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...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7510780 | Structured material, magnetic recording medium utilizing the same, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus The invention provides a structured material composed by including a noble metal, in which an oriented layer is formed on a layer containing a Group 4A metal. The invention enables to form an oriented layer, which has required a high temperature for formation, by a ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7416790 | Coating systems containing rhodium aluminide-based layers A coating process and system suitable for use on components subjected to high temperatures. The coating system includes an overlay coating of predominantly B2 phase rhodium aluminide (RhAl) intermetallic compound containing about 25 to about 90 atomic percent rhodiu... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416789 | Refractory metal substrate with improved thermal conductivity A substrate for semiconductor and integrated circuit components including: a core plate containing a Group VIB metal from the periodic table of the elements and/or an anisotropic material, having a first major surface and a second ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7360991 | Methods and apparatus for fabricating gas turbine engines Methods and apparatus of fabricating a gas turbine engine component are provided. The method includes selecting a surface of a component to apply a wear-resistant material, applying a formed wear pad fabricated from a wear-resistant alloy and a braze material, and v... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358327 | Assembled hematin, method for forming same and method for polymerizing aromatic monomers using same An assembled hematin is formed by depositing hematin on an electrically charged substrate in one or more layers alternating with one or more layers of polyelectrolyte, preferably a cationic polymer. In a method for polymerizing an aromatic monomer, the assembled hem... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344751 | Assembled hematin, method for forming same and method for polymerizing aromatic monomers using same An assembled hematin is formed by depositing hematin on an electrically charged substrate in one or more layers alternating with one or more layers of polyelectrolyte, preferably a cationic polymer. In a method for polymerizing an aromatic monomer, the assembled hem... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335427 | Preform and method of repairing nickel-base superalloys and components repaired thereby A process for repairing a turbine component of a turbomachine, as well as a sintered preform used in the process and a high gamma-prime nickel-base superalloy component repaired thereby. The sintered preform contains a sintered mixture of powders of a cobalt-base br... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331755 | Method for coating gas turbine engine components A method for assembling a vane sector for a gas turbine engine, the vane sector including an airfoil vane and a platform includes depositing a wear coating material onto a selected area of the platform, positioning the platform adjacent to the airfoil vane, and exec... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323254 | Layered material The invention relates to an alloy consisting of at least three components A, B, C, which form at least a first matrix and a soft phase dispersed therein, with a first surface (5) and a second surface (9) lying opposite it, the proportions of components... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300712 | Magnetic sensor and position detector In a magnetic sensor (1) including a substrate (10) having a magnetism-sensitive element (11) formed thereon, a hard membrane (14) is formed on the outermost surface, an organic film (13) to relieve the stress caused by the hard me... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285338 | Anisotropic thin-film rare-earth permanent magnet An anisotropic thin-film rare-earth permanent magnet endowed with high magnetic characteristics by rendering a vapor-phase-grown thin film anisotropic in the layering direction. The atomic laminate units are formed by laminating a monoatomic layer of a rare earth el... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279240 | Laminated perpendicular magnetic recording media with uncorrelated grains A laminated perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprises a non-magnetic substrate and at least a pair of polycrystalline, vertically stacked, spaced-apart perpendicular magnetic layers supported thereon, wherein each of the magnetic layers has substantially the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273667 | Longitudinal multi-layer magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium capable of attaining high in-plane recording density of 100 Mbits or more per 1 mm2 is provided. Magnetic recording medium is provided in which underlayers, a first magnetic layer, a first intermediate layer, a second magnetic ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7220296 | Electroless plating baths for high aspect features An electroless plating bath for filling high aspect ratio features with copper metal comprises water, a water soluble copper containing compound having an initial concentration of 0.5 to 50 g/L, a catalyst reducing agent having an initial concentration of 0.02 to 1.... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218485 | GMR element having fixed magnetic layer provided on side surface of free magnetic layer A free magnetic layer contains free magnetic material layers and an intermediate layer interposed therebetween. A fixed magnetic layer contains fixed magnetic material layers and a non-magnetic intermediate layer interposed therebetween. The free magnetic material l... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205020 | Magnetic recording medium and method for manufacturing same A magnetic recording medium has a non-magnetic under-layer, a magnetic layer, a protective film and a liquid lubricant layer sequentially laminated on a non-magnetic substrate. The magnetic layer has a multi-layer structure laminated with two or more magnetic layer ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175920 | Copper foil for high-density ultra-fine printed wiring board The present invention is to provide an ultra-thin copper foil with a carrier which comprises a release layer, a diffusion preventive layer and a copper electroplating layer laminated in this order, or a diffusion preventive layer, a release layer and a copper electr... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172824 | Laminated perpendicular magnetic recording media with uncorrelated grains A laminated perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprises a non-magnetic substrate and at least a pair of polycrystalline, vertically stacked, spaced-apart perpendicular magnetic layers supported thereon, wherein each of the magnetic layers has substantially the... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169215 | Copper molybdenum electroless deposition process and materials Materials and methods are described for electroless deposition of copper molybdenum. An aqueous bath composition for the electroless deposition of copper molybdenum includes; a soluble source of copper ions, a solu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166374 | Magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium comprising a non-ferromagnetic substrate and a magnetic recording film formed on the substrate with an underlayer interposed therebetween, wherein the magnetic recording film comprises a plurality of magnetic layers and an interlayer made... