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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| 8187518 | Method for manufacturing substrate by imprinting While releasing property between a resin layer and an imprinting mold is given by using a metal thin film layer, a method for manufacturing a substrate advantageous for forming a conductive layer by plating and a substrate manufactured by the method are provided. Ac... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8178026 | Nanoimprinting method and mold for use in nanoimprinting A nanoimprinting method includes: forming at a region for performing a first nanoimprinting process on a substrate, a first patterning region with a first affinity to resin; forming at a region for performing a second nanoimprinting process on the substrate, a secon... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8147743 | Method for deforming a plastic plate The present invention relates to a method for deforming a plastic plate comprising a core of resin-treated fibers, wherein the plate is obtained by-compression under elevated pressure and temperature conditions and the plate thus obtained is deformed in a mold (1... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8128856 | Release surfaces, particularly for use in nanoimprint lithography A method to forming a pattern on a surface of a substrate, including the steps of providing a mold having a molding surface comprised of one or more protruding features and one or more recessed features for imprinting a pattern. The pattern comprising at least one f... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128857 | Method of shortening the time to compression mold a roofing shingle or tile and apparatus for facilitating same A method of shortening cycle time required to compression mold shingle or tile is provided, wherein carrier plates are comprised of a surface material and a base, and receive a thermoplastic material, thereon. The roofing material is applied to the carrier plate and... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8119054 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a molded product A method and apparatus for manufacturing a molded product that includes a resin coating step of coating molten resin onto a forming mold having a minute uneven portion on the surface thereof, a compressing step of pressing the molten resin using the forming mold to ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8066930 | Forming a layer on a substrate The present invention is directed to a method of forming an imprinting layer on a substrate including high resolution features, and transferring the features into a solidified region of the substrate. Desired thickness of the residual layer may be minimized in addit... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062573 | Solid micro-perforators and methods of use Porous microperforators (210A), preferably in an array of multiple perforators are employed for delivery of a drug, where the micro-perforators may dissolve in situ. Suitable micro-perforators may include multiple layers of dissolvable materials to effect seq... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057725 | Capillary imprinting technique The present invention provides a method for patterning a substrate with a template having a mold that features positioning conformable material between the substrate and the mold and filling a volume defined between the mold and the substrate with the conformable ma... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043547 | Device for forming groove pattern of light-guiding plate and method for forming groove pattern by using the same A device and method for forming a groove pattern in a light-guiding plate for obtaining high luminance and decreasing processing time, thereby improving yield. The device has a tool unit including a tool guide and a head which is further provided with a heating plat... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8017057 | Method for making a pressed part with separations or voids The present invention is a process for producing molded parts from a polymeric powder or metallic powder, wherein the molded part has a separation or a void. The separation or void is formed by inserting a separator or void-forming material into the die cavity befor... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7998394 | Method for making a flexible fishing lure that traps air A method for making an integrally molded flexible fishing lure, comprising: creating a mold of a lure design, having a head integral with an egg sack, a body integral with the egg sack, and a tapered tail integral with the body. The head, body and tail have a smooth... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7976761 | Process of production of patterned structure A process for producing a patterned structure comprises imprinting a first pattern by pressing a stamper having a projection-depression configuration on the surface against an imprint-work layer, and imprinting a second pattern by displacing relatively the stamper f... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7935293 | Injection molding method and injection molding apparatus An injection molding apparatus includes a forming mold provided with a gas inlet through which a gas is introduced into an area between a rear molding surface in a cavity and a resin material inside the cavity. A plurality of the gas inlets is provided along a passa... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927536 | Solid state deformation processing of crosslinked high molecular weight polymeric materials Solid-state deformation processing of crosslinked high molecular weight polymers such as UHMWPE, for example by extrusion below the melt transition, produces materials with a combination of high tensile strength and high oxidative stability. The materials are especi... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7919034 | System and methods of manufacturing hook plates A system and method for manufacturing a substrate having a bed of hooks located therein, in particular a system or manufacturing a hook plate having hooks with enlarged shaped heads. The system can include the use of a heated generally flat coining plate, a resilien... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7910041 | Build materials containing nanofibers for use with extrusion-based layered depositions systems A method for building a three-dimensional object, the method comprising extruding a build material having a temperature profile between a surface and a central region of the extruded build material in which the surface has a higher temperature than the central regio... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910040 | Manufacturing process of conductive polymer composite bipolar plate for fuel cell having high gas permeability-resistance and heat-resistance A composite bipolar plate for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is prepared as follows: a) compounding vinyl ester and graphite powder to form bulk molding compound (BMC) material, the graphite powder content ranging from 60 wt % to 95 wt % based on t... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910042 | Capillary imprinting technique The present invention provides a method for patterning a substrate with a template having a mold that features positioning conformable material between the substrate and the mold and filling a volume defined between the mold and the substrate with the conformable ma... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906059 | Imprint lithography An imprinting method is disclosed that involves, in an embodiment, redistributing a volume of imprintable medium in a flowable state over a target portion of a surface of a substrate into regions of differing volume corresponding to regions of differing pattern dens... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7887736 | Superhydrophobic polymer fabrication A superhydrophobic polymer fabrication is provided. According to one method for preparing a superhydrophobic polymer fabrication, the superhydrophobic polymer fabrication can be fabricated quickly and easily, and the superhydrophobic surface can be repeatedly imprin... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7862761 | Pattern forming method and pattern forming apparatus A pattern forming method for forming a pattern on a pattern forming material on a substrate by using an imprint pattern provided to a mold is constituted by preparing a substrate having thereon a pattern forming area, disposing the pattern forming material placed in... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7807087 | Imprinting apparatus and method for forming residual film on a substrate An imprinting apparatus and a method of the same which form a residual film including a uniform thickness all over a substrate. The imprinting apparatus includes a substrate support which supports a substrate which is coated with an imprint resin on an upper surface... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7785519 | Mold and procedure for the manufacture of a braking band of composite material, with ventilation ducts A mould for moulding braking bands with ventilation ducts with the use of composite material and, in particular, of C/SiC ceramic material, comprises two half-moulds with respective impression surfaces which face one another and lie perpendicular to an axis of symme... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7758794 | Method of making an article comprising nanoscale patterns with reduced edge roughness In accordance with the invention, an article comprising a nanoscale surface pattern, such as a grating, is provided with a nanoscale patterns of reduced edge and/or sidewall roughness. Smooth featured articles, can be fabricated by nanoimprint lithography using a mo... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7708926 | Capillary imprinting technique The present invention provides a method for patterning a substrate with a template having a mold that features positioning conformable material between the substrate and the mold and filling a volume defined between the mold and the substrate with the conformable ma... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7708927 | Imprint method and imprint apparatus An imprint method includes the steps of preparing a substrate, placing an uncured resin material on the substrate, preparing a mold having a first end and a second end, and placing the mold to oppose the substrate at a position not sandwiching the resin material. A ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7708925 | Nitinol frame heating and setting mandrel An apparatus for heating and setting elements of a stent. The apparatus is a mandrel having a central core cylinder with an outer surface including a plurality of raised forms and gaps in-between the raised forms. The mandrel also includes a first and second outer c... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7670533 | Switch for the flow of molten plastics material in a hot plate for injection moulding A cylindrical switch has one or more passages which open onto a lateral cylindrical surface of the switch. The switch is capable of being tightly received in a cylindrical hole in a hot plate and of being selectively orientated so that the passages are angularly in ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7648666 | Method of forming building blocks using block press equipment having translating fluid injection apparatus In one embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises a plurality of operations. An operation is performed for depositing a quantity of article-forming media within a media receiving cavity of article forming equipment. After depositing at least a portion o... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7645412 | Sealing device A sliding portion between a seal lip (7) and the circumference of a shaft (3) is made of a sliding face (10) so that the facial pressure at the initial action time can be lowered to suppress the proceeding of the wear of the seal lip (7) ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7645410 | Thermoplastic adhesive preform for heat sink attachment Curved surfaces of a preform of thermoplastic adhesive provide improved regulation of heating and exclusion of gas as surfaces to be bonded are heated and pressed against the thermoplastic adhesive preform. Particulate or filamentary materials can be added to the th... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7645413 | Method of forming pattern A method of forming a pattern is disclosed, which can improve the interfacial properties between a soft mold and a substrate including a pattern-formation material, the method comprising loading a substrate coated with a pattern-formation material into a chamber; po... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7645411 | Imprinting apparatus and method An imprinting apparatus, for transferring a microstructure of a mold onto a forming material by pressing and mold-releasing, includes a plurality of driving devices which relatively move the mold the forming material to each other along an axis of a pressing directi... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7625513 | Hot embossing lithography method A hot embossing lithography method includes the steps of: providing a press mold (20) having a press surface, the press surface having a pattern defined therein; providing a substrate (10′) having a polymer thin film (30) formed thereon; align... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7618574 | Imprint lithography utilizing silated acidic polymers A synthesis for a silated acidic polymer by a copolymerization of several monomers includes one acidic monomer and one silated monomer. The silated acidic polymer is used as a resist barrier in imprint lithography and is easily removed by an environmental basic aqua... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7582245 | Method of manufacturing an insect coil A method of manufacturing an insect coil includes the steps of feeding a sheet of dough material which includes an active insect control ingredient dispersed therein in a first direction, cutting the sheet of dough material with a die to form an insect coil, ejectin... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7575705 | Method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium utilizing first and second imprint stampers An imprint stamper for manufacturing a recording medium includes a first transfer region which corresponds to a servo region of a recording medium using a sector servo system and has a pattern with a plurality of quadrilateral recess or protrusion portions formed in... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7547405 | Solid state deformation processing of crosslinked high molecular weight polymeric materials Solid-state deformation processing of crosslinked high molecular weight polymers such as UHMWPE, for example by extrusion below the melt transition, produces materials with a desirable combination of physical and chemical properties. Crosslinked bulk materials are h... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7527759 | Method and apparatus for forming structural members A method and associated apparatus for forming a composite structural member from a charge are provided. The charge can be disposed on a first die of the apparatus and formed to a desired configuration defined by a recess of the die by inserting a second die or a too... | 05/05/2009 |
