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...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 |
| 8053069 | High heat conduction composite material A composite material being excellent in heat conductivity is provided. In order to realize this, a fibrous carbon material made of fine tube form structures constituted with single-layer or multiple-layer graphene is present to form a plurality of layers within a su... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8012574 | Carbon fiber Ti-Ai composite material and method for preparation thereof To provide a carbon fiber Ti—Al composite material having hardness, heat resistance and abrasion resistance, having reduced weight and improved strength and thermal conductivity and being excellent in uniformity of the quality. A carbon fiber Ti—Al compos... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7939167 | Resin composition The present invention provides a resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin (A), an inorganic compound having a volume resistance of less than about 10−3 Ω·m and relative permeability of more than about 5,000 (B) and fiber filler (C). The resi... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7851055 | High-thermal-conductivity graphite-particles-dispersed-composite and its production method A graphite-particles-dispersed composite produced by compacting graphite particles coated with a high-thermal-conductivity metal such as silver, copper and aluminum, the graphite particles having an average particle size of 20-500 μm, the volume ratio of the graphi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7749597 | Carbon fiber Ti-Al composite material and process for producing the same To provide a carbon fiber Ti—Al composite material having hardness, heat resistance and abrasion resistance, having reduced weight, improved strength, elastic modulus and thermal conductivity and being excellent in the uniformity of the quality. A carbon fi... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7566490 | Composite material and base plate A composite material and a base plate made of this composite material for mounting electrical components and for connecting these components to a cooling device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the composite material includes a matrix material and fibers embedded th... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7407901 | Impact resistant, thin ply composite structures and method of manufacturing same A reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) composite material has improved impact resistance. The RCC composite material is formed from a fiber reinforcement of layers or plies of thin ply carbon fiber fabric impregnated with a carbon matrix. Carbon nanotube reinforcement in ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399521 | Carbon-containing metal matrix composite material having high thermal conductivity and method for producing the same A carbon-containing metal matrix composite material and a method for producing the same are described, wherein the graphitized vapor grown carbon fibers (VGCF) on which a metal carbide film is formed via a sintering step, so as to improve the compounding quality and... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7368176 | Pre-plating surface treatments for enhanced galvanic-corrosion resistance The invention relates to a method that involves (a) removing graphite from at least one surface of a metal graphite composite material; (b) chemically cleaning or plasma etching the surface of the metal graphite composite material; (c) applying a metal-containing ma... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364794 | Oxidation resistant carbon fiber reinforced carbon composite material and process for producing the same An oxidation resistant carbon fiber reinforced carbon composite material comprises a matrix and 20 volume % or more of carbon fibers, and is characterized in that: the matrix contains ceramic powder that includes boron carbide powder having an average particle diame... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338703 | Metallic-polymeric composite materials Composites are provided having improved strength and rigidity, with respect to mass or volume, as compared to known polymeric composites or polymeric composites in combination with metal reinforcement. The composites of the present invention are metallic-polymeric c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333699 | Ultra-high density connector Techniques for ultra-high density connection are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ultra-high density connector includes a bundle of substantially parallel elongate cylindrical elements, where each cylindrical element is substantially in contact with at least one adj... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7294188 | Mixing method for friction material with a pre-mix in a single mixer An improved method of producing a friction material for use in the production of brake pads. A first mixing step blends binder, fiber, and filler materials together in a mixer to create a pre-mix, with one of the materials doubling as a wetting agent promoting the h... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7279230 | Hybrid composite materials A fiber-reinforced metal-ceramic composite material having a hot ceramic side and a cool metal side and a graded ceramic-metal zone therebetween, wherein the ceramic content of said composite ranges from 100% at said hot ceramic side to 0% at said cool metal side an... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7259124 | Hydrogen storage composite and preparation thereof The present invention discloses a hydrogen storage medium including a composite of an alloy and a catalyst/expandable graphite. The expandable graphite can be replaced by activated carbon. The catalyst content is 1-50% based on the weight of the medium, which can be... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7225082 | Colloidal rod particles as nanobar codes Freestanding particles comprising a plurality of segments, wherein the particle length is from 20 nm to 50 μm and the particle width is form 5 nm to 50 μm. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220492 | Metal matrix composite articles Mold components comprising soluble cores, metal matrix composite articles, and methods of making metal matrix composite articles. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7186360 | Method of making ceramic composite devices with unidirectionally aligned reinforcing fibers Ceramic composite materials have unidirectional alignment of the reinforcing fibers. The ratio of the volume of the fiber strands of the reinforcing fibers to the volume of the matrix is at least 0.5. A process for their production involves initially coating the fib... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175687 | Advanced erosion-corrosion resistant boride cermets A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, Q is boride, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175686 | Erosion-corrosion resistant nitride cermets The invention includes a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Mn, Fe, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W and mixture... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153338 | Advanced erosion resistant oxide cermets One embodiment of the invention includes a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Mg, Ca, Y, Fe, Mn, Group IV, Group V... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7078098 | Composites comprising fibers dispersed in a polymer matrix having improved shielding with lower amounts of conducive fiber The present invention relates to composites useful for shielding electromagnetic radiation and their manufacture. In general, the composites of the present invention comprise conductive fibers which are highly dispersed in a polymer matrix. The invention also relate... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7052763 | Multi-element connector An apparatus such as a connector or circuit includes a substrate having a plurality of conductive members and a plurality of non-conductive members. The conductive members include a plurality of conductive fibers in association with a polymer material. The conductiv... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045207 | Friction bodies comprising metal-infiltrated, fiber-reinforced porous carbon Friction bodies made of a fiber-reinforced porous carbon material in which the reinforcing fibers are present in the form of woven fabrics, short fibers and/or long fibers and whose pores are filled with metals, wherein carbides of the metals filling the pores are p... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6998171 | Fine carbon fiber and method for producing the same A fine carbon fiber having a multilayer structure having stacked cylindrical carbon sheets and a center axis having a hollow structure. The fine carbon fiber has an outer diameter of 2 to 300 nm and an aspect ratio of 10 to 15,000, and at least one cylindrical carbo... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6936341 | Fiber-reinforced ceramic material Process for a fiber-reinforced ceramic material whose reinforcing fibers are present in the form of at least one of woven fabrics, short fibers and long fibers, wherein the mass ratio of the fibers in the form of woven fabrics, short fibers and long fibers is 0-35:2... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936088 | Sintered, highly porous body and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a sintered highly porous body comprising at least one layer that is made of a material, which can be sintered and which contains fibers. The aim of the invention is to provide a body of the aforementioned type with improved burn-off properti... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916550 | Method of manufacturing a metal matrix composite structure A method for mechanically cutting a continuous circular shaped groove in a foil sheet for use in a metal matrix composite product. In one form the foil sheet is held adjacent a rotating machine tool by vacuum and a cutting tool is moved relative thereto to cut a spi... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6855407 | Electrically conductive resin composition An electroconductive resin composition, which comprises a thermosetting resin as a matrix and 40 to 90% by weight, on the basis of the composition, of carbon fibers and graphite as fillers, has a high electroconductivity and is suitable for use as a molding material... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6852401 | Composite flywheel rim with co-mingled fiber layers and methods for manufacturing same A composite-based rim and methods for manufacturing such a rim are provided. The rim includes multiple fiber-based, co-mingled layers, wherein the strength and/or stiffness of the layers increases from the innermost layer of the rim to the outermost layer of the rim... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6844054 | Thermal management material, devices and methods therefor The present invention provides thermal devices, materials and methods for use in transferring heat from heat sources. One embodiment comprises a thermal transfer body that has first and second end portions and includes a thermally anisotropic material that conducts ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6842634 | Integrated tape Production of a superconducting tape of the powder-in-tube type comprising multiple filaments (1) of superconducting material embedded in a silver matrix (2) having the properties of a filament thickness of less than about 40 μm and an overall tape th... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6838161 | Non-asbestos friction material A non-asbestos friction material is obtained by molding and curing a composition which includes a fibrous base other than asbestos, a binder and a filler wherein the fibrous base contains no inorganic fibers having a length of at least 5 μm, a diameter of up to 3 Î... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6824861 | Composite flywheel rim with co-mingled fiber layers and methods for manufacturing same A composite-based rim and methods for manufacturing such a rim are provided. The rim includes multiple fiber-based, co-mingled layers, wherein the strength and/or stiffness of the layers increases from the innermost layer of the rim to the outermost layer of the rim... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6818288 | Fiber-reinforced ceramic composites Fiber-reinforced ceramic composites which comprise at least two layers of a multidirectional woven fiber fabric as reinforcement, with at least 5% of the area of each layer of woven fiber fabric being permeated by matrix material, friction disks comprising these com... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805946 | Multi-functional composite structures Fibrous monolith processing techniques to fabricate multifunctional structures capable of performing more than one discrete function such as structures capable of bearing structural loads and mechanical stresses in service and also capable of performing at least one... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6787223 | Flexure and precision clamp A flexure including a plurality of plies of composite material consolidated everywhere except at at least one predefined region where preselected adjacent plies are purposefully delaminated so they can move relative to each other when the flexure is bent. ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6777093 | Bond layer for silicon containing substrate A bond layer for a silicon based substrate comprises a silicon layer having a dispersion of particulate material therein, wherein the particulate material is selected from the group consisting of (1) alumina, (2) yttria, (3) aluminum silicate, (4) compounds of rare ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6740607 | Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6730394 | Fibre-reinforced plastic part On joining a fibre-reinforced plastic part, such as a plastic fibre-reinforced robot arm, to a functional element such as a gear, as a result of the flow characteristics of the plastic in the case of a high pressing action or high pressures, the joints are no longer... | 05/04/2004 |
