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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107228 | HYDROGEN GAS GENERATING MEMBER AND HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCING METHOD THEREFOR There is provided a hydrogen gas generating member which safely facilitates the hydrogen gas generation reaction by bringing an Al alloy which is subjected to rolling treatment or powdering treatment into contact with water. A hydrogen gas ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120067425 | ALUMINUM BASE MATERIAL, METAL SUBSTRATE HAVING INSULATING LAYER EMPLOYING THE ALUMINUM BASE MATERIAL, SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, AND SOLAR BATTERY A metal substrate with an insulating layer, which is capable of being produced by a simple process, exhibits heat resistance during semiconductor processing, is superior in voltage resistance, and has small leakage current, and an Al base material that realizes the meta... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120020829 | HEAT-RESISTANT ALUMINUM ALLOY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Disclosed is a heat-resistant aluminum alloy including aluminum and two types of alloy elements which are combined while forming a homogeneous solid solution reinforcing phase. The disclosed heat-resistant aluminum alloy includes the alloy elements that form a homogeneo... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120014834 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM ALLOY STRIP FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES An apparatus for manufacturing aluminum alloy strip for a lithographic printing plate supports includes a filter, a launder connected to the filter, a liquid level controller connected to the launder, and a melt feed nozzle connected to the liquid level controller. The ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014833 | FREE RADICAL INITIATOR COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING T-BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE AND THEIR USE A composition comprising (a) an epoxy resin; and (b) a hydroperoxide composition comprising a t-butyl hydroperoxide solution that contains no more than 7 weight percent water, and use of the compositions to prepare foundry shapes, the foundry shapes prepared by the proc... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110250467 | METHODS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION FOR CERAMIC AND CERMET APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF A ceramic, metal, or cermet according to one embodiment includes a first layer having a gradient in composition, microstructure and/or density in an x-y plane oriented parallel to a plane of deposition of the first layer. A ceramic according to another embodiment includ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110200481 | WATER-COLLAPSIBLE Al COMPOSITE MATERIAL, Al FILM AND Al POWDER CONSISTING OF THIS MATERIAL, AND METHODS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, AS WELL AS COMPONENT MEMBERS FOR CONSTITUTING FILM-FORMING CHAMBERS AND METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF FILM-FORMING MATERIALS In An Al composite material collapsible in the presence of moisture, the external surface of small pieces or powder constructed from a single or a plurality of crystalline grains of Al or an Al alloy is covered with a film of a low melting point metal or alloy selected ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110165016 | REFLECTIVE FILM FOR OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND SPUTTERING TARGET FOR FORMING REFLECTIVE FILM FOR OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM Provided is an Al-based alloy reflective film which reduces noise on an optical information recording medium by having a reflective film surface accurately reproduce grooves, pits and the like formed on a substrate, and has high reflectivity. A sputtering target which i... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110123390 | ALUMINUM ALLOY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Provided are an aluminium alloy and a manufacturing method thereof. In the method, aluminium and a master alloy containing a calcium (Ca)-based compound are provided. A melt is prepared, in which the master alloy and the Al are melted. The aluminum alloy may be manufact... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110123391 | ALUMINUM ALLOY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Provided are an aluminium alloy and a manufacturing method thereof. In the method, aluminium and a magnesium (Mg) master alloy containing a calcium (Ca)-based compound are provided. A melt is prepared, in which the Mg master alloy and the Al are melted. The aluminum all... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110113844 | MOBILE ENERGY CARRIER AND ENERGY STORE A mobile energy carrier with which energy in the form of materials from zones distributed widely throughout the world, for example with a large amount of solar energy, wind energy or other CO2-neutral energy, for example the equator, can be transported to zon... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110083967 | ELECTRODEPOSITED ALLOYS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME USING POWER PULSES Power pulsing, such as current pulsing, is used to control the structures of metals and alloys electrodeposited in non-aqueous electrolytes. Using waveforms containing different types of pulses: cathodic, off-time and anodic, internal microstructure, such as grain size,... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110085932 | METHOD OF FORMING HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY PARTS CONTAINING L12 INTERMETALLIC DISPERSOIDS BY RING ROLLING A method and apparatus produces high strength aluminum alloy parts from a powder containing L12 intermetallic dispersoids. The powder is degassed, sealed under vacuum in a container, heated, consolidated into billet form by vacuum hot pressing. The billet is ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110064599 | DIRECT EXTRUSION OF SHAPES WITH L12 ALUMINUM ALLOYS A method for producing a high strength aluminum alloy brackets, cases, tubes, ducts, beams, spars and other parts containing L12 dispersoids from an aluminum alloy powder containing the L12 dispersoids. The powder is consolidated into a billet havi... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110041761 | WATER-REACTIVE AL COMPOSITE MATERIAL, WATER-REACTIVE AL FILM, PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE AL FILM, AND CONSTITUENT MEMBER FOR FILM-FORMING CHAMBER Provided herein are a water-reactive Al composite material comprising an Al raw material selected from the group consisting of 2NAl to 5NAl each containing Cu as an impurity of Al in an amount of not higher than 40 ppm, and at least one metal selected from the group con... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044844 | HOT COMPACTION AND EXTRUSION OF L12 ALUMINUM ALLOYS A method and apparatus produces high strength aluminum alloys from a powder containing L12 intermetallic dispersoids. The powder is degassed, sealed under vacuum in a container, consolidated by vacuum hot pressing, and extruded into useful shapes.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041759 | WATER-REACTIVE AL COMPOSITE MATERIAL, WATER-REACTIVE AL FILM, PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE AL FILM, AND CONSTITUENT MEMBER FOR FILM-FORMING CHAMBER Herein disclosed are a water-reactive Al composite material which comprises 4NAI or 5NAI containing added In in an amount ranging from 2 to 5% by mass on the basis of the amount of Al; a water-reactive Al film prepared using this material; a method for the production of... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100284853 | DIRECT FORGING AND ROLLING OF L12 ALUMINUM ALLOYS FOR ARMOR APPLICATIONS A method for producing high strength L12 aluminum alloy armor plate by using gas atomization to produce powder that is then consolidated into L12 aluminum alloy billets before it is forged or rolled into plate form.... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100254850 | CERACON FORGING OF L12 ALUMINUM ALLOYS A method for producing high strength aluminum alloy consolidated billets containing L12 dispersoids by Ceracon forging is disclosed. The method comprises forming an aluminum alloy powder compact preform containing L12 dispersoid forming elements th... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100247858 | Rotors of high power engines The invention concerns a system, in particular suitable for high power engines, comprising at least a rotor and means comprising active sections fit for making the rotor(s) rotate by their synchronised deformation, characterised in that the rotor material comprises an A... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100202280 | ALUMINUM-ALLOY REFLECTION FILM FOR OPTICAL INFORMATION-RECORDING, OPTICAL INFORMATION-RECORDING MEDIUM, AND ALUMINUM-ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGET FOR FORMATION OF THE ALUMINUM-ALLOY REFLECTION FILM FOR OPTICAL INFORMATION-RECORDING There are provided an aluminum-alloy reflection film for optical information-recording, having low thermal conductivity, low melting temperature, and high corrosion resistance, capable of coping with laser marking, an optical information-recording medium comprising the ... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100189995 | DUPLEX-ALUMINIUM MATERIAL BASED ON ALUMINIUM WITH A FIRST PHASE AND A SECOND PHASE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE DUPLEX-ALUMINIUM MATERIAL The invention relates to the processing of a composite material in particle or powder form, containing carbon nanotubes (CNT), said material having metal with a thickness of between 10 nm and 500,000 nm that is layered alternately with carbon nanotubes of a thickness of... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100172792 | STRESS-BUFFERING MATERIAL Inventors of the present invention have found that, by manufacturing a stress-buffering material with a Ca-containing aluminum alloy including 0.1 to 12 at % of Ca, the stress-buffering material at low cost, capable of expanding its use in various fields, and having low... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100166596 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING, IN PARTICULAR CASTING, A MATERIAL, CASTING MOULD FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD AND ARTICLES PRODUCED BY THE METHOD OR IN THE CASTING MOULD The invention relates to a method for producing articles in moulds, the moulds themselves and articles produced by the method and/or in the moulds.... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100146849 | Portable Heating Apparatus and Metal Fuel Composite for Use With Same A particulate composite fuel of metal preferably of aluminum for a portable heater. The fuel reacts with oxygen in the air, producing heat. The composite fuel may also be flaked aluminum or iron nanopowder. A portable heater having a fuel mass, at least one thermal cond... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100143185 | Method for producing high strength aluminum alloy powder containing L12 intermetallic dispersoids A method for producing high strength aluminum alloy powder containing L12 intermetallic dispersoids uses high pressure gas atomization to effect cooling rates in excess of 103° C./second.... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100126587 | Method and Structure for Fabricating Multiple Tiled Regions Onto a Plate Using a Controlled Cleaving Process A reusable transfer substrate member for forming a tiled substrate structure. The member including a transfer substrate, which has a surface region. The surface region comprises a plurality of donor substrate regions. Each of the donor substrate regions is characterized... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100068089 | Method for manufacturing composite metal alloy and method for manufacturing article from composite metal A method for manufacturing a composite metal alloy from a carbon nanomaterial and a metal material is disclosed. The carbon nanomaterial and the metal material are mixed, and a mixture is obtained. Afterwards, the mixture is dissolved. In the dissolving step, the carbon... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100043963 | ALUMINIUM SHOT FOR THIN, PLATE-SHAPED EFFECT PIGMENTS, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE OF SAME The invention relates to an atomized aluminum powder for thin, platelet-shaped effect pigments having a narrow relative breadth of the thickness distribution. The powder of the invention is characterized by a particle size band of d10=0.15 to 3.0 μm and d 02/25/2010 | |
| 20090317281 | METHOD OF ATOMIC TRANSFORMATION This invention provides a method for atomic transformations carried out under conditions akin to chemical catalysis. Liquid and solid state catalysts are used in a two-step process. We have found that the high ionic/electric activity of concentrated sodium hydroxide sol... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090317282 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POROUS BODY The present invention provides a process for producing a porous body which comprises dispersing a gas-forming compound in a molten porous body-forming material, and then solidifying the molten material. With this process, the present invention enables manufacture of hig... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090301886 | Aluminum plated film, metallic member, and its fabrication method A plating film is provided with enough hardness before anodic oxidation, which is hard to be damaged during handling, and also the production method of the plating film. This problem can be solved by an aluminum plating film with aluminum concentration of 98 wt. % or lo... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090269609 | Degreasing method for aluminium hard foil, aluminium hard foil, aluminium hard foil electrode member, and lithium ion secondary battery using said member An aluminum hard foil is degreased without reducing the hardness to improve the coating performance of coating material. A foil-rolled aluminum foil is subjected to a low-temperature heat treatment for holding the aluminum foil at 80 to 160° C. for 1 hour or more. The ... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090267023 | Hydrogen Generating Material and Method for Producing the Same In a method for producing a hydrogen generating material including at least one metal powder selected from the group consisting of an aluminum powder and an aluminum alloy powder of the present invention, a metal flake powder is formed by pulverizing aluminum or aluminu... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090269239 | Process for Production of Aluminum Ingots, Aluminum Ingots, and Protective Gas for the Production of Aluminum Ingots To provide a method for producing an aluminum ingot whose oxides is reduced by preventing the surface of molten aluminum from being oxidized. The method according to the present invention includes a melting step (melting furnace 1) of melting an aluminum base met... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090246072 | ALUMINUM-BASED BEARING ALLOY The present invention has been made by the fact that the wettability with lubricant increases when tin grains are broken within a certain range. In an aluminum-based bearing alloy containing from 2 to 20 mass % of tin, the tin grains in a sliding surface have a size not... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090233118 | Pasty Composition for Aluminum Brazing, Aluminum-Containing Member Coated With the Same, and Method for Brazing Aluminum-Containing Members With the Same Provided are a pasty composition for aluminum brazing which has excellent coating properties, is capable of attaining favorable dimensional accuracy of products obtained after brazing, causes less erosion, and allows favorable external appearances of brazed portions (fi... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090226666 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM ALLOY PLATE FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, ALUMINUM ALLOY PLATE FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE OBTAINED THEREBY AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE SUPPORT In a method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy plate for a lithographic printing plate by continuous casting which includes feeding an aluminum alloy melt through a melt feed nozzle between a pair of cooling rollers and rolling the aluminum alloy melt while solidifying ... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090208362 | High elevated temperature strength nano aluminum-matrix-composite alloy and the method to make the same A novel and unique nano aluminum-matrix-composite alloy that has higher strength between room temperature and 200 degrees C. than those of prior art aluminum alloys and prior art aluminum-matrix-composites. The composite alloy has improved fatigue resistance, wear resis... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090180919 | Aluminum composite composition and method One aspect of the invention is a method for Incorporating Carbon homogeneously into aluminum materials. The first step is to apply a positive charge to molten aluminum. Next, a negative charge is applied to an organic compound. Under an inert atmosphere, the negatively ... | 07/16/2009 |
