| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080250741 | Fire resistant fibrous composite articles - A fire resistant fibrous composite article includes fibers bound together into a consolidated fibrous article such as a fiberboard. A first fire retardant composition including a hydrated mineral is in the interior of the article. A second fire retardant composition including a boron-containing compound is in the surface of the article. In another embodiment, a fire resistant fibrous composite article includes fibers, a fire retardant hydrated mineral and a zeolite bound together into a consolidated fibrous article which is resistant to water absorption. Another embodiment provides a lignocellulosic fibrous composite board for use in a roof system in which the board is exposed to bonding energy when it is bonded to another roof system component during construction of the roof. Another embodiment relates to a roof system of which a lignocellulosic fibrous composite board is part. The board or the roof system is in compliance with one or more fire resistance or flame and smoke standards. A further embodiment relates to a method of installing a fibrous composite board in a roof system. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080293614 | ZEOLITE COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR WASTE ODOR CONTROL - A composite material for environmental odor control is useful in controlling odors from waste, for example, as an alternative daily cover for landfills and in composting applications. The composite material includes a fiber web and a zeolite containing metals to promote absorption of odorous gas. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100301254 | BARRIER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES PRODUCED WITH THE COMPOSITIONS - A stable, aqueous barrier coating composition includes: (a) prolamine; (b) cold water insoluble polymer; (c) water; (d) water-soluble co-solvent; and (e) stabilizer. The composition, when applied to a substrate, produces an article having a high surface energy and resistance to oil and grease penetration. A method of producing the article involves applying the composition to a substrate. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110095245 | Method for Making Fire Retardant Materials and Related Products - A method for making fire retardant material including fire retardant cellulosic insulation. The method includes an arrangement for adding one or more feedstocks and a fire retardancy chemical compound to a common blend tank prior to feedstock drying. The one or more feedstocks may include at least one virgin pulp stock feed and at least one recycled material stock feed. The amount and type of both the virgin feedstock and the recycled material feedstock is selectable. Old newsprint (ONP) may be one type of recycled material feedstock. Another suitable type of recycled material feedstock is old corrugated containers (OCC). The method further includes retaining the fiber feedstock and the chemical compound together for enough time to ensure adherence or impregnations of enough of the chemical to the fibers after the drying process. Fluffing or fiberizing of the treated fibers may be accomplished under less severe conditions than ordinarily employed when making conventional cellulose insulation. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110104465 | LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE ARTICLE WITH CONTROLLED BIODEGRADATION - A lightweight composite article with controlled biodegradation includes a fibrous substrate and one or more additives applied to the fibrous substrate to control the rate of biodegradation of the composite article. The composite article has a weight of less than about 57 grams per square meter, and a biodegradation within a range of from about 30 days to about 150 days. In some embodiments, the additives include one or more of water repellent, antimicrobial agent and biodegradable binder. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110117354 | Method for Making Fire Retardant Materials and Related Products - A method for making fire retardant material including fire retardant cellulosic insulation. The method includes an arrangement for adding one or more feedstocks and a fire retardancy chemical compound to a common blend tank prior to feedstock drying. The one or more feedstocks may include at least one virgin pulp stock feed and at least one recycled material stock feed. The amount and type of both the virgin feedstock and the recycled material feedstock is selectable. Old newsprint (ONP) may be one type of recycled material feedstock. Another suitable type of recycled material feedstock is old corrugated containers (OCC). The method further includes retaining the fiber feedstock and the chemical compound together for enough time to ensure adherence or impregnations of enough of the chemical to the fibers after the drying process. Fluffing or fiberizing of the treated fibers may be accomplished under less severe conditions than ordinarily employed when making conventional cellulose insulation. