Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7381447 | Textile substrate with polymer foam coating The present invention relates to a process for preparing composite textile and composite textile obtainable by this process as well as the use of said composite textile for automotive applications among other things. Said process comprises the following steps: (a) a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7226071 | Running surface for a winter sports apparatus The gliding properties of running surfaces for winter sports apparatus, e.g. skis and snowboards are improved by a mineral addition chosen from the sodalite group and tsaregorodtsevite-wadalite series or a mixture thereof. An ultramarine is especially preferred as t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214405 | Method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer A method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer comprising the steps of: (i) providing a layer on a substrate, the layer comprising a polythiophene according to formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208194 | Method and machine for producing optical compensation sheet A film sheet which has a polymer layer formed of a coating solution is drawn from a balk roll and transported toward a rubbing apparatus. Thereby, first and second blowers sequentially disposed respectively apply to the polymer layer an air of temperature 45±2° C.... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7029726 | Method for forming a servo pattern on a magnetic tape The systems, methods and products of the invention include systems and methods for manufacturing servo tracks on a magnetic tape. In one aspect, the invention includes systems for manufacturing magnetic tapes having servo tracks thereon wherein the servo tracks are ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6869642 | Phase change thermal interface composition having induced bonding property An improved, more durable heat conductive composition for transferring heat from a heat-dissipating component to a heat dissipater and method of producing the same. The composition preferably comprises a base consisting of paraffin and, optionally, paraffin and petr... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6737170 | Coated film with exceptional embossing characteristics and method for producing it A directly embossable, coated polyethyleneterephthalate film including a dry, uniaxially oriented PET film, and a coating applied to the PET film, wherein the coating and the PET film have as a composite been transversely stretched, the film being coated from an aqu... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6660335 | Method for applying a tire dressing fluid to a tire surface An apparatus for applying a tire dressing fluid to a tire surface is provided. The apparatus includes a tire engagement arm having an applicator manifold and leveling pad. The applicator manifold has an opening for receiving a tire dressing fluid and a pl... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6638563 | Method for applying renewable polymeric lens coating The present invention is directed toward the renewable surface treatment of medical devices such as contact lenses and medical implants. In particular, the present invention is directed to a method of modifying the surface of a medical device to increase ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632537 | Silicone and ionically modified isocyanate adduct Reaction product of a composition comprising in admixture a polyisocyanate, a silicone having dimethylsiloxane segments containing one or more isocyanate-reactive group, a reactant containing one or more of an isocyanate-reactive group and one or more ion... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6613394 | Method of surface treating or coating of materials Described is a method of treating or coating homogeneously at least a portion of the surface of a material selected from metallic materials having a thickness of less than 100 μm and/or polymeric materials. The method of the present invention comprises e... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6599559 | Renewable surface treatment of silicone medical devices with reactive hydrophilic polymers The present invention is directed toward the renewable surface treatment of medical devices such as contact lenses and medical implants. In particular, the present invention is directed to a method of modifying the surface of a medical device to increase ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6512042 | Waterborne crosslinkable coating compositions Disclosed are aqueous, storage-stable, crosslinkable polymer compositions comprising: (a) an aqueous dispersion of a an acrylic polymer component containing certain carbonyl-containing functional-groups; (b) a nitrogen-containing compound having at least ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6506449 | Method for manufacture of static filtration media A simple yet effective method and apparatus produce a web suitable for treatment of water as a static filtration media, e.g. to remove chlorine and lead from water in contact with the media. A web is coated with a coating composition that facilitates trea... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6365232 | Adhesive bond tool having improved release coating for advanced composite and metallic components and method Surface and thereafter applying a priming coating comprising a polytetrafluoroethylene solution containing a dispersed ceramic filler, wherein the priming coating is dried in two steps by first air-drying the coating, followed by force drying at elevated ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6216817 | Damping structural substance and a damping coat forming method A vibration damped structure, which is excellent in vibration absorption and sound absorption effect, is provided by coating the surface of a structure to be damped with a mixture of molten photopolymerizable resin and a photopolymerization initiator and ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6207289 | Thermoplastic compound for filling pores in wooden materials A thermoplastic compound useful in filling pores and voids in wooden materials, particularly edge regions, wherein the thermoplastic compound comprises a blend of two copolyesters and optionally fillers, wherein the first copolyester has a melting point o... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6149982 | Method of forming a coating on an inner surface Plasma assisted polymerization and deposition of a very thin inner surface coating in a plastic or metal container without an undesirable increase in container surface temperature is provided to change the surface properties of the internal plastic surfac... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6117480 | Method and means for coating medical cannulas Medical cannulas are typically provided with a silicone coating to improve incision performance. In order to produce a thin, continuous and even coating layer, silicone oil is provided at one side of an elastic foil and the foil is penetrated by the uncoa... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6066367 | Method for forming pattern on a synthetic wood board The present invention provides a method for forming a pattern on a synthetic wood board to form, on a surface of the synthetic wood board, a pattern such as wooden grain and the like which is close to natural wood, to enhance the reality of woody like app... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6020031 | Carpet manufacture A method of substantially eliminating shading in a carpet by steaming the pile tufts and positively orientating the pile tufts in a predetermined direction. The positive orientation of the tufts is achieved by engagement with a scroll roll, which is prefe... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5977289 | Colorless organic-soluble aromatic poly(ether-imide)s, the organic solutions and preparation thereof The present invention provides a series of easily processable poly(ether-imide)s that are organic-soluble and can afford colorless films, their organic solutions and their manufacturing process. The poly(ether-imide) is prepared from a dianhydride and a d... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5965207 | Method of applying a polyurethane coating on engineered particleboards A method of applying a smooth thin waterproof coating on engineered particleboards including oriented strand boards, thereby permitting the use of such boards for applications wherein the boards are exposed to moisture, including, for example, foundation ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5962074 | Wax composition and method of use A wax composition comprising a wax component and a copolymer. The copolymer comprises a backbone, a pendant aliphatic group, a pendant fluorinated group, and a pendant polydiorganosiloxane group. Also, a wax composition comprising a silicone fluid, solven... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5925406 | Method of making a gas permeable material A method of making a gas permeable material having a diffusive gas permeability at 0.21 atmosphere diffusive driving force in the range of about 0.5×105 cm3 /100 square inches/day to about 2×105 cm3 /100 squar... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5925447 | Permanent antistatic coating and coated polymeric film A thermoplastic film coated with a permanent antistatic composition to form an antistatic coating thereon, and a method for priming a thermoplastic film with the antistatic composition. The antistatic composition comprises: from 2 to 11% by weight of an a... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5869138 | Method for forming pattern on a synthetic wood board The present invention provides a method for forming a pattern on a synthetic wood board to form, on a surface of the synthetic wood board, a pattern such as wooden grain and the like which is close to natural wood, to enhance the reality of woody like app... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5861192 | Method of improving adhesive property of polyimide film and polymidefilm having improved adhesive property The invention solves a problem of that sufficient adhesive intensity to satisfy recent demand for high adhesive property cannot be obtained by conventional surface treatment, and provides a method of improving adhesive property of polyimide film and achie... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5782254 | Recyclable image recording support material, method of producing the same, and method of recycling the recyclable image recording material A method of producing a recyclable image recording support material including a paper layer capable of copying or recording images thereon is conducted by the steps of applying to an image-bearable side of an image recording support material including a p... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5756183 | Microembossed paper, microembossable coating for paper substrates and a process for microembossing paper substrates A microembossable coating for paper substrates containing: (i) a cross-linked sealing layer provided on the paper substrate, wherein the cross-linked sealing layer has a glass transition temperature above an embossing temperature; (ii) a microembossable l... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5750196 | Process for manufacturing dog chew toys of tire sidewalls A die is utilized to cut chew toy bases from tire sidewalls extracted from used tires. The chew toy bases are initially soaked in a cleansing solution of bleach and a detergent, and are subsequently cleaned by scrubbing them with a brush and rinsing with ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5681623 | Process for producing electrostatic clad conduit innerduct liner An electrostatically clad conduit innerduct liner and method for making the innerduct are disclosed, The process includes, heating the innerduct to a temperature less than melting point of the innerduct or a powder to be coated on the inner surface of the... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5658379 | Wood filler The present invention provides a filler for wood products, especially those intended for indoor use, This filler can include a putty including a mixture of calcium sulphate and calcium oxide (or a compound forming calcium oxide when heated); at least one ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5624713 | Method of increasing lubricity of snow ski bases A method of increasing the lubricity of snow skis is disclosed in which an effective amount of a non-functional perfluoropolyether is applied to the base of the snow skis. Preferably, the method includes application of a non-functional perfluoropolyether,... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5605765 | Decorative composite article and method of making a decorative pattern A decorative composite is formed by extruding a plurality of colored rods to form an elongated decorative composite article having a decorative pattern throughout defined by the individual rods. The decorative composite can be formed into decorative consu... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5597613 | Scale-up process for replicating large area diffractive optical elements The present invention discloses 1) a process for photopolymer replication on plastics, and 2) the scale-up step-and-repeat process in photopolymers. High fidelity optical element replication using a master optical element having submicron diffractive patt... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5587203 | Method for preparing a carbon/carbon composite material A method for preparing a carbon/carbon composite material which is characterized in that a carbon preform is impregnated with a carbonaceous pitch exhibiting a densification parameter of 0.1 or more, said densification parameter being represented by the f... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5571579 | Alignment film for liquid crystal, liquid crystal-sandwiched panel, liquid crystal display module and material for liquid crystal alignment film An alignment film for liquid crystal is provided which comprises a polyimide comprising a repeating unit of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of from 2 to 16 and R1 represents a divalent organic group. This polyimid... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5543493 | Method for treating a polyimide surface A method for treating a polyimide surface which includes the steps of amine-treating the polyimide surface and drying the thusly amine-treated polyimide surface. The amine-treating step is preferably carried out by immersing the polyimide in an amine solu... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5538757 | Method of making thermoplastic composite material A thermoplastic composite material may be formed by supplying the thermoplastic material to the opposite surfaces of the fabric material and by then passing the resultant material through the spaces between progressive pairs of rollers. The rollers in eac... | 07/23/1996 |
