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# | Application | Accorded on | IPC | Title |
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1. | 2699119 | 2015-07-03 | B65F 9/00 | DUAL RECYCLABLES AND NON-RECYCLABLE WASTE COLLECTION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR |
2. | 2750152 | 2012-10-02 | H02M 1/00 | OMNI-WAVE DC/AC TRANSFORMER: HYSTERESIS LOOP FREE, VARIABLE, LVDT, RVDT |
3. | 2760307 | 2012-02-09 | G06Q 30/00 | ADVANCED ORDER SYSTEM |
4. | 2772463 | 2016-03-03 | G21B 3/00 | LOW ENERGY NUCLEAR DEVICE |
5. | 2781937 | 2013-03-15 | C23C 8/08 | LOADING HYDROGEN OR DEUTERIUM IN HYDRIDE-FORMING METALS |
6. | 2806834 | 2013-06-04 | F03B 13/00 | KRISHNA'S NOVEL METHOD SEA HYDROPOWER PLANT |
7. | 2822927 | 2016-02-03 | C02F 9/02 | METHOD FOR TREATING PRODUCED WATER OF FRACKING OPERATIONS |
8. | 2824537 | 2013-11-13 | A42B 3/14 | HOCKEY HELMET WITH AN IMPACT SHOCK-ABSORPTION SYSTEM FOR REDUCING CONCUSSIONS UPON HEAD CONTACT |
9. | 2827046 | 2014-04-11 | F03B 13/06 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM KRISHNA'S METHOD WORLD'S FIRST DAMLESS UNDERGROUND SEA HYDRO POWER PLANT |
10. | 2834515 | 2014-08-27 | B60L 8/00 | THE POWERHOUSE |
11. | 2840782 | 2014-04-04 | F03B 13/00 | WORLD'S FIRST KRINSHNA'S METHOD, DAMLESS UNDERGROUND SEA HYDROPOWER PLANT |
12. | 2848716 | 2015-01-05 | F03B 13/00 | KRISHNA'S METHOD WORLD'S FIRST DAMLESS BELOW SEASHORE (UNDERGROUND) SEA HYDROPOWER PLANT |
13. | 2851032 | 2015-01-05 | C09K 3/18 | DEICER AND METHOD OF USE |
14. | 2857764 | 2014-10-21 | F03B 13/00 | KRISHNA'S METHOD WORLD'S FIRST DAMLESS UNDERGROUND SEA HYDROPOWER PLANT |
15. | 2871191 | 2014-11-25 | G01N 21/76 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR EVALUATING WATER POLLUTION |
16. | 2893274 | 2015-07-24 | F03B 13/08 | WORLD'S FIRST UNDERGROUND SEA HYDROPOWER PLANT (KRISHNA'S SYRINGE METHOD) |
17. | 2905263 | 2020-03-06 | F03B 17/00 | WATER GRAVITY LOOP POWER PLANT (WGLPP) |
18. | 2944759 | 2016-12-20 | B01D 61/44 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE |
19. | 2991776 | 2022-12-28 | C12N 15/113 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING PLANT TRAITS |
20. | 3001823 | 2018-10-03 | H01R 31/06 | CONVERSION DEVICE FOR LINKING CORD |
21. | 3005593 | 2023-12-08 | C10G 1/00 | COMPACT THERMAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT FOR TREATING A FEED MATERIAL, METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE EQUIPMENTS, THERMAL PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING LIQUID FUELS USING THE EQUIPMENT AND USES OF THE LIQUID FUELS THEREBY PRODUCED |
22. | 3006114 | 2018-08-03 | C09D 7/63 | SECOND COMPONENT FOR A TWO-COMPONENT SPRAYABLE METHYL-METHACRYLATE BASED PAINT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF |
23. | 3016806 | 2023-01-27 | H01M 8/1286 | METAL SUPPORTED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL WITH NON-POROUS PROTECTIVE COATING ELECTROLYTE LAYER |
24. | 3025302 | 2022-02-23 | G06Q 10/0637 | PROCESS TO INTEGRATE QUANTIFIED QUALITATIVE DATA INTO ANALYTICS |
25. | 3035936 | 2019-12-03 | H01G 11/04 | AN ADVANCED ELECTRON-HOLE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE |
26. | 3060195 | 2021-03-17 | C23F 11/04 | NOVEL DOWNHOLE METHODS |
27. | 3062350 | 2020-03-02 | H02K 17/42 | A HIGH EFFICIENCY POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATING SAME |
28. | 3065046 | 2021-03-17 | C23F 11/04 | NOVEL CORROSION INHIBITION PACKAGE |
29. | 3076645 | 2020-07-24 | A61C 17/00 | SUCTION SYSTEM FOR DENTAL AEROSOLS |
