Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8101269 | Porous fired body and manufacturing method thereof A porous fired body including a structure that aggregates are bonded by a bonding material, wherein the aggregates include oxide particles having a larger thermal capacity per unit volume than an SiC particle and SiC, the bonding material includes metallic Si, volum... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101319 | Approach to make a high performance membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for a PEM fuel cell An electrically conductive fluid distribution element for use in a fuel cell having a conductive non-metallic porous media having a surface with an electrically conductive metal deposited along one or more metallized regions. The metallized regions are arranged to c... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8034446 | Composite solid surface article with a backing and method of forming the same A composite solid surface article includes a surface layer with at least one first polymeric resin and a filler, and a backing layer on the surface layer with at least one second polymeric resin and wood particles. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7985468 | Foam ear plug or earpiece utilizing recycled pulverized polyurethane foam An earpiece of flexible foam construction which incorporates recycled pulverized polyurethane foam (RPPF). RPPF constituting 5% to 30% of the improved foam has been found to be useful. The novel and unique nature of RPPF allows for the replacement of a higher cost c... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7910201 | Porous resin film and ink jet recording medium A porous resin film which is obtained from a compound prepared by kneading a composition comprising 30 to 100% by weight of a thermoplastic resin comprising a hydrophilic thermoplastic resin and 0 to 70% by weight of an inorganic and/or an organic powder in an inter... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7875345 | Conductive polymer foams, method of manufacture, and uses thereof Articles are disclosed, comprising a polymer foam layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface; a plurality of cells between the first surface and the opposite second surface of the polymer foam layer, wherein the thickness of the polymer foam layer b... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7815998 | Conductive polymer foams, method of manufacture, and uses thereof Articles are disclosed, comprising a polymer foam layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface; a plurality of cells between the first surface and the opposite second surface of the polymer foam layer, wherein the thickness of the polymer foam layer b... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7799419 | High temperature gas seals A flexible seal for use in a solid oxide fuel cell stack is formed from a fiber matrix with a plurality of solid particles through tape casting method. The fibers and particles are preferably ceramic and may be formed from alumina or zirconia. The seal may be formed... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7763349 | Protective coating and metal structure A protective coating for protecting a component of a gas turbine engine or such from wear is provided with a base coating consisting essentially of metal and including a pore, and a spherical particle filling the pore, at least a surface of which consists essentiall... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7759017 | Membrane electrode assembly (MEA) architecture for improved durability for a PEM fuel cell An electrically conductive fluid distribution element for use in a fuel cell having a layer of a conductive non-metallic fiberless microporous media. In certain embodiments, an electrically conductive metal is deposited along a surface of the element to form one or ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744992 | Label film for deep drawing methods The invention relates to the use of a bixailly oriented film having a porous layer, which contains propylene polymer and at least one β-nucleating agent and whose microporosity is generated by converting β-crystalline polypropylene during stretching of the film, f... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744991 | Thermally conducting foam interface materials In one aspect, the invention provides a foam thermal interface material comprising a foamed film, the film comprising a blend of polymeric hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive having a number average molecular weight of greater than 25,000 and at least 25 percent by... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7718254 | Method of forming pores in crystal substrate, and crystal substrate containing pores formed by the same A crystalline substrate 1 having straight or spiral deep pores is obtained in cost effective manner. A method for forming pores comprises the steps of preparing the monocrystalline substrate 1 of which (100) surface is processed to be perpendicular to ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7682689 | Successively biaxial-oriented porous polypropylene film and process for production thereof Disclosed is a successively biaxially stretched film obtained by successive biaxial stretching method comprising extruding a melt of a β-crystal nucleating agent-containing polypropylene-based resin composition from a T-die, cooling the extruded resin on a chill ro... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7579071 | Polishing pad containing embedded liquid microelements and method of manufacturing the same A polishing pad is provided. The polishing pad includes a polishing layer composed of a polymeric matrix and liquid microelements embedded in the polymeric matrix. Open pores defined by the embedded liquid microelements are distributed across a surface of the polish... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7488529 | Porous film and its production process It is to provide a porous film which is excellent in gas permeability (air permeability) and moisture permeability (water vapor permeability), and is excellent in anti-leakage properties and anti-bleeding properties against a liquid, hiding properties and masking pr... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7449234 | Sliding material A sliding material consisting of a carbon-fiber reinforced carbon composite material containing fine particles of a simple substance of any of Group IV to Group VI elements or a carbide, a nitride or an oxide thereof. ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7431980 | Composite thermoplastic sheets including natural fibers A composite sheet material includes, in an exemplary embodiment a porous core that includes at least one thermoplastic material and from about 20 weight percent to about 80 weight percent of natural fibers based on a total weight of the porous core. The natural fibe... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429418 | Porous friction material comprising nanoparticles of friction modifying material A friction material which includes a porous base material, at least one type of resin material, and at least one type of nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particle, is disclosed. The resin material and the nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particles are subs... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7421830 | Layered composites Useful composites and methods of using such composites are provided. The composites include an outer layer containing a first polymeric material, an intermediate layer circumscribed by the outer layer and containing a second polymeric material, and an inner layer ci... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417315 | Negative thermal expansion system (NTEs) device for TCE compensation in elastomer composites and conductive elastomer interconnects in microelectronic packaging A Negative Thermal Expansion system (NTEs) device for TCE compensation or CTE compensation in elastomer composites and conductive elastomer interconnects in microelectronic packaging. One aspect of the present invention provides a method for fabricating micromachine... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407702 | Polymetaphenylene isophthalamide-based polymer porous film, process for its production and battery separator A polymetaphenylene isophthalamide-based polymer porous film having a satisfactory porous structure that exhibits excellent gas permeability and heat resistance. It is produced by a process which comprises casting a dope of the polymetaphenylene isophthalamide-based... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407498 | Construction of medical components using gas assisted microcellular foaming A method of forming a medical device or components thereof, including the steps of providing a first component of said medical device which is formed a first material and providing a second polymeric material into a mold cavity to overmold a second component of the ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399522 | Heat-resistant filter element and method for production thereof A subject for the invention is to provide a low-cost heat-resistant filter element produced from polyethylene particles which is for use in separating and collecting particles from a dust gas, can be continuously used even in a high-temperature environment of about ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393577 | Fiber reinforced composite cores and panels A fiber reinforced core panel is formed from strips of plastics foam helically wound with layers of rovings to form webs which may extend in a wave pattern or may intersect transverse webs. Hollow tubes may replace foam strips. Axial rovings cooperate with overlying... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390562 | Electrically conductive member Disclosed is an electrically conductive member, comprising a substrate of a metal or a resin and an electrically conductive elastic layer formed to cover the substrate, wherein the electrically conductive elastic layer is formed of a rubber elastic body prepared by ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384686 | Porous composite product in particular with a high specific surface preparation process and electrode formed of a porous composite film for an electro-chemical assembly A porous composite product in the form of a film with a high specific surface. Used in a wide range of electrochemical products especially in the field of selective membranes, packaging or catalysis. The porous composite product has a high homogeneity in the distrib... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381462 | Label film for in-mould methods The invention relates to a biaxially-oriented opaque polypropylene multi-layer film, made from a base layer, at least one first intermediate layer arranged thereon and a first surface layer arranged on the first intermediate layer. The first intermediate layer has e... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374679 | Asymmetric porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane for a filter The present invention provides an asymmetric porous PTFE membrane for a filter having little change over time and conventionally known properties of a porous PTFE molded article such as water permeability resistance, air permeability, sealing properties and electric... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371270 | Odour absorbing filters An odor adsorbing or deodorizing filter which comprises a matrix or substrate impregnated with a mixture of particulate chemically modified activated carbon and particulate activated carbon, together with a binder. The filter may be incorporated into an ostomy colle... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368160 | Packaging film A film of biodegradable polylactic acid polymers and copolymers is produced by coextrusion which displays improved winding and manufacturability and end use performance. The film is coextruded from polylactic acid (PLA) polymers and copolymers and biaxially oriented... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364788 | Fiber-filled molded articles Polymer molding processes, such as injection-molding processes, include use of a viscosity-reducing supercritical fluid additive resulting in less breakage of reinforcing fibers upon introduction into the mold. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361398 | Low stress to seal ePTFE gasket material A low stress-to-seal gasket material is described. Gaskets made according to the present invention comprise at least two tapes of porous PTFE and a substantially air impermeable layer at the interface of the two tape layers. The tape layers each have a non-porous re... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361291 | Antistatic composition Polymer compositions comprising a) a polymer substrate selected from the group consisting of the polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides and polylactic acids and b) a combination of i) at l... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355091 | Elastomeric nonwoven with attached superabsorbent polymer Absorbent, elastomeric materials and methods of making absorbent, elastomeric materials. The absorbent, elastomeric materials include an elastomeric substrate and a superabsorbent polymer non-adhesively attached to the substrate. The elastomeric substrate includes a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349607 | Optical transmission element Between an optical fiber (LF11, LFB12, LFB13) and a surrounding core covering (AH11, AH12, SB13) of an optical transmission element (OE11 to OE13) there is at least one dry and compressible fixating element (FE... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349215 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347612 | Backlight module incorporating a nonspecular reflective device A backlight module 200 is provided, which includes a light guide plate 22 and a nonspecular reflective device 28, 34. The light guide plate 22 has a light-incident surface 221, a light-emitting surface 223, and a bottom surf... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342793 | Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler par... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338625 | Methods of restoring elasticity after stiffening treatments Methods for restoring elasticity to a stiffened elastic material include prestretching, compressing and/or notching the stiffened elastic material. These methods can be used alone, or in combination for a compounding effect. ... | 03/04/2008 |