Patents Issued in January 31, 2017
  • Patent number: 9556049
    Abstract: The invention describes a method for treating sewage sludge through the treatment steps of hydrolyzing (2) the sewage sludge (1) and digesting (11) the hydrolyzed sewage sludge (10), which has undergone hydrolysis (2), for the anaerobic treatment of the sewage sludge (1), and through the step of separating phosphate from the at least partially treated sewage sludge (3). Phosphate is separated after the treatment step of hydrolyzing (2) and before the treatment step of digesting (11) the hydrolyzed sewage sludge (3), wherein the sewage sludge (10), without the phosphate portion separated in the phosphate separation step, is fed to the anaerobic treatment performed through digestion (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CNP—TECHNOLOGY WATER AND BIOSOLIDS GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ewert, Michael Sievers, Hinnerk Bormann
  • Patent number: 9556050
    Abstract: A process for cullet beneficiation by precipitation. A mass of cullet is melted to form a body of molten glass having a heavy metal con ration of greater than 100 ppm. A precipitate agent is introduced into the body of molten glass to form a heavy metal-containing precipitate phase and a liquid beneficiated glass phase within the body of molten glass. The precipitate phase may have a density greater than that of the liquid beneficiated glass phase. Thereafter, the liquid beneficiated glass phase is physically separated from the precipitate phase. The separated liquid beneficiated glass phase has a reduced concentration of heavy metals, as compared to the concentration of heavy metals in the body of molten glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Carol A Click, Udaya Vempati, Edward A Ordway
  • Patent number: 9556051
    Abstract: A method for controlling wedge variation in a glass ribbon includes flowing molten glass over converging sides of a forming vessel, drawing a glass ribbon from a root of the forming vessel, measuring the wedge variation over at least a portion of the width of the glass ribbon, adjusting a tilt of the forming vessel and a temperature near a weir of the forming vessel based on the measured wedge variation to decrease the wedge variation over the width of the glass ribbon, and re-measuring the wedge variation over the portion of the width of the glass ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Jeffrey Howard Ahrens
  • Patent number: 9556052
    Abstract: A laminate fusion draw apparatus including: a core isopipe having a first core melter; a clad isopipe having a clad melter; a first core down comer between the core melter and the core isopipe; and a second clad down comer between the clad melter and the clad isopipe, the second clad down comer having an independently adjustable linear and horizontal position with respect to a fixed horizontal position of the first down comer, and the core melter and the clad melter are linearly moveable for relative movement in the same or opposite horizontal direction, as described herein. Also disclosed is a method of using the apparatus where the first core down comer remains substantially centered or concentric on the first inlet tube, and the second clad down comer remains substantially centered or concentric on the second inlet tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Gilbert De Angelis, Bruno Le Gallic
  • Patent number: 9556053
    Abstract: A method for forming a glass sheet with reduced inclusions is disclosed. The method includes flowing molten glass over converging forming surfaces of a forming body positioned within an enclosure. The forming body is heated with a plurality of heating elements separated from the forming body by an inner wall of the enclosure. The temperature T2 at the bottom of the forming body is decoupled from the temperature T1 at the top of the forming body by an insulating thermal barrier positioned between two adjacent heating elements of the plurality of heating elements such that a change in T2 does not cause a substantial change in T1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Andrey V Filippov, Chunhong Chelsie He, Bulent Kocatulum, Kathleen Elizabeth Morse, Liming Wang
  • Patent number: 9556054
    Abstract: A glass or glass-ceramic sheet includes peaks and valleys, where a cross-sectional profile in one direction along the sheet contains a first plurality of peaks, and a cross-sectional profile along the sheet in a perpendicular direction to that direction contains a second plurality of peaks. The first plurality is different from the second plurality of peaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Ronan Tanguy
  • Patent number: 9556055
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for producing glass-ceramic sheets. The method includes texturing at least one surface of a first glass sheet, and stacking the first glass sheet and a second glass sheet. The first glass sheet and the second glass sheet are stacked so that the textured surface of the first glass sheet contacts a surface of the second glass sheet. The first and second glass sheets are cerammed. After cooling, the cerammed first and second glass sheets are separated. Also provided is a pre-form for producing glass-ceramic sheets. The pre-form includes a first glass sheet having a textured surface, and a second glass sheet contacting the first glass sheet. The textured surface of the first glass sheet is in contact with a surface of the second glass sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Sumalee Likitvanichkul, William Edward Lock, Sophie Peschiera
