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Patent ES-2190145-T3 (ES)
Title: Dispositivo de depilacion para la eliminacion del pelo del cuerpo.
Inventor: SUEYOSHI HIDEKAZU
IPC: A45D26/00
Filed: 1999-04-15
Granted: 2003-07-16
Abstract: SE DESCRIBE UN DISPOSITIVO DEPILADOR PERFECCIONADO CAPAZ DE RETIRAR EFICAZMENTE EL PELO DE DIFERENTES PARTES DE LA PIEL DEL CUERPO HUMANO. EL DEPILADOR INCLUYE UN UNICO ALOJAMIENTO (10) QUE TIENE UNA FORMA APROPIADA PARA SER SUJETADA POR LA MANO DE UN USUARIO, Y QUE INCLUYE UNA FUENTE DE ACCIONAMIENTO (12). EL ALOJAMIENTO LLEVA UN PRIMER MODULO DE DEPILACION (100), DOTADO EN SU PARTE SUPERIOR DE UN PRIMER CABEZAL DEPILADOR (30), IMPULSADO POR LA FUENTE DE ACCIONAMIENTO PARA EFECTUAR EL DEPILADO DE LOS PELOS DEL CUERPO. EL PRIMER CABEZAL DEPILADOR TIENE UNA LONGITUD (L1) QUE DEFINE A LO LARGO DE LA MISMA UNA PRIMERA ZONA DE DEPILACION (P1). EN EL ALOJAMIENTO SE INCLUYE IGUALMENTE UN SEGUNDO MODULO DE DEPILACION (200) QUE LLEVA EN SU PARTE SUPERIOR UN SEGUNDO CABEZAL DEPILADOR (230), IMPULSADO NORMALMENTE POR LA MISMA FUENTE DE ACCIONAMIENTO (12), PARA EFECTUAR LA DEPILACION DE LOS PELOS CORPORALES. EL SEGUNDO CABEZAL DEPILADOR TIENE UNA LONGITUD (L2) QUE DEFINE A LO LARGO DE LA MISMA UNA SEGUNDA ZONA DE DEPILACION (P2). LOS MODULOS DEPILADORES PRIMERO Y SEGUNDO ESTAN CONFORMADOS, RESPECTIVAMENTE, PARA OBTENER EXTREMOS SUPERIORES INDIVIDUALES DE DIFERENTES DIMENSIONES EXTERIORES A LO LARGO DE LA LONGITUD DE LOS CABEZALES DE DEPILADO PRIMERO Y SEGUNDO, Y PARA TENER UNAS ZONAS DE DEPILACION PRIMERA Y SEGUNDA DE LONGITUDES DIFERENTES. DE ESE MODO, EL MODULO DE DEPILACION PRIMERO (100) Y SEGUNDO (200) PUEDE ELEGIRSE DE ACUERDO CON LA PARTE DE LA PIEL QUE SE PRETENDE TRATAR, A FIN DE CONSEGUIR UN DEPILADO OPTIMO DEL PELO EN DICHA PARTE.
Patent ES-2185263-T3 (ES)
Inventor: MAGNONE GRATO ANGELO
IPC: C07C/
Filed: 1999-05-18
Granted: 2003-04-16
Abstract: A process for the synthesis of 13-cis-retinoic acid with high purity and stability, without using heavy metals at any steps, starting from vinyl-beta-ionol prepared from ionone and vinyl magnesium halides.
Patent ES-2204033-T3 (ES)
Title: Resina de reaccion de (met)acrilato endurecible en frio y de olor menos intenso para revestimientos de suelos, revestimientos de suelos que contienen esta resina de reaccion y procedimiento para la produccion de dichos revestimientos de suelo.
