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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110171419 | Electronic element having carbon nanotubes An electronic element includes a substrate, and a transparent conductive layer. The substrate includes a surface. The transparent conductive layer is formed on a surface of the substrate. The transparent conductive layer includes at least one carbon nanotube layer. Carb... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110036826 | Carbon nanotube heater-equipped electric oven An electric oven includes an oven body defining a chamber. The heater is located in the chamber of the oven body. The heater includes a carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals a... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110032196 | Touch panel and display device using the same The present disclosure provides a touch panel and a display device employing the same. The touch panel includes at least one transparent layer consisting of a carbon nanotube metal composite layer including a carbon nanotube layer and a metal layer coated on the carbon ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027486 | Method for preparing transmission electron microscope sample The present invention relates to a method for preparing a transmission electron microscope sample. An amount of nano-scale specimens and an amount of graphene sheets are dispersed into a solvent, thereby achieving a dispersed solution. A transmission electron microscope... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024410 | Carbon nanotube heater This disclosure is related to a heater. The heater includes a carbon nanotube composite structure and at least two electrodes connected to the carbon nanotube composite structure. The carbon nanotube composite structure defines a hollow space. The carbon nanotube compos... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020210 | Method for making twisted carbon nanotube wire The present invention relates to a method for making a twisted carbon nanotube wire. Two opposite ends of the at least one carbon nanotube film is clamped by two clamps. The two clamps is pulled along two reversed directions to stretch the at least one carbon nanotube f... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019273 | Optical polarizer An optical polarizer includes a supporting element and an optical polarizing film supported by the supporting element. The optical polarizing film includes a carbon nanotube film structure and a metallic layer disposed on the carbon nanotube film structure.... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017921 | Carbon nanotube film composite structure, transmission electron microscope grid using the same, and method for making the same The present invention relates to a transmission electron microscope grid including graphene sheet-carbon nanotube film composite. The graphene sheet-carbon nanotube film composite structure includes at least one carbon nanotube film structure and at least one graphene s... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110008237 | Method for manufacturing iron silicide nano-wires A method for making iron silicide nano-wires comprises the following steps. Firstly, providing an iron object and a growing device, and the growing device comprising a heating apparatus and a reacting room. Secondly, placing the iron object into the reacting room. Third... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110001933 | Projection screen and image projection system using the same An acoustic projection screen includes a screen base and a carbon nanotube layer. The carbon nanotube layer is attached to the screen base and connected to electrodes.... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100317409 | Carbon nanotube based flexible mobile phone A carbon nanotube based flexible mobile phone includes a flexible body including a flexible display panel a flexible touch panel, and a communicating system received therein. The flexible touch panel is disposed on a surface of the flexible display panel. The flexible t... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100310809 | Protective device for protecting carbon nanotube film and method for making the same A protective device includes a base film, a first carbon nanotube film, and a first protecting film. The first protecting film includes a release layer. The first carbon nanotube film is located between the base film and the first protecting film and in contact with the... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100296677 | Flat panel piezoelectric loudspeaker A flat panel piezoelectric loudspeaker includes a piezoelectric element, a first electrode and a second electrode. The piezoelectric element includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first electrode is electrically connected to the... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100296088 | Method and apparatus for detecting polarizing direction of electromagnetic wave A method for detecting polarizing direction of electromagnetic wave includes disposing a carbon nanotube structure in a vacuum environment, irradiating a surface of the carbon nanotube structure by an electromagnetic wave with a polarizing direction while rotating the c... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100284122 | Electronic ignition device An electronic ignition device includes a discharge electrode. The discharge electrode includes a carbon nanotube linear structure. The carbon nanotube linear structure includes at least one carbon nanotube at a free end thereof.... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100283375 | Ozone generator An ozone generator includes a plurality of needles having a carbon nanotube linear structure. The carbon nanotube linear structure includes at least one carbon nanotube at a free end thereof. The at least one carbon nanotube acts as a discharge end of each needle.... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100278721 | Method for making mesoporous material A method for making the mesoporous material includes the following steps: dissolving a nanocrystal powder in an organic solvent, and achieving a solution A with concentration of 1-30 mg/ml; dissolving a surfactant in water, and achieving a solution B with an approximate... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100278718 | Method for making monodisperse silver and silver compound nanocrystals A method for making monodisperse silver nanocrystals includes the following step: (1) mixing a silver nitrate with octadecyl amine as a solvent, and achieving a mixture; (2) agitating and reacting the mixture at a reaction temperature for a reaction period; (3) cooling ... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100270704 | Method for making carbon nanotube film A method for making a carbon nanotube film is provided. In the method, a carbon nanotube array is grown on a substrate, and a rigid drawing device is provided. The carbon nanotube array is adhered to the rigid drawing device via an planar adhesive region of the rigid dr... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100268859 | Server A server includes a motherboard, a central processing unit (CPU) and a riser card. The CPU is mounted on the motherboard. The riser card is inserted in the motherboard. The riser card includes a first circuit board extending parallel to the CPU, such that the CPU positi... