"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6165629 | Structure for thin film interconnect This invention relates generally to a structure and process for thin film interconnect, and more particularly to a structure and process for a multilayer thin film interconnect structure with improved dimensional stability and electrical performance. The ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6162550 | Tagging material A tagging material comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive tape incorporating electromagnetic sensor material whose presence can be detected. Tags are cut from the tagging material as the tagging material and articles are conveyed along converging paths a... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6159620 | Single-electron solid state electronic device A single-electron solid state electronic device is characterized by organically functionalized nanometer size metal and metal alloy nanocrystal active elements. The electronic behavior of the device is distinguished by single electron charging phenomena, ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6156445 | Ablatively photodecomposable compositions The present invention provides an ablatively photodecomposable polymer having a photoabsorber bound to the polymer (the "ablatively photodecomposable polymer") which does not phase separate, nor does it crystallize. The ablatively photodecomposable polyme... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6143422 | Surface-treated steel sheet having improved corrosion resistance after forming A material which can be improved in its resistance to corrosion caused by alcohol-containing fuels after formation without detriment to weldability and without any substantial cost increase is developed. Constitution A chromate film is applied to a Zn--X alloy... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6129326 | Adhesive shock absorber Bolted mounting assemblies for use between two mounted components wherein one of the components experiences vibration typically use rubber shock absorbers to dampen the vibration transfer between the components. The rubber shock absorbers are expensive an... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6129998 | Copper/steel laminated sheet for use in manufacturing printed circuit boards A sheet laminate for use in a press lay-up between printed circuit board panels having a steel alloy substrate layer and a copper foil layer disposed on at least one surface of the substrate layer. The foil layer is attached onto the surface of the substr... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6127051 | Copper/steel laminated sheet for use in manufacturing printed circuit boards A sheet laminate for use in a press lay-up between printed circuit board panels having a metal substrate layer and a copper foil layer disposed on at least one surface of the substrate layer. The foil layer is attached onto the surface of the substrate la... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6120911 | Zinc-rich coated steel article There is disclosed a zinc-rich coated steel article which is characterized by an outer layer of rubber containing a weight ratio of sulfur vulcanizing agent to total accelerator ranging from 0.4:1 to 0.8:1.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117559 | Double-sided reflector films Durable--long lived plastic films carrying sputter-deposited metal layers such as reflective metal layers on both sides are disclosed. The slip side of the plastic film is not preglowed. The nonslip side is preglowed. This combination of glowing and not p... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6114051 | Method for electroplating high-impact plastics A method for plating a high impact resistant plastic, particularly a polycarbonate substrate which has been modified with up to about 50 percent by weight of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. The surface of the plastic is first conditioned with a halogenat... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6103399 | Method for the manufacturing of micromachined structures and a micromachined structure manufactured using such method The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a micromachined structure to be at least partly released from a substrate surface. A surface contact area, over which structure and the said substrate surface are in surface contact with each other durin... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6090490 | Zirconium compound coating having a silicone layer thereon An article is coated with a multi-layer coating comprising a polymeric layer deposited on the surface of the article, a zirconium compound, titanium compound or zirconium/titanium alloy compound layer deposited on the polymeric layer, and a silicone resin... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6087021 | Polymer with transient liquid phase bondable particles A technique of forming a metallurgical bond between pads on two surfaces is provided. A metal coating placed on each surface includes a first metal base layer and a second metal surface layer. The first and second metals include a low melting point consti... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6083628 | Hybrid polymer film A hybrid film, comprising a first polymer film having a plasma-treated surface and a second polymer film having first and second surfaces, with the first surface of the second polymer film being disposed along the first plasma-treated surface of the first... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080496 | Method for a coating cooking vessel A method for preparing and coating metal cookware having an interior cooking surface and for the application of a lubricative coating is disclosed. The method includes mechanically spraying the interior cooking surface with an aluminum oxide material to p... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6080495 | Structural panels with metal faces and corrugated plastic core A structural panel has one or more face sheets bonded by adhesive layers to a core body having two outer plastic liner sheets fusion-bonded to linear ends of inner plastic truss elements spaced apart with open spaces therebetween extending in a plane dire... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077616 | Laminated strip for use as reflective vehicle trim A reflective laminated strip includes an aluminum alloy or steel strip having a cleaned and conversion coated outer surface, an adhesive layer adjacent the conversion coated outer surface, and a polymer layer joined to the adhesive layer. An exterior side... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6060175 | 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... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6060176 | Corrosion protection for metallic features A microelectronic structure, having 1) at least one metallic feature situated on a layer of material selected from the group consisting of nonmetallic and semiconductor materials; 2) a layer of a cobalt-phosphorus alloy (Co(P)) covering at least one of th... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6060170 | Functional groups for thermal crosslinking of polymeric systems This invention is a novel combination of crosslinking groups, which grafted to the backbone of thermally stable polymers, can be thermally induced to crosslink the polymers, affording a thermoset polymer system. This invention is particularly suited for h... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6057018 | Blend of non plasticized polyvinyl chloride and ether-based polyurethane A telecommunications cable includes an extruded plastic member formed of an extruded blend of a nonplasticized polyvinyl chloride and an ether-based polyurethane. The blend may be used in the extrusion of tubes or ribbons holding light waveguides or metal... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6054224 | Polyester film for electrical insulation An electrical insulating polyester film has an apparent density of 1.37 to 0.85 g/cm3 and a tensile modulus of 2.0 to 4.5 GPa. A film having low oligomer content, low cost, high heat resistance, high impact resistance, superior machinability and pro... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6051327 | Non-corrosive metal laminated on aluminum A non-corrosive metal on aluminum or aluminum alloy lamination is disclosed including a non-corrosive metal top sheet, an aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate, and an adhesive bonding the non-corrosive metal top sheet to the aluminum or aluminum alloy sub... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6042950 | Surface coating for insulative materials, method of obtaining it and its application to shielding insulative cases A surface coating on an insulative material substrate, assuring protection against electromagnetic interference in corrosive environments, comprises two stacked metallic layers. The first layer, in contact with the substrate, is a layer of nickel-based al... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6015628 | Organic composite coated steel sheet with good press formability and perforation corrosion resistance This invention provides an organic composite coated steel sheet comprising, as the base, a zinc or zinc alloy coated steel sheet, which can be used in automobile bodies and electric appliances. The coated steel sheet has excellent press formability with o... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6013379 | Coated steel sheet for alkaline dry cell positive electrode cans A coated steel sheet for alkaline dry cell positive electrode cans, comprising a Ni-electroplated steel sheet having a chemical conversion coating formed on the surface thereof, and further formed thereon a resin coating film containing a conductive agent... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5989727 | Electrolytic copper foil having a modified shiny side Treated electrolytic copper foil wherein the shiny side of the raw foil is modified and smoothed by an electrodeposited copper gilding layer, a copper-clad laminate produced with such foil, and an electrical circuit produced from such a laminate. The pref... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5989721 | Device and method for generating electrical energy A device for generating electrical current in the presence of ambient heat includes an intermediate layer having a predetermined electronegativity value interposed between a first outer layer and a second outer layer, in which the first outer layer has an... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5981087 | Wear resistant transport web A wear resistant transport web (12) having a flexible base layer (76), and a first bonding layer (84) at least partially surrounding and bonded to the base layer (76). The wear resistant transport web (12) further comprises a first layer (86) comprising a... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5981086 | Dual-layer coating on high-tensile steel High-tensile steel, particularly automotive coil springs formed of high-tensile steel, are coated first with an epoxy coating powder containing high levels of zinc and then with a poly(ethylene/acrylic acid copolymer) coating powder. Both coatings are app... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5976710 | Low TCE polyimides as improved insulator in multilayer interconnect structures A multilevel high density interconnect structure of a semiconductor device or package including a substrate having at least one conductive feature therein, a film of a polyimide composition on the substrate and selected from the group consisting of a cure... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5964113 | Method for manufacturing a resin-coated steel sheet for drawn-and-ironed cans A method of producing a resin-coated steel sheet for drawn-and-ironed cans. The resin-coated steel sheet has a steel sheet with a tin-coat on each side and a resin layer of a first crystalline thermoplastic polyester resin on one of the tin-coats and a se... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5951800 | Fiber/metal laminate splice Currently, fiber/metal laminate sheets are limited in width due to restrictions in the width of thin metal sheets available. This invention solves that problem by providing an integral splice concept and a method for manufacturing a laminate employing the... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5950066 | Semisolid thermal interface with low flow resistance An interface material for use in forming a coating interposed along a heat dissipating path between a solid state electronic device and a heat sinking surface. The coating consists of a formulation of a thermally stable wax which is formed as a polyorgano... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5939214 | Thermal performance package for integrated circuit chip Composite materials for electronic packages are disclosed. The composite materials comprise a core layer and first and second cladding layers. The core and cladding layer compositions and thicknesses are selected to maximize thermal and electrical conduct... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5900325 | Polyester laminated metal sheet A polyester resin film laminated metal sheet having a metal sheet and a polyester resin film on at least one surface. The polyester resin film is 41 to 58 weight percent polybutyelene terephthalate and 42 to 59 weight percent polyethylene terephthalate. T... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5885723 | Bonding film for printed circuit boards Provided is bonding film for printed circuit boards which is resistant to cracking even when bent with a small radius of curvature, has a sufficient mechanical strength even in its semi-cured state so that the handling may be facilitated, is not undesirab... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5879810 | Composite articles There is provided a composite article which comprises a first substrate comprising a body of metal containing aluminium or galvanised steel, a second substrate and, interposed between said first and second substrates whereby to provide adhesive bonding be... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5871839 | Reducing galvanic degradation of hybrid metal/composite structures Galvanic degradation under salt spray or salt water conditions in hybrid structures containing a corrosible metal and a conductive fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite is reduced through the addition to the polymer matrix of the composite of an effec... | 02/16/1999 |