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 |
| 7871701 | Chipboard An oriented strand board for structural applications and a method of its production comprising elongated strands having aspect ratios greater than 2, the strands being derived from the outer shells of oil palm tree fronds formed as a bi-product of the harvest of oil... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7846545 | Glass fiber package, method for packing of glass fiber and glass fiber product using the same An object of the present invention is to provide a glass fiber package where a glass fiber aggregate which contains alkali-containing glass wool fiber of a very small diameter having an average fiber size of 5 μm or less or, particularly, less than 1 μm and contai... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7771820 | Monocrystal, nano wire material, electronic element, and method of producing nano wire material A crystalline nano wire material which can be used as a nano-level wire is provided. A molecular monocrystal having a high anisotropy for electrical resistivity is used. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7413804 | Braid-reinforced hollow fiber membrane A method of coating a polymeric resinous thin film on the surface of a tubular braid reinforcing material, wherein a polymeric resinous coating material is spin coated on the surface of an annular braid, the coated braid is extruded into the air, and the coating mat... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7368035 | Method for brazing and adhesive bonding An improved method for joining together the edge portions of first and second panels includes applying a heat curable adhesive along the edge portion of the first panel and then abutting the edge portion of the second panel with the edge portion of the first panel s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361290 | Electroconductive resin, composition useful for forming electroconductive resin, and method of producing electroconductive resin An object of the present invention is to provide a composition useful for forming an electroconductive resin, the composition comprising a resin and a vapor-growth carbon fiber compounded with the resin, and which can be easily formed into a thin film, and to provid... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358034 | Method of processing on-press developable lithographic printing plate A method of deactivating and on-press developing an exposed lithographic printing plate is disclosed. The plate comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer developable with ink and/or fountain solution and capable of hardening upon exposure to a radiation. The p... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357986 | Security articles This invention provides security articles comprising fibers, threads and fiber sections (“dots”) possessing multiple verification characteristics. The fibers possess unique and difficulty duplicated combinations of complex cross-sections, components, and multipl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357984 | Polymer-coated carbon nanotube By coating the outer surface of carbon nanotubes with various polymers of different properties, such properties as insulation property, reactivity, optical visibility, solvent dispersion property and so on are given to the outer surface of the carbon nanotubes. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354646 | Water-absorbent polymer composite comprising two or more fibers, and composition thereof Disclosed is a water-absorbent polymer composite and composition thereof comprising a water-absorbent polymer particle and two or more fibers, wherein said polymer particle has a substantially spherical shape, at least one of said two or more fibers is partially wra... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348670 | Nanostructure, electronic device and method of manufacturing the same Cylinders having Al as a major constituent are orderly arrayed in an (Si, Ge) matrix. In a nanostructure in the form of a mixture film having a plurality of cylinders having Al as a major constituent, and a matrix region surrounding the plurality of cylinders and ha... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344773 | Methods of forming nanoparticle based monolayer films with high particle density and devices including the same The present invention provides methods of forming uniform nanoparticle based monolayer films with a high particle density on the surface of a substrate comprising (a) forming a surface modifying layer on a substrate using a material comprising a first functional gro... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335998 | Device for supplying voltage to the loads of an onboard electrical system of a motor vehicle, using a plurality of generators A device for supplying voltage to the loads of an onboard electrical system of a motor vehicle includes a first generator, a regulator allocated to the first generator, a second generator, a regulator allocated to the second generator, and a control apparatus. The c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323244 | Low and weakly-interlaced polyester multifilament yarn and method of producing the same Disclosed is a low and weakly-interlaced industrial polyester multifilament yarn, which has excellent flatness and flat uniformity, and in which the number of monofilament layers is properly controlled according to a fineness of the low and weakly-interlaced polyest... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323074 | Hay baling laminate of a nonwoven and a knitted net The present invention is directed to a laminated net, and more specifically to a laminate comprising a nonwoven fabric and knitted net to be utilized as rounded bale wrap, wherein the wrap maintains the integrity of the bale during, pick-up, transport, and storage. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318853 | Polymer, polymer microfiber, polymer nanofiber and applications including filter structures Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful ap... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303815 | Functional bimorph composite nanotapes and methods of fabrication A two-layer nanotape that includes a nanoribbon substrate and an oxide that is epitaxially deposited on a flat surface of the nanoribbon substrate is described. The oxide is deposited on the substrate using a pulsed laser ablation deposition process. The nanoribbons... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267872 | Braid-reinforced hollow fiber membrane A braid-reinforced hollow fiber membrane which includes a reinforcing material of a tubular braid and a polymer resinous thin film coated on the surface of the reinforcing material. The polymer resinous thin film has a skin layer with micro pores having a diameter i... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267873 | Fiber reinforced concrete Fiber reinforced concrete has thin steel wire of diameter between 0.05 and 0.3 mm such as cut from recycled vehicle tires. To avoid the problem of balling when mixing, two alternatives are suggested. The first consists of strands of fiber, which demonstrate excellen... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7244497 | Cellulosic fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties and methods of forming thereof Cellulosic fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties and methods of forming such cellulosic fibers are described. In one embodiment, a cellulosic fiber includes a fiber body formed of an elongated member. The elongated member includes a cellulosic materia... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241709 | Penetration resistant life protection articles The present invention relates to penetration resistant life protection articles, including spike penetration resistant life protection articles, and preferably spike and ballistic projectile penetration resistant life protection articles. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229685 | Adhesive microstructure and method of forming same A method of forming an adhesive force includes removing a seta from a living specimen, attaching the seta to a substrate, and applying the seta to a surface so as to establish an adhesive force between the substrate and the surface. The seta is applied to the surfac... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223476 | Composite flakes and methods for making and using the same Methods for making composite flakes are disclosed. The composite flakes are formed from particles and one or more monomers and/or resins or resin systems. The polymer matrix of the flakes is highly crosslinked and/or high molecular weight. Use of the particles in po... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7199203 | Isotactic propylene copolymer fibers, their preparation and use Fibers comprising a propylene homopolymer or a copolymer of propylene and at least one of ethylene and one or more unsaturated comonomers exhibit desirable properties. The homopolymers are characterized as having 13C NMR peaks corresponding to a regio-err... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195814 | Microfiber-entangled products and related methods Described are microfiber-entangled products and methods of producing microfiber-entangled products from microfiber materials or microfiber-forming materials, the microfiber entangled products having various useful product constructions that incorporate microfiber ma... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192643 | Toughened cementitious composites The present invention relates to the field of toughening and reinforcing brittle matrix materials, and more specifically to the structural fibers made from an oriented film, which enhance the toughness of matrix materials such as concrete, cement, and other cementit... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186457 | Cellulosic composite component A component such as a siding panel comprised of a PVC/wood flour composite. Another embodiment is a component such as a siding panel that is made from a PVC/CPE/wood flour composite. The cellulosic composite may be extruded through a die and then bent into the shape... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169250 | Nanofibrous articles Nanofibrous articles can be manufactured by a process that includes preparation of a surface of a substrate to provide an adhesion mechanism for securing the nanofibers to the surface. The nanofibers can be dispersed in an area near the substrate for the purpose of ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166669 | Laser beam weldable thermoplastic molding materials Dark-colored thermoplastic molding compositions are disclosed. The compositions are suitable for making molded parts which in the wavelength region from 700 to 1200 nm are laser-transmitting, at least in spectral partial regions, and may be welded to laser-absorbing... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157138 | Fiber board A fiber board, comprising: kenaf fibers having an average length of 10 to 200 mm and an average diameter of 10 to 300 μm, and a thermosetting adhesive agent, the fiber board having a density of 60... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157129 | Method for making highly colored DVDs Embodiments of highly colored optical discs and methods for making the same are disclosed. For examples, specification discloses a DVD composition that comprises a bonding layer and a data layer disposed there between, wherein at least one of the substrates is a rea... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150912 | Inter-labium product and surface-side sheet capable of disintegration in water for the inter-labium product An inter-labium product capable of disintegration in water, fitted to the inter-labium part; and a surface-side sheet for inter-labium product that simultaneously realizes comfortability at wearing of the inter-labium product and capability of water disintegration s... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144624 | Dendritic fiber material A thermal interface includes nanofibrils. The nanofibrils may be attached to a flat base or membrane, or may be attached to the tip portions of larger diameter fibers. The nanofibrils have a diameter of less than about 1 micron, and may advantageously be formed from... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135057 | Gas storage medium and methods A storage medium for gas molecules has a nanowire core and a number of organic molecules attached to the exterior surface of the nanowire. The organic molecules attached to the exterior of the nanowire are adapted to releasably hold gas molecules. Methods for making... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132161 | Fiber adhesive material A fiber velvet comprising nano-size fibers or nanofibrils attached to micro-size fibers is disclosed. Methods of manufacturing the velvet as well as various uses of the velvet are also described. For example, the fiber velvet can be used as a thermal interface or as... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7122246 | High-precision modeling filament Disclosed is a modeling filament for use as feedstock in a fused deposition modeling liquifier, and a method for manufacturing the filament. The diameter and standard deviation of the filament are controlled to meet various tolerance requirements of jam resistance, ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122248 | Security articles This invention provides security articles comprising fibers, threads and fiber sections (“dots”) possessing multiple verification characteristics. The fibers possess unique and difficulty duplicated combinations of complex cross-sections, components, and multipl... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112369 | Nano-sized polymer-metal composites A polymer nanoparticle is provided. The nanoparticle includes an inner layer having alkenylbenzene monomer units. The nanoparticle further includes an outer layer having monomer units selected from conjugated dienes, alkylenes, alkenylbenzenes, and mixtures thereof.... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105224 | Oxide ceramic fiber composite materials and use thereof The invention relates to oxide ceramic fiber composite materials that, e.g., according to the invention, are used in energy conversion installations. The present invention discloses a fundamentally new concept for the previously incompatible requirements of improved... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093599 | Gels, composites, and health care articles Gel and gel composites health care articles, including masks, pads, blood bags, tubings, male and female tubing connectors, and needle protector sheath. ... | 08/22/2006 |