  • Patent number: 9556056
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for separating sheets of brittle material are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a separation apparatus for separating a sheet of brittle material includes a first separation cam positioned adjacent to a sheet conveyance pathway and a second separation cam positioned opposite from and downstream of the first separation cam. The first and second separation cams may be rotated such that the contact faces of the separation cams periodically extend across a centerline of the conveyance pathway. Rotation of the first and second separation cams may be synchronized such that at least the portion of the contact face of the first separation cam and at least the portion of the contact face of the second separation cam periodically extend across the centerline of the conveyance pathway at a separation time and periodically do not extend across the centerline of the conveyance pathway at a non-separation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Keith Mitchell Hill, Ritesh Satish Lakhkar, Mark Thomas Massaro, Liming Wang, Naiyue Zhou
  • Patent number: 9556057
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a bushing assembly comprising terminal ears (1) coupled to opposed end walls (2) of the bushing assembly, for heating the bushing tip plate and walls, each of said terminal ears comprising: (a) an electrically conductive plate, said conductive plate comprising at least a first portion (1A) extending along a longitudinal 1D axis (X1) from a first terminal edge (1D) substantially normal to said longitudinal axis (X1) 1B and coupled to a bushing end wall (2), and further comprising a second, free terminal edge (1C) connectable to a source of power, and (b) at least one elongated reinforcing member (1B) coupled to said at least first portion (1A) of said plate to increase the bending moment of the latter, characterized in that, said at least one elongated reinforcing member (1B) extends from, or adjacent to the plate first terminal edge (1D) along a direction non parallel to said longitudinal axis (X1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: 3B-Fibreglass Sprl
    Inventors: Philippe Simon, Dimitri Laurent
  • Patent number: 9556058
    Abstract: A glass that is down-drawable and ion exchangeable. The glass has a temperature T35kp which the viscosity is 35 kilopoise. T35kp is less than the breakdown temperature Tbreakdown of zircon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Matthew John Dejneka, Adam James Ellison, Benjamin Zain Hanson
  • Patent number: 9556059
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provides fiberizable glass compositions formed from batch compositions comprising significant amounts of one or more glassy minerals, including perlite and/or pumice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Inventors: Hong Li, James C. Watson
  • Patent number: 9556060
    Abstract: A low dielectric constant glass fiber, in mass percentage, includes 50%˜60% of SiO2, 10%˜20% of Al2O3, 12%˜20% of B2O3, 0˜4% of CaO, 4%˜10% of MgO, 0.1%˜0.5% of Na2O+K2O, 0˜0.5% of Li2O, 0.2%˜3% of F2 and 0˜0.2% of Fe2O3. Compared with the related art, the glass composition contains higher content of SiO2, which can greatly reduce dielectric properties of the glass fiber. Meanwhile, a small amount of F2 is added thereto, which not only can effectively improve the fiberizing temperature of the glass fiber but also can reduce glass viscosity and density and reduce glass refractive index and dielectric properties. In addition, lower content of CaO is further contained, but almost no alkali metal particles such as Na2O+K2O are contained, which further reduces the dielectric properties of the glass fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CHONGQING POLYCOMP INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guoyun Yang, Yuan Yao, Cong Zhang, Haishen Liu, Lixiong Han
  • Patent number: 9556061
    Abstract: Disclosed is an Ag2O—V2O5—TeO2 lead-free low-melting glass composition that is prevented or restrained from crystallization so as to soften and flow more satisfactorily at a low temperature. This lead-free low-melting glass composition contains a principal component; and an additional component. The principal component includes a vanadium oxide, a tellurium oxide and a silver oxide. The additional component includes at least one selected from the group consisting of yttrium oxide and lanthanoid oxides. A content of the additional component is 0.1 to 3.0 mole percent in terms of oxide. The additional component preferably contains at least one selected from Y2O3, La2O3, CeO2, Er2O3, and Yb2O3 in a content of 0.1 to 2.0 mole percent in terms of oxide. The additional component particularly effectively contains at least one of Y2O3 and La2O3 in a total content of 0.1 to 1.0 mole percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Naito, Shinichi Tachizono, Kei Yoshimura, Yuji Hashiba, Taigo Onodera, Takuya Aoyagi, Tatsuya Miyake
  • Patent number: 9556062
