Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364792 | Spun-dyed polyurethaneurea fibres, a process for their production and their use for producing fabrics Described are elastic polyurethaneurea fibres comprising a cationically modified carbon black as an additive, so that the colour of the fibre is distinctly changed. Also described are a process for producing coloured polyurethaneurea fibres and also their use for pr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7240873 | Machine-detectable adhesive tape An adhesive tape for a flying reel change of a flat material wound up over a reel, provided with at least one detachable adhesive system. The adhesive tape is provided with at least one transponder which can be detected by means of a detector. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7173161 | Bandage for relief of the musculature in muscle fibre tears Bandage 100 for relief of the musculature, comprising an essentially rectangular central portion 1 on whose transverse edges 11, 12 a total of four tensioning straps 21, 22, 23, 24 are secured, the central portion 1 being smoothed ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169938 | Process for preparing arylaminopropanols The invention relates to a process for preparing enantiomerically enriched aryl-aminopropanols and to their use and also to intermediates. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150595 | Undercut anchor element that can be mounted with positive engagement An undercut anchor element comprising a shank of an anchor bolt. The shank passes through a base part, which is provided for effecting an anchoring, passes through a spacer sleeve, and at the end thereof is provided with a tightening head. The tightening head can be... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6958346 | 4-heteroaryl-tetrahydroquinolines and their use as inhibitors of the cholesterin-ester transfer protein Hetero-tetrahydroquinolines can be prepared either by condensing correspondingly substituted hetero-tetrahydroquinoline aldehydes with the desired substituent or by reducing the corresponding keto-substituted hetero-tetrahydroquinolines, followed by introduction of ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6906006 | N-arly-substituted nitrogen-containing heterocycles, processes and novel intermediates for their preparation, and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators Substituted triazolinone compounds of the formula: wherein the variables R1, R2, R7, R8, R12 and X are as defined in the specification are useful as herbicides, pl... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6897317 | 4-Phenyltetrahydrochinoline utilized as an inhibitor of the cholesterol ester transfer protein The tetrahydroquinolines can be prepared by condensing appropriately substituted tetrahydroquinoline aldehydes with suitable substances and subsequently varying the substituents present by customary methods. The tetrahydroquinolines are suitable as active compounds ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6860283 | Method of cleaning valves or lines Method of cleaning valves or lines through which hydrolysable polymers are transported at the operating temperature, in which, after the polymer stream has been shut off and the polymer has been evacuated as far as possible, steam is passed through the valves or lin... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6858110 | Partially self-adhesively treated article with permanently deformed self-adhesive composition Process for producing partially-self-adhesively treated backing materials comprising partially deformed domes or polygeometric forms of adhesive. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6830715 | Method and device for producing elastane threads from recycling material Method and device for producing elastane threads from spinning solutions using recycled elastane material. ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6824728 | Electron beam crosslinking of polyacrylates A process for crosslinking polyacrylate compositions, wherein, by selective irradiation of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition with electron beams, the polymer is cured only in certain structures and, as a result, structured pressure-sensitive adhesive compo... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6824982 | High-throughput-screening method for determining enantioselectivity The present invention relates to a method for determining the enantioselectivity of kinetic resolution processes and of asymmetrically proceeding reactions of prochiral compounds bearing enantiotopic groups by using isotope-labeled substrates so that the reaction pr... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6822132 | Dressing A dressing especially for covering wounds or preventing or treating blisters, comprising a water vapor pervious carrier film uniformly covered with an adhesive layer, wherein there is centrally disposed on the adhesive layer a water vapor pervious polyurethane matri... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6817567 | Adhesive tape Adhesive tape with adhesive front side and nonadhesive rear side and two long edges for flying reel change, having a) a film backing (P1), which is coated on one side—the front side—with a self-adhesive composition (N1), ... | 11/16/2004 |
| D498297 | Fragrance dispenser | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811989 | Pancreatic islet cell antigens obtained by molecular cloning Pancreatic islet cell antigens (ICA) that bind with antibodies found in the sera of patients afflicted with insulin-dependent (Type I) diabetes mellitus (IDDM). ICA proteins are expressed by recombinant cloning vehicles comprising DNA inserts isolated from islet cel... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811869 | Self-adhesive sheet for protecting vehicle finishes A self-adhesive protective sheet for painted surfaces of vehicles, especially automobiles, wherein the backing of the protective sheet is a film coated on one side with an adhesive and whose adhesion to steel is between 0.1 and 2.0... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6812170 | Support material with a cohesive adhesive substance A backing material for medical use with a pressure-sensitively adhesive coating on at least one side, having an ultimate tensile stress strength of at least 800 cN/cm and a bond strength to the reverse of the backing of not less than 10 cN/cm, the latex-free, cold s... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805905 | Method for applying hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesives to a backing material A method of partially applying a hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesive composition to a backing material, in which the hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesive composition is applied by an applicator to a moving transfer means in such a way that a film forme... