Did You Know...
...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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8012278 | End-to-end joining of nanotubes A method for joining nanotubes end-to-end, includes contacting the nanotubes with a joining fluid. The joining fluid has at least one property that is different from at least one property associated with ends of the nanotubes. In one embodiment, the method further i... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7257889 | Method for inserting wires through braided shielding A method for feeding wires through a braided shield, comprises steps of wrapping the ends of the wires with tape to create a plug end; inserting the plug end into a flexible tube that is mounted to an insert tool having a tapered end; feeding the insert tool through... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7204896 | Electrical cable with self-repairing protection and apparatus for manufacturing the same An electrical cable includes a conductor, an outer sheath, and a self-repairing material layer between the conductor and outer sheath. The self-repairing material layer is distributed around the conductor in a discontinuous manner. An anchor portion is formed betwee... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188414 | Method of assembling a flat electrical cable A flat electrical cable and a modular rotary anvil for assembling a flat electrical cable wherein the flat cable includes an upper and lower layer. The upper layer has ribs protruding along its length that are substantially parallel to one another, and continuous su... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7134193 | Method for manufacturing a wiring board The apparatus for manufacturing a wiring substitute comprises a transporter having a circuit where a sheet is circulated; a screen printer for printing a conductive paste on the sheet; a counter for counting the number of times to print the conductive paste on the s... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100274 | Apparatus for applying media to a conduit The invention provides an apparatus and methods for applying a material to a cable or into a conduit. The apparatus includes a hinged housing for coupling to a portion of a cable and/or a conduit. The apparatus is configured as a portable housing that is particularl... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093355 | Method and device for producing flat metal ribbon cables A round wire is cold formed in a first pair of forming rolls to produce a flat metal ribbon cable having a specified width, followed by cold forming the flat metal ribbon cable in a second pair of forming rolls to produce a flat metal ribbon cable having a specified... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7085458 | Fire resistant conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible fire resistant innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085455 | Conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through which the cable ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078615 | Cable guide sleeving structure An elongated sleeve structure for insertion and protection of elongated items within a duct is disclosed. The sleeve structure is formed from a flexible sleeve woven from warp and fill yarns to produce opposed layers in closely spaced relation. The layers have a com... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7037392 | Method for producing a bar-type conductor The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a conductor bar comprising a number of partial conductors, with the following steps: A: manufacturing the partial conductors, B: applying at least one insulating layer to the partial cond... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011880 | Belt and method of marking A belt and method of marking a belt. A layer of polyethylene material is joined or cured to a belt. The layer is optically distinguishable from a belt body. The layer is etched to expose a portion of the belt body in order to contrast the layer with the belt body. A... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7006740 | Communication cable having a soft housing A cable containing at least one optical fiber and at least one material. The at least one optical fiber being at least partially embedded within the at least one material, and the at least one material forming a housing that protects the at least one optical fiber. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974912 | Insulator and connect cable and method of making same An insulator and cable, wherein the insulator includes a spacer of low dielectric factor having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises more than about three quarters of an axial length of the insulator and wherein the first end has a generally... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6963031 | Sleeve assembly for receiving elongated items within a duct A sleeve assembly for receiving and protecting elongated items within a duct is disclosed. The sleeve assembly includes a plurality of separate and independent sleeves, each sleeve being woven from warp and weft filamentary members that form sidewalls surrounding an... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6923885 | Plasma processing system and apparatus and a sample processing method A plasma processing apparatus having a sample bench located in a vacuum chamber, a structure disposed at a position opposed to a sample placed on the sample bench and facing a plasma generated in the vacuum chamber, and at least one through-hole disposed in the stru... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6914193 | Self-sealing electrical cable having a finned or ribbed structure between protective layers An electrical cable and a method for manufacturing the electrical cable are provided in which a plurality of insulated conductors have an inner protective layer extruded thereabout. A plurality of longitudinally extending ribs or fins or exterior ribbed or finned su... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6521144 | Conductive adhesive and connection structure using the same A mounting technique with improved adhesive strength and higher reliability against bending stress is provided with the use of a conductive adhesive including a binder resin and a metal filler as main components, in which a functional group is introduced ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6306523 | Method of manufacturing porous electrode wire for electric discharge machining and structure of the electrode wire The present invention relates to a porous electrode wire for use in electrical discharge machining and the method of manufacturing the same. The wire improves the machining speed at least 15% compared with a conventional zinc coated wire, which results fr... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6270598 | Process and apparatus for producing flat cable A mold is disposed just behind twist ports for forming twisted pair portions of a flat cable. When a plurality of insulated conductors in their portion corresponding to a parallel portion, before fusion, of a flat cable are passed through the twist ports,... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6251201 | Method and apparatus for dividing a conduit into compartments A system for dividing a conduit (12) into a plurality of compartments (20-24) includes an insert (10) which is formed by attaching a plurality of layers of a pliant material (14-17) near their lateral edges (18). The insert can be formed with a cable (25)... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6180226 | Method of forming a monolayer of particles, and products formed thereby The present invention provides a number of interrelated methods for the production of random and ordered arrays of particles and recesses as well as films containing such arrays and recesses. The present invention also relates to the random and ordered ar... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6178623 | Composite lightweight copper plated aluminum wire A copper plated aluminum wire with improvement in adhesive properties is fabricated by a method which includes a displacement step of forming a thin layer of a metal by displacement on a surface of an aluminum or aluminum alloy conductor, an electroplatin... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6119922 | Method for making mineral insulated cable A method for making mineral insulated cables in which a mineral powder is purified to remove magnetic particles. The purified mineral powder and at least one wire are fed into a seam-welded metal sheath as it is being formed to produce the mineral insulat... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6074503 | Making enhanced data cable with cross-twist cabled core profile A cable exhibiting reduced crosstalk between transmission media includes a core having a profile with a shape which defines spaces or channels to maintain a spacing between transmission media in a finished cable. The core is formed of a conductive materia... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6042666 | Prosthesis with in-wall modulation The wall of a prosthesis has a region which modulates communication through the porosity of the wall. The prosthesis is unitary, but may be assembled in successive bodies which are coalesced, so that the porous microstructure changes distinctly at stages ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6026563 | Method of making flat cable A flat electrical cable and a method of assembling a flat electrical cable is provided wherein the flat cable includes an upper layer having ribs protruding along its length and substantially parallel to one another, continuous substantially parallel and ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6016087 | Coupled microstrip lines In a coupled line, microstrip lines are formed so as to be arranged with a spacing that is narrower than the smallest possible space that is obtainable with a conventional electrode forming process, on a top side thereof spaced away from a dielectric subs... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5993579 | High performance electrical cable and method of manufacture A composite cable has a reinforcing layer with conductors disposed on opposed planar surfaces. Dielectric film layers electrically separate the conductors on the planar reinforcing layer from respective layers of additional conductors. The flexible cable ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5969047 | Thermoplastic polyurethane/rubbery polymer blend This invention discloses a polymeric blend which is useful in manufacturing a wide variety of articles, said blend being comprised of (1) a thermoplastic polyurethane and (2) a rubbery polymer which is comprised of repeat units which are comprised of (a) ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5954909 | Direct adhesive process Process of adhering conductors such as bare copper wire, copper wire with polymide insulation, and multistrand Kapton wrapped superconductors to mount structures such as a cylinder of arbitrary cross sections, a saddle support, or steel tubes using adhesi... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5891365 | Anisotropically conducting adhesive An anisotropically conducting adhesive includes an adhesive base material; and conductive particles which are dispersed in the adhesive base material and which have provided on the surface of the conductive particles a separating agent comprised of at lea... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5882536 | Method and etchant to join ag-clad BSSCO superconducting tape A method of removing a silver cladding from high temperature superconducting material clad in silver (HTS) is disclosed. The silver clad HTS is contacted with an aqueous solution of HNO3 followed by an aqueous solution of NH4 OH and ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5735967 | Method for disposing linear body and solar cell obtained thereby A linear body disposing method capable of extending a large number of wires above a work efficiently provides a plurality of collector wires on a substrate coated with a photosensitive film. The plurality of collector wires are held at a predetermined int... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5667884 | Area bonding conductive adhesive preforms Electrically conductive sheet material preforms useful in bonding of electronic components as well as in the formation of electronic circuits are disclosed. The preforms, which comprise a multiplicity of electrically conductive adhesive members, each bein... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5660878 | Process for the reduction of breakdown risks of the insulant of high voltage cable and lines during their aging Process for the reduction of breakdown risks with respect to the solid dielectric insulant of transmission cables and lines operating under high voltages. The insulant normally separates the conductors of a multi-conductor line or the central conductor an... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5656371 | Insulating composition and formed article thereof An insulating composition comprising a syndiotactic polypropylene (s-PP) having a syndiotactic pentad ratio of not less than 0.7 and an MFR of 0.05-2.0 g/10 min. The composition of the present invention comprising a specific s-PP can provide an article ha... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5529829 | Array of conductive pathways The present invention provides metal/polymer composites including a plastic substrate having longitudinally extending conductive members, adapted to make bonded electrical connections to an array of closely spaced conductive terminal pads. In general term... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5504273 | Fixing means for flat circuit units and the flat circuit units used therefor In an electrical wiring system, a typical process for suppressing noise due to electric current consists in preparing a pair of flat circuit units comprising respectively an insulation layer and at least one circuit conductor therein or thereon which undu... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5474627 | Method for marking an electric cable The present invention provides a method and a machine for marking an electric cable that comprises a conductive core, an insulating coating, and a varnish comprising an outer layer and an inner layer of contrasting colors, with the marking being performed... | 12/12/1995 |
