Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7045167 | Solid particulate material application device A device for the application of solid particulate material to a target surface includes one or more containers for storing the solid particulate material and one or more transfer devices for transferring the solid particulate material from the containers to the targ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6593154 | Apparatus and method for controlling semiconductor manufacturing system utilizing recycled wafers A method of process control includes the steps of preparing recycling procedure data for each type of film formed on a wafer by diffusion processing, setting a recycle control number for controlling recycling processing based on the recycling procedure da... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6352590 | Device for moistening web-shaped material The present invention relates to a device for moistening a web-shaped material, wherein the moistening device is designed as a device for mobile use, and wherein the web-shaped material can be laterally pushed into the moistening device.... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6161651 | Lubrication system with modulated droplet emission A lubrication system for the intermittent lubrication of a lubrication target, comprises a lubrication emitter having structure for generating a series of lubrication liquid droplets and carrying the droplets along a travel path by a propellent gas stream... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6086954 | Method and apparatus for application of coating medium onto a traveling material web having a splice A method and an apparatus for direct or indirect one-sided or double-sided application of a liquid or pasty coating medium onto a spliced traveling material web, notably of paper or cardboard, includes at least one applicator applying the coating medium a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6051070 | Apparatus for applying materials to substrates An apparatus for applying a material to a substrate. A material application station includes a shutter assembly having at least one horizontally extending blade which is rapidly displaceable from a closed configuration in which an outlet path of the shutt... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6039806 | Precision thickness optical coating system and method of operation thereof The present invention provides for a system for the precision optical coating of substrates and a method of operating the system. The system has a vacuum chamber, a plasma source in the vacuum chamber, a plurality of e-beam evaporation units which generat... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5582676 | Apparatus for applying adhesive onto scarf-cut face of veneer The invention provides a simply-constructed apparatus for applying a substantially fixed amount of adhesive onto a scarf-cut face of a veneer. The apparatus includes: a plurality of rolls (2,4,48,50) for successively feeding veneers in a predetermined fee... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5443643 | Heatless resin coating system A resin coating system having an endless conveyor for passing components to be coated with resin successively through a preheating station, a resin coating station, and a gelification station. Coated components are exchanged with uncoated components at a ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5242499 | Nozzle control system for envelope flap moistener The invention disclosed herein provides for automatically controlling positioning of a moistening nozzle relative to an envelope flap being moved therepast at high speed. The invention has particular application as an envelope flap moistener in a high spe... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5240502 | Improvement in apparatus for applying a coating to a moving surface An improvement is provided in a coating system including a dispenser, a coating outlet for delivering a coating material to a surface of a moving workpiece to which coating is to be applied in a desired pattern, and a dispensing control for producing cont... | 08/31/1993 |
| 4858816 | Tin-soldering machine with automatic wave barrier for printed circuit boards The wave barrier device of the invention comprises a flap which is rigidly joined to the soldering machine. This flap plunges lightly into the molten tin bath and pushes it before the board which is precedes.... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4790155 | Replaceable fluid dye applicator for inert-blanketed regions A fluid nozzle assembly is disclosed for dispensing liquid dye onto an underlying fabric in a substantially closed structure provided with an inert gas atmosphere. The assembly includes an elongated rotatable housing provided along its length with a relat... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4406247 | Adhesive dispensing system An adhesive applicator has a nozzle through which adhesive can be dispensed to sheets of a set as the sheets are driven seriatim past the nozzle. Adhesive is furnished in a cartridge which is pressurized so that the adhesive is delivered from the cartridg... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4140078 | Method and apparatus for regulating evaporating rate and layer build up in the production of thin layers An arrangement for regulating the evaporation rate and the layer buildup in the production of optically effective thin layers in a vacuum on substrates with controlled evaporator power and with continuous measuring of the optical characteristics of the de... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4027607 | Pulsed powder application system A pulsed powder application system for electrostatically powder-coating a substrate comprises an applicator bed means, a fluidizing means, and a pulsing means. The pulsing means is actuable during a coating time to effect ionization of electrostatic powde... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3986476 | Apparatus for coating a liquid on opposite sides of a flexible sheet material An apparatus for coating a liquid on opposite sides of a flexible material, which is particularly suitable for use in applying a splicing cement to predetermined surface areas on obverse and reverse sides of a vehicle tire tread. The apparatus comprises i... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3955528 | Industrial mop-treating machine A generally portable industrial mop treating machine which draws mop treating liquid directly from a shipping and storage container and sprays same upon mops which are driven through the machine. The spray means is actuated by the passing mops and becomes... | 05/11/1976 |
