序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
161 Particles US11111511 2005-04-21 US07727555B2 2010-06-01 Paul DiCarlo; Janel Lanphere; Thomas V. Casey, II; Marcia Buiser; Erin McKenna
Particles and related methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of making particles can include forming a stream of a mixture including first and second materials, exposing the stream to a vibration, and treating the stream to form particles. The vibration can have, for example, a sinusoidal, triangular, and/or sawtooth waveform.
162 Methods for the deposition of electrocatalyst particles US11424198 2006-06-14 US07722687B2 2010-05-25 Mark J. Hampden-Smith; Toivo T. Kodas; Plamen Atanassov; Paolina Atanassova; Klaus Kunze; Paul Napolitano; David Dericotte; Rimple Bhatia
Energy devices such as batteries and methods for fabricating the energy devices. The devices are small, thin and lightweight, yet provide sufficient power for many handheld electronics.
163 PROCESS GAS FILTRATION US12595448 2007-04-10 US20100116294A1 2010-05-13 Robert Howard Turok; Soren Sten Rasmussen
The present invention relates to a spray drying system provided with a gas filtering system, which system is intended for use in the pharmaceutical industry for aseptic production of sterile pharmaceutical products or in other industries e.g. production of food, where an intake of sterile air for the drying process is necessary. The spray drying system for providing a particulate material comprises a spray drying chamber (3), after treatment equipment (4, 5) placed downstream of the spray drying chamber and a process gas heater (2) placed upstream in relation to the spray drying chamber (3), wherein an inlet filter (1) capable of removing microorganisms at a temperature below 140° C., is placed upstream of the process gas heater (2) and that the process gas heater (2) is a non-flaking heater.
164 Process for Making Crystals US12531322 2008-03-18 US20100018853A1 2010-01-28 James Robinson; Graham Ruecroft
A process for preparing crystalline particles of an active principal in the presence of ultrasonic irradiation that comprises contacting a solution of a solute in a solvent in a first flowing stream with an anti-solvent in a second flowing stream causing the mixing thereof, wherein the flow rate ratio of the anti-solvent: solvent is higher than 20:1, and collecting crystals that are generated.
165 Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom US11676469 2007-02-19 US07632331B2 2009-12-15 Mark J. Hampden-Smith; Toivo T. Kodas; Quint H. Powell; Daniel J. Skamser; James Caruso; Clive D. Chandler
Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultrasonically energizing a reservoir of liquid feed (102) which forms droplets of the aerosol. Carrier gas (104) is delivered to different portions of the reservoir by a plurality of gas delivery ports (136) delivering gas from a gas delivery system. The aerosol is pyrolyzed to form particles, which are then cooled and collected. The invention also provides powders made by the method and devices made using the powders.
166 Copper powders methods for producing powders and devices fabricated from same US09030051 1998-02-24 US07625420B1 2009-12-01 Toivo T. Kodas; Mark J. Hampden-Smith; James Caruso; Daniel J. Skamser; Quint H. Powell; Clive D. Chandler
Copper metal powders, methods for producing copper metal powders and products incorporating the powders. The copper metal powders have a small particle size, narrow size distribution and a spherical morphology. The method includes forming the metal particles in a continuous manner.
167 Coated silver-containing particles, method and apparatus of manufacture, and silver-containing devices made therefrom US11642690 2006-12-21 US07621976B2 2009-11-24 Mark J. Hampden-Smith; Toivo T. Kodas; Quint H. Powell; Daniel J. Skamser; James Caruso; Clive Chandler
Provided are silver-containing powders and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the silver-containing particles of high quality, of a small size and narrow size distribution. An aerosol is generated from liquid feed and sent to a furnace, where liquid in droplets in the aerosol is vaporized to permit formation of the desired particles, which are then collected in a particle collector. The aerosol generation involves preparation of a high quality aerosol, with a narrow droplet size distribution, with close control over droplet size and with a high droplet loading suitable for commercial applications.
