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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6689899 | Diamine and acid anhydride The present invention provides a novel diamine and a novel acid anhydride which are applicable for a polyimide and includes a cinnamoyl group or a derived cinnamoyl group. The novel diamines and acid anhydrides have photo-reactivity and heat-reactivity in... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6437231 | Integrated thin-film solar battery and method of manufacturing the same An integrated thin-film solar battery having a plurality of unit elements connected in series includes a substrate, a plurality of spaced apart first electrode layers formed on the substrate; a plurality of semiconductor layers disposed on said plurality ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6403757 | Modified polyamide resin and heat-resistant composition containing the same A reaction between epoxy-terminated polyamide and an acid anhydride compound can yield a modified polyamide resin, into resin skeleton of which carboxy groups to react with epoxy resin are introduced. An adhesive agent having excellent heat-resistance can... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6387362 | Adsorbent for bradykinin, method for eliminating the same by adsorption, and adsorber An adsorbent or bradykinin comprising styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer having sulfonic acid groups and a method for adsorbing and removing bradykinin comprising contacting the adsorbent with a fluid containing bradykinin are provided. An adsorber for adso... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6264866 | Method for producing polyimide film A method for producing a polyimide film in which the imidation ratio and/or the amount of volatile constituent are controlled to improve the adhesive strength of the polyimide film. The method may also comprise controlling the highest temperature of heati... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6207739 | Polyamide acid composition containing metal, polyimide film, flexible printed wiring board and method for producing them The object of the present invention is to provide a polyimide film, a flexible printed wiring board consisting thereof, and a polyimide molding, wherein various metal compounds are added to improve their properties and to provide them with noble propertie... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6194665 | Film distinguished in coriona resistant characteristic and insulated wires, coils and motors comprising the film as an insulation material A plastic film distinguished in corona resistant characteristic having a low cost without a low mechanical strength, which plastic film is particularly suitable for making insulated wires, coils, and electric motors capable of fully responding to demands ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6150441 | Composition for double glazing use This invention provides a composition for double glazing use which satiskfies the requirement of both low moisture permeability and weather-resistant adhesiveness and also has rapid hardenability by addition type curing, can be produced by a line process ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6136918 | Rubber latexes, graft copolymers, and thermoplastic resin compositions A rubber latex with its particles grown through cohesion by adding 100 weight parts of (B) a rubber latex (solid), 0.1-15 weight parts (solid) of (A) an acid group-containing latex having an average particle size of 50-500 nm prepared by polymerizing a mo... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6127528 | Process for adsorbing and removing tumor necrosis factor- The present invention relates to an adsorbent being capable of efficiently removing tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) in a body fluid, an adsorber using the adsorbent and a process for adsorbing and removing TNF-, namely an adsorbent of T... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6106949 | Reformed polyimide fluorocarbon resin laminated film The present invention provides a reformed polyimide fluorocarbon resin laminated film having superior adhesive property with metals. The reformed polyimide fluorocarbon resin laminated film according to the present invention is constructed by that a surface of... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6103837 | Random siloxane copolymer, process for production thereof, and resin composition containing the copolymer The present invention relates to a siloxane random copolymer having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I) (II) and (III) at random and a resin composition containing the same. ##STR1## Further, the invention relates to a p... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6087007 | Heat-Resistant optical plastic laminated sheet and its producing method An optical plastic laminated sheet excellent in heat resistance and transparency is disclosed, which comprises a laminate of at one first layer of an optically transparent polymer and a second layer of an optically transparent polymer having a lower glass... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6083752 | DNA coding for decarbamylase improved in thermostability and use thereof A DNA fragment coding for a decarbamylase protein improved in thermostability as the result of replacement of at least one base of a DNA fragment coding for a decarbamylase protein derived from a microorganism with another base and the resultant replaceme... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6077878 | Foam made from modified polypropylene resin and process for the production thereof The present invention relates to a foamed article comprising a modified polypropylene resin which is a graft copolymer of a polypropylene resin and an aromatic vinyl monomer and has an average number of the grafted aromatic vinyl chains of not less than 1... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6046354 | Diacyloxy propanol derivatives A novel glycerol derivative, a process for preparing the same, and a process for preparing a triazole derivative. An optically active 2-arylglycerol derivative which is novel and useful as a synthetic intermediate of medicament is provided, and furthermor... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6037458 | Adsorbent for serum amyloid protein An adsorbent for a serum amyloid protein, which comprises a water-insoluble carrier and either a compound selected from the group consisting of a compound having an anionic functional group, a polyanionic compound having more than one anionic functional g... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6033770 | Polypropylene resin cellular molded article having a skin and production method therefor A cellular molded article (11) of a polypropylene resin having a skin (8) was produced by placing a skin material (8) on the interior surface of a die A (13), clamping the die A (13) with a die B (14) to form a mold (7), then charging the mold (7) with pr... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6031068 | Polyimide composition and base tape for TAB carrier tape and flexible printed circuit board made from said composition The object of the present invention is to provide polyimide composition having such excellent property as low water absorption and low hygroscopic swelling, and a base tape for a TAB carrier tape and a FPC. The another object of the present invention is to pro... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5962279 | Process for producing D-amino acids with composite immobilized enzyme preparation A process for the efficient production of a D-amino acid from the corresponding DL-5-substituted hydantoin by one-step reaction which comprises using a composite immobilized enzyme at a pH about neutrality, said composite immobilized enzyme being obtained... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5952380 | Method for treating diarrhea A pharmaceutical composition for treating diarrhea comprising an anti-diarrhea effective amount of conagenin or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The pharmaceutical composition is particularly useful against diarrhea caused by the... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5932345 | Thermally fusible adhesive copolymer, articles made therefrom, and method for producing the same A novel heat-fusible copolymer possessing a combination of excellent properties, including mechanical strength, resistivity against radioactive rays, chemical resistance, low temperature stability, thermal resistance, processabilty, adhesiveness, thermal ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5919171 | Microcatheter A microcatheter for infusion in which a tip portion of its shaft 2 comprises a porous tubular structure 3 having no communicating pores is provided. It can be inserted into fine peripheral blood vessels along a guiding wire and/or on a blood stream, and t... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5919898 | Absorbent for removing interleukins and tumor necrosis factor, and process for removing the same An adsorbent for removing at least one interleukin selected from the group consisting of inerleukin-1, interleukin-2, interleukin-6 and interluekin-8 and/or TNF, which comprises a porous water-insolube carrier and a compound satisfying the value of log P ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5911928 | Method for the production of polyolefin resin granules A method for producing polyolefin resins granules are disclosed, which comprises extruding by using a homodirectional (co-rotating) twin-screw kneading extruder a polyolefin resin from a die nozzle having a diameter of less than 2 mm and a discharge amoun... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5912301 | Graft-modified polyolefin resins and resin compositions containing the same A graft-modified polyolefin resin is provided, which is obtained by preparing a aqueous suspension containing (a1) 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin resin, (a2) 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a mixture of 1 to 1000 parts by weight of an unsaturated glycid... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5902877 | Adsorbent of interleukins, process for removing the same, and adsorber for the same The present invention relates to an adsorbent being capable of efficiently adsorbing and removing interleukins in a body fluid and to a method for adsorbing and removing, if necessary, and recovering interleukins in a body fluid with the above-mentioned a... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5900458 | Curable composition based on oxypropylene polymer A curable composition is disclosed and comprises the following components. (A) 100 parts by weight of a oxypropylene polymer having a polymer main chain containing a repeating unit represented by the following formula ##STR1## and having at least one grou... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5898000 | Substrate for controlling growth direction of nerve fibers and process for preparing the same, method for controlling growth direction of nerve fibers and artificial neuronal network by the same A substrate for controlling the growth direction of serve fibers charcterized in that a nerve cell adhesive substance is fixed in the form of a desired pattern and a process for preparing the substrate, a method for controlling the growth direction of ner... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5891958 | Curable composition suitable as top coat and coated material using the same A curable composition suitable as a top coat which contains a vinyl copolymer (A) having a main chain consisting of a vinyl copolymer chain, in which a reactive silyl group is combined with a carbon atom at the main chain end and/or side chain of the copo... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5886088 | Polyethylene terephthalate resin composition There are provided a polyethylene terephthalate resin composition in which to 100 parts by weight of a polyethylene terephthalate resin (A) polymerized by use of a germanium catalyst and having at least 80% of an ethylene terephthalate repetition unit, 0.... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5880245 | Process for the preparation of novel reactive silicon group-containing polymer The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a reactive silicon group-containing polymer. A novel process for the preparation of the polymer includes allowing an alkylene oxide to undergo ring opening polymerization with an organopolysi... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5871570 | Flame-retardant resin composition There is dsiclosed a flame retardant resin composition comprising the following components (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F), wherein 1-10 parts by weight of (C), 2-10 parts by weight of (D), 0.05-2 parts by weight of (E) and 0.01-10 parts by weight of (F) ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5866387 | Method for immobilizing ligand or compound having ligand bonded thereto There is provided a method for immobilizing a ligand by reacting a solvent-insoluble carrier having aldehyde group with a compound shown by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein X is --S-- or --O--, R1, R2 and R6 are ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5866672 | Flame retardant polyethylene terephthalate resin composition There are disclosed a flame retardant polyethylene terephthalate resin composition comprising (A) a polyethylene terephthalate resin containing ethylene terephthalate units as a main constituent, prepared by the use of a germanium compound as a catalyst, ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5861192 | Method of improving adhesive property of polyimide film and polymidefilm having improved adhesive property The invention solves a problem of that sufficient adhesive intensity to satisfy recent demand for high adhesive property cannot be obtained by conventional surface treatment, and provides a method of improving adhesive property of polyimide film and achie... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5854368 | Adjuvant for pharmaceutical preparations A polyester represented by the following general formula (I) and a copolymer which comprises two structural units represented by the following general formulae (I') and (II). ##STR1## and a coating material for use in large intestine-selective drug r... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5846793 | Microbial process for biotransformation to (R)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol A process for preparing optically active (R)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol, which comprises subjecting (R,S)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol to the reaction of a microorganism belonging to genus Serratia in a reaction mixture, and then collecting the residual (R)-3-c... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5840553 | Process for preparing 1,2-propanediol derivative compounds A novel glycerol derivative, a process for preparing the same, and a process for preparing a triazole derivative. An optically active 2-arylglycerol derivative which is novel and useful as a synthetic intermediate of medicament is provided, and furthermor... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5828117 | Thin-film solar cell The invention provides two kinds of structures for a thin-film solar cell that is improved in the adhesive strength and reflectance of a back surface electrode layer. According to the first structure, in a thin-film solar cell in which a transparent elect... | 10/27/1998 |
