Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7678441 | Interlayers for laminated safety glass with superior de-airing and laminating properties and process for making the same This invention relates to thermoplastic interlayer sheets or films for laminated safety glass with superior vacuum de-airing at elevated temperatures and superior tacking and edge sealing properties. The sheeting has an embossed surface pattern on at least one of th... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7670666 | Cloth A fabric for clothes that has a decreased flow resistance shows a compression ratio of a micro-area in the fabric surface, on the surface side opposite to a body, of from 8 to 90%, and has streaky protruded portions on the surface side opposite to body. The protrude... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670667 | Biaxially oriented polyester film which comprises silicon dioxide and titanium dioxide The invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film having at least one base layer (B) which includes from 0.25 to | 03/02/2010 |
| 7655291 | Smooth co-extruded polyester film including talc and method for preparing same A co-extruded film including talc and a method for preparing the film includes a polyester resin containing talc. The films may be single layer films or multi-layered structures such as ABA or AB structured films. Multi-layered films have talc in at least the A laye... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648753 | Vehicle panel with reinforcement layer A vehicle panel includes a care layer and a reinforcement layer positioned on one or both sides of the core layer. The core layer is made of a material with heat absorption or insulation properties, such as polypropylene, and the like. The reinforcement layer is com... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648754 | UV resistant multilayered cellular confinement system The present disclosure generally relates to a polymeric cellular confinement system which can be filled with soil, concrete, aggregate, earth materials, and the like. More specifically, the present disclosure concerns a cellular confinement system characterized by i... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7641957 | Coated polymeric substrates having improved surface smoothness suitable for use in flexible electronic and opto-electronic devices The use of a coating composition comprising: (a) from about 5 to about 50 weight percent solids, the solids comprising from about 10 to about 70 weight percent silica and from about 90 to about 30 weight percent of a partially polymerized organic silanol of the gene... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7632560 | Doctor blade coated with polymeric material and coating method The present invention refers to a doctor blade (1) comprising a metal support (3) completely coated with a polymeric material. The doctor blade (1) works in combination with a cylinder (2) and consists of a steel support (3)... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7625625 | Silicone compositions, methods of manufacture, and articles formed therefrom A silicone grip comprising a cured silicone film layer with a Shore A Durometer of less than or equal to about 60 wherein the silicone film layer is formed from a curable silicone composition comprising a catalyst that promotes cure of the silicone composition, a hi... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7588816 | Biaxially oriented polyester film for heat-metal lamination The invention relates to biaxially oriented polyester films which are suitable for lamination to sheet metal; the invention in particular relates to a polyester film which (based on the weight of polyester) comprises from 1 to 8% by weight of isophthalate-derived un... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7563501 | Integral pigments in composite surfaces The invention includes methods for imparting spectral characteristics to composite materials by coating prepreg or dry reinforcement materials with pigment, then processing the prepreg or dry reinforcement materials using conventional composite processing methods. T... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7544408 | Biaxially oriented polyester film for molding process Described are smooth biaxially oriented films and methods of making smooth biaxially oriented films for molding processes. The films may include an outer film layer A, and an outer film layer B that includes particles. Layer A has a SRa roughness of from 1 nm to 5 n... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7488528 | Color image fixing belt There is provided a fixing belt that has sufficient fixing performance even at high sheet-feeding speeds of 100 ppm or more, does not cause offset even with respect to color toners, produces glossy high-quality images at the level of photograph image quality, and ha... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7485359 | Support for image-recording material and image-recording material The object of the present invention is to provide a support for image-recording material that is recordable on both surfaces with less show-through, has an excellent adhesion resistance and texture, and can record high gloss, high quality images. Accordingly, provid... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7479319 | Glass substrate and glass cutting method A glass substrate excellent in strength properties and a glass cutting method are provided. When a glass substrate having predetermined size is to be formed by cutting a glass plate, any crack or chip is not generated on a cut face. Therefore, a pulverized powder is... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7476434 | Laminate for flexible printed wiring board To provide a laminate for a flexible printed wiring board excellent in signal response in the high frequency region. A laminate for a flexible printed wiring board having a three-layer laminated structure where a reinforcing layer (A), an electrical insulator layer ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7468203 | Textured window film A textured window film has a prismatic effect that allows a substantial amount of incoming light to pass through a window while refracting the light at random or semi-random angles in a manner that distorts viewed images. The result is a window film that is brighter... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7459197 | Reversibly adaptive rough micro- and nano-structures Reversibly adaptive rough structures, comprising: a substrate; a plurality of raised elements on the substrate, the raised elements mutually spaced apart by channel regions on the substrate, each of the raised elements having a lateral surface and a distal end; the ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7452587 | Polyester resin composition for light-reflecting article A polyester resin composition which comprises 30 to 80 wt % of a polybutylene terephthalate resin (A), 10 to 40 wt % of a polyethylene terephthalate resin (B), 0.1 to 40 wt % of a calcined kaolin (C) having an average particle diameter of 1.5 micro meter or less and... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7442428 | Gas barrier substrate The main object of the present invention is to provide a gas barrier substrate having a high gas barrier property without a ruggedness, a pin hole or the like in the gas barrier layer. The present invention solves the problem by providing a gas barrier substrate hav... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442427 | Coextruded, hot-sealable and peelable polyester film, process for its production and its use This invention relates to coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of a) 80-98% b... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442924 | Repetitive circumferential milling for sample preparation A method of sample extraction entails making multiple, overlapping cuts using a beam, such as a focused ion beam, to create a trench around a sample, and then undercutting the sample to free it. Because the sidewalls of the cut are not vertical, the overlapping cuts... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438795 | Electrochemical-mechanical polishing system Provided is a polishing apparatus and polishing pad, intended for polishing a substrate, and designed for improved flow and distribution of a polishing composition to the area of interaction between the pad and substrate. In one aspect, a polishing pad is provided h... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438982 | Magnetic recording medium including disk substrate, magnetic layer, and non-magnetic layer A magnetic recording medium includes at least a disk substrate, a magnetic recording layer formed with a predetermined concavo-convex pattern on the disk substrate, and a non-magnetic layer formed in concave portions of the concavo-convex pattern. Convex shapes made... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7416774 | Precoated metal sheet for light reflectors The present invention provides a precoated metal sheet for light reflectors having a high diffuse reflectance of visible lights and an excellent heat absorptivity, and also provides the electric or electronic apparatus using it. The precoated metal sheet comprises a... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413791 | Poly (phenylene ether) resin composition, prepreg, and laminated sheet An object of the invention is to provide a poly(phenylene ether) resin composition that allows production of laminated sheets excellent in heat resistance and processability, even in case of using a low molecular weight PPE for convenience in prepreg manufacturing w... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410024 | Mount having an improved rider support system A mount having an improved rider support system comprising: a mount; and a rider support system comprising: a seat; and a high friction, low abrasion surface adjacent to a rider's legs. In one embodiment of the invention, the mount further includes an adhesive mount... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402195 | Surface for promoting droplet formation A surface (30) suitable for promoting the formation of liquid (35) is provided comprising alternating regions of liquid repelling (32) and liquid attracting (33) material in at least one direction across the surface wherein the diameter o... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399875 | Fluorosilane condensation products, their preparation and use for surface modification The invention provides compounds preparable by the reaction of fluorous silanes (A) RF—CH2—CH2—SiX3 (A) where RF is a fully or partially fluorinated alkyl radical, | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396578 | Adhesion-promoted , heatsealable and peelable polyester film, process for its production and its use Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) includes a) from 60 to 99% by weight of polyester and ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396580 | Substrate for transparent electrodes One object of the present invention is to provide a transparent electrode substrate with an ITO film formed thereon, used for example as the transparent electrode plate in a dye sensitized solar cell, for which the electrical resistance does not increase even when e... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393578 | Precoated metal sheet for light reflectors The present invention provides a precoated metal sheet, for light reflectors, having a high diffuse reflectance of visible light, and also provides the electric or electronic apparatus using it. The precoated metal sheet comprises a metal sheet or plated metal sheet... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390555 | In-mold-coated automotive interior and other products, and methods for manufacturing same Described are in-mold coated products such as vehicular components, in-mold coating methods, and in-mold coating compositions, involving the use of aqueous acrylic copolymer dispersions, desirably self-crosslinking. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380376 | Non-slip structure This invention relates to a non-slip structure, which is highly efficient in preventing a slip with no trouble caused by a through hole, thereby enhancing reliability. The non-slip structure of this invention is characterized in that a portion of a metal plat... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371160 | Elastomer-modified chemical mechanical polishing pad The chemical mechanical polishing pad is suitable for polishing at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates. The polishing pad includes a polymeric matrix with an elastomeric polymer distributed within the polymeric matrix. The polymeric matrix ha... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368863 | Optical filter and organic EL display using the same An optical filter having a laminated body which is laminated on a transparent substrate. The laminated body has at least a color filter layer. The laminated body has a minute concave-convex surface formed on a surface of the laminated body opposite from the transpar... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369372 | Exchange-coupled film including pinned magnetic layer composed of a plurality of cobalt-iron alloys having different compositions disposed on antiferromagnetic layer, and magnetic sensing element An exchange-coupled film includes a ferromagnetic layer and an antiferromagnetic layer disposed on each other, the magnetization direction of the ferromagnetic layer being pinned in one direction by an exchange coupling magnetic field generated at the interface betw... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369348 | Method and apparatus for adaptation to humidity in a hard disk drive Hard Disk Drive (HDD) including a humidity sensor. Humidity sensor communicating with embedded circuit to provide humidity reading to alter flying height control asserted to control vertical positioning of slider above disk surface. Method operating HDD using humidi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367301 | CAM follower There is provided a cam follower in which a surface roughness of an outer surface of a roller of a cam follower which is in rolling contact with a cam of an engine is obtained individually in an axial direction and a circumferential direction, a skewness Rsk of a pr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368146 | Magneto-optical recording medium, manufacturing method thereof and magneto-optical data recording and playback device A magneto-optical recording medium has a recording layer and a reflective layer on a substrate. The recording layer has a layered structure in which at least one spinel ferrite (or rutile-type oxide or hematite) layer and at least one garnet ferrite layer are piled ... | 05/06/2008 |