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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 |
| 7226508 | Quartz glass crucible and method for the production thereof A known quartz glass crucible for crystal pulling consists of a crucible wall, having an outer layer which is provided in an external area thereof with a crystallisation promoter which results in crystallisation of quartz glass, forming cristobalite when the quartz ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7152433 | Method of manufacturing image display apparatus and apparatus for manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing an image display apparatus is provided and includes the steps of bringing panel members that constitute a display panel of the image display apparatus into a bake processing chamber, subjecting to bake processing the display panel members, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6971258 | Particulate matter sensor A sensor for detecting particulate matter in an exhaust stream of an engine. The sensor may be a spark-plug-like device having an extended center electrode composed of a stainless steel or other material. The electrode may have a thin passivating layer formed on it.... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6711917 | Photochromic float glasses and methods of making the same Photochromic float glass and methods of making the same are provided. In especially preferred forms, the present invention is embodied in float glass having a non-photochromic glass substrate layer and a photochromic layer fused onto the substrate layer. During prod... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6412306 | Process for producing composite bodies from quartz material A process for producing composite bodies from a plurality of molded pieces made from quartz materials of different or identical structure, preferably fused quartz and/or fused silica. Also, composite bodies produced according to this process. A prismatic ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6341501 | Method of producing a spark plug In a spark plug in which a space between a center electrode at the top end side and a terminal electrode at a rear end side which are arranged to be opposite to each other in an axial hole of an insulator, the glass seal is effected at a temperature withi... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6183871 | Sealing glass paste for cathode ray tubes A sealing glass paste which comprises at least one sealing glass frit powder and an aqueous binder which comprises an aqueous solution, dispersion or emulsion of a polymeric material and a water soluble oxidant which decomposes at a temperature of below 4... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5979187 | Lamp construction and method for forming In a method of forming a glass to metal seal between one end of a glass lamp tube (for, for example, a flash lamp or laser lamp), a metal rod which is terminated by the electrode is heated, and has molten glass sealing material applied thereto to form a b... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5855637 | Method of manufacturing image display apparatus using bonding agents A method of manufacturing an image display apparatus, which has a first substrate on which an electron emission element is arranged, a second substrate on which a phosphor that forms an image upon irradiation of an electron emitted by the electron emissio... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5855638 | Process for producing a vacuum in an insulating glazing A process for producing a vacuum in an insulating glazing composed of two glass sheets (2, 3) separated by pins (4). According to the invention, one of the glass sheets includes a hole (12) which is plugged by a softened ball after the vacuum has been ach... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5846279 | Process for producting a contamination-resistant float glass This invention provides a contamination-resistant float glass showing even quality in durability and its good quality sufficienty. The film for contamination-resistance is formed only on the top-side surface of a float glass. The surface, free from tin di... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5681198 | Vacuum seal method for cathode ray tubes A method of evacuating and sealing a cathode ray tube, CRT, using softened glass frit to seal the exhaust hole through which the CRT is evacuated. A three way branch tube allows a shaft driven by a linear motion means to cover the exhaust hole with a seal... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5312472 | Method for manufacturing resonant cavity for laser A method for affixing the optics of a laser to the laser tube, comprising: providing a substrate seat, coupling a substrate to the seat, coating the substrate with a multilayer thin film coating, and securing the substrate seat to the laser tube. In a fur... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5288301 | Method for fabrication of fused fibre devices Method and apparatus for fabricating fused optical fibre devices includes a furnace provided with an electric heating element. A heat-distributing insert is provided within the heating element, the heating element and the insert being sized and shaped to ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5264722 | Nanochannel glass matrix used in making mesoscopic structures The present invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor device mprising the steps of: forming a glass block of an acid inert glass having acid etchable glass rods extending therethrough, the acid etchable glass rods having an average diameter o... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5223014 | Method for splicing and reinforcing carbon coated optical fibers The present invention relates to a method for the fusion splicing of carbon coated optical fibers and to a method for providing reinforced performance of the spliced points. Concretely, carbon coated optical fibers are fusion spliced in an atmosphere cont... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5110337 | Method and apparatus for filling the inner space of semifinished insulating glass panels with gas For filling the inner space of an insulating glass panel (1) with argon, one glass pane is maintained at a distance from the spacer frame in the region of one corner (2) during pressing of the insulating glass panel (1), by holding this glass pane at a sp... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5078773 | Reducing stray light in lensed optical systems An optical lens has a blackened layer in its outer surface which extends to a depth sufficient to substantially eliminate reflected stray light in the lens. The blackened layer is formed by causing hydrogen under pressure to react for a predetermined time... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5043004 | Method for making a ceramic lid for hermetic sealing of an EPROM circuit An assembly structure and a method for making a ceramic lid for a hermetically sealed package for an EPROM circuit are disclosed. The assembly structure includes, in combination, a ceramic lid, a UV transparent lens, and two fixtures for supporting the le... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5006088 | Method of making a pinch-sealed, gas-filled incandescent lamp A method of manufacturing an incandescent lamp which has a tube extending through the pinch seal of the glass envelope both for evacuating the same and for subsequently introducing a halogen gas therein. An envelope blank has its open end portion heated p... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5004489 | Process for producing a glass-metal connection The invention concerns glass-metal sealing comprising effecting on a metallic piece, in particular an alloy based on iron and nickel or iron, nickel and cobalt, first of all a decarburization under an atmosphere, at a temperature of between 950° C. and 1... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4915719 | Method of producing a hermetic glass to metal seal without metal oxidation A method for forming a hermetic compression glass to metal seal which leaves the metal free of oxide. A temporary assembly of a metal header having a glass bead in an aperture therethrough and an electrical feedthrough conductor passing through the glass ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4888037 | Glass to metal sealing process A single-step process is disclosed for hermetically sealing a glass to a metal having similar coefficients of thermal expansion without carrying out the conventional pretreatment steps of decarburization and oxidization by heating to at least the melting ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4871695 | Process for the production of glass A process for the production of a glass by the vacuum melting method using silica as a raw material is disclosed, comprising filing a silica fine powder in a suitable vessel, heating it in the presence of an accelerator for phase conversion to obtain a po... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4854957 | Method for modifying coloration in tinted photochromic glasses A metod for making a photochromic glass article exhibiting a surface color pattern wherein a silver halide-containing photochromic glass article is treated by exposing at least a portion of the surface thereof to a patterned heat source for a time suffici... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4725333 | Metal-glass laminate and process for producing same This application is directed to a process of forming a laminate. The steps include providing a glass and a metal foil of either deoxidized copper alloy or oxygen-free copper alloy. The glass is heated at a temperature of between about 600° to about 1025Â... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4687540 | Method of manufacturing glass capacitors and resulting product This invention relates to a laminated glass capacitor and method of making the capacitor. The capacitor is constructed of a plurality of internal electrodes stacked and having glass layers therebetween to give electrostatic capacity. External electrodes a... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4666494 | Method of preparing a suction mold for receiving vitrified radioactive waste materials and apparatus therefor Suction molds used in the suction removal process must first be prepared ore they can receive vitrified radioactive waste materials. A method is disclosed for preparing the suction mold which includes a suction pipe welded into the base of the mold with ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4622084 | Method of sealing a mount in a cathode-ray tube A method of sealing an electron gun mount of a cathode-ray tube to a back section thereof comprises the steps of applying a glass frit between an edge of the back section and the mount where the sealing is to be effected, heating the glass frit to a tempe... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4536203 | Pressurized heat treatment of glass-ceramic to control thermal expansion A method of producing a glass-ceramic having a specified thermal expansion value is disclosed. The method includes the step of pressurizing the parent glass material to a predetermined pressure during heat treatment so that the glass-ceramic produced has ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4445920 | Method of making glass-to-metal seal (header) A metal-to-glass-to-metal seal that includes a chemical bond between the ss and metal as well as a mechanical seal is obtained by using an oxide layer which joins the glass and metal. A glass tube or glass powder with a coefficient of expansion which app... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4412963 | Method of producing discharge lamp arc tubes The invention provides a method of producing discharge lamp arc tubes of ceramic material complete with metal cermet end closure members using initially incompletely fired sintered components and a sealing composition selected from silica, alumina and mag... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4347074 | Sealing technique for semiconductor devices A sealing technique is disclosed by which the firing voltage of atmospheric discharge is increased by a pressurizing procedure such that the internal pressure of a sealing chamber is held at room temperature above half (0.5) of the atmospheric pressure ev... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4338111 | Process for producing a glass preform for optical fiber A process for producing a preform for glass fiber for optical transmission by heating supply gases to form fine particles that are deposited on a rotating starter member to form an aggregate of fine glass particles which are then sintered to give a transp... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4318726 | Process for producing optical fiber preform A process for producing an optical fiber preform which comprises forming a particulate glass rod in which the dopant concentration gradually increases toward the center of its cross section, and gradually heating the rod starting at a temperature below th... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4317668 | Method for producing silica glass A method for producing silica glass wherein a dry silica gel subjected to a water desorption treatment and a carbon removal treatment is heated and has its temperature raised in an atmosphere containing chlorine, to perform a hydroxyl group removal treatm... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4304583 | Process for drying optical waveguide preforms Optical waveguide preforms and other glass articles produced by gas-drying and consolidating porous glass soot preforms are provided utilizing a consolidation method wherein consolidation proceeds from the drying gas inlet to the drying gas outlet end of ... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4168960 | Method of making a glass encapsulated diode A glass encapsulated semiconductor diode and a method for glass encapsulation of a fusion to form a semiconductor diode is disclosed. The fusion comprises a body of semiconductor material having a PN junction therein and metal electrodes affixed to oppose... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4162151 | Method of forming arc tube end seal An improved arc tube end seal and the method of forming that seal in a high pressure sodium discharge lamp is disclosed. The method includes precoating the refractory metal end cap with a slurry of metallic silicon and baking the end cap prior to accompli... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4120678 | Sealing glass vehicle and composition and method for making same A sealing glass and a sealing glass paste for sealing the face plate and funnel portion of a color television tube wherein PbO-containing sealing glass frit contains from an effective amount of a powder, such as Pb3 O4 powder, which ... | 10/17/1978 |
