon dioxide), to produce chlorine dioxide. The reaction can be monitored and controlled to ensure that excess chlorite reactant is provided and to prevent ozone from passing into the product gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: CHEMTREAT, INC.
    Inventors: John Richardson, Kevin White, Benjamin Niemaseck, Douglas McIlwaine, James Wilkins
  • Patent number: 9994455
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing trichlorosilane includes a conversion reaction process (first reaction process) for producing a first reaction product gas, which contains trichlorosilane, dichlorosilylene, hydrogen chloride, and high-order silane compounds, by performing a conversion reaction of silicon tetrachloride and hydrogen, which are raw materials, in a first temperature range that is equal to or higher than 1000° C. and equal to or lower than 1900° C.; a first cooling process for cooling the first reaction product gas to a temperature of 950° C. or lower within 1 sec (except that the first reaction product gas is cooled to a temperature lower than 600° C. within 0.01 sec); a second reaction process for maintaining the temperature of the first reaction product gas in a second temperature range, which is equal to or higher than 600° C. and equal to or lower than 950° C., during the time that is equal to or more than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru Saiki, Kazuki Mizushima, Makoto Urushihara
  • Patent number: 9994449
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of chlorine dioxide comprising forming chlorine dioxide in a reaction medium in a reaction vessel and withdrawing chlorine dioxide as a gas from the reaction medium in the reaction vessel, the process further comprising adding chlorine dioxide to at least one raw material used in the process. The invention further relates to the use of chlorine dioxide for the reduction of the amount of chlorinated aromatic compounds occurring in a process for the production of chlorine dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Felix Karl Torsten Hultén, Karolina Ellen Therese Appelqvist Albinsson, Kalle Hans Thomas Pelin
  • Patent number: 9994456
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for preparation of polychlorosilanes from monomeric chlorosilanes, by subjecting the chlorosilanes to a thermal plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Erwin Lang, Hartwig Rauleder, Ekkehard Mueh, Imad Moussallem
  • Patent number: 9994448
    Abstract: Processes for extracting iodine from an aqueous solution, such as brine, are disclosed. Activated coconut carbon particles are mixed with the solution to adsorb iodide through pores in the activated carbon particles. The activated carbon particles are then treated with sulfur dioxide gas and water to form hydrogen iodide. The hydrogen iodide is then reacted with chloride to obtain elemental iodine (I2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: IOFINA CHEMICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Charles A. Schneider, David J. Schneider
  • Patent number: 9988287
    Abstract: A process produces salt by way of strong brine concentration after sea water desalination by using a two-way circulation method and bromine extraction. The process includes the following steps: A, preparing fresh water and strong brine from sea water in a high-pressure reverse osmosis unit by using a reverse osmosis method, wherein the concentration of the prepared strong brine is 70000 to 80000 PPM; and B, performing fresh and concentrated separation on the strong brine with the concentration of 70000 to 80000 PPM in a two-way circulation manner by using a concentration difference method till the strong brine is crystallized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: WEIFANG NORTHSEA OASIS SOLAR POWERED TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Panmin Cai
  • Patent number: 9975771
    Abstract: A method for obtaining high-purity phosphorus pentafluoride (PF5), which is industrially useful in the fields of semiconductors and batteries, from PF5 containing a gas mixture of HCl, HF, and so on. Specifically, provided is a process for purifying phosphorus pentafluoride including (1) an immobilization step in which phosphorus pentafluoride containing a mixture is brought into contact with a metal fluoride (MFn; M is an n-valent metal) having a specific surface area of 1.0 m2/g or more at 40° to 150° C. to immobilize phosphorus pentafluoride in the form of a hexafluorophosphate (M(PF6)n), (2) a separation step in which the mixture remaining in the gas phase is expelled out of the reaction system to separate the mixture from the hexafluorophosphate, and (3) a heat-decomposition step in which the hexafluorophosphate freed of the mixture is heated at 150° to 400° C. under a pressure of ?0.1 to 0.1 MPa·G to give phosphorus pentafluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Saito, Shinji Mita, Hiromi Oya, Shinsuke Katayama, Yasuyuki Fujiwara, Ichiro Morimoto, Hiroyuki Uehara, Norihisa Kimura
  • Patent number: 9975769
    Abstract: A method for processing of expired solid rocket propellant containing ammonium perchlorate, powdered aluminum, and a rubber-based binder for the purpose of recycling ammonium perchlorate, the method comprising: a) wet disintegration of solid propellant in a solution to produce a suspension of solid substances; b) leaching of the suspension of solid substances at an increased temperature in a leaching solution to produce an ammonium perchlorate solution, the leaching solution including at least one of water and unsaturated ammonium perchlorate and containing added inert material based on at least one of porous carbon, diatomaceous earth and a polymer; c) wherein the use of the inert material during the leaching process increases de-agglomeration and decreases re-agglomeration of solid substances of the suspension of solid substances; d) separation of the ammonium perchlorate solution from the suspension of solid substances, the separated ammonium perchlorate solution also containing at least some of the inert
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: ERUCA TECHNOLOGIES S.R.O.
    Inventors: Martin Soucek, Michal Cernoch, Jan Kupka, Jan Mysik
  • Patent number: 9966494
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polycrystalline silicon ingot includes steps of: a) melting a silicon material in a container disposed in a thermal field to form a molten silicon; b) controlling the thermal field to provide heat to the molten silicon from above the container and to solidify a portion of the molten silicon contacting a base part and at least a portion of a wall part proximate to the base part of the container to form a solid silicon crystalline isolation layer; and c) controlling the thermal field to continuously provide heat to the rest of the molten silicon from above the container and to solidify the rest of the molten silicon gradually from a bottom to a top of the rest of the molten silicon to form a polycrystalline silicon ingot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: AUO CRYSTAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuo-Chen Ho, Ya-Lu Tsai, Chien-Chia Tseng, Chia-Ying Yang
  • Patent number: 9957162
    Abstract: Provided is a ternary inorganic compound crystal having a molecular formula of Ca8Al12P2O31, and a preparation method thereof comprising the following steps: weighing calcium salts, aluminum salts and phosphate respectively according to the molar ratio of calcium, aluminum and phosphorus in the molecular formula Ca8Al12P2O31; calcining at 1550˜1570° C., cooling, and grinding to obtain the ternary inorganic compound crystal. Also provided is an application of the ternary inorganic compound in gelling materials and molecular sieves, nonlinear optical crystals, and photochromic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Feng Xing, Ning Zhang, Zhu Ding, Biao Liu, Ningxu Han, Weilun Wang, Dawang Li, Wujian Long, Biqin Dong, Xiaodong Wang
  • Patent number: 9944536
    Abstract: A technique is provided in which valuable material is recovered from solid recovered material generated during chlorinating process of titanium-containing raw material, and in particular, in which chlorine gas and titanium-containing raw material can be efficiently separated and recovered from the solid recovered material. The method for production of titanium tetrachloride includes: a chlorinating process in which titanium-containing raw material, coke and chlorine are reacted, a recovering process in which chlorine gas, titanium oxide and coke are recovered by treating solid recovered material which is byproduced during the chlorinating process, and a reusing process in which these recovered material are reused as raw material for the chlorinating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuhide Horikawa, Seiichiro Tani, Ryota Horiguchi, Eiichi Fukasawa
  • Patent number: D815517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Inventor: Sandra Van Fleet
  • Patent number: D816071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Inventor: Jean-François Vuillet
  • Patent number: D816115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jihye Kwon, Chulho Jang, Jisu Park, Ikjin Seo
  • Patent number: D816666
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hao Jiang
  • Patent number: D816705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: ABB AS
    Inventors: Thomas Skovholt, Rune Holtet, David Dorantes Romero, Peter Bruce
  • Patent number: D816706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Gamblit Gaming, LLC
    Inventors: Edvard Toth, Elizabeth Walker
  • Patent number: D818496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Johnston, Sean Leslie
  • Patent number: D820078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: TEIKOKU SEIYAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masanori Uematsu
  • Patent number: D821418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Miko Lasso Fippula
    Inventor: Miko Lasso