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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110226046 | Method and apparatus for testing consistency of frozen beverages A method and apparatus using a sample test container filled with beverage, a penetrator holder, a penetrator and release means is disclosed. In the method a sample, is drawn into the test container and the penetrator dropped into the sample, and a reading of the stiffne... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110179857 | METHOD OF TESTING SOFTNESS ATTRIBUTES OF PAPER TOWEL PRODUCTS An apparatus for conducting demonstrations of the softness properties of consumer products and other materials, plus a method for conducting such demonstrations, is provided. A sample of paper towels, toilet tissue, or facial tissue, or other consumer products is placed... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110146374 | Synthetic Materials for PDC Cutter Testing or for Testing Other Superhard Materials A target cylinder and a method for testing a superhard component thereon. The target cylinder includes a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending from the first end to the second end. At least one of the second end and the sidewall is an exposed portion that ma... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110146373 | Synthetic Materials for PDC Cutter Testing or for Testing Other Superhard Materials A target cylinder and a method for testing a superhard component thereon. The target cylinder includes a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending from the first end to the second end. At least one of the second end and the sidewall is an exposed portion that ma... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110146372 | Synthetic Materials for PDC Cutter Testing or for Testing Other Superhard Materials A target cylinder and a method for testing a superhard component thereon. The target cylinder includes a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending from the first end to the second end. At least one of the second end and the sidewall is an exposed portion that ma... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110071436 | AIR CUSHION SENSOR FOR TACTILE SENSING DURING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY A sensor is described for detecting the force applied to or by soft material, and that is thus able to measure the stiffness of a soft material. The sensor comprises a sensor body into which is supplied a fluid under pressure. At least one sensor members are provided th... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20100281963 | NANOINDENTER TIP FOR UNIAXIAL TENSION AND COMPRESSION TESTING The invention is an indenter tip that is modified to permit both compression testing and tensile testing on samples having dimensions smaller than approximately 1 μm. The modified indenter tip has both a surface that can be used to apply compressive forces, and tines t... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100281964 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE MACHINABILITY OF LAMINATES A device and method for assessing the machinability, particularly the drillability, of epoxy resin laminates by reproducible indentation and analysis of the delamination area of a laminate sample thus provoked.... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100221030 | Sheet material identifying apparatus, sheet material treating apparatus and sheet material identifying Method To provide a sheet material identifying apparatus for identifying the kind of a sheet material, including an adjusting assembly for dehumidifying or humidifying a predetermined region of the sheet material and adjusting the moisture content of the predetermined region, ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100212411 | Tip Indenting Apparatus for Testing a Block of Material The invention relates to a tip indenting apparatus for testing a block of material, characterized in that it comprises: a holder for the tip and a holder for a block of a material to be punched or scratched, said tip holder and said block holder each comprising a solid ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100192680 | APPARATUS FOR HARDNESS MEASUREMENT BY IMPACT The apparatus comprises an actuator (23) that can be pushed from an extended position to a depressed position. When doing so, the actuator (23) first releases an impact body (32) to impinge against the sample (2), and then a catcher (40, 4... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100132441 | MICROMACHINED COMB DRIVE FOR QUANTITATIVE NANOINDENTATION A microelectromechanical (MEMS) nanoindenter transducer including a body, a probe moveable relative to the body, an indenter tip coupled to an end of the moveable probe, the indenter tip moveable together with the probe, and a micromachined comb drive. The micromachined... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20090199625 | Apparatus for Determining Breakage Properties of Particulate Material An apparatus for determining the breakage properties of a particulate material, the apparatus including: a support; a rotor mounted relative to the support and including at least one guide channel through which a particle of the particulate material is guided in use, th... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090056427 | Methods and instruments for materials testing Methods and instruments for characterizing a material, such as the properties of bone in a living human subject, using a test probe constructed for insertion into the material and a reference probe aligned with the test probe in a housing. The housing is hand held or pl... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20080282783 | Apparatus for Detecting Mechanical Features of Materials An apparatus (1) for detecting mechanical features of materials, in particular metal materials, comprising an indenter (10) adapted to be pushed against a sample material (15) in which it penetrates for a depth (h) and responsive to the hardness of ... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20070144242 | Earthquake disaster prevention system An earthquake disaster prevention system having: an estimation section to estimate a size of an earthquake from a P-wave of the earthquake detected by the earthquake detector; a stopping control section to control to stop the motion of the operation device when the size... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070131025 | Device And Methods For Use Of A Dynamic Cone Penetrometer For Evaluating Soil Compaction The present invention includes a device and method for more particularly evaluating the compaction of soil by automating the use of a prior art dynamic cone penetrometer such that user error and error caused by field conditions are eliminated. Recordation of penetromete... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20060130566 | Hardness testing device A hardness testing device includes an elongated guiding tube, a test member, an impact actuator, and a transducer. The elongated guiding member has a bottom impact opening for contacting with the work piece surface and a coil seat integrally provided on an outer circumf... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20050087003 | Turf test apparatus A drop test apparatus for determining the resiliency of playing surface comprising a missile for impacting the surface including a guide for providing substantially unrestricted free flight of the missile, a pair accelerometers carried by the missile for producing signa... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050016264 | Hardness measuring device comprising a housing and a penetration body in particular a manual device The hardness measuring device (18) is provided with a) a penetration body (20), which penetrates a workpiece (28) along a penetration vector (58) during a measuring process, b) a housing (30) which embodies a guide track (32) fo... | 01/27/2005 |