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157151 | Corrosion-resistant layered coatings In general, the present invention provides coating systems and processes for applying a selected coating system on a metallic substrate. The coating system includes two or more coating layers. A first layer comprises a MCrAl(Y,Hf)-type coating. The MCrAl(Y,Hf) coati... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156280 | Braze alloy compositions A nickel-based high-temperature braze alloy composition includes Cr, Hf, and B. Furthermore, a cobalt-based high-temperature braze alloy composition includes Cr, Hf, and B. The braze alloys can be used, for example, as a single homogenous braze. The braze alloys can... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144544 | Ultraviolet light curing compositions for composite repair An ultraviolet (UV) light curable formulation useful for repairing composite materials, comprising: an acrylic oligomer, an acrylic monomer, and a photoinitiator. This formulation may include fiberglass. The photoinitiator can be a combination of a bis-acylphosphine... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141314 | CPP GMR and magnetostriction improvement by laminating CoFe free layer with thin FeColayers A current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) giant magnetoresistive (GMR) sensor of the synthetic spin valve type and its method of formation are disclosed, the sensor including a novel laminated free layer having ultra-thin (less than 3 angstroms thickness) laminas of Fe... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132149 | Data storage medium and method for the preparation thereof A data storage medium includes a haze-prevention layer between a heat-resistant thermoplastic substrate and a reflective metal layer. The haze-prevention layer includes a metal having a tensile modulus of at least about 15×106 pounds per square inch. The... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128959 | Reflective article and method for the preparation thereof A reflective article useful, for example, in automotive headlights includes a haze-prevention layer between a heat-resistant thermoplastic substrate and a reflective metal layer. The haze-prevention layer includes a metal having a tensile modulus of at least about 1... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129194 | Catalyst system with improved corrosion resistance An improved catalyst system that includes a metal support structure and an anti-corrosive layer on the metal support structure, and has improved resistance to corrosion and other degradation under corrosive environments. Typically, a catalyst supporting layer is app... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7101600 | Perpendicular magnetic recording disk A perpendicular magnetic recording disk is provided. The perpendicular magnetic recording disk includes an underlayer between a substrate and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer for inducing perpendicular orientation of the perpendicular magnetic recording laye... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094474 | Composite powder and gall-resistant coating A composite powder includes an FeMo based first powder including between about 20% and about 55% by weight Fe and between about 45% and about 80% by weight of Mo. The composite powder also includes an aluminum bronze based second powder blended with the FeMo based f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087104 | Preparation of electroless deposition solutions A system and method for storing a solution containing a subset of a group consisting of a metal ion, a complexing agent, an ammonium salt, and a strong base and then nearer to a time of use in an electroless deposition process, using the solution to form an electrol... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077010 | Magnetoresistive semiconductor pressure sensors and fingerprint identification/verification sensors using same The present invention is directed to a method of sensing pressure in which applied pressure causes a change in the magnetization vector of a magnetoresistive layer within the device and a corresponding change in resistance. The method includes providing a sensing de... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073397 | Magnetoresistive semiconductor pressure sensors and fingerprint identification/verification sensors using same The invention provides an apparatus for sensing pressure that comprises a substrate and a sensor formed on the substrate. The sensor is adapted to sense pressure applied thereto and includes a support structure smaller than the substrate to result in a cavity above ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070870 | Magnetic media with improved exchange coupling A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, an underlayer, a lower magnetic layer formed on the underlayer, an intermediate layer, and an upper magnetic layer formed on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer is typically Ru, and promotes anti ferromagn... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067201 | Wear resistant coating for keel joint A method of reducing stress and wear on one or more components in a keel joint assembly in which a cobalt-based, wear resistant alloy coating is applied to the surfaces of one or more components. The use of the coating reduces stress and wear and achieves improved c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059201 | Use of multi-layer thin films as stress sensors The present invention provides a pressure sensing device that includes at least one TMR sensor, and preferably an array of TMR sensors, with each TMR sensor having an insulating spacer layer interposed between a pinned and a free ferromagnetic layer. In an unbiased ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051435 | Process for repairing turbine components A process for repairing a turbine component comprises overlaying a preform of a brazing material onto a surface of the turbine component, wherein the surface comprises a damaged portion; securing the preform of a brazing material to the surface; and heating the turb... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050274 | Multilayer permanent magnet films Multilayer permanent magnet films comprising at least two permanent magnet layers separated by an interlayer are disclosed. In one embodiment, the multilayer permanent magnet film includes an interlayer deposited on a first permanent magnet layer, a seed layer depos... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033686 | Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing it Disclosed are a perpendicular magnetic recording medium with lower medium noise, insusceptible to thermal fluctuation and high recording resolution and a method of manufacturing it. As the step of forming a metal layer at the time of forming a recording layer on a n... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022420 | Assembled hematin, method for forming same and method for polymerizing aromatic monomers using same An assembled hematin is formed by depositing hematin on an electrically charged substrate in one or more layers alternating with one or more layers of polyelectrolyte, preferably a cationic polymer. In a method for polymerizing an aromatic monomer, the assembled hem... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018411 | Endoprothesis with galvanised silver layer A bone replacement endoprosthesis has a metallic support structure, at least part of the surface of which is galvanically silvered. Beneath the silver layer a bond layer is provided which can comprise gold. ... | 03/28/2006 |