Inventor: QUIS PETER DR
IPC: C09D4/06
Filed: 1999-06-10
Granted: 2004-04-16
Abstract: LA PRESENTE INVENCION TRATA DE UN SISTEMA REACTIVO DE (MET)ACRILATO CON BAJO OLOR, POLIMERIZABLE, ENDURECIDA EN FRIO PARA REVESTIMIENTOS DE SUELO, QUE COMPRENDE A) DANDO LOS COMPONENTES DE A) 100 % EN PESO, B) 0 - 2 PARTES EN PESO CON RESPECTO A UNA PARTE EN PESO DE A) DE UN (PRE)POLIMERO SOLUBLE O HINCHABLE EN A), SIENDO LA PROPORCION EN METIL(MET)ACRILATO O EN ETIL(MET)ACRILATO < 5 % EN PESO CON RELACION A B, C) 2 A 5 PARTES EN PESO CON RESPECTO A 100 PARTES EN PESO DE (A + B) DE AL MENOS UNA PARAFINA Y/O CERA, D) UN SISTEMA REDOX PARA LA POLIMERIZACION DE LOS COMPONENTES POLIMERIZABLES DEL SISTEMA, AL MENOS EN RELACION A UN COMPONENTE DEL SISTEMA REDOX, QUE CONTIENE UN ACELERADOR Y UN CATALIZADOR DE PEROXIDO O INICIADOR CON UNA CANTIDAD SUFICIENTE PARA EL ENDURECIMIENTO EN FRIO DE LOS COMPONENTES A) Y E) ADITIVOS USUALES. LOS SISTEMAS DE LA INVENCION DE (MET)ACRILATO SE CARACTERIZAN POR UN ESPECIAL BAJO PELIGRO CONTRA LA SALUD CUANDO SE COLOCAN.
Patent ES-2195501-T3 (ES)
Inventor: AKA PETER DIPL-ING
IPC: B65B9/13
Filed: 1999-12-20
Granted: 2003-12-01
Abstract: The procedure involves making a tubular hood(18) made of a highly elastic film and which with a longitudinal stretch of at least 50 per cent in relation to the unstretched hood is laid upon the stack of loose items. The longitudinal stretch is produced at least partially by drawing the film over the items. The film in the transverse direction is stretched by at least 50 per cent, and preferably 80 per cent, in relation to the unstretched hood. An Independent claim is included for a device for wrapping a stack of loose items which has a longitudinal stretching component designed so that the hood in the longitudinal direction is elastically stretchable by at least 50% of its unstretched length.
Patent ES-2200474-T3 (ES)
Title: Moduladores de los receptores de los aminoacidos excitantes.
Inventor: MONN JAMES ALLEN
IPC: A61P25/28
Filed: 1999-11-10
Granted: 2004-03-01
Abstract: La invención se refiere se refiere a compuestos de la fórmula:en la que R{sup,1} se define en la especificación y los ésteres y amidas metabólicamente inestables y no tóxicos de éstos son útiles como moduladores de la función receptora del glutamato metabotrópico.
Patent ES-2216452-T3 (ES)
Title: Composicion de limpieza personal.
Inventor: TANIUCHI SHINJI
IPC: A61K8/42
Filed: 1999-12-10
Granted: 2004-10-16
Abstract: Una composición de limpieza que comprende tensioactivos aniónicos del tipo sulfosuccinato; tensioactivos aniónicos del tipo alquilsulfato polioxietilenado; uno o más de dos tensioactivos anfóteros seleccionados entre el grupo constituido por tensioactivos anfóteros del tipo imidazolina, tensioactivos anfóteros del tipo amidobetaína y tensioactivos anfóteros del tipo alquilbetaína y tensioactivos no iónicos del tipo polioxietilén sorbitán; caracterizada por contener, basado en el peso total de la composición: entre 1 a 15% de tensioactivos aniónicos del tipo sulfosuccinato; entre 0, 1 a 4% de tensioactivos no iónicos del tipo polioxietilén sorbitán; en la que: la relación en peso de tensioactivos aniónicos del tipo sulfosuccinato a tensioactivos aniónicos del tipo alquilsulfato polioxietilenado es de 1:0, 25 a 1, 2 , y la relación en peso de tensioactivos aniónicos del tipo sulfosuccinato a la cantidad total de tensioactivos anfóteros del tipo imidazolina, tensioactivos anfóteros del tipo amidobetaína, y tensioactivos anfóteros del tipo alquilbetaína es de 1: 0, 25 a 1:2
Patent ES-2178379-T3 (ES)
Inventor: BERGSHOEFF PIETER DICK
IPC: B29C45/14
Filed: 1999-02-03
Granted: 2002-12-16
Abstract: A method of fabricating a support provided with shielding against interfering radiation, such as electromagnetic radiation, according to the invention involves a metallized plastic substrate, the metal comprising tin, being placed into an injection mould, and a plastic being injected into the mould to form the support. The tin-coated plastic substrate can be deformed very readily, so that it can be deformed three-dimensionally without its shielding characteristics being impaired.
