...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100247933 | COATING, SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A COATING AND METHOD FOR THE APPLICATION OF A CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING Substrate such as a turbine blade provided with a coating, which consists of a material that forms a sealing oxide skin on heating. This material is a ferrous metal aluminium alloy or a ferrous metal chromium alloy, wherein the oxide skin comprises aluminium oxide or ch... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247927 | SULFIDATION-RESISTANT COATING SYSTEM AND PROCESS THEREFOR A coating system and process for protecting component surfaces exposed to sulfur-containing environments at elevated temperatures. The coating system includes a sulfidation-resistant overlay coating that is predominantly niobium or molybdenum.... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100242477 | METHODS FOR THE PROTECTION OF A THERMAL BARRIER COATING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THE RENEWAL OF SUCH A PROTECTION A method for the application and/or renewal of a protection for a thermal barrier coating system of a heat engine involves a thermal barrier coating system that includes a bond coat layer (2) and a thermal barrier coating layer (3) of porous structure (... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100243221 | HYDROPHILIC COATING COMPOSITION AND HYDROPHILIC MEMBER USING THE SAME To provide a hydrophilic coating composition excellent in hydrophilicity, wear resistance, transparency, storage stability, antifogging properties, antifouling properties, visible light transmittivity, adhesion properties, chemical resistance, weather resistance, and wa... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247882 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND THEIR USE A composite material comprising the following components: (a) a first prepreg material with improved resistance to microbuckling and kinkband formation; and (b) a second prepreg material with improved resistance to delamination.... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247883 | CORROSION RESISTANT COATING FOR COPPER SUBSTRATE A protecting coating for a copper substrate is disclosed. The coating comprises seed layer comprising titanium ions that forms an “alloy-like” structure with the copper substrate. The coating further comprises a first layer of carbon disposed on the seed layer compr... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100246148 | Electronic Apparatus Produced using lead-Free bonding Material for Soldering Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus produced using a high-temperature lead-free solder alloy which makes it possible to form soldered joints having no variations in strength and which has an excellent balance between strength and solderability. The lead-free sol... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247321 | ANTI-FOULING COATINGS AND ARTICLES COATED THEREWITH An article including a metallic substrate is presented. The article further includes a sacrificial layer disposed on a surface of the substrate and an anti-fouling layer disposed on the sacrificial layer. The anti-fouling layer includes a metal-polymer composite. An art... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247921 | NOVEL RESIN COMPOSITION, COMPOSITE MATERIAL CONTAINING THE SAME AND USE OF THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL Disclosed is a resin composition which can firmly bond a metal with a molding material, a composite material including the resin composition and use of the composite material. The resin composition of the present invention includes: an organic compound having at least o... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247880 | NOVEL COPOLYMER, NOVEL COPOLYMER-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, LAMINATE BODY, METHOD OF PRODUCING METAL FILM-COATED MATERIAL, METAL FILM-COATED MATERIAL, METHOD OF PRODUCING METALLIC PATTERN-BEARING MATERIAL AND METALLIC PATTERN-BEARING MATERIAL There is provided a polymer containing a unit represented by the following Formula (1), and a unit represented by following Formula (2). In Formula (1) and Formula (2), R1 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubst... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100239873 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PROTECTIVE COATING FOR A COMPONENT OF A TURBOMACHINE, THE COMPONENT ITSELF AND THE RESPECTIVE MACHINE A method for obtaining a protective coating on a surface to be treated of a light alloy mechanical component of a turbomachine. The method comprises associating a first coating layer resistant to corrosion on the surface to be treated of the mechanical component, and as... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100239855 | TOOL Coated metal cutting tools with reduced adhesion weat and improved thermal resistance, processes for making the same and methods of use.... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100238656 | PLANAR ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF A planar element as well as a method for producing such planar elements in such way that the planar element is easily and inexpensively to produce on the one hand and allows remarkable optical effects to be obtained on the other hand, it is proposed to apply at least on... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100236630 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF CuInxGa1-x(SeyS1-y)2 THIN FILMS AND USES THEREOF The subject application relates to a chemical vapor (CV) deposition technique to form CuInxGa1-x(SeyS1-y)2, compounds. As a copper source, solid copper can be used with a HCl transport gas and Cu3Cl3... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100239854 | METALLIC MATERIAL COATED WITH CARBON FILM A metallic material coated with a carbon film is provided. The coated metallic material comprises a metal substrate and a carbon film, wherein the carbon film includes an amorphous phase and a graphite-like phase, and in some embodiments an extra diffusion layer onto th... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100233473 | VISIBLE-LIGHT-RESPONSIVE PHOTOACTIVE COATING, COATED ARTICLE, AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME An article includes a substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface. A coating is deposited directly on at least a portion of the substrate outer surface. The coating consists essentially of titania and at least one additional photoabsorption band modifying mat... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100233326 | Antibacterial Laminate Disclosed is an antibacterial laminate having at least either of antibacterial property and antifungal property. The antibacterial laminate is composed of at least a base layer (4) comprising a polymer film or paper, an antibacterial layer (2) on which a m... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100233388 | MULTILAYER FILM STRUCTURE FOR INCREASING TRANSMITTANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A multilayer film structure for increasing transmittance includes a transparent substrate and a multifunctional film module. The multifunctional film module is formed on a front surface of the transparent substrate and composed of a plurality of dielectric layers and a ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100233420 | COMPOSITE STEEL CLADED MILL LINER The invention discloses a composite liner for ball mills comprising an upper layer of alloy cast steel bonded on a symmetrically distributed lower rubber surface, said cast steel layer is prefabricated so as to form the desired profile on the upper surface of the said l... