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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6149980 | Perfluoroalkyl haloalkyl ethers and compositions and applications thereof Described are compositions comprising perfluoroalkyl haloalkyl ethers and, optionally, surfactant; uses for perfluoroalkyl haloalkyl ether compounds and compositions thereof, optionally comprising surfactant; and perfluoroalkyl haloalkyl ethers.... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6149981 | Lubricating shaving aid The present invention is directed to a lubricating shaving aid on a shaving razor or a shaving cartridge to reduce frictional drag between a razor blade edge and a shaver's skin and to provide a lubricating film on the shaver's skin during wet shaving. Th... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6146699 | Cable covered in solid lubricant The invention relates to apparatus for depositing a lubricant coating on a cable, the cable including a sheath made by means of an extruder followed by a cooling vessel. Downstream from the cooling vessel, the apparatus includes a heater member followed b... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6139911 | Release agent for rolls and method for improving release properties of rolls A release agent for rolls, particularly rolls in paper making such as press rolls is described which comprises one or more release active components and optionally conventional additives and which is in the form of a microemulsion. Suitable compositions i... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6139613 | Multilayer pigments and their manufacture The present invention describes a novel method for the formation of optically variant pigments by the coating of layers onto a substrate and the fracturing of the coated material into pigment particles after the coating operation and novel pigments produc... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6136412 | Microtextured catalyst transfer substrate A membrane electrode assembly is provided comprising an ion conducting membrane and one or more electrode layers that comprise nanostructured elements, wherein the nanostructured elements are in incomplete contact with the ion conducting membrane. This in... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129971 | Textured, matte-finish, low adhesion coatings An article comprising a substrate, and a textured, matte-finish, low adhesion backsize coating on one surface of the substrate, wherein the coating comprises polyvinyl carbamate having nitrogen-bonded hydrocarbon side chains which provide terminal alkyl g... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6127477 | Method for surface treating reinforcing material with an aqueous surface-treating agent comprising a carbodiimide compound The present invention provides an aqueous surface-treating agent and method for surface treatment of reinforcing material, which includes a carbodiimide compound as a main component; a reinforcing material surface-treated with the above aqueous surface-tr... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6126988 | Method for creating a planar aluminum layer in a flat panel display structure A method for forming a planar aluminum layer in a flat panel display structure. In one embodiment, the present invention creates a flat panel display structure having a raised black matrix defining wells within the matrix. The present embodiment then depo... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6126992 | Optical articles comprising isosorbide polyesters and method for making same An optical article made of a transparent polymer which includes terephthaloyl moieties, optionally, other aromatic diacid moieties; ethylene glycol moieties; isosorbide moieties; and, optionally, one or more other diol moieties, wherein the polymer has an... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6120854 | Liquid crystal polymer coating process Plasma spraying of particulate thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers onto the surfaces of composite and metallic structures. The present plasma spray process employs a conventional direct current electric arc plasma spray gun in which an inert plasma g... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6120850 | Colored film forming composition and method of manufacturing colored film coated glass product By using a colored film forming composition, which contains at least an organic silicon compound and chloroauric acid and to which is added at least one type of compound exhibiting the maximum exothermic peak in the range of 170° C. to 250° C., in diffe... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6120903 | Multilayered, flat shaped part with a visible side and a support layer A multilayer flat molding with a visible side and a supporting layer, for example bathtubs or shower fittings, is described, the visible side consisting of a polyurethane surface coating layer and the supporting layer consisting of a reinforced polyuretha... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117498 | Single source thermal ablation method for depositing organic-inorganic hybrid films In order to form a film of organic-inorganic hybrid material, such as a perovskite material, in a selected stoichiometric ratio upon a surface of a substrate, the proposed method entails a number of simple steps. First, a substrate and a selected quantity... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6117189 | Protective method The present invention relates to a method for the improvement of the sun protection factor (SPF) of textile fiber material, comprising applying to the textile fiber material a detergent comprising at least one fluorescent whitening agent, which absorbs ra... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113824 | Process for surface treating a fluorine-containing resin molded article Fluorine-containing resin molded article including a molded article of a fluorine-containing resin composition containing 0.1 to 30% by weight of a carbon material, a surface of said molded article being fluorinated. The fluorine-containing resin molded a... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6110532 | Method of coating cutting edges Disclosed is a method of coating cutting edges, more particularly razor blade cutting edges, with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The present method of forming a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating on a razor blade cutting edge comprises: spraying the ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6110270 | Method for influencing moisture content and migration in building materials The moisture content within, and moisture flow in and out of, porous building materials such as masonry, brick, concrete, and mortar, can be affected by coating the building material with polyvinyl alcohol, or by incorporating polyvinyl alcohol into the b... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6110269 | Coating liquid for forming hydrophilic film and method for producing same The invention relates to a coating liquid for forming a hydrophilic film. This coating liquid comprises a first sol which is a titania sol; and a second sol which is at least one of a silica sol and an alumina sol. This titania sol is prepared by a method... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6103862 | Alignment film material for a liquid crystal cell and a method for preparing the same A novel compound of N-substituted aromatic polyamide is prepared by introducing an aralkyl group to the N-position of an aromatic polyamide by metalizing the aromatic polyamide, then reacting the metalized polyamide with an aralkyl halide.... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6103301 | Method and liquid composition for marking substrates made of plastics material A method of forming a mark on a substrate made of plastics material comprises the step of applying a basic solution to a surface portion having a prefixed pattern of the substrate. In a preferred embodiment, the basic solution is used in combination with ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6100217 | Retroreflective graphic article bearing fluorescent legends and method of making A retroreflective graphic article bearing a fluorescent legend comprising a retroreflective base sheet, an image layer containing one or more pigments and one or more fluorescent dyes and a dye-receiving layer containing fluorescent dye which migrated fro... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6086991 | Method of priming poly(ethylene terephthalate) articles for coating A barrier-coated polyester film comprises a polyethylene terphthalate substrate, a primer composition containing a vinyl polymer wherein at least 75% of the polymer repeat units contain side groups having hydroxyl moieties, and a waterborne, inorganic bar... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6084053 | Electronic part and process for manufacturing the same Electronic parts and a process for manufacturing the electronic parts are provided. The electronic parts comprise an electric insulating material exhibiting a high heat resistance and low dielectric constant as a structural component. The electric insulat... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6074701 | Vehicle air bag fabric and method of making same Vehicle air bags are constructed of fabric produced according to improved methodology. The fabric, which may be coated or uncoated, is woven on a rapier loom machine without size. Since size is not used, the invention provides several methods to reduce ch... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6071617 | Packaging having a food-grade barrier coating and preparation thereof A coated packaging material for packaging foodstuffs is prepared with a component mixture of egg white powder, a plasticizer, an emulsifier and water which, by coating mixture weight, are in amounts, respectively, of from about 25% to 30%, 10% to 15%, 2% ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6063714 | Nanoporous dielectric thin film surface modification This pertains generally to precursors and deposition methods suited to aerogel thin film fabrication of nanoporous dielectrics. A method of forming a nanoporous dielectric on a semiconductor substrate is disclosed. By a method according to the present inv... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6060410 | Coating of a hydrophobic polymer substrate with a nonstoichiometric polyelectrolyte complex A method of coating the surface of a substrate, such as a film or a fibrous web, which is composed of a hydrophobic polymer. The method involves providing a solution of a first polyelectrolyte having ionizable groups and a solution of a second polyelectro... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6060521 | Aqueous dispersion of a particulate solid having a hydrophobic surface and films produced thereby Aqueous dispersion of a particulate solid containing a low boiling organic liquid in which the particulate solid has a hydrophobic outer surface which is suitable for applying to a substrate to form a continuous hydrophobic film thereon.... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6060124 | Process and apparatus for producing prepreg There is provided a process of producing a prepreg in which a sheet-shaped fabric material as a reinforcing substrate is continuously provided, a thermosetting resin as a matrix resin in a molten state is supplied to the substrate, and the resin is heated... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6054219 | Process for forming insulating layers on soft magnetic powder composite core from magnetic particles The present invention provides a soft magnetic powder composite core for an electric apparatus produced with soft magnetic particles having electric insulating layers on the surfaces thereof, wherein said electric insulating layers are formed by mixing sa... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6054175 | Conductive filler, conductive paste and method of fabricating circuit body using the conductive paste A conductive filler has a metallic layer having a low melting point formed on its surface. The filler can give an excellent electric/electromagnetic effect to a matrix.... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6045868 | Method for the preparation of transparent cross-linked polymers from grain flour A method wherein grain flour proteins are cross-linked with aldehydes and bleached with a bleaching agent to form cross-linked transparent polymers is described. The process uses ethanol and water for the extraction at acid or basic pH's and optionally he... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042890 | Process for producing a strengthened fiber assembly The invention relates to a process for producing a strengthened fiber assembly containing cellulosic fibers with the cellulose being present in the crystalline structure of cellulose II, by contacting the fiber assembly with an aqueous solution of N-methy... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6042639 | Fire retarding composition and a method for impregnation of a combustible material Fire retarding and smoke inhibiting aqueous composition and a method for a one-step impregnation of aqueous-absorbable--and normally inflammable materials, such as wood, paper and textiles, said composition comprising ammoniumphosphates, phosphoric acid, ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6040062 | Aqueous coating compositions for environmental etch resistant coatings Environmental etch resistant coatings are described. The coatings are derived from aqueous, curable coating compositions comprising: (a) a carbamate-functional grafted acrylic polymer that comprises the reaction product of a first acrylic polymer and a second ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6040051 | Carbon fibers and process for their production, and fiber-reinforced resin composition employing them Bundled and cut carbon fibers having a bulk density of from 450 g/l to 650 g/l, which are obtained by bundling carbon fibers having a yield of at least 0.9 g/m followed by cutting, and having a collapse initiating angle and funnel drop time of at most 65Â... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6040002 | Etching resist composition, pattern forming method making use of the same, printed-wiring board and its production An etching resist composition containing at least a polymeric compound having an acid value of not less than 35, a base, and water, and having a viscosity of 10 centipoises or below.... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6037108 | Thermally stable subbing layer for imaging elements A support for an imaging element is described, which support comprises a polyester polymeric film having coated thereon a subbing layer comprising gelatin and a multi-hydric organic compound having at least three hydroxyl groups, which gelatin subbing lay... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6033736 | Aqueous wax emulsion as paint primer and paint repair adhesive A method of improving the adhesion and durability of both new paint coatings, and older cracked or peeling paint coatings on an architectural surface is described. An aqueous wax emulsion (AWE) which, upon drying, forms an aqueous wax emulsion coating (AW... | 03/07/2000 |