30. | 3077807 | 2024-04-25 | C01B 32/384 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PELLETIZING SPENT BLEACHING EARTH |
31. | 3081579 | 2021-11-26 | E04C 3/29 | STRUCTURAL REINFORCED COMPOSITE BEAM |
32. | 3091870 | 2022-11-04 | C02F 1/50 | WATER ENERGY MATRIX CONTROL |
33. | 3093818 | 2024-03-19 | C12P 3/00 | IMPROVED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PHOTO-ACTIVATED HYDROGEN GENERATION |
34. | 3100313 | 2023-07-28 | C01D 15/08 | PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE ADSORPTION AND RECOVERY OF LITHIUM FROM NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC BRINES |
35. | 3108086 | 2024-03-05 | C01D 15/02 | PROCESSING OF LITHIUM CONTAINING BRINES |
36. | 3114220 | 2023-03-13 | B65D 30/10 | ECO BAGGY BAG |
37. | 3116510 | 2023-06-29 | C10L 11/04 | FIRE STARTING STRIP |
38. | 3116596 | 2022-05-18 | C09C 1/44 | USE OF CARBON NANOMATERIALS PRODUCED WITH LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT TO PRODUCE COMPOSITES WITH LOW CO2 EMISSION |
39. | 3119677 | 2022-08-04 | C25B 1/00 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURING AND ELECTRICAL ENERGY PRODUCING SYSTEM |
40. | 3120748 | 2024-02-09 | C25B 9/23 | ELECTROLYZER AND METHOD OF USE |
41. | 3120985 | 2023-04-20 | E04C 2/26 | STRUCTURAL MODULAR BUILDING PANEL, WALL, AND BUILDING SYSTEM |
42. | 3127671 | 2023-11-20 | C01B 32/15 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON NANOFIBERS FROM LIGHT HYDROCARBONS |
43. | 3128574 | 2023-08-21 | C08G 18/20 | AMINE COMPOSITION USEFUL FOR MAKING STABLE POLYURETHANE FOAM SYSTEMS |
44. | 3130427 | 2022-06-22 | C22B 3/08 | EXTRACTING BASE METALS USING A WETTING AGENT AND A THIOCARBONYL FUNCTIONAL GROUP REAGENT |
45. | 3141127 | 2022-07-26 | C25B 1/135 | GRAPHENE PRODUCTION VIA MOLTEN CARBONATE ELECTROLYSIS AND ELECTROCHEMICHAL EXFOLIATION |
46. | 3144207 | 2023-04-17 | F16K 31/04 | LIQUID PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE |
47. | 3150092 | 2022-11-21 | G06Q 50/06 | OPTIMIZING DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE VALUE |
48. | 3153978 | 2023-01-09 | C04B 20/06 | EXPANDED GRANULAR MATERIAL CONSISTING OF MINERAL MATERIAL |
49. | 3156566 | 2022-10-31 | H01G 13/00 | METACAPACITORS AND POWER-ELECTRONIC CONVERTERS FOR POWER-ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS |
50. | 3158823 | 2022-10-28 | B01D 53/14 | GASEOUS MATTER CAPTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD |
51. | 3160449 | 2022-06-27 | C22B 3/08 | METHODS FOR LIBERATING PRECIOUS METALS USING A REAGENT HAVING A THIOCARBONYL FUNCTIONAL GROUP |
52. | 3161310 | 2023-05-26 | E03F 5/10 | FLUID COLLECTION SYSTEM |
53. | 3161470 | 2023-03-14 | A01G 25/16 | CONTROLLED IRRIGATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR LAND APPLICATION OF WASTEWATER |
54. | 3164069 | 2022-11-09 | B01D 53/053 | BIOGAS PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
55. | 3164108 | 2022-12-13 | H02J 13/00 | POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
56. | 3166592 | 2022-10-17 | F03G 7/00 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE AND CONTROL THEREOF |
57. | 3167000 | 2022-12-14 | C04B 35/634 | HIGH GREEN DENSITY CERAMICS FOR BATTERY |
58. | 3167248 | 2022-10-19 | C04B 18/12 | PROCESS FOR TAILINGS STREAM SEDIMENTATION AND SEGREGATION |
59. | 3167998 | 2022-11-01 | H01L 31/05 | HIGH PERFORMANCE PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS, MODULE DESIGN, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES THEREFOR |
