"I watched his countenance closely, to see if he was not deranged ... and I was assured by other senators after he left the room that they had no confidence in it."
U.S. Senator Smith of Indiana ; After seeing Samuel Morse demonstrate the telegraph.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8043421 | Durable automotive windshield coating and the use thereof The present invention is directed to a kit for rendering a glass surface water repellent. This invention is particularly directed to a kit for coating a windshield of a vehicle to render the windshield water repellent. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8008394 | Low-VOC primer for plastic coating The invention is directed to coating compositions for direct coating of plastic substrates, comprising the following components: A) a hydroxy-functional binder component, comprising at least one branched hydroxy-functional polyester having a hydroxyl va... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7925468 | Method for characterizing hiding of coating compositions and apparatus used therefor The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method that characterizes the hiding of coating compositions, such as automotive OEM and refinishes paints. The method is directed to sequentially storing in a computing device hiding data obtained by measuring... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7910802 | nucleotide sequences impacting plant male fertility and method of using same Nucleotide sequences of a Msca1 gene, critical to male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in impacting male ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910644 | High film build coating composition containing polytrimethylene ether diol The present disclosure is directed to a coating composition that is capable of producing coatings being sag-free at high coating thicknesses, having excellent adhesion to substrates, and good appearance. This disclosure is further directed to a coating composition c... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7666644 | Glyphosate-N-acetyltransferase (GAT) genes Novel proteins are provided herein, including proteins capable of catalyzing the acetylation of glyphosate and other structurally related proteins. Also provided are novel polynucleotides capable of encoding these proteins, compositions that include one or more of t... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7589177 | Nucleic acid molecules encoding cyclotide polypeptides and methods of use The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acids encoding plant cyclotides. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the plant cyclotides, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chime... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7540906 | Metal salts of hydrolyzed olefin/maleic anhydride copolymers and their use as wood preservatives Complexes of copper and/or zinc with hydrolyzed olefin/maleic anhydride copolymers were solubilized in ammoniacal solution providing preservative solutions that fully penetrate wood. With loss of the ammonia from the wood, the complexes were stably retained in the w... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7504459 | Methacrylate amide acetals in coatings The present invention relates to the use of (meth)acrylate functionalized amide acetals as reactive components with crosslinking agents to give new coatings compositions. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7504440 | Poly(meth)acrylate compositions containing amide acetals The present invention relates to novel poly(meth)acrylate compositions formed by polymerization of (meth)acrylate amide acetals. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7504150 | Polymer-based capacitor composites capable of being light-activated and receiving direct metalization, and methods and compositions related thereto The present invention relates generally to polymer composites having dispersed therein both useful spinel crystal fillers and ferroelectric (and/or paraelectric) fillers wherein the composite is both light activatable and can be used as a planar capacitor material. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503969 | Inkjet ink The present invention pertains to an inkjet ink with a self-dispersing pigment colorant and an aqueous vehicle comprising (a) 1,3-dimethyl urea and/or 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl urea and (b) diethylene glycol and/or triethylene glycol. The ink exhibits good print reliabili... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7498423 | Carbon nanotube-nucleic acid complexes Nucleic acid molecules in a stabilized solution such as single stranded DNA and RNA were able to disperse high concentration of bundled carbon nanotubes into aqueous solution. ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7488975 | Electronics devices comprising conductive members that connect electrodes to other conductive members within a substrate and processes for forming the electronic devices An electronic device includes a substrate including a pixel driving circuit, a first conductive member, and a second conductive member. The first and second conductive members are spaced apart, the first conductive member is connected to the pixel driving circuit, a... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7488381 | Inkjet ink The present invention pertains to an aqueous inkjet ink containing 1,1-diethylurea in the liquid vehicle which provides good print reliability and excellent latency with dye colorants. The present invention further pertains to an ink set containing this aqueous inkj... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7487572 | Hinge motion check friction device, methods incorporating the device, and uses thereof Hinge motion check friction device for incorporating into a hinge assembly useful for holding a hinge open at an selected position. The hinge motion check friction device is useful for incorporating into vehicle door hinges, particularly when the vehicle is being pa... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7479525 | Coating compositions containing isocyanate-functional non-aqueous dispersed polymers A coating composition containing about 40-90% by weight of film forming binder and 10-60% by weight of an organic liquid carrier; wherein the binder contains about (a) 10-70% by weight, based on the weight of the binder, of a dispe... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7476332 | Heat transfer systems utilizing a polytrimethylene homo- or copolyether glycol based heat transfer fluid Heat transfer systems are provided. The heat transfer systems comprise an object in contact with a heat transfer fluid comprising (a) polytrimethylene homo- or copolyether glycol where from about 50 to 100 mole percent of the repeating units are trimethylene ether u... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7476272 | Aluminum trihydrate containing slurries The present invention relates to Aluminum trihydrate slurries comprising aluminum trihydrate particles, an acrylic dispersant, citric acid, synthetic hectorite clay, optionally a compound to adjust pH, a biocide and water. These slurries may be mixed with titanium d... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7470818 | Fluoroalkyl phosphate compositions A composition comprising a compound of formula (I) or (II): wherein r and q are independently integers of 1 to 3; Rf is linear or branched chain perfluoroalkyl ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7470607 | Transparent oxide semiconductor thin film transistor This invention relates to novel, transparent oxide semiconductor thin film transistors (TFT's) and a process for making them. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7467047 | Method of discovering patterns in symbol sequences A method of discovering one or more patterns in two sequences of symbols S1 and S2 includes the formation, for each sequence, of a master offset table that groups for each symbol the position in the sequence occupied by each occurrence of that ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7466415 | Method of producing matched coating composition and device used therefor The present invention is directed to a method and device that use spectral measurements of the color of a target coating on a substrate, such as auto body being matched. The method utilizes pigment mixture models to produce a matched coating composition that when ap... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7465781 | Method for making polybenzobisoxazole containing polymer A method of making polybenzobisoxazole containing polymer by use of a non-polybenzobisoxazole polymer, hydroxylating the polymer, forming a solidified polymer and heating the solidified polymer wherein ring closure occurs in the hydroxylated polymer. ... | 12/16/2008 |