Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182876 | Seamless model and method of making a seamless model The invention relates to a seamless model free of bond lines and to a method of making same. The method includes the sequential steps of providing a substructure having an exposed outer surface, applying a modeling paste to the outer surface of the substructure in t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8168260 | Cross-linkable thermoplastic polyurethanes The invention provides a cross-linkable elestomeric thermoplastic polyurethane that is urea free, isocyanutrate free, oxazolinyl free, functional radically-polymerizable pendant group free and having terminal functional radically-polymerizable groups at both ends, a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8153198 | Fluoropolymer solutions, coatings and coated articles Provided are coatable solutions of copolymers of 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropylene and tetrafluoroethylene, processes for preparing coated articles, films, and coated articles. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8133542 | Resin-coated metal plate and drawn cans using these plates The present invention offers resin-coated metal plates and methods of making, in which the resin-coated metal plates prevent wicket scars from occurring during processes of varnish, print and dry, and there are few scars on the resin-coated surface, the inner surfac... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124188 | Polymeric coatings and methods for forming them The present invention relates to a controllable polymeric surface coating including a macromolecule, which is covalently bound to the surface of a substrate, the macromolecule including a plurality of polymerization initiators and a plurality of surface binding grou... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124189 | Hydrophobic coating systems, suspensions for forming hydrophobic coatings, and methods for fabricating hydrophobic coatings Hydrophobic coating systems, suspensions for forming hydrophobic coatings, and methods for fabricating hydrophobic coatings are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a hydrophobic coating system comprises a substrate and a hydrophobic coating disposed on the substra... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119204 | Film formation method and method for manufacturing light-emitting device A binder material layer including an evaporation material is formed over a main surface of an evaporation source substrate, a substrate on which a film is formed is placed so that the binder material layer and a main surface thereof face each other, and heat treatme... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114481 | Low temperature curable melamine containing coating composition and the use thereof The present invention is directed to a melamine containing coating composition curable at ambient temperatures and suitable for coating plastic substrates. The present invention is also directed to a process for coating plastic substrates with a melamine containing ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105655 | Fast and low temperature cured polyimide fuser belt Exemplary embodiments provide a belt material and methods for making and using the belt material. In one embodiment, the belt material can be a fast and low-temperature cured polyimide belt that includes a plurality of thermally-conductive species dispersed in a pol... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101240 | Release coating and process A release coating having improved stability under aging conditions of heat and humidity is described whose release force can be altered by varying the amount of multi-lobe emulsion polymers relative to release agent. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8088448 | Heat treatment method An adhesive composition of the present invention contains, as a main composition, a polymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer composition containing a monomer having a maleimide group, and further contains a thermal polymerization inhibitor. As a result, it is po... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088447 | Sulfonated polyether ether ketone ketone, film utilizing the same, and method for manufacturing the same A series of crosslinkable sulfonated poly(ether ketone)s containing cycloalkenyl groups were synthesized by aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction. To decrease the swelling of fuel cell membranes, crosslinking of theses polymers by radical polymerization has be... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8057859 | Process for coating fluoroelastomer fuser member using fluorinated surfactant A process for producing a fuser member coating including a) adding and reacting a fluoroelastomer, a crosslinking agent, a polar solvent, and a fluorinated copolymer surfactant to form a coating solution, and b) providing said coating solution on said fuser member t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8029867 | Method to draw with color on paper Two already known items are combined to provide a means to draw with color on paper especially at an office work place using a set of felt tipped markers and a typist's correction fluid. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025926 | Varnish compositions for electrical insulation and method of using the same A varnish composition for producing an electrically insulative thermoset coating is disclosed. The varnish composition includes a functionalized poly(phenylene ether) having at least one aliphatic unsaturated group and exhibiting an intrinsic viscosity in the range ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8012542 | Fluoropolymer coating compositions containing adhesive polymers and substrate coating process A liquid fluoropolymer coating composition and a process for using the composition to make fluoropolymer coated polymeric substrates. The liquid fluoropolymer composition comprises fluoropolymer selected from homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl fluoride and homopol... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012541 | Thermally reversible cross-linked poly (aryl ether ketone) media and method for high density data storage A method of storing information. The method including: applying a layer of one or more poly(aryl ether ketone) copolymers to a substrate and thermally curing the layer to form a resin layer, each of the one or more poly(aryl ether ketone) copolymers comprising (a) a... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7981478 | Fluoropolymer coating compositions containing adhesive polymers and substrate coating process A liquid fluoropolymer coating composition and a process for using the composition to make fluoropolymer coated polymeric substrates. The liquid fluoropolymer composition comprises fluoropolymer selected from homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl fluoride and homopol... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976903 | Non-aqueous, liquid coating compositions Non-aqueous, liquid coating compositions which contain at least one epoxy-functional binder A and at least one carboxyl-functional cross-linking resin B, wherein the at least one cross-linking resin B is present as particles having a melting temperature of 40 to 180... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7964245 | UV-absorbing and photostabilizing polymers Polymers comprising monomers having 2-cyano-3,3-diphenyl-prop-2-enoic acid moieties having the formula are disclosed. Compositions comprising said polymers and methods for increasing the UV-absorbing, water resistance, and ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959979 | Method of forming coated structures A process for forming room temperature water soluble polymer coatings on porous substrates by forming a solution of a room temperature water soluble polymer, one or more crosslinkers, a solvent for the room temperature water soluble polymer such as water and optiona... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955658 | Building material composition, especially bitumen-free sealant The present disclosure provides a building material composition which is suitable in particular for use as a bitumen-free sealant for sealing structures and contains a polymer dispersion or a corresponding redispersion powder, in particular based preferably on emuls... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955656 | Hydrophilic member and process for producing the same A process for producing a hydrophilic member, includes: coating a surface of a base material with a hydrophilic composition containing at least (a) a catalyst, (b) a hydrophilic polymer and (c) a metal alkoxide; and drying the composition, wherein a temperature for ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955657 | Aqueous composition for making coating solutions for producing supports endowed with anti-blocking properties, method for making such supports and resulting supports This aqueous composition for coating supports to provide same with anti-blocking properties, comprises: 50 to 99 parts of a binding polymer; 1 to 50 parts of expansible microspheres, The binding polymer i... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7927666 | Aligned carbon nanotube-polymer materials, systems and methods The invention is directed to carbon nanostructure composite systems which may be useful for various applications, including as dry adhesives, electronics and display technologies, or in a wide variety of other areas where organized nanostructures may be formed and i... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7919146 | Aqueous polyurethane compositions An aqueous polyurethane composition comprising a polyurethane which is the reaction product of: (A) an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer and (B) at least one active-hydrogen chain-extending compound comprising at least 0.20 stoichiometric equivalents with respect to ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7906179 | Paints comprising particles Coating formulations suitable for demanding applications such as automotive clear and top coats contain a hydroxyl-functional film forming resin, an isocyanate or blocked isocyanate curative, and functionalized metal oxide particles, where >50% of the reactive funct... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7871674 | Process for coating fluoroelastomer fuser member using fluorinated surfactant A process for producing a fuser member coating including a) adding and reacting a fluoroelastomer, a crosslinking agent, a polar solvent, and a fluorinated copolymer surfactant to form a coating solution, and b) providing said coating solution on said fuser member t... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867571 | Textile surface The aim of the invention is to produce a textile surface (1), one side of which exhibits hydrophilic properties and the other side hydrophobic properties, whose overall cross-section is hydrophilic. To achieve this, a paste (11) consisting of a viscous... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867570 | Method of producing a coating having metal coordinating and film-forming materials Film-forming materials include nonionic metal coordinating structures. Nonionic metal coordinating structures can coordinate metals, such as metal catalysts and metal substrates. Example film-forming materials can be the product of a poly-functional epoxide and a nu... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867572 | Method for making a lithographic printing plate precursor A method for making a lithographic printing plate precursor includes the steps of coating a composition having a pH≦5 on a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, the composition includ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867569 | Method of forming multi-layer coating on automobile bodies without a primer bake This invention relates to a method for forming a multi-layer coating on a vehicle body, comprised of applying primer coating, base coating, and clear coat layers in a wet-on-wet-on-wet manner, and simultaneously curing the applied three layers together in a single b... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7854964 | Crystalline resin sandwich films A resin composition that is storable at ambient temperatures. The resin composition forms a cured resin when exposed to a curing agent and heated to a curing temperature that is relatively close to ambient temperature. The resin composition includes a crystalline re... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7838076 | Thermosetting aqueous paint composition The present invention discloses a thermosetting aqueous paint, comprising an oligomer (A-1), having a specific acid value, hydroxyl value and number average molecular weight, and obtained by reacting a compound having at least one hydroxyl group and at least one car... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833584 | Aqueous vinyl coating compositions Aqueous coating composition comprising a blend of 20 to 60 wt % of a multistage vinyl polymer (A) comprising 5 to 40 wt % of at least one hard polymer stage (i) having a Tg≧50° C. and 95 to 60 wt % of at least one soft polymer stage (ii) having a Tg≦−5° C.; ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829148 | Coating process to produce controlled release coatings An aqueous polymer coating composition containing at least one latex or pseudolatex is coated on a substrate in a high humidity coating process followed by heat treatment of the coated substrate above the film forming temperature of the coating at low humidity. The ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7811636 | Non-flammable waterproofing composition A method of coating an exterior surface of a structure comprising a composition of matter and a solvent system is disclosed. The solvent system includes a chlorinated solvent and a vegetable oil. The solvent system and coating composition are non-flammable, environm... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807228 | Method of forming luster coating film The present invention provides: luster coating film forming method I comprising (1) applying an aqueous luster thermosetting base coating composition (A) to a substrate in three to five stages, in such a manner that the thickness o... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7807229 | Method for forming a pressure sensitive adhesive Methods of forming a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) are provided. The methods may be suitable for aircraft exterior applications. A particular method includes mixing together an un-crosslinked acrylic adhesive, a solvent, and a polyisocyanate crosslinker to form ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7799386 | Method for production of thermally cured coatings Method for production of a coating on a solid substrate comprising the steps of applying a liquid coating composition comprising a polyfunctional resin, a fatty acid or derivative thereof acting as a reactive diluent and optionally a curing agent and/or one or more ... | 09/21/2010 |
