...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4842645 | Rust-proofing agent, rust-proofing coating composition and coating method for preventing or inhibiting corrosion of metallic/surface A rust-proofing agent containing as an active ingredient an oxide solid solution represented by formula (1) wherein x denotes a positive number satisfying 0.1 | 06/27/1989 |
| 4761188 | Filiform corrosion-resistant primer coating composition and method for preventing filiform corrosion A filiform corrosion-resistant primer coating composition for use in application to a metallic substrate, comprising a film forming component containing a film-forming resinous material and a hydrotalcite component, characterized in that the hydrotalcite ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4729854 | Fire-retardant resin composition A fire-retardant resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a member selected from the group consisting of the thermoplastic resins and the thermosetting resins, (B) about 1 to about 50 parts by weight of a halogen-containing organic fire retardan... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4710551 | Process for producing a vinyl chloride polymer or copolymer in aqueous suspension using a hydrotalcite compound as suspension stabilizer In a process for producing a polymer or copolymer of a vinyl chloride monomer with or without a comonomer by aqueous suspension polymerization or copolymerization in the presence of a suspension stabilizer and a polymerization initiator which is insoluble... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4686791 | Agricultural film structure An agricultural film structure composed of a mixture of a thermoplastic resin and an infrared radiation-absorbing powdery inorganic compound, said mixture comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin and (b) about 1 to about 20 parts by weight o... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4675356 | Synthetic resin composition having reduced corrosion-causing tendency and coloration A synthetic resin composition having reduced corrosion-causing tendency and coloration, said composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a synthetic resin containing halogen and/or an acidic substance, and (B) 0.001 to 50 parts by weight of a hydrot... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4642193 | Method for purification of the cooling water used in nuclear reactors A method of purifying cooling water used in nuclear reactors, which comprises contacting said cooling water with a hydrotalcite compound of the following formula wherein M2+ represents a divalent metal cation, M3+ represents a triv... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4629626 | Hydrothermally treated product of compound having hydrotalcite-like crystal structure composition thereof, and use thereof A hydrothermally treated product useful for treating an iron deficiency of a compound having a hydrotalcite-like crystal structure and represented by the following formula (I) wherein An- represents an anion having a valence of n, Mg2+ is... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4576819 | Aluminum hydroxide gel, process for production thereof, and use thereof An aluminum hydroxide gel of the following formula wherein M represents an alkali metal, M2 O may be zero, CaO and MgO are not zero at the same time, and x, y and m are positive numbers represented by the following expressions Said aluminum hydroxid... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4562295 | Method of purifying cyclohexanone containing by-product organic acids A method for purifying cyclohexanone containing by-product organic acids and obtained by oxidation of cyclohexane, which comprises contacting said cyclohexanone with at least one treating agent selected from the group consisting of hydrotalcite compounds ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4558102 | Method for curing halogen-containing rubber composition A curable rubber composition composed of a halogen-containing rubber and at least one member selected from the group consisting of a vulcanizing agent and a vulcanization accelerator other than thiazole-type vulcanization accelerators is cured under heat ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4547620 | Process for removing a halogen component derived from a catalyst from an organic compound containing said halogen component A process for removing a halogen component from a halogen-containing organic compound, which comprises contacting an organic compound in the liquid state which is produced by using a halogen containing catalyst selected from the group consisting of Friede... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4514389 | Gastric antacid and method for controlling pH of gastric juice A pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount, effective as an antacid, of a phosphate ion-containing hydrotalcite of the following formula wherein A1n.sbsp.1.spsp.- represents at least one anion having a valence of n1 sele... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4505887 | Fibrous magnesium oxide and process for production thereof A magnesium oxide having a cubic system needle-like crystal structure and a length-to-diameter ratio, determined by an electron microscope at a magnification of 10,000, of at least about 5; and a process for producing a magnesium oxide having a cubic syst... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4472370 | Processes for the production of slaked lime and magnesium hydroxide Slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) is obtained by contacting quicklime (calcium oxide) with an aqueous solution containing at least one anion selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br and NO3 ions in a concentration of about 0.1 to about 5 mole... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4458030 | Adsorbent composition An adsorbent composition consisting essentially of (i) about 5 to about 95% by weight of a hydrotalcite compound represented by the following formula (1) wherein M2+ represents Mg2+ and/or Zn2+, An- represents an anion h... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4415555 | Composition and method for treating iron deficiency syndrome A composition for treating an iron deficiency disease, composed of (1) an amount, effective for treating said disease, of a compound having a hydrotalcite-like crystal structure and represented by the following formula wherein An- represents a... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4396730 | Fire-retarding resin composition and fire retardant composition A fire-retarding resin composition composed of (a) a thermoplastic resin, (b) about 20 to about 60% by weight, based on the total weight of (a), (b) and (c), of a magnesium hydroxide powder whose surface is treated with an alkali metal oleate, and (c) about 0.... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4379882 | Halogen-containing polyolefin composition, and method for inactivating halogens therein A polyolefin composition consisting essentially of (a) 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin containing halogens derived from a polymerization catalyst and/or attributed to the after-halogenation of the polymer, and (b) about 0.001 to about 10 parts by weight of... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4351814 | Hydrotalcites having a hexagonal needle-like crystal structure and process for production thereof Fibrous hydrotalcites having a hexagonal needle-like crystal structure. The fibrous hydrotalcites are produced by contacting a basic magnesium compound having a needle-like crystal structure and expressed by the following formula (2) wherein An... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4347353 | Method for inhibiting the corrosion-causing tendency and coloration of halogen-containing olefin resin blends In a method for inhibiting the corrosion-causing tendency and coloration of an olefin polymer or copolymer containing a halogen component by incorporating about 0.01 to about 5 parts by weight of a hydrotalcite; the improvement which comprises mixing an o... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4340493 | Detergent-dispersant composition for lubricating or fuel oils A detergent-dispersant composition for lubricating or fuel oils, said composition consisting essentially of (a) an amount effective as a detergent-dispersant of a hydrotalcite having a specific surface area, determined by the BET method, of up to about 60 ... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4299759 | Method for inhibiting the thermal or ultraviolet degradation of thermoplastic resin and thermoplastic resin composition having stability to thermal or ultraviolet degradation A method for inhibiting the thermal or ultraviolet degradation of a thermoplastic resin containing halogen and/or acidic components excepting olefinic resins, which comprises mixing said thermoplastic resin with about 0.01 to about 5 parts by weight, per ... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4296094 | Dental cleaning composition and method A dental cleaning composition comprising about 0.01 to about 30% by weight, based on the composition, of a hydrotalcite compound of the following formula wherein An- represents an anion having a valence of n, x is a positive number represented by 0 | 10/20/1981 |
| 4284762 | Method for inhibiting corrosion-causing tendency and coloration of halogen-containing olefin resins with hydrotalcite In a method for inhibiting the corrosion-causing tendency and coloration of an olefin polymer or copolymer containing a halogen component by incorporating about 0.01 to about 5 parts by weight of a hydrotalcite; the improvement which comprises mixing an o... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4246254 | Fibrous magnesium hydroxide and process for production thereof Fibrous magnesium hydroxide having a hexagonal needle-like crystal structure. The fibrous magnesium hydroxide can be produced by drying a basic magnesium compound having a needle like crystal structure expressed by the following formula wherein n is 1 or ... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4154718 | Fire-retardant thermoplastic resin composition A fire-retardant thermoplastic resin composition consisting essentially of: (A) a thermoplastic synthetic resin, (B) about 40 to 150 parts by weight, preferably about 70 to 120 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic synthetic resin, of a... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4145404 | Magnesium hydroxides having novel structure, process for production thereof, and resin compositions containing them A novel magnesium hydroxide of the formula Mg(OH)2 having (i) a strain in the direction of not more than 3.0 × 10-3, (ii) a crystallite size in the direction of more than 800 A, and (iii) a specific surface area of less ... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4098762 | Magnesium hydroxides having novel structure, process for production thereof, and resin compositions containing them A novel magnesium hydroxide of the formula Mg(OH)2 having (i) a strain in the (101) direction of not more than 3.0 × 10-3, (ii) a crystallite size in the (101) direction of more than 800 A, and (iii) a specific surface area of less ... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4085088 | Fire-retarding thermoplastic resin composition A fire-retarding thermoplastic resin composition comprising (A) a thermoplastic resin, and (B) a fire-retarding amount of a hydrotalcite having a specific surface area, determined by the BET method, of not more than 30 m2 /g, the hydrotalcite b... | 04/18/1978 |
| 3980685 | Magnesium-aluminum containing complexes of organic anions of central nervous system affecting compounds A compound having a composition of the following formula: wherein A is a member selected from the group consisting of A. a mono- or bivalent anion of a central nervous system medicament having a functional group selected from the class consisting of carboxyl, hydro... | 09/14/1976 |