| EESTOR, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20110287925 | METHOD OF PREPARING CERAMIC POWDERS USING AMMONIUM OXALATE - Wet-chemical methods involving the use of water-soluble hydrolytically stable metal-ion chelate precursors and an ammonium oxalate precipitant can be used in a coprecipitation procedure for the preparation of ceramic powders. Both the precursor solution and the ammonium oxalate precipitant solution are at neutral or near-neutral pH. A composition-modified barium titanate is one of the ceramic powders that can be produced. Certain metal-ion chelates can be prepared from 2-hydroxypropanoic acid and ammonium hydroxide. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110244123 | OXIDE COATED CERAMIC POWDERS - A method of forming a dielectric powder includes depositing a metal nitrate coating on ceramic particles to form nitrate coated ceramic particles, separating the nitrate coated ceramic particles, dewatering the nitrate coated ceramic particles, and heat treating the nitrate coated ceramic particles at a temperature sufficient to convert the metal nitrate to a metal oxide, forming metal oxide coated ceramic particles. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110206595 | PURIFICATION OF BARIUM ION SOURCE - A method of preparing purified barium nitrate includes precipitating barium nitrate crystals from a solution, and washing the barium nitrate crystals with an aqueous solution including at least 10 wt % nitric acid. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110170232 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE UNIT AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME - An electrical storage unit includes a plurality of sets of layers. Each set of layers includes a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer. The first layer includes a first electrode and plastic surrounding the first electrode on three sides of the first electrode within the first layer. The second layer includes a first active dielectric and plastic surrounding the first active dielectric on all four sides of the first active dielectric within the second layer. The third layer includes a second electrode and plastic surrounding the second electrode on three sides of the second electrode within the third layer. The fourth layer includes a second active dielectric and plastic surrounding the second active dielectric on all four sides of the second active dielectric within the fourth layer. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110152060 | METHOD OF PREPARING CERAMIC POWDERS USING CHELATE PRECURSORS - Wet-chemical methods involving the use of water-soluble hydrolytically stable metal-ion chelate precursors and the use of a nonmetal-ion-containing strong base can be used in a coprecipitation procedure for the preparation of ceramic powders. Examples of the precipitants used include tetraalkylammonium hydroxides. A composition-modified barium titanate is one of the ceramic powders that can be produced. Certain metal-ion chelates can be prepared from 2-hydroxypropanoic acid and ammonium hydroxide. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110070133 | SELECTIVE-CATION-REMOVAL PURIFICATION OF ALUMINUM SOURCE - A method of purifying an aluminum source includes dissolving an aluminum ion source to provide a first solution including aluminum ions having a pH of not greater than 4.0, adjusting the pH of the first solution with a tetraalkylammonium hydroxide solution to a pH in range of 4.1 to 8.4 thereby forming an aluminum hydroxide precipitate, separating the aluminum hydroxide precipitate from the first solution, washing the separated aluminum hydroxide precipitate with an aqueous solution having a pH in a range of 4.1 to 8.4, dissolving the washed aluminum hydroxide precipitate using an acid to provide a second solution having a pH of not greater than 4.0, and forming an aluminum salt from the second solution. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110053758 | REACTION TUBE AND HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSING FOR THE WET CHEMICAL CO-PRECIPITATION OF OXIDE POWDERS - A reactor for the wet-chemical co-precipitation of oxide powders includes a cylindrical structure having first and second ends and a lumen extending the length of the tube. A central axis extends through the lumen. The first end is closed. The reactor also includes a first inlet port disposed proximal to the first end of the cylindrical structure and providing access through the cylindrical structure to inject a first reactant solution. The reactor further includes a second inlet port disposed proximal to the first end of the cylindrical structure and providing access through the cylindrical structure to inject a second reactant solution. The first and second inlet ports are disposed on opposite sides of the cylindrical structure and are coaxial relative to the central axis. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110043036 | RAPID ACTIVATION FUSIBLE LINK - An assembly includes a plurality of energy storage components. An energy storage component is electrically coupled to at least two other energy storage components of the plurality by at least two electrical pathways, each including a fusible link. The at least two electrical pathways may be formed in a circuit board. The energy storage component may be coupled to the circuit board by a fusible link. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110013427 | UTILITY GRID POWER AVERAGING AND CONDITIONING - As system is disclosed for providing power averaging for the utility grids and more specifically to utilizing a unique EESU unit with the capability to store electrical energy over 24 hour periods each day and provide power averaging to homes, commercial, and industrial sites to reduce the peak power requirements. Charging such power averaging units during the non-peak times and delivering the energy during the peak-demands times provides for more efficient utilization of utility-grid power-generating plants and the already existing power transmission lines. Such a unit may also have the capability of isolating the users from utility-grid power failures, transients, and AC noise. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100331169 | FUSED QUARTZ HORIZONTAL FURNACE AND ASSEMBLY - A furnace assembly includes first and second sections. The first section includes first and seconds ends, a first joint disposed at the first end, a conical portion at a second end, a first filter disposed between the first and second ends, and a lumen extending through the first section in fluid communication with the first filter. The second section includes first and second ends, a second joint disposed at the first end, an opening disposed at the second end and to receive the conical portion of the first section, a second filter disposed between the first and second ends, and a lumen extending through the second section in fluid communication with the second filter. When engaged, the first and second sections form a chamber between the first and second filters. The chamber is in fluid communication with the respective first ends of the first and second sections. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100295900 | MINI-EXTRUSION MULTILAYERING TECHNIQUE FOR THE FABRICATION OF CERAMIC/PLASTIC CAPACITORS WITH COMPOSITION-MODIFIED BARIUM TITANATE POWDERS - A printer includes a work surface and a print head disposed over the work surface. The print head and the work surface are relatively movable in associated planes. The print head includes a first nozzle to deposit a polymeric ink, a second nozzle to deposit a conductive ink, and a third nozzle to deposit a dielectric ink. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100285947 | Method of Preparing Ceramic Powders - A method of forming composition-modified barium titanate ceramic particulate includes mixing a plurality of precursor materials and a precipitant solution to form an aqueous suspension. The plurality of precursors include barium nitrate, titanium chelate, and a metal or oxometal chelate. The precipitant solution includes tetraalkylammonium hydroxide and tetraalkylammonium oxalate. The method further includes treating the aqueous suspension at a temperature of at least 150° C. and a pressure of at least 200 psi, and separating particulate from the aqueous suspension after treating. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100285316 | Method of Preparing Ceramic Powders - A method of forming composition-modified barium titanate ceramic particulate includes mixing a plurality of precursor materials and a precipitant solution to form an aqueous suspension. The plurality of precursors include barium nitrate, titanium chelate, and a metal or oxometal chelate. The precipitant solution includes tetraalkylammonium hydroxide and tetraalkylammonium oxalate. The method further includes treating the aqueous suspension at a temperature of at least 150° C. and a pressure of at least 200 psi, and separating particulate from the aqueous suspension after treating. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100267546 | HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSING IN THE WET-CHEMICAL PREPARATION OF MIXED METAL OXIDE CERAMIC POWDERS - A method of forming at least partially crystalline ceramic powder includes providing mixed metal oxide particles in an aqueous suspension in a hydrothermal treatment vessel, heating the aqueous suspension at a temperature of at least 150° C. at a treatment pressure of at least 200 psi, and adding an aqueous solution having a temperature of not greater than 100° C. to the hydrothermal treatment vessel while heating and while releasing steam from the hydrothermal treatment vessel. | 10-21-2010 |