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100233426 | NOBLE METAL SINGLE CRYSTALLINE NANOWIRE AND THE FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF The present invention provides a method for fabricating a single crystalline noble metal nanowire using noble metal oxide, noble metal material or noble metal halide as a precursor and a single crystalline noble metal nanowire, and more particularly a method for fabrica... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100227194 | Quasi-Crystallie Compound and its Use as a Thermal Barrier Coating The invention relates to a compound with the nominal chemical composition AlwCoxMy wherein M represents at least one of the elements selected from the group Ni, Cr, and at least 30 mass percent of the compound is a quasicrystalline struc... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100228336 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Medical devices, such as stents, and methods of making the devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a medical device includes an alloy having tantalum, tungsten, zirconium and niobium. For example, the alloy can include from about 20% to about 40% by weight of tantal... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227181 | BRIGHT PIGMENT A bright pigment 100 includes: a flaky substrate 10; a first layer 20 that is formed on the flaky substrate 10 and that contains one selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, silver and a silver alloy as its main component; and ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227156 | DECORATIVE PART [Subject] In a decorative part having a pink Au alloy hard coating film, the sophisticated pink aesthetic appearance thereof can be maintained for long time use by making the decorative part that flaws or peelings are hardly visible even if flaws are caused in the coati... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227180 | COATING MATERIAL FOR METALLIC BASE MATERIAL SURFACE A spraying material for coating a metallic member, being inexpensive and having superior corrosion and erosion resistance even in high temperature environments, wherein the material is composed of an Fe—Si based compound and comprises an alloy composed of 10 to 35% by... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227154 | Composite plated product and method for manufacturing the same A composite plated product in which a metal material is coated with a plating film in a nickel bath in which carbon nanomaterials and hard microparticles are mixed. The carbon nanomaterials and hard microparticles are compounded with nickel or a nickel alloy in the plat... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227177 | SANITARY WARE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF The present invention provides a sanitary ware comprising a substrate and a coating film formed on the surface of the substrate, wherein the coating film contains silicon (Si), zirconium (Zr), and oxygen (O) and the mass percentage of silicon oxide (SiO2) is ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227179 | METHOD FOR TREATING SURFACES A method of treating surfaces using one or more than one copolymer (A) comprising as comonomers in copolymerized form:
| 09/09/2010 |
| 20100221560 | Bio-Based In-Line High Barrier Metalized Film and Process for its Production Bio-based high barrier metalized film such as PLA or PHA has an adhesion layer coated or co-extruded with the bio-based film and a metal oxide is disposed on the adhesion layer. The adhesion layer can be a co-extruded polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, polyglycolic acid... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100221568 | Silicon-Based Anticorrosive Agent The invention relates to an anticorrosive agent comprising zinc dust, and a second component, an organic binder and a VOC-free or VOC-compatible solvent. In order to allow the metal workpieces to be coated in a reliable and energy-saving manner at constant quality, the ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222222 | COMPOSITE SUPERCONDUCTOR Disclosed is a composite superconductor comprising a superconductor and a metal member. The metal member is composed of one or more members to be joined together in such manner that the one or more members cover the superconductor, and at least one member is made of alu... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100221575 | COATED GLASS SURFACES AND METHOD FOR COATING A GLASS SUBSTRATE A substrate having a coating is disclosed. The coating is formed of a plurality of layers. At least one of the layers includes a super alloy and at least two additional layers including silver. A coating for a substrate is also disclosed. A method of applying a coating ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100221559 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ELECTRONIC-COMPONENT-MOUNTED SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION There are provided are an adhesive composition that keeps storage stability and further gives a cured product wherein metallic bonds are formed in the state that the cured product wets its components and is satisfactorily spread between the components (or parts), thereb... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100220389 | POLYMERIC COVER WITH PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES AGAINST SOLAR RADIATION The invention relates to a cover polymeric with protective properties against solar radiation, suitable for controlling both ultraviolet radiation and infrared radiation or both at the same time. The cover comprises a substrate of polymeric material with a specific dens... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100218801 | Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Planes and Associated Methods Graphene layers made of primarily sp2 bonded atoms and associated methods are disclosed. In one aspect, for example, a method of forming a graphite film can include heating a solid substrate under vacuum to a solubilizing temperature that is less than a melting point of... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100218875 | DIFFUSION BARRIERS IN MODIFIED AIR BRAZES A method for joining two ceramic parts, or a ceramic part and a metal part, and the joint formed thereby. The method provides two or more parts, a braze consisting of a mixture of copper oxide and silver, a diffusion barrier, and then heats the braze for a time and at a... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100213446 | BUFFER BILAYERS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES The present invention relates to buffer bilayers, and their use in electronic devices. The bilayer has a first layer including at least one electrically conductive polymer doped with at least one highly-fluorinated acid polymer. The second layer is a reacted layer from ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100215965 | RESIN-COATED METAL SHEET AND FORMED BODY USING RESIN-COATED METAL SHEET A resin-coated metal sheet having excellent corrosion resistance and excellent adhesiveness which has a chromium-free surface treatment layer and exhibits excellent adhesiveness and excellent corrosion resistance even after being subject to severe forming such as deep d... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100215951 | SURFACE-COATED CUTTING TOOL A surface-coated cutting tool according to the present invention including a substrate and a coating film formed on the substrate is characterized in that the coating film includes a composite super multi-layer film obtained by alternately stacking one or more first sup... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100215971 | METHOD FOR METALLIZING POLYESTER AND METALLIZED POLYESTER The present invention relates to a method for metallizing polyester, wherein the polyester
| 08/26/2010 |