Methods and apparatus for mechanical treatment of materials such as catalysts

US7503515B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Symyx Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Claus G. Lugmair · San Jose, US
• Alfred Hagemeyer · Sunnyvale, US
• Lynn Van Erden · Livermore, US
• Anthony F. Volpe, Jr. · Sunnyvale, US
• David M. Lowe · Sunnyvale, US
• Yumin Liu · Fussa, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 11, 2006
• Grant date: Mar 17, 2009
• Expiry date: Sep 11, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C40B40/18
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for combinatorial (i.e., high-throughput) materials research, such as catalysis research, that involves parallel apparatus for simultaneously effecting mechanical treatments such as grinding, mixing, pressing, crushing, sieving, and/or fractionating of such materials are disclosed. The methods and apparatus are useful for mechanically treating catalysis materials and other solid materials, including without limitation, electronic materials such as phosphors, colorants such as pigments, and pharmaceuticals such as crystalline drugs or drug candidates. The simultaneous protocols and parallel apparatus offer substantial improvements in overall throughput for preparing arrays of materials, such as catalysis materials.