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6780271 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS, SOLVENT AND MASTICATION-FREE PRODUCTION OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE SELF-ADHESIVE MATERIALS BASED ON NON-THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS AND THEIR COATING FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SELF-ADHESIVE ARTICLES Process for the continuous solvent-free and mastication-free production of self-adhesive compositions based on non-thermoplastic elastomers in a continuously operating apparatus having a filling section and a compounding section, comprising a) feeding the sol... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6777490 | Process for preparing a pressure-sensitive self-adhesive composition wherein tackifiers in dispersed, melted or solid form are mixed with natural rubber latex Process for preparing a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, characterized in that tackifiers in dispersed, melted or solid form are mixed with natural rubber latex, the water content being not more than 45% by weight. ... | 08/17/2004 |
| D493695 | Cover plate | 08/03/2004 |
| 6771902 | Sealed package of film for producing framed photographs A sealed package of film to be opened, put into a camera and exposed to form a plurality of photographs, comprising a plurality of film items to be exposed, each film item comprising a first unexposed portion and a second exposed portion, whereby upon exposure of th... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6767635 | Magnetic nanoparticles having biochemical activity, method for the production thereof and their use The invention relates to magnetic nanoparticles, their production, and their use. The object of the invention is to provide nanoparticles capable of specifically forming bonds to intracellular biomacromolecules even in the intracellular region of cells, so th... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6767911 | Fungicidal active compound combinations There are described new active compound combinations of a compound of the formula (I) with known fungicidal active compounds, and their use for combating phytopathogenic fungi. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6759122 | Adhesive tapes An adhesive tape having a backing and an adhesive composition, wherein the adhesive composition is a butadiene-acrylate dispersion having a butadiene content of more than 55% in a blend with natural rubber latex and has been coated onto the backing and then dried. | 07/06/2004 |
| D492372 | Doll | 06/29/2004 |
| 6746990 | 2-phenyl-substituted heterocyclic 1,3-ketoenols as herbicides and pesticides The present invention relates to new compounds of the formula (I): in which X, Y and Z have the meanings given in the description and Het represents one of the groups: ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6744046 | Method and apparatus for feedback controlled electrospray A feedback control system for an electrospray nozzle and counter-electrode, comprising a source of light which intersects, one or snore of the liquid cone, jet and plume of the fluid exiting the nozzle, one or more photo detectors to detect light patterns and genera... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6743759 | Antioxidant, antiwear/extreme pressure additive compositions and lubricating compositions containing the same This invention relates to improved antioxidant antiwear/extreme pressure compositions consisting of (a) methylenebis(di-n-butyldithiocarbamate) and (b) a diphenylamine derivative of tolutriazole or benzotriazole wherein the (a):(b) mass precent ratio ranges from abo... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6743755 | Substituted N-aryl nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds The invention relates to novel substituted N-aryl nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds of the general formula (I) and to the compounds isomeric to the substituted N-aryl nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds o... | 06/01/2004 |
| D490945 | Dishwasher cage | 06/01/2004 |
| 6740422 | High luster, flexible multilayered film with a polyamide outer layer containing nanodispersed filling material and utilization of said film for packaging foodstuffs Described is a flexible, multilayered film comprising, (i) an outer layer composed substantially of polyamide containing nanodispersed filing material (e.g., in an amount of from 0.1 and 3 wt. %), and (ii) at least one additional polyamide layer. The multilayered fi... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6741411 | Changeable process window A process window unit for the spectroscopic study of process mixtures The process window is comprised of a window frame for holding a window, a screw cylinder, with a radiation passage in its core and an external thread for screwing the screw cylinder into the windo... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6737546 | Extraction process for recovery of acrylic acid Economical processes are disclosed for recovery and refining of at least acrylic acid from a gaseous mixture such as is obtainable by gas-phase catalytic oxidation of propylene. Processes of the invention include quenching the gaseous mixture with an aqueous quench ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6737135 | Redetachable, self-adhesive device Redetachable, self-adhesive device having a plate, the sides and/or front side of which have fastening means, if appropriate, and the rear side of which has a strip of an adhesive film which is adhesive on both sides and is adhesively attached in such a way that one... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6735878 | Method and device for centering a wheel The invention relates to a method and a device for centring a wheel, especially a cycle wheel. The values of the lateral run-out and/or the radial run-out of the wheel rim are measured. The lateral run-out and/or the radial run-out of the wheel rim are then eliminat... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6733988 | Inhibition of telopeptide lysyl hydroxylase activity or production as anti-fibrotic therapy The invention uses the existence of tissue-specific telopeptide lysyl hydroxylases, enzymes that hydroxylate lysine residues of the telopeptides of collagen, and the discovery that collagen molecules cross-linked by hydroxyallysine (derived from telopeptide hydroxyl... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732493 | Method for packaging foods A method for packaging food, which comprises packaging food in an at least eight-layer co-extruded, adhesive free and EVOH-free thermoformable film comprised of polyamide, polyolefin, and/or copolymers based on olefins, wherein the film has a first outer layer compr... | 05/11/2004 |
