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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062732 | Glass article having improved edge A glass article having an edge of which at least a portion that is ground and subsequently etched to provide a roughened edge. The roughened edge scatters light, thus enabling the glass article to be properly aligned. In some embodiments, the roughened edge also pro... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7740930 | Stain-resistant flooring material The present invention provides a flooring material including a base portion, a coating portion being positioned in contact with an upper surface of the base portion and creating an upper surface of the flooring material, wherein the coating portion is substantially ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7419717 | Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7384680 | Nanoparticle-based power coatings and corresponding structures Methods are described that have the capability of producing submicron/nanoscale particles, in some embodiments dispersible, at high production rates. In some embodiments, the methods result in the production of particles with an average diameter less than about 75 n... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367534 | Drop wire clamp A compression-type drop wire clamp that avoids damaging a signal carrying portion of a cable by applying a compressive force primarily to a support portion of a cable is disclosed herein. A plurality of holes may be included in a compression portion of the clamp to ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357078 | Method for making a multilayer printing blanket and resulting blanket A method for making a multilayer printing blanket whereof at least an outer layer is provided with embedded particles has the embedded in the surface of the outer layer by exerting pressure on said particles. Such a printing blanket is useful in the field of printin... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347571 | Prismatic retroreflective article with fluorine- or silicon-containing prisms A prismatic retroreflective article comprising a transparent polymeric body portion having an elastic modulus less than about 13×108 pascals, and a layer of internally reflecting open air-exposed cube-corner optical elements having an elastic modulus gre... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338699 | Island projection-modified part, method for producing the same, and apparatus comprising the same In film-forming devices and plasma-processing devices, filmy matter adheres to the surfaces of the inner parts and it peels to cause dust and particles in the devices. In the devices, the dust and particles contaminate the objects for film formation thereon or the o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333401 | Timepiece dial and timepiece A timepiece dial having a base member made primarily of polycarbonate, a silicon compound layer made primarily of a silicon oxide compound, and a zinc sulfide compound layer made primarily of a zinc sulfide compound and rendered on the opposite side of the silicon c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309527 | Hydrophilic surfaces carrying temporary protective covers A substrate carrying a temporary protective cover and related methods of producing and processing substrates are described. In one embodiment, a substrate bears a hydrophilic coating carrying a temporary protective cover that protects the hydrophilic coating against... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294404 | Graded photocatalytic coatings The invention provides graded photocatalytic coatings. In one aspect, the invention provides a substrate carrying a photocatalytic coating that includes a first graded film region and a second graded film region. The first graded film region has a substantially cont... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264741 | Coater having substrate cleaning device and coating deposition methods employing such coater A coater having a substrate cleaning device is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of processing substrates in a coater equipped with a substrate cleaning device. The substrate cleaning device comprises an ion gun (i.e., an ion source) that is positioned beneath a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7251870 | Casket memorial drape and display Disclosed herein are casket drape articles incorporating a message suitable for display on a casket and further suitable for retaining as a memorial keepsake of a deceased person. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238408 | Roofing materials having engineered coatings An asphalt-based roofing material includes a coating having a top portion containing a mixture of asphalt and igneous and/or metamorphic rock particles, while the mat portion of the coating contains a mixture of asphalt and a filler which contains less than 10% igne... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214339 | Polyester film and a production method thereof The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polyester film excellent in rigidity, toughness, dimensional stability, electric properties, etc. and less in thickness fluctuation and surface defects, hence very suitable as a film for vari... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211313 | Surfaces rendered self-cleaning by hydrophobic structures and a process for their production A self-regenerating, self-cleaning hydrophobic surface is formed when particles are secured on a carrier that is itself a mixture of particles and binder. When particles on the surface are ablated by erosion, new particles in the carrier are exposed to regenerate th... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201953 | Method for the production of a multi-layer identity card of plastic An improvement applicable to a method for the production of a multi-layer identity card of plastic wherein the card comprises one or more card core layers bonded under the action of pressure and heat and printed on either side or on opposite sides with a covering la... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198377 | Method of producing a retro-reflective heat transfer film with a transparent protective sheet for whole surface A method of producing a retro-reflective heat transfer film includes heat-joining a PET release film and a transparent TPU sheet; forming a sticky-adhesive layer or a hot melt adhesive layer on the surface of the transparent TPU sheet; fixing glass beads made of bea... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186455 | White flame-resistant uv-stable film made from a crystallizable thermoplastic, a method for production and the use thereof The invention relates to a white, biaxially oriented film which comprises a crystallizable thermoplastic as main componet and is characterized by further comprising at least one UV-stabilizer, at least one white pigment and at least one flame-proofing agent, which i... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183338 | Tile grout A durable, stain resistant tile grout comprised of naturally rounded quartz particles and water-borne polyurethane. The naturally rounded quartz particles are permanently colored and encapsulated within the water-borne polyurethane, which remains transparent and sho... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180016 | Weight sensor accessory This invention provides a housing (60) for a weight sensor (10). The housing (60) is made from fluid-impervious material and is shaped and configured to completely enclose the weight sensor (10) in a fluid tight manner. The housing (60... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156530 | Antireflection film, optical element and visual display An antireflection film having a hard coat layer prepared on one side of a transparent substrate directly or through other layers, and further an antireflection layer laminated on a surface of the hard coat layer, wherein the antireflection layer is formed by a dry c... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152353 | Reflective sign A reflective sign comprises a front face, an image formed by openings in the front face, a back face connected to the front face, and a reflective surface mounted on the back face behind the image, wherein light passing through the openings in the front face is refl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128968 | Biaxially oriented polyester film which is matt on one side, process for its production and its use Biaxially oriented polyester films which have at least one polyester-containing base layer (B) and at least one matt overlayer (A), the overlayer (A) comprising particles, preferably SiO2, which have a median diameter of from 2 to 10 μm and have a SPAN98... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122240 | Multilayer transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film The invention relates to a transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film composed of at least one base layer (B) which comprises at least 80% by weight of thermoplastic polyester, and of, applied to this base layer (B), a transparent, high-gloss outer layer (A). Th... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112360 | Transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film The invention relates to a transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film which comprises at least 80% by weight of thermoplastic polyester and also comprises an amount in the range from 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of a specific pigment system. The invention further rela... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094465 | Multilayer, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film, process for its production and its use The invention relates to a multilayer, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film having at least one base layer B composed of a thermoplastic polyester, at least one overlayer A coextruded on the base layer B and at least one acrylic coating D which is applied ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083828 | Process for producing detachable dirt- and water-repellent surface coatings Process for producing detachable dirt- and water-repellent surface coatings on articles, wherein during the coating process, hydrophobic particles are applied to the surface of the articles, thus generating a surface structure with elevations on that surface of the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7060658 | Roofing granules Use of internal gas-forming compound to adjust coating porosity to control copper release rates in algae-retardant roofing granule products. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048989 | Retroreflective article comprising water-borne acrylic topcoats The invention relates to retroreflective articles such as retroreflective sheeting that comprises a core sheet comprising retroreflective elements and a topcoat wherein the topcoat comprises certain water-borne acrylic polymer(s). ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045192 | Weather resistant anti-slip panels A shapeable, weather-resistant anti-slip panel has a cut-resistant anti-slip coating on a rigid substrate and a pattern of cuttable lines; this enables the panel to be shaped by cutting the substrate along selected lines and overcomes the problem with known weather ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029744 | High traction flooring laminate The present invention relates to a laminate, preferably a flooring laminate suitable for use wherever traction is needed or desired, whether due to natural or man-made conditions either indoors or outdoors. The laminate can be applied over existing flooring. The lam... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6986934 | Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6977094 | Process for producing articles with anti-allergic surfaces A process for producing anti-allergic surfaces, and articles which comprise these anti-allergic surfaces. The process of the invention produces anti-allergic surfaces. The basis of the anti-allergic action is that self-cleaning properties make it impossible or very ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966660 | Article exhibiting dry and wet retroreflectivity A exposed-lens retroreflective article exhibiting retroreflection under dry and wet conditions is provided. The inventive article comprises a first set of optical elements having a first reflective layer disposed on the embedded portion of the elements. The first se... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951679 | Surfaces of transparent resin in which marble or other stones are embedded A coated bathroom or kitchen component product includes a transparent polymerized resin and inserts of gravel of marble and/or other stones embedded substantially uniformly in the transparent polymerized resin. The inserts have a coplanar leveled surface at a surfac... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6933037 | Triple laminate roofing shingle A three-layer asphalt composition shingle where the top layer is of a full width, a middle layer is less than the full width, and a bottom layer has a width shorter than the middle layer. The middle and top layers of the shingle have tabs and cutouts. The tabs of ea... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929861 | Anti-reflective glass surface with improved cleanability A low reflectance glass surface with improved cleanability is disclosed which includes a particular combination of surface structures which produce a low reflectance yet high clarity glass. The surface structure includes a plurality of islands distributed at a densi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921579 | Temporary protective covers A substrate carrying a temporary protective cover and related methods of producing and processing substrates are described. In one embodiment, a substrate has a durable exterior surface bearing a temporary protective cover that protects the durable surface against c... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913817 | Biaxially oriented polyester film which is matt on one side and has characteristic shrinkage properties, process for its preparation and its uses Biaxially oriented polyester films which have a polyester-containing base layer (B) and a matt overlayer (A), and are characterized by the following features: a) the transverse shrinkage of the film is between 1 and 2.3%, b) the transverse linear expansion of the fi... | 07/05/2005 |
