"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced."
Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322451 | Friction damper A friction damper includes a base body; a support secured to an elongated member of the base body and having a through hole; a rod which extends in such a manner as to pass through the through hole of the support and is movable in an axial direction with respect to ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7118808 | Sliding bearing material The invention relates to a composite material which is to be used in sliding bearings and comprises a metallic support (1) and at least one reinforcement material having an open structure (2). Said support (1) and reinforcement material (2 | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101194 | Woven multiple-contact connector A multiple-contact woven connector including a weave arranged to provide a plurality of tensioned fibers and a conductor woven with the plurality of tensioned fibers so as to form a plurality of peaks and valleys along a length of the conductor. The conductor has a ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093787 | Lightning strike mitigation system A lightning strike mitigation system for protecting a surface includes an inner insulating layer adjacent a surface to be protected, an outer insulating layer, and an intermediate layer formed from an electrically conductive material between the inner and outer insu... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094064 | Multiple-contact woven electrical switches The present disclosure is directed to electrical switches that utilize conductors that are woven onto loading fibers and a mating conductor that has a contact mating surface. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083427 | Woven multiple-contact connectors A multiple-contact woven connector comprising at least one conductor woven onto a plurality of loading fibers. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering a contact force at the contact points of the conductors. The co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056139 | Electrical connector An electrical connector that has an array of conductors each having a contact point to make contact with a mating conductive surface. Upon engaging the contact points in a sliding manner with the mating surface, the conductors are displaced, which, in turn, tensions... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6951465 | Multiple-contact woven power connectors Multiple-contact woven power connectors are provided that have at least a first set of loading fibers and at least a first set of conductors. When woven onto a set of loading fibers, the conductors define a space. The loading fibers are capable of delivering contact... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942496 | Woven multiple-contact connector A multiple-contact woven connector including a weave arranged to provide a plurality of tensioned fibers and a conductor woven with the plurality of tensioned fibers so as to form a plurality of peaks and valleys along a length of the conductor. The conductor has a ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6258445 | Screen printing form and flexible screen printing form accommodating device The invention relates to a screen printing fabric made of self crossing plastic threads with an emulsion coating, wherein the plastic threads are coated with a vacuum metallized or sputtered encasing layer which is covered by an emulsion bearing metal coa... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6176964 | Method of fabricating an acoustic liner An acoustic liner employable in jet engine housing construction for sound absorption such as for inclusion in nacelle components. The liner has a solid backface sheet having a surface to which is attached a first side of a honeycomb core structure. Attach... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5939172 | Metallic screen material having a strand or fibre structure, and method for manufacturing such a material A screen material is described which is formed by cladding, using electroplating, a structure composed of strands or fibers. The structure may incorporate a knit, woven or nonwoven material or, alternatively, of strands or fibres welded together, wound st... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5356701 | Blank for the manufacturing of fiber-reinforced coatings or metal components A blank material for manufacturing fiber-reinforced coatings or metal components comprising fibers made of a high-strength material and metals or metal alloys, and a process for manufacturing the blank, and for manufacturing coatings and components made t... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5326631 | Unsintered fiber burner made with metal fibers, ceramic fibers and binding agent An unsintered metal fiber burner is produced by mixing ceramic fibers with the metal fibers and binding the mixed metal-ceramic fibers together as a porous layer adherent to a foraminous support. By mixing ceramic fibers with metal fibers, the cost of a s... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5302251 | Inner surface contoured press jacket for a shoe press A press jacket is formed of an elastomeric jacket material having two layers of reinforcement threads, namely an inner layer and an outer layer, embedded in it. The inner layer is formed of longitudinal threads which upon operation of the press device ext... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5302225 | Method of joining dissimilar materials A composite intermediate structure for joining two dissimilar materials together. The structure has a non-porous base with two bonding faces. A porous member is bonded to each of the faces. The base may be a metallic foil and the porous members may each b... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5229198 | Bearing material having a matrix impregnated with polymeric resin A low-friction bearing material includes a matrix formed by a wire mesh screen which is fused to a metal backing sheet. Polytetrafluoroethylene or other polymeric resin fills the interstices within the screen and between the screen and the backing sheet a... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5200256 | Composite lightweight bullet proof panel for use on vessels, aircraft and the like A lightweight armor lining for use in projecting objects such as vessels and like craft from high speed projectiles includes an extended sheet-like body having a weight of less than eight (8) pounds per square foot and having an inner strike surface being... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5145729 | Composite intermediate bonding structures A composite intermediate structure for joining two dissimilar materials together. The structure has a non-porous base with two bonding faces. A porous member is bonded to each of the faces. The base may be a metallic foil and the porous members may each b... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5076875 | Composite intermediate bonding structures A composite intermediate structure for joining two dissimilar materials together. The structure has a non-porous base with two bonding faces. A porous member is bonded to each of the faces. The base may be a metallic foil and the porous members may each b... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4928847 | Apparatus for packaging refrigerated goods A chill box for shipping refrigerated goods formed of a plurality of insulating portions which are collapsible and have foiled surfaces and polyurethene foam inbetween. 45 degrees chamfers on each of the adjoining sides of each of the corners that are loc... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4863789 | Electromagnetic wave shielding laminate An electromagnetic wave shielding laminate is composed of a substrate made of a synthetic resin with a knitted small-gauge metal wire buried therein.... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4822665 | Photopolymerizable molding materials containing metal wire inserts The invention relates to photopolymerizable, sheet-like molding materials containing a mixture of an unsaturated polyester, monomers, a thickener, pulverulent and/or fibrous additives and metal wire inserts. The molding materials can be shaped, for exampl... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4755422 | Multilayered electronics protection system A multilayered electronics protection system includes a first ablator layer providing thermal protection that is sprayed on to a non-metallic surface of an electronics enclosure. A second ablator layer comprised of highly conductive material is sprayed on... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4313777 | One-step dual purpose joining technique This fastener used in induction heating is a wire screen basically of an eddy-current carrying material such as carbon steel. Selected wires in the screen are copper, sheathed in an insulating material. The screen is placed between two sheets of thermopla... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4292358 | Heat protective barrier comprising apertured member having intumescent coating A heat resistant protective barrier has one or more layers (1) each comprising a support medium in the form of a plurality of closely spaced-apart strands (2) and a heat actuated and resistive intumescent coating (3) on the strands. The support medium pre... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4273824 | Ceramic faced structures and methods for manufacture thereof A method of adhering a ceramic facing material to an underlying substrate is disclosed. Substrates to which the concepts apply include unsupported low modulus, porous wire pads as well as low modulus, porous wire pads backed by a solid metallic form. The ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4238137 | Slide bearing A slide bearing having a backing pad forming a substantially planar face on which a mesh is affixed. A piece of sheet bearing material is impaled on the mesh by the application of pressure and heat for permitting the bearing to support higher loads at hig... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4170675 | Reinforced flexible panels comprising plastic sheeting on opposed sides of a mesh layer and a metal foil layer in association with a plastic sheet layer A fire-retardant sheet comprising superposed layers including a plastic material with a metal foil on one side and a further plastic sheet or layer laminated thereto with the interposition of a wire mesh.... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4166878 | Gas turbine engine internal insulation comprising metallic mesh--restrained ceramic fiber layer The invention is concerned with an improved individually replaceable insulation pack comprising a high temperature resistant thin flexible metallic sheet having a porous insulation blanket formed of interlaced ceramic fibers held against a side thereof an... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4126725 | High pressure laminates Dimensional stability of melamine decorative laminates is improved by a pair of spaced, foraminous steel foil layers, which resist shrinkage of the melamine layer. Steel foil layers are also used to prevent splitting of low-strength wallboard cores as a r... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4111097 | Armor A laminated, multi-layer armor construction is disclosed as a means of defeating armor piercing projectiles.... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4096304 | Reinforced flexible panels A fire-retardant sheet comprising, as four superposed layers, a fire-retardant paper sheet, coated on one surface with a plastic material and on the other surface with a metal foil and having a scrim of fibreglass between the foil and paper, said sheet ad... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4096017 | Method and article for forming field joints on pipe coated with thermoplastic material A method and article for covering and sealing the exposed weld joint area of a pipeline coated with thermoplastic corrosion protective coating is the subject of this application. The article comprises a layer of thermoplastic material that is compatible w... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4059712 | Metal-ceramic composite and method for making same The composite of the present invention comprises a layer of ceramic having completely imbedded therein a metal grid, such composite having been made by coating a metal grid with a viscous ceramic slurry and thereafter firing to form the ceramic to a unita... | 11/22/1977 |
| 3968286 | Structural timber A structural timber is made up of an inorganic fiber felt like material, a dampproof sheet like a material, and metal net like material laid in order over a sheet like base material and stapled together whereby the staples tightly hold the materials toget... | 07/06/1976 |