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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6632536 | Self-assembled monolayer etch barrier for indium-tin-oxide useful in manufacturing thin film transistor-liquid crystal displays New etch barriers of indium-tin-oxide in the manufacturing process of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display are self-assembled monolayers, such as n-alkylsilanes. A typical process of applying a self-assembled monolayer is to ink a hydrolyzed n-octa... | 10/14/2003 |
| 4713281 | Multiple-use pressure-sensitive transfer recording media A multiple-use pressure-sensitive transfer recording media which comprises a foundation and a finely porous resinous layer provided on the foundation, said porous layer comprising minute porous particles and a resinous binder material for bonding the poro... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4690323 | Swivel bellows assembly A swivel bellows assembly designed to be mounted within a valve housing to provide self-alignment with a valve opening. The bellows assembly comprises a mounting element having a central opening surrounded by a depending, contoured skirt, or wall, a bello... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4689603 | Vehicle ignition and alarm system Digital code-controlled ignition and security system for a vehicle, including an alcohol-detector device for preventing ignition in presence of predetermined alcohol content in the breath of the operator. Apparatus includes digital module which is program... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4684272 | Spool for correction tape assembly A spool for a reversible-type correction tape assembly, in which an improved fastening means is provided between the cap and the spool shaft. The spool shaft is designed to hold a ribbon-winding core so that the winding core is slideable in an axial direc... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4680886 | Leadered fishing lure holder with means for receiving leader and hooks A universal holder for the convenient and safe storage of leadered fishing lures of different types during periods of nonuse. The holder comprises an elongate, narrow, rigid, water-resistant body having opposed ends, each containing a longitudinal recess ... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4681891 | Dihydro-2,6-dimethyl pyridines, formulations and method of use for treating angina pectoris, high blood pressure or disturbances of cerebral or peripheral blood flow 1,4-dihydropyridines of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R1 denotes optionally substituted phenyl, pyridyl or thienyl, R2 denotes optionally substituted oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl or thiazolyl and R3 denotes hydrogen or ... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4666902 | Tetrahydropyridazinone derivatives, processes for their preparation and their use Tetrahydropyridazinones of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R denotes an optionally substituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical, R1 denotes hydrogen; alkyl; aralkyl, which is optionally substituted in the aryl part; or acyl, and R2 | 05/19/1987 |
| 4651943 | Spool for correction tape assembly A spool for a reversible-type correction tape assembly comprising a cap and a spool shaft and improved releasable fastening means therebetween. The spool shaft is adapted to receive a correction ribbon-winding core axially-slideable, but not rotatable aro... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4634629 | Lift-off tape usable many times A lift-off tape capable of being used many times which comprises a foundation and an adhesive layer provided on one major surface of the foundation, said adhesive layer containing a plasticizer capable of plasticizing a polyamide resin which is a main com... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4612243 | Reusable heat-sensitive transfer element A reusable heat-sensitive transfer recording element which comprises a foundation and an ink-containing layer provided on the foundation, said ink-containing layer comprising porous particles impregnated with a heat-meltable ink and a binder material for ... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4595223 | Remote control line assembly An assembly comprising a line member and an extension member for remotely attaching and detaching a line, such as a boat-mooring rope, to an eye member, such as an eye bolt on a mooring buoy. The line member includes a fastener comprising a carabiner or o... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4587337 | Process for the preparation of 2-amino-s-triazines The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 2-amino-s-triazines in three stages. In the first stage nitriles, alcohols and hydrogen chloride are reacted to form the corresponding imido-ester hydrochlorides. In the second stage, the i... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4559409 | Process for manufacturing guanylurea sulfamate The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing guanylurea sulfamate, whereby dicyandiamide and sulfaminic acid are reacted in an aqueous or organic-aqueous medium at a temperature within the range 70° C.-105° C. Guanylurea sulfamate is obt... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4551166 | Nitrogen fertilizer and process for its manufacture The invention relates to a nitrogen fertilizer having a long-term action based on urea-formaldehyde condensation products suspended in water. The fertilizer contains dicyandiamide in an amount of from 5 to 35% by weight of dicyandiamide-nitrogen, based on... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4530617 | Assembly having adjustable tension fastener means Assembly comprising a handle element such as a pole having frictionally-secured to one end thereof an attachment such as a tool element adapted to be separated therefrom under the effects of a predetermined, variable axial pulling force. The invention com... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4529122 | Thermostatic steam trap assembly A steam trap valve assembly designed to be connected to a steam piping system to trap and remove water of condensation, air and other gasses from the steam piping system while preventing the escape of steam therethrough. The assembly comprises a housing h... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4518128 | Correction tape take-up spool assembly for typewriter A correction tape take-up spool assembly for typewriter comprising a spool member provided with a rotating means for winding up a correction tape; a bobbin member on which the correction tape is wound up and which is capable to serve as a correction tape ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4509545 | Portable washing and spray assembly An assembly of a washing container and a water supply attachment. The container is designed to maintain a continuous flow of washing liquid such as water at a constant level therein, and the attachment is designed to supply said continuous flow of washing... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4507056 | Liquid circulation apparatus and method Method and apparatus for reducing the resistance to the flow of a liquid from an upper liquid supply container to a lower vacuum receptor tank through an interconnecting port while permitting air displaced from said tank to enter said container through sa... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4501564 | Luminescent foam floats and method Luminescent or light-emitting floats, such as seine floats, molded from pore-forming resinous compositions which contain an effective amount of a luminescent or phosphorescent pigment. The present floats contain the light-emitting pigment not only at the ... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4493862 | Ornamental assembly and method An ornamental assembly comprising a supporting core and a plurality of similar radially-extending decorative elements each having an attachment end securable to said core and a decorative end supported a fixed distance from said core. The core contains a ... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4487625 | Method for interrupting bud dormancy A method and a composition for interrupting bud dormancy of perennial crop-bearing plants, comprising a 0.1-10 weight percent, preferably a 1-3 weight percent aqueous cyanamide solution, which is applied to the plants and/or plant parts to be treated unti... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4485607 | Method of shimming spaced members Shim elements or spacers designed for use in side-by-side relation between structural steel beams and hanger assemblies which are united by means of pairs of variably-spaced bolts. Each shim element comprises a flat, U-shaped rectangular plate element hav... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4485579 | Rod holder and alignment device Multi-rod holder and alignment device which is removably-securable in non-rotating position within a conventional rod holder mounted on a boat. The device has a support stem having two or more lower alignment slots, and two or more upper rod-holder tubes ... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4464058 | World time and day indicator clock A novel twenty-four hour clock providing a continuous display representative of the rotation of the Earth relative to the heavens, and the changing position of illustrated geographic areas of the Earth relative to the fixed position of the Sun, thereby pr... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463482 | Fastener A releasable compression fastener, such as a clip for use on a garter belt, suspenders, or the like, The fastener has a pair of jaws comprising a base plate designed to be connected to a material, such as a suspender strap, and a flexible clamping plate. ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4457213 | Bellows structure and method Flexible welded metal bellows comprising a plurality of diaphragms comprising flexible metal annuli free plates or rings having similar inner and outer diameters, alternate pairs of said plates having their outer and inner peripheries, respectively, welde... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4447159 | Universal world time and date clock A novel twenty-four hour clock (10) providing a continuous display representative of the rotation of the Earth relative to the heavens, and the changing position of illustrated geographic continents (33a, etc.) of the Earth relative to the fixed position ... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4442623 | Container for umbrella rig A compact retainer-container for an "umbrella" rig to which is attached or adapted to be attached a plurality of spaced fishing hooks or lures such as tube eels. The retainer-container comprises a narrow elongate container panel or envelope, such as of wa... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4431135 | Air nozzle and method Efficient and silent air nozzle assembly for discharging a small amount of compressed gas, such as air, to entrain a larger amount of secondary air and direct or focus the composite air mixture against a work station, such as for cleaning or ejection purp... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4368769 | Tire chain A skid-resisting chain adapted to be attached to and removed from the tires of a vehicle with a minimum of effort to provide improved traction in snow, ice, mud or other slippery road conditions. The attachment-detachment means comprises a flexible metal ... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4367785 | Liquid circulation method and apparatus Method and apparatus for providing a controlled pressure liquid circulation system comprising a circulation conduit through which a liquid can be circulated and recirculated to accomplish a desired function, such as heating and/or cooling of a work statio... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4367987 | Dispensing system for porous floor containers A closed system for fluidizing and conveying solid particulate material from one or more porous floor supply containers to one or more receptor containers by means of aeration while preventing the release of aerated particulate material into the atmospher... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4358112 | Finger hole insert for bowling balls Novel ball-gripping inserts adapted to be attached within receiving holes bored into the surface of a bowling ball in order to provide lined finger- and thumb-receiving holes which improve the ability of the bowler to grip and release the ball in the desi... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4350454 | Ribbon cartridge including hub brake A ribbon cassette or cartridge comprising a housing having a hub element supporting a core having a ribbon wound thereon, such as a typewriter or printer ribbon, and adapted to releasably engage said core for rotation thereon. The hub element comprises at... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4334248 | Verbal travel instruction systems and method System for pre-recording a series of travel instructions, each comprising a verbal direction segment and a sound signal representative of a mileage location along the travel route, onto a magnetic recording medium and for synchronizing the intermittent pl... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4329325 | Cyanuric chloride mixtures and process for producing same Process for the production of cyanuric chloride mixtures in which the cyanuric chloride is resistant to agglomeration during storage and handling and is resistant to undesirable hydrolysis, without reducing the reactivity of the cyanuric chloride with res... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4327127 | Process for making transfer elements Pressure-sensitive transfer elements having a plastic film foundation carrying a frangible, complete-release pressure-transfer layer applied by means of a volatile coating vehicle and comprising a solid solution of a fluorescing dye in the resinous binder... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4321286 | Process for producing transfer ribbons Pressure-sensitive transfer ribbons of the squeeze-out or reusable type having a thin, flexible plastic film foundation having bonded thereto a microporous resinous ink layer containing pressure-exudable liquid ink and designed for use in high speed print... | 03/23/1982 |