Patent ES-2209402-T3 (ES)
Title: Lampara electrica con filtro de interferencias.
Inventor: GIBSON RAY G
IPC: G02B5/28
Filed: 1999-03-16
Granted: 2004-06-16
Abstract: La invención se refiere a un filtro interferencial de película fina, que consiste en capas alternadas primeras y segundas, siendo las capas primeras de silicio, y siendo las capas segundas de una mezcla de tántalo y niobio. El filtro puede emplearse en una lámpara de alta temperatura en una atmósfera inerte si el niobio en la mezcla es menos del 40% del peso. Para mayores porcentajes, se ha hallado que una presión parcial de oxígeno impide el ennegrecimiento de las capas.
Patent ES-2188154-T3 (ES)
Title: Plancha de vapor.
Inventor: DE MANEVILLE GUY
IPC: D06F75/18
Filed: 1999-03-23
Granted: 2003-06-16
Abstract: Una plancha de vapor que comprende un depósito de agua (17) que se comunica con una cámara de vaporización (12) por la intermediación de una junta de boquilla (23) que tiene un pozo o cavidad vertical de comunicación (25), y un dispositivo (35) de regulación del flujo de admisión de agua a la cámara de vaporización, el cual comprende un vástago o émbolo vertical (39) cuyo extremo inferior (44) presenta un ensanchamiento (46) y cuyo extremo superior (41) es solidario con un botón de mando manual (43), siendo dicho vástago (39) susceptible de desplazarse según un movimiento de traslación axial en el interior del pozo (25) de la junta de boquilla (23), por la acción del botón de mando manual (43), entre una posición denominada en seco, en la cual el vástago (39) obtura por completo el pozo (25), y al menos una posición denominada de vaporización, en la cual el agua puede pasar al interior del pozo (25), caracterizada porque el ensanchamiento (46) del vástago (39) está montado en ajuste de encaje en el interior del pozo (25) de la junta de boquilla (23) y viene a puentear o superponerse de forma puntual a una ranura vertical (52) que se ha practicado en una porción de la altura del pozo (25) y que delimita de esta forma, conjuntamente con el ensanchamiento (46) del vástago (39), una sección de paso del agua cuando el vástago (39) se encuentra en su posición de vaporización.
Patent ES-2532829-T3 (ES)
Title: Sistema de codificación de vídeo escalable
Inventor: RADHA HAYDER
IPC: H04N21/6377
Filed: 1999-06-17
Granted: 2015-04-01
Abstract: Un procedimiento de codificación de datos de vídeo que comprenden una o más tramas, comprendiendo el procedimiento: una primera etapa (44, S702) de codificación para producir una capa base que comprende datos (47) de vídeo codificados codificando una porción de los datos de vídeo usando una técnica de codificación de predicción de tramas; una etapa (45, S703) de generación para generar datos (51) de imágenes residuales correspondientes a las diferencias entre tramas en la capa base y las tramas de los datos de vídeo; una segunda etapa (54, S704) de codificación para producir una capa de mejora que comprende datos codificados de imágenes residuales codificando los datos (51) de imágenes residuales; y una etapa de salida, en la que la segunda etapa de codificación usa una técnica de codificación de escalabilidad de granularidad fina, mediante la cual los datos codificados de imágenes residuales para una trama de los datos de vídeo comprenden varias imágenes residuales codificadas que incluyen una imagen basta inicial representada por un número predeterminado de bits y una imagen de mejora representada por el número predeterminado de bits para la imagen basta inicial y el siguiente número predeterminado de bits; y la etapa (55, S706) de salida comprende dar salida a los datos (47) de vídeo codificados de la capa base y una o más de las imágenes residuales codificadas (50) de la capa de mejora a un receptor (43) para cada trama de los datos de vídeo originales, caracterizado porque: la primera etapa (44, S702) de codificación comprende codificar la porción de los datos de vídeo con varias tasas de bits diferentes para producir múltiples versiones de los datos de vídeo codificados; la etapa (45, S703) de generación comprende generar datos (51) de imágenes residuales para cada versión de los datos de vídeo codificados; la segunda etapa (54, S704) de codificación comprende codificar los datos (51) de imágenes residuales para cada versión de los datos de vídeo codificados usando una técnica de codificación de escalabilidad de granularidad fina; y la etapa (55, S706) de salida comprende dar salida a una versión seleccionada de los datos de vídeo codificados junto con al menos una imagen residual codificada correspondiente al efecto basada en un intervalo del ancho de banda disponible.
