"What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense."
Napoleon Bonaparte ; When told of the Robert Fulton steamboat
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309943 | Mechanism comprised of ultrasonic lead screw motor An optical assembly that contains an optical device movably attached to a apparatus for driving a threaded shaft assembly. The apparatus contains of a threaded shaft with an axis of rotation and, engaged therewith, a threaded nut. The assembly contains a device for ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 6621199 | High intensity electromagnetic radiation apparatus and method A method and apparatus for producing high intensity electromagnetic radiation are disclosed. The apparatus includes a high intensity arc lamp having an inner envelope cooled by a first flow of liquid along an inside surface of the inner envelope. The arc ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 5386170 | High-power radiator An additional capacitance in the form of a molding (12") composed of dielectric material is inserted in an inner space of an ultraviolet light excimer radiator, making it possible to enforce loss-free control of the axial and/or radial distribution of the... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5168194 | Pulse simmer flash lamp cathode A flash light operating in the "pulse and simmer" mode has a cathode and an anode 18 mounted at opposite ends of a transparent envelope 10. The cathode, which may be water cooled, includes a mount 24 and a tip 26 joined to the mount by an undercut neck po... | 12/01/1992 |
| 4734610 | Vibration wave motor A vibration wave motor includes circular shape vibration part having a helical stepped portion inside or outside thereof; a unit, coupled to said vibration part for causing the vibration part to generate a travelling vibration wave propagating along a cir... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4477711 | Method and apparatus for plasma welding The invention relates to an apparatus to perform plasma welding, by providing a cooling water temperature detector at the inlet side of cooling water in the plasma welding torch, controlling the temperature at the inlet side of the cooling water running i... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4197481 | Magnetically focussed tube Magnetically focussed tube having a gate cooler separate from the anode cooler and of higher power capacity than previous magnetically focussed tubes. Other structural features include simplified anode and cooling jacket and heat barrier at ends of cathod... | 04/08/1980 |