60. | 3170097 | 2023-05-26 | C25C 1/00 | ELECTROCHEMICAL METAL DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD |
61. | 3176366 | 2023-01-05 | F16L 9/14 | VENTILATION CONDUIT |
62. | 3177727 | 2023-01-26 | C01B 32/15 | MAGNETIC CARBON NANOMATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME |
63. | 3177826 | 2023-02-09 | B29C 64/118 | PRINTHEAD AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHODS |
64. | 3177840 | 2023-02-01 | B03B 9/06 | METHOD, PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING AN ASPHALT-BASED ROOFING MATERIAL |
65. | 3179669 | 2022-12-14 | H02J 13/00 | ENERGY ALLOCATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
66. | 3180567 | 2023-02-16 | G01V 9/02 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING GROUNDWATER FLOW ZONES |
67. | 3181146 | 2023-02-21 | A61B 90/00 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING MAGNETIC MARKERS FOR SURGICAL GUIDANCE |
68. | 3182865 | 2023-07-26 | E04B 2/86 | VARIABLE-GEOMETRY SPACING CONNECTOR FOR FORMWORK AND MODULAR FORMWORK SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH CONNECTOR |
69. | 3184789 | 2024-01-02 | B67D 1/04 | CARBONATION MACHINE AND A GAS CANISTER FOR A CARBONATION MACHINE |
70. | 3185797 | 2023-03-23 | C25B 1/04 | INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION AS A MEANS OF REDUCING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS |
71. | 3186811 | 2023-03-13 | F02M 31/12 | A LIQUID AIR ROTARY ENGINE WITH RECIRCULATING AIR |
72. | 3187305 | 2024-02-05 | A63B 21/075 | METHODS FOR GENERATING DIRECTIONAL MAGNETIC FIELDS AND MAGNETIC APPARATUSES THEREOF |
73. | 3190262 | 2023-03-13 | C10L 1/04 | DIESEL FUEL BLENDS WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS |
74. | 3192075 | 2023-03-10 | F24F 11/62 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND/OR COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR MONITORING AND PREDICTIVELY CONTROLLING CLOSED ENVIRONMENTS |
75. | 3193116 | 2023-07-17 | A01N 25/00 | METHOD AND PROCESS FOR COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF VARIOUS STEPS OF PEST GROWTH IN PLANTS USING DISINFECTANT COMPOUNDS BASED ON ETHANEPEROXOIC ACID AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE |
76. | 3193774 | 2023-09-26 | A01G 23/06 | A ROTARY ARM SYSTEM AND METHOD |
77. | 3193923 | 2023-05-25 | C05F 17/20 | NITROGEN-ENHANCED YEAST-BASED FERTILIZER |
78. | 3194331 | 2023-04-17 | F02C 7/12 | POWER PLANT COOLING SYSTEMS |
79. | 3194625 | 2023-07-07 | C10G 1/06 | METHOD TO MANUFACTURE BIOFUEL |
80. | 3195548 | 2023-07-05 | H02J 7/35 | BATTERY CHARGING DEVICE USING SOLAR PANEL AND CORELESS GENERATOR |
81. | 3196512 | 2023-05-12 | G01N 25/68 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENT OF DEW POINT TEMPERATURE |
82. | 3196927 | 2023-06-28 | H01M 10/0525 | IMPROVED BATTERY WITH SPINEL CATHODE |
83. | 3197792 | 2024-04-09 | B63B 27/34 | SUBSEA FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LONG TERM STORAGE OF FLUIDS IN A SUBTERRANEAN VOID |
84. | 3198612 | 2023-07-12 | F24D 13/00 | ELECTRIC FIREPLACE WITH HEAT RADIATING, FAUX MATERIALS |
85. | 3198902 | 2023-06-30 | A01N 63/00 | AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITION OF INDOLACETIC ACID HAVING INCREASED PHOTOSABILITY, PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF |
86. | 3199044 | 2024-02-15 | C07C 1/08 | PROCESSES FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF HIGH-VALUE, LOW CARBON CHEMICAL PRODUCTS |
87. | 3199100 | 2023-07-18 | C02F 3/00 | MEDIA FOR USE IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT |
