Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7402341 | Methods and compositions for printable surface pre-treatment Methods and aqueous surface coating compositions are provided for producing a high-resolution ink-jet ink printable coating layer on a surface, the composition comprising at least one polymer selected from a water soluble polymer and a water-emulsifiable polymer, wh... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7335401 | Method for producing microparticles loaded with proteins The present invention concerns a method for producing microparticles loaded with proteins which is characterized in that the microparticles are loaded in suspension under strongly alkaline conditions. The invention also concerns microparticles which can be produced ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7247337 | Method and apparatus for microarray fabrication The invention provides a method and apparatus for micro array fabrication exclusive from the impact of a gas. A housing with a gas free chamber provides for improved micro array fabrication with a lower defect rate. The invention provides a housing that excludes a g... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7192680 | Method of coating a multilayered element This invention relates to a method of coating multiple layers on a support comprising a) taking a support; b) simultaneously coating on said support a chill settable layer and a non-chill settable layer; ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163712 | Microstamping activated polymer surfaces Methods of attaching a ligand to a surface are described that include contacting a surface with a substrate containing an amphiphilic comb polymer. The substrate is configured to provide a pattern of the amphiphilic comb polymer on a selected region of the surface. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7148190 | Haptotactic peprides We disclose haptotactic peptides having sequences homologous to specific portions of the carboxy terminal sequence of fibrinogen chains. The peptides derived from fibrinogen pre-Cγ chain possess activities of cell attraction or cell attachment to a surface to which... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7071006 | Carrier holding micro-substances, system suspending such carriers apparatus for manipulating such carriers and method of controlling positions of such carriers Carriers hold remote-acting bodies which can be manipulated by a remote force, and also hold a micro-substance which is a target substance of an assay. The remote-acting bodies are manipulated in order to control the positions of the micro-substances, so as to execu... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6946156 | Process for enrobing a core A process for enrobing a core, such as a tablet core, uses a coating that is made of a patterned film having portions that are visually distinct (e.g, differently colored) from one another and having a transition line segment between these visually distinct portions... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6896926 | Method for applying an LbL coating onto a medical device The present invention provides an improved LbL-coating process for modifying the surface of a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens. An LbL coating on a contact lens, which is prepared according to the process of the inventi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6884628 | Multifunctional polymeric surface coatings in analytic and sensor devices Multifunctional, polyionic copolymers with molecular architectures and properties optimized for specific applications are synthesized on/or applied to substrate surfaces for analytical and sensing purposes. The coatings are particularly useful for suppression of non... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6852353 | Process for surface modifying substrates and modified substrates resulting therefrom The present invention generally relates to a method of modifying the surface of substrates such as contact lenses and other biomedical articles by at least partially coating the surfaces of such substrates with a polymeric tie layer having reactive sites. Various ot... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6835410 | Bottle-brush type coatings with entangled hydrophilic polymer The invention relates to a process for coating a material surface comprising the steps of: (a) providing an inorganic or organic bulk material having covalently bound to its surface initiator moieties for radical polymerization; | 12/28/2004 |
| 6827966 | Diffusion-controllable coatings on medical device The present invention provides a method for forming on a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic lens, more preferably a contact lens, a diffusion-controllable coating capable of controlling the out-diffusion or release of guest materials from the medical device. T... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6756234 | Stabilization of particles and reduction of sample discordance in immunoassays using casein coating of particles It has been found that casein and salts of casein are useful as replacements for, or in addition to, BSA as materials for coating solid phases, particularly magnetic particles, used for immunoassays and other binding assays for separation of the desired analyte. By ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6746708 | Disposable plate electrode with biologicalactive film and manufacture method thereof A manufacture method for forming a disposable plate electrode with biological active film is used to cooperate with a biological sensor for analyzing composition and measuring concentration of a test sample according to electric effect resulted from a biochemical re... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6709693 | Stents with a radioactive surface coating, processes for their production and their use for restenosis prophylaxis The invention relates to radioactive stents, characterized in that the stent is coated on the surface with the radioactive isotope, as well as processes for their production. ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6692790 | Proteinaceous coating The invention relates to a method for providing a proteinaceous coating on a medical implant, comprising the steps of: submersing the implant in a first aqueous solution comprising a protein and magnesium, calcium and phosphate ions through which a gaseou... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6656332 | Replicating method for surface finish inspection A method of inspecting the surface finish of a component comprising providing an original surface to be inspected. A release agent is applied onto the original surface and an epoxy mixture is applied over the release agent. The epoxy mixture is allowed to... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6656517 | Therapeutic, diagnostic, or hydrophilic coating for an intracorporeal medical device A method of providing a therapeutic, diagnostic or lubricious hydrophilic coating on an intracorporeal medical device and the coated device produced thereby, wherein the coating is durable. In one embodiment, the coating comprises a polymerized base coat ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6649320 | Donor sheet for thin-film formation, process for production thereof and organic electroluminescent device A process for producing a donor sheet for a thin-film formation comprising: while transporting a sheet on which a light-to-heat conversion layer has already been formed, forming a transfer layer on the light-to-heat conversion layer and drying the transfe... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6632470 | Methods for surface modification A method of modifying surfaces of a device, for example, a medical device, is disclosed. The method includes modifying a surface of a device by providing a device, exposing the device to a reactive gas and plasma energy to create a plasma deposited surfac... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6630197 | Inhibition of sulfate-reducing-bacteria-mediated degradation using bacteria which secrete antimicrobials The present invention relates to the field of degradation or corrosion prevention or inhibition through the use of bacteria which secrete antimicrobial chemical compositions. In particular, the invention relates to the use of bacteria which, either natura... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6613391 | Flame inhibiting and retarding chemical process and system for general use on multiple solid surfaces A process to render flame- and fireproof surfaces and materials and inhibit the spread of fire on materials of various, and diverse, chemical nature and affinity, using one basic fire and flame retardant material, with wide ranging chemical affinity. Prep... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6596341 | Method of manufacturing magnetic recording media with high SNR and high thermal stability Magnetic recording media exhibiting high SNR and high thermal stability are produced by sputter depositing a magnetic alloy overlying a non-magnetic substrate, e.g., on an underlayer, heating to eliminate thermally unstable small grains thereby increasing... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6548168 | Stabilized particles and methods of preparation and use thereof A method of stabilizing particles with an insulating, semiconducting and/or metallic coating and stabilized particles prepared thereby are disclosed. In addition, particles stabilized by an insulating, semiconducting and/or metallic coating, wherein said ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6544796 | System for producing multiple diagnostic test elements A system for producing multiple diagnostic test elements has a support (1) with an analytical region (3) to which diagnostic test spots (8) are applied, one or several stop edges (11-13) for each direction in space for positioning the support, a first hol... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6534138 | Packing material with high printability and recyclability, and method for its production The invention pertains to a method for the manufacture of a packaging material (1; 21) for the production of packaging blanks and packages and comprising the steps of providing at least on surface layer (2, 2'; 22, 22') in the form of a continuous materia... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517947 | Amine modified gelatin layer for improved adhesion of photographic elements after annealing An imaging support comprising: a polyester support; an adhesive layer superposed to said support; and on the adhesive layer: an amine modified gelatin subbing layer, the amine modified gelatin having the formula: ##STR1## wherein Gel is a gelatin polypept... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6514772 | Semiconductor nanoparticles for analysis of blood cell populations and methods of making same A semiconductor nanoparticle for use in analysis of biological samples is described. This semiconductor nanoparticle is composed of an aminodextran which is bound to at least one nanoparticle of the formula (X Y)n wherein X is selected from the... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6479107 | Method for coating a running web with a plurality of coating layers In a simultaneous coating of multiple layers on a web using a slide hopper type coating apparatus, the gelatin concentration of the coating liquid for the bottom layer is set to be lower than the gelatin concentration of the coating liquid for the middle ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6468395 | Basecoated substrate for an inkjet recording sheet The inkjet recording sheet substrate of the present invention comprises a cellulosic sheet support, e.g., paper, having on at least one surface thereof a base coating comprising pigment and binder. The preferred pigment component is a 50/50 mixture of kao... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6461874 | Stabilization of particles and reduction of sample discordance in immunoassays using casein coating of particles It has been found that casein and salts of casein are useful as replacements for, or in addition to, BSA as materials for coating solid phases, particularly magnetic particles, used in immunoassays and other binding assays for separation of the desired an... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6444254 | Microstamping activated polymer surfaces Functionalized polymer surfaces having reactive moieties thereon are contacted with stamps having ligands adsorbed thereto, the ligands also comprising reactive moieties. The reactive moieties of the functionalized surfaces and the ligands form covalent b... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6403858 | Wettable article A wettable article consisting of an article with a hydrophobic surface having a coating which includes a surface free energy modifier and a surface-active agent. The hydrophobic surface may include a hydrophobic polymer. The surface free energy modifier h... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6403382 | Attachment chemistry for organic molecules to silicon A simple chemical approach for the covalent assembly of organic molecules on silicon surfaces via robust linkages is provided. This is achieved by the efficient reaction between a nucleophilic functional group and a halogenated Si surface. The nucleophile... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6399156 | Method for preparing an ink jet recording element A method for making a porous ink jet recording element having a uniform, protective layer by coating on a support the following layers in order: a) a porous, image-receiving layer containing a diffusible coagulant; and b) a layer containing a dispersion o... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6277397 | Collagen material and process for producing the same The present invention relates to a collagen material comprising a laminate in which a collagen ultra-fine fibrous non-woven fabric-like multi-layer structure is sandwiched between non-fibrous collagen layers, a thread-like material containing said collage... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6235540 | Semiconductor nanoparticles for analysis of blood cell populations and methods of making same A semiconductor nanoparticle for use in analysis of biological samples is described. This semiconductor nanoparticle is composed of an aminodextran which is bound to at least one nanoparticle of the formula (X Y)n wherein X is selected from the... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6197387 | Method to prepare the production of structured metal coatings using proteins The invention relates to the production of thin metal layers and structures thereof on substrates of various structures. The lateral extent of a metal layer on the respective substrate can be prescribed with a precision in the micron and submicron range. ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6197383 | Method and composition for coating pre-sized paper with a mixture of a polyacid and a polybase The present invention features coating compositions and methods for improving the quality of images printed on a paper substrate. The novel coating compositions contain a coating agent comprising a mixture of a polyacid and a polybase. When applied to a s... | 03/06/2001 |
