Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090134678 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT WITH EMERGENCY HARNESS RELEASE - The present disclosure discloses a child safety seat comprising: (a) a supporting base structure adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat; (b) a child seating surface wherein the seating surface comprises a seat bottom and a seat back, and wherein the seat back has disposed therein at least one pair of laterally spaced shoulder belt restraints; (c) a child harness wherein the harness comprises a pair of shoulder belts running from the restraints in the seat back to a seat bottom locking tongue, each shoulder belt having a restraint engaging means affixed to an extreme end of the belt for insertion into the laterally spaced pair of restraints in the seat back, and a buckle affixed to the front center portion of the seat bottom for receiving the seat bottom locking tongue; and (d) an emergency means of disengaging at least one of shoulder belts from at least one of the restraints in the back of the seat, the disengaging means being actuated from the rear face or side of the seat. | 05-28-2009 |
20100255392 | Silanes as a source of hydrogen - Disclosed are compositions, methods, and devices that generally relate to silanes and silicides and to uses thereof for hydrogen generation. Methods and devices for generating hydrogen for fuel cells and for other applications such as fuel or a supplementary fuel for internal combustion engines and reducing agents to improve catalyst efficiency are also disclosed. | 10-07-2010 |
20110291458 | Systems and Methods for Releasing Children from Safety Seats - The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for releasing children from child safety seats. A child safety seat is secured to a vehicle seat, and a child is secured to the child safety seat. A single release action enables the child to be removed from the child safety seat thereby facilitating removal of the child from the child safety seat and reducing the time required to remove the child from the child safety seat. | 12-01-2011 |
20110319554 | EXFOLIATION OF GRAPHITE USING IONIC LIQUIDS - Disclosed are methods of exfoliating graphite using one or more ionic liquids. Also disclosed is the exfoliated graphite and/or graphene provided by a disclosed method. Further disclosed are composites comprising exfoliated graphite and/or graphene and methods of making the composites. | 12-29-2011 |
20120046244 | DUAL FUNCTIONING IONIC LIQUIDS AND SALTS THEREOF - Disclosed herein are ionic liquid compositions comprising active pharmaceutical, biological, and nutritional compounds, and methods of use. Further disclosed are compositions of matter including liquid ion pairs alone or in solution and their use; compositions of ionic liquids that are ‘solvated,’ for example, ‘hydrated’ and their uses. | 02-23-2012 |
20120115729 | PROCESS FOR FORMING FILMS, FIBERS, AND BEADS FROM CHITINOUS BIOMASS - Disclosed is a process for forming films, fibers, and beads comprising a chitinous mass, for example, chitin, chitosan obtained from one or more biomasses. The disclosed process can be used to prepare films, fibers, and beads comprising only polymers, i.e., chitin, obtained from a suitable biomass, or the films, fibers, and beads can comprise a mixture of polymers obtained from a suitable biomass and a naturally occurring and/or synthetic polymer. Disclosed herein are the films, fibers, and beads obtained from the disclosed process. This Abstract is presented solely to aid in searching the subject matter disclosed herein and is not intended to define, limit, or otherwise provide the full scope of the disclosed subject matter. | 05-10-2012 |
20120122691 | Cellulosic biocomposites as molecular scaffolds for nano-architectures - Disclosed are composites that comprise regenerated cellulose, a first active substance, a second active substance, and a linker. Methods for preparing the composites that involve the use of ionic liquids are also disclosed. Articles prepared from the disclosed composites and methods of using them are further disclosed. | 05-17-2012 |
20120216705 | METHODS FOR DISSOLVING POLYMERS USING MIXTURES OF DIFFERENT IONIC LIQUIDS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE MIXTURES - Disclosed are methods for dissolving biopolymers and synthetic polymers using mixtures of different ionic liquids and compositions comprising the mixture. The methods involve contacting a polymer with a mixture of ionic liquids to provide a composition of polymer and the mixture; the mixture of ionic liquids is prepared by either mixing ionic liquids or by a process comprising reacting ionic liquid precursors in one-pot to form the ionic liquids. | 08-30-2012 |
20120241680 | CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES PREPARED USING IONIC LIQUIDS - Disclosed are conductive composites prepared from ionic liquids, compositions for preparing the composites, and methods of making and using the composites. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245336 | COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING RECYCLABLE IONIC LIQUIDS FOR USE IN BIOMASS PROCESSING - Compositions containing biomass, an ionic liquid, and an amide are described herein. Methods of their preparation and use in extracting and processing biomass are also described herein. Further described herein are films and fibers prepared from the compositions. Methods of recovering the ionic liquids used to process the biomass are also provided. | 09-27-2012 |
20120264605 | Multi-Functional Ionic Liquid Compositions for Overcoming Polymorphism and Imparting Improved Properties for Active Pharmaceutical, Biological, Nutritional, and Energetic Ingredients - Disclosed are ionic liquids and methods of preparing ionic liquid compositions of active pharmaceutical, biological, nutritional, and energetic ingredients. Also disclosed are methods of using the compositions described herein to overcome polymorphism, overcome solubility and delivery problems, to control release rates, add functionality, enhance efficacy (synergy), and improve ease of use and manufacture. | 10-18-2012 |
20120289611 | PECTIN COMPOUNDS, METHODS OF USING PECTIN COMPOUNDS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING WATER SOLUBILITY - Briefly described, embodiments of the present disclosure provide for compositions including pectin compounds, pectin compounds, methods of making pectin compounds, methods of controlling the water solubility of a pectin compound, methods of controlling the water solubility of an agent, beads including pectin compounds, and the like. | 11-15-2012 |
20120318348 | ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC-BATTERY HYBRID DEVICE - Photoactive layers for use in a photovoltaic cell are described. The photoactive layers comprise at least one photoactive ion paired with another ion. This photoactive ion pair can be in the form of an ionic liquid, hydrogen bonded ion pair, cocrystal, or complex to allow for greater flexibility and portability. Also described are photovoltaic cells that contain the described photoactive layers sandwiched between two electrodes. | 12-20-2012 |
20130109572 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | 05-02-2013 |
20130203602 | SUPPORTED BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to biologically active compounds, particularly liquid compounds, which are immobilized on a solid carrier material, particularly on mesoporous silica. The compounds are non-covalently supported on the solid carrier material thereby forming stable, easily handled solids which have the further advantage that the adsorbed biologically active compounds have improved thermal stability compared with the non-adsorbed compounds, and that they are released rapidly and completely from the carrier material when placed in an aqueous environment. | 08-08-2013 |