88. | 3199903 | 2023-06-06 | H05B 3/12 | ELECTROTHERMIC COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND METHODS |
89. | 3200837 | 2023-12-06 | C12P 5/02 | TWO-STAGE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING AMMONIA REMOVAL FOR CONVERTING ORGANIC MATERIAL INTO BIOGAS |
90. | 3201394 | 2023-08-15 | A63B 31/10 | MINIATURE WAKEBOARD FOR USE WITH HANDS |
91. | 3201691 | 2024-02-14 | B01D 53/62 | CO2 CAPTURE AND CONVERSION USING A NOVEL MEMBRANE SYSTEM |
92. | 3201755 | 2023-06-12 | C01B 32/50 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING CARBANOGEL BUCKYPAPER FROM CARBON DIOXIDE AND PRODUCTS THEREOF |
93. | 3201976 | 2023-07-14 | B61C 3/00 | ELECTRIC-POWERED LOCOMOTIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD |
94. | 3204926 | 2023-07-26 | C10G 2/00 | PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND POWER INTO FUELS AND CHEMICALS |
95. | 3206643 | 2024-03-20 | E21F 13/00 | TRACK STRUCTURE WITH HOLLOW CENTER RAIL USABLE AS VENTILATION DUCT |
96. | 3207743 | 2023-08-21 | B29C 44/18 | A NOVEL FOAM ARTICLE |
97. | 3207766 | 2023-10-16 | C25C 7/02 | TUNGSTEN ELECTRODE FOR MOLTEN SALT ELECTROLYSIS FOR RARE EARTH METALS PREPARATION, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF |
98. | 3207938 | 2024-03-07 | C25B 1/16 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECT LITHIUM HYDROXIDE PRODUCTION |
99. | 3208870 | 2023-09-11 | F24V 99/00 | CARBON NEGATIVE DATA CENTERS AND SERVICES |
100. | 3209114 | 2023-09-13 | C10G 2/00 | EFFICIENT 2-STEP PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT PRODUCTION OF LIQUID FUELS FROM CARBON DIOXIDE AND HYDROGEN |
101. | 3209352 | 2023-10-03 | G01F 1/86 | GAS METER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS |
102. | 3209440 | 2024-03-04 | A01G 9/12 | AN APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING A PLANT |
103. | 3209754 | 2023-09-11 | G06Q 10/30 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REUSING AND RECYCLING REUSABLE CONTAINERS |
104. | 3210348 | 2024-04-09 | B63B 21/50 | SUBSEA TEMPLATE FOR INJECTING FLUID FOR LONG TERM STORAGE IN A SUBTERRANEAN VOID AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SUBSEA TEMPLATE |
105. | 3210456 | 2024-04-09 | B63B 21/50 | BUOY FOR INJECTING FLUID IN A SUBTERRANEAN VOID AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING A FLUID PASSAGE FROM A VESSEL TO THE BUOY |
106. | 3210460 | 2023-09-07 | C22B 7/00 | A METHOD FOR TARGET METAL REMOVAL VIA SULPHIDE PRECIPITATION |
107. | 3212240 | 2024-04-09 | E21B 17/01 | FLUID INJECTION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS |
108. | 3212433 | 2023-09-27 | B01D 53/14 | METHOD OF CAPTURING A TARGET SPECIES FROM A GAS |
109. | 3212443 | 2024-04-09 | E21B 17/01 | METHODS FOR INSTALLING RISERS IN A FLUID INJECTION SYSTEM |
110. | 3212889 | 2023-12-01 | A61M 11/00 | AN INHALER MONITORING DEVICE |
111. | 3213115 | 2024-03-20 | F16L 59/04 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSULATED CONDUCTING OF FLUIDS |
112. | 3213266 | 2024-01-04 | F03G 4/04 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICITY USING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY |
113. | 3213705 | 2024-03-26 | H01M 50/244 | BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY |
114. | 3214672 | 2024-04-03 | H01M 50/231 | BATTERY MODULE CLAMSHELL |
115. | 3215266 | 2023-11-06 | C10G 2/00 | PROCESS FOR CAPTURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR AND THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO FUELS AND CHEMICALS |