168 Palladium-containing particles, method and apparatus of manufacturing palladium-containing devices made therefrom US11671969 2007-02-06 US07599165B2 2009-10-06 Mark J. Hampden-Smith; Toivo T. Kodas; Quint H. Powell; Daniel J. Skamser; James Caruso; Clive D. Chandler
Provided are palladium-containing powders and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the palladium-containing particles of high quality, of a small size and narrow size distribution. An aerosol is generated from liquid feed and sent to a furnace, where liquid in droplets in the aerosol is vaporized to permit formation of the desired particles, which are then collected in a particle collector. The aerosol generation involves preparation of a high quality aerosol, with a narrow droplet size distribution, with close control over droplet size and with a high droplet loading suitable for commercial applications. Powders may have high resistance to oxidation of palladium. Multi-phase particles are provided including a palladium-containing metallic phase and a second phase that is dielectric. Electronic components are provided manufacturable using the powders.
169 GRANULATED COMPOSITION US11720010 2005-11-24 US20090226529A1 2009-09-10 Christian Quellet; Johnny Bouwmeesters; Sibilla Delorenzi
A method of making a granulated composition that comprises frangible microcapsules containing at least one active ingredient, such as a fragrance, comprising the application of discrete droplets of an aqueous slurry of the microcapsules on to a non-fluidised bed of powdered material, and then drying, the powdered material having a surface tension as defined by an initial contact angle of slurry with powder of at least 40°, which contact angle does not change by more than 10% within the first 3 seconds of application of slurry to powder material.The granulates made by this method are unusually resilient and can withstand rough treatment (for example, during manufacture of products in which they are incorporated), yet can readily release their contents when required. They are also able to be electrically charged.
170 Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom US11676459 2007-02-19 US07553433B2 2009-06-30 Mark J. Hampden-Smith; Toivo T. Kodas; Quint H. Powell; Daniel J. Skamser; James Caruso; Clive D. Chandler
Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultrasonically energizing a reservoir of liquid feed (102) which forms droplets of the aerosol. Carrier gas (104) is delivered to different portions of the reservoir by a plurality of gas delivery ports (136) delivering gas from a gas delivery system. The aerosol is pyrolyzed to form particles, which are then cooled and collected. The invention also provides powders made by the method and devices made using the powders.
171 Granulator and method of granulation using the same US12290416 2008-10-30 US20090134536A1 2009-05-28 Yasuhiko Kojima; Takahiro Yanagawa
A granulator, having: a granulation unit having a bottom floor with a perforated plate as its bottom part; an upper air-supplying pipe for supplying a fluidizing air to the bottom floor of the granulation unit; a lower air-supplying pipe; air-spouting pipes, each of which is branched from the lower air-supplying pipe, and has an opening in the bottom floor of the perforated plate, for jetting the air into the granulation unit; and spray nozzles for spraying a granulation raw material liquid, which each are provided in the center of an air outlet of the air-spouting pipe, or a granulator, having: the bottom floor; the air-supplying pipe; and spray nozzles for spraying a granulation raw material liquid, which each are provided in an opening in the bottom floor of the perforated plate, and use a high-pressure atomizing air as an auxiliary gas, wherein, in each granulator, the spray nozzles are formed in triangular arrangement.
172 Fuel cells and batteries including metal-carbon composite powders US10209342 2002-07-31 US07517606B2 2009-04-14 Toivo T. Kodas; Mark J. Hampden-Smith; James Caruso; Daniel J. Skamser; Quint H. Powell
A fuel cell comprising a catalytic layer including substantially spherical metal-carbon catalyst particles having a weight average particle size of at least about 0.1 micron and not greater than about 20 micron, wherein the catalyst particles comprise a metal phase homogeneously dispersed on a carbon support phase.
173 SUBMICRONIZATION OF PROTEINS USING SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS US11908893 2006-03-10 US20090053314A1 2009-02-26 Dong Jin PYO; Dahl Kyun OH
An apparatus and a method for the submicronization of proteins using supercritical fluids is provided for feeding the supercritical fluid and feeding a protein solution using a precipitation vessel with a taper shape at its lower part, in which the precipitation vessel accommodates the supercritical fluid and the protein solution to generate submicroparticles of the protein, and a spray nozzle with coaxial arrangement having an outer nozzle for spraying the supercritical fluid and an inner nozzle for spraying the protein solution.