Patent ES-2173752-T3 (ES)
Inventor: RISVIK KNUT MAGNE
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1999-07-09
Granted: 2002-10-16
Abstract: A search system for information retrieval includes a data structure in the form of a non-evenly spaced sparse suffix tree for storing suffixes of words and/or symbols, or sequences thereof, in a text T, a metric M including combined edit distance metrics for an approximate degree of matching respectively between words and/or symbols, or between sequences thereof, in the text T and a query Q, the latter distance metric including weighting cost functions for edit operations which transform a sequence S of the text into a sequence P of the query Q, and search algorithms for determining the degree of matching respectively between words and/or symbols, or between sequences thereof, in respectively the text T and the query Q, such that information R is retrieved with a specified degree of matching with the query Q. Optionally the search system also includes algorithms for determining exact matching such that information R may be retrieved with an exact degree of matching with the query Q.
Patent ES-2306518-T3 (ES)
Inventor: CLARK SCOTT L
IPC: C03B23/023
Filed: 1999-07-15
Granted: 2008-11-01
Abstract: Glass sheet forming apparatus (12) and a glass sheet forming method utilize a mold (20) having a curved forming face (22) with holes (26) in which a vacuum is drawn to form a glass sheet. A vacuum distributor (48) of the apparatus distributes a vacuum impulse of at least 0.1 atmospheres of vacuum from a valved vacuum reservoir (52) through a plurality of tubes (58) to a limited number of the holes (26) to provide additional forming of the glass sheet. The vacuum impulse distributor (48) is located within a vacuum chamber of the mold (20) that draws the vacuum by a gas jet pump in the holes (26) to which the vacuum impulse is not distributed.
Patent ES-2183596-T3 (ES)
Inventor: ZIMMERMANN JORG
IPC: C08B15/06
Filed: 1999-07-30
Granted: 2003-03-16
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing cellulose carbamate by reacting cellulose with urea. The inventive method is characterized by a) activating or impregnating the cellulose by means of an optionally aqueous urea melt containing ammonia, b) by reacting the cellulose with the urea in an optionally aqueous urea melt at temperatures ranging from 100 DEG  to 160 DEG  C and by simultaneously removing the ammonia released during the reaction from the reaction mixture, using water as an entraining agent, and c) by separating, processing or purifying the raw product containing urea. The inventive method enables a homogeneous cellulose carbamate product with good technical utilization properties to be produced in a relatively simple manner without employing combustible organic solvents.
Patent ES-2216599-T3 (ES)
Inventor: LEBRAS PHILIPPE
IPC: B65D77/20
Filed: 1999-09-14
Granted: 2004-10-16
Abstract: A tray (10) and a blank for forming a tray for holding foodstuff or the like including a corner arrangement for retaining liquid from the foodstuff in the tray which corner arrangement comprises securing means (22) for securing together a side panel (14) and an end panel (18) of the tray and at least one tab (30) foldably interconnecting said side panel and end panel, which tab is adapted to protrude outwardly of said corner arrangement.
Patent ES-2182592-T3 (ES)
Inventor: WESTPHAL HARTMUT
IPC: C23C16/40
Filed: 1999-09-04
Granted: 2003-03-01
Abstract: The invention relates to a composite material comprised of a coated hard metal or cermet base and to a method for the production thereof. The single layer or multilayer coating on the base contains at least one layer with a thickness ranging from 0.5 mum to 25 mum, at least one Al2O3 phase, and at least one phase comprised of ZrO2 and/or HfO2. According to the invention, a third finely dispersive phase comprised of an oxide, oxicarbide, oxinitride or oxicarbonitride of titanium should be included in this Al2O3/ZrO2 layer and/or HfO2 layer. To this end, a CVD process is used at depositing temperatures ranging from 900 ° C. to 1000 ° C. in the gas phase under pressures ran from 10 to 100000 Pa, whereby the gas phase, in addition to the gases essential for deposition, contains 0.2 to 5 mol % TiCl4.
Patent ES-2209561-T3 (ES)
Title: Combinaciones de herbicidas y antidotos.
