Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153202 | Method of manufacturing a layered silicone composite material A method of manufacturing a layered silicone composite material comprising the steps of: applying a second addition-curable organopolysiloxane composition that contains a second adhesion promoter onto a first silicone layer that is formed by curing a first addition-... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8071176 | Process for forming a weatherable polyvinyl chloride or polyolefin article This invention relates to a process for forming a PVC article having a weatherable coating by applying by in-line spray, roll-coat, brush-coat, gravure print, flexographic print, thermal transfer coat or inkjet a polymeric solution onto extruded PVC as it is being e... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8003172 | Process for producing an electrophotographic belt A process for producing an electrophotographic belt is disclosed which includes forming a base layer comprising a thermoplastic resin, and forming a surface layer comprising a cured resin film by applying on the base layer a surface layer forming coating fluid which... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7919150 | Method of manufacturing a layered silicone composite material A method of manufacturing a layered silicone composite material comprising the steps of: applying a second addition-curable organopolysiloxane composition that contains a second adhesion promoter onto a first silicone layer that is formed by curing a first addition-... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7435446 | Method of producing gas barrier multilayer body A method of producing a gas barrier laminate is disclosed that comprises: preparing a laminate comprising a plastic substrate, a gas barrier layer formed from a gas barrier layer-forming coating material comprising a polyvinyl alcohol and an ethylene-maleic acid cop... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7404999 | Anti-blocking barrier composite A barrier paper has a polymeric layer substantially covering a first side of the paper and an anti-blocking coating on a second side. The polymeric layer has anti-blocking characteristics. A method of making an anti-blocking barrier paper also is provided. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399503 | Process for producing multi-layer coating wherein the quotient of the surface energies of a second coating layer divided by a first coating layer is less-than-or-equal-to 1 Process for producing a multilayer coating, in which a first coating (A) has applied to it a subsequent coating material (B) which is then cured involves selecting and/or modifying the first coating (A) and/or selecting the coating material (B) in such a way that th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7378139 | Use of aminosilane as an adhesion promoter between a silcone layer and a fluoropolymer layer A layered structure, which may be used as a fuser member, comprises a first layer containing silicone; a second layer containing a fluoropolymer; and between the first and second layers, an adhesive layer comprising an aminosilane adhesive. In the layered structure,... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368150 | Method of applying a heat reflective coating to a substrate sheet The method includes applying a heat reflective coating to a substrate sheet of construction material and air drying the heat reflective coating on the construction material. The method is directed particularly to the coating of insulation material, such as fiberglas... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341643 | Method of making packaging material A packaging material, a method of making such a material, and a package made from such material, are disclosed. A substrate comprises at least one sheet of plastic material. An energy-curable coating is applied to one side of the substrate, which will be the outside... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329415 | Materials containing multiple layers of vesicles The present invention provides a composite material, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens, which comprises a vesicle-containing coating including at least one layer of a vesicle and one layer of a polyionic material having charges opposite... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303788 | Method for manufacturing solar cell module having a sealing resin layer formed on a metal oxide layer The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a solar cell module having photovoltaic elements in each of which a metal oxide layer made of a metal oxide forms an outermost surface part thereof at a light incident side, and a sealing resin layer formed o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288289 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing sheet flooring by simultaneous multi-layer die coating Surface coverings and surface covering components and methods for forming them using slot die coating are disclosed. The methods involve applying a plurality of wet layers to a substrate simultaneously or in sequence using a slot die coater, wherein a plurality of w... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279205 | Packaging material A packaging material, a method of making such a material, and a package made from such material, are disclosed. A substrate comprises at least one sheet of plastic material. An energy-curable coating is applied to one side of the substrate, which will be the outside... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279199 | Method of producing inkjet recording sheet utilizing slot nozzle spray device A method of producing an ink-jet recording sheet containing the steps of: (a) coating a water-based coating composition A to form a layer on a non-absorptive support, the coating composition A containing a hydrophilic binder and inorganic microparticles having an av... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7247676 | For golf balls with non-ionomer casing layer This invention is related to multi-layer golf balls having an inner cover layer comprising a blend of styrene-block copolymer and trans-polyisoprene, an outer cover layer comprising a polyurethane, a polyurea or a mixture thereof, and a core comprising of thermosett... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244505 | Multilayered packaging for greasy products The invention relates to a multilayered packaging for greasy products or part of said packaging, comprising a carrier layer made of a polymer material as main component and at least one layer placed on said carrier layer that does not form the outer side of the pack... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7208194 | Method and machine for producing optical compensation sheet A film sheet which has a polymer layer formed of a coating solution is drawn from a balk roll and transported toward a rubbing apparatus. Thereby, first and second blowers sequentially disposed respectively apply to the polymer layer an air of temperature 45±2° C.... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192621 | Keypad and method of separating a crosslinked cured resin layer thereof The present invention related a keypad (1) in which a keypad main body (4) composed of a thermoplastic elastomer has formed thereon a cross-linked cured resin layer (5) of a cross-linked cured resin that is separable from the keypad main body ( | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189433 | Process for preparing a film having alternatively monolayers of a metal-metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer by layer-by layer growth The present invention provides a process for preparing a thin film having alternating monolayers of a metal-metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer by layer-by-layer growth. The process comprises the steps of: (1) applying onto a surface of a substra... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7166322 | Optical waveguide and method for producing the same In the condition that an acrylic transparent vessel is filled with a curable resin solution capable of being cured by a light, a plastic optical fiber is immersed in the curable resin solution. A laser beam is applied on the curable resin solution through the plasti... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157135 | Co-extruded high refractive index coated embossable film An embossable film for creating holograms and diffraction gratings and methods of producing the embossable films are provided. The embossable film includes a base layer and a co-extruded embossable layer that is coated with a transparent high refractive index (HRI) ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150902 | High Tcoatings Articles are coated by applying a coating composition of a high Tg phenoxy-type material having a Tg of at least about 75° C. to at least a portion of a surface of an article, and forming a dried/cured coating of the high Tg phenoxy... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7122225 | Method for preparing an ink-jet recording sheet with a constant and a falling drying rate An ink-jet recording sheet comprising a substrate having thereon a porous layer formed by a process comprising the steps of: (a) coating on the substrate an aqueous coating composition containing a hydrophilic binder and inorganic ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108891 | Random array of microspheres A method of making a microarray comprising the steps of: providing a support; coating on the support a receiving layer to receive microspheres, the receiving layer being capable of undergoing sol/gel transition; | 09/19/2006 |
| 7087672 | Non-yellowing polyester coating composition A non-yellowing coating composition particularly useful as primer that has a low VOC and excellent adhesion and chip resistance and comprises an aqueous coating composition having a VOC of less than 0.12 kg/L (1.0 pounds/gallon) comprising 25-70% by weight of a film... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7045171 | Method for fabricating supported bilayer-lipid membranes The present invention relates to a method and composition for producing a supported membrane. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for producing a supported membrane comprising the steps: (i) providing a substrate coated with a monolayer havi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041338 | Process for providing a coated paper, a resin coated paper, a polymeric film, and a flexible or inflexible woven fabric substrate by utilizing a coating composition containing a nitrogenous dye-fixing compound The present invention provides a process for making a coated substrate such as paper, by utilizing a coating composition containing a nitrogenous dye-fixing compound. The coating compositions utilized in the process contains from 5–95 wt. percent of a film-forming... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7026635 | Particle beam processing apparatus and materials treatable using the apparatus Methods, and materials made by the methods, are provided herein for treating materials with a particle beam processing device. According to one illustrative embodiment, a method for treating a material with a particle beam processing device is provided that includes... | 04/11/2006 |
| RE39045 | Method of manufacturing a fluorocarbon-based coating film A method of contacting a substrate having a surface containing hydroxyl groups with a non-aqueous solution containing a material having a chrolosilyl group; washing if desired; coating the substrate with a non-aqueous solvent containing a compound having a fluorocar... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7005479 | Golf ball with rigid intermediate layer The invention relates to a golf ball comprising a core, an intermediate layer disposing around the core, and a cover including at least one layer that includes a polyurethane or polyurea polymer. The intermediate layer is preferably rigid and has a durometer hardnes... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001643 | Decoratively enameled plastic molded parts for motor vehicles Plastics moulded parts, suitable for the motor vehicle sector, consisting of a transparent plastics material the rear face of which is provided with a colour- and/or effect-producing lacquer. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6992117 | Epoxy resin composition, surface treatment method, liquid-jet recording head and liquid-jet recording apparatus An epoxy resin composition can be used for forming a film having excellent water-repellency on a substrate surface. The epoxy resin composition contains (a) an epoxy resin having at least two alicyclic epoxy groups, at least one perfluoroalkyl group having 6 to 12 c... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6946162 | Method for providing a semitransparent metallic aspect to cosmetic case or compact components and resulting components The invention concerns a method for providing a semitransparent metallic aspect to a rigid component of a cosmetic case or analogue, made of transparent plastic material capable of being metal-coated. Said method is characterized in that it consists in depositing by... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6940580 | Polymeric articles having a lubricious coating and method for making the same The present invention provides a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens, which comprises a lubricious coating including a capping layer of polyvinylpyrrolidone and/or at least one layer of a lubricious coating material and on... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933008 | Lead-coated complex porous structures and corresponding method of conductive activation A complex porous structure of a reticulated foam, felt or fabric types, wherein their metallisation over their entire developed surface, by electrolysis of lead or lead alloys, is made possible by a specific preliminary conductive activation treatment obtained by us... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926930 | Process for coating the surface of plastics Process for coating the surface of plastics comprising absorbing the vapor one or more internal reagent(s) in the plastic to be coated, and contacting one or more external reagent(s) with the surface of the plastic, wherein an immobilized coating is formed by a chem... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926951 | Laminate for gum packaging A laminate for gum packaging is defined. The laminate includes a metal layer, a polymer layer, a paper layer, and an electron beam cured coating. The laminate provides as good or better barrier properties as a conventional laminate for gum packaging. However, the la... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926965 | LbL-coated medical device and method for making the same The present invention provides a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens, which comprises a core material and a biocompatible LbL coating non-covalently attached to said core material. The biocompatible LbL coating comprises a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916547 | Multi-functional unsaturated polyester polyols Novel multifunctional unsaturated polyester polyols, UV-curable top coat formulations including these polyols, and a one-step process for preparing these polyols, are disclosed. Surface coverings and surface covering components including these top coat formulations ... | 07/12/2005 |
