Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050139116 | Railcar with axle assembly A railcar is provided with an axle assembly including first and second axle devices that allow one axle device to move relative to the other axle device. In one embodiment, the first axle device is rigidly secured to the platform and the second axle device is pivotally ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139117 | Dual-pivot steering system and method A system for guided travel over a surface between parallel guide rails includes a first frame including at least one rotatable element for travel over the surface; a first pin connected to the first frame, for rotation of the first frame thereon; a second frame includin... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139118 | Plating bath and method for depositing a metal layer on a substrate A metal plating bath containing organic compounds that inhibit or retard the consumption of plating bath additives. The additives are chemical compounds that improve the brightness of the plated metal, the physical properties of the plated metal especially with respect ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139119 | Polishing composition A polishing composition of the present invention includes alumina, colloidal silica, citric acid, an organic acid other than citric acid, an oxidizing agent, and water. When the polishing composition is used in polishing the surface of a substrate for a magnetic disk, t... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139120 | Auto care compositions with UV absorbers Paste and liquid emulsion care compositions for cleaning, caring for and paving paint and trim components of motor vehicles are provided. The compositions include, as a UV filter, from 2% to 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of zinc oxide with... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139121 | Aqueous ink, inkjet recording ink and inkjet recording method To provide an aqueous ink, particularly, an inkjet recording ink, and an inkjet recording method, which can form an image having good color hue and excellent fastness to light and active gases in the environment, particularly, ozone gas, the aqueous ink has a polyazo dy... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139122 | Pigmented inks formed using microfiltration The invention relates to a pigment-based ink composition for inkjet printing the ink composition pigment particles, wherein said ink composition has a filterability of at least 80% wherein filterability is determined by the following test; a sample of said pigment-based... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139123 | Azo dye, colored composition for image formation, ink, method of ink-jet recording, heat-sensitive recording material, color toner and color filter A colored composition for image formation which comprises an azo dye represented by formula (1); an ink for ink-jet recording and a method of ink-jet recording each comprising or using the composition; and a heat-sensitive recording material, color toner, and color fil... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139124 | Ink composition An object of the present invention is to provide an ink compositions which, when used with an ink jet recording apparatus, can realize excellent ink ejection stability while maintaining safety and satisfactory penetration of ink. The ink composition according to the pre... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139125 | Archival spray composition An aerosol archival product that includes an aerosol archival composition and may be disposed in a pressurized container. The aerosol archival composition includes one or more chlorinated fluorinated hydrocarbons, an amino-containing compound and a basic metal compound.... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139126 | Intumescent coating A coating composition useful for building materials products, especially roofing surfaces, is provided. The coating composition provides durable exterior protection to surfaces that it applied to, and it has intumescent and reflective properties. The coating composition... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139127 | Preparation of yellow pigment A process for preparing transparent Pigment Yellow 138 by grinding Pigment Yellow 138 in the presence of a grinding agent, preparing an aqueous slurry of the ground particles, and filtering the slurry resulting in a filter cake containing particles of transparent Pigmen... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139128 | Process for conditioning azo pigments A process for conditioning azo pigment with surfactants of ethoxylate alkyl phenols in the presence of a strong alkali in the aqueous condition. ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139129 | HIGH EARLY-STRENGTH FIBER REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITION Reinforced high early-strength cementitious members are made from water and strength generating ingredients, which include a hydraulic cement, a polycarboxylate dispersant and structural synthetic fiber. The strength generating ingredients provide corrosion resistance b... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139130 | Cementitious composition The curing time of cementitious cellulose ether comprising-compositions can be controlled by incorporation into the composition i) a cationically-modified or a secondary or tertiary amino-modified cellulose ether or ii) a cellulose ether comprising a hydroxyethoxyl subs... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139131 | Foldable shelf and drawers A shelf includes a main part including a plurality of X-axis parts, Y-axis parts and Z-axis parts so as to form a plurality of partitions, and a plurality of rack members located between two X-axis parts. Each X-axis part has a plurality of grooves. A plurality of conne... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139132 | Method and device related to a container The invention pertains to a method and to an arrangement applicable to a container or to a chamber, for instance to a security chamber or to a security container for valuable articles. The container/chamber (20) has a casing or shell (10) in which an explo... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139133 | Granular spreader and product container Methods and apparatus are provided for dispensing chemical material, and in particular, granular, agricultural material, from a moving device driven over terrain to be treated with the material. A metering system for dispersing the material includes on apertured meterin... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139134 | Double end servo scroll pattern attachment with single end repeat capability for tufting machine A tufting machine having a servo driven yarn feed attachment adapted to feed two yarns on each yarn feed roll is provided with a tube bank that allows tufting of two single end patterns on the tufting machine from one set of yarn drives. ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139135 | Quilting Table for a Sewing Machine A quilting table (20) includes a frame (22) having box channel rails (50, 52), a first carriage (212), moveable relative to a longitudinal dimension (30) of the frame (22), having wheels (224) engaged with the box channel... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139136 | Pluggable external wireless receiver module for a sewing machine A pluggable external wireless receiver module includes a housing, a power terminal unit, a receiver device, and a control terminal unit. The power terminal unit is mounted on the housing and is adapted for connection to a power source. The receiver device is mounted in ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139137 | Marine craft impact protection Marine craft has a crushable frontal impact protection structure, comprising transverse bulkhead protecting passenger area; longitudinal crushable tubes; and transverse member. Webs strengthen tubes, which may be made of extruded, heat treated aluminum; stainless steel;... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139138 | Flow assurance monitoring In one oil production operation, a fluid conduit transports a fluid from a wellhead to a floating production platform. To prevent an occurrence of formations that obstruct the flow of fluid in the fluid conduit, a forecast is made as to whether a flow assurance curve wi... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139139 | Boat tower releasable member assembly An apparatus for folding a boat tower, including a hinge assembly and a releasable member. The releasable member includes two members, one of which has at least one spring loaded bolt, or locking pin, engaging a corresponding opening in the other member, thereby locking... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139140 | APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING PADDLED WATERCRAFT An apparatus for use in evaluating paddled watercraft having an elongated hull with a longitudinal axis includes first and second carriages, each carriage having a vertically adjustable upper watercraft mount adapted to support a watercraft with its longitudinal axis tr... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139141 | Self-adjusting watercraft canopy An apparatus and method for covering a watercraft with a self-adjusting watercraft cover coupled to a watercraft lift is disclosed. ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139142 | Temperature indicator using thermochromic materials A temperature indicator for a rubber article comprises a thermochromic material, wherein the thermochromic material is a component of a rubber article selected from the group consisting of tires, belts and hoses. A rubber article containing a temperature indicator is al... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139143 | Analog instrument gauge display An analog instrument gauge display is provided that comprises a lens having a pointing indicia displayed thereon, a back plate having a pattern thereon, and a drive motor coupled to the lens and configured to rotate the lens and pointing indicia relative to the pattern ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139144 | Method for the production and the use of microparticles and nanoparticles by constructive micronisation The invention relates to a method for producing microparticles and/or nanoparticles of a substance, wherein particles are formed from molecularly distributed substances which simultaneously stabilized in suspension. The substance is dissolved in a solvent system and sub... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139145 | Process for the formation and isolation of carotenoid crystals A process for the production of the carotenoids crystals from a carotenoid-containing plant oleoresin which process comprises (a) a first step of introducing the oleoresin to an organic solvent, an alcohol and a base under reflux temperature of the organic solvent to fo... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139146 | Method for preparing optical fluoride crystals The invention is directed to a method of preparing metal fluoride crystals that are suitable for making optical elements that can be used in below 200 nm lithographic equipment and processes. In accordance with the invention, metal fluoride particles, substantially all ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139147 | Method for annealing group IIA metal fluoride crystals The invention is directed to a method for processing and annealing metal fluoride single crystals. Among other steps, the method includes of removing the as-grown surfaces of the crystals after they emerge from the growth furnace, processing the surfaces in such way tha... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139148 | Silicon purifying method, slag for purifying silicon and purified silicon Method capable of preparing silicon having purity of about 6N applied to a solar cell efficiently at a low cost. Raw silicon containing boron and a slag are melted and a shaft is rotated by a rotating/driving mechanism for stirring the molten silicon. The molten slag is... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139149 | Process for producing single-crystal semiconductor and apparatus for producing single-crystal semiconductor A process for producing a single-crystal semiconductor and an apparatus therefor. A single-crystal semiconductor of large diameter and large weight can be lifted with the use of existing equipment not having any substantial change thereto while not influencing the oxyge... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139150 | Diamond single crystal composite substrate and method for manufacturing the same A diamond single crystal composite substrate which are constructed from a plurality of diamond single crystal substrates with uniform plane orientations disposed side by side and integrated overall by growing diamond single crystals thereon by vapor phase synthesis, in ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139151 | Silicon crystallizing device A silicon crystallizing device includes a laser beam source emitting a laser beam, a projector unit converging and changing a pattern of the laser beam from the laser beam source, a stage loading/unloading a substrate, a mirror deflecting the laser beam from the project... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139152 | Optical lithography fluoride crystal annealing furnace A method of making below 250-nm UV light transmitting optical fluoride lithography crystals includes applying heat along a shortest path of conduction of a selected optical fluoride crystal, heating the optical fluoride crystal to an annealing temperature, holding the t... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139153 | Crucible for the growth of silicon single crystal and process for the growth thereof A crucible for the growth of single crystals by the Czochralski method which can enhance the productivity, yield and quality of crystal and a single crystal growing method, wherein the crucible has an inner bottom surface, the profile of which has at least one raised po... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139154 | Coating device and method using pick-and-place devices having equal or substantially equal periods A sufficient number of pick-and-place devices (e.g., rolls) whose periods of contact with a substrate are equal or substantially equal to one another are used to form continuous void-free uniform coatings despite the occurrence of unintended or intended coating caliper ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050139155 | Apparatus and method for coloring landscape material An apparatus for coloring landscape material, including a frame and a drum rotatably mounted on the frame. The drum includes a longitudinal centerline and a wall that defines a chamber. A plurality of projections are formed on an inner surface of the wall in the chamber... | 06/30/2005 |
