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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7491272 | Confinement of liquids on surfaces A microfluidic device for applying a liquid to a surface comprises a chamber for carrying the liquid, an aperture in the chamber for communicating liquid from the chamber to the surface via a conduit having outer sides of limited wetability to the liquid. This devic... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7361226 | Thermo-stable coating die design method and apparatus A method of designing and the resulting thermally stable heated coating die apparatus, the die apparatus including a die having a die geometry and a heating system with heaters and temperature sensors. The method and resultant apparatus provides minimized temperatur... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7332034 | Coating apparatus and coating method using the same To provide a coating apparatus, which can surely prevent a coating solution from spreading, to simplify a manufacturing process and reduce the manufacturing cost and provide a coating method using the same. The coating apparatus includes a holding table holding a pl... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7258839 | Temperature controlled microfabricated two-pin liquid sample dispensing system A cooled liquid sample dispensing system comprises a pair of pins for holding a droplet of liquid therebetween and a cooling element. Each pin includes a tip spaced predetermined distance from the other pin to define a sample acquisition region. The pins acquire and... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7211148 | Apparatus and method for spotting a substrate The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing a small volume of a selected liquid, such as a biological sample or reagent, onto a substrate. The device includes a tube adapted to contain the liquid. An elongated fiber is disposed within the tu... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182877 | Method for manufacturing electro-optical device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus A method is provided for manufacturing an electro-optical device, in which fine scratches or cracks can be removed by etching without damaging wiring, an electro-optical device, and an electronic apparatus. According to the method, a liquid crystal panel used in an ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7067036 | Active moistening system for mailing machine A device for moistening an envelope flap includes a reservoir for holding a moistening fluid and an applicator mounted above the reservoir for applying the moistening fluid to the envelope flap. The moistening device also includes a fluid transfer member that is mou... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7041257 | Microfabricated two-pin liquid sample dispensing system A two-pin liquid sample dispensing system is provided. The two-pin dispensing system comprises a pair of separately movable pins for holding a droplet of liquid therebetween. Each pin includes a tip spaced predetermined distance from the other pin to define a sample... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6930292 | Method of controlling the temperature of a specimen in or on a solid support member A method of controlling the temperature of a biological specimen by using induction heating. The specimen is either fixed to a carrier or is in liquid form in contact with a carrier with fixed capture probes. The carrier is removably placed in proximity to a solid s... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915928 | Fluid dispenser A dispensation device having a nozzle defining a chamber and a dispensation orifice which communicates with the chamber. A transfer pin is moveably received within the chamber and moveable between a retracted position and a dispensing position. In the dispensing pos... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6849127 | Apparatus and method for spotting a substrate The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing a small volume of a selected liquid, such as a biological sample or reagent, onto a substrate. The device includes a tube adapted to contain the liquid. An elongate fiber is disposed within the tub... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6838215 | Graytone mask producing method, graytone mask and pattern transfer method A method for producing a graytone mask capable of satisfying a dimensional accuracy of a predetermined graytone pattern, on a graytone mask having, at least in a part, a predetermined graytone pattern. Suppressed to ±1% or less an on-plane distribution in thickness... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6789965 | Dot printer with off-axis loading A pin-in-capillary apparatus for depositing droplets of fluid onto a surface is described. The apparatus has an off-axis channel for supplying fluid to the capillary. In the capillary the fluid wets the tip of the pin and is delivered to the surface when the pin is ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6780248 | Applicator and method for applying adhesive to rod-shaped members such as cotton swabs A system and method for applying adhesive to at least a first end of a rod-shaped member, such as a cotton swab stick includes a carrier, an adhesive applicator, and a rotator device. The carrier conveys the rod-shaped member or stick in a machine direction and also... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6613148 | Method and apparatus for applying highly viscous liquid to substrate A method for coating flat substrates with a liquid, the method comprising: pressurizing liquid within a coat head wherein the liquid has a viscosity of at least thirty centipoises; forming a meniscus of liquid at an orifice in the coat head; contacting th... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6579367 | Apparatus and method for spotting a substrate The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing a small volume of a selected liquid, such as a biological sample or reagent, onto a substrate. The device includes a tube adapted to contain the liquid. An elongate fiber is disposed wit... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6517633 | Apparatus for meniscus coating with liquid carbon dioxide A method of coating a substrate comprises immersing a surface portion of a substrate in a liquid or supercritical first phase. The first phase comprises carbon dioxide and a coating component such as a polymer. The substrate is then withdrawn from the fir... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6495204 | Methods for modifying monofilaments, bundles of monofilaments, and fibrous structural material The present invention is related to the modifying of substrates such as monofilaments, bundles of monofilaments, and fibrous structural material with a modifying agent. The modifying agent is suspended or dissolved in a supercritical fluid, near-critical ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6440217 | Apparatus and method for spotting a substrate The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing a small volume of a selected liquid, such as a biological sample or reagent, onto a substrate. The device includes a tube adapted to contain the liquid. An elongate fiber is disposed wit... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6296702 | Apparatus and method for spotting a substrate The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing a small volume of a selected liquid, such as a biological sample or reagent, onto a substrate. The device includes a tube adapted to contain the liquid. An elongate fiber is disposed wit... