Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| H2169 | Method of manufacturing partially crystalline polyester articles A method of making a polyethylene terephthalate/polyolefin blend for sheeting and thermoformed articles which has improved color stability and can be recycled many times. A heat stabilizer is melt blended only with the polyolefin prior to its incorporation into the ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6779604 | Deformable gravel pack and method of forming A gravel pack is formed using a mixture of a solid deformable material and conventional gravel pack gravel. In the event of reservoir compaction, such a gravel pack will reduce the transmission of forces from the subterranean formation to the wellbore completion har... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6488093 | Deep water intervention system The well intervention system is a subsea deployed wire line, "stiff wire" (conventional wire-line located inside reeled tubing or embedded in the tubing wall), coil tubing, or reeled pipe unit landed on the existing subsea wellhead assembly or tree, where... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6461082 | Anode system and method for offshore cathodic protection A cathodic protection system for offshore structures includes an elongated electrode carrier, such as a pipe, with a plurality of sacrificial anodes attached, that is placed on the ocean floor and electrically connected to the structures to be protected. ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6222083 | Method for inhibiting hydrate formation A method for inhibiting the formation of gas hydrates in a petroleum fluid having hydrate-forming constituents is claimed. More specifically, the method can be used to treat a petroleum fluid, such as natural gas conveyed in a pipe, to inhibit the formati... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6194622 | Method for inhibiting hydrate formation A method for inhibiting the formation of gas hydrates in a petroleum fluid having hydrate-forming constituents is claimed. More specifically, the method can be used to treat a petroleum fluid, such as natural gas conveyed in a pipe, to inhibit the formati... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6158510 | Steam distribution and production of hydrocarbons in a horizontal well A system for enhancing steam distribution in a thermal stimulation phase, and for reducing the production of particulate matter with hydrocarbon fluids in a production phase, has a base pipe with a limited number of spaced-apart holes. The spaced-apart ho... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5449701 | Solid state polymerization process for foamed poly(ethylene naphthalate) This invention includes a process for preparing a solid state polymerized poly(ethylene naphthalate)or PEN polymer comprising: (1) preparing a molten PEN polymer with an intrinsic viscosity of from about 0.25 dl/g to about 0.55 dl/g, (2) dispersing an ine... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5369180 | Miscible polyketone polymer blend Improved compositions comprise miscible polymer blends of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon with a styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer rich in acrylonitrile.... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5258462 | Miscible polyketone polymer blend A miscible polymer blend composition may be formed by combining a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon with a styrene/vinyl phenol copolymer containing at least about 20 mole percent vinyl ph... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5227465 | Polyketone polymer preparation in the absence of hydrogen A process for preparing low molecular weight polyketone polymers is described, wherein carbon monoxide is combined with ethene and/or propene and optionally in addition to one or more other -olefins, by contacting the monomers in the absence of hyd... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5227437 | Isomorphic polyketone polymer blend Improved compositions comprise isomorphic polymer blends of at least two linear alternating polymers of carbon monoxide and one or more ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbons. A preferred composition is the combination of a linear alternating polyketone c... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5227420 | Polyketone compositions Polymer compositions comprising linear alternating polymers of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon filled with mica are prepared without the use of a coupling agent.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5225523 | Polyketone polymer preparation with tetra alkyl bis phosphine ligand and hydrogen A process for the preparation of low molecular weight polyketone polymers, wherein polymers of carbon monoxide with ethene and/or propene and optionally in addition with one or more other -olefins are prepared by contacting the monomers in the pres... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5166253 | Filled polyketone blend containing a mineral wool fiber Filled polymer compositions comprising a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon and lesser amounts, on a volume basis, of a mineral wool fiber.... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5162432 | Polyketone polymer blends Improved compositions comprise polymer blends of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon with a high rubber graft copolymer, and, optionally, an acidic polymer containing moieties of an ³... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5149733 | Stabilized polymers Linear alternating polymers of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon are stabilized against degradation caused by exposure to ultraviolet light by the inclusion therein of a thiobisphenol and certain channel-type carbon bl... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5141981 | Stabilized polyketone polymers Polymer compositions comprising an intimate mixture of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon and a hydroxyapatite demonstrate improved stability.... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5132360 | Polyketone polymer blends Improved compositions comprise polymer blends of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon with an acrylic shell-core modifier, and, optionally, an acidic polymer containing moieties of an ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5115003 | Stabilized polyketone compositions containing a mixture of a hydroxyapatite and a mercaptobenzimidazole Polymer compositions comprising a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon which contain a stabilizing mixture of a hydroxyapatite and a mercaptobenzimidazole demonstrate improved stability.... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5102942 | Polyketone polymer blend Non-miscible ternary blends of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon with lesser amounts of mineral fillers and polyether esteramide polymers.... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5084518 | Polyketone polymer blends of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon with an amorphous polyamide Improved compositions comprise polymer blends of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon with an amorphous polyamide, and, optionally, an acidic polymer containing moieties of an -olefi... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5079301 | Molecularly miscible polymer blends of polyvinyl phenol and polyacetal A molecularly miscible polymer blend of polyvinyl phenol and polyacetal exhibits useful properties.... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5077333 | Stabilized polymer compositions Polymer compositions comprising an intimate mixture of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon and a mixture of a hydroxyapatite and a cupric chromite demonstrate improved stability.... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5066701 | Stabilized polyketone polymers Polymer compositions comprising an intimate mixture of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon and a mixture of a hydroxyapatite and a zinc aluminate demonstrate improved stability.... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5043389 | Blends of linear alternating polyketones, polyamides and olefin-carboxylic acid copolymers Polymer blends exhibiting improved mechanical properties of strength and toughness comprise blends of a major proportion of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon with minor proportions of a ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5021496 | Filled polyketone blend Filler polymer compositions comprising a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon and lesser amounts, on a volume basis, of a hydroxyapatite filler.... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5006638 | Melt processing of carbon monoxide/olefin copolymer with carbon dioxide Improved melt stability is imparted to a linear alternating polymer of carbon monozide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon during processing of the polymer when at least one melting and solidification cycle of such processing is conduct... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4994513 | Polyketone copolymer composition comprising amide or aluminum compound Polyketone polymer composition comprising a major amount of an alternating copolymer of carbon monoxide and an olefinically unsaturated compound and a minor amount of at least one additive, selected from: (a) the acid amides of monocarboxylic or polycarbo... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4836284 | Equilibrium fracture acidizing A method of fracture acidizing whereby fluid is initially injected at a high rate and pressure, sufficient to create a fracture of desired dimensions in a formation, subsequently injected at a lower rate and pressure, sufficient to approximately maintain ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4805708 | Controlling sulfide scavenger content of oil-based drilling fluid The concentration of unspent zinc-based hydrogen sulfide scavenger in an oil-based drilling fluid is controlled by selectively dissolving and extracting the unspent scavenger in a solvent, such as glacial acetic acid, separating the aqueous solution, meas... | 02/21/1989 |
