Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7531490 | Detergent composition comprising calcium gluconate and a mixture of calcium ion sequestering agents The present invention relates to a detergent composition containing (a) 2 to 30% by weight of an inorganic alkali, (b) 0.5 to 20% by weight of at least one surfactant selected from an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant, (c) 0.01 to 2% by weight (based on c... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7198681 | Methods and compositions for removing resin coatings The present invention relates to methods and compositions for removing resin coatings. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and compositions for removing coatings comprising epoxy and/or furan. Some embodiments of the methods of the present in... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172996 | Cleaning agent composition for a positive or a negative photoresist The present invention relates to a composition for cleaning a photoresist and is to provide a cleaning composition wherein the residue of the photoresist does not remain on the boundary surface between the cleaned area and the not-cleaned area after a negative photo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166654 | Ester compound, plasticizer for biodegradable aliphatic polyester resin, and biodegradable resin composition An ester compound represented by formula (1) R1OOC—(CH2)m—COOR2   (1) wherein R1 and R2 are different from each other and each represents a group of formula (2) â... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144847 | Detergent A detergent for removing deposits on a mold for use in molding a thermoplastic resin, comprising limonene and ethanol is disclosed. Provided, is a detergent for removing mold deposits, said detergent being capable of easily removing deposits (the so-called mold depo... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135445 | Process for the use of bis-choline and tris-choline in the cleaning of quartz-coated polysilicon and other materials A new cleaning chemistry based on bis-choline and tris-choline compounds, such as their hydroxides, is provided in order to address the removal of photoresist and flux while minimizing any etching of the substrate. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7053037 | Phase-separating solvent composition A pseudo-stable phase-splitting solvent composition that forms a single liquid phase when subjected to mild agitation and retains that single phase while the composition is applied to a surface, but which forms two or more laminar liquid phases promptly after being ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6906020 | Cleaning composition A hard surface cleaning composition for removing cooked-, baked- or burnt-on soils from cookware and tableware, the composition comprising a soil swelling agent and a spreading auxiliary and wherein the composition has a liquid surface tension of less than about 24.... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6432893 | Method for removal of protein from contact lenses The present invention provides an agent for contact lenses, which contains an oxo-acid compound and/or a polyacid compound. The agent for contact lenses of the present invention can remove protein as, for example, a protein remover, irrespective of the ki... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6060439 | Cleaning compositions and methods for cleaning resin and polymeric materials used in manufacture Compositions and methods for cleaning, solvating, and/or removing plastic resins and polymers or other contaminants from manufactured articles or manufacturing equipment, particularly in the production of optical lenses. The compositions contain at least ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5962383 | Cleaning compositions and methods for cleaning resin and polymeric materials used in manufacture Compositions and methods for cleaning, solvating, and/or removing plastic resins and polymers or other contaminants from manufactured articles or manufacturing equipment, particularly in the production of optical lenses. The compositions contain at least ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 4592856 | Liquid detergent composition The liquid detergent composition of the invention comprises a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent, e.g. methylene chloride, an anionic and/or non-ionic surface active agents, a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, e.g. tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide and choline, an... | 06/03/1986 |