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6294020 | Device for applying photoresist to a base body surface An applicator device for applying photoresist to a surface of a base body having a receiving device therefor, including a photoresist feeder movable relative to the base body, the feeder being a point source device, and a device for performing a defined m... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6254679 | Device for uniformly moistening labels The invention relates to a device for moistening labels, each of which has a face that is pre-gummed, which device enables the gummed face of each of the labels to be moistened uniformly. The device comprises a moistening element constituted by a rigid ba... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5976252 | Apparatus for depositing precisely metered quantities of an emulsion on a surface A method and apparatus for depositing precisely metered quantities of an emulsion on a surface are disclosed. The method and apparatus are particularly useful for assembly of reversible clinical thermometers. The apparatus involves (a) at least one cartri... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5935653 | Methods for coating a substrate A method for coating flat substrates with a liquid, the method comprising: pressurizing liquid within a coat head wherein the liquid has a viscosity of at least thirty centipoises; forming a meniscus of liquid at an orifice in the coat head; contacting th... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5801062 | Method and device for providing and spreading fluids For the removal of a small amount of fluid, in particular blood, from a sealed container, and the deposition of a drop of fluid on a slide by a dropper, and the subsequent spreading of the drop, the rear end of a dropper needle having a longitudinal chann... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5737178 | Monocrystalline ceramic coating having integral bonding interconnects for electrostatic chucks An electrostatic chuck (20) comprises at least one mesh electrode (30) on an underlying dielectric layer (25), the mesh electrode having apertures therethrough. A monocrystalline ceramic (28) covers the mesh electrode (30). The monocrystalline ceramic (28... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5700346 | Automated slide staining system The present invention provides an automatic slide staining system which will process stained slides, such as cytology or histology specimens. The present invention includes two embodiments for the staining system. The first system includes a slide storage... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5688324 | Apparatus for coating substrate A substrate coating apparatus includes a stage, a coating liquid tank, and a moving mechanism. The stage holds the substrate to be vertical or inclined. The tank has a hollow body extending along the widthwise direction of the substrate, with opposing end... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5681392 | Fluid reservoir containing panels for reducing rate of fluid flow A reservoir for dipping a non-cylindrical flexible belt into a coating fluid so that an electrophotographic layer can be deposited onto its outer surface during a manufacturing process includes a non-cylindrical tank with an inlet located at one end. A co... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5654041 | Method and device for lacquering or coating of a substrate by a capillary slot A device for coating substrates with a capillary slot includes a component having a capillary slot with an outlet opening. A container filled with a coating fluid is provided. The component is positioned in the container such that the capillary slot commu... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5618587 | Vacuum rig apparatus A vacuum rig apparatus for introducing a liquid into a space defined by a shaped article, which apparatus comprises a series of interconnected vessels attached through a port to a vacuum line, wherein one of the vessels is adapted to hold the shaped artic... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5556665 | Meniscus coating of CRT screens An apparatus and method for forming color video display screens of the line or stripe screen type are disclosed. Tubules form menisci of screen element liquids which are contacted with a moving display screen surface to produce screen element lines compri... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5538579 | Method of processing a plurality of glass plates or the like into a circular shape or a method of perforating a plurality of the same material A plurality of glass plates 10 are stacked in a block form without forming gaps between adjacent glass plates while the stacked glass plates are separable; the stacked glass plates are cut off in a circular shape or a doughnut-like shape in a block; and t... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5498289 | Apparatus for applying narrow metal electrode An apparatus for producing a linear pattern having a width less than 100 microns and a resistivity of the order of 10-6 Ω.multidot.cm on a substrate includes a tank for maintaining a low melting point metal in a fused state and having a narrow... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5455062 | Capillary device for lacquering or coating plates or disks A device for coating a plate has an open channel being open in an upward direction and a device for supplying a liquid to the open channel. The liquid in the open channel forms an convexly curved portion projecting upwardly from the open channel. A device... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5403456 | Device permitting the spreading of one or several reagents on a gel The invention relates to a rigid mask intended for the deposition, spreading and incubation of one or several liquids on a gel (of total surface Sg) according to one or several well-defined zones of the gel, hereafter designated by "incubation surface Si"... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5338358 | Apparatus for dyeing tissues Apparatus for dyeing tissues sampled from a living body for the purpose of observing immunoreaction of the tissues has a dyeing tray with a plurality of plateaus arranged in parallel disposition. A slide is so placed over each plateau that a wedge-shaped ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5199990 | Apparatus for solder-plating a lead-frame carrying electronic components An apparatus capable of solder-plating only on lead-regions of a lead-frame carrying a multiplicity of electronic parts or components. It comprises a block made of a heat-resistant and solder-wettable metal immersed in a bath of molten solder. The block i... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5033403 | Coating apparatus for webs of material An apparatus for applying a thin layer of a coating material (2) to a web of material (4) passing over a counter-pressure roller (3), with a slot nozzle device (1) includes a vertical nozzle box (5) with an upper nozzle slot (7) between inlet (8) and outl... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4972796 | Device to apply paraffin oil to textile threads, particularly weft threads in shuttleless looms Device to apply paraffin oil or like onto the surface of textile threads, so as to make them smoother and facilitate weaving thereof. The device includes: at least one container or vessel for a paraffin oil, closed by a cover; at least one rove or felt st... | 11/27/1990 |
