Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133546 | Method for producing organic thin film by using film physical property improving process A method is provided for producing an organic thin film on a substrate surface comprising improved heat resistance or durability; said method comprising at least a step (B) of allowing the substrate to contact with an organic solvent solution comprising a metal surf... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7732020 | Method and apparatus for the application of powder material to substrates An apparatus for electrostatically charging powder material and supplying it to an applicator for electrostatically applying the powder material to solid dosage forms includes a mixer for mixing a sump of the powder material to electrostatically charge the powder ma... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7700162 | Method for coating graphite foil A method for applying a thin coating to a flat side (front side) and edge surfaces of a two-dimensional formation of graphite foil, includes applying the coating material to the flat side (front side) to be coated by electrostatic powder spraying followed by a sinte... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7442409 | Differential processing of powder coated substrates A method of providing a powder coating to MDF substrate panels wherein, by the differential treatment of the front and back surfaces of these panels, both surfaces can be coated at the same time and the effects of moisture and other volatile outgassing is controlled... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7390524 | Method for electrostatic spraying of an abluminal stent surface A method for electrostatic spraying of an abluminal surface of a stent is provided. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384661 | Electrostatic application of powder material to solid dosage forms in an electric field A method of electrostatically applying a powder material to a solid dosage form comprises the following steps: applying a bias voltage to generate an electric field between a source (1) of the powder material and the solid dosage form (5); applying an ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7329366 | Method of polishing implantable medical devices to lower thrombogenecity and increase mechanical stability The present invention relates to a method of polishing an implantable medical device. The method may include positioning an implantable medical device on a support. At least a portion of a surface of the implantable medical device may include a polymer. A fluid may ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329320 | Apparatus for electrifying particle apparatus for scattering particle Disclosed is an apparatus for electrifying spacers and an apparatus for scattering spacers using the same. For the purpose of maintaining a cell gap of a LCD, the spacer is electrified to have a first electrified voltage by a first electrifying pipe having a first c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303923 | Biochemical and immunochemical assay device We describe an assay device which comprises (a) a substrate comprising: (i) a porous material capable of chromatographically transporting a liquid and (ii) one or more test reagents for an assay provided on the porous material; and (b) a water-impermeable coating po... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285303 | Powder material for electrostatic application to a substrate and electrostatic application of the powder material to a substrate Method of electrostatically applying powder material to a substrate, wherein the substrate is a pharmaceutical substrate and the powder material is pharmaceutically acceptable. At least some of the particles of the material comprise a core and a shell surrounding th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7261915 | Electrohydrodynamic coating fluid delivery apparatus and method An apparatus and method for improved control of low viscosity fluid flow during electrohydrodynamic spray deposition of the fluid to coat small targets, such as medical devices like stents. The apparatus includes a target holder which applies a first electrical pote... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261925 | Coating reinforcing underlayment and method of manufacturing same A reinforcing underlayment including dry uniform particles evenly applied to a wet bonding material layer on a surface of a substrate. The substrate, including the layers, is then cured to harden the one or more of the layers. A final coating or topcoat is applied t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7226695 | Method for producing composite material for electrode comprising quinoxaline based polymer, such material, electrode and battery using the same The present invention relates to a method for producing a polymer/conductive carbon composite electrode comprising dehydration condensation polymerization of a tetramine derivative and a tetracarbonyl compound in the presence of an electrically conductive carbon mat... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226500 | Additive for heating asphalt The invention provides an additive for heated asphalt that can further improve a peeling prevention effect between asphalt and aggregates. The invention relates to an additive which is added to heated asphalt containing a particular gallic acid ester with or combina... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220456 | Process for the selective deposition of particulate material A process for the patterning of a desired substance on a surface includes: (i) charging a particle formation vessel with a compressed fluid; (ii) introducing into the particle formation vessel a first feed stream comprising a solvent and the desired substance dissol... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217444 | Process for electrostatic powder coating an article using triboelectrically charged powder with air jet assist A system for electrostatic powder coating irregular shaped, three-dimensional articles with 10 μm average diameter powder particles. A supply of powder particles are triboelectrically charged and transported onto one or more donor rolls without the need from fluidi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211615 | Polyamide powder with long-lasting, consistently good flowability A composition containing from 88 to 99.99% by weight of a polyamide, a compound of a polyamide and mixtures of these, and from 0.01 to 0.25% by weight of a flow aid where the drying loss from the flow aid after 5 days of conditioning at a relative humidity of 95% is... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7186444 | Electrostatic coating device with insulated grounding electrode A powdery layer is formed on a first side of a web (W) which serves as a substrate by applying electrically charged particles on the web while a rotating grounding electrode is located at a second side of the web. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7162781 | Tenter device A clip has a frame and a flapper. Two dry bearings are inserted into a hole formed in the flapper. Then an attaching shaft is inserted from one of the holes in the frame to the other through the dry bearings, so as to swingably attaching the flapper to the frame. DA... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160573 | Method of manufacturing a color filter A method of forming a color filter is provided. The method includes providing a mixture of a color filter material and a compressed fluid; providing at least a partially controlled environment for retaining a substrate, the at least partially controlled environment ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153538 | Method and apparatus for the coating of substrates for pharmaceutical use A method of coating a pharmaceutical substrate includes the steps of applying an active coating material to a surface of the substrate to form an active coating layer and applying a cover coating material onto the active coating layer to form a cover coating layer. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153585 | Self-adhering powder paint based on polyamide and silane for metal coating The invention concerns to the use of a powder comprising 99.95 to 95% of at least one polyamide and 0.05 to 5% of at least one silane for coating metals. This powder may be prepared by simple dry blending of the constituents. The silane can also be added to the molt... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150899 | Method for forming coating film on plastic substrate The present invention provides a method for forming a coating film on a plastic substrate which comprises: (1) coating the plastic substrate with an aqueous white primer (A) having a water content of 15 to 48 wt. % to form a coating film having an L* value of 80 or ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147898 | Highly absorbent products and process of making such products The invention provides processes for coating the surface of substrates such as a sheet, film, foam, fiber, etc., with a curable liquid resin or solution of curable resin, then in one embodiment, stably attaching a superabsorbent polymeric powder to such resin, and t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144597 | Electrostatic application of powder material to solid dosage forms utilizing an electrically conductive shield An apparatus for electrostatically applying a powder material to a solid dosage from includes a source (1) of charged powder material, a support assembly (2) for supporting the solid dosage form (3) with a front face in the vicinity of the sourc... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144603 | Process for manufacturing a film-type packaging material A process for manufacturing a flexible packaging material from a single or multi-layer film or film-type laminate containing a sealing layer of powder-type starting material deposited on at least one free surface of the film or film-type laminate. The sealing layer ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7090897 | Electrically conductive MDF surface The present invention provides a method and system for implanting a piece of wood or wood composite to improve the electrostatic attraction thereupon. A method is provided for treating a lignocellulosic substrate such as medium density fiberboard (MDF). The method i... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090898 | Coating process for producing products in web form having at least two layers by application of electrostatic charges followed by neutralization of same A process for producing products in web form comprising at least two layers, in which a composition emerging from an applicator is applied as a layer to a substrate in web form which is guided on a transport means, said application taking place with application of e... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074548 | Apparatus and method for forming thin-film A method of forming a thin-film including a capability to remove contaminants from the formed thin-film and/or a substrate on which the thin-film is formed using alcohol. The method includes allowing a substrate holder to support a substract. A first mixture is prod... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7045173 | Coating process for producing web form products involving application of electrostatic charges and subsequent charge neutralization A process for producing products in web form comprising at least two layers, in which a composition emerging from an applicator is applied as a layer to a substrate in web form which is guided on a transport means, the application taking place with application of el... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7018680 | Method for simultaneously powder coating both surfaces of a continuous web A continuous web having a first surface and a second surface is coated with a coating powder by allowing the web to move between a first and a second electrode, which are in different potentials and are located on the opposite sides of the web, applying the coating ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018682 | Method for refinishing defects in stoved enamels with powder coatings Method of repairing defective areas in a stoving lacquer coating, in which the defective area ready for repair lacquering is coated with a powder coating composition or with an aqueous powder coating slurry, and the applied powder coating is then melted and cured by... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014883 | Apparatus and method for forming a composite structure A method for forming a composite structure is disclosed. The method includes four steps. Step one calls for applying a primer (104) to a surface (102) of a tool (100). Step two requires applying a coating (106) to primer (104). Ste... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6942901 | Fabrication of particulate tapes by electrophoretic deposition A single or multi-component particulate tape and a method and apparatus for making the single or multi-component particulate tape. More particularly, the present invention relates to a single or multi-component particulate tape and method for making a single or mult... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6921559 | Powder coating composition having a mixture of first and second component powder coating compositions. A powder coating composition comprises a mixture of first and second component powder coating compositions which are separate, preferably widely separated, in a triboelectric reference series indicative of the extent to which powder coating compositions may be disti... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921558 | Method for powder coating plastic articles and articles made thereby A method for powder coating articles includes the steps of preheating the article to a preheating temperature, coating the article with a polymeric powder coating having a cross-linking temperature that is above the preheating temperature and curing the article havi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919105 | Continuous process for retaining solid adsorbent particles on shaped micro-cavity fibers A process of retaining fine adsorbent particles such as carbon material or APS silica gel in the micro-cavities of a shaped fiber comprises the steps of continuously conveying a shaped fiber with micro-cavities to a charging arrangement where the fiber is electrosta... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6896936 | Application of coatings to substrates with the aid of electrostatic charges A process for producing products in web form comprising at least two layers, in which a composition emerging from an applicator is applied as a layer to a substrate in web form which is guided on a transport means, said application taking place with application of e... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896934 | Hybrid coating compositions The present invention provides a composition for use in forming an abrasion-resistant easy-to-clean coating on a substrate. The composition according to the invention includes a mixture of a fluorocarbon polymer component and an enamel-forming component. The enamel-... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6890604 | Method and system for powder coating passage doors A method of applying a powder coating to a medium density fiberboard (MDF) or particleboard door includes attaching a first hanger to the door, providing an electrical source to the door through the first hanger, and conveying the door, via the first hanger, into a ... | 05/10/2005 |
