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Seriosity, Inc.

Glen Burnie Technologies, LLC

Revcor, Inc.

The State University of New York

David Abecassis

Byron B Reeves

Daniel Rubin

Helen Cheng

Mark Phillips

Leighton Read

Simon Roy

Craig R Hall

Archie Eschborn

Jack J Rossate

Timothy Richard Feldman

Miriam Rafailovich

Bosley Wright

Ed Wiegel

Edward Wiegel

The phytoremediation process for removing hazardous metals, such as Be, Cr, Co, Mn, and Ra, from contaminated soil and/or coal fly ash, e.g. in a landfill, includes growing plants in the soil and/or fly ash; incorporating a root growth inducing auxin in the soil and/or fly ash in the vicinity of the growing plants and subsequently cultivating the plants until a predetermined increase in root mass of the plant roots has occurred. The preferred auxin is 3-4-deoxy-glucosamine, which was found to increase plant root mass by 200% to 800%. An organic synthesis using glucosamine as starting material or a bioengineering process starting with commercial micronized shrimp meal and/or crab meal moistened with water can provide the 3-4-deoxy-glucosamine. Economical embodiments of the process use plants that produce marketable products and recovers valuable metals.

Auxin-enhanced phytoremediation process for removal of metal contaminants from polluted soil and fly ash from coal

A centrally tracked artificial currency is provided within the context of an enterprise. This currency serves as a unit of account, medium of exchange, and store of value in a corporate 'attention economy.' Users (typically coworkers) in the enterprise are allotted a base number of currency units, which they can earn, exchange, and spend in a variety of ways to signal importance and 'purchase' attention of others, or priority for other organization resources. In one aspect, senders of messages can specify an amount of currency to be associated with the message, so that recipients can see the specified amount before deciding whether to read the message. Once such a system is in use, it facilitates exchange of value based on user-created transactions regarding behavior, communication, resources, incentives, and priorities.

Attention economy for attention to messages, tasks and resources

In one embodiment, the invention provides an air movement device having a matrix polymer and nanoparticles. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of manufacturing an air movement device having dry-mixing about 30% to about 80% by weight matrix polymer and about 2% to about 15% by weight layered clay to form a dry mixture, extruding the mixture to form a polymer nanocomposite, and molding the polymer nanocomposite into an air movement device. In yet another embodiment, the invention provides an air movement device having about 30% to about 80% by weight polypropylene, about 3% to about 10% by weight layered clay, and about 1% to about 10% by weight maleic anhydride grafted polystyrene, wherein the air movement device has a UL 94 5VA flame retardant rating.

Polymer nanocomposites for air movement devices

Clays and organoclays which are treated with resorcinol diphosphate and/or bisphenol diphosphate as general nanoparticle particle dispersants and replacements for quaternary amines. The two compounds are used as self activating and self dispersing nanoparticles by localizing themselves on the particle surface in a polymer matrix and acting as a nanoparticle dispersants in general, as well as resulting in exfoliation of clays. The exfoliate clays may be used in polymers in lieu of other organic treatments.

Method for manufacturing and dispersing nanoparticles in thermoplastics

A method of forming a compatibilized blend of a polymeric material and one or more additives and/or fillers is disclosed. The method includes blending the polymeric material and or more additives and/or fillers with an exfoliated clay.

Method of compatibilizing non polymer solid fillers in polymeric materials and compositions therefrom

A method for controlling the growth of destructive insects and microorganisms in ground soil, includes the step of adding chitin to ground soil for inducing bacteria in the ground soil to synthesize chitinase for controlling the spread of destructive insects and microorganisms therein. The chitin may be added to the ground soil by distributing it on the upper surface of the soil or, preferably, by incorporating into the soil. In a preferred embodiment, the step of deacetylating the carbohydrate chains of the chitin for is carried out before adding to the ground soil for increasing the aqueous solubility of the chitin by producing smaller polymeric units or by increasing the availability of polar hydroxyl groups on glucosyl moieties thereof. Various bacterial cultures may also be added to the chitin prior to its distribution on, or incorporation in, the ground soil. A method for using dried shrimp shells for the production of an economically-viable non-genetically-modified organism-based chitinase lawn and garden fermentation broth, for eventual addition to ground soil for controlling the growth of destructive insects and microorganisms in ground soil, is also provided.

Method for using an induced formation of chitinase in lawn and garden soil for the control of destructive insects and microorganisms therein

Blends of a non-halogenated, formaldehyde-cured silicone rubber are described. The blend includes magnesium oxide and zinc borate. The compositions exhibit thermal stability at high temperatures as well as improved chemical resistance.

Flame retardant non halogenated silicone composition for high temperature and automotive and building construction applications

A fire retardant composition that includes: a polyolefin and an additive package that includes a brominated polystyrene or decabromodiphenyl ether; a nanoclay; and metal oxide fillers in the nanometer particle range. The compositions can have high weight percentages of the additive package because of the compatibilizing effect of the nanoclay. The nanoclay is preferably a quantenary amine treated nanoclay, wherein the quantenary amine causes exfoliation of the nanoclay. The polyolefin is a polyethylene or a polypropylene and the preferred metal oxide is antimony oxide.

Flame retardant plastic compositions

Area-based resource collection comprises a system and method in which players in a real-time strategy game first define an area of influence, which, after the effects of other areas of influence have been considered, is used in calculating their resource collection potential. Embodiments of area-based resource collection include, for example, enabling a first player to define a first area within a map, the map being utilized in a playing of a real-time strategy game, the map comprising a field from which resources may be acquired, the first area overlapping at least a portion of the field, the overlapped portion of the field defining a potential resource collection area; enabling a second player to define a second area within the map, the second area overlapping at least a portion of the potential resource collection area; impacting an acquisition, by the first player, of resources from the portion of the potential resource collection area being overlapped by the second area; enabling the first player to acquire resources from a portion of the potential resource collection area not being overlapped by the second area; and enabling the player to utilize the acquired resources in the playing of the game.

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David Abecassis