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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8012578 | Method for producing composite materials The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of composites from thermoplastic polymers and (semi)metal oxides, in particular silicon dioxide, wherein at least a part of the (semi)metal oxides is dispersed in the polymers in nanodispersed manner (na... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7431983 | Wiping sheet OBJECT: To realize a wiping sheet with sufficient flexibility, high adhesion strength, easy attachment on concavo-convex surface, good adhesiveness and durability. CONSTITUTION: A wiping sheet 4 wherein a microfiber cloth having a dirt wiping effect is... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422783 | Submerged hooks Articles having cooperative fasteners are described. The cooperative fasteners comprise an elongated fastening strip with male fasteners extending from a first surface and foam disposed on the first surface, where at least a portion of the foam extends to a height g... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7407703 | Composite membrane having oleophobic properties An air permeable composite article that in one embodiment includes a porous base membrane that includes a plurality of nodes and fibrils defining a plurality of interconnecting pores extending through the porous base membrane with each node and fibril having a surfa... | 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 |
| 7390563 | Conductive polypropylene resin foam sheet and receptacle An electroconductive polypropylene type resin foamed sheet comprising a polypropylene type resin foamed sheet, and an electroconductive coating material layer and, preferably, a resin layer, formed on at least one side of the foamed sheet, and having a density of at... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384687 | Stretched resin film Disclosed is a stretched resin film comprising a layer (A) stretched in at least one axial direction and comprising 0 to 98 wt % of a polyolefinic resin, 2 wt % or more and less than 100 wt % of an amorphous resin and more than 0 wt % and 70 wt % or less of an inorg... | 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 |
| 7381454 | Tubular product A tubular product has a tubular base layer, a tubular innermost layer made of plastic by continuous extrusion, and a tubular tie layer of foamed plastic between and adhered to the base layer and the innermost layer. The tie layer is made of melt processable adhesion... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7348055 | Reagent and method for providing coatings on surfaces A grafting reagent and related method of using the reagent to form a polymeric layer on a support surface, and particularly a porous support surface, in a manner that provides and/or preserves desired properties (such as porosity) of the surface. The reagent and met... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342066 | Aqueous dispersions of polytetrafluoroethylene particles The present invention provides an aqueous non-melt processible polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion comprising non-melt processible polytetrafluoroethylene particles in an amount between 30 and 70% by weight based on the total weight of the dispersion and one or more ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341776 | Protective foam with skin A protective foam layer is provided. The protective layer has a foam substrate that is at least partially enclosed by a formed skin adjacent the outer surface of the foam substrate. The formed skin is substantially non-porous. The combination of the foam substrate w... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332215 | Resin-molded component and method for manufacturing thereof as well as diaphragm for loudspeaker A resin-molded component such as a loudspeaker diaphragm, in which rigidity is enhanced while light weight and high specific modulus of elasticity are maintained, is formed by applying carbon dioxide gas with a predetermined pressure to a thermoplastic resin in whic... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316841 | Eraser An eraser is constituted by an elastic material containing a rubber component or a resin component, and a skeleton structure for reinforcing the elastic material, and the skeleton structure is made from a porous structural material such as from an organic polymer th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303812 | Heat-shrinkable polyester films An object of the present invention is to provide a heat-shrinkable polyester film having a good light blocking property even when the label is not auxiliary processed by printing. The present invention provides a heat-shrinkable polyester film mainly made of ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297384 | Metallized heat resistant material with thermal barrier A laminated metallized film apparatus being fabricated through the use of roll-to-roll lamination machinery (e.g. using a gravure cylinder) which through the use of various combinations of adhesive, pressure, and temperature bonds various materials and substrates to... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288304 | Metallized patch labels A metallized thermoplastic label includes a first skin layer containing a thermoplastic and a first cavitating agent, wherein the first skin layer has a first side and a second side, the first skin layer is cavitated, and the first side of the first skin layer is ad... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285327 | White film for surface light source reflecting members A white film for a reflecting structure for surface light sources, which contains voids inside it and has a light stabilizer-containing coating film formed on at least one surface of it, is aged little with time and its brightness lowers little even when used for a ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276281 | Containers prepared from laminate structures having a foamed polymer layer A laminate structure includes an internal layer of foamed polymer. The foamed polymer replaces a paperboard layer used in prior laminate structures. Built upon the foamed polymer are three layers of low density polyethylene (LDPE), a layer of aluminum foil, and a ti... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276561 | Processes for producing nano-space controlled polymer ion-exchange membranes A polymer film substrate is irradiated with ions to make a large number of nano-sized through-holes and the substrate is further irradiated with an ionizing radiation so that a functional monomer is grafted or co-grafted onto a surface of the film and within the hol... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273551 | Functionalized polyimide molded body and functionalized polyimide membrane In a polyimide molded body, in particular a polyimide membrane which is functionalized with a chemical group and a method for production thereof, a molded body or membrane is obtained, whereby a pre-prepared polyimide body, as starting material, is brought into cont... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270873 | Anti-marking coverings for printing presses In a printing press and attached onto the transfer cylinders, an anti-marking system that uniformly supports the transport and the release of the wet printed sheet from one station to the next. The anti-marking sheet consists of a two plus layer system, the outer la... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270872 | Insulation material comprising expanded polyurethane and crystallized polyamide The invention relates to a coating for expanded polyurethane insulation, which coating comprises a metal layer, such as an aluminum layer, and a crystallized polyamide layer. The coating material is preferably laminated to the polyurethane insulation layer as the po... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255928 | Multilayer polymeric films The use of multilayer film structure comprising at least two unfilled layers of polymeric material substantially devoid of opacifying agent and at least two filled layers of polymeric material wherein said filled layers comprise at least 5% by weight of opacifying a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257520 | Method and system for in-mold coating flow simulation A numerical method operating within a processor-based environment for predicting the fill pattern and coating pressure distribution for a substrate in a computer simulation of an in-mold coating flow within a two-dimensional flow domain having a plurality of possibl... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252874 | Heat-sensitive stencil, method of preparing stencil printing master and stencil printer A heat-sensitive stencil including a thermoplastic resin film on which a porous resin layer and a porous reinforcing layer are formed in succession. A porous fibrous layer may be disposed between the porous resin layer and the porous reinforcing layer. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244489 | Foamed article with absorbing characteristics on one side and non-absorbing characteristics on the other side and method for producing same There is provided a multi-layered foamed article. The foam article has a layer of foam material on either side of an inner peel layer disposed roughly in the middle of the foam. The portion of the foam in closest proximity to the peel layer is subjected to the great... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238419 | White opaque film having low transparency and improved dielectric strength The invention relates to a white opaque film formed from a crystallizable thermoplastic, preferably thermo-plastic polyester in the form of polyethylene terephthalate, barium sulfate and titanium dioxide as pigments, at least one optical brightener, and optionally a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222380 | Tear resistant gels, composites, and cushion articles SEEPS gel and gel foam molded shape articles for use in medical and sport health care, such use include therapeutic hand exercising grips, dental floss, crutch cushions, cervical pillows, bed wedge pillows, leg rest, cushions, mattress, bed pads, elbow padding, derm... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218877 | Charging device, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus including the charging device using the same A charging device including a charging roller having a metal cylinder and an elastic layer located thereon, and a cleaner for cleaning the surface of the charging roller. The cleaner includes a driving shaft and a cleaning roller which is rotatably mounted on the dr... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214420 | Molded article A longitudinally extending cellular body of a wood plastic composite is disclosed. The body has at least one wall which extends at least substantially the longitudinal length of the body, and encloses a central cavity which extends a distance that is less than the l... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214424 | Heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet A heat-peelable adhesive sheet which shows small increase in the degree of contamination caused by a heat treatment for lowering an adhesive force is disclosed. The heat-peelable pressure sensitive adhesive sheet comprises a heat-expandable layer containing heat-exp... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208223 | Composite sheet material Composite sheet material comprises a core (12) formed from cellular material having a respective skin of continuous sheet material on each side thereof. Both the core and the skins are formed of thermoplastic materials and the skins are attached to the core b... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205044 | Plastic part and method for producing the plastic part and use of the plastic part The invention relates to a plastic part (10), in particular for an interior lining of an automobile, with a support (16) and at least one layer (14) foamed onto the support (16) and a slush skin (24), wherein the foamed layer (1... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195815 | Process for producing foamed body of thermoplastic resin, mold for forming same and foamed body of thermoplastic resin The invention provides a foamed body of thermoplastic resin having a high expansion ratio, desired shape and cells of desired diameter, especially fine cells. The foamed body of thermoplastic resin is produced by filling the thermoplastic resin containing a foaming ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193002 | Adherent gels, composites, and articles Adherent gels and adherent gel composites which can be made by applying an adherent gel onto one or more selected substrates of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, concrete, wood, wire screen, refractory material, glass, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers, and the like. Su... | 03/20/2007 |
