...that Thomas Edison's patent application on his phonograph was approved by the Patent Office in just seven weeks? In contrast, it took Gordon Gould, the inventor of the laser, 30 years to obtain his patent -- finally awarded in 1988!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364799 | Polyamide-imide resin, flexible metal-clad laminate, and flexible printed wiring board The present invention provides a non-halogen polyamide-imide resin soluble in an amide solvent at a concentration of 10%, the resulting varnish, when stored at 5° C. for 1 month, exhibiting a solution viscosity change ((solution viscosity after 1 month−initial so... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7342063 | Aqueous dispersion for electrodeposition, high dielectric constant film and electronic parts A high dielectric constant film is prepared by electrodepositing a film from an aqueous dispersion comprising inorganic particles comprised of a compound selected from the group consisting of barium titanate, lead titanate, bismuth titanate, magnesium titanate and n... | 03/11/2008 |
| RE40039 | Aromatic polyamide resin moldings, production methods thereof, and magnetic recording medium produced therefrom The present invention provides aromatic polyamide resin moldings comprising at least one surface that is 1.0 nm or more in root-mean-square roughness and is 80 nm or less in 10-point average roughness, both of the roughness being as determined by atomic force micros... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7297414 | Gas barrier film and method for producing the same Disclosed is a gas barrier film alternately comprising at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer on a resin base material having a glass transition temperature of 250° C. or higher. The gas barrier film can exhibit superior gas barrier property wh... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7235293 | Recyclable carpet comprising hot melt adhesive composition A hot melt adhesive is provided that is useful in the production of textiles, such as a tuft carpet, contains a blend of constituents that allows synthetic carpet members to be fully recycled without first separating the adhesive from the carpet members. The adhesiv... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7112370 | Vapor-deposited film A vapor-deposited film having a substrate consisting essentially of a polymer material and a vapor-deposited layer consisting essentially of a ceramic, the substrate being subjected to plasma pre-treatment using a hollow anode plasma treatment device, prior to vapor... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7041378 | Heating system A heating system employs a ceramic substrate and a resistive layer. The resistive layer includes a thermally stable resin, which is filled with a conductive material. A method of manufacturing such a heating system involves a provision of a ceramic substrate and an ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7022412 | Member having metallic layer, its manufacturing method and its application A member useful in a printed wiring board comprises a resin insulating layer, a metallic fine particle or catalyst layer, a metal oxide layer, and a metallic or electroless plating layer, wherein the resin insulating layer contains a resin containing an aromatic ami... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6905777 | Laminate material A laminate composite that includes a phosphoric acid anodized metal layer that includes an anodic film of from between about 0.005 mils to about 0.015 mils thick as measured through standard acid dissolution testing; an adhesive layer; a top layer adhered to the met... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6884501 | Plastics stabilized with zinc oxide-containing, abrasion-resistant multilayers The invention relates to a plastic article with a coating containing at least one zinc oxide-containing layer and at least one abrasion-resistant outer layer. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6720097 | Barrier film and method for production thereof The present invention provides a barrier-forming film (A) useful for manufacturing various packaging container, which has a higher barrier-formability to prevent permeation of oxygen gas or steam, and a manufacturing method thereof. The barrier-forming film of the i... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6713160 | Ink jet recording material An ink jet recording material which enables the recorded ink images to exhibit enhanced light fastness, water resistance and hot moisture resistance, includes an ink receiving layer formed on a support material and containing a light fastness-enhancing agent contain... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709759 | Thermoplastic film structures having improved barrier and mechanical properties The present invention relates to thermoplastic film structures having improved barrier and/or mechanical properties and methods for making the film structures. These improvements are achieved by incorporating into the thermoplastic film structures a polymeric nanoco... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6685861 | Oxygen scavenging high barrier polyamide compositions for packaging applications Oxygen barrier polyamide compositions exhibiting high oxygen scavenging capability suitable for extended shelf-life, packaging applications. Thus a polyamide composition comprises a polyamide homopolymer, copolymer, or blends thereof, and at least one pol... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6579604 | Method of altering and preserving the surface properties of a polishing pad and specific applications therefor The present invention is directed, in general, to an improved material and method of planarizing a surface on a semiconductor wafer and, more specifically, to a method of altering the properties of polymers, preferably thermoplastic foam polymers, used in... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6565983 | Electrical contact element and use of the contact element An electrical contact element for electrically connecting an electric device and providing current transmission in an electric device wherein the electrical contact element comprises a metallic body, and wherein at least one contact surface, present on th... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6562475 | Polyamide layered films The present invention provides polyamide layered films suitable for packaging applications, each film having a base layer made of a polyamide polymer and an easy-sliding layer made of a polyamide polymer containing inorganic fine particles at 0.15 to 3.00... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6524719 | Laminate film and a vapour-deposited film employing same The present invention relates to a laminate film where on at least one face of a substrate layer selected from polyester film and aliphatic polyamide film, there is provided a polyamide layer in which the chief component is an aromatic polyamide of glass ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6503617 | Multilayer film laminates Described is a multilayer film laminate having at least three layers, and gas barrier properties. The multilayer film laminate comprises sequentially: (I) at least two first layers, each of the first layers (I) having, on one side only, a vapor deposited ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6403231 | Thermoplastic film structures having improved barrier and mechanical properties The present invention relates to thermoplastic film structures having improved barrier and/or mechanical properties and methods for making the film structures. These improvements are achieved by incorporating into the thermoplastic film structures a polym... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6395400 | Magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium using a biaxially oriented aromatic polyamide film as a nonmagnetic support resulting in hardly any improper windings or edge damages. The magnetic recording medium includes a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powders dis... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6365282 | Resin composition and laminated film A resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin containing nitrogen atom(s) in structural units thereof; and (b) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of an iron compound catalyst comprising at least one iron oxide-based compound selec... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6335101 | Composite having more than one layer A thermoplastic composite having a multiplicity of layers and comprising: I) a layer of a polyamide molding composition, II) a layer of a polyester molding composition, and III) a layer of an adhesion promoter adherent to I and II comprising at least 50% by weight ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6306509 | Ion conductive laminate and production method and use thereof A laminate comprising an ion conductive material having excellent ion conductivity at room temperature or at lower temperatures, a small water content, sufficiently high mechanical strength and storage stability to allow for handling the ion conductive ma... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6287696 | Resin composition for a fiber reinforced composite, a prepreg and a fiber reinforced composite The invention provides a resin composition for a fiber reinforced composite which can be used to produce a prepreg excellent in tackiness, drapability and windability around a mandrel, and also provides a prepreg in which reinforcing fibers are impregnate... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6274220 | Aromatic polyamide resin moldings, production methods thereof, and magnetic recording medium produced therefrom The present invention provides aromatic polyamide resin moldings comprising at least one surface that is 1.0 nm or more in root-mean-square roughness and is 80 nm or less in 10-point average roughness, both of the roughness being as determined by atomic f... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6265038 | Transparent high barrier multilayer structure A transparent multilayer structure is disclosed such as a flexible self-supporting container for a flowable food product such as fruit juice. The transparent multilayer structure possesses superior barrier properties to oxygen, water vapor and aromatic ga... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6117541 | Polyolefin material integrated with nanophase particles A packaging laminate having an integrated polyolefin layer is disclosed wherein the polyolefin is integrated with a nanometer size particle of clay. The nanometer size particles may have a thickness of 0.9 to 100 nanometers, and an aspect ratio of 100 to ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6106936 | Overlay material for plain bearing comprising filled fluorothermoplastic material A sliding bearing material contains a matrix material and an antifriction material composed of at least one fluorinated plastic material and fillers. The antifriction material contains as fillers 5 to 48% by volume boron nitride and 2 to 45% by volume of ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6083627 | Powder coatings from mixtures of thermoplastic vinylidene fluoride based resins and polyamide resins Pigmented and unpigmented polymeric resin blends containing up to 45 weight percent polyvinylidene fluoride based polymer and either polyamide 11 or polyamide 12 having particular usefulness in powder coating of objects are disclosed.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6057031 | Plastic substrate with thin metal-containing layer The invention relates to a composite composed of a plastic substrate and a thin, continuous metal-containing layer, characterised in that the metal-containing layer is ductile, adheres firmly to the plastic substrate, has a thickness of | 05/02/2000 |
| 5958561 | Ink/textile combination having improved properties A durable image is formed by the combination of an aqueous ink comprising an aqueous vehicle and a colorant; and a textile, wherein said textile has been treated with a hydrophilic composition containing at least one crosslinkable thermoplastic polymer, s... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5942298 | Laminated film A laminated film comprising a base film and a layer which contains an inorganic layered compound and a resin and is formed by gravure coating a coating fluid comprising the inorganic layered compound and the resin under the conditions satisfying the follo... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5939183 | Water vapor permeable plastic film comprising inorganic particles coated with a substance having high refractive index The invention provides a plastic film possessing improved permeability to water vapor and high heat shielding property. Said plastic film is characterized by water vapor permeability of 100 to 25,000 g/m2 /24 hr, light transmittance of 20 to 95... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5939205 | Gas barrier resin film A gas barrier film comprising a polyamide film and an inorganic deposited layer laminated thereon, wherein the maximum shrinkage percentage after boiling treatment at 95° C. for 30 minutes is not more than 3.5%. The gas barrier film of the present invent... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5928779 | Resin coat piece for bearing containing a mixture of mineral filler and elastomeric powder A resin coat piece is provided in a bearing at a fitting surface with a housing or a shaft to eliminate occurrence of creep, and this resin coat piece is composed of a base material of polyamide 66 and mineral powder and an elastomer powder which are disp... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5863643 | Multi-layered plastic casing with two adjacent layers made from aliphatic polyamide The invention relates to a coextruded, biaxially stretched, tubular film, with at least two adjacent layers made from aliphatic polyamide, for wrapping goods packaged in liquid or paste form, especially foodstuffs, which are subjected to heat-treatment du... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5853861 | Ink jet printing of textiles An ink/textile combination is provided wherein the ink contains an aqueous carrier, a pigment and a polymer having acid, base, epoxy or hydroxy functional moieties and the textile contains hydroxyl, amine, amido or carboxyl groups and either an organometa... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5840381 | Corrosion inhibiting laminate sheets and containers A laminate sheet having excellent corrosion-inhibiting effects and physical strength, which sheet is useful in packing metal products subjected to influence of changes in outside temperature and humidity, and which sheet is comprised of an inner layer mad... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5830545 | Multilayer, high barrier laminate A high barrier, multilayer laminate is disclosed that is suitable for forming packages that contain oxygen sensitive products. The laminate material comprises a first layer including biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate, a second layer of a high ... | 11/03/1998 |