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110183007 | ANTIFUNGAL COMPOSITIONS - An antifungal composition includes a borate fungicide and an ion-exchange type antimicrobial agent with two or more different metal ions. For example, the ion-exchange type antimicrobial agent may be a zeolite and the metal ions may be magnesium ions and manganese ions. The combination of the metal ions and the borate provide a synergistic effect in fungal resistance. | 07-28-2011 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080251104 | Systems and Methods for Determination of Endpoint of Chamber Cleaning Processes - Apparatus and method for determination of the endpoint of a cleaning process in which cleaning fluid is contacted with a structure to effect cleaning thereof. The cleaning process includes contacting a cleaning fluid with a structure to be cleaned and producing a cleaning effluent having a sensible heat thermal energy characteristic corresponding to extent of cleaning of the structure, disposing an object in the cleaning effluent that interacts with the cleaning effluent to produce a response indicative of the sensible heat thermal energy characteristic of the cleaning effluent, and monitoring such response to determine when the cleaning is completed. An endpointing algorithm and endpoint monitoring are also described, as well as endpoint monitor sensor elements that are useful to determine endpoint conditions in an efficient and reproduceable manner. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20100164057 | PRECURSORS FOR SILICON DIOXIDE GAP FILL - A full fill trench structure comprising a microelectronic device substrate having a high aspect ratio trench therein and a full filled mass of silicon dioxide in the trench, wherein the silicon dioxide is of a substantially void-free character and has a substantially uniform density throughout its bulk mass. A corresponding method of manufacturing a semiconductor product is described, involving use of specific silicon precursor compositions for use in full filling a trench of a microelectronic device substrate, in which the silicon dioxide precursor composition is processed to conduct hydrolysis and condensation reactions for forming the substantially void-free and substantially uniform density silicon dioxide material in the trench. The fill process may be carried out with a precursor fill composition including silicon and germanium, to produce a microelectronic device structure including a GeO | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100209596 | SCALABLE LEAD ZIRCONIUM TITANATE (PZT) THIN FILM MATERIAL AND DEPOSITION METHOD, AND FERROELECTRIC MEMORY DEVICE STRUCTURES COMPRISING SUCH THIN FILM MATERIAL - A novel lead zirconium titanate (PZT) material having unique properties and application for PZT thin film capacitors and ferroelectric capacitor structures, e.g., FeRAMs, employing such thin film material. The PZT material is scalable, being dimensionally scalable, pulse length scalable and/or E-field scalable in character, and is useful for ferroelectric capacitors over a wide range of thicknesses, e.g., from about 20 nanometers to about 150 nanometers, and a range of lateral dimensions extending to as low as 0.15 μm. Corresponding capacitor areas (i.e., lateral scaling) in a preferred embodiment are in the range of from about 10 | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110048063 | COMPONENT FOR SOLAR ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH COMPONENT - An adsorption structure is described that includes at least one adsorbent member formed of an adsorbent material and at least one porous member provided in contact with a portion of the adsorbent member to allow gas to enter and exit the portion of the adsorbent member. Such adsorption structure is usefully employed in adsorbent-based refrigeration systems. A method also is described for producing an adsorbent material, in which a first polymeric material is provided having a first density and a second polymeric material is provided having a second density, in which the second polymeric material is in contact with the first polymeric material to form a structure. The structure is pyrolyzed to form a porous adsorbent material including a first region corresponding to the first polymeric material and a second region corresponding to the second polymeric material, in which at least one of the pore sizes and the pore distribution differs between the first region and the second region. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110097478 | SCALABLE LEAD ZIRCONIUM TITANATE (PZT) THIN FILM MATERIAL AND DEPOSITION METHOD, AND FERROELECTRIC MEMORY DEVICE STRUCTURES COMPRISING SUCH THIN FILM MATERIAL - A novel lead zirconium titanate (PZT) material having unique properties and application for PZT thin film capacitors and ferroelectric capacitor structures, e.g., FeRAMs, employing such thin film material. The PZT material is scalable, being dimensionally scalable, pulse length scalable and/or E-field scalable in character, and is useful for ferroelectric capacitors over a wide range of thicknesses, e.g., from about 20 nanometers to about 150 nanometers, and a range of lateral dimensions extending to as low as 0.15 μm. Corresponding capacitor areas (i.e., lateral scaling) in a preferred embodiment are in the range of from about 10 | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110195188 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF HIGH CONDUCTIVITY, ADHERENT THIN FILMS OF RUTHENIUM - A multi-step method for depositing ruthenium thin films having high conductivity and superior adherence to the substrate is described. The method includes the deposition of a ruthenium nucleation layer followed by the deposition of a highly conductive ruthenium upper layer. Both layers are deposited using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) employing low deposition rates. | 08-11-2011 |