174 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SPRAY FORMING, ATOMIZATION AND HEAT TRANSFER US11933361 2007-10-31 US20080072707A1 2008-03-27 Robin Forbes Jones; Richard Kennedy; Helmut Conrad; Ted Szylowiec; Wayne Conrad; Richard Phillips; Andrew Phillips
The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus that use electrostatic and/or electromagnetic fields to enhance the process of spray forming preforms or powders. The present invention also describes methods and apparatus for atomization and heat transfer with non-equilibrium plasmas. The present invention is also directed to articles, particularly for use in gas turbine engines, produced by the methods of the invention.
175 AEROSOL METHOD AND APPARATUS, PARTICULATE PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES MADE THEREFROM US11555139 2006-10-31 US20070204724A1 2007-09-06 Mark Hampden-Smith; Toivo Kodas; Quint Powell; Daniel Skamser; James Caruso; Clive Chandler
Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultrasonically energizing a reservoir of liquid feed(102) which forms droplets of the aerosol. Carrier gas (104) is delivered to different portions of the reservoir by a plurality of gas delivery ports (136) delivering gas from a gas delivery system. The aerosol is pyrolyzed to form particles, which are then cooled and collected. The invention also provides powders made by the method and devices made using the powders.
176 Granulating method, granulated particle (s) and granulating device US11654036 2007-01-17 US20070180661A1 2007-08-09 Koji Aga; Hiromichi Kobayashi
A granulating method for forming a particle with a continuous ink-jet method using a liquid material, in which the liquid material containing a solid component and a binder component is supplied into one or more ink-jet nozzles of a continuous ink-jet device, a droplet is formed by having the supplied liquid material flow out the ink-jet nozzle, the droplet is carried in to drying means for drying the droplet, and the carried droplet is dried so as to obtain a granulated particle(s), the granulated particle(s) and a granulating device.
177 Membrane electrode assemblies for use in fuel cells US10213001 2002-08-05 US07211345B2 2007-05-01 Mark J. Hampden-Smith; Toivo T. Kodas; Plamen Atanassov; Klaus Kunze; Paul Napolitano; Rimple Bhatia; David E. Dericotte; Paolina Atanassova
Electrocatalyst powders and methods for producing electrocatalyst powders, such as carbon composite electrocatalyst powders. The powders have a well-controlled microstructure and morphology. The method includes forming the particles from an aerosol of precursors by heating the aerosol to a relatively low temperature, such as not greater than about 400° C.
178 Metal-carbon composite powders US10209234 2002-07-31 US07150920B2 2006-12-19 Toivo T. Kodas; Mark J. Hampden-Smith; James Caruso; Daniel J. Skamser; Quint H. Powell
Metal-carbon composite powders and methods for producing metal-carbon composite powders. The powders have a well-controlled microstructure and morphology and preferably have a small average particle size. The method includes forming the particles from an aerosol of powder precursors. The invention also includes novel devices and products formed from the composite powders.
179 Radial spherical crystallization product, process for producing the same, and dry powder preparation containing the crystallization product US10560169 2004-05-26 US20060275219A1 2006-12-07 Kazumi Danjo; Hirokazu Okamoto; Takeaki Furudate
A radial spherical crystallization product having multiple needle-shaped projections radially extending outward from the core portion. The radial spherical crystallization product is produced by, for example, bringing a supercritical fluid mixed with a modifier according to necessity and a solution containing a sample component, which have been introduced through different flow channels, into contact with each other at the time of emission from the flow channels into a crystallization vessel. This radial spherical crystallization product can be used as a drug delivery carrier or medicine for transmucous or transpulmonary administration or as a fine carrier or fine stock drug such as dry powder inhaler (DPI).
180 Method for the fabrication of an electrocatalyst layer US10210816 2002-08-01 US07138354B2 2006-11-21 Mark J. Hampden-Smith; Toivo T. Kodas; Plamen Atanassov; Paolina Atanassova; Klaus Kunze; Paul Napolitano; David Dericotte
Electrocatalyst powders and methods for producing electrocatalyst powders, such as carbon composite electrocatalyst powders. The powders have a well-controlled microstructure and morphology. The method includes forming the particles from an aerosol of precursors by heating the aerosol to a relatively low temperature, such as not greater than about 400° C.
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