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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 |
| 8097295 | Method of making nanoparticles by electroless plating A plurality of gold nanoparticles disposed on a surface of a substrate includes nanoparticles having an average particle density greater than 1.8×1011 particles per squared centimeter of the surface. The gold nanoparticles include a monomodal diameter di... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7713578 | Method for fabricating thin film pattern, method for fabricating device, electro-optical apparatus, and electronic apparatus A method for fabricating a thin film pattern on a substrate includes a bank forming step of forming banks in a predetermined pattern on said substrate, a first material disposing step of disposing first liquid droplets made of a function liquid between said banks to... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7438455 | Vehicle lamp A reflecting member of a vehicle lamp is provided with a top coat layer formed on a silver deposited coat formed on a surface of a synthetic resin base. The top coat layer is made of a transparent acrylic resin which is synthesized with a monomer whose glass transit... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7368866 | Envelope, envelope manufacturing method, image display device, and television display device Provided is an envelope which includes: a first substrate; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a frame interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a low melting point metal for bonding the first substrate and the frame to each... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351448 | Anti-reflective coating on patterned metals or metallic surfaces An apparatus and process for coating surfaces of metal or metallic components including providing at least one metal having a patterned outer surface exhibiting an optical reflection greater than about 40%, providing at least one anti-reflective coating material, th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7320283 | Nanoprinting method Patterns of nanometer and micrometer dimensions are printed on a substrate by first forming a solution or suspension of a liquid and a printing material and then applying a layer of the solution or suspension to the substrate. Then, without applying pressure, a stam... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316794 | Continuous production of catalyst coated membranes A process for the production of catalyst coated membranes, especially catalyst coated membranes for use in fuel cells, that includes applying followed by drying of an electrocatalyst coating composition, a polymeric dispersion and a second electrocatalyst coating co... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7301277 | Electro-optical apparatus, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic instrument The invention achieves a reduction in a thickness while suppressing a thermal effect. An apparatus includes a light-emitting element and a sealing layer to hermetically seal the light-emitting element. The sealing layer includes a heat radiation layer having thermal... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291380 | Laser enhanced plating for forming wiring patterns A method of plating a substrate including coating a substrate surface, laser-treating a region of the coated surface, and plating the region. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267259 | Method for enhancing the solderability of a surface A method for enhancing the solderability of a metallic surface is disclosed where the metallic surface is plated with an immersion silver plate prior to soldering, which immersion silver plate is treated with an additive selected from the group consisting of fatty a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264526 | Method of manufacturing barrier ribs for PDP by capillary molding of paste and paste compositions therefor Disclosed is a method of manufacturing rear plate barrier ribs for Plasma Display Panel (PDP), which includes the steps of: forming barrier ribs by infiltrating the barrier rib forming paste into grooves of a mold by using the capillary phenomenon, and then sinterin... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259101 | Nanoparticles and method for making the same A method for making nanoparticles, nanoparticle inks and device layers therefrom is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, nanoparticles are isolated from a composite material that is formed by treating a metal oxide precursor to form the metal nanopar... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259100 | Nanoparticles and method for making the same A method for making nanoparticles, nanoparticle inks and device layers therefrom is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, nanoparticles are isolated from a composite material that is formed by treating a metal oxide precursor to form the metal nanopar... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250188 | Depositing metal particles on carbon nanotubes Metal catalyst particles are deposited on carbon nanotubes by preparing a silane solution of a metal catalyst salt, e.g. platinum or ruthenium chloride, immersing an electrically conducting substrate carrying nanotubes in the silane solution to yield a composite str... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7217344 | Transparent conductive film for flat panel displays Substrates having films are used to produce flat panel displays and similar devices. Various embodiments of transparent conductive films and methods for the same for flat panel displays and similar devices are disclosed herein. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205255 | Electrode catalyst for fuel cell and method for production thereof An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell is provided which excels in catalytic activity and catalytic durability. The electrode catalyst for the fuel cell has noble metal-containing particle deposited on an electroconductive carrier and the noble metal-containing parti... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186665 | Production of low-temperature fuel cell electrodes A process for the production of electrodes for fuel cells includes applying an ink consisting of a mixture of at least a carbon powder, an ion-conducting polymer and a fluid, the fluid containing at least 3% of an alkanediol, and a fuel cell electrode which can be o... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172663 | Palladium-containing particles, method and apparatus of manufacture, palladium-containing devices made therefrom Provided are palladium-containing powders and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the palladium-containing particles of high quality, of a small size and narrow size distribution. An aerosol is generated from liquid feed and sent to a furnace, where liquid in d... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169731 | Method for the synthesis of a fuel cell electrocatalyst A method for forming a supported metal-containing powder. The method comprises forming a dispersion of a particulate support in a solution, which comprises a solvent and a dissolved metal. Heat is removed from the dispersion to precipitate the dissolved metal from t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166354 | Metal coated fiber and electroconductive composition comprising the same and method for production thereof and use thereof The present invention provides a metal coated fiber with excellent coating strength and corrosion resistance, and a conductive resin composition with excellent conductivity. A feature of a metal coated fiber of the present invention is that following provision of a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155810 | Method for fabricating a magnetic head A GMR read head for a magnetic head, in which the hard bias layers are fabricated immediately next to the side edges of the free magnetic layer, and such that the midplane of the hard bias layer and the midplane of the free magnetic layer are approximately coplanar.... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157788 | Metal oxide dispersion for dye-sensitized solar cells, photoactive electrode and dye-sensitized solar cell (1) A metal oxide dispersion for a dye-sensitized solar cell, which contains metal oxide fine particles, a binder composed of a polymer compound having an action to bind to the fine particles and a solvent; (2) a method for producing a photoactive electrode for a dy... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153802 | Method of making an electrode for a membrane electrode assembly and method of making the membrane electrode assembly A method of making an electrode decal, comprises forming a catalyst ink comprising a catalyst compound, a perfluorinated sulfonyl fluoride polymer, and an ester; disposing the catalyst ink on a decal; and drying the catalyst ink to form an electrode layer on the dec... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138159 | Method for the deposition of an electrocatalyst layer Electrocatalyst powders and methods for producing electrocatalyst powders, such as carbon composite electrocatalyst powders. The powders have a well-controlled microstructure and morphology. The method includes forming the particles from an aerosol of precursors by ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136264 | Use of gold leads in lead overlaid type of GMR sensor A magnetic head including a lead overlaid read head component in which the electrical current passing through the overlaid passive regions of the sensor layers is reduced. The parts of the electrical leads that overlay the sensor layers are comprised of gold. The ex... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128852 | Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultraso... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122219 | Electrode for generation of hydrogen An electrode for use in hydrogen generation comprising a conductive base and a coating layer formed thereon of a composition obtainable by thermally decomposing, in the presence of an organic acid, a mixture comprising at least one type of platinum compound. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116381 | Colloidal solution comprising silver metal particles and a silane derivative The invention pertains to a composition comprising silver metal particles and an additive, characterized in that the additive is a silane derivative comprising at least one methyl group and at least one alkoxy group. Preferably, the silane derivate is methyl trimeth... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115218 | Low temperature method and composition for producing electrical conductors A composition of matter having a metal powder or powders of specified characteristics in a Reactive Organic Medium (ROM). These compositions can be applied by any convenient printing process to produce patterns of electrical conductors on temperature-sensitive elect... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104111 | Formation of metal nanowires for use as variable-range hydrogen sensors The present invention provides for variable-range hydrogen sensors and methods for making same. Such variable-range hydrogen sensors comprise a series of fabricated Pd—Ag (palladium-silver) nanowires—each wire of the series having a different Ag to Pd ratio—wi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101817 | System and method for determining line widths of free-standing structures resulting from a semiconductor manufacturing process A apparatus and method for determining minimum line widths of free standing structures built by a semiconductor (S/C) manufacturing process. Free standing structures are created in a semiconductor device and subjected to an aerosol process which is tuned and centere... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7081304 | Surface conductive resin, process for forming the same and wiring board The present invention aims to provide a surface-conductive resin suitable for wiring boards, and the like, a process for forming the resin efficiently, and a wiring board using the surface-conductive resin. The surface-conductive resin according to the present inven... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077927 | Method of applying an edge electrode pattern to a touch screen A method of applying an edge electrode pattern to a touch screen. The method includes depositing, on a first surface of a decal strip, conductive material in the form of an edge electrode pattern, placing the first surface of the decal strip on one edge of a touch s... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078276 | Nanoparticles and method for making the same A method for making nanoparticles, nanoparticle inks and device layers therefrom is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, nanoparticles are isolated from a composite material that is formed by treating a metal oxide precursor to form the metal nanopar... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056468 | Method for producing low-loss tunable ceramic composites with improved breakdown strengths The production of low-loss, tunable composite ceramic materials with improved breakdown strengths is disclosed. The composite materials comprise ferroelectric perovskites such as barium strontium titanate or other ferroelectric perovskites combined with other phases... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047637 | Method of manufacture of ceramic composite wiring structures for semiconductor devices Method of manufacture of a composite wiring structure for use with at least one semiconductor device, the structure having a first conductive member upon which the semiconductor device can be mounted for electrical connection thereto. A dielectric member, made of ce... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041191 | Method for manufacturing membrane electrode assembly of fuel cell by printing processes A method for manufacturing membrane electrode assembly of fuel cell includes positioning an ion exchange membrane that is cleaned and trimmed to a predetermined size in advance to a base plate, mounting the base plate to a printing platform, attaching a printing pla... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042706 | Laminated ceramic electronic component and method of manufacturing the electronic component A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a laminate having ceramic layers and internal electrodes stacked alternately one on another, and at least one kind of metal oxide between respective one of the ceramic layers and corresponding one of the internal el... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037448 | Method of producing a conductor paste The present invention provides a conductor composition that can form a conductor pattern having a good shape precision and a method for producing an electronic component using the composition. This conductor composition contains an organic vehicle, and a conductive ... | 05/02/2006 |