    Abstract: In a Li2O—Al2O3—SiO2 based crystallized glass using SnO2 as a substitute fining agent for As2O3 or Sb2O3, a crystallized glass having less yellow coloration is provided at low costs. The glass is a Li2O—Al2O3—SiO2 based crystallized glass comprising from 0.01 to 0.9% of SnO2 in terms of % by mass and having a content of each of As2O3 and Sb2O3 of 1,000 ppm or less as a glass composition, which has a V2O5 content of from 0.08 to 15 ppm in the glass composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuhei Ogawa, Shingo Nakane
  • Patent number: 9556063
    Abstract: An inorganic fiber containing silica and magnesia as the major fiber components which further includes an intended strontium oxide additive to improve the thermal stability of the fiber. The inorganic fiber exhibits good thermal performance at 1260° C. and greater for 24 hours or more, retains mechanical integrity after exposure to the use temperature, and exhibits low biopersistence in physiological fluids. Also provided are thermal insulation product forms, methods of preparing the inorganic fiber and of thermally insulating articles using thermal insulation prepared from a plurality of the inorganic fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Unifrax I LLC
    Inventors: Donghui Zhao, Bruce K. Zoitos, Michael J. Andrejcak, Jason M. Hamilton
  • Patent number: 9556064
    Abstract: A method of making a strengthened glass article includes providing a flat glass article having a select contour and a glass surface covered by a protective coating layer. The protective coating layer is removed from the glass surface without touching the glass surface with any solid object. Immediately after the protective coating layer is removed from the glass surface, the flat glass article is subjected to an ion-exchange process to strengthen the flat glass article and improve the resistance of the flat glass article to subsequent damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas George Capek, Gregory Scott Glaesemann, Jeffrey Todd Kohli
  • Patent number: 9556065
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a transparent conductive film in a form of complex multi-layer film comprising at least one layer using a silver complex compound having special structure and an organic acid metal salt. The method for producing the transparent conductive film, using one or more solution processes, comprises steps of (1) forming a transparent layer over a transparent substrate to improve transmittance; and (2) forming the conductive layer allowing conductivity, and further comprises a step of (3) forming a protective layer to prevent a change over time of the conductive layer. According to the present invention, it is possible to achieve large-scaled transparent conductive film having excellent conductivity and transmittance, as well as simple processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Inktec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Nam Cho, Ji Hoon Yoo, Kwang Choon Chung
  • Patent number: 9556066
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to insulating glass (IG) units including three substantially parallel spaced apart glass substrates, wherein at least two of the surfaces include low-emissivity (low-E) coatings and at least some of the non-low E coated surfaces have antireflective (AR) coatings disposed thereon. In certain example embodiments, low-E coatings are provided on the second and fifth surfaces of the IG unit, and each internal surface of the IG unit that does not support a low-E coating does support an AR coating. Additional AR coatings may be provided on one or both of the outermost surfaces in certain example embodiments. In some cases, the center substrate need not be heat treated because of the reduced absorption enabled by providing the low-E coatings on the two outermost substrates, as well as the reduced heat accumulation in the center lite itself and in the two adjacent spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Guardian Industries Corp., Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches Pour le Verre et al Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)
    Inventors: Marcus Frank, Brent Boyce, Hartmut Knoll, Alexander Lorenz, Uwe Kriltz
  • Patent number: 9556067
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to Ni-inclusive ternary alloy being provided as a barrier layer for protecting an IR reflecting layer comprising silver or the like. The provision of a barrier layer comprising nickel, chromium, and/or molybdenum and/or oxides thereof may improve corrosion resistance, as well as chemical and mechanical durability. In certain examples, more than one barrier layer may be used on at least one side of the layer comprising silver. In still further examples, a NixCryMoz-based layer may be used as the functional layer, rather than or in addition to as a barrier layer, in a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Muhammad Imran, Bernd Disteldorf, Marcus Frank, Richard Blacker
  • Patent number: 9556068
    Abstract: A coating composition that contains at least one degradable coating layer and at least one layer of barrier coating is disclosed. The coating composition can be used to make a coated substrate having improved performance over conventional coated substrates after exposure to heat and certain chemicals like halides such as chlorides, sulfur, salt, chlorine, alkali, and enamels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V.
