161 |
Fibrous articles and electrode systems |
US10397861 |
2003-03-25 |
US20030215718A1 |
2003-11-20 |
Yuhong
Huang; Qiang
Wei; Haixing
Zheng |
An apparatus including a body having dimensions suitable as an electrode component of an electrical storage device, the body having a fibrous form comprised of a moiety of the general formula: (Ma)x(Yb)y, wherein M is one or more metals (i.e., a is greater than or equal to one) selected from Groups IV through IX of the Periodic Table of the Elements. Examples include, but are not limited to, ruthenium, iridium, and manganese. Y includes one or more heteroatoms (i.e., b is greater than or equal to one) selected from oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and boron. Subscripts x and y represent the valence state of the cation and anion, respectively. |
162 |
Method of resisting corrosion in metal reinforcing elements contained in concrete and related compounds and structures |
US10010581 |
2001-11-13 |
US06610138B1 |
2003-08-26 |
Paul W. Brown |
A method of resisting corrosion in concrete containing metal elements is provided. It includes introducing into fresh concrete, containing metal elements, at least one compound capable of sequestering chloride ions. The method may also involve employing a compound which is capable of establishing a corrosion resistant oxide layer on the metal reinforcing elements. The invention also includes certain compounds which may be employed in the method as well as concrete structures containing the compounds. |
163 |
Water-resistant gypsum formulations |
US09993196 |
2001-11-16 |
US06585820B2 |
2003-07-01 |
Steven Joseph Wantling; Bonnie Sherrard Zepka |
Emulsions are provided which are useful in imparting water resistance to gypsum products. In one embodiment, the emulsions comprise a plurality of waxes, at least one saponified wax, a complexed starch, a polymerized alkyl phenol, and a small amount of a co-surfactant. In another embodiment, the emulsions comprise a single wax, a balanced dual surfactant system, a complexed starch and a polymerized alkyl phenol. Emulsions of this embodiment may be added to hot, even boiling, water without the emulsion separating or curdling. The emulsions of the present invention are stable for extended periods of time when stored at room temperature and do not require the addition of a bactericide. The emulsions of the present invention are pourable liquids at room temperature. |
164 |
Water-resistant gypsum formulations |
US09993196 |
2001-11-16 |
US20030084825A1 |
2003-05-08 |
Steven
Joseph
Wantling; Bonnie
Sherrard
Zepka |
Emulsions are provided which are useful in imparting water resistance to gypsum products. In one embodiment, the emulsions comprise a plurality of waxes, at least one saponified wax, a complexed starch, a polymerized alkyl phenol, and a small amount of a co-surfactant. In another embodiment, the emulsions comprise a single wax, a balanced dual surfactant system, a complexed starch and a polymerized alkyl phenol. Emulsions of this embodiment may be added to hot, even boiling, water without the emulsion separating or curdling. The emulsions of the present invention are stable for extended periods of time when stored at room temperature and do not require the addition of a bactericide. The emulsions of the present invention are pourable liquids at room temperature. |
165 |
Inorganic shaped bodies and methods for their production and use |
US09999506 |
2001-11-15 |
US06521246B2 |
2003-02-18 |
Ronald S. Sapieszko; David H. Dychala; Erik M. Erbe |
Shaped, preferably porous, inorganic bodies are provided which are prepared from a reactive blend. In accordance with one preferred embodiment, the solution is absorbed into a porous sacrificial substrate such as a cellulose sponge. The solution-saturated substrate is heated and an oxidation-reduction reaction occurs thereby forming an inorganic solid. A shaped, inorganic body is formed in situ. Optional, but preferred additional thermal treatment of the shaped, inorganic body removes the organic substrate, leaving an inorganic body that faithfully mimics the porosity, shape, and other physical characteristics of the organic substrate. Inorganic substrates may also be used to good effect. Large varieties of shaped bodies can be prepared in accordance with other embodiments of the invention and such shapes find wide use in surgery, laboratory and industrial processes and otherwise. The invention also provides chemically and morphologically uniform powders, including those having uniformly small sizes. |
166 |
Inorganic shaped bodies and methods for their production and use |
US09999506 |
2001-11-15 |
US20020140137A1 |
2002-10-03 |
Ronald
S.
Sapieszko; David
H.
Dychala; Erik
M.
Erbe |
Shaped, preferably porous, inorganic bodies are provided which are prepared from a reactive blend. In accordance with one preferred embodiment, the solution is absorbed into a porous sacrificial substrate such as a cellulose sponge. The solution-saturated substrate is heated and an oxidation-reduction reaction occurs thereby forming an inorganic solid. A shaped, inorganic body is formed in situ. Optional, but preferred additional thermal treatment of the shaped, inorganic body removes the organic substrate, leaving an inorganic body that faithfully mimics the porosity, shape, and other physical characteristics of the organic substrate. Inorganic substrates may also be used to good effect. Large varieties of shaped bodies can be prepared in accordance with other embodiments of the invention and such shapes find wide use in surgery, laboratory and industrial processes and otherwise. The invention also provides chemically and morphologically uniform powders, including those having uniformly small sizes. |
167 |
Porous inorganic material and metal-matrix composite material containing
the same and process therefor |
US683404 |
1996-07-18 |
US5972489A |
1999-10-26 |
Jianxing Li; Junichi Ogawa; Mitsushi Wadasako |
An in-situ porous inorganic material with a skeleton structure of aluminum borate whiskers, and a whisker-reinforced metal-matrix composite material including the porous inorganic material as a reinforcement, has aluminum borate whiskers distributed uniformly and randomly therein. Each of a plurality of the aluminum borate whiskers is bonded to at least another one of the aluminum borate whiskers at a bonding site, which is formed from aluminum borate common to and constituting part of each one of the aluminum borate whiskers bonded at the bonding site. A process of producing the in-situ porous inorganic material includes the steps of firing a compact of mixed powder including an aluminum compound, a boron compound, and a nickel compound and thereby in-situ synthesizing the aluminum borate whiskers. |
168 |
Well cementing processes |
US46982274 |
1974-05-14 |
US3926257A |
1975-12-16 |
MARRAST JACQUES; MINSSIEUX LOUIS; BLONDIN ERIC |
A cementing process wherein a foaming agent is added to the cement slurry prior to injecting the latter into a well. This foaming agent cooperates with the gas which escapes from a gas-containing formation to form a foam barrier which prevents any subsequent migration of gas during the setting of the cement.
|
169 |
Encapsulated lightweight polymer aggregates |
US15153227 |
2016-05-12 |
US10077210B2 |
2018-09-18 |
Raymond C. Turpin, Jr. |
A lightweight aggregate for use in forming lightweight cementitious mixes and/or concrete is formed by encapsulating a plurality of hydrophobic polymer particles (e.g., expanded polystyrene particles) in an encasement having a first layer of a cementitious material and a second layer of a pozzolan or mineral. The lightweight aggregate can be included as at least part of the aggregate component of a cementitious mix to form a lightweight cementitious mix. The lightweight aggregate and/or lightweight cementitious mix can be used to form lightweight concrete. The encasement of the lightweight aggregate allows the cement of the cementitious mix or concrete composition to bond to the lightweight aggregate, thereby promoting strength and durability of the concrete mixture. |
170 |
Molded three-dimensional end cone insulator |
US14165788 |
2014-01-28 |
US09995424B2 |
2018-06-12 |
Carl J. Braunreiter; Javier E. Gonzalez; Michael Patrick M. Mandanas |
A molded three-dimensional insulator that is suitable for use in an end cone region of a pollution control device and a method of making the insulator are described. The insulator includes ceramic fibers that have a bulk shrinkage no greater than 10 weight percent. The ceramic fibers can contain alumina and silica and can be microcrystalline, crystalline, or a combination thereof. |
171 |
Hollow-core articles and composite materials, methods of production and uses thereof |
US14506079 |
2014-10-03 |
US09878951B2 |
2018-01-30 |
Larry E. McCandlish; Orlando Narine; Daniel Castoro; Vahit Atakan; Devin Patten; John P. Kuppler |
The invention provides novel articles of composite materials having hollow interior channels or passageways, or otherwise being hollowed out, and formulations and methods for their manufacture and uses. These hollow core objects are suitable for a variety of applications in construction, pavements and landscaping, and infrastructure. |
172 |
Treatment of a subterranean formation with composition including a microorganism or compound generated by the same |
US13867536 |
2013-04-22 |
US09670395B2 |
2017-06-06 |
Cato Russell McDaniel |
The present invention relates to methods of treating a subterranean formation with a composition including a compound made by a microorganism or a microorganism that can make the compound. Various embodiments provide methods of using compositions for treatment of subterranean formations including exopolysaccharides or microorganisms that can make exopolysaccharides under downhole conditions. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation, including providing at least one exopolysaccharide by subjecting an extremophilic or extremotolerant microorganism to conditions such that the microorganism forms the exopolysaccharide, or by subjecting a microorganism genetically modified using an extremophilic or extremotolerant microorganism to conditions such that the microorganism forms the exopolysaccharide. The method can also include contacting a composition including the exopolysaccharide with a subterranean material downhole. |
173 |
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CEMENTING A WELLBORE USING MICROBES OR ENZYMES |
US14814925 |
2015-07-31 |
US20170029689A1 |
2017-02-02 |
Michael B. Wilson; Mark A. Vorderbruggen; Charles David Armstrong |
A method of cementing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation comprises injecting into the wellbore a settable slurry comprising: an aqueous carrier; an aggregate; urea; a calcium source; and a calcium carbonate producing agent comprising a microbe, an enzyme, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; and allowing the slurry to set. |
174 |
MARBLE-LIKE COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF |
US15049110 |
2016-02-21 |
US20160236984A1 |
2016-08-18 |
Richard E. Riman; Dawid Zambrzycki |
The invention provides novel marble-like composite materials and methods for preparation thereof. The marble-like composite materials can be readily produced from widely available, low cost raw materials by a process suitable for large-scale production. The precursor materials include calcium silicate and calcium carbonate rich materials, for example, wollastonite and limestone. Various additives can be used to fine-tune the physical appearance and mechanical properties of the composite material, such as pigments (e.g., black iron oxide, cobalt oxide and chromium oxide) and minerals (e.g., quartz, mica and feldspar). These marble-like composite materials exhibit veins, swirls and/or waves unique to marble as well as display compressive strength, flexural strength and water absorption similar to that of marble. |
175 |
Water-soluble antifoam additive for a cement composition, aqueous solution containing same and use thereof in mortars or concretes |
US13994270 |
2011-12-20 |
US09266819B2 |
2016-02-23 |
Soraya Mehalebi; Anne-Elisabeth Desmotz |
An anti-foam additive for a cement composition, including a fatty alcohol ester that is soluble in an aqueous medium at acidic pH, and hydrolysable in a basic medium, i.e. when the ester is incorporated into the cement composition, while releasing an active anti-foam molecule. This ester is preferably a fatty alcohol ester of a quaternary ammonium carboxylate, that is soluble in an aqueous solution of a superplasticizer, such as a polycarboxylate with poly(ethylene oxide) side chains. The additive can used for reducing the amount of air entrained during mixing or blending of mortars or concretes. |
176 |
ADDITIVE FOR HYDRAULICALLY SETTING COMPOUNDS |
US14770297 |
2014-02-26 |
US20160002435A1 |
2016-01-07 |
Torben GÄDT; Harald GRASSL; Alexander KRAUS; Luc NICOLEAU; Martin WINKLBAUER |
The present invention relates to an additive for hydraulically setting compositions, comprising a colloidally disperse preparation of at least one water-soluble salt of a polyvalent metal cation, at least one compound capable of releasing an anion which forms a sparingly soluble salt with the polyvalent metal cation, and at least one polymeric dispersant which comprises anionic and/or anionogenic groups and polyether side chains. |
177 |
Stabilized sulfur binding using activated fillers |
US13146344 |
2009-01-26 |
US09085488B2 |
2015-07-21 |
Paul D. Kalb; Vyacheslav P. Vagin; Sergey P. Vagin |
A method of making a stable, sulfur binding composite comprising impregnating a solid aggregate with an organic modifier comprising unsaturated hydrocarbons with at least one double or triple covalent bond between adjacent carbon atoms to create a modifier-impregnated aggregate; heating and drying the modifier-impregnated aggregate to activate the surface of the modifier-impregnated aggregate for reaction with sulfur. |
178 |
Granules Containing Agglomerated Bulk Material |
US14346244 |
2012-09-20 |
US20150082944A1 |
2015-03-26 |
Wolfgang Rückert |
The invention relates to granules composed of agglomerated reactive bulk material and a binder matrix, the binder matrix comprising as binder an organic or inorganic salt. |
179 |
REINFORCEMENT FIBER COATING COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND TREATING, AND USES FOR IMPROVED ADHESION TO ASPHALT AND PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE |
US14209247 |
2014-03-13 |
US20140275350A1 |
2014-09-18 |
Jeffrey B. Lovett; Clifford Norman MacDonald; Daniel T. Biddle |
The invention relates to coating compositions, treated reinforced fibers, reinforced asphalt and portland cement concrete and methods for producing the same. The coating compositions include monomer, prepolymer or mixtures thereof, and graft initiator. The monomer and/or prepolymer include at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carboxyl, amino and ester. The graft initiator includes metallic salt. |
180 |
MOLDED THREE-DIMENSIONAL END CONE INSULATOR |
US14165788 |
2014-01-28 |
US20140140900A1 |
2014-05-22 |
Carl J. Braunreiter; Javier E. Gonzalez; Michael Patrick M. Mandanas |
A molded three-dimensional insulator that is suitable for use in an end cone region of a pollution control device and a method of making the insulator are described. The insulator includes ceramic fibers that have a bulk shrinkage no greater than 10 weight percent. The ceramic fibers can contain alumina and silica and can be microcrystalline, crystalline, or a combination thereof. |