...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097187 | Additive for dielectric fluid A dielectric fluid comprising hydrocarbon liquid admixed with an ester-based compound, wherein the ester-based compound is present in an effective amount to impart breakdown inhibiting properties to a paper insulation material when the dielectric fluid is in contact... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8070988 | Nano-carbon hybrid structures A stable colloidal suspension of carbon-based nanomaterials in a solvent has a stable colloidal suspension of nanodiamond particles having at least one additional carbon nanomaterials disbursed and agitated into the solvent to produce said suspension. This abstract ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7931830 | Dielectric composition for use in circuitized substrates and circuitized substrate including same A dielectric composition which is adapted for combining with a supporting material ( e.g., fiber-glass cloth) to form a dielectric layer usable in circuitized such as PCBs, chip carriers and the like. As such a layer, it includes a resin, a predetermined percentage ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7919017 | Electrical insulation fluids for use in electrical apparatus Insulation fluids comprising polytrimethylene ether glycol esters are provided. The insulation fluids can be used in electrical apparatuses. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7871546 | Vegetable oil based dielectric coolant In one aspect, the present invention provides a dielectric fluid for use in electrical equipment comprising a vegetable oil or vegetable oil blend. In another aspect the invention provides devices for generating and distributing electrical energy that incorporate a ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7815821 | Additive for dielectric fluid A dielectric fluid comprising hydrocarbon liquid admixed with an ester-based compound, wherein the ester-based compound is present in an effective amount to impart breakdown inhibiting properties to a paper insulation material when the dielectric fluid is in contact... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7651641 | Vegetable oil based dielectric fluid and methods of using same In one aspect, the present invention provides a dielectric fluid for use in electrical equipment comprising a vegetable oil or vegetable oil blend. In another aspect the invention provides devices for generating and distributing electrical energy that incorporate a ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7524440 | Method comprising additive for dielectric fluid A dielectric fluid comprising hydrocarbon liquid admixed with an ester-based compound, wherein the ester-based compound is present in an effective amount to impart breakdown inhibiting properties to a paper insulation material when the dielectric fluid is in contact... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7510674 | Dielectric fluids and processes for making same Dielectric fluids comprising oil fractions derived from highly paraffinic wax are provided. Further provided are processes for making these dielectric fluids comprising oil fractions derived from highly paraffinic wax. The dielectric fluids are useful as insulating ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7476344 | Electrical apparatuses containing polytrimethylene homo- or copolyether glycol based electrical insulation fluids Electrical apparatuses and a method for their production, the apparatuses containing electrical insulation fluids comprising polytrimethylene homo- or copolyether glycol having a dielectric breakdown voltage greater than about 30 kV, wherein from about 50 to 100 mol... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7422709 | Electromagnetic rheological (EMR) fluid and method for using the EMR fluid An electromagnetic rheological (“EMR”) fluid (18) broadly includes a conducting medium (22) and a plurality of micronparticles (24) suspended in the medium (22). Each of the micronparticles (24) includes a magnetically permeabl... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7390427 | Hydrofluoroether as a heat-transfer fluid The present invention provides an apparatus comprising a device and a mechanism for heat transfer comprising a hydrofluoroether heat-transfer fluid wherein the heat transfer fluid is represented by the following structure: Rf—O—Rh... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7362051 | Plasma display panel and method of manufacturing the same resulting in improved contrast and improved chromaticity A plasma display panel structure and a method of manufacturing the same. The plasma display panel has a front portion having a substrate having sustain electrodes. The plasma display panel has a front dielectric layer that attaches to the front portion. The front di... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7316793 | Formulation of a liquid composition to form an electrical insulator, an antioxidant or a degreaser Formulation of a liquid composition to form an electrical insulator, an antioxidant or a degreaser, obtained from the combination of by-products with mineral origin, whose formulation shall vary to meet different characteristics, becoming an electrical insulator, an... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300607 | Conductive sintered compact for fixing electrodes in electronic device envelope A conductive sintered compact for fixing electrodes inside an electronic device envelope is provided. The sintered compact is made of a conductive composition calcined. The conductive composition includes at least 10 vol % to 60 vol % of Ag particles, a low melting-... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7252753 | Dielectric fluids and processes for making same Dielectric fluids comprising oil fractions derived from highly paraffinic wax are provided. Further provided are processes for making these dielectric fluids comprising oil fractions derived from highly paraffinic wax. The dielectric fluids are useful as insulating ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244657 | Zeolite sol and method for preparing the same, composition for forming porous film, porous film and method for forming the same, interlevel insulator film, and semiconductor device The present invention provides a zeolite sol which can be formed into a porous film that can be thinned to an intended thickness by a method used in the ordinary semiconductor process, that excels in dielectric properties, adhesion, film consistency and mechanical s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226550 | Electrophoretic dispersions This invention relates to electrophoretic displays having improved performance. The threshold promoter of the present invention may induce or significantly enhance the threshold effect by improving the particle-particle interaction and/or the particle-electrode inte... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7196270 | Cable with recyclable covering layer A cable having at least one electrical conductor and at least one extruded covering layer based on a thermoplastic polymer material in admixture with a dielectric liquid. The thermoplastic polymer material is selected from: (a) at least one propylene homopolymer or ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7184197 | High performance capsules for electrophoretic displays The present invention is directed to novel non-aqueous capsules suitable as display cells for an electrophoretic display and the encapsulation process for their manufacture. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176103 | Zeolite sol and method for preparing the same, composition for forming porous film, porous film and method for forming the same, interlevel insulator film, and semiconductor device The present invention provides a zeolite sol which can be formed into a porous film that can be thinned to an intended thickness by a method used in the ordinary semiconductor process, that excels in dielectric properties, adhesion, film consistency and mechanical s... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172985 | Dielectric ceramic capacitor comprising non-reducible dielectric A dielectric ceramic, and capacitor with the ceramic, wherein the ceramic has: about 94–99.9 wt % a first component defined by Formula 1; [(Ca1-xSrx)O]m(Zr1-yTiy)O2Formula 1 wher... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170738 | HV capacitor and testing method A high voltage capacitor design is provided that provides improved performance. The high voltage capacitor includes a stack of mechanically joined capacitor cells, which in one variant utilize a separator formed of two layers of paper. In one version, the high volta... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169327 | Composite particle for dielectrics, ultramicroparticulate composite resin particle, composition for forming dielectrics and use thereof The dielectric-forming composition according to the invention is characterized by consisting of: composite particles for dielectrics in which part or all of the surfaces of inorganic particles with permittivity of 30 or greater are... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7141188 | Organic compositions The present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) dielectric material; and (b) porogen comprising at least two fused aromatic rings wherein each of the fused aromatic rings has at least one alkyl substituent thereon and a bond exists between at least two ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128133 | Hydrofluoroether as a heat-transfer fluid The present invention provides an apparatus comprising a device and a mechanism for heat transfer comprising a hydrofluoroether heat-transfer fluid wherein the heat transfer fluid is represented by the following structure: Rf—O—Rh... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7072095 | Electrophoretic display and novel process for its manufacture This invention relates to an electrophoretic display with improved contrast ratio, switching performance, reflectivity at the Dmin state and structural integrity, and methods for its manufacture. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7049922 | Method and apparatus for decreasing gassing and decay of insulating oil in transformers The invention deals with increasing the quality of insulating mineral oil in transformers, by providing an isolating layer of flowing nitrogen over the oil's surface to keep ambient air from combining or absorbing with or in the oil, also providing a kidney or filte... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048875 | High oleic acid oil compositions and methods of making and electrical insulation fluids and devices comprising the same High oleic acid triglyceride compositions that comprise fatty acid components of at least 75% oleic acid, less than 10% diunsaturated fatty acid component; less than 3% triunsaturated fatty acid component; and less than 8% saturated fatty acid component; and having ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029605 | Low dielectric constant material having thermal resistance, insulation film between semiconductor layers using the same, and semiconductor device There is provided a low dielectric constant material, which is excellent in thermal resistance, has low dielectric constant, and is applicable to a semiconductor device or electric appliances, an insulation film between semiconductor layers using the same, and the s... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029519 | System and method for gas recycling incorporating gas-insulated electric device A gas recycling system which has a carbon dioxide collecting device for collecting gas containing carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide source. In the system, at least part of the gas containing sulfur hexafluoride used as an electric insulation medium in a gas-insul... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018918 | Method of forming a selectively converted inter-layer dielectric using a porogen material An inter-layer dielectric structure and method of making such structure are disclosed. A composite dielectric layer, initially comprising a porous matrix and a porogen, is formed. Subsequent to other processing treatments, the porogen is decomposed and removed from ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015256 | Composition for forming photosensitive dielectric material, and transfer film, dielectric material and electronic parts using the same A photosensitive composition for forming a dielectric of the present invention comprising inorganic particles, an alkali developable resin and additives, wherein the additives comprise a compound having a quinonediazido group (C1), a compound containing at least two... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001585 | Method of making barium titanate The present invention provides a method of making barium titanate powder. The method includes adding barium acetate to a solution of oxalic acid and titanium oxychloride to form barium titanyl oxalate and then calcining the barium titanyl oxalate to obtain barium ti... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002728 | Electrophoretic particles, and processes for the production thereof Copper chromite particles can advantageously be used as black particles in electrophoretic media and displays. Preferably, the copper chromite particles are coated with a silica coating and a polymer coating. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994799 | Ester-containing fluid compositions Disclosed are ester-containing fluid compositions, methods of making such compositions, and methods of using such compositions. The fluid compositions comprise a mix of branched and linear ester compounds, and the fluid compositions are characterized by certain perf... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974552 | Heat transfer fluid compositions for low temperature applications A heat transfer fluid composition and process employing composite mixtures of terpenes and silicones useful for heat transfer processes in a temperature range down to −200° F., where the fluid heat transfer composition retains its liquid phase over the entire tem... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6924242 | SiOC properties and its uniformity in bulk for damascene applications A method of forming a low-k dielectric material layer comprising the following steps. A first dielectric material sub-layer is formed over a substrate. The first dielectric material sub-layer is treated with an energy treatment to form a hardened layer on the upper ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6917512 | Oil-impregnated film capacitor and preparation method thereof Different from conventional so-called mix-type film capacitors involving several disadvantages, in which the dielectric layers consist of a combination of a dielectric plastic resin film and an insulating paper sheet, the invention provides an all-film oil-impregnat... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905638 | Vegetable oil based dielectric fluid and methods of using same In one aspect, the present invention provides a dielectric fluid for use in electrical equipment comprising a vegetable oil or vegetable oil blend. In another aspect the invention provides devices for generating and distributing electrical energy that incorporate a ... | 06/14/2005 |