"I watched his countenance closely, to see if he was not deranged ... and I was assured by other senators after he left the room that they had no confidence in it."
U.S. Senator Smith of Indiana ; After seeing Samuel Morse demonstrate the telegraph.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4017346 | Insulation of vessels having curved surfaces Large vessels such as tanks and the like are insulated by means of a spiral generation process thereby providing rapid application of the insulation with minimal labor. The process is particularly suited for operation in confined quarters.... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4016022 | Low flow, vacuum bag curable prepreg material for high performance composite systems A composite prepreg material comprising a carboxy-terminated polybutadiene, an epoxy novolak resin, a carboxylic acid accelerator and an epoxy catalyst. When reinforced with well known reinforcing fibers or filaments, the material is eminently suitable fo... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4014729 | Method for bonding and plating with exploding foil Bonds are made between two work pieces by using foils exploded by electrical energy typically stored in a large capacitor. To increase the uniformity of the bond area, a foil having at least one slit cut in the direction of current flow is used. The foil ... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4009065 | Method for splicing strip ends together Composite strips are spliced end-to-end each composite strip being formed by a first strip having a pressure-sensitive adhesive inner side and a second strip having an adhesive-repellent inner side on which the first strip's inner side is stuck for easy s... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4007075 | Method of making a fiberglass pole A hollow resin bonded glass fiber column of unique cross section suitable for use as a utility pole, light standard or the like is disclosed including unique means for forming the pole. A rotatable finned mandrel is wrapped with a waxed surfaced paper and... | 02/08/1977 |
| 4003778 | Method of making slender rod for fishing rods There is described a method for forming high modulus, high strength, low density solid tapered composite rods suitable for use as fishing rods and the like. The method comprises the steps of disposing a plurality of resin-impregnated high modulus, high st... | 01/18/1977 |
| 4003776 | Method of fabricating a demountable rod A demountable fishing rod is formed as a single tapering tube with a thick walled central portion, the tube is cut in two at the large end of the thick walled central portion to form a butt portion and a tip portion, the thick walled central portion is si... | 01/18/1977 |
| 4001072 | Applicator for pressure-sensitive adhesive fasteners An apparatus and method for applying folded lengths of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape to articles with one-half of the adhesive surface of the tape length secured to an article and a liner secured to the other half of the adhesive surface. The adhesive ... | 01/04/1977 |
| 4001466 | Process for preparing printed circuits The invention relates to printed circuits and to insulating substrates useful in their preparation. The invention provides a process for preparing an insulating substrate by curing a layer of an etchable synthetic rubber and a thermosettable resin to give... | 01/04/1977 |
| 4000028 | Method of making absorbent pads A procedure is provided for producing a laminate having a crushed, polymeric latex foam, preferably thermoset, bonded either to a non-woven absorbent layer which is bonded to an absorbent layer or bonded directly to the absorbent layer, which in turn is b... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3992242 | Self-feeding press for producing strip material A press for compacting and integrating material to form a continuous strip comprising spaced parallel arrays of long narrow bars, a frame supporting the bars in each array for reciprocal movement, a feeder for supplying material to the space between the a... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3991673 | Nonfabric engraving blanket An engraving blanket which comprises an engraveable layer of live resilient rubber material vulcanized at one face to a face of a base layer of nonhard, nonresilient rubber material. Talcum powder is evenly dispersed between the vulcanized faces of the tw... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3984273 | Decal applying method An improvement in a method of transferring or applying a decal design of a heat release decal or decalcomania to a flat surface such as the flat bottom surface of the concavity of a dish-like article and with only a limited amount or without an appreciabl... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3982991 | Device for welding and parting thermoplastic foils Device for welding and parting thermoplastic foils to form bags or the like, having a pair of heated opposing tools arranged to close against foils introduced between them. The foils are welded and parted along a compression line formed between a compress... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3981761 | Process for manufacturing printed substrates and decalcomania compositions used therefor A process for the manufacture of printed substrates and decalcomania compositions used therefor comprising a permeable backing paper, water-soluble binder, printed pattern such as hybrid or monolithic circuit, and removable cover coat, these components be... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3979250 | Apparatus for making continuous lengths of resin tubes Method and apparatus for making resin tubes or pipes, the apparatus comprising a supporting structure having a cylindrical surface and a carrier strip mounted thereon and fed in a plurality of adjacent helical turns to provide a moving cylindrical surface... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3969174 | Plastic laminate The surface smoothness of decorative laminate pressed without pans is improved by using as a pressure equalizing medium during consolidation of the laminate lay-up under heat and pressure, a thermoplastic resin layer between successive laminate lay-ups wh... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3969177 | Laminating method Method of laminating pluralities of sheets as unitary panels with heat and pressure curable adhesive in which unlaminated, uncured sheet pluralities are alternately stacked in a press lay-up with partially cured or semicured unitary sheet pluralities and ... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3962017 | Plastic film sealer A plastic film sealer has a thermostatically controlled heated bar which can move inwardly and outwardly through an opening in the sealer housing. A high temperature plastic film is attached across the opening and interposed between the heated bar and the... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3960631 | Method of making a liner construction A refrigeration appliance liner and method of fabricating the same. The liner includes a plastic wall provided with a release layer on one surface formed of a material having a limited adhesion with an insulating foam which is subsequently foamed-in-place... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960627 | Manufacture of glazing A glazing including a sheet of glass and a sheet of plastic adhesively fastened thereto is manufactured by assembling into a stack the sheet of glass, the sheet of plastic, a thin flexible protective sheet, and a thick cushion sheet. The stack is enclosed... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3957555 | Method of making pile fabric having an adhesive substrate A method of making pile fabrics in which a compacted block of strands of pile forming material is incrementally discharged from an open end of a container in successive increments of an amount equal to the desired length of pile and, following each discha... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3958051 | Composite label web and method of making same Disclosed are a method of making composite label webs and also composite webs made by practicing the method. The disclosed method includes the steps of providing a relatively wide composite web having a web of pressure-sensitive label material releasably ... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3952131 | Heat transfer print sheet and printed product A heat transfer print sheet comprising a base sheet, printing on said base sheet, a coating overlying the printed surface of the base sheet, said printing being capable of transferring through said coating upon application of heat and pressure, said coati... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3948292 | Laminated composite pipe A laminated composite pipe is produced by employing a pre-formed pipe as a core and applying a layer of reinforcing fiber onto the outer surface of the pipe core which is being lowered vertically in the direction of its length through a hopper and a tubul... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3947310 | Extra-wide nonwoven sheets Extra-wide, heat-sealed nonwoven sheets of thermoplastic synthetic polymer monofilaments are prepared by folding said sheets in layers with heat-insulating fabric between said layers before contact with heating and pressing means to effect heat sealing, f... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3947309 | Pitched wooden truss with integral ridge connector A pitched wooden truss comprises lower and upper chords interconnected by a plurality of web members. The upper chord includes two wooden sections arranged end to end at a predetermined angle to form a central ridge. The adjacent ends of the chord section... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3945871 | Method of making a tread for the recapping of tires A tread for the recapping of tires is provided with a roughened internal surface simultaneously with the shaping of profile on its external surface in a vulcanizing form. The internal surface can be roughened by placing against the body of raw rubber in t... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3945870 | Method of making multi-layer composite and articles therefrom An endless multi-layer composite is provided for subsequent processing into articles on a mass production, continuous basis.... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3933335 | Casting mold for metals Casting mold for metals, wherein paper-like sheet of carbon or graphite fibers is lined onto the inner surface of the mold to prevent seizure phenomenon between the mold and the cast article.... | 01/20/1976 |
| 3933563 | Method of severing and edge-sealing thermoplastic sets of films A stack of many films of thermoplastic material is divided into sets of films by interposed layers of seal-inhibiting material. A heated cutter as of copper is used having a heat-storage portion and a blade projecting from the heat-storage portion, both s... | 01/20/1976 |
| 3932252 | Process for the manufacture of composite foam and fabric articles A process for making composite articles, such as upholstery, filled with a cellular polyurethane foam covered by a breathable, porous fabric includes coating one surface of the fabric and the pores therein with a strippable coating. The fabric is then pla... | 01/13/1976 |