Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361701 | Aliphatic polyester composition, a molded article thereof and a method for controlling biodegradation rate using the same composition A biodegradable plastic composition which can be stably adjusted in biodegradation rate, and has greatly improved resistance to hydrolysis and weather, in particular the former, and durability resulting from the improved resistances; a molded article thereof; and a ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 6960260 | Device for applying varnish to electric wire and method of applying varnish An electric wire 1 is moved in a moving direction at a desired speed. An insulating layer of varnish is formed on the outer surface of the electric wire 1 by a device for applying the varnish. The device includes a rough-like container 2 and dro... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6517816 | Sunscreen emulsion composition and method of use There is provided a sunscreen emulsion composition. The composition has an inner discontinuous phase and an outer continuous phase. The inner discontinuous phase and/or outer continuous phase has a sunscreen active therein. The inner discontinuous phase i... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6204172 | Low temperature deposition of barrier layers The present invention provides a method for forming a barrier layer, preferably a conductive barrier layer. According to the present invention, a barrier layer is formed from an organometallic precursor in the presence of an oxidant in a low temperature d... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5247147 | Method and apparatus for heating a silica optical fiber in a fiber-drawing installation Apparatus for heating a silica optical fiber in a fiber-drawing installation. The apparatus is disposed at the outlet of a fiber-drawing oven to raise the optical fiber to a temperature greater than 1000° C. The apparatus is constituted by a microwave ge... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5035484 | Method and apparatus for producing coated optical fiber A surface of an optical fiber is coated by a method for coating a surface of an optical fiber with carbon comprising steps of introducing an optical fiber in a reaction chamber containing a coating raw material comprising carbon, hydrogen and halogen atom... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4889773 | Resistance welding of galvanized steel A coating for improved resistance welding of galvanized steel parts or sheets comprises a binder, and a metal phosphide pigment, preferably a ferrophosphorus pigment, having a particle size of from about 0.1 to about 30 microns. The pigment can also inclu... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4018861 | Method for preparing consumable electroslag guide nozzle The present invention relates to a novel consumable guide nozzle suitable for use in the electroslag welding.... | 04/19/1977 |
