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 |
| 7736557 | Aged roofing tile system A system, method, and apparatus for constructing and installing a roofing tile having an arbitrary design of color, patterns, textures, and the like in accordance with the requirements of a user, a designer, an architect, or the like, and provides an ability to sele... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7381357 | Apparatus and method for co-extruding multi color plastics The present invention is the apparatus and method for producing a plastic sheet having a pattern produced in a layer therein. The plastic sheet is a single layer sheet or a multi-layer sheet. The pattern is produced by mixing two or more plastic extrudants together ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7323251 | Decorating sheet, decorated resin molded article and method for production thereof The present invention provides a decorative sheet having a base film made of a thermoplastic polyester resin and a decorative layer on the base film, and provides a decorated resin molding produced by using the decorative sheet. The base film is not broken in both o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303721 | Method for glazing ceramic articles obtained by slip casting Method of glazing ceramic articles, consisting of preparing a glaze compound in liquid suspension, preferably aqueous; feeding the glaze compound in liquid suspension, preferably aqueous, into the forming cavity of a porous mould, for the time required to create a g... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7198833 | Artificial stone material and method of manufacture thereof An artificial stone material having an improved natural stone appearance and texture is prepared from thermosetting resin, curing agent, microspheres and additives. The resin and curing agent are thoroughly mixed to form a catalyzed resin mixture. The microspheres a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6910796 | Process and equipment for producing concrete products having blended colors A process and equipment for producing multi-color concrete products, including architectural concrete blocks, concrete bricks, modular concrete products that are suitable for use in landscaping applications, such as retaining wall blocks, concrete pavers, and concre... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908585 | Pigmented radiation cured wear layer A method and composition for providing a colored high performance wear surface for floor coverings is disclosed. Specifically, the floor covering includes a substrate and a high performance layer comprising a radiation cured pigmented composition. The exposed surfac... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6773643 | Continuous method for formation of three dimensional burls in a solid surface material A series of three-dimensional burls are formed in a filled-acrylic solid surface material by curing partially mixed steams of acrylic resin casting compositions with defined parameters of viscosity, density and surface tension. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6719812 | Infusion of dye using a plasticizer A method of infusing a dye into the surface of an article formed of a plastic material comprises contacting the surface with a solution including one or more solvents each aggressive to the plastic material, one or more dyes and one or more substances each capable o... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6699415 | Surfaces of transparent resin in which marble or other stones are embedded A process for the production of a manufactured article for coatings, for components of sanitary ware, kitchen fittings, etc., in polymerized transparent resin in which marble and other stones are embedded. The surface of the product is worked by brushing ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6685868 | Laser method of scribing graphics A colored substrate is positioned between a material and a laser, and the material is scribed with a laser that has been directed through the colored substrate. By so doing, color is transferred to the material to form the color graphic without undesirabl... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6669876 | Method of preparing smooth, watertight concrete surfaces on concrete pools A method of preparing a smooth watertight concrete in-ground pool surface that eliminates the use of a plaster outer surface layer that includes allowing the concrete pool body to cure for at least thirty days at which time a grinder is used to grind the ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6503424 | Multicolored patterned floor covering and method for manufacture A multicolored, patterned floor covering is disclosed along with a method for its manufacture. The floor covering is made of a sheeting which has a first color, and a granular material dyed differently from the sheeting which is embedded in the sheeting a... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6461552 | Method of producing concrete stones, especially paving stones, building stones or such like A device and a method for producing concrete paving stones. These paving stones can be made from coarse grained concrete and a series of layers of colored concrete material. These layers of colored concrete material are placed in a container on top of a s... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6387304 | Method of manufacturing artificial marble having stripe pattern A method for producing artificial marble having a stripe pattern comprising injecting liquid resins having different colors into a molding cell so that they are laminated to form two or more layers; then moving a comb-like tool through the laminated liqui... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6372164 | Method and apparatus for applying a colorant to a thermoplastic to produce a visual effect A visual effect, such as a granite-look, is produced in a thermoplastic product by directly applying a sufficient amount of at least one color-containing thermoplastic resin system to the surface of an extruded sheet of a thermoplastic resin. The color-co... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6015604 | Impressed emblem and method An impressed emblem is disclosed which includes a cover sheet which is used together with heat and pressure to impress a desired pattern on an emblem. The emblem can also be impressed with a pattern and simultaneously heat-sealed onto a desired substrate.... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6015519 | Densified coating process and molded articles having densified outer surface A method of forming a simulated stone and solid color plastic molded article includes a densified surface coating material that is sprayed on the surface of a mold. A glass fiber preform is inserted into the mold and the mold is filled with resin at low p... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5868993 | Process for applying color to clay A process for applying color to an article made of clay. Color can be applied to such diverse articles as pottery, earthenware, figurines, ceramics, porcelains, china, tiles domes and other decorative roofings. The application of color to clay articles is... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5855958 | Method of making a concrete stepping stone whose upper surface replicates grouted stones A method of making a cast concrete stepping stone whose exposed upper surface has the appearance of two or more grouted attractive natural stepping stones. A liquid release agent is applied to the mold which is then placed on a vibrator table and filled w... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5833906 | Method for molding a novelty candle A method for molding a novelty candle having flat sides incorporating a plurality of defined shapes located at the outer surface of the flat sides of the candle and a method of making same are provided. The method has the steps of: forming a sheet of wax ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5648030 | Method for obtaining high definition graphics in surfaces of molded plastic objects A method for achieving high definition graphics in the surface of a body molded from plastic powders. The method is specifically described for use in achieving high definition graphics in the surfaces of kayaks formed by rotational molding using plastic p... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5603878 | Process for preparing a decorative transfer sheet with foam layer A decorative sheet for construction is disclosed. The decorative sheet for construction comprises a thermoplastic polyester resin foam forming a surface layer, a large number of inorganic aggregates scattered over the surface of the foam in the presence o... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5372676 | Method for producing replicated paving stone A method of producing replicated paving stone including a base having a shaded and stratified layered upper surface with a plurality of simulated grout lines formed therein including the steps of preparing a cementitious mortar, applying a release agent t... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5342565 | Method for manufacturing simulated granite Simulated granite articles manufactured by coating a mold with a gel coat and then a spray composition including a gel coat material and crushed natural granite, crushed synthetic granite and mixtures thereof. Backing material fills the remainder of the m... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5320790 | Method for producing a durable tactile warning surface A patterned tool and method for producing a durable tactile warning surface for sidewalks and other walkways including pouring a concrete base, applying pigmented or colored hardener to the upper surface of the concrete base, stamping the upper surface of... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5028459 | Imitation stone counter material and method of making the same There is provided an imitation stone counter material and a method of making the same. In one embodiment, the material consists of a layer of gel coat over a stone matrix layer. The matrix layer mixture consists of a hardenable resin, a thickening agent, ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4451420 | Syntactic phase extrusion A process and apparatus for producing a mixture of polymeric phases wherein a plurality of fluid material having different phases are fed into a phase programmer, and said phase programmer separately and sequentially injects pulses of said polymeric mater... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4355808 | Weighted, inlaid golf iron and method of making same The present invention provides a method for preparing an inlay in golf irons which includes preparing an iron having a large cavity in its back and placing a preselected number of small weights in the bottom inner spline of the club and covering said weig... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4343752 | Synthetic onyx and method A synthetic onyx material and method of preparation having veined coloring marks, within a matrix, in a smoothly flowing, variegated pattern resembling the flow of colored contaminants in natural onyx; the patterns are in juxtaposed portions revealing an ... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4315724 | Process and machine for multi-color injection molding Process and machine for multi-color injection molding of plastic products having three-dimensional appearance of continuous or discontinuous multi-color patterns according to a preset program through injection of various kinds and/or colors of resins into... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4288519 | Dual purpose electrophotographic magnetic toner and process of making A free-flowing, non-spherical, fragmentary, toner particle is prepared by blending a mixture of thermoplastic resins with magnetic iron oxide. The dispersion is processed to a fine powder and dry blended with conductive carbon black which is anchored onto... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4213926 | Method for making a decorative plate used in a building A method for making a decorative plate used in a building characterized by making a transfer sheet by applying a primer layer comprising a water-soluble binder to the surface of a synthetic resin sheet, printing a pattern comprising a coloring agent and a... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4045527 | Polyurethane and composite thereof A low toxicity, castable, fast curing, polyurethane high strength elastomer is prepared from a liquid prepolymer diol, a cycloaliphatic diisocyanate, a polyalkanol amine and a small amount of soluble metal salt catalyst. The composition can be formulated ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3953559 | Reverse coating process using a lactam release agent A substrate to be used as a support for a release coating is provided with a powdery release support with a release agent which is substantially non-tacky by applying on the support an aqueous solution, dispersion or paste containing a lactam compound whi... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3939238 | Method for manufacture of facing bricks with sharply delineated portions of different color and texture Processes for coating concrete bricks with exposed surfaces having sharply delineated portions of contrasting color and/or texture by periodically and regularly forming atomized particles of a viscous cementitious slurry and directing same on to portions ... | 02/17/1976 |
