Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184939 | Optical fiber cable inlet device with integral optical device An inlet device is described for inserting a cable containing optical fibers into a telecommunications enclosure. The inlet device includes a housing and an optical device holder. The optical device holder may be configured to hold an optical fiber spice and/or an o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182924 | Optical body having polyacrylate skin layer A multilayer optical body is disclosed. The optical body includes an optical film including polyester, a first skin layer is disposed on at least one side of the polyester optical film, and a strippable skin layer is disposed on the first skin layer. The first skin ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182914 | Water contact indicator The present invention discloses an adhesive article. The adhesive article comprises a first layer comprising a fluid transport substrate, comprising a low molecular weight hydrophilic polymer resin, the first layer having a first major surface and a second major sur... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182908 | Microporous membranes having a relatively large average pore size and the methods of making the same Microporous membranes having a relatively large average pore size, methods of making microporous membranes having a relatively large average pore size, and methods of using microporous membranes having a relatively large average pore size are disclosed. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182871 | Method of making topographically patterned coatings Methods of forming patterned coatings are disclosed. The methods include the steps of disposing a composition onto a substrate to form a liquid coating on the substrate and removing or providing energy through a first pattern of areas on the liquid coating to form a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182751 | Self-supporting insulating end cone liner and pollution control device The invention provides a flexible and self-supporting insulating end cone liner comprising resilient and compressible intumescent or non-intumescent material molded into a single, continuous piece having a three dimensional cone shape, with the insulating material c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182699 | Method of engaging a filter cartridge to a manifold and filter cartridge therefor A filter assembly for filtering water from an external source, the filter assembly having a manifold assembly and a filter cartridge. The filter cartridge includes a cartridge engagement means while the manifold includes a manifold engagement means. The cartridge en... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182111 | Low profile flexible cable lighting assemblies and methods of making same A cable lighting assembly (10) comprising a flexible electrical cable (14, 47) and an LED (43). The electrical insulation of the electrical cable has a portion that is removed to expose at least one surface mounting area on the surface of an ele... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660522 | Visor | 05/22/2012 |
| D660521 | Visor | 05/22/2012 |
| D660415 | Respirator head harness | 05/22/2012 |
| D660343 | Headgear-earwear assembly | 05/22/2012 |
| D660291 | Earbud | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178677 | Hydroxyalkyl substituted imidazoquinolines Certain imidazoquinolines with a hydroxymethyl or hydroxyethyl substituent at the 2-position, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for preferentially inducin... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178539 | Substituted 3,4,6,7-tetrahydro-5-1,2a,4a,8-tetraazacyclopenta[]phenalenes and methods Substituted 3,4,6,7-tetrahydro-5H-1,2a,4a,8-tetraazacyclopenta[cd]phenalene-9-amines, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds or salts thereof, intermediates, methods of making the compounds or salts thereof, and methods of use of these compounds or sal... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178470 | Adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and filter media comprising such adducts Herein are disclosed adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and methods of making such adducts. Such adducts can be used to remove cyanogen chloride. Also disclosed are methods of providing such adducts on supports to form filter media. Also disclosed are metho... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178241 | Electrode including current collector with nano-scale coating and method of making the same Current collectors and methods are provided that relate to electrodes that are useful in lithium polymer electrochemical cells. The provided current collectors include a metallic substrate, a substantially uniform nano-scale carbon coating, and an active electrode m... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178177 | Duct wrap and method for fire protecting a duct An article for fire protecting a duct includes a first layer of a first material including a noncombustible fibrous material and a second layer of a second material including an intumescent material. The first layer is adjacent the second layer. The article is non-s... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178052 | Repositionable mounting material, pollution control device, and methods of making the same A repositionable mounting material comprises a mounting material having a major surface and comprising inorganic fibers. A layer of repositionable pressure-sensitive adhesive inwardly disposed along at least a portion of the first major surface. The layer of reposit... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176981 | Fluorinated surfactants and methods of using the same A composition comprising a nonionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant having a weight average molecular weight of least 100,000 grams per mole, the nonionic fluorinated polymeric surfactant comprising: divalent units independently represented by formula (I): in a ran... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659821 | Triangular bond pattern on a personal respiratory protection mask | 05/15/2012 |
| D659820 | Tabs on a personal respiratory protection mask | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173113 | Bioadhesive composition and patch A bioadhesive composition that adheres suitably to a mucosal surface and is capable of delivering drugs in sustained fashion, and a patch comprising the bioadhesive composition. Methods of using and processes for preparing the bioadhesive composition are also descri... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173079 | Method for forming structured polymeric film A method for forming a structured polymeric film having a plurality of longitudinally spaced structured on both sides of the structured polymeric film is described. The method includes: providing a rotatable tool having an outer circumferential surface, the outer ci... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172738 | Dead-shaft roller with aerostatic rotary union A dead-shaft roller having a shaft and a roll with a fluid circulation passage therein, and at least two bearings support the roll on the shaft. A rotary union is positioned at at least one end of the roll, possibly both. The rotary union has a rotatable sleeve and ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171933 | Respirator having preloaded nose clip A respirator that includes a mask body and a nose clip. The mask body is adapted to fit over the nose and mouth of a person, and the nose clip is placed on the mask body to extend over the bridge of the wearer's nose when the mask is worn. The nose clip has a predef... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171647 | Cutting device with actuating mechansim A device for cutting media is provided. The device includes a cover having a sidewall extending therefrom; a guide disposed substantially beneath the cover and comprising a blade; an actuating mechanism disposed in at least one of the cover and the guide; and an act... | 05/08/2012 |
| D658982 | Closing cap | 05/08/2012 |
| D658895 | Broom head | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168802 | Ring closing and related methods and intermediates Methods and intermediates useful for making compounds of the formula: and the preparation of compounds of Formula I, preferably including the formation of intermediate compounds of the formula: ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168302 | Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films A multilayered polymer film includes a first set of optical layers and a second set of optical layers. The first set of optical layers is made from a polyester which is often birefringent. The polyesters of the first set of optical layers typically have a compositio... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168290 | Fluoropolymer containing laminates The multilayer film serves as a laminate. The film is a multilayered structure that, in its base form, encompasses an intermediate layer with first and second outer layer affixed to opposing sides of the intermediate layer. The first outer layer is a semi-crystallin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168271 | Optical film assembly and display device Microstructured optical films, assemblies of films including at least one microstructured optical film, and (e.g. illuminated) display devices including a single microstructured optical film or assembly. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658763 | Dental capsule | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165443 | Communication socket A communication socket comprises a housing including a base portion having a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls and a cover portion. The base portion and the cover portion are detachably engaged with each other. The base portion includes a plurality of knock-o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162153 | High loft spunbonded web Herein are disclosed high loft spunbonded webs that are substantially free of crimped fibers and gap-formed fibers. The webs exhibit a solidity of from less than 8.0% to about 4.0% and a ratio of Effective Fiber Diameter to Actual Fiber Diameter of at least 1.40. Al... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161696 | Sleeve system and method of using Herein is disclosed a sleeve system and methods of using the system. The system uses an elongated open-ended sleeve, and mounting plate parts which mate with each other to form a mounting plate and which are securable to each other and to a wall. The mounting plate ... | 04/24/2012 |
| D658344 | Mop head | 04/24/2012 |
| D658333 | Headgear | 04/24/2012 |
| D658282 | Earplug tip | 04/24/2012 |
