Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338709 | Security yarn and production method therefor According to the present invention, there is provided a security thread whose existence is not clarified, which is prevented beforehand from being removed, which can be attached even to a form of a commodity heretofore regarded as difficult, and whose use purpose ra... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7153589 | Mo-W material for formation of wiring, Mo-W target and method for production thereof, and Mo-W wiring thin film A Mo—W material for the formation of wirings is discloses which, as viewed integrally, comprises 20 to 95% of tungsten and the balance of molybdenum and inevitable impurities by atomic percentage. The Mo—W material for wirings is a product obtained by compoundin... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6982047 | Surface-treated ultrafine metal powder, method for producing the same, conductive metal paste of the same, and multilayer ceramic capacitor using said paste The present invention improves the oxidation resistance of an ultrafine metal powder for use in the internal electrode of a multilayer ceramic capacitance and suppresses an increase in the thickness of a metal internal electrode film resulting from the spheroidizati... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6939413 | Flux binder system A welding flux that includes a flux agent and a binder. The binder includes a colloidal binder formed from small particles of silicon dioxide. The binder can be dried at lower temperatures to thereby for a greater range of fluxing agents and/or metal alloys to be in... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6841246 | Wire for welding A welding wire of the type consists of a plated or uncovered solid wire and a flux-cored wire for carbon steel or stainless steel, wherein one or more of hydrocarbon compounds selected from the group consisting of saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds, whic... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6699583 | Lathing method and apparatus, round bar, lathing stock, and lathed product To provide a lathing method and apparatus capable of realizing lathing of a bar member made of a hard cutting material and lathing a stock made of a hard cutting material by a lathe including an NC automatic lathe, although lathing of the hard cutting mat... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6616971 | Composite articles including prepregs, preforms, laminates and sandwich moldings, and methods of making the same The present invention relates to high quality composite materials from fibers such as glass, polyaramid or graphite fibers, where the composite incorporates a polymer matrix embedding individual fibers. The composites are lightweight materials displaying ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6582833 | Ti-base wire rod for forming molten metal A Ti-base wire rod for forming molten metal excellent both in rod feeding smoothness and arc stability is disclosed. A wire rod 301 is composed of Ti metal, and has in the surficial portion including the surface thereof an oxygen enriched layer having an ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6548191 | Filler wire for laser-welding aluminum alloy member, method of welding aluminum alloy member by using the filler wire, and welded-aluminum alloy member produced by using the filler wire A filler wire for laser-welding an aluminum alloy is described, which comprises a base material of Aluminum-Silicon based alloy and a flux of Aluminum-Potassium-Fluorine-based composition. The amount of the flux in the base material is greater than 0 (zer... | 04/15/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6337144 | Wire for welding A welding wire of the type consists of a plated or uncovered solid wire and a flux-cored wire for carbon steel or stainless steel, wherein one or more of hydrocarbon compounds selected from the group consisting of saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon comp... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6146768 | Welding wire A welding wire capable of improving wettability between weld metal and wire surface, thereby providing excellent drawability and weldability in resistance welding of wires is provided. A wire is dipped in an aqueous solution of a sulfide of alkali metal o... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6068917 | Composite metallic wire and magnetic head using said composite metal wire A composite metallic wire includes: an inner layer having a cross-sectional shape of a rough circle; and a metal outer layer having a cross-sectional shape of a rough ring; wherein the composite metallic wire has a diameter of 15 μm or less and an electr... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5962133 | Solder, electronic component mounted by soldering, and electronic circuit board The occurrence of partial chip detachment is reduced by improving wettability for increasing the bonding strength, and by enabling gradual melting of the solder. Solder material, electronic components, and electronic circuit boards with higher performance... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5913100 | Mo-W material for formation of wiring, Mo-W target and method for production thereof, and Mo-W wiring thin film A Mo-W material for the formation of wirings is discloses which, as viewed integrally, comprises 20 to 95% of tungsten and the balance of molybdenum and inevitable impurities by atomic percentage. The Mo-W material for wirings is a product obtained by com... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5688596 | Aromatic polyamide filament having an enhanced weathering resistance An aromatic polyamide filament includes extremely fine inorganic material having a high refractive index of 2.0 or more and an extremely fine average particle size of 0.3 μm or less and dispersed, in an amount of 0.1 to 5% based on the total weight of th... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5654095 | 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 and an essentially continuous and concentric and uniform pulsed voltage su... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5650208 | Window equipped with electrostatic protection circuit A laminated window includes at least one rigid external substrate (5) and a sheet made of flexible plastic material (6) which is adjacent to the substrate (5). The window is equipped with an electrostatic protection circuit which is capable of dissipating... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5424127 | Ribbon for coating by torch spraying and its use for depositing a quasi-crystalline phase on a substrate The invention relates to a ribbon or bead for coating by torch spraying and its use For depositing a quasi-crystalline phase on a substrate. The bead or ribbon (1) comprises a core having an organic binder and a powder or a mixture of powders able to Form... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5308698 | Flux for coated welding electrode The invention provides a coated electrode for producing a nickel-base weld deposit containing at least 12 weight percent chromium. The coated electrode includes a flux surrounding the core wire. The flux includes in parts by weight 5 to 35 strontium carbo... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5034440 | Polyester composition-covered wire An electric wire comprising a conductive wire in which the surface thereof is covered with a covering material having improved long-term thermal stability and comprising a polymer comprised of an aromatic polyester as a main skeleton and a compound repres... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4882227 | Conductive resin composition and molded product using the same There is provided an electric conductive resin composition formed into a pellet, which includes an electric conductive filler comprising electric conductive fibers and a low-melting point metal, and being coated on the surface thereof with a thermoplastic... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4876143 | Rod material A rob material includes an elongated matrix made of synthetic resin, a plurality of first elongated textile elements, and a plurality of second elongated textile elements, the first and second elements being embeded within the matrix, parallel to each oth... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4795508 | Soldering compositions Soldering composition incorporating a flux, characterized in that as flux at least one compound is employed with the general formula ##STR1## in which n is a number from 0 to 6, all groups R1 to R6 are identical or different ary... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4510201 | Polyvinyl chloride resinous molded sheet product Disclosed are polyvinyl chloride resinous compositions containing cellular fillers such as Silus Balloon and pearlite and molded products prepared by subjecting the compositions to heating at an increased pressure. The molded products may be combined with... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4497867 | Multiwire twisted conductor and device for coating twisted conductor wires A multiwire twisted conductor comprising wires coated with materials serving to permit soldering and protection of the wires against corrosion, with at least one wire in a conductor cross section coated with a fluxing material, and with all other wires co... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4430122 | Flux-cored arc welding tubular electrode A flux-cored welding tubular electrode is provided made of a low-carbon steel strip having confined therein a uniform mixture of alloying ingredients and fluxing compounds in such proportion that substantially the total composition of the welding electrod... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4369287 | Permanent fluxing agent and solder-through conformal coating An ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer can be used as a flux or a solder-through conformal coating. The copolymer can be melted and used as a coating or core for solder, or applied directly to a component, or made into a thixotropic gel with mineral spirits a... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4301211 | Brazing rod comprising an alloy core coated with a layer of elastomer containing a flux This invention relates to brazing materials. In particular it is concerned with a novel combination of brazing alloy and flux. Specifically, a brazing material in accordance with the invention comprises a brazing alloy having a coating comprising a brazin... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4286026 | Article for implanting radioactive metal on a substrate A process for implanting a precise quantity of radioactive metal on a metal substrate such as a cutting tool or other metal part subject to wear at the area or areas where the part is expected to wear during its operation. The presence of the radioactive ... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4250226 | Method for producing an adhesive-coated high-strength steel reinforcing member Steel ribbons and wires having quenched martensite or bainite microstructure are disclosed having an organic adhesive coating which is degraded at the steel-adhesive interface. The products are useful as steel tire reinforcements.... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4245689 | Dimensionally stable cellulosic backing web An improved dimensionally stable backing web is disclosed, especially for resilient flooring product and linoleum, comprising cellulosic fiber, a binder, antioxidant, fungicide and glass fiber, as well as optionally dyes or pigments, surfactants and vulca... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4185136 | Coated electrodes A coated electrode is provided comprising a metal core rod and a sheath coating enveloping said rod, said sheath consisting essentially of at least one hard phase-forming element in particulate form bonded to said rod, said sheath containing an amount of ... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4166879 | Gas-shielded-type coated arc welding electrode This invention relates to a gas shielded-type coated arc welding electrode, more particularly to the coated electrode consisting of a mild steel core and coating material which comprises 20 - 40% organic material by weight of a total coating material, and... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4163827 | Method of making a wrapped innoculation rod suitable for modifying the composition of molten metals A method of making a filled tubular article for controlled insertion into a molten metal includes extruding a treating material through an apparatus to form an elongated core element and wrapping the core element in a protective casing. Preferably, the ca... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4133935 | Coated electrodes for underwater metal working A waterproof electrode useful in metal-working is obtained by coating the ectrode with a polyolefin selected from the class consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene and mixtures thereof at a thickness from 0.25 cm to 0.80 cm by a method whi... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4131784 | Coated welding electrode containing chromium The present invention relates to a coated welding electrode containing at least 0.5% of Cr based on the total weight of the welding electrode and comprising a metal core and a coating flux composition. In this welding electrode, the content of Na and K co... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4086389 | Coating composition comprising crystalline cellulose and a coated electrode for arc welding produced therewith A coating composition for a coated electrode for arc welding comprising 3 to 30% of fibrous mineral, 2 to 12% of crystalline cellulose, with the balance being at least one of a slag forming agent, an arc stabilizing agent, a deoxidizing agent and an alloy... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4078107 | Lightweight window with heating circuit and anti-static circuit and a method for its preparation A transparent plastic window containing embedded therein a novel static electricity dissipating circuit (hereinafter referred to as an anti-static circuit), which may also contain a heating circuit insulated therefrom, and a method of producing such windo... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4045593 | Method for producing moisture resistant electrodes A method of making flux-covered welding electrodes which are resistant to moisture absorption wherein untreated covered electrodes are treated with a dilute aqueous dispersion of at least one material taken from the class of silicon bearing materials cons... | 08/30/1977 |