Inventor: ZIEMER FRANK
IPC: A01N43/80
Filed: 1999-11-05
Granted: 2004-06-16
Abstract: Agente activo como herbicida que contiene una mezcla de una cantidad activa como herbicida de uno o varios compuestos de la **fórmula** en la que V es un radical seleccionado entre el conjunto de (V1)a(V4), teniendo los símbolos e índices los siguientes significados: R es hidrógeno, alcoxi (C1-C4)-carbonilo, halo-alcoxi (C1-C4)-carbonilo, alquil (C1-C4)-sulfonilo, alquil (C1-C4)-sulfinilo, alquil (C1-C4)-tio, COH, ciano: R1 es hidrógeno, alquilo (C1-C4), alquenilo (C2-C4), alquinilo (C2-C4), cicloalquilo (C3-C8), cicloalquenilo (C3-C8), alquil (C1- C4)-cicloalquilo (C3-C8), halo-cicloalquilo (C3-C7), alquil (C1-C4)-tio-cicloalquilo (C3-C8), halo-alquilo (C1-C8) o halo-alquenilo (C2-C8); R2 es hidrógeno, alquilo (C1-C4), alcoxi (C1-C4), halo- alquilo (C1-C4), halógeno, halo-alcoxi (C1-C4), ciano, nitro; R3 es hidrógeno, alquilo (C1-C4), alquenilo (C2-C4), alquinilo (C2-C4).
Patent PL-1704599-T3 (PL)
Title: Method for treating powder particles
Inventor: GEYER VOLKER
IPC: H01L31/032
Filed: 2004-12-14
Abstract: To handle powder granules, of a Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 compound, they are placed in a vessel with a volume of sulfur to be heated to bring the powder compound to 400-600[deg]C and the sulfur to 100[deg]C, and the raised temperature is maintained for a time span of 1-50 hours.
Patent PL-1765060-T3 (PL)
Title: Plant cultivation method
Inventor: LAINE JEAN-MARC
IPC: A01H5/02
Filed: 2005-06-14
Abstract: A method for the production of young plants belonging to the group of herbaceous ornamentals, which method comprises an in vitro culture phase during which explants obtained from a parent stock of a species to be propagated, or derivatives of these explants, are subjected to micropropagation which is carried out under suitable conditions and on suitable culture media, in order to produce microplantlets which, when subjected to an in vivo culture phase, are intended to develop into a plant.
Patent PL-1838394-T3 (PL)
Title: Oxygen-producing respiratory protection device
Inventor: KRÜGER FRANK
IPC: A62B7/08
Filed: 2006-01-19
Abstract: The chemical cartridge of a breathing apparatus, through which respiratory air flows to generate oxygen is divided into a plurality of air treatment chambers by retaining grids. An impact-damping member including a multilayer fine wire mesh, which abuts flat against the relevant cover is located in the external air treatment chambers while provided in the middle air treatment chambers is a damping element including a multilayer fine-wire mesh folded in a zigzag fashion, having folded edges running parallel and at a distance from the outer wall of the chemical cartridge, one edge thereof running in a zigzag fashion is fixed to a wire grid. The damping elements of the adjacent air treatment chambers are not in alignment. Potassium hyperoxide granules for oxygen generation are located in the air treatment chambers. One air treatment chamber can be filled with lithium hydroxide tablets for binding excess carbon dioxide.
Patent PL-1940439-T3 (PL)
Title: Reducing post-operative adhesion formation with intraperitoneal glutamine
Inventor: OBAYAN ADEBOLA O E
IPC: A61K9/06
Filed: 2006-08-11
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of treating or reducing adhesions in the peritoneum of a patient in need thereof. The method includes performing adhesiolysis on one or more adhesions involving the patient's peritoneum and/or one or more tissues or organs in the patient's peritoneal cavity; and administering to the peritoneum or the peritoneal cavity of the patient an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one glutamine source. The glutamine source is selected from one or more of L-glutamine, physiologically acceptable salts of L-glutamine, and dipeptides comprising L-glutamine.
