Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7372159 | Semiconductor device A glass-sealed type semiconductor device has Dumet electrodes, a glass sealing member, and a semiconductor element tightly sealed in a cavity constituted by the Dumet electrodes and the glass sealing member. The semiconductor element is constituted by a Schottky bar... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354645 | Engineered glasses for metallic glass-coated wire A metallic glass-coated wire is formed by drawing a hollow glass fiber from a container in which molten alloy is entrained and solidified. Interference stresses extant between the glass coating and the alloy core of the wire are produced by systematically controllin... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7332101 | Permanently linked, rigid, magnetic chains One aspect of the present invention relates to a permanently linked, rigid, magnetic chain of particles prepared by sol-gel methods. A second aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing a permanently linked, rigid, magnetic chain of particles co... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319196 | Bonding wire and bonded connection A bonding wire (1) includes a matrix material (2) and a filler (3) embedded in this matrix material (2), the coefficient of thermal expansion of the filler (3) being lower than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the matrix mat... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7271125 | Coated metal substrate A coated metal substrate useful for carrying an exhaust emission treatment catalyst such as a three-way conversion catalyst for use with small engine platforms. The coated metal substrate comprises a metal such as a stainless steel, a carbon steel, a FeCr alloy, HAS... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7233249 | Multi-bit encoded glass-coated microwire and articles composed thereof A glass-coated amorphous metallic microwire is encoded with multi-bit digital information. Encoding is achieved magnetically, optically or through a combination of magnetic and optical encoding processes. Magnetic encoding is carried out by modifying the constituent... | 06/19/2007 |
| 6908667 | Fiber-reinforced material composed, at least in a surface region, of a metal/ceramic composite, molding composed of the fiber-reinforced material and method of producing the fiber-reinforced material A method is provided for producing a fiber-reinforced material which is composed, at least in a region of a surface layer, of a ceramic composite and has carbon-containing fibers reaction-bonded to a matrix containing the elements Si and C. In particular a method of... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6838162 | Fiber-bundle-reinforced composite material having a ceramic matrix, method for manufacturing a composite material and method for manufacturing elements formed of a composite material A composite material includes a ceramic matrix and two different fractions of fiber bundles, namely a reinforcing fiber bundle fraction and a matrix fiber bundle fraction having different average fiber bundle lengths. The fractions of fiber bundles are separated in ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6811875 | Partial discharging-resistant wire enamel composition and partial discharging-resistant magnet wire The prevent invention provides a partial discharge-resistant wire enamel composition wherein at least one fine particle sol selected from the group of metal oxide fine particle sol and silicon oxide fine particle sol is dispersed, and 3 to 100 parts by weight of at ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6797417 | Ceramic foam and process for producing the same A ceramic foam consisting of two layers in and out, in which a highly pure ceramic shell covers up the surface layer of the fly ash, is provided along with a process for producing such a ceramic foam. The process for producing a ceramic foam 10 includes the s... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6787245 | Sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and shaped articles produced therefrom Sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters are provided. The copolyesters are produced from a mixture of aromatic dicarboxylic acids, aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, ethylene glycol, other glycols, and components containing alkali metal or alkaline earth metal sulfo g... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6743508 | Fep pellet An FEP pellet having a volatile content of 0.2% by weight or less. The FEP pellet satisfies the following requirements (i) and (ii) when used to form a insulating material coating a core wire by extrusion coating at a coating speed of 2,800 ft/min.: (i) an adhesive ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6692844 | Glaze for ceramic superplastic forming (SPF) dies The life of ceramic SPF dies can be enhanced significantly by plasma spray application of a cordierite glaze on the forming surface. The preferred glaze has a coefficient of thermal expansion close to or matching with the ceramic of the die, and, typicall... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6670291 | Laminate sheet material for fire barrier applications A laminate sheet material comprising a first layer comprised of polymeric material and a second layer comprised of non-metallic fibers. The first and second layers at least collectively contribute to the laminate having at least one of a passing Flammabil... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6656584 | Glass fiber A glass fiber comprising core glass and clad glass, wherein the core glass consists essentially of from 25 to 70 mol % of Bi2 O3, from 5 to 74.89 mol % of B2 O3 +SiO2, from 0.1 to 30 mol % of Al2... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6630226 | Composite cutting line for brush cutters and edge trimmers A cutting line intended to trim and cut vegetation which can be used in rotary-head implements such as brush cutters and edge trimmers. The cutting line consists of a core of the monofilament type, which is coated with a granular coating, especially in th... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6617013 | Ceramic matrix composite having improved interlaminar strength A ceramic matrix composite material (10) having a plurality of interlaminar stitches (16) as shown in FIG. 1. The stitches are formed by directing laser energy into the material to melt and recast zones of the material in a direction transverse to the lay... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6593007 | Neutralization of reactive elements Packaging having reactive polymers incorporated into paper and foam core materials. In one embodiment, the packaging protects the contents from corrosive gases. In an alternate embodiment, the packaging protects the contents from mildew and fungus.... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6555222 | Reinforced polypropylene mirror assembly and process for making the same A reinforced polypropylene mirror assembly, and process for making the same, are described. The mirror assembly, especially the components thereof, includes a long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene material. Additionally, various additives may also be ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6534196 | Refractory metal coated articles for use in molten metal environments The present invention relates to articles, having an extended useful life, which are used in contact with high temperature molten aluminum or molten zinc baths. One aspect of the invention encompasses articles, such as bearings, bushings, couplings or rol... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6521344 | Member for brake A member for brakes that has a light weight, shock resistance characteristics, excellent corrosion resistance characteristics etc., high abrasive wear resistance characteristics and is made from fiber-composite material is comprised of an assemblage of ya... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6479144 | Anti-tack spandex fibers containing antimicrobial agents therein and fabrics made therefrom Polyurethane elastomer yams (particularly spandex) containing certain silver-based antimicrobial formulations therein are provided. This invention relates to polyurethane elastomer yams (particularly spandex) containing certain silver-based antimicrobial ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6406788 | Elastic polyurethane fiber An elastic polyurethane fiber excellent in chlorine resistance, which contains particles of a metal compound selected from oxides and hydroxides of a metal selected from zinc and magnesium, and composite oxides of zinc and magnesium, a treating agent sele... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6352771 | Conductive urethane roller A conductive roller for use in a laser printer includes a solid, thermoset urethane comprising a metal salt and having a hardness of between 30 Shore A and 50 Shore A on cube and a volume resistivity of 1E6 ohm-cm and 9E8 ohm-cm.... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6322889 | Oxidation-resistant interfacial coating for fiber-reinforced ceramic A ceramic-matrix composite having a multilayered interfacial coating adapted to protect the reinforcing fibers from long-term oxidation, while allowing these to bridge the wake of advancing cracks in the matrix, is provided by selectively mismatching mate... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6291067 | Photocatalytic powder for environmental clarification and powder-containing polymer composition thereof A photocatalytic powder for environmental clarification, comprising finely divided titanium dioxide particles having a coating of porous calcium phosphate formed on at least part of the surface of each titanium dioxide particle, wherein an anionic surface... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6113861 | Photocatalyst sheet A photocatalytic sheet which has a base made of polymeric organic compound, that is not decomposed by a photocatalytic function, and also hardly loses the photocatalytic function after washing and is capable of providing the photocatalytic function even i... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6074750 | Silicon carbide composite with metal nitride coated fiber reinforcement A composite comprised of reinforcement fibers having a continuous coating of a metal nitride wherein the metal is from the group consisting of silicon, aluminum, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, and mixtures thereof, and a molten silicon i... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6060162 | Pulsed voltage surge resistant magnet wire A pulsed voltage surge resistant magnet wire comprising a conductor, a continuous and concentric and flexible uniform coat of base insulation material superimposed on the conductor. An essentially continuous and concentric and uniform pulsed voltage surge... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6053970 | Storage stable calcium phosphate cements Two component, storage stable apatitic cement compositions, as well as methods for their production, are provided. The dry component of subject apatitic cements comprises basic calcium source particles at least partially coated with a partially neutralize... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6004675 | Optical glass fiber A coated glass fiber for light transmission consisting of a glass fiber for light transmission and at least one coating layer made of a UV-curing resin, wherein an outermost layer of the coating layer is made of a UV-curing resin having a Young's modulus ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5965245 | Prepreg for printed circuit board A prepreg comprising a semi-cured thermosetting resin and electrically insulating whiskers or short fibers dispersed in said semi-cured thermosetting resin, and if necessary, a carrier film attached or bound to said prepreg is suitable for producing multi... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5958583 | Alumina-based protective coating for ceramic materials A coated ceramic has alumina as an amorphous residue from an alumina sol containing alumina powder or and, optionally, a high emittance powder. The alumina powder alters the rheology and wetting characteristics of the sol to aid in forming the residue and... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5955194 | Silicon carboxide composite reinforced with ceramic fibers having a surface enriched in boron nitride An improved fiber reinforced glass composite includes a boron-containing refractory fiber having its surface enriched with boron nitride in a matrix of a black glass ceramic having the empirical formula SiCxOy where x ranges from about 0.5 to about 2.0, p... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5955391 | Ceramic matrix composite and method of manufacturing the same In fiber composite ceramic containing reaction sintered SiC as a matrix and having BN-coated SiC continuous fibers as composite fibers, the thickness of the BN coating need not be especially made large, and a sliding effect during growing of cracks can be... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5952100 | Silicon-doped boron nitride coated fibers in silicon melt infiltrated composites A fiber-reinforced silicon--silicon carbide matrix composite having improved oxidation resistance at high temperatures in dry or water-containing environments is produced. The invention also provides a method for protecting the reinforcing fibers in the s... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5932345 | Thermally fusible adhesive copolymer, articles made therefrom, and method for producing the same A novel heat-fusible copolymer possessing a combination of excellent properties, including mechanical strength, resistivity against radioactive rays, chemical resistance, low temperature stability, thermal resistance, processabilty, adhesiveness, thermal ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5916932 | Composite building materials from recyclable waste A composite building material is disclosed produced from recycled materials. The composite building material is composed of an extruded mixture of high density polyethylene and a thermoplastic coated fiber material such as fiberglass. The resulting materi... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5908812 | Structure for hts composite conductors and the manufacture of same A superconducting oxide composite structure including a superconducting oxide member, a metal layer surrounding the superconducting oxide member, and an insulating layer of a complex oxide formed in situ adjacent to the superconducting oxide member and th... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5891362 | Hydrated zinc stannate sols, coating compositions and optical elements A sol having dispersed in a liquid medium particles of a hydrated zinc stannate having a primary particle diameter of from 2 to 200 nm and represented by the formula xZnO.ySnO2.zH.sub.2 O wherein the molar ratio of x:y:z is 1:0.83 to 1.43:1.00 ... | 04/06/1999 |