    Inventors: Harry Buhay, James J. Finley, James P. Thiel
  • Patent number: 9556069
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to sputtered aluminum second surface mirrors with permanent protective coatings optionally provided thereto, and/or methods of making the same. A mirror coating supported by a substrate may include, for example, first and second silicon-inclusive layers sandwiching a metallic or substantially metallic layer including aluminum, and an optional layer including Ni and/or Cr in direct contact with the metallic or substantially metallic layer comprising aluminum. A protective paint is disposed directly over and contacting an outermost layer of the mirror coating. The protective paint, once applied and cured, is adapted to survive seven day exposure to an 85 degree C. temperature at 85% relative humidity, as well as seven day exposure to a 49 degree C. temperature at 100% relative humidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique (C.R.V.C.) SaRL
    Inventors: Guillermo Benito Gutierrez, Javier Unquera Algorri, Angel Alvarez Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 9556070
    Abstract: An insulating glass (IG) window unit includes first and second substrates, and a low-emissivity (low-E) coating supported by one of the substrates. The low-E coating has two silver based infrared (IR) reflecting layers and allows the IG window unit to realize an increased SHGC to U-value ratio, and an increased thickness ratio of an upper silver based layer of the coating to a bottom silver based layer of the coating. The low-E coating is designed to have a low film-side reflectance, so that for example when the low-E coating is used on surface number three of an IG window unit the IG window unit can realize reduced visible reflectance as viewed from the outside of the building on which the IG window unit is mounted or is to be mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Francis Wuillaume, Brent Boyce
  • Patent number: 9556071
    Abstract: A coated article includes a non-conductive substrate, such as glass. At least one conductive coating is formed over at least a portion of the substrate, such as by chemical vapor deposition or physical vapor deposition. The conductive coating can be a functional coating and can have a thickness in the range of greater than 0 ? to less than 25,000 ?, such as less than 10,000 ?. At least one polymeric coating is electrodeposited over at least a portion of the conductive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V.
