Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062583 | Method for producing soft magnetic powdered core A method for producing a soft magnetic powdered core includes preparing a mixture of a soft magnetic powder and a resin powder, compacting the mixture into a predetermined shape so as to obtain a compact, and heating the compact. The resin powder has a median size o... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7993576 | Sintered body and method for producing the same A method for producing a sintered body includes: a) molding a composition containing a powder primarily made of an inorganic material and a binder including an aliphatic carbonic acid ester based resin in a predetermined shape so as to obtain a compact; b) exposing ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7811512 | Method for producing sintered body and sintered body A method for producing a sintered body is provided. The method for producing the sintered body comprising: forming a green body by molding a composition for forming a green body into a specified shape to obtain the green body, the composition comprising powder const... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7682558 | Metallurgical powder composition A metallurgical composition is provided for making compacted parts, comprising: (a) at least about 80 percent by weight of an iron or iron-based powder; (b) up to about 20 percent by weight of at least one alloying powder; (c) from about 0.05 to about 2 percent by w... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7666348 | Production method of electrode for cold cathode fluorescent lamp A production method includes: preparing a metal powder composed of one of Mo and W, and a binder composed of a thermoplastic resin and a wax; mixing the metal powder and 40 to 60 volume % of the binder with respect to the metal powder into a mixed powder; and heatin... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7431981 | Polymer composite structure reinforced with shape memory alloy and method of manufacturing same A prepreg material infused with a bulk resin, where the bulk resin has shape memory alloy (SMA) particles intermixed in the resin to toughen the material when the material is used in an application and is cured. The SMA particles may be of various shapes and sizes. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416578 | Powder metal composition The invention concerns a powder metal composition comprising an iron based powder and a lubricant and/or binder comprising at least one secondary amide of the general formula: R1—NH—CO—R2, wherein R1 and R2 are the s... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7364835 | Developer-soluble materials and methods of using the same in via-first dual damascene applications Wet-recess (develop) gap-fill and bottom anti-reflective coatings based on a polyamic acid or polyester platform are provided. The polyamic acid platform allows imidization to form a polyimide when supplied with thermal energy. The gap-fill and bottom anti-reflectiv... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351371 | Method for the production of near net-shaped metallic and/or ceramic parts A porous near-net-shape metallic parts with an open porosity of at least 10% by volume is made by first forming an injectable mass of a metallic powder of stainless steel, Ti, NiTi, or a titanium alloy, at least one thermoplastic binder, and at least one place holde... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347968 | Method to form multi-material components The invention shows how powder injection molding may be used to form a continuous body having multiple parts, each of which has different functional properties such as corrosion resistance or hardness, there being no connective materials such as solder or glue betwe... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329302 | Lubricants for powdered metals and powdered metal compositions containing said lubricants Particulate lubricants are disclosed which comprise discrete particles of a fatty monoamide, especially oleamide and discrete particles of at least one other powder metallurgy lubricant, which provide a synergistic free-flowing composition; there are also provided n... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326274 | Binder compositions and methods for binder assisted forming Multiphase polymeric binders for binder assisted forming of sinterable powder bodies are formulated to demonstrate improved rheological properties in the form of newtonion or near newtonion flow behavior thereby reducing dependence of binder viscosity on shear by ta... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309373 | Method of making a ceramic body of densified tungsten carbide A method of making tungsten carbide and a method of making a densified tungsten carbide-containing ceramic body with a transverse rupture strength greater than 300,000 psi are disclosed. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7279126 | Method of producing shared articles A novel process for manufacturing of injection molded metal, ceramic, and CERMET parts, in a manner amenable to high-volume, low-cost manufacturing, comprising the steps of forming a mechanical mixture of metal and/or ceramic powders at room temperature, a binder an... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264646 | Lubricant system for use in powdered metals The present invention provides a lubricant system in the pressing of powders to form a part. The lubricant system is a solid at ambient conditions. However, upon application of pressure during the pressing of the metal parts, the lubricant system forms a liquid phas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258720 | Metal powder composition for use in selective laser sintering A three-dimensional object of a desired shape is made by irradiating an optical beam on a metal powder layer to form a sintered layer and by laminating such sintered layer one above another. A metal powder composition for use in making such a three-dimensional objec... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255830 | Method of making a three-dimensional sintered product To make a three-dimensional object, an optical beam is first irradiated on a predetermined portion of a powder layer to form a sintered layer, which is then covered with a new powder layer. The optical beam is again irradiated on a predetermined portion of the new p... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7217310 | Metal powder for powder metallurgy and iron-based sintered compact Provided is metallic powder for powder metallurgy having iron as its principal component and containing indium soap, or metallic powder for powder metallurgy further comprising at least one type selected among bismuth soap, nickel soap, cobalt soap, copper soap, man... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7186369 | Method of forming a part made of a molybdenum-copper composite material The present invention relates to a method of forming a part made of a molybdenum-copper composite material. The composite material is formed by forming a mixture of molybdenum, phenolic, and wax, laser sintering the mixture to form a green form, placing the green fo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169341 | Process for producing extruded honeycomb bodies and extrusion die A process is provided for producing extruded honeycomb bodies with passages, in particular as catalyst carrier bodies for the cleaning of exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine. The passages are bounded by wall regions which are at least partly provided with... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147819 | Method for producing highly porous metallic moulded bodies close to the desired final contours The invention relates to a method for producing highly porous, metallic molded bodies. The inventive method consists of the following steps: a metallic powder used as a starting material is mixed with a dummy; a green body is pressed out of the mixture; the green bo... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141207 | Aluminum/magnesium 3D-Printing rapid prototyping A 3D Printing Rapid Prototyping process using Al/Mg particles coated with a metal (i.e. copper, nickel, zinc, or tin) that (1) prevents oxidation of the Al/Mg particles, and (2) either alone, or when alloyed with the aluminum or magnesium core metal, melts below the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7125435 | Powder metallurgy lubricants, compositions, and methods for using the same The present invention relates to improved metallurgical powder compositions that incorporate solid lubricants, methods for preparing and using the same, and methods of making compacted parts. The solid lubricants contain functionalized polyalkylene lubricants substi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115336 | Honeycomb structure and method for production of said structure The invention concerns an alveolar structure (1) comprising at least one alveolar zone (2a, 2b) partially delimited by an associated leak tight surface (4a, 4b) . According to the invention, each alveola... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108828 | Method of making open cell material The porous material of the present invention is produced by heating a dry powder mixture, containing mainly an organic solid binder and inorganic particles. The mixture is foamed while the organic binder is melted. Foaming comes from a foaming agent in the powder mi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7045112 | Method of making manganese sulfide compositions Disclosed herein are compositions of a manganese sulfide (MnS) compound useful as additives for making a sintered product. Also disclosed herein is a method of making the composistions in which molybdenum (Mo) or Fe—Mo is added to the MnS compound to improve machi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041250 | Combined liquid phase and activated sintering of refractory metals A process for producing a binder phase free fine grained refractory metal compact at temperatures that are less than about 80 percent of the melting point of the refractory metal. A refractory metal is mixed with a metallic reagent to produce a mixture with a low me... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013786 | Method of making an environmentally safe substitute for lead shot A shot pellet that, has an inner core of a material such tungsten carbide, that is coated with a layer of bismuth. This coating is molecularly bonded to the tungsten carbide and is not an alloy. The unique properties of the shot pellet allow its density to be tailor... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014811 | Method for producing rare earth sintered magnets A method for producing rare earth sintered magnets includes the steps of pressing and compacting an alloy powder for the rare earth sintered magnets, thereby preparing a plurality of green compacts, arranging the green compacts on a receiving plane in a direction in... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000525 | Method of making an environmentally safe substitute for lead shot A shot pellet that, has an inner core of a material such tungsten carbide, that is coated with a layer of bismuth. This coating is molecularly bonded to the tungsten carbide and is not an alloy. The unique properties of the shot pellet allow its density to be tailor... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989062 | Heat treatment of iron-based components The present invention concerns a method of improving the properties of powder metallurgically produced SMC compacted body consisting of a soft magnetic material of insulated powder particles and a lubricant, to a stress relieving heat treatment in a furnace until th... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6949251 | Porous β-tricalcium phosphate granules for regeneration of bone tissue A porous β-tricalcium phosphate material for bone implantation is provided. The multiple pores in the porous TCP body are separate discrete voids and are not interconnected. The pore size diameter is in the range of 20-500 μm, preferably 50-125 μm. The porous β-... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946096 | Use of powder metal sintering/diffusion bonding to enable applying silicon carbide or rhenium alloys to face seal rotors A method for making aerospace face seal rotors reinforced by rhenium metal, alloy, or composite in combination with silicon carbide or other ceramic. The resulting rotor also is disclosed. Ceramic grains, preferably silicon carbide (SiC), are mixed with powdered met... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939509 | Method for manufacturing metal parts The invention relates to a method for producing metal bodies by mixing metal compound particles with a binding agent and compacting them to form shaped parts, whereby the binding agent is subsequently removed and the metal compound is reduced to metal by gassing the... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939488 | Binding agent for inorganic material powders for producing metallic and ceramic moulded bodies A binder B for inorganic powders comprises a mixture of b1 from 80 to 99.5% by weight of a polyoxymethlene homopolymer or copolymer B1 and b2 from 0.5 to 20% by weight of a polymer system B2 which is not miscible w... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6905530 | Metallic powder-molded body, re-compacted body of the molded body, sintered body produced from the re-compacted body, and processes for production thereof In a preliminary molding step 1, a metallic powder mixture 7 obtained by blending an iron-based metal powder 7a with graphite 7b such that the graphite is present in an amount of preferably not less than 0.1% by weight, more... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6893702 | Magnetic recording medium substrate, method of producing the same, and method of evaluating magnetic recording medium The present invention relates to a substrate for a magnetic recording medium that ensures a floating height on a magnetic head. This substrate is made of a sintered body provided with pores having a diameter in the range of 0.05 μm to 2.0 μm extending across 5% to... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6861028 | Lubricants for die lubrication and manufacturing method for high density iron-based powder compacts A manufacturing method for high-density iron-based powder compacts is disclosed. The temperature of the die is adjusted at ordinary temperature or at a predetermined temperature by preheating. A lubricant for die lubrication prepared by mixing at least two different... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6849230 | Mixture of two particulate phases used in the production of a green compact that can be sintered at higher temperatures A mixture of two particulate phases used in the production of a green compact that can be sintered at higher temperatures. The first phase contains particles that consist of a metal and/or a metal allow and/or a metal compound. The second phase contains particles fr... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6814926 | Metal powder composition for laser sintering A powder blend for use in laser sintering and a method for forming tough, strong, wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant infiltrated metal products are provided. The powder blend comprises a steel alloy, a polymeric binder and a high melting temperature fine particulat... | 11/09/2004 |