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100268481 | Monitoring system and method for electronic device A system includes a device, a sensor connected to the device, and a processing module connected to the sensor. The sensor detects shock and vibration of the device and stores the shock and vibration data. The processing module receives the shock and vibration data from ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100266885 | Battery cooling apparatus A battery cooling apparatus includes at least one battery, a thermo-electronic device, and a heat pipe. The heat pipe is in thermal contact with the thermo-electronic device at a first end of the heat pipe and in thermal contact with the at least one battery at a second... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100263783 | Method and device for fabricating carbon nanotube film A method for fabricating a carbon nanotube film is disclosed. A carbon nanotube array is contacted by an adhesive device having an inclined surface to adhere the carbon nanotubes. The adhesive device is then moved away from the substrate.... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100247333 | Sputter ion pump A sputter ion pump includes one vacuum chamber, two parallel anode poles and one cold cathode electron emitter. The vacuum chamber includes at least one aperture located in an outer wall thereof. The two parallel anode poles are positioned in the vacuum chamber and arra... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100245808 | Apparatus for detecting electromagnetic wave An apparatus for detecting electromagnetic wave includes an electromagnetic wave sensor, a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other and electrically connected to the electromagnetic wave sensor, and a measuring device electrically connected to the f... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100244864 | Method for detecting electromagnetic wave A method for detecting an electromagnetic wave includes: providing a carbon nanotube structure including a plurality of carbon nanotubes arranged along a same direction. The carbon nanotube structure is irradiated by an electromagnetic wave to be measured. The resistanc... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100243227 | Thermal interface material and method for manufacturing same One embodiment of a thermal interface material includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes each having a first end and an opposite second end, a heat current collector covering one of the first ends and the second ends of the carbon nanotubes, and a macromolecular material... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100230400 | Carbon nanotube heater An apparatus includes a planar heater. The planar heater includes a heating element and at least two electrodes. The at least two electrodes are separately and electrically connected to the heating element. The heating element includes a carbon nanotube film, and the ca... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100227058 | Method for fabricating carbon nanotube array A method for fabricating a super-aligned carbon nanotube array includes the following steps: (1) providing a flat and smooth substrate (11); (2) depositing a catalyst layer (12) on the substrate at a rate of less than about 5 nm/s; (3)... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100220379 | Thermochromic component and thermochromic display apparatus using the same A thermochromic component includes a thermochromic module and a heater. The heater is thermally coupled with the thermochromic module. The heater includes a carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure directly transfers heat to the thermochromic module. A t... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100218367 | Method for making carbon nanotube heater A method of making a hollow heater, and a carbon nanotube structure, having a plurality of micropores, is provided. The carbon nanotube structure is fixed on a surface of a hollow supporter. At least two electrodes are electrically connected to the carbon nanotube struc... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100212711 | Generator A generator includes a heat-electricity transforming device and a heat collector. The heat-electricity transforming device is configured to transform heat into electricity. The heat collector includes at least one heat absorption module. The at least one heat absorption... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100200568 | Carbon nanotube heater A planar heater includes a planar supporter, two electrodes and a heating element. The heating element is supported by the planar supporter and electrically connected between the two electrodes. The heating element includes at least one carbon nanotube structure and a m... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100200567 | Carbon nanotube heater An apparatus includes a planar heater. The planar heater includes a heating element and at least two electrodes. The heating element includes a matrix and a plurality of linear carbon nanotube structures dispersed in the matrix. The at least two electrodes are electrica... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100193350 | METHOD FOR MAKING CARBON NANOTUBE-BASE DEVICE A method for making a carbon nanotube-based device is provided. A substrate having a shadow mask layer to define an unmasked surface area thereon is provided. A sputter source is disposed on the shadow mask layer. The sputter source is configured for supplying a catalys... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100190407 | METHODS FOR MAKING FIELD EMISSION ELECTRON SOURCE HAVING CARBON NANOTUBE A method for manufacturing a field emission electron source includes the following steps: (a) providing a pair of conductive bases (32, 42) each having a top (322, 422), the tops being spaced apart from and opposite to each other, the tops being immersed i... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100187221 | Carbon nanotube hearter This disclosure related to a heater. The heater includes a carbon nanotube composite structure and at least two electrodes connected to the carbon nanotube composite structure. The carbon nanotube composite structure defines a hollow space. The carbon nanotube composite... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100170891 | Carbon nanotube heater A planar heater includes a planar supporter, two electrodes and a heating element. The heating element is supported by the planar supporter and electrically connected to the two electrodes. The heating element includes at least one carbon nanotube structure and a matrix... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100170890 | Carbon nanotube heater This disclosure is related to a heater. The heater includes a hollow supporter, at least one linear carbon nanotube composite structure and at least two electrodes connected to the at least one carbon nanotube composite structure. The at least one linear carbon nanotube... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100163547 | Carbon nanotube heater This disclosure related to a heater. The heater includes a carbon nanotube composite structure and at least two electrodes connected to the carbon nanotube composite structure. The carbon nanotube composite structure defines a hollow space. The carbon nanotube composite... | 07/01/2010 |
