Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153242 | Multi-layer impact resistant bumper An impact resistant bumper device that is elongated along a longitudinal axis and mountable on a mounting member, the device having a cross-section having an open undersurface configuration comprising: a first layer of a first polymer material having a first hardnes... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7960016 | Wear resistant hard coating for a workpiece and method for producing the same The present invention provides an optimized hard coating and a workpiece, especially a cutting tool coated with a hard coating to increase tooling performance with difficult to machine materials such as high speed steels, titanium alloys, nickel alloys, austenitic s... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7960015 | Wear resistant hard coating for a workpiece and method for producing the same The present invention provides an optimized hard coating and a workpiece, especially a cutting tool coated with a hard coating to increase tooling performance with difficult to machine materials such as high speed steels, titanium alloys, nickel alloys, austenitic s... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7943231 | Organism simulative phantom Provided is a tissue mimicking phantom technology capable of controlling an ultrasonic echo intensity and hardness and offering excellent stability. A tissue mimicking phantom includes a first portion and a second portion which is incorporated in the first portion a... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7799414 | Laminated structure, donor substrate, and method for fabricating laminated structure A laminated structure includes: a plurality of first electroconductive films each having a prescribed hardness; and a plurality of second electroconductive films each having a hardness that is lower than the prescribed hardness. The first and second electroconductiv... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7431988 | Hard coating and machining tool disposed with hard coating A hard coating that is to be disposed on a surface of a body includes a diamond layer which includes a plurality of diamond grains and is doped with boron, and an outer layer which includes an intermetallic compound and is disposed on the diamond layer by a physical... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422990 | Thermal/acoustic insulation product based on mineral wool A thermal and/or acoustic insulation product, and an apparatus and the process for manufacturing the product. The product is based on mineral wool of the glass wool or rock wool type. The product has at least part of its external surface uncovered. The product is su... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416786 | Amorphous carbon film, process for producing the same and amorphous carbon film-coated material An amorphous carbon film is provided with a density of 2.8-3.3 g/cm3. It would be preferable for the film to have: a spin density of 1×1018-1×1021 spins/cm3; a carbon concentration of at least 99.5 atomic percentage; a h... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7378146 | Transparent hard coats for optical elements The present invention related to an improved structure of an optically transparent element that can be used in optical scanners, supermarket scanners, lenses for eyeglasses, etc. The application of oxynitride PECVD films provide good hardness and optical transparenc... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7365131 | Thermoplastic vulcanizate composition A thermoplastic vulcanizate composition comprised of (a) thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene ether, polypropylene, polyethylene, and polystyrene, (b) at least one elastomer selected from the group consisting of butadiene-isoprene ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361617 | Fire resistant composite material and fabrics therefrom The present invention relates to fire resistant composite materials and to fire resistant fabric materials and mattresses made therefrom. The composite materials include (a) a substrate selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, lyocell and blends thereof;... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341648 | Method for coating piston rings for internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method for coating piston rings (10) for internal combustion engines, wherein at least the bearing surface of the piston ring is provided with an anti-abrasion and anti-corrosion coating (12) by means of a PVD or electroplati... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320773 | Biodegradable laminate sheet and molded item from biodegradable laminate sheet A biodegradable laminate sheet having as its object to provide a formed body superior in heat resistance, shock resistance, transparency and formability, and having non-stretched polylactic acid-family resin layer of which the crystallinity is 20% or less, and a lay... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314667 | Process to optimize properties of polymer pellicles and resist for lithography applications Disclosed are pellicle compositions and methods of making such pellicle compositions. The pellicle compositions provided include highly fluorinated polymers as well as fluorinated polymer/PVDF co-polymers. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300967 | Polyester polymer and copolymer compositions containing metallic titanium particles Polyester compositions are disclosed that include polyester polymers or copolymers having incorporated therein metallic titanium particles that improve the reheat properties of the compositions. Processes for making such compositions are also disclosed. The titanium... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294386 | Glass run A glass run has extruded portions and molded portions. The extruded portions and the molded portions are made of TPO. The glass run is attached to sashes DS. Insert members made of PP are embedded respectively in a base portion of the glass run correspondingly to a ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267701 | TiBN coating A TiBN layer is provided as a coating, in particular for cutter bodies, which is a mixed phase consisting of TiN and TiB2. The boron content is 6 At.≧weight-%. The deposition rate is higher than that of a TiN layer and also higher than that of a TiB | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264868 | Overmolded grip The present invention discloses an article of manufacture comprising a soft thermoplastic elastomer composition overmolded onto a hard substrate, wherein the soft thermoplastic composition includes (a) 5 to 60 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin, (b) 5 to 70 pa... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7250060 | Hybrid intervertebral disc system A vertebral implant for interposition between two vertebral endplates comprises a first endplate assembly for engaging a first vertebral endplate, a second endplate assembly for engaging a second vertebral endplate, and a first flexible core component interposed bet... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244331 | Method of producing an LTCC substrate with cavities having improved bondability A method of producing an LTCC substrate having improved cavity bondability is disclosed that involves providing a stack of green ceramic tape sheets having a cavity, placing a template having an opening corresponding to the cavity over the stack, placing a stretchab... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243783 | Chain pin for hinge conveyor chains A method of assembling a hinge conveyor chain includes providing adjacent conveyor links formed from a ferritic-pearlitic stainless steel, wherein the adjacent links have interdigitating link ends with openings for receiving a pin, and inserting a pin having a radia... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241485 | Protective film for glass A glass protecting film comprising at least 5 or more layers, of which at least one layer is the layer which comprises polyester having 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol is one of the components, and a glass protecting comprising a multi-layer structure which comprises at ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226659 | High wear resistant hard film A high wear resistant hard film is characterized by including a coating layer consisting of a metal nitride, which is formed on the outside surface of an object to be treated; a substrate layer consisting of a nitride of Ti or Cr, which is provided between the coati... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7202570 | Circuit tape having adhesive film semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device having a superior connection reliability is obtained by providing a buffer body for absorbing the difference of thermal expansion between the mounting substrate and the semiconductor element in a semiconductor package structure, even if an org... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198840 | Profile-extruded poly(vinyl chloride) articles and method of making same A profile-extruded article is disclosed, made of a fiber-reinforced polymer of vinyl-chloride monomer, wherein the article has a ratio of actual specific gravity to theoretical specific gravity of nearly unity. A method of making the article is also disclosed. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196024 | Method for producing protective drainage wraps A protective drainage wrap comprises a first portion, a second portion and a solid sheet portion. The first portion comprises cross-woven or cross-laminate material in the machine direction and in the transverse direction. The material in the machine direction compr... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194953 | Dressing on a cylinder or a transfer cylinder as well as printing units of a printing press A blanket is located on an outer surface of a roller, such as printing unit roller. The blanket has an elastic and/or a compressive layer with a surface pressure that depends on the degree of the impression. The layer is selected so that a depending of the surface p... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186465 | Transparent conductive oxides for plastic flat panel displays An electronic device on a plastic substrate, at least one side of the device being protected from reaction with or incorporation of moisture by a composite barrier. The composite barrier may contain, for example, multiple layers of transparent conductive oxide separ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179761 | Vapor barrier A bituminous water vapor retarder is disclosed of the type which can be used under concrete slabs in contact with soil or granular fill. The vapor barrier is a multi-ply weather coated permanently bonded semi-flexible bituminous core board composed of the homogeneou... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175926 | Dual-layer carbon-based protective overcoats for recording media by filtered cathodic ARC deposition A recording medium, comprising: (a) a substrate having at least one surface; (b) a stacked plurality of thin film layers on the at least one surface and including at least one magnetic or magneto-optical (MO) recor... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166200 | Method and apparatus for an improved upper electrode plate in a plasma processing system The present invention presents an improved upper electrode for a plasma processing system, wherein the design and fabrication of an electrode plate coupled to an upper assembly advantageously provides gas injection of a process gas with substantially minimal erosion... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166371 | Self-sharpening cutting tool with hard coating There is disclosed a cutting tool having a blade coated on one side with a hard coating living a laminar or layered microstructure. The coating tends to wear evenly and smoothly, thereby keeping a cutting edge of the cutting tool smooth. Furthermore, by coating the ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163731 | Lightweight armor against firearm projectiles An armor assembly for protecting a body disposed behind said armor assembly, wherein the armor assembly comprises at least one layer of material made of an essentially brittle material, said layer extending slanted relative the expected trajectory of an oncoming fir... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153380 | Method of affixing a pre-formed gasket and gasket used therefor A method of affixing a gasket to a transparent substrate utilizing a fixture having a channel formed therein, into which the gasket is inserted and held in place by, for example, a vacuum. Alternatively, a removable form may be inserted into the channel, and the ela... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144622 | Coating and a seal consisting of said coating The invention pertains to a coating for application to a substrate, whereby the coating comprises at least one the thermoplastic fluorine-containing polymer, and its hardness decreases from the first surface, which is destined for application to the substrate, in th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144629 | Electrostatic-erasing abrasion-proof coating and method for forming the same An abrasion-proof and static-erasing coating is formed on the contact surface of a contact image sensor. The coating comprises a first film having a high hardness and a low conductivity, a second film formed on the first film and having a low hardness and a high con... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141319 | Method for processing the surface of an insulating article, printer head and substrate for recording medium A surface processing method for processing the surface of an insulating article in which an ion-implanted surface-modified layer is effectively formed on the article 2. In surface processing the article 2 of an insulating material, an electrically cond... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7108902 | Roll-up floor mat A commercial floor mat has a plurality of aluminum rails arranged in closely spaced side-by-side relationship and connected together by hinged connectors beneath the rails. Each rail has a pair of downwardly facing grooves on its underside extending along respective... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100337 | Polymeric foam and scrim sheathings A sheathing adapted to be fastened to at least one wall supporting structure comprises at least two layers. The first layer comprises a polymeric foam layer. The second layer comprises a polymeric scrim and is located adjacent to the first layer. The second layer ha... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097853 | Matrix for transdermal drug delivery A transdermal drug delivery device involving a macromonomer-containing acrylate or methacrylate copolymer, a softener, and a drug. Also a pressure sensitive skin adhesive involving a macromonomer containing acrylate or methacrylate copolymer and a softener. ... | 08/29/2006 |
