Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122585 | Spanner plate Disclosed herein is an electrical connector tool spanner plate. The electrical connector tool spanner plate includes a first section and a second section. The first section includes an aperture and a first opening. The aperture extends along a majority of a length o... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122586 | Method for connecting a tension-torsion strap A method for connecting a tension-torsion strap. The method includes sliding a sleeve into an arm of a hub; aligning holes in the sleeve with holes in the hub; installing a bushing in each aligned hole in the sleeve; sliding a first end of the tension-torsion strap ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8065785 | Method for producing a turbulence conditioner for use with an ultrasonic flow meter in a pipe A method for producing a turbulence conditioner for use with an ultrasonic flow meter in a pipe having the steps of identifying an effective diameter of an aperture of the flow meter to be disposed in an opening in the pipe through which the flow meter communicates ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061012 | Method of manufacturing a module In one embodiment, a meta-module having circuitry for two or more modules is formed on a substrate, which is preferably a laminated substrate. The circuitry for the different modules is initially formed on the single meta-module. Each module will have one or more co... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7908734 | Manifold assembly having a centralized pressure sensing package A hydraulic manifold assembly includes a manifold containing a plurality of hydraulic channels that direct fluid to a centralized location and a package disposed at the centralized location to measure fluid pressure at pressure ports corresponding to the hydraulic c... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7779528 | Test gas leak detection using a composite membrane A leak detector includes a leak detector inlet to receive a test gas; a vacuum pump coupled to the leak detector inlet; a test gas sensing unit connected through a passage to the leak detector inlet; and a membrane that is permeable to the test gas disposed in the p... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7581303 | Method of manufacturing a chassis assembly to reduce electromagnetic interference A method of manufacturing a chassis assembly to reduce electromagnetic interference is disclosed. The method includes forming a chassis having a chassis cover top portion, a chassis cover step portion, a chassis cover pre-step portion, a hemmed edge, a hemmed lip, a... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7416701 | Calibrator for fluorosensor A multichannel fluorosensor includes an optical module and an electronic module combined in a watertight housing with an underwater connector. The fluorosensor has an integral calibrator for periodical sensitivity validation of the fluorosensor. The optical module h... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7382819 | Method of monitoring pressure of a gas species and apparatus to do so A method of monitoring pressure of a gas species up to at most a predetermined maximum pressure value is disclosed. The method includes exposing the gas species to transmission of laser light, periodically modulating the wavelength of the laser light over a waveleng... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7362101 | Sense optimized MRI RF coil designed with a target field method An MRI RF coil that is optimized for SENSE imaging is used in a method where the surface current density distribution on a coil former was calculated to maximize the SNRsense within a volume of interest. An analytic relationship was formulated between the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353983 | Vertical removal of excess solder from a circuit substrate A method for vertical removal of excess solder from a circuit substrate includes the use of a sacrificial circuit substrate with a plurality of pads and vias that are solder-wettable. The pads and vias of the sacrificial circuit substrate are placed in vertical prox... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351374 | Surface plasmon enhanced illumination apparatus having non-periodic resonance configurations An apparatus configured to generate surface plasmon enhanced radiation comprises a metal film having first and second surfaces, and one or more resonance configurations formed in the metal film. An exemplary resonance configuration includes an aperture extending bet... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329389 | Sensor device and method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of gas phase substances New sensors and methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis of multiple gaseous substances simultaneously with both high selectivity and high sensitivity are provided. The new sensors rely on a characteristic difference in energy between the interaction of a p... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318721 | Molding-system platen Disclosed are molding-system platens, molding systems that include the molding-system platens, and a method of a molding-system platen. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318907 | Surface plasmon enhanced illumination system Methods and apparatus for producing small, bright nanometric light sources from apertures that are smaller than the wavelength of the emitted light. Light is directed at a surface layer of metal onto a light barrier structure that includes one or more apertures each... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312095 | Modification of selectivity for sensing for nanostructure sensing device arrays An electronic system for selectively detecting and identifying a plurality of chemical species, which comprises an array of nanostructure sensing devices, is disclosed. Within the array, there are at least two different selectivities for sensing among the nanostruct... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309837 | Wildlife guard for electrical power distribution and substation facilities The present disclosure provides a wildlife guard for electrical power equipment including a disc having a central opening for fitting onto the equipment. The disc includes an electrically insulating material with a conductive filler material in quantity sufficient f... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299965 | Method and apparatus for mounting and removing an electronic component A method and an apparatus are provided for mounting and removing electronic components using solder bumps while constraining thermal stresses to a substrate. The method and apparatus for mounting and removing an electronic component (bear chip 32) to be solde... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286764 | Reconfigurable modulator-based optical add-and-drop multiplexer An optical add and drop multiplexer system comprising a first module for providing a first signal; a second module for providing a second signal; and a modulator for receiving a channel of the first signal at a first location, the first location configured to actuat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263956 | Valve lifter assembly for selectively deactivating a cylinder A valve lifter assembly for deactivating a cylinder in an internal combustion engine. The valve lifter assembly is provided with a plunger movably disposed within a bore of a main body member to controllably isolate the cam lift from the rocker arm and valve of the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255836 | Analytical sensitivity enhancement by catalytic transformation A device and method for quantifying an impurity in an input gas stream. The device and method employ a catalyst to convert the impurity to a detectable species in an output gas stream, and the concentration of the detectable species is then measured by means of a de... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252007 | Method for the manufacturing of a capacitive pressure sensor, and a capacitive pressure sensor The invention relates to measuring devices for the measuring of pressure, and more specifically to capacitive pressure sensors. The silicon crystal planes {111} are located at the corners of a wet etched membrane well of a pressure sensor element according to... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244160 | Liquid crystal display device bonding apparatus and method of using the same A liquid crystal display device bonding apparatus includes a chamber part for bonding substrates together, a plurality of moving elements within the chamber part, and at least one origin verifying system provided along moving paths of the moving elements. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7230666 | Liquid crystal display with nonconductive portions in specific areas The present invention relates to a liquid crystal element wherein a liquid crystal having a liquid crystal molecule is held between two substrates. An information for aligning a liquid crystal molecule 103 in two or more directions phasedly or graduall... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210228 | Method of manufacturing a flat wiper blade assembly A heavy-duty flat wiper blade assembly has a wiper element and an extruded metallic frame. The frame has a bottom channel with a slot traversing its length in which the wiper element is maintained. The wiper element extends through the slot and outwardly from the bo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211923 | Rotational motion based, electrostatic power source and methods thereof A power system includes a member with two or more sections and at least one pair of electrodes. Each of the two or more sections has a stored static charge. Each of the pair of electrodes is spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from the othe... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200908 | Method of making a variable capacitor component A method of making a variable capacitor by forming a grove portion in an insulating substrate, two upper portions of the substrate located on either side of the groove portion forming two lateral edges, a conductive layer covering the inside of the groove portion, a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195986 | Microfluidic device with controlled substrate conductivity A method to achieve controlled conductivity in microfluidic devices, and a device formed thereby. The method comprises forming a microchannel or a well in an insulating material, and ion implanting at least one region of the insulating material at or adjacent the mi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189578 | Methods and systems employing electrothermally induced flow for mixing and cleaning in microsystems A method and system for controlling flow motion in a channel/cavity in a microfluidic system includes positioning at least one pair of electrodes in and/or proximate to the channel/cavity. A buffer solution is placed in the channel/cavity, the buffer solution having... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185390 | Energy absorbing pedestrian safety feature for vehicle wiper pivot apparatus A wiper arm pivot is rotatably mounted in a pivot holder fixedly securable to vehicle structure. The wiper arm pivot is telescopingly displacable in the pivot holder upon an impact load on one end of the wiper arm pivot. An energy absorption material has a gel state... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186381 | Hydrogen gas sensor A hydrogen gas sensor and/or switch fabricated from arrays nanowires composed of metal or metal alloys that have stable metal hydride phases. The sensor and/or switch response times make it quite suitable for measuring the concentration of hydrogen in a flowing gas ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7177081 | High contrast grating light valve type device A grating light valve has with a plurality of spaced reflective ribbons are spatially arranged over a substrate with reflective surfaces. The grating light valve is configured to optimized the conditions for constructive and destructive interference with an incident... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168157 | Method of fabricating a printhead A heating element of a printhead has a conductive layer deposited over a substrate, and a resistive layer deposited over and in electrical contact with the conductive layer. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168151 | Method of manufacturing yoke of rotary electric machine A method of manufacturing a yoke includes a step of cutting a steel plate into a rectangular sheet having a plurality of first dovetail convexities at one end thereof and a plurality of second dovetail convexities at the other end, a step of rolling the rectangular ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165316 | Methods for manufacturing resistors using a sacrificial layer An electrical resistor is made by providing a sacrificial layer and conductive pads disposed on a first surface of the sacrificial layer. An electrically resistive material is deposited over the pads and on the first surface of the sacrificial layer to form at least... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159748 | Stapling device A stapling device (1) with at least two stapling heads (4, 5) attached to a stapling head unit (2) for stapling sheet-like material, in particular paper, cardboard or the like, is provided, wherein the distance between at least two stapling head... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137186 | Magazine for wired-collated fasteners with automatic loading A fastening tool includes a housing assembly having a nosepiece and a magazine assembly that is coupled to the housing assembly. The magazine assembly includes a canister, a door structure, a feed pawl and a follower structure. The canister is configured to hold a p... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7122152 | Spatiotemporal and geometric optimization of sensor arrays for detecting analytes fluids Sensor arrays and sensor array systems for detecting analytes in fluids. Sensors configured to generate a response upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more analytes can be located on one or more surfaces relative to one or more fluid channels in an array.... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114541 | Method for producing a 3-D micro flow cell and a 3-D micro flow cell A 3D micro flow cell is fabricated by forming a first spacer on a substrate to define the flow channel of the cell extending between inlet and outlet openings. A second spacer, comprising a pasty adhesive is applied outside the first spacer or in a groove on the fir... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112304 | Robust chemiresistor sensor A chemiresistor sensor probe for detecting target analytes. The probe includes a body having a first control surface and a second control surface recessed within the first. A sensor film comprises numerous conductive particles disposed upon the second surface. The f... | 09/26/2006 |
