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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20100063476 | Catheter Having a Coextruded Fluoropolymer Layer A catheter shaft including an elongate tubular member including a first polymeric layer and a second polymeric layer bonded to the first polymeric layer. The first polymeric layer is formed of a polymer generally not bondable to fluoropolymers, and the second polymeric ... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100059132 | MULTIPLE LAYER PIPE Abrasion resistant polymer pipe and a process for the production thereof. The pipe comprises a first, abrasion resistant inner layer (1) and a second, structural layer (2), which is placed on the outer side of the inner layer. The first and the second laye... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100032046 | Method of forming corrugated pipe with a pipe spigot seal seat A piece of corrugated pipe cut from a longer length of pipe is provided with a pipe coupling part by subjecting one or more of the corrugation crests on the pipe to heat and pressure. This reshapes the one or more corrugations to form a seal receiving recessed spigot on... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100028583 | PIPES CONTAINING NANOCLAYS AND METHOD FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE A pipe or comprising a melt-mixed blend of polyamide and incompatible polyolefin and a compatibilizing agent where the polyamide exists as a discontinuous phase that is dispersed in a polyolefin matrix and wherein nanoclay is exfoliated in the polyamide phase. The pipe ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090314513 | TONEABLE CONDUIT WITH LOOSE TONING SIGNAL WIRE A toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a sidewall with an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface defines a main channel. A sub-channel, smaller in cross sectional area than the main channel, extends longitudinally between t... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090308137 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY CAPILLARY DEVICES AND METHODS A multicapillary bundle for use in a gas chromatograph. Each of the capillaries in the bundle is formed using a coating solution containing a stationary phase and a solvent. The capillaries are coated with stationary phase by reducing pressure at a vacuum end of the cap... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090301593 | HOSES WITH CONNECTION PORTIONS A hose consisting of a smooth tubular wall and a rib wound spirally on the smooth tubular wall. The hose includes at least one duct portion and at least one connection portion; in the connection portions, the rib is wound spirally with a narrower pitch than on the duct ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090297747 | MOLDED ARTICLES COMPRISING IONOMER COMPOSITIONS A molded article comprises an ionomer composition and has improved optical properties. The ionomer composition comprises an ionomer that is produced by partially neutralizing a precursor acid copolymer ant that has a melt index of about 400 g/10 min or less. The precurs... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090278278 | METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYOLEFIN RESIN FILM A method of producing a polyolefin resin film comprising melt-extruding a polyolefin resin from a circular die toward the antigravity direction to form a tubular film and cooling the tubular film while receiving the film toward the antigravity direction, wherein a water... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090252919 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A honeycomb structure 100 includes: a honeycomb structured portion 4 having partition walls separating and forming a plurality of cells 1 functioning as fluid passages and extending through from one end face 6 to the other end face 7 a... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090250137 | Low friction lining for drip irrigation conduits A water transmission tubing for controlling the flow of water under pressure comprises a tubular inner liner of generally uniform cross-sectional configuration continuous with the length of the tubing and having an anti-bacterial agent for preventing the growth of bacte... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090248147 | Stent With Nucleating Agent The use of nucleating agents to manufacture polymeric stents is disclosed. The resulting stents may have increased crystallinity, decreased crystal size, increased mechanical properties, and faster degradation times.... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090246433 | RHEOLOGY MODIFIED RELATIVELY HIGH MELT STRENGTH POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING PIPES, FILMS, SHEETS, AND BLOW-MOLDED ARTICLES A polymer composition comprises a low-molecular-weight (LMW) ethylene polymer component and a high-molecular-weight (HMW) ethylene polymer component coupled with a polysulfonyl azide. Preferably, the LMW polyethylene component and the HMW polyethylene component co-cryst... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090234329 | Medical Catheter Tubes and Process for Production Thereof A medical catheter tube containing a tetrafluoroethylene polymer, which has a wall thickness of 0.1 mm or below and exhibits a tensile strength (S1) at 1.0 mm displacement of 5.0 N/mm or above; and a process for the production of medical catheter tubes, characterized by... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090233026 | Laminated and molded body and manufacturing method therefor A laminated and molded body obtained by coextruding and molding at least two kinds of resin materials is preferable as a blow-molding aimed preform, a direct-blow molded bottle, a tube, or a blow molded tube, and has at least one layer constituted of a colored layer hav... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090130357 | Hollow body with double barrier layer The present invention relates to a hollow body, in particular a tube or pipe, comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, each made from a thermoplastic material, and two barrier layers provided between the inner layer and the outer layer.... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090127734 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ACTUATOR A method for manufacturing an actuator includes: creating a semi-cured product in a semi-cure state in such a manner that an element material that is to be a string-shaped actuator element of all actuator that is made of dielectric elastomer and includes the actuator el... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090110829 | System And Method For Marking Honeycombs And Associating Manufacturing Data Therewith Both a system and method for marking honeycomb structures is provided. The system includes a printing station having a print head moveable relative to a log that prints an identification mark for each structure to be cut from the log; an elevation mechanism that positio... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090094929 | REINFORCED STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND FRAME STRUCTURES Disclosed are frame members and mullions for a window frame that comprise a reinforcing member that is surrounded by an outer plastic layer. The outer plastic layer is held securely to the reinforcing member as a result of a waist banding effect that comprises an inward... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090092763 | Method and Device for Testing the Quality of a Metallic Coating A method and a device for coating an inner surface of a hollow endless geometry, in particular of a pipe/tube includes introducing a gas mixture comprising at least one precursor into the endless geometry, in which the endless geometry is passed through at least one ele... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090088711 | Multi-Layer Odor Barrier Tube, and Combination Odor Barrier Tube and Odor Barrier Collection Bag A multi-layer odor barrier catheter tube for a fecal drainage catheter. The external surface has a low coefficient of friction, as does the internal surface. The layers of the catheter tube may be co-extruded, or formed as a heat-laminated film rolled into a cylindrical... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090023851 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIAL Process for the production of an electrically conducting carbon nanotube polymer composite material with reduced surface resistance, in which carbon nanotubes are dispersed in a polymer melt in a twin-shaft screw extruder to form a mixture, and the mixture is then extru... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080315453 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYESTER NANOCOMPOSITES A method for dispersing sepiolite-type clay particles in a polyester matrix by melt-compounding a mixture of: sepiolite-type clay, at least one linear polyester oligomer, and at least one polyester polymer to produce a nanocomposite composition; and, optionally, subject... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080257991 | In-Line Mini Sprinklers System and Method and Apparatus for Making Same The present invention relates to An in-line system of mini sprinklers, comprising a tubular conduit having inner and outer surface areas, fitted for a liquid flow under pressure through it and formed with at least one opening along its length; and at least one mini spri... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080258334 | Method and Device for the Production of At Least One Container Filled With a Medium The invention relates to a method and to a device for the production of at least one container filled with a medium, said container being made of a plastic material. The plastic material is extruded in a tubular manner and is applied to the inner walls of a moulding too... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080199646 | Inline Particle Deposition Extrusion A process for altering the properties of extruded tubing by applying a solid particulate material to a tacky outer surface of the tubing as the tubing exists the extrusion head or die and prior to the tubing entering a cooling system of the extrusion line. The particula... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080179427 | Hand-held shower assembly The components of a hand-held shower assembly, namely the hose and spray head, are each made of a polymeric material that has an antimicrobial additive embedded therein or coated on the water passages of each.... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080177374 | BIODEGRADABLE ENDOPROSTHESES AND METHODS FOR THEIR FABRICATION Biodegradable endoprostheses are formed from amorphous polymers having desirable biodegradation characteristics. The strength of such amorphous polymers is enhanced by annealing to increase crystallinity without substantially increasing the biodegradation time.... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080145576 | Food casing based on cellulose hydrate with nanoparticles This invention relates to a food casing based on cellulose hydrate that further includes nanoscale additives. The nanoparticles measure from 0.5 to 1000 nm in at least one dimension. The nanoparticles can have uniform distribution in the cellulose hydrate matrix, or be ... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080116599 | Method of Manufacturing a Tube A method of manufacturing a tube (8) is disclosed. The method comprises forming a tube (8) by extrusion, causing a body (24) to move longitudinally relative to the internal bore of the tube (8), and determining whether the body (24) ce... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080105768 | Dosing Elements for a Drip Irrigation Tube and Method and Device for Producing these Dosing Elements Dosing elements for a drip irrigation tube are produced in the form of a band. On one side of this band, structured elements are formed, disposed one behind the other. The band is connectible by this one side to the walling of a drip irrigation tube. Each structured are... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080099949 | Mandrel, and Apparatus and Process for Resin Film Production with Mandrel To provide an apparatus and method for producing a resin film product from a thermoplastic resin in a stable manner without damage to the product, wherein the resin film product is thin and has a uniform, flat surface. A mandrel 7 th... | 05/01/2008 |
