The Dow Chemical Company

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Advanced Information Systems, Inc.

Mark J McKinley

Bruce P Thill

James D Ferguson

William J Fairchok

Ralph E Friedrich

Alan S Ambrose

Timothy Mishler

Robert Lilienfeld

Jim W Sanner

Dan P Sheridan

David C Thornton

Douglas D Applegath

A system is provided. The system includes a body having at least two surfaces. The body is configured to be located at least partially below a surface of a body of water moving in a first direction. The system includes a mechanical system connected to the body. The mechanical system is configured to allow the movement of the body of water in the first direction to move the body back and forth in a plane parallel to the surface of the body of water in a second direction and a third direction. The second and the third directions are substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The mechanical system is configured to translate the movement of the body to a rotor of an electrical generator.

Hydrokinetic power source

A fuel dispensing nozzle and boot therefor that includes a sound system and/or video system which contains prerecorded messages for playback during refueling by a user of the fuel dispensing nozzle. The sound system and/or video system includes a speaker for playback of audio messages. A switch is also included to initiate the playback of messages. The switch can activate the system when the nozzle is inverted to pump fuel or can activate the system in response to squeezing of the handle actuator used to control fuel flow through the nozzle.

Fuel dispensing device equipped with a sound and/or video system

This invention deals with a novel boot and its use on fuel dispensing devices. The boot contains a sound system and/or a video system for messages or sounds as fuel is being pumped into a vehicle. Also disclosed is a novel nozzle for dispensing fluids.

Fuel dispensing devices equipped with a sound and/or video system

Aqueous dispersions of solids are readily flocculated in high brine-containing aqueous media using polymeric anionic flocculants containing from 5 to about 20 weight percent of repeating units containing a carboxyl group, e.g., sodium acrylate.

Flocculants for brine-containing systems

A process for absorbing polar materials using a crosslinked polymeric composition such as poly-2-ethyloxazoline and ethyleneamine tetracetic acid. The crosslinked polymeric composition swells into a gel-like mass in the presence of polar materials to entrap them.

Process for absorbing polar materials using transamidated

A polymeric composition comprising a poly-2-oxazoline reacted by transamidation with a carboxylic acid, anhydride, salts of a carboxylic acid or combination thereof which can be blended with another polymeric composition to form a water wettable blend. In another aspect, the poly-2-oxazoline is crosslinked with a polybasic carboxylic acid by transamidation. The crosslinked polymeric composition is useful as an absorbent for polar materials.

Transamidated poly-2-oxazoline compositions useful as wetting agents for

An improved method for flocculating suspended particulate solids from an acidic aqueous medium and for clarifying said aqueous medium comprises initially contacting the suspension with a water-soluble polymer having an anionic character followed by contacting the suspension with a water-soluble polymer having a cationic character. Such method is particularly useful in clarifying acidic aqueous media used in mining operations, etc.

Flocculation of suspended solids from aqueous media

A fibrous mass or fluff comprising a fibrous absorbent and a water-swellable hydrophilic polymer absorbent is injected into a borehole during well drilling process. The fibrous mass or fluff forms an essentially fluid-tight plug when wetted with water and acts to reduce drilling fluid loss via penetration of porous subterranean structure or formation openings.

Method of inhibiting lost circulation from a wellbore

A process for absorbing water containing relatively large amount of acid comprises contacting an aqueous medium with a rapidly water-swellable polymer comprising an alkali metal sulfonic acid salt containing polyelectrolyte. For example, a crosslinked polymer containing polymerized acrylamide and sodium 2-acrylamide-2-methylpropane sulfonate can be used to remove acidic water from fuels, battery casings, etc.

Process of using water-absorbent agents for low pH applications

Water absorbent compositions exhibiting increased gel strengths comprise a water-swellable hydrophilic polymer and an inorganic powder and are prepared by physically blending the polymer and powder. The compositions can be incorporated into film laminates and can be employed in preparing improved disposable diapers.

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Linwood, MI, United States of America

Mark J McKinley