    Inventors: James J. Finley, Donald W. Boyd, Gary J. Marietti
  • Patent number: 9556072
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the continuous thermal removal of binder from a metallic and/or ceramic shaped body which has been produced by injection molding, extrusion or pressing using a thermoplastic composition and comprises at least one polyoxymethylene homopolymer or copolymer as binder in a binder removal oven, which comprises the steps (a) removal of binder from the shaped body in a binder removal oven at a temperature which is from 5 to 20° C. below, preferably from 10 to 15° C. below, the temperature of a second temperature stage over a period of from 4 to 12 hours in a first temperature stage in an oxygen-comprising atmosphere, (b) removal of binder from the shaped body at a temperature in the range >160 to 200° C. over a period of from 4 to 12 hours in an oxygen-comprising atmosphere in a second temperature stage and (c) removal of binder from the shaped body at a temperature in the range from 200 to 600° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Johan ter Maat, Hans Wohlfromm, Martin Bloemacher, Arnd Thom, Andreas Kern
  • Patent number: 9556073
    Abstract: A process for sintering silicon carbide is provided which includes the steps of providing a silicon carbide powder of silicon carbide granules; purifying the silicon carbide powder; subjecting the purified silicon carbide powder to a gel-casting process; removing the gel-cast part from the mold; drying the gel-cast part; obtaining a dried cast ceramic part (a green body) which is capable of green machining into a final desired shape; firing the green body in an oven at temperatures ranging from about 100° C. to about 1900° C. to remove or burn out any polymer remaining in the ceramic; and sintering the green body at temperatures ranging from about 1600° C. to less than about 2200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Inventor: Dale Adams
  • Patent number: 9556074
    Abstract: A method for the joining of ceramic pieces with a hermetically sealed joint comprising brazing a continuous layer of joining material between the two pieces. The wetting and flow of the joining material is controlled by the selection of the joining material, the joining temperature, the time at temperature, the joining atmosphere, and other factors. The ceramic pieces may be aluminum nitride and the pieces may be brazed with an aluminum alloy under controlled atmosphere. The joint material is adapted to later withstand both the environments within a process chamber during substrate processing, and the oxygenated atmosphere which may be seen within the shaft of a heater or electrostatic chuck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Inventors: Alfred Grant Elliot, Brent Donald Alfred Elliot, Frank Balma, Richard Erich Schuster, Dennis George Rex, Alexander Veytser
  • Patent number: 9556075
    Abstract: Product formed from a ceramic material, at least part of the said product not being formed from amorphous silica and including pores and satisfying the following criteria (a), (b) and (c): (a) at least 70% by number of the said pores are frustoconical tubular pores extending substantially parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction; (b) in at least one cross-section plane, the mean size of the cross sections of the said pores is greater than 0.15 ?m and less than 300 ?m; (c) in at least one cross-section plane, at least 50% by number of the pores have a convexity index Ic of greater than 87%, the convexity index of a pore being equal to the ratio Sp/Sc of the surfaces Sp and Sc delimited by the perimeter and by the convex envelope of the said pore, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHIES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN, CENTRE NATIONALE DE RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Sylvain Deville, Celine Viazzi
  • Patent number: 9556076
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are corrosion-resistant composites. In particular, the composites can include a piezoelectric material embedded within a binding medium that can impede or inhibit the corrosive effects caused by salts and acids. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the composites and methods of protecting a concrete or concrete-related substrate from corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Congqi Fang, Junfeng Zhu
  • Patent number: 9556077
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for recovery of urea dust and ammonia from a gas stream by contacting said gas stream with an aqueous sulphuric acid solution, thus forming an acid solution of ammonium sulphate and urea, characterized in that the acid solution is concentrated to a melt comprising less than 5 wt % of water, which melt is subsequently transferred into solid particles comprising urea and ammonium sulphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: STAMICARBON B.V.
    Inventors: Jozef Hubert Meessen, Pantelis Orfanidis
  • Patent number: 9556078
    Abstract: A gas generator is provided, the gas generator having a propellant cushion that prevents movement of propellant tablets or grains by providing a bias thereagainst. Furthermore, the cushion is formed from an auto-igniting material thereby functioning not only as a cushion, but also as an enhanced auto-ignition charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: Deborah L. Hordos
  • Patent number: 9556079
    Abstract: A new chromium-containing fluorination catalyst is described. The catalyst comprises an amount of zinc that promotes activity. The zinc is contained in aggregates which have a size across their largest dimension of up to 1 micron. The aggregates are distributed throughout at least the surface region of the catalyst and greater than 40 weight % of the aggregates contain a concentration of zinc that is within ±1 weight % of the modal concentration of zinc in those aggregates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDING S.A. DE C.V.