Patent PL-1913009-T3 (PL)
Title: Novel benzimidazole (thio) carbamates with antiparasitic activity and the synthesis thereof
Inventor: CHASSAING CHRISTOPHE PIERRE ALAIN
IPC: C07F9/553
Filed: 2006-07-18
Abstract: This invention relates to benzimidazole carbamates and (thio)carbamates corresponding to Formula I: Here, X1 and X2 are independently O or S, wherein at least one of X1 and X2 is O; Y1 and Y2 are independently O or S, wherein at least one of Y1 and Y2 is O; R1 is alkyl having from 1-4 carbon atoms; R2, R3, and R4 are independently hydrogen or a cation; R5 and R6 are independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl (having from 1-8 carbon atoms), —OR7, —SR8, —CO—R9, —OSO2—Ar, or —S(O)R10; R7 is alkyl having from 1-8 carbon atoms; R8 is alkyl (having from 1-8 carbon atoms) or aryl; R9 is alkyl (having from 1-8 carbon atoms), cycloalkyl (having from 3-6 carbon atoms), or aryl; Ar is aryl; and R10 is alkyl (having from 1-8 carbon atoms) or aryl. The compounds generally are soluble and stable in water, and have antiparasitic (particularly anthelmintic) activity in vivo that is comparable to known water-insoluble benzimidazole carbamates (e.g., albendazole and fenbendazole).
Patent PL-1808365-T3 (PL)
Title: Roof module element for commercial vehicles and vehicle for passenger transport
Inventor: GÜLKE NORBERT
IPC: B62D31/02
Filed: 2007-01-12
Abstract: The unit (10) has multiple additional functional units in an integrated manner, where the unit forms a longitudinal edge area of a vehicle structure. An air duct (24) and /or a pneumatic pipe and/or hydraulic pipe is integrated in the roof module unit. The pneumatic pipe and/or hydraulic pipe forms a structural reinforcing unit of the roof module unit. The pneumatic pipe and/or hydraulic pipe is designed as a closed pressure reservoir.
Patent PL-1852218-T3 (PL)
Title: Oscillation drive
Inventor: ZIEGLER ROLF
IPC: G05G1/30
Filed: 2007-04-23
Abstract: The oscillating drive has a shaft whose free end (16) forms a flat mounting (18) for a tool (22). Lugs (36) on the mounting fit though slots on the tool and deform them so that the tool is prevented from rotating with respect to the mounting.
Patent PL-2045763-T3 (PL)
Title: Method for manufacturing data media, device for implementing the method and preliminary product for manufacturing data media
Inventor: HAHN ROLAND
IPC: G06K19/077
Filed: 2007-10-03
Abstract: The method involves providing a card body (3) with a recess (6) for implantation of an electronic module with module connections in a boundary region of the module. An antenna (4) is embedded in the body with antenna connections, which are arranged under the boundary region of the module. The module is implanted in the recess under pressurization of adhesive parts after hardening assigned adhesive parts, so that the module is electrically connected with the antenna. The adhesive parts are formed with a forming punch before implantation of the module. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a device for producing a data carrier (2) a pre-product for production of a data carrier.
Patent PL-1989223-T3 (PL)
Title: Method and apparatus for extraction of arthropod gland
Inventor: RHEINNECKER MICHAEL
IPC: C07K14/435
Filed: 2007-03-01
Abstract: An apparatus and method for the extraction of material from glands of arthropods. The apparatus comprises a container in which at least part of the glands are placed and a buffer solution at least partially immersing the glands. Gland material is collected in the material collection area of container. In use the material is released from glands into the buffer solution and sedimented at the bottom of the container. The method comprises: a first step of removing from a body of the arthropod the gland containing at least partially the material; a second step of making an opening in an epithelium of the gland; and a third step of placing the gland in a container at least partially immersed in a buffer solution such that the materials exit the glands and sediments in the material collection area of the container.
Patent PL-2029488-T3 (PL)
Title: Non-polar capped nano transition metal oxides and sulfides
Inventor: WOOLARD CHRISTOPHER DENNIS
IPC: C01G1/02
Filed: 2007-05-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a functionalized nano size transition metal oxide or sulfide particle comprising the steps of (a) providing a ternary solvent system comprising a polar solvent, a non-polar solvent and an intermediate solvent allowing miscibility of all three components; (b) providing a mixture of a transition metal salt and a ternary solvent; (c) providing a mixture of a suitable source of oxide or sulfide and the ternary solvent; (d) providing a mixture of a non-polar end capping agent and the non-polar solvent; (e) mixing the mixtures; and (f) recovering the resultant functionalized nano size transition metal oxide or sulfide particle. The invention further relates to non-polar end capped nano sized transition metal oxide or sulfide particle so produced and the use of such particles.