Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4934830 | Free standing fluxmeter fixture with an infrared pyrometer An apparatus for measuring heat flow from a surface, including a heat flow measuring device for measuring heat flow from a surface; a structure for applying a relatively constant and repeatable force on the heat flow measuring device contacting the surfac... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4869962 | Asbestos-like structures A non-flammable light weight non-carcinogenic asbestos-like thermal insulation and flame barrier structure comprising at least one layer of carbonaceous fibers and a suitable binder, said carbonaceous fibers being non-linear and having a reversible deflec... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4870656 | Free standing fluxmeter fixture An apparatus for measuring heat flow from a surface, including a heat flow measuring device for measuring heat flow from a surface; a structure for applying a relatively constant and repeatable force on the heat flow measuring device contacting the surfac... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4869951 | Method and materials for manufacture of anti-static cloth A yarn which is a blend of from 98.01% by weight of a conventional textile fiber or filament and from 2 to about 0.09% by weight of a non-linear anti-static carbonaceous filament or fiber.... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4868038 | Carbonaceous fiber reinforced composites The present invention is concerned with a composite material matrix of a synthetic or natural resin with a reinforcement of a multiplicity of lightweight, resilient shaped reforming elongatable, non-linear, non-flammable carbonaceous fibers. The fibers pr... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4857404 | Fluorinated carbonaceous fibers A fiber product comprising a core of a flexible, non-flammable carbonaceous polymeric fibers having an aspect ratio greater than 10:1, and a non-electrically conductive fluorinated surface.... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4857394 | Flame retardant foams A flame retardant polymeric foam having a flame retarding amount of heat set carbonaceous fibers derived from stabilized acrylic fibers or pitch based fibers, said fibers having an LOI value greater than 40.... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4846952 | Flat plate electrolysis cell frame separator and method An electrolysis flat plate cell frame separating device for changing out one or more cells, gaskets and/or membranes from a stack in a flat plate membrane cell electrolyzer without having to shift other cells one at a time and a method of use.... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4844974 | Antistatic, antislosh, flame arresting structure for use in containers holding flammable fluids An antislosh, flame arresting structure for use in or with containers holding flammable fluids comprising a multiplicity of heat set carbonaceous fibers having an LOI value greater than 40 in an amount effective for preventing sloshing of the fluids and c... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4837076 | Carbonaceous fibers with spring-like reversible deflection and method of manufacture The invention provides a non-flammable non-linear elongatable carbonaceous fiber having a reversible deflection of greater than 1.2:1 and an aspect ratio of greater than 10:1 which may be formed into a resilient structure and the method of preparing said ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4828798 | On site vessel contents analyzer The present invention is directed to a system apparatus and method for on site analysis and identification of the last contents of a container such as tank cars and tank trucks. A sample of gas from the container containing a vaporous sample compound to b... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4823602 | Accelerometer mounting device A device for mounting an accelerometer thereon including a base plate with an annular portion integral with the plate on one side and an elongated portion integral with the plate on the other side. The elongated portion mounts to an apparatus such as a mo... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4810131 | Landfill leachate collection and leak detection sump system A landfill leachate collection and removal system in combination with a leachate and leakage detection system has been developed which includes a leachate collection sump intended to receive all of the rain which falls within the confines of the landfill.... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4800914 | Gas pressure relief apparatus A pressure relief device for a process or pipeline including a vertical column, preferably open to the atmosphere near the top, having a certain level of liquid therein and a conduit loop in fluid communication with the column and attached to the column n... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4773936 | Insoluble pigments and preparation thereof A water-insoluble pigment comprising a complex of a water-insoluble inorganic substrate exhibiting anion exchange properties, a water-soluble dye, and an anionic amphipathic material is disclosed.... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4769080 | Insoluble pigments and preparation thereof A water-insoluble pigment comprising a complex of an anion exchange material with a layered crystal structure and a water-soluble dye is disclosed. The anion exchange material may be represented by the general formula: where M is a metal element or elemen... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4769079 | Insoluble pigments and preparation thereof A water-insoluble pigment comprising a complex of an inorganic water-insoluble anion exchange material and a water-soluble dye is disclosed. The anion exchange material may be represented by the general formula: wherein M is a metal element or elements ea... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4731154 | Method and apparatus for quantitative measurement of organic contaminants remaining on cleaned surfaces An apparatus and method are disclosed for determining the cleanliness of an electronic circuit assembly (ECA) such as printed circuit boards (PCB) following normal cleaning and flux removal processes. The apparatus and method are used to quantitatively me... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4660308 | Tentering frame for sheet-like members A tentering apparatus for tensioning a sheet-like member, for example, a membrane used in an electrolyzer. The apparatus includes four clamping assemblies arranged in a frame-shape configuration within an outer frame member, and a fastener, such as a thre... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4661282 | Inorganic anion exchangers and preparation thereof A novel composition including an inorganic mixed metal oxides and partially hydrated oxides exhibiting anion exchange properties and a method of preparing the exchanger composition by coprecipitating hydroxides or hydrated oxides of a pair of metal elemen... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4654134 | Combination seal and tentering means for electrolysis cells A combination seal and tentering means for an electrolysis cell comprising a substantially solid member interposed between at least one side of a separator of the cell and at least one electrode frame member of the cell. The substantially solid member has... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4612019 | Method and device for separating water vapor from air A device for separating water vapor from a sample of air has been developed. The device utilizes a water permeable membrane to separate the water vapor from an air stream containing other vapors, for example, organic vapors. The device is applicable, for ... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4610765 | Seal means for electrolytic cells A bipolar electrolytic cell assembly of the filter press-type comprising a first frame member, a second frame member, a separator interposed between the first and second frames to space apart an anode and cathode and a pre-compressed seal means interposed... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4578885 | Tentering frame for sheet-like members A tentering apparatus for tensioning a sheet-like member, for example, a membrane used in an electrolyzer. The tentering apparatus includes four clamping assemblies arranged in a picture frame shape configuration adapted for clamping at least a portion of... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4529521 | Method and apparatus for analyzing latexes A method for analyzing the serum phase of a latex solution by permeating low molecular weight components present in the serum phase for a known amount of time through a size selective permeable membrane to a dialysate fluid and sequentially injecting the ... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4507183 | Ruthenium coated electrodes An electrode produced by electroplating ruthenium metal on a substrate from a nonacidic ruthenium-containing electroplating solution.... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4505885 | Method of removing water from alkali metal hydroxide solutions A method removing water from aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solutions by contacting the solution with an organic liquid at elevated temperatures and pressures to form an organic liquid-water phase and a hydroxide solution phase and thereafter separating t... | 03/19/1985 |