    Inventor: Andrew P Sharratt
  • Patent number: 9556080
    Abstract: The present invention describes chemical systems and methods for silylating heteroaromatic organic substrates, said system consisting essentially of a mixture of (a) at least one organodisilane and (b) at least alkoxide base, preferably a potassium alkoxide base, and said methods comprising contacting a quantity of the organic substrate with a mixture consisting essentially of (a) at least one organodisilane and (b) at least one alkoxide base, preferably a potassium alkoxide, under conditions sufficient to silylate the heteroaromatic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anton Toutov, Wenbo Liu, Brian M. Stoltz, Robert H. Grubbs, Kerry Betz, David P. Schuman
  • Patent number: 9556081
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of radiochemical compounds using a device having at least a reaction module, a dosing module, and a storage module, wherein the reaction module has at least one reaction vessel having a closable opening through which substances needed for the preparation of a predetermined radiochemical compound can be introduced into the reaction vessel of the reaction module and through which the prepared radiochemical compound can be removed from the reaction vessel of the reaction module; the dosing module has at least one pipetting head which can be moved relative to the storage module and the reaction module and in x, y, and z directions and also has at least one dosing unit; and at least one reservoir for one of the substances needed for the preparation of the respective radiochemical compound is formed in the storage module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: ABX ADVANCED BIOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS GMBH, GeSim—Gesellschaft für Silizium-Mikrosysteme mbH
    Inventors: Marco Mueller, Steffen Howitz
  • Patent number: 9556082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process to make light olefins, in a combined XTO-OC process, from an oxygen-containing, halogenide-containing or sulphur-containing organic feedstock comprising: a0) providing a first portion and a second portion of said oxygen-containing, halogenide-containing or sulphur-containing organic feedstock, a) providing a catalyst comprising zeolitic molecular sieves containing at least 10 membered ring pore openings or larger in their microporous structure, b) providing an XTO reaction zone, an OC reaction zone and a catalyst regeneration zone, said catalyst circulating in the three zones, such that at least a portion of the regenerated catalyst is passed to the OC reaction zone, optionally at least a portion of the catalyst in the OC reaction zone is passed to the XTO reaction zone and at least a portion of the catalyst in the XTO reaction zone is passed to the regeneration zone; c) contacting the first portion of said oxygen-containing, halogenide-containing or sulphur-contain
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: TOTAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY FELUY
    Inventors: Nikolai Nesterenko, Walter Vermeiren, Giacomo Grasso, Sander Van Donk, Wolfgang Garcia
  • Patent number: 9556083
    Abstract: Alkylation systems and methods of minimizing alkylation catalyst regeneration are described herein. The alkylation systems generally include a preliminary alkylation system adapted to receive an input stream including an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and contact the input stream with a preliminary alkylation catalyst disposed therein to form a first output stream. The preliminary alkylation catalyst generally includes a zeolite catalyst having a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of less than about 25. The alkylation systems further include a first alkylation system adapted to receive the first output stream and contact the first output stream with a first alkylation catalyst disposed therein and an alkylating agent to form a second output stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: James Butler, Xin Xiao, Jim Merrill
  • Patent number: 9556084
    Abstract: Alkylation systems and methods of minimizing alkylation catalyst regeneration are described herein. The alkylation systems generally include a preliminary alkylation system adapted to receive an input stream including an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and contact the input stream with a preliminary alkylation catalyst disposed therein to form a first output stream. The preliminary alkylation catalyst generally includes a zeolite catalyst having a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of less than about 25. The alkylation systems further include a first alkylation system adapted to receive the first output stream and contact the first output stream with a first alkylation catalyst disposed therein and an alkylating agent to form a second output stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: James R. Butler, Xin Xiao, James T. Merrill
  • Patent number: 9556085
    Abstract: Provided are graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), methods of making GNRs, and uses of the GNRs. The methods can provide control over GNR parameters such as, for example, length, width, and edge composition (e.g., edge functional groups). The methods are based on a metal catalyzed cycloaddition reaction at the carbon-carbon triple bonds of a poly(phenylene ethynylene) polymer. The GNRs can be used in devices such a microelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: William R. Dichtel, Hasan Arslan, Fernando J. Uribe-Romo
