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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8138237 | Anti-slip detergent A composition and method for making a composition that increases friction between a first surface and a second surface while also cleaning the first surface. The composition is an anti-slip detergent that can assist in preventing slip-and-fall accidents on wet floor... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8017668 | Composition for dry lubricant film and plain bearing with sliding layer using the same The present invention provides a plain bearing having improved bearing properties, especially anti-seizure property, initial conformability and cavitation resistance. According to the present invention, a sliding layer is provided on a surface of a bearing alloy lay... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7767733 | Clutch linings comprising fiber-reinforced ceramic materials Clutch lings comprising fiber-reinforced ceramic materials which comprise carbon fibers and whose matrix material is selected from among inorganic polymers, oxidic ceramics, set cements, organoelement polymers and finely divided inorganic solids which are held toget... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7696261 | Mixed deposit friction material The present invention relates to a friction material having a fibrous base material as a primary layer and a secondary layer comprising a mixture of carbonaceous material and friction modifying particles on at least one surface of the primary layer for use as an ant... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7452926 | Resin pulley formed of a resin composition having a phenol resin, an inorganic powder , a reinforcing fiber, and a lubricant A resin pulley according to the present invention is obtained by molding a resin composition containing a phenol resin serving as a base resin, 15 to 50% by weight of an inorganic powder having a Mohs hardness of not less than 6.5, 20 to 40% by weight of a reinforci... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7399802 | Polyesters and polyester containers having a reduced coefficient of friction and improved clarity Polyesters and polyester containers having a reduced coefficient of friction and improved clarity are produced using an antiblock agent comprising a dried talc having from about 20 to about 300 ppm water or a fatty acid tethered talc. The use of these talcs result i... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7338987 | Friction material composition and friction material using the same There are disclosed a friction material composition which comprises a fibrous material except for asbestos, an inorganic friction regulator, an organic friction regulator and a binder, part of the inorganic friction regulator is α alumina and γ alumina in combinat... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326741 | Friction material In a friction material, columnar or scaly non-whisker-like alkali metal titanate or non-whisker-like alkali metal•alkaline-earth metal titanate having an average particle diameter in the range of 0.1 to 100 μm and an aspect ratio of 3 or less and an inorganic por... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326742 | Wet type friction material The present invention provides a wet type friction material comprising a paper base material and binder, in which the paper base material includes silica having an average particle diameter of 1 to 10 μm and disc-shaped diatom earth, and the binder comprises a cure... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326378 | Process for producing polyurethane grinding tool A process for producing a polyurethane grinding tool is provided, the process including a step of mixing one or more types of polyol component selected from the group consisting of polyether polyols and polyester polyols with inorganic abrasive grains, a step of mix... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309725 | Fiber base material for wet friction material A fibrous base material giving a wet frictional material used for clutch, differential gear, brake, etc. of cars, industrial machines, etc. having an excellent durability where plastic deformation of fiber and deterioration by acidic decomposition products of lubric... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306665 | Friction material composition and friction material using the composition A friction material composition containing a fibrous material, a binder and a friction adjusting agent, wherein the friction adjusting agent is secondary aggregates of an activated alumina being spherical and having a diameter of 10 to 300 μm, or an activated alumi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297728 | Friction material A friction material is made by molding and curing a composition containing a fibrous base that includes stainless steel fibers but not other steel fibers, a binder, and a friction modifier that includes at least two types of hard particles having a large Mohs hardne... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294188 | Mixing method for friction material with a pre-mix in a single mixer An improved method of producing a friction material for use in the production of brake pads. A first mixing step blends binder, fiber, and filler materials together in a mixer to create a pre-mix, with one of the materials doubling as a wetting agent promoting the h... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264094 | Friction pair A friction pair has a friction member and a mating member. A braking force is generated owing to a friction force generated between the friction member and the mating member. The friction member includes base fibers, a friction conditioner, a binder and copper oxide... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7195694 | Reinforcing and/or process fibres based on vegetable fibres and production thereof The present invention relates to reinforcing and/or process fibres based on vegetable fibres whose elementary fibres are fibrillated and to a process for their production. The reinforcing and/or process fibres are characterized in that the elementary fibres have a f... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7160378 | Modified friction control compositions The present invention provides a friction control composition comprising a binder a rheological control agent, and optionally a lubricant. The liquid friction control composition may also comprise other components a wetting agent, a consistency modifier, and a prese... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7101087 | Sliding member A sliding member includes a substrate, a porous layer provided on the surface of the substrate and a sliding layer with which the porous layer is impregnated and coated. The sliding layer contains polybenzimidazole, 1–70 vol % of a solid lubricant and 0.1–10 vol... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097679 | Abrasive grain with an abrasive coating A flowable, granular abrasive material and method of manufacture thereof. The material is comprised of at least one abrasive grain selected from aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, cubic boron nitride and/or diamond and has a organic or inorganic coating comprised of a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7066994 | Method and composition for increasing slip resistance of a substrate surface A chemical composition is applied to the surface of a substrate to significantly increase its slip resistance properties. The composition comprises a di-methyl silicone compound, an oxidizing agent, an evaporation modifier, a sequestering agent, a hydrotopic agent, ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6949129 | Method for making resin bonded abrasive tools A method for producing organically bonded abrasive article includes combining an abrasive grain component and a phenol-based resin component. The combined components are molded and thermally cured in an atmosphere that comprises humidity, wherein the atmosphere cont... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6780283 | Wet friction material and manufacturing method therefor In a wet friction material and a method therefor of the present invention, an excessive binder coating on the outermost surface layer of the friction material is removed or prevented while at least one of impregnation, drying and setting of a binder, and further the... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6777461 | Polymeric composition for friction elements The polymeric composition for friction elements comprises a co-polymer between (I) a resin containing phenolic groups and a reticulation agent, and (II) an organopolysiloxane resin containing terminal silanol groups. A part at least of the phenolic groups is bound t... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6748643 | Friction member manufacturing method To provide a method of manufacturing a friction member with high painting performance in which undesirable matters, which stick to the friction member before painting, are removed, and degreasing and recovery of damaged portions are carried out. In the method of man... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6670408 | Friction material A friction material comprises a fibrous reinforcement, a friction modifier and a binder. At least potassium hexatitanate fiber and potassium octatitanate fiber are used together as the fibrous reinforcement and mixed at a ratio in a range between 2 wt % a... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6667103 | Wet friction material There is provided a wet friction material excellent in heat resistance and durability, high in friction coefficient, small in initial fluctuation of the friction coefficient, excellent in heat spot resistance and superior in physical strength to a wet fri... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6660355 | Wear resistant articles An annular body, and method of making same, comprising at least one wear surface portion, the portion comprising a plurality of layers held in a matrix, each layer consisting essentially of fibres which extend generally in one direction and parallel to ea... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6641906 | High temperature clip cushion A process and composition of matter for preparing an improved clip cushion product having tighter dimensional control, better consistency of composition, higher heat resistance, better crack resistance, less abrasive, and lower weight loss at high tempera... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6635349 | Friction material for brake The present invention provides a friction material for brake not containing materials including heavy metals such as Cu or antimony. The friction material contains a fibrous component, a binding component and a friction modifying component, wherein magnes... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6632857 | Friction material A friction material comprising a fibrous reinforcement, a friction modifier, and a binder. An abrasive component of the friction material includes non-fibrous particulate matters having the same material as fibrous matters of rock wool, slag wool, and cer... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6624252 | Sealing device A sealing device equipped with a lip made of a rubber material composition wherein the rubber material composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a tetrafluoroethylene-propylene copolymer and 0.02 to 10 parts by weight of an ethylene-propylene-based cop... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6620860 | Friction material A friction material suitable for mating with a disk rotor or drum consisting mainly of an aluminum alloy reinforced by a hard material. The friction material suppresses the generation of a scoring on the disk rotor or drum. It also suppresses the change i... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6596792 | Tribological performance of thermoplastic composites via thermally conductive material and other fillers and a process for making the composite and molded articles of the same This thermoplastic composition and process for making articles of the same includes a thermoplastic matrix that includes a resin and filler materials wherein the filler materials includes a combination of fibers, at least one lubricant, and thermally cond... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6586373 | Wet friction material A wet friction material comprises a fiber base material, a filler and a binder: wherein the filler contains a disc-shaped diatomaceous earth; wherein the filler contains at least one of a filler having Mohs hardness of 8 to 9.5 and a diatomaceous earth an... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6579920 | Friction pads and disks and compositions and methods for producing same The addition of microspheres of barium titanate glass to conventional friction compositions for molding automotive and other brake elements and similar friction elements, results in substantial new and unexpected improvements with respect to the productio... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6534565 | Friction facing composition and method of manufacture Friction materials for clutch, brake shoes and the like are formed of a paper having reduced or eliminated non-functional processing additives. The paper composition includes components selected from a group consisting of aramid pulp, aramid staple, carbo... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6482873 | Plastic component subjected to friction A frictionally stressed plastic component, particularly an elastomer component, includes microcapsules which, when damaged, release at least one tribologically effective content substance.... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6479413 | Composite friction elements and pultrusion method of making A composite friction unit of a three dimensional composite body is formed of a substantially uniform array of predominately glass strands of primary reinforcing fibers in matrix of phenolic resin material, the reinforcing fibers in the form of fabric dist... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6475614 | Friction material In a friction material including a fibrous reinforcement, a friction modifier and a binder, no whisker-like potassium titanate fiber is contained, but powdery or flaky potassium titanate with an aspect ratio of not higher than 3 is mixed as a friction com... | 11/05/2002 |
