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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5182171 | Conductive and corrosion-resistant steel sheet There is disclosed a conductive and corrosion resistant steel sheet comprising a steel sheet material having an arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of 0.01 to 2.0 μm, preferably, 0.2 to 1.5 μm, and a coating film applied thereon and having a dry thickness... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5178966 | Composite with sputtered films of bismuth/tin oxide A novel metal oxide sputtered film comprising bismuth and tin is disclosed on a high transmittance, low emissivity coated glass substrate.... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5164542 | Composite housing for a computer system A modular computer system is disclosed that includes a self-contained work-slate unit having a housing comprising a dense layer forming an external surface of the housing, a first layer of woven structural fiber material overlaying the relatively high den... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5158759 | Reversible storage for media as well as use of the storage A reversible storage of media, which includes a storage core, an intermediate storage, a catalyst and a protective sheathing. With the opening of the protective sheathing, the stored medium is heated in the catalyst layer, which is caused by the resulting... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5147492 | Method of bonding copper and resin A method of bonding copper and resin comprising the steps of: a) forming a layer of copper oxide on a surface of copper by oxidation of copper; b) reducing the layer of copper oxide thus formed to metallic copper with a reducing solution with the addition of a... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5147729 | Steel plate with organic coating having improved corrosion resistance in as-worked state The improved corrosion-resistant steel plate with an organic coating comprises a steel plate having a zinc or zinc alloy plate layer which is overlaid with a chromate film which in turn is coated with an organic resin paint film. The organic resin coat co... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5147730 | Steel plate with organic coating having improved corrosion resistance The improved corrosion-resistant steel plate with an organic coating comprises a steel plate having a zinc or zinc alloy plate layer which is overlaid with a chromate film which in turn is coated with an organic resin paint film. The organic resin coat co... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5143796 | Glass windshield for motor vehicles with combined capabilities of sun radiation screen and image combiner A glass article for motor vehicles, in particular a windshield, is provided with a transparent multilayered coating for simultaneously reducing the transmission of incident light energy and combining data relating to driving with the images of the outer e... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5141822 | Precoated steel sheet having improved corrosion resistance and formability A precoated steel sheet having improved corrosion resistance and formability is disclosed, which comprises a Zn- or Zn alloy-plated steel sheet having on the plated surface either a colloidal silica-containing chromate undercoat layer and a polyhydroxypol... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5139889 | Thickness-reduced draw-formed can Disclosed is a thickness-reduced deep-draw-formed can, which is prepared by subjecting a resin-coated structure of a surface-treated steel plate comprising, as the substrate, a cold-rolled steel plate having a carbon content in the steel of 0.04 to 0.15% ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5137791 | Metal-film laminate resistant to delamination A flexible metal-film laminate can comprise a layered film structure having a metal layer securely bonded to a film layer. The laminate contains a unique metal-oxide attachment structure between the film and metal layer comprising randomly distributed reg... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5110689 | Multi-layered steel sheets A first characteristic of the invention is present in forming a chromate film on the surface of a zinc or a zinc alloy plated steel sheet, and a resin composition film at a coating amount of 0.3 to 5.0 g/m2 on said chromate fim, said resin comp... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5102746 | Multicoated steel sheet susceptible to cationic electrodeposition coating This invention provides an organic multicoated steel sheet susceptible to cationic electrodeposition coating which comprises a zinc or zinc alloy plated steel sheet and as a first layer provided on the surface of said plated steel sheet a sparely soluble ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5094924 | Polyester resin film laminated steel sheet for drawn and ironed can A polyester resin film laminated steel sheet for a drawn and ironed can which comprises laminating a copolyester resin film prepared by processing according to a known method on the one side of a steel sheet covered with at least hydrated chromium oxide t... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5093208 | Laminated metal sheet A laminated metal sheet, the metal sheet having adhered on at least one major surface thereof a film of a non-crystalline polyester, and a process for the preparation thereof. The laminated metal sheet is particularly useful for forming into drawn and wal... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5079101 | Composite film The present invention relates to a composite film. More particularly, the present invention relates to a composite compound film and composite compound multilayered film, comprising a metal, an alloy and/or an inorganic substance with an organic substance... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5061575 | Lubricating resin coated steel strips having improved formability and corrosion resistance A zinc, zinc alloy or aluminum alloy plated steel strip having chromate coatings on both surfaces is coated with a lubricating resin composition for improving formability and corrosion resistance. In one form, a resin composition including a base resin, s... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5059492 | Highly corrosion-resistant, colored thin film-coated steel sheet having excellent press-processability and spot-weldability This invention provides a highly corrosion-resistant, colored thin film-coated steel sheet having excellent press-processability and spot-weldability, which comprises a plated steel sheet, a first layer of a sparingly soluble chromate film formed on surfa... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5023146 | Black surface-treated steel sheet Disclosed are a black surface-treated steel sheet, which comprises a steel sheet or plated steel sheet and a electrodeposited composite plating coating formed in a deposition amount of 0.1 to 5 g/m2 on the surface of the steel sheet or plated s... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5015537 | Ornamental member An improved ornamental member including at least two types of Cr or Ti hard films of different color tones disposed by ion plating on a substrate is prepared. The laminate includes a combination of Cr and Ti hard films including a stainless steel colored ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5011744 | Black surface treated steel sheet A colored zinc composite-plated steel sheet which comprises a steel sheet or a plated steel sheet, a colored composite-plating film comprising zinc and an oxide of a coloring metal such as nickel, cobalt, iron, chromium, tin or copper and provided on the ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5006419 | Structural component made of a titanium alloy and covered by a protective coating and method for producing the coating A structural component of titanium or titanium alloy is provided with a protective coating made substantially of an oxidation resistant and diffusion inhibiting base layer (2), an intermediate layer (3) forming a titanium fire inhibiting layer, and a cove... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4985311 | Zn-Ni based composite electroplated steel sheet and multi-layer composite plated steel sheet Disclosed is a Zn-Ni based composite plated steel sheet excellent in corrosion resistance and workability which comprises a ferrous substrate and, provided thereon, a Zn-Ni based composite electroplating layer comprising 1-15% by weight of Ni, 0.1-10% by ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4976800 | Method of bonding friction material to plated substrates A method of manufacturing a brake shoe or pad in which the back plate is zinc plated and a friction material perform is bonded directly to the zinc plated surface.... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4977039 | Superconducting wire and cable A superconducting wire comprises a wire element wherein a plurality of superconducting filaments are arranged in a metallic matrix, and a covering layer which is formed on the surface of the wire element with a number of filaments and has a laminated stru... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4970126 | Highly corrosion-resistant, multi-layer coated steel sheets This invention relates to a highly corrosion-resistant, multi-layer coated steel sheet, and includes an undercoat film obtained by galvanization or zinc-alloy plating and a chromate coated film thereon, on which a resin-composition film is further applied... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4959277 | Process for treating plated steel sheet The present invention relates to a process for surface treatment for cathodic electrodeposit coating of a zinc-plated or zinc alloy-plated steel sheet comprising coating and drying a protective coating material on said steel sheet chromate-treated beforeh... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4957820 | Laminated metal sheet A process for producing by simultaneous lamination a polymer/metal/polymer laminate, which process comprises laminating to one of the major surfaces of a metal sheet a composite polyester film (A) comprising an inner layer (A1) of a substantially non-crys... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4948678 | Organic composite plated steel sheet highly susceptible to cationic electrodeposition The present invention provides an organic composite plated steel sheet highly susceptible to cationic electrodeposition comprising a steel substrate plated with one selected from the group consisting of zinc, a zinc alloy, a zinc composite alloy, or alumi... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4948677 | High transmittance, low emissivity article and method of preparation A method for improving the adhesion between metal and metal oxide films and an improved multiple layer coated article comprising primer layers between metal and metal oxide films are disclosed. Copper containing layers are used as primer layers; for examp... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4945008 | Laminated metal sheet A laminated metal sheet having adhered to one of its major surfaces a composite co-extruded polyolefin-containing film (B) comprising a plurality of layers in the following order: (B1) an inner layer of a bonding resin which is an acid modified polyolefin ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4916022 | Titania doped ceramic thermal barrier coatings A ceramic thermal barrier coating system for superalloy components subjected to high operating temperatures, such as gas turbine engine airfoils, is disclosed which includes a titania doped interfacial layer between the metallic substrate and the ceramic ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4910077 | Polynorbornene laminates and method of making the same Printed wiring boards useful for high frequency applications are obtained by laminating a copper foil pretreated with a silane to a polynorbornene prepreg. The prepreg is made by impregnating a fiberglass cloth with a ring-opening polymerized polymer. The... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4910097 | Zinc alloy-plated corrosion preventive steel sheet having an organic coating layer thereon and a method for making the same A corrosion preventive steel sheet having an organic coating layer is described. The steel sheet is comprised of a zinc alloy-plated steel sheet, and a chromate layer and an organic coating layer formed in this order on at least one side of the steel shee... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4910095 | High corrosion resistant plated composite steel strip An electroplated composite steel strip having a high corrosion resistance comprises a steel strip substrate and a corrosion resistant coating layer which comprises at least a base plating layer comprising a zinc-based metal matrix, a number of corrosion-p... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4902580 | Neutral reflecting coated articles with sputtered multilayer films of metal oxides A method for producing visually neutral high transmittance low emissivity coated articles comprising infrared reflective metal and antireflective metal oxide layers and an improved multiple layer coated article produced thereby comprising a high refractiv... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4898789 | Low emissivity film for automotive heat load reduction A multiple-layer, high transmittance, low emissivity coated article is disclosed comprising at least two infrared reflective metal layers alternatingly combined with at least three metal oxide antireflective layers to produce a coating with superior low e... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4898790 | Low emissivity film for high temperature processing A multiple-layer, high transmittance, low emissivity coated article which can be subjected to high temperature processing such as bending, annealing, tempering, laminating or glass welding as a result of primer layers comprising metal and metal oxide is d... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4895770 | Process for the manufacture of multi-layered, coated hardmetal parts The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of multi-layered wear-resistant CVD- or PVD-coatings applied to hardmetal parts containing WC-Co or WC-Ni, where at least one of the layers is a metal-boronitride layer. According to the invention, th... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4891273 | Multiple coated composite steel strip A multiple coated composite steel strip having an excellent corrosion (rust) resistance, weldability and paint adhesion, and thus useful for car bodies, comprises a steel strip substrate, a first metal coating layer, a second chlorate coating layer formed... | 01/02/1990 |