  • Patent number: 9556086
    Abstract: Systems and methods conducive to the formation of one or more alkene hydrocarbons using a methane source and an oxidant in an oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) reaction are provided. One or more vessels each containing one or more catalyst beds containing one or more catalysts each having similar or differing chemical composition or physical form may be used. The one or more catalyst beds may be operated under a variety of conditions. At least a portion of the catalyst beds may be operated under substantially adiabatic conditions. At least a portion of the catalyst beds may be operated under substantially isothermal conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: SILURIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne P. Schammel, Julian Wolfenbarger, Milind Ajinkya, Jon McCarty, Joel M. Cizeron, Sam Weinberger, Justin Dwight Edwards, David Sheridan, Erik C. Scher, Jarod McCormick, Fabio R. Zurcher, Alex Tkachenko, Joel Gamoras, Dmitry Karshtedt, Greg Nyce
  • Patent number: 9556087
    Abstract: In a process for producing methyl-substituted biphenyl compounds, a feed comprising at least one aromatic hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of toluene, xylene and mixtures thereof is contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydroalkylation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a hydroalkylation reaction product comprising (methylcyclohexyl)toluenes and/or (dimethylcyclohexyl)xylenes together with dialkylated C21+ compounds. At least part of the dialkylated C21+ compounds is then removed from the hydroalkylation reaction product to produce a dehydrogenation feed; and at least part of the dehydrogenation feed is dehydrogenated in the presence of a dehydrogenation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a dehydrogenation reaction product comprising a mixture of methyl-substituted biphenyl compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Jihad M. Dakka, Lorenzo C. DeCaul, Victor DeFlorio
  • Patent number: 9556088
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adsorbent catalytic nanoparticle including a mesoporous silica nanoparticle having at least one adsorbent functional group bound thereto. The adsorbent catalytic nanoparticle also includes at least one catalytic material. In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of using and making the adsorbent catalytic nanoparticles. In some examples, the adsorbent catalytic nanoparticles can be used to selectively remove fatty acids from feedstocks for biodiesel, and to hydrotreat the separated fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Ivan Slowing, Kapil Kandel
  • Patent number: 9556089
    Abstract: [PROBLEM] To provide an industrially advantageous method and system that are simple and have superior energy efficiency for obtaining high-purity propane from low-purity propane. [SOLUTION] Water, carbon dioxide, at least one of ethane and propylene, and at least one of isobutane and normal butane present in low-purity propane in a gaseous phase are adsorbed by means of a zeolite molecular sieve that preferentially adsorbs water and carbon dioxide over propane, an activated carbon molecular sieve that preferentially adsorbs ethane and propylene over propane, and activated carbon that preferentially adsorbs isobutane and normal butane over propane. Propane is condensed in a state in which nitrogen and oxygen are maintained in a gaseous state by introducing the low-purity propane in a gaseous phase into a partial condenser. Nitrogen and oxygen in the gaseous phase are extracted from the partial condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Kawakami, Shinichi Tai, Saori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9556090
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for photochlorination, and specifically to photochlorination by a photochemical reaction of an aromatic compound with gaseous chlorine so as to prepare a trichloromethyl-substituted benzene, and to a method using bis-(trichloromethyl)-benzene as the trichloromethyl-substituted benzene to prepare by further reaction bis-(chloroformyl)-benzene. Through the control of temperature, illuminance and consumption of gaseous chlorine, the method of this application can greatly improve the purity of trichloromethyl-substituted benzene and further prepare polymer-grade bis-(chloroformyl)-benzene with low cost. The present application also relates to a method for purifying trichloromethyl-substituted benzene, and specifically to a method for purifying trichloromethyl-substituted benzene via molecular distillation. The present application further relates to a photochlorination reactor for use in photochlorination reactions (such as those of the present application).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Shanghai Fanglun New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nongyue Wang, Xiongwei Qu, Guohua Li, Quanzhong Zhao, Jianming Shao, Guoqiang Wen
  • Patent number: 9556091
