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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7259351 | Heat treating assembly and method The subject invention provides a heat treating assembly. The heat treating assembly comprises a laser, a substrate, and a tool. The laser emits laser energy directed toward the substrate and the tool. The substrate absorbs the laser energy and produces heat energy w... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7195796 | Polymeric coating formulations and steel substrate composites A process is provided for making a composite work article suitable for fabricating rigid sheet metal can components. A steel sheet having first and second surfaces is pre-treated to enhance reception and retention of a multi-layer polymer coating on the pre-treated ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7005161 | Vapor deposition of solid oligomers A monomer is selected to produce a polymeric film having desirable characteristics for a particular application. The monomer is ppolymerized under controlled conditions to produce a solid oligomer having those characteristics at a molecular weight suitable for evapo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6946029 | Sheet manufacturing method, sheet, sheet manufacturing apparatus, and solar cell An inexpensive sheet with excellent evenness and a desired uniform thickness can be obtained by cooling a base having protrusions, dipping the surfaces of the protrusions of the cooled base into a melt material containing at least one of a metal material and a semic... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6893707 | Structured polyolefin coated substrates and processes for making the same Structured polyolefin coated substrates and processes for making the same are disclosed. A chill roll is used to impart a plurality of peaks which protrude outwardly from the polyolefin coating of the structured substrate. In addition, the chill roll surface is trea... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6706318 | Method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium A perpendicular magnetic recording media and method of manufacturing therefore includes a nonmagnetic substrate, an underlayer deposited on the nonmagnetic substrate, and a magnetic recording layer formed on the underlayer, quickly heated, and quenched. A protective... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6572921 | Method of applying decoration on an article A method of applying decoration onto an article, the method comprising the steps consisting in: placing backing coated in a sublimable ink in contact with a face of the article; and heating the backing with the help of heating means to cause the ink to su... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6376017 | Method and device for producing a foil material The invention relates to a method for producing a foil material wherein a plastic foil is provided with a lacquer layer having variable viscosity, and a relief structure is then embossed into the lacquer layer. At least during application of the lacquer l... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6270841 | Thin coating manufactured by vapor deposition of solid oligomers A monomer is selected to produce a polymeric film having desirable characteristics for a particular application. The monomer is polymerized under controlled conditions to produce a solid oligomer having those characteristics at a molecular weight suitable... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6200432 | Method of handling a substrate after sputtering and sputtering apparatus A substrate which has been heated to a predetermined temperature by a heating unit during sputtering is transferred into an unload-lock chamber having a vacuum pump system and a vent gas introducing system. The unload-lock chamber is provided with a cooli... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6054178 | Fabric mesh reinforced monolithic thermoplastic membrane A method of manufacturing a fabric mesh reinforced monolithic thermoplastic membrane. The open mesh fabric is drawn into the gap between two calender rollers of a membrane extruder, a molten first thermoplastic material is extruded into the throat of the ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6051285 | Plasma CVD method and plasma CVD apparatus A plasma CVD is provided for film formation in which a support member is sufficiently cooled so as to suppress thermal deformation and abnormal discharge, thus enabling to preferably carry out the film formation. After a metal thin film is formed on a tape-sha... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5942289 | Hardfacing a surface utilizing a method and apparatus having a chill block A hardfacing apparatus includes a deposition head including a heat source, a hardfacing material source, and a chill block having a chill block surface. The deposition head is positioned at a location so as to deposit a mass of the hardfacing material ont... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5893950 | Method and apparatus for applying a water-based coating composition to a substrate A method and apparatus that prevents premature drying of a layer of a water-based coating composition on a substrate are disclosed.... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5858150 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive based on partially oriented and partially crystallized elastomer A pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises an elastomer having a partially oriented and partially crystallized elastomer component. Articles comprising the pressure-sensitive adhesive on a backing or substrate are also disclosed, as are methods of preparing ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5837328 | Method for providing in-line application of solid lubricant to steel strip A solid lubricant application procedure is combined in-line with a steel strip processing method which comprises processing steps upstream and downstream of the lubricant application procedure. The latter comprises applying the lubricant material in molte... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5807460 | Apparatus and method for peeling and removing coated films on resin product A coated film is peeled and removed on a resin product by rollers. Each roller has a different rotational speed and applies a shear slipping stress between the coated film and the resin material to peel the coated film from the resin material. The apparat... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5780099 | Floss yarn bulking assembly and method A process for manufacturing a continuous dental floss brush comprising alternating portions of thread sections which do not stretch significantly under tension and brush sections which stretch under slight tension, includes the step of coating at least th... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5770274 | Method for producing extrusion-coated laminates The invention describes a process for producing extrusion-coated laminates, which comprises subjecting the surface of an extruded film to a corona discharge treatment while the film is in a partially molten state in order to improve the adhesion of the fi... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5750209 | Method for producing magnetic recording medium and apparatus therefor There are disclosed method and apparatus for producing a magnetic recording medium including a non-magnetic substrate, a magnetic layer formed on one surface of said non-magnetic substrate and a back coat layer formed on an opposite surface of said non-ma... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5728423 | Method and apparatus for internally and externally coating enclosed metallic structures A process and apparatus for internally and externally coating enclosed structures with polymeric materials are provided. In general, the process includes loading a polymeric material into the interior of an enclosed structure. The enclosed structure is th... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5691008 | Magnetic recording media fabrication method A magnetic recording medium fabrication device includes a cooling drum around which a substrate runs while being cooled thereby, an ion gun arranged upstream to a vapor deposition station for kicking out particles absorbed on the plane of the substrate, a... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5639292 | Process and apparatus for applying size to glass fibers A process and apparatus are provided for coating a sizing composition onto glass fibers. The apparatus includes an applicator for applying a liquid sizing composition to the glass fibers and a treatment station for treating the sized fibers to increase th... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5616367 | In-line application of solid lubricant to steel strip A solid lubricant application procedure is combined in-line with a steel strip processing method which comprises processing steps upstream and downstream of the lubricant application procedure. The latter comprises applying the lubricant material in molte... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5571563 | Apparatus and method for preventing ink resoftening on a printed web as the web travels over a chill roll A nip roll presses a hot, rapidly moving, endless printed and dried paper web into intimate contact with the exterior surface of a first downstream chill roll so as to improve the cooling efficiency of the first downstream chill roll, permit the use of fe... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5571564 | Apparatus and method for preventing ink resoftening on a printed web as the web travels over a chill roll An offset printing apparatus has a fluid-cooled nip roll which, in use, is placed in intimate contact with a hot, rapidly moving, endless printed and dried paper web so as to improve the cooling efficiency of the first downstream chill roll, permit the us... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5552177 | Method for applying adhesive to the base of an orthodontic appliance Orthodontic adhesive is cooled below ambient temperature in order to facilitate applying the adhesive to the base of an orthodontic appliance. The adhesive is placed on a carrier and formed into a certain shape on the carrier, and then released from the c... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5525369 | Method for metallizing through holes in thin film substrates, and resulting devices A method for vapor phase depositing a thin seed layer of, for example, chromium and copper onto the side walls of through holes in thin film substrates of, for example, polyimide is disclosed. This method is useful in fabricating devices such as a thin fi... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5487919 | Method of manufacturing of galvanized steel sheet having high press formability A method of manufacturing a galvanized steel sheet with high press formability, the sheet having an inorganic compound on a metallic galvanized-layer thereof. The method includes the step of effecting a galvanization on a steel sheet followed by an alloyi... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5464667 | Jet plasma process and apparatus A process and apparatus for the plasma deposition of a carbon-rich coating onto a substrate is provided. This method includes the steps of: providing a substrate in a vacuum chamber; and generating a carbon-rich plasma in the vacuum chamber by injecting a... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5445860 | Tufted product having an improved backing A method for making tufted carpet, as well as the tufted carpet made by this method, are provided. Pile yarn fibers are tufted into a tufting backing, which is composed of a primary backing, a secondary backing, and an elastomer sandwiched between the pri... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5411764 | Method of making lithium electrode The thin film electrode is prepared by first forming a bath of a molten lithium material in a vessel. The molten lithium containing material is selected among lithium, a lithium alloy and lithium containing compounds. A substrate is coated with a thin lay... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5395647 | Apparatus and method for cooling films coated in a vacuum A wetting unit provides a contact agent between the coating roll and the film surface before coating by a thermal source.... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5384158 | Method for preparing a magnetic recording medium A method for preparing a magnetic recording medium includes the following steps of providing a substrate; providing a solution consisting essentially of ions of cobalt, manganese and iron in deionized water; and preheating the substrate and spraying the s... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5378496 | Method of manufacturing magnetic recording medium When manufacturing a magnetic recording medium, depositing material in a crucible is heated to evaporate, and the vapor particles of the deposition material is continuously deposited on a continuous substrate material running along the peripheral surface ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5350477 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a fibrous material product on which a deferred-action adhesive and a removable protective strip are disposed The described process involves the production of a product comprising a fibrous substrate to which an adhesive with long-term effect and a removable protective strip are applied in order to permit use of the adhesive to be deferred. The process is particu... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5293026 | Hardsurfacing material for engine components and method for depositing same A method for applying a hardsurfacing material to a workpiece such as a reciprocating aircraft engine tappet in which a carbon-containing wear resistant material in powder form is applied to a surface of the workpiece in the molten state while a sharp tem... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5236746 | Curtain coating process for producing thin photoimageable coatings A process for producing thin photoresists on printed circuit boards wherein a metallic-layered substrate is conveyed beneath a free falling curtain of a photopolymerizable substance, said substance having a viscosity of 30-120 seconds DIN cup 4 @ 25° C. ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5164240 | Composite product for one-piece shoe counters The present invention provides a nonwoven composite and a process for making a nonwoven composite suitable for making shoe counters comprising: (1) dispersing an effective amount of a thermoplastic resin throughout the interstitial space of a nonwoven fab... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5122392 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing magnetic recording medium A method and apparatus for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium at high efficiency. A flexible web is passed around first and second cooling cans. The web is reversed between the two cans so that the same surface of the web is directed to the outside... | 06/16/1992 |
