Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8372385 | Antifouling condensation curing organopolysiloxane composition, making method, and underwater structure An antifouling condensation curing organopolysiloxane composition is prepared by premixing a part or all of (A) a diorganopolysiloxane free of a reactive group with a part or all of (B) silica to form a premix, then mixing the premix with the remainder of (A) and (B... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8372384 | Quaternary ammonium functionalized cross-linked polyalkylsiloxanes with anti-fouling activity Functionalized cross-linked polysiloxanes, such as quaternary ammonium terminated cross-linked polyalkylsiloxanes are described herein. The functionalized cross-linked polysiloxanes may be used in an antifouling composition to prevent biological fouling in aqueous a... | 02/12/2013 |
| 7981408 | Method of preserving food using antimicrobial packaging The present invention relates to an anti-microbial packaging polymer and its method of use, and more particularly to a contact anti-microbial such as quaternary ammonium and phosphonium salts covalently bound to a polymeric material that may be suitable in a variety... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7887790 | Polymers and polymer coatings The invention provides polymers, methods of preparing polymers, and compositions that include polymers, wherein said polymers include a plurality of two-carbon repeating units in a polymer chain, wherein one or more of the two-carbon repeating units of the polymer c... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7842288 | Marine anti-bio-fouling coating and a method of applying the coating A marine anti-bio-fouling coating 10, for application onto the surface of a marine article 12. The coating 10 comprises a self-levelling, self-curing epoxy resin primer adhesive 14, an adhesive modified epoxy resin binder adhesive 16 | 11/30/2010 |
| 7736634 | Process for the preparation of polyorganosilylated carboxylate monomers or polymers thereof The present invention relates to polyorganosilylated carboxylate monomers or polymers thereof, comprising a polyorganosilylated carboxylate monomer of the general formula (I) or a polymer thereof, w... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7553481 | Underwater antifouling coating composition with excellent storage stability An underwater antifouling coating composition which contains a metal pyrithione compound and cuprous oxide as an active ingredient, and a compound represented by the general formula (II): (wherein M2 is H, Na, ½... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7442240 | Alkoxylpropylisothiazolinone and preparation method and use thereof An alkoxylpropyl isothiazolinone of formula: C6H6Cl2NO2SR, in which R is CH3, CH2CH3, CH(CH3)2, CH2CH2CH2CH3, CH2 | 10/28/2008 |
| 7427316 | Tropolone complexes as wood preservatives Complexes of tropolone and copper and/or zinc were solubilized in ammoniacal solution providing preservative solutions that fully penetrate wood. With loss of the ammonia from the wood, the complexes were stably retained in the wood providing a long lasting preserva... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7377968 | Blends of encapsulated biocides The present invention relates to blends of encapsulated biocides with free biocides. In particular, the present invention relates to blends of encapsulated 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-3(2H)-isothiazolone (“DCOIT”) with free biocides. The invention also relates to mar... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374778 | Enhanced transport using membrane disruptive agents Compositions and methods for transport or release of therapeutic and diagnostic agents or metabolites or other analytes from cells, compartments within cells, or through cell layers or barriers are described. The compositions include a membrane barrier transport enh... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7335248 | Marine antifouling coating compositions Disclosed are marine coating compositions that are useful to inhibit the fouling of a marine structure by a broad spectrum of organisms. Generally, the marine coating composition comprises an antifouling agent and an organic vehicle. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311766 | Method and use of nanoparticles to bind biocides in paints This invention relates to the use of a combination of selected substances in paint to prevent the settlement and growth of different biofouling organisms with a reduced negative effect on the ecosystems compared to present methods. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7192601 | Antimicrobial and sporicidal composition Germicidal compositions with enhanced activity towards killing microbiological spores and vetgetative cells comprising certain quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), phenolic compounds, monohydric alcohols, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, triclocarban, triclosan or combin... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192575 | Antimicrobial composition There is disclosed an antimicrobial composition that may be used in the treatment of diseases and conditions associated with farm animals and livestock. The composition may also be utilized as an inhibitor of microbial growth on crops, plants or foodstuffs, such as ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7132378 | Fabrics having a topically applied silver-based finish with a cross-linked binder system for improved high-temperature wash durability Improvements in the high-temperature wash durability and discoloration levels for fabrics having topically applied silver-ion treatments (such as ion-exchange compounds, like zirconium phosphates, glasses and/or zeolites) are provided. Such solid compounds are gener... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125570 | Antibacterial composition An antibacterial composition is provided which comprises a base, an antibacterial agent consisting of a silver-supporting inorganic compound and a water-soluble salt of a nitrogen atom-containing 6-membered heterocyclic compound. In the antibacterial composition, th... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108741 | Antifouling paint composition A novel antifouling paint composition is disclosed. The antifouling paint composition comprises a resin of 5 to 20 wt %, a solvent of 3 to 30 wt %; a polyhexamethyleneguanidine salt of the following chemical formula 1 of 0.05 to 20 wt %, a pigment of 1 to 50 wt %; a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094458 | Surface treatment of fluorinated contact lens materials Hydrogen-plasma modification of a contact lens made from a fluorinated polymer reduces the surface chemistry of by removing fluorine, leaving behind a carbon-enriched surface that is further plasma processed into a hydrophilic surface for a lens material to be inser... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090856 | Anti-fouling exopolysaccharides isolated from cultures of and An anti-fouling agent derived by culturing Vibrio alginolyticus in a suitable aqueous solution as well as a newly isolated strain of V. alginolyticus (DSM 15590) for producing the anti-fouting agent. The anti-fouling agent can be used as a component to... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087249 | Treatment of mucosal membranes The invention relates to the use of one or more antimicrobial metals preferably selected from silver, gold, platinum, and palladium but most preferably silver, formed with atomic disorder, and preferably in a nanocrystalline form, for reducing inflammation or infect... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083801 | Stabilized haloalkynyl microbicide compositions Antimicrobial compositions based on haloalkynyl active ingredients that are chemically stable in the presence of chelated metal ion are disclosed. Particularly preferred is the use of metal ion chelating agents based on selected amine compounds that provide the meta... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070795 | Particles containing agricultural active ingredients One or more agricultural active ingredients (such as fungicides or insecticides) are entrapped in polymeric matrixes to form particles having a diameter in the range from about 0.2 to about 200 microns. The particles are applied to soil, to seeds, or to plants and r... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048788 | Ship bottom paint using coal ash and diatomaceous earth A ship bottom paint additive to prevent or reduce marine life attachment to the bottoms of ships, and ship bottom paint comprises a mixture of coal ash and diatom earth or beer yeast diatom earth wherein the coal ash is preferably fly ash and the diatom earth or bee... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041307 | Biocide-polyester concentrates and biocidal compositions prepared therefrom Concentrates of various classical biocides in a polyester carrier resin when incorporated into a substrate resin, preferably a polyolefin such as polypropylene or polyethylene, provide the substrate polymer which biocidal activity with superior resistance to discolo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033601 | Composition and method for repelling squamate reptiles The present invention is a composition and method for repelling squamate reptiles, such as without limitation snakes. The composition comprises mint oil, garlic oil, putrescent egg solids, thyme oil white, sodium lauryl sulfate and water. This composition is applied... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018644 | Liquid air freshener and insecticidal compositions and device for using same A non-aqueous, single phase, non-thickened liquid air freshener or insecticidal composition having a flashpoint of greater than about 62° C. is provided. The composition contains: a) a polar solvent; b) up to about 10 wt % of a non-polar aliphatic hydrocarbon solve... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011753 | Microporous filter media, filtration systems containing same, and methods of making and using The invention is directed to a microbiological interception enhanced filter medium, preferably having an adsorbent prefilter located upstream from the filter medium. Preferably, the prefilter is adapted to remove natural organic matter in an influent prior to the in... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008537 | Microporous filter media, filtration systems containing same, and methods of making and using The invention is directed to a microbiological interception enhanced filter medium, preferably having an adsorbent prefilter located upstream from the filter medium. Preferably, the prefilter is adapted to remove natural organic matter in an influent prior to the in... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008647 | Treatment of acne The invention relates to the use of one or more antimicrobial metals selected from silver, gold, platinum, and palladium but most preferably silver, preferably formed with atomic disorder, and preferably in a nanocrystalline form, for the treatment of a acne. The na... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001617 | Method of induction of apoptosis and inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases using antimicrobial metals The invention relates to a method to induce apoptosis and to inhibit matrix metalloproteinases in a disease condition in a human or animal by contacting hyperplastic tissue, tumor tissue, or a cancerous lesion with one or more antimicrobial metals, preferably formed... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001452 | Polymeric wood preservative compositions The present invention relates to a method and a wood preserving composition which is free of poly-aspartic acid and its derivatives and comprises mixtures of a metal compound, complexing agents selected from ethanolamines, polyethylenimine, ammonia or a mixture of t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998058 | Microporous filter media, filtration systems containing same, and methods of making and using The invention is directed to a microbiological interception enhanced filter medium, preferably having an adsorbent prefilter located upstream from the filter medium. Preferably, the prefilter is adapted to remove natural organic matter in an influent prior to the in... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6959820 | Microporous filter media, filtration systems containing same, and methods of making and using The invention is directed to a microbiological interception enhanced filter medium, preferably having an adsorbent prefilter located upstream from the filter medium. Preferably, the prefilter is adapted to remove natural organic matter in an influent prior to the in... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958145 | Synthesis of cyclic compounds A method for the preparation of a compound of formula (II) wherein R1 and R2 are independently H, alkyl, alkoxy, oxoalkyl, alkenyl, aryl or arylalkyl whether unsubstituted or substituted, optionally interrupted by one or more hetero atoms, stra... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953501 | Wood treatment composition and method of use A wood treatment composition for the preservation of wood comprises a mixture of creosote and a polymer which is miscible with the creosote at about 200° F. and does not substantially phase-separate when the wood treatment composition is under ambient conditions. T... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6939568 | Treatment of inflammatory skin conditions The invention relates to the use of one or more antimicrobial metals, most preferably silver, preferably formed with atomic disorder, and preferably in a nanocrystalline form, for the treatment of inflammatory skin conditions. The nanocrystalline antimicrobial metal... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6908628 | Disinfectant and antiseptic composition Wide spectrum disinfecting and antiseptic composition for use in the fields of human medicine, veterinary science and industry, characterized because it includes: Hydrogen peroxide, lactic acid and halogen salts (Br, I) and/or salts of heavy metals (for examp... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6852328 | Method and device for protection of wooden objects proximate soil from pest invasion A method and device are disclosed which prevents the decay and deterioration of wooden objects caused by pests by using a controlled release device. This controlled release device utilizes polymers which incorporate pesticides. In the disclosed method, the controlle... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6843837 | Polymeric wood preservative compositions The present invention relates to a method and a wood preserving composition which comprises mixtures of a metal compound, complexing agents selected from ethanolamines, polyethylenimine, ammonia or a mixture of these compounds, and a vinyl based polymer selected fro... | 01/18/2005 |