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to processes for the production of 1233zd from 240fa and HF, with or without a catalyst, at a commercial scale. The 240fa and HF are fed to a reactor operating at high pressure. The resulting product stream comprising 1233zd, HCl, HF, and other byproducts is treated to one or more purification techniques including phase separation and one or more distillations to provide purified 1233zd, which meets commercial product specifications, i.e., having a GC purity of 99.5% or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Cottrell, Hsueh Sung Tung, Konstantin A. Pokrovski
  • Patent number: 9556092
    Abstract: A method includes a step of supplying a first heated hydrocarbon-containing gas stream to a reactor. An oxygen-containing gas stream is separately supplied to the reactor to partially oxidize the hydrocarbon-containing gas stream. The oxygen-containing gas is optionally prepared by passing air through one or more membranes to increase the oxygen content. One or more of the desired liquid oxygenated hydrocarbons are condensed and/or separated from the resulting product stream. Non-hydrocarbon gases are selectively removed from the product stream to enrich the gaseous hydrocarbon fraction using a scrubber and/or a membrane. The remaining gaseous hydrocarbon products from the product stream are mixed with a fresh hydrocarbon-containing gas stream after one cycle of the reaction. Characteristically, the process uses at least one membrane to increase oxygen content of the oxygen containing gas and/or to remove non-hydrocarbon gases from the product stream as set forth above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: GAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Evan Michael Visser, Ian Lawrence Gaffney, Walter Briedenstein
  • Patent number: 9556093
    Abstract: A method for producing alkylphenol is provided. The method includes charging phenol and an olefinic compound into a reaction zone of a reactive distillation tower for a reaction; and separating a product stream containing alkylphenol from the reactive distillation tower, wherein the boiling point of the olefinic compound is lower than that of the phenol, and the phenol is charged into the reactive distillation tower at a charging position located above a position for charging the olefinic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tian-Yuan Lin, Shih-Bo Hung
  • Patent number: 9556094
    Abstract: Disclosed are a monomer represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 for a hardmask composition, a hardmask composition including the monomer, and a method of forming patterns using the hardmask composition. In the above Chemical Formula 1, A1 to A3, X1 to X3, L1, L2, n and m are the same as described in the detailed description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-Jun Kim, Hyo-Young Kwon, Hea-Jung Kim, Chung-Heon Lee, Youn-Jin Cho, Yoo-Jeong Choi
  • Patent number: 9556096
    Abstract: An unsymmetric bisphosphite of the formula (1) a process for preparation thereof, a reaction thereof with metals to give mixtures containing complexes of the unsymmetric bisphosphite and the metal, and a use thereof as a catalytically active composition in hydroformylation reactions, where the hydroformylation-active composition contains, as well as the complex of metal and unsymmetric bisphosphite, unbound bisphosphite and at least one further component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Andrea Christiansen, Robert Franke, Dirk Fridag, Dieter Hess, Katrin Marie Dyballa, Bernd Hannebauer
  • Patent number: 9556097
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of xanthohumol, wherein a xanthohumol-containing extract is mixed with water, a transition metal salt solution is added to the obtained mixture, and then the obtained xanthohumol precipitate is collected and dried to obtain xanthohumol of the purity higher than 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: AXEN BIO GROUP SP. Z O.O.
    Inventor: Mariusz Gagos
  • Patent number: 9556098
    Abstract: With respect to reduced coenzyme Q10, there has been no report about the presence of crystal polymorphism, and it has been considered that a conventionally obtained crystal form is only one form. The present invention relates to a reduced coenzyme Q10 crystal having an endothermic peak indicating melting at 54±2° C. during temperature rise at a rate of 5° C./min by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and/or to a reduced coenzyme Q10 crystal showing characteristic peaks at diffraction angles (2?±0.2°) of 11.5°, 18.2°, 19.3°, 22.3°, 23.0° and 33.3° by powder X-ray (Cu—K?) diffraction. The crystal form is a novel reduced coenzyme Q10 crystal which has a higher melting point and a lower solubility in a solvent, and is more excellent in stability than the conventionally known reduced coenzyme Q10 crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo Kawachi, Shiro Kitamura, Yasuyoshi Ueda
  • Patent number: 9556099
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound having the formula a) or b); a: R=CH3; b: R=CH2CH3, and its use in the prevention and/or treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: INDENA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Morazzoni, Antonella Riva, Gabriele Fontana