116. | 3217286 | 2023-11-06 | C12N 1/26 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RAPID DEGRADATION AND AMELIORATION OF MARINE OIL SPILLS |
117. | 3217539 | 2023-11-02 | C01B 3/02 | IMPROVED CATALYTIC REACTOR SYSTEM AND CATALYST FOR CONVERSION OF CAPTURED CO2 AND RENEWABLE H2 INTO LOW-CARBON SYNGAS |
118. | 3217693 | 2024-01-04 | H02S 20/30 | SOLAR WINDOW BLIND SYSTEMS |
119. | 3218529 | 2023-11-20 | C10G 2/00 | MICRO-SCALE PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT PRODUCTION OF LIQUID FUELS FROM GASEOUS HYDROCARBON RESOURCES |
120. | 3218580 | 2024-01-10 | B60L 50/75 | ELECTRIC-POWERED LOCOMOTIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD |
121. | 3218606 | 2024-01-10 | B60L 50/75 | ELECTRIC-POWERED LOCOMOTIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD |
122. | 3218612 | 2024-01-10 | B60L 50/75 | ELECTRIC-POWERED LOCOMOTIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD |
123. | 3218624 | 2023-11-09 | G01N 21/3504 | PLUME IDENTIFICATION ALGORITHM FOR OPTICAL NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS IMAGING |
124. | 3218626 | 2024-01-17 | B61C 3/00 | ELECTRIC-POWERED LOCOMOTIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD |
125. | 3218727 | 2024-01-10 | A01M 27/00 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PEST ANIMALS |
126. | 3218806 | 2024-03-01 | B60H 1/00 | ZERO CARBON EMISSION AND HIGHLY EFFICIENT INTELLIGENT HYDROGEN-POWERED REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION |
127. | 3219477 | 2024-01-22 | B61C 3/00 | ELECTRIC-POWERED LOCOMOTIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD |
128. | 3219493 | 2024-01-10 | B61C 3/00 | ELECTRIC-POWERED LOCOMOTIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD |
129. | 3220199 | 2023-11-27 | C25B 1/135 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING A POLYMER-CARBON NANOMATERIAL ADMIXTURE FROM CARBON DIOXIDE AND MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS THEREOF |
130. | 3220210 | 2023-11-28 | D01F 9/12 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING A CARBON NANOMATERIAL FIBER AND TEXTILES FROM CARBON DIOXIDE AND MATERIALS AND MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS THEREOF |
131. | 3223751 | 2023-12-21 | A47C 4/02 | LOAD-BEARING FURNITURE FROM FOLDED MATERIAL |
132. | 3224777 | 2024-02-20 | B60L 53/80 | A SWAPPABLE BATTERY AND A BATTERY SWAPPING SYSTEM FOR EV'S AND OTHER APPLICATIONS |
133. | 3225021 | 2024-01-31 | H01M 4/583 | GRAPHENE AND THE PRODUCTION OF GRAPHENE |
134. | 3226400 | 2024-02-15 | C01B 32/40 | REVERSE WATER GAS SHIFT CATALYTIC REACTOR SYSTEMS |
135. | 3227755 | 2024-04-02 | C02F 7/00 | A METHOD OF ACCELERATING OXYGENATION OF A BODY OF WATER |
136. | 3228086 | 2024-03-20 | C02F 9/00 | INTEGRATED FENTON PROCESSES WITH CERAMIC MEMBRANE FILTRATION FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT |
137. | 3229720 | 2024-03-19 | A23L 2/54 | CARBONATION MACHINE AND METHOD OF FILLING A GAS CANISTER |
138. | 3229722 | 2024-03-19 | A23L 2/54 | CARBONATION MACHINE AND METHOD OF FILLING A GAS CANISTER |
139. | 3232902 | 2024-04-16 | C25B 1/135 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING CARBON NANOMATERIALS AND METHODS USING LITHIUM-FREE ELECTROLYTES |
140. | 3234991 | 2024-04-22 | A42B 3/12 | A NOVEL PROTECTIVE HELMET |
141. | 3235334 | 2024-04-25 | B60L 5/40 | SECURED "LOW VOLTAGE" SLIDING CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION DEVICE FOR STATIC AND DYNAMIC CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS |