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 |
| 8171956 | Liquid supply method and apparatus There is provided a liquid supply method in which, when preparing a solution that can be used as washing water and the like by supplying a minute amount of chemicals and the like to ultrapure water, the amount of supply solution that is supplied can be accurately de... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163820 | Process for producing aqueous pigment dispersions for ink-jet recording A process is provided for producing aqueous pigment dispersions for ink-jet recording in which fine pigments are stably dispersed and such a state can be maintained for a long period of storing. Moreover, a process is provided for producing aqueous pigment dispersio... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159784 | Magnetic recording medium and production method thereof The magnetic recording medium of the present invention has a pattern formed using a pattern-forming agent in a laminate of multiple layers including a base material and a magnetic recoding layer, wherein the pattern is recognized on the surface of the laminate oppos... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8013049 | Method for producing core-shell type highly liquid absorbent resin particles The present invention discloses a production method of core-shell type highly liquid absorbent resin particles comprising: (1) a first step in which a particle core portion is formed by suspension polymerizing an aqueous solution (e) containing (meth)acrylic acid, a... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8003006 | Difluorobenzene derivative and nematic liquid crystal composition using the same A nematic liquid crystal composition of the present invention includes one or at least two compounds represented by general formula (I) as a first component; and one or at least two compounds represented by general formula (II) as a second component, wherein a diele... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7985822 | Epoxy resin composition,cured article thereof, semiconductor sealing material, novel phenol resin, novel epoxy resin,method for producing novel phenol resin, and method for producing novel epoxy resin An epoxy resin composition including an epoxy resin and a curing agent as essential components, in which the curing agent comprises a phenol resin which has each structural moiety of a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (P), an alkoxy grou... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7960065 | Separator for fuel cell, method for producing the same, and fuel cell The present invention provides a separator for a fuel cell comprising a resin and a conductive material as constituting components, and sulfonic acid groups imparted to at least one portion at the surface of gas channels by a treatment using a sulfuric acid-containi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7858159 | Photocurable composition for sealant, liquid crystal sealant, and liquid crystal panel The photocurable composition for a sealant of the present invention includes a compound represented by general formula (1): A1-Y1—B1—Y2-A2 (1) (wherein A1 and A2 ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7852435 | Light-condensing film, liquid-crystal panel and backlight as well as manufacturing process for light-condensing film A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individua... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7799911 | Phthalocyanine compound and method for producing the same, and coloring composition containing the phthalocyanine compound To provide a phthalocyanine compound represented by the following general formula (1), which is halogen-free and has green hue, and also has resistance to an organic solvent and an acid: in the above general formula (1), M ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7771625 | Method for producing surface-treated silver-containing powder and silver paste using surface-treated silver-containing powder A method for producing a surface-treated silver-containing powder comprises vacuum freeze drying a dispersion liquid, which is obtained by dispersing silver or silver compound particles (a) in a solvent together with a surfactant (b) of an alkylamine type or an alky... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7749587 | Optical disk An optical disk comprising a first substrate, a first reflective layer for reflecting laser beams for information reading formed on the first substrate, and a resin layer made of a cured film of an ultraviolet curable composition formed on the first reflective layer... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7732114 | Modified nigrosine, its production method, and toner for developing electrostatic charge images using this modified nigrosine Modified nigrosine which has satisfactory dispersibility in resin and which reduces the residual aniline amount is offered, and its production method is also offered. Moreover, toner for developing electrostatic charge images is offered, which uses modified nigrosin... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7718741 | Epoxy resin composition and cured article thereof, novel epoxy resin and production method thereof, and novel phenol resin The present invention relates to a composition containing as a main component, an epoxy resin which has a structure comprising a polyaryleneoxy structure such as polynaphthylene oxide as a main skeleton, (methyl)glycidyloxy group and aralkyl group being introduced o... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7674866 | Method of producing polymer using iron complex as catalyst The object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a polymer wherein radical-polymerizable monomers can be polymerized in a quantitative manner in a relatively short time, and a polymer or a block copolymer having at its termini a functional gro... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7670517 | Method of producing polyurethane foam sheet and laminated sheet using same A method of producing a polyurethane foam sheet, and a laminated sheet that uses such a foam sheet, that can be applied to artificial leather, synthetic leather, and cushioning materials used in all manner of applications. A polyurethane foam sheet is produced by ap... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7666955 | Methods for producing branched-polyether resin composition and acid pendant branched-polyether resin composition A method for producing a branched-polyether resin composition of the present invention includes a first step of obtaining a reaction mixture including: (1-A) a branched-polyether resin (X) containing a hydroxyl gro... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662878 | Aqueous pigment dispersion and ink composition for inkjet recording The present invention is to provide an orange ink composition for inkjet recording high in color saturation and gloss, while having long storage stability and jet stability, and also to provide an aqueous pigment dispersion mainly composing the ink composition. The ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7662442 | Trifluoronaphthalene derivative and liquid crystal composition containing the same The present invention was realized in order to provide a liquid crystal composition which is negative in dielectric constant anisotropy and having a large absolute value and a display element, and also to provide a compound which is negative in dielectric constant a... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7651630 | Difluorobenzene derivative and nematic liquid crystal composition using the same A nematic liquid crystal composition of the present invention includes 10 to 80% by mass of either one or at least two compounds represented by general formula (I) as a first component; and 20 to 70% by mass of either one or at least two compounds represented by gen... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7630116 | Ion conductor and electrochemical display device utilizing the same An ion conductor has fine particles of an organic polymer including 20 to 80% by mass of ultra-fine particles of an inorganic compound, and an electrolytic solution impregnated into the fine particles of the organic polymer, wherein the fine particles of the organic... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7612151 | Moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt adhesive A moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt adhesive, which includes a urethane prepolymer obtained by a reaction between polyisocyanate and polyols, wherein the polyols contain: long-chain aliphatic polyester polyol (A) represented by a general formula (I); aliphatic ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7537882 | Anti-reflective coating composition and production method for pattern using the same The object of the present invention is to provide an anti-reflective coating composition having excellent coating properties while maintaining performance as an anti-reflective film. An anti-reflective coating composition comprising at least the following components... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7514569 | Benzimidazolone compound A benzimidazolone compound represented by a general formula (1), (in the formula, each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514507 | Comb-shaped epoxy resin and method for preparing comb-shaped epoxy resin The present invention provides a comb-shaped epoxy resin represented by the following formula (1): in the formula (1), X1 and X2 represent a divalent group having a residue selected from xanthene resid... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514138 | Hydraulic transfer film and method for producing hydraulic transfer body using the same An object of the present invention is to provide a hydraulic transfer film with a transfer layer capable of forming a cured resin layer on a hydraulic transfer body, to provide a hydraulic transfer film capable of forming a clear decorative layer on a curable resin ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7509271 | Color-designating server, color-designating receiving/ordering system, color-designating method, color-designating receiving/ordering method, and recording medium Disclosed are a color-designating server which can display a screen for designating color at a user terminal, which can be connected to a network, a color-designating method, and a recording medium. A matchable color database stores data required for determining mat... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7495058 | Water-base coating material Disclosed is an aqueous coating agent comprising a water dispersion (C) prepared by dispersing resin particles containing a water-dispersible polyurethane resin (A) and at least one compound selected from a hydrophobic polyester polyol (B-1) and a hydrophobic polyet... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7456247 | Phenolic resin formed from a difunctional phenol and a divinyl ether A phenolic resin, which is the reaction product of a difunctional phenol compound and a divinyl ether having a cycloalkane structure, is provided. The phenolic resin is used to form a difunctional epoxy resin. The resulting epoxy resin features relatively increased ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7449223 | Polymerizable liquid crystal composition and optically anisotropic medium A polymerizable liquid crystal composition includes a liquid crystal compound having a polymerizable group, wherein the composition includes from 0.1 to 6.0% by weight of a (meth)acrylic copolymer (H), which 1) has a side chain containing a fluorine gro... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7431794 | Process for producing leather-like sheet A process for producing a leather-like sheet, wherein a skin-like layer composed of a resin composition (C) is formed on top of a fibrous substrate (E), comprising; heating and melting a moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt resin composition (C) which contains a h... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7405026 | Liquid crystal composition A nematic liquid crystal composition includes at least one of liquid crystal compounds containing a trans-4-trifluoromethoxycyclohexyl group in a backbone, in which the number of an intramolecular cyclohexane ring is 2 to 4; at least one of compounds in which Δε i... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7371870 | Benzimidazolone compound There are provided benzimidazolone compounds that provide a plurality of hues from a single structural formula, and are useful as pigments that offer superior dispersibility in binder resins, as well as benzimidazolone compounds that are useful as pigments, and show... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365147 | Epoxy resin composition, process for producing epoxy resin, novel epoxy resin, novel phenol resin In the technical field where a difunctional epoxy resin having increased molecular weight is used to impart flexibility or improving dielectric properties, the present invention has remarkably improved moisture resistance and water resistance when used to produce a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7344073 | Magnetic recording medium The present invention discloses a magnetic recording medium comprised by sequentially layering a magnetic recording layer, intermediate layer and concealment layer on a non-magnetic substrate made from a thermoplastic resin, wherein the surface of the intermediate l... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7326558 | Process for treating spirulina The treatment of spirulina by a process which includes placing spirulina that has not been previously heat-sterilized, lactic acid bacteria and sugar in water, then culturing the lactic acid bacteria provides treated spirulina in which the distinctive taste and odor... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319028 | Process for producing sporangia of , control agent, and controlling method The present invention provides a process for efficiently producing sporangia of Bacillus popilliae containing spores and parasporal bodies having controlling effects on Scarabaeidae insects, and a control agent and controlling method for Scarabaeida... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7294670 | Aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion and aqueous adhesive An aqueous urethane resin dispersion for bonding can be used in wet lamination and dry lamination and can be reactivated easily at a low temperature of about 50 to 70° C. after drying, and is also superior in coatability, adhesive strength, and heat resistance. The... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295425 | Molding for electrolytic capacitor anode element, molding with substratum, production methods therefor, and production method for electrolytic capacitor anode element The present invention provides a molding having excellent workability and a production method therefore. In addition, the present invention provides a molding with which a capacitor element having excellent electric properties can be obtained, and which has excellen... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7268171 | Water-based coating composition curable with actinic energy ray, coated metallic material with cured film of the composition, production process, and method of bonding coated metallic material A radiation curable aqueous coating composition comprises an aqueous resin having a chemically bonded phosphate group and an ethylenic unsaturated double bond, and/or a phosphate compound having an ethylenic unsaturated double bond and an aqueous resin having an eth... | 09/11/2007 |
