Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7118070 | Composite seal and window assembly A window assembly incorporating a composite seal is provided. The composite seal has a first sealing member and a second member stiffer than the first sealing member. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7080807 | Window frame/seal assembly and method of forming the same A window assembly incorporating a window frame and seal and a method of forming the same are provided. The window assembly includes a window transparency first ply coupled to a first window structure. A window transparency second ply is coupled to the first ply and ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6769283 | Swaging device A swaging device is provided, including a die holder assembly including a head and a die block adapted to hold a first die and a second die respectively, and an actuator assembly, including a housing and a piston connected to the die block. In addition, a separate, ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 5506057 | Thin laminated heated glass face ply for aircraft windshields A laminated face ply for aircraft windshields provides improvement in window performance. The laminated face ply incorporates an outer glass face ply and an inner glass ply of thin, chemically strengthened glass having substantially identical thicknesses ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5454152 | Roller swaging tool A swaging unit which is portable and which has a locking fitting to co-operate with separable components to the secure a sleeve in an engagement with the swaging unit. In this manner, a tube can be swaged onto the sleeve. The locking fitting has internal ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5443912 | Laminated environmental protection layer for acrylic aircraft windows A laminated environmental protective layer for acrylic aircraft windows provides significant improvement in the performance of original production windows and in repair of damaged aircraft windows. A thin chemical and erosion resistant outer protective la... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5405468 | Process and tool for aircraft windshield refurbishment Refurbishment of an all glass laminate aircraft window is accomplished by removal of the glass face ply and machining the polymeric laminating layer to remove an outer portion while leaving an inner portion adhered to the structural glass ply. The machine... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5347701 | Method of forming a tube union A tube union for coupling the ends of a pair of tubes which are butted together includes a sleeve and two swaging collars about the sleeve without other components. Grooves and lands in the sleeve mate with a tube which is deformed into the grooves as the... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5219186 | Tube union A tube union for coupling the ends of a pair of tubes which are butted together includes a sleeve and two swaging collars about the sleeve without other components. Grooves and lands in the sleeve mate with a tube which is deformed into the grooves as the... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5088771 | Tube union A tube union for coupling the ends of a pair of tubes which are butted together includes a sleeve and two swaging collars about the sleeve without other components. Grooves and lands in the sleeve mate with a tube which is deformed into the grooves as the... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5040396 | Portable internal roller swager A machine, which is portable, and method for roller swaging hydraulic fitting sleeves onto metallic tubing comprises a tapered roller mandrel expander under either or both torque control of swaging or diameter control of swaging. The machine provides an a... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5013924 | Curing compositions with ultraviolet light Ultraviolet light curing of a composition on a unit such as an aircraft canopy includes an ultraviolet light generator mounted for movement in at least three directions of motion relative to the unit. The generator is selectively movable in relation to th... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4920254 | Electrically conductive window and a method for its manufacture A laminated window is prepared by applying an ultraviolet curable acrylate resin to a transparent rigid outer layer. The acrylate is carried in a solvent that swells a plastic surface of the outer layer to promote adhesion. After evaporating substantially... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4876178 | Electroconductive film system for aircraft windows A method is provided for producing a heated laminated windshield construction. Initially, a transparent material to be provided as the outer layer of such a laminated windshield is selected. A transparent basecoat is applied on the inner major surface of ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4874930 | Electroconductive film system for aircraft windows A method is provided for producing a heated laminated windshield construction. Initially, a transparent material to be provided as the outer layer of such a laminated windshield is selected. A transparent basecoat is applied on the inner major surface of ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4797614 | Apparatus and method for measuring conductance including a temperature controlled resonant tank circuit with shielding A meter for sheet conductance measurements does not touch the conductive surface of a sample. A probe having a resonant tank coil is positioned against a parallel supporting surface of the sample, which may be flat or curved and of unrestricted area. An o... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4782426 | Method and apparatus for removing static charge Apparatus and method for efficiently and economically reducing and removing static charge from a surface of a dielectric material. One device is a window assembly comprising a window having an outer surface and a perimeter. The outer surface comprises a d... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4707586 | Electro conductive film system for aircraft windows A method is provided for producing a heated laminated windshield construction. Initially, a transparent material to be provided as the outer layer of such a laminated windshield is selected. A transparent basecoat is applied on the inner major surfce of t... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4676883 | Optical disk transmission monitor for deposited films An optical transmission monitor for determining the optical transmissivity and thickness of films deposited on a substrate. A monitor substrate in the form of a rotating disk exposed to the deposition process is used. An optical system for measuring the t... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4666758 | Low temperature laminatable polyurethane A novel polyurethane can be used to form asymmetrical laminates with glass and plastics such as polycarbonate at temperatures below 150° F. The polyurethane is a reaction product of a diisocyanate, a high molecular weight polyether glycol or polyester gl... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4663417 | Low temperature laminatable polyurethane A novel polyurethane can be used to form asymmetrical laminates with glass and plastics such as polycarbonate at temperatures below 150° F. The polyurethane is a reaction product of a diisocyanate, a high molecular weight polyether glycol or polyester gl... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4658616 | Automatic roller swage machine A machine and method for roller swaging hydraulic fitting sleeves onto metallic tubing comprises a tapered roller mandrel expander driven at a first high speed for rapidly expanding the tubing and at a second low speed until the drive torque reaches a fin... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4625075 | Patterned conductive ink touch panel An analog touch panel comprising two flexible elements, each comprising a flexible membrane coated with a thin layer of conductive material. The elements are oriented so that the conductive coatings are facing each other when the touch panel is assembled.... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4592947 | Low temperature laminatable polyurethane A novel polyurethane can be used to form asymmetrical laminates with glass and plastics such as polycarbonate at temperatures below 150° F. The polyurethane is a reaction product of a diisocyanate, a high molecular weight polyether glycol or polyester gl... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4384401 | Method for forming a heater element There is provided a flexible electric heater element and a process for making such a heater element. The flattened ends of two lead wires are disposed on a first layer of material which includes a vulcanizable elastomer. The ends of a resistance wire are ... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4320286 | Heater element There is provided a flexible electric heater element and a process for making such a heater element. The flattened ends of two lead wires are disposed on a first layer of material which includes a vulcanizable elastomer. The ends of a resistance wire are ... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4067764 | Method of manufacture of solar cell panel There is described a solar cell panel consisting of an outer rigid transparent faceply of glass or plastic material to which are applied at least two layers of plastic such as polyvinyl butyral between which are positioned a plurality of solar cell wafers... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4045269 | Transparent formable polyurethane polycarbonate lamination A method for producing clear, cured transparent polycarbonate laminates comprises directly bonding a sheet of transparent thermosetting polyurethane sheet to a polycarbonate sheet to produce a laminate, heating the laminate above the softening point of th... | 08/30/1977 |
