Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7202197 | Organic lime slurry and method of preparation A method is shown for producing stable, non-settling calcium hydroxide slurries with defined solids, viscosity, reactivity, and particle size. A traditional hydrated lime is first blended with an organic solvent. The hydrated lime and organic solvent blend is then w... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6734147 | Lubricant compositions and methods A process is disclosed for manufacturing a lubricant composition comprising combining a superabsorbent polymer with a material for decreasing friction between moving surfaces. The superabsorbent polymer absorbs from about 25 to greater than 100 times its weight in w... | 05/11/2004 |
| 5223161 | Extreme pressure and wear resistant grease with synergistic sulfate and carboxylate additive system A high performance lubricating grease effectively lubricates and greases front-wheel drive joints. The lubricating grease has excellent extreme pressure properties and antiwear qualities and is economical, effective, and safe. In one preferred form, the l... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5190679 | Aqueous based loosener composition adapted for removing cable from a conduit An aqueous based loosener composition is provided which is particularly useful in removing cable from a conduit. The composition comprises an effective amount of a lubricating agent such as a fatty acid salt compound, an effective amount of a solvating ag... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5164101 | Method for reducing piston deposits Piston deposits resulting from neutralizing combustion acids present in the lubricating oil circulating within the lubrication system of an internal combustion engine are reduced or eliminated by first cntacting the acids with a soluble weak base in the p... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5102565 | Calcium soap thickened steel mill grease A high performance lubricating grease effectively lubricates and protects caster rollers and bearings in steel mills and other metal processing mills. The high performance grease has excellent extreme pressure and antiwear qualities and is economical, non... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5068044 | Method for reducing piston deposits Piston deposits resulting from neutralizing combustion acids present in the lubricating oil circulating within the lubrication system of an internal combustion engine are reduced or eliminated by first contacting the acids with a soluble weak base in the ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5011617 | Complex tolylene polurea grease composition and process Disclosed is complex tolylene polyurea-thickened grease containing less than 7 parts per million 2,4-diaminotoluene and a process for making said grease comprising reacting an isocyanate, a polyamine and monoamine with a major portion of a lubricating oil... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4906389 | Method for reducing piston deposits Piston deposits resulting from neutralizing combustion acids present in the lubricating oil circulating within the lubrication system of an internal combustion engine are reduced or eliminated by first contacting the acids with a soluble weak base in the ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4487658 | Aqueous neutralizing and lubricating composition for diesel engines Aqueous-base compositions are disclosed for the lubrication of the piston and the cylinder liner of Diesel engines, particularly large engines, said compositions essentially comprising one or more water soluble anti-acid neutralizers, a water soluble orga... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4043925 | Low smoking composition and method for cold heading operations Improved low smoking composition and method for cold forming metal parts is disclosed. The composition contains water, block copolymer of ethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide and which copolymer has a molecular weight of from about 1800 to about 2900, a... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3981808 | Soluble oil concentrate A soluble oil concentrate for forming stable emulsions of a minor part of concentrate and a major part of water. The concentrate comprises a combination of paraffinic and naphthenic base oils with an emulsifier package including a mahogany sulfonate, alka... | 09/21/1976 |
