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 |
| 6093273 | Manufacturing process of metal foil card The present invention relates to a process of manufacturing a metal foil card having a metal surface by integrally attaching a transparent plastic laminating sheet to one side of the metal foil card as thin as 0.01 mm to 1 mm to form a plastic supporting ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6090233 | Irrigation hose splice and method of making same An irrigation hose splice and method of making the same that permits used irrigation hose to be reinstalled and retrieved in the same manner as new irrigation hose. The method of splicing includes providing two segments of unjoined irrigation hose. Insert... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6086699 | Thin film-forming method and thin film-forming apparatus therefor Disclosed is a thin film-forming apparatus comprising a coating liquid feed means 6 for feeding a thin film-forming coating liquid onto a surface of a transfer roll 2, a transfer means 4 including the transfer roll 2 a surface of which is coated with the ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085818 | Printed label, method and apparatus for manufacturing printed labels, and method and apparatus for attaching printed labels A material sheet assembly in which a label base attached to a release liner by means of an adhesive is set in roll form is used. In a step in which the material sheet assembly is continuously fed out, the release liner is released by leaving the adhesive ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6080252 | Zipper component and method for forming same An zipper component is formed by extruding a flange, extruding a profile, depositing the flange onto the top surface of a continuous carrier web, depositing the profile onto the top surface of the flange, cooling the flange and profile and stripping the f... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6071368 | Method and apparatus for applying a stable printed image onto a fabric substrate An ink transfer sheet and method for using the same. The transfer sheet includes a backing layer, a release layer on the backing layer, and an ink receiving layer on the release layer. The ink receiving layer contains a quaternary ammonium salt thereon or... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6069294 | Method for continuously producing sanitary articles and sanitary article produced A process for the continuous manufacture of articles of hygiene such as nappy-pants, of the type comprising an absorbent pad arranged between a liquid-impervious outer sheet and a liquid-permeable inner sheet, characterised in that absorbent pads are depo... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6065520 | Tape holder A tape holder that dispenses tape sections with non-sticky or adhered portions at both ends, includes a base, a feed device disposed at a tape exit of the base, a side cutter gate disposed at one side of the feed device, and an auxiliary tape support conn... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6063177 | Liquid release agent composition and shim process An improved shimming process and release composition for filling the gap between a releasable composite skin and a supporting body with a liquid shim material, using a novel viscous liquid release composition free of volatile vehicle. The liquid release c... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059914 | Process for the production of a stamping foil In a process for the production of a stamping foil such as a hot stamping foil having a decorative layer provided on a carrier film only in a region-wise manner, corresponding to a desired patterning of the substrate, negative regions of the decorative la... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059913 | Method for producing transdermal patches (TTS) A process for the continuous production of transdermal therapeutic patches, wherein a laminate of an auxiliary layer (3) siliconized at least on one side, an active substance-containing, pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (4), and a supporting layer (9) is... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6054010 | Method of making cell electrode with thick tip portion A method of making a cell electrode of a stripe rectangle shape having at least one electrode depolarizing mix layer on a current collector. A thickness of one end portion of the electrode depolarizing mix layer is thicker than an average thickness of the... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6048432 | Method for producing complex-shaped objects from laminae The process of forming a part from laminae of powders of materials such as metals, ceramics, intermetallics and composites of such materials, that include forming laminae; forming a stack of the laminae characterized as having a configuration from which a... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045904 | Image recording member and method for recycling image recording member The present invention discloses an image recording member in which a layer containing a setting type silicone resin having a Knoop hardness number of from 1 to 145 on the surface of a substrate made of paper, plastics or the like. Furthermore, this invent... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042676 | Heat-transfer label including a polyester ink layer A heat-transfer label suitable for use on silane-treated glass containers, refundable polyethylene terephthalate containers, and the like. According to one embodiment, the label includes a sheet of paper overcoated with a release layer of polyethylene. A ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6042675 | Laminating method and lamination sheet A laminating method for objects such as important documents, old documents and other printed matters to prevent a forgery or quality degradation of those objects or to protect the surfaces of those objects. In the lamination method, a released paper sheet... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6042667 | Method of fabricating ceramic multilayer substrate A method of fabricating a ceramic multilayer substrate includes steps of laminating a plurality of green sheets including an inside green sheet formed with a conductor pattern and pressing a laminate of green sheets under a predetermined pressure together... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6033513 | Method of adhesive application using transfer roll A roll transfer coating method for hot melt adhesive comprising a step in which hot melt adhesive supplied from a hot melt adhesive supply apparatus passes through a slotted nozzle with a smoother roll and coats the raised pattern surface of a coating rol... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6030482 | Label continuum and producing method thereof This invention relates to a label continuum comprising a long label substrate, an adhesive layer formed on the back thereof, a heat-sensitive developing layer formed on the surface of the label substrate and a release layer formed on the surface of the la... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6029280 | Manufacture of an inflatable applique and its method of manufacture An inflatable applique for a fabric article which may be attached to an article of clothing after it is fully manufactured comprising a top and a backing layer of vinyl which are sealing affixed to one another creating a substantially airtight enclosure, ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027595 | Method of making optical replicas by stamping in photoresist and replicas formed thereby Optical structures are replicated in photoresist on a substrate using a stamp. The transfer of the pattern into the liquid photoresist and the provision on the substrate can be achieved using manual pressures. Various techniques may be used to remove air ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6022440 | Image transfer process for ink-jet generated images An image transfer process is provided for transferring an ink-jet image composite from an original receptor to a final receptor. The transfer process allows one to view an ink-jet image on a variety of substrates including mock-ups for packaging and other... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6019865 | Method of forming labels containing transponders A radio frequency transponder is adhered to a substrate forming a label or business form. The substrate has thermally sensitive material whereby the substrate and transponder can be conveyed through a thermal printer for printing variable or non-variable ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6016618 | Laminated article An identification wristband and corresponding adhesive identification labels are supplied by a single printed laminated sheet material. The latter comprises a paper sheet of which a wristband part has a die cut, elongated, wristband strip and a label part... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6015470 | Hanger label A label for displaying information regarding a container and suspending the container from a support, and methods for forming the same. The label includes a base label having a base adhesive on the lower surface thereof. A connector strip is secured to th... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6007650 | Vacuum laminating apparatus and method A vacuum laminating apparatus includes a laminating space formed by a base member, a tube having deaeration holes, and a flexible lid member. A vacuum laminating method places the material to be laminated within the laminating space and heats the material... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6001207 | Thermoformable conductive laminate and process A process for making a thermoformable conductive plastic laminate for use in making plastic parts adapted for electrostatic spray painting of a uniform high quality paint finish includes forming a matte release coated casting sheet, casting an electricall... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5989379 | Method for manufacturing a composite optical device A composite optical device comprises an optical element bonded onto a support body with an adhesive, at least a part of surfaces of the optical element being covered by a film made of a hydrophilic material. A method for manufacturing a composite optical ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5989377 | Method of protecting the surface of foil and other thin sheet materials before and during high-temperature and high pressure laminating A method for protecting a substrate sheet such as a conductive foil suitable for use in the manufacture of printed circuit boards involving applying a lamination mold-release layer to one side of a protective film, and applying a preferably electron beam ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5985085 | Method of manufacturing consumable for laser capture microdissection Systems and methods for acquiring laser capture microdissection samples are disclosed. A method of making a laser capture microdissection consumable includes providing a transfer film carrier having a substrate surface; and fabricating a laser capture mic... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980677 | Method of laminating disc substrates A method of laminating disc-shaped substrates which is capable of automatically bonding an adhesive agent to the disc-shaped substrates very effectively and continuously. The method of laminating disc-shaped substrates includes the steps of preparing an a... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5981050 | Composite shape forming structure for sealing and reinforcing concrete and method for making same A multiple ply composite structure used to reinforce, seal and shape concrete structures has a first ply formed of unidirected continuous filament reinforcements which are bonded together by a thermosetting polymeric resin matrix. A second ply comprises a... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5980683 | Production of a support element module for embedding into smart cards or other data carrier cards Described is a method for manufacturing of carrier element modules of a thin carrier element (4) and a thereon mounted semiconductor chip (2). This method renders possible the application of chips (2) with great dimensions (macro-chips) and a wide variety... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5972155 | Method of making repositionable blank signage sheets A repositionable, adhesively mounted, blank signage sheet including (i) a sheet having imprintable first and second major surfaces which are essentially void of communicative indicia, (ii) repositionable adhesive strips disposed on the first major surface... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5972140 | Method of fabricating multilayer structures with nonplanar surfaces A method of fabricating a plurality of multilayer structures which includes at least one recess defined by a nonplanar surface. The method including the steps of: (a) providing a resilient, compliant material on over one or more stacks of layers including... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5972148 | Process for applying a releasible protective layer to an adhesive surface of a flexible sheet flooring product A process for applying a removable and releasible protective layer over an adhesive surface of a flexible sheet flooring product while simultaneously collecting the flooring product on a core roll. The process includes the steps of attaching a leading end... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5954907 | Process using electrostatic spraying for coating substrates with release coating compositions, pressure sensitive adhesives, and combinations thereof This invention relates to a process for applying a coating material comprising a release coating composition or a pressure sensitive adhesive composition to a substrate, the process comprising: (A) atomizing and electrically charging said coating material... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951809 | Method of providing identifying indicia to a roofing shingle A composition roofing shingle is described which has release material affixed thereto for the purpose of identifying the compositional shingle with process parameters for the time frame of manufacture. The identification is achieved by marking the release... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5948201 | Method and means for affixing a double sided adhesive tape onto an electric conduit and use thereof A method and apparatus for applying a double sided adhesive tape to a conduit for attachment of the conduit to a substrate. In the apparatus an elongate channel carrier with a plurality of differently shaped channels along its periphery is located in an e... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5938879 | Method for employing graphics on a support member A method for employing graphics on a support member that can transfer by heat a design of colored metallic foil onto a flat or curved surface of the support member. The method can also transfer by heat a decal onto the flat or curved surface of the suppor... | 08/17/1999 |
