...that "patent leather" got its name because the process of applying the polished black finish to leather was once patented?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7769670 | Hedging risk in an investment vehicle A method for managing an investment vehicle. An option is purchased for protection of cash flows to be paid by the investment vehicle to designated investors. An option is sold offsetting the purchased option at least in part. The cash flows and security priorities ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7720734 | Managing an investment vehicle A method for managing an investment vehicle. The investment vehicle issues multiple debt instruments to a plurality of investors. The debt instruments have different liability characteristics. The proceeds of the debt instruments are invested in assets. From time to... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7580874 | Managing an investment vehicle A method for managing an investment vehicle. The investment vehicle issues multiple debt instruments to a plurality of investors. The debt instruments have different liability characteristics. The proceeds of the debt instruments are invested in assets. From time to... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7228404 | Managing instruction side-effects A computer. When an instruction calling for an architecturally-visible side-effect in an architecturally-visible storage location is recognized, a value is stored representative of an architecturally-visible representation of the side-effect, a format of the represe... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7090432 | Spill response system A spill containment and remediation system. A reel for a boom is mounted in the upper part of a weatherproof housing. The lower region of the housing is leakproof and can store recovered liquid spill. A boom or dike is mounted on the reel. The housing has an opening... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6626723 | Method of making electroluminescent lamp The difference of luminance between a front surface side and a rear surface side as viewed from the front surface side is reduced in a multi-layered EL lamp. An EL lamp includes a first laminate formed by serially laminating a first transparent electrode,... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6242980 | Differential amplifier circuit The first amplifier circuit D1 is formed by connecting drains of a pair of N-channel MOS transistors forming the first current mirror circuit CM1 respectively to the drains of P-channel MOS transistors 1 and 2 as a differential input portion, and the seco... | 06/05/2001 |