Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438963 | Method for producing a laser-printable film Method for producing a laser-printable film which comprises printing an engraving layer comprising a UV-curable coating onto a support film, applying an electron-beam curable coating on top of the engraving layer, and then curing the film by electron irradiation. | 10/21/2008 |
| 7375057 | Pre-written marking on optical disc with opto-mechanically writable marking surface An optical disc of one embodiment of the invention is disclosed that includes a data side and a marking surface. Information is digitally storable on the data side. A marking is opto-mechanically writable on the marking surface. The marking surface includes a pre-wr... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7329447 | Retroreflective sheeting with controlled cap-Y A retroreflective laminate sheeting has a viewing surface having a retroreflective layer which has a first cap-Y value of a viewing surface side thereof. A plurality of discrete pigmented indicia are disposed on the viewing surface side of the retroreflective layer.... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329449 | Method and apparatus for reliable printing on linerless label stock A system comprising a linerless pressure sensitive label stock and a printer for printing on linerless pressure sensitive label stock exhibit reduced tendency for exposed adhesive to stick to printer components. The linerless pressure sensitive label stock has a plu... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322921 | Method of forming a bag A bag having a tamper evident closure and methods of forming the same are provided. The bag has a tube body with a front wall and a back wall positioned between a first end and a second end. A back flap extension member connects to and extends outwardly from the sec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316832 | Articles and methods for applying color on surfaces Articles for applying color on a surface that includes a sheet of dry color component having a margin, a front sheet surface, and a rear sheet surface opposite the front sheet surface, and an adhesive on the rear sheet surface for bonding the sheet to the surface. E... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300699 | Adhesive and pressure-sensitive transfer adhesive tape An adhesive and a pressure-sensitive transfer adhesive tape formed by coating the adhesive on a base material are provided. The adhesive has a color when applied to a substrate and, after application can be decolored. The adhesive comprises a colored material colore... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7189442 | Edge band and edge banding process The present invention provides an edge band including a protective layer attached to a wood portion. The wood portion includes a first side and a second side. A first adhesive is disposed between the protective layer and the first side of the wood portion and a seco... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7160594 | Protective material with punched shaped parts A protective material with punched shaped parts, obtainable in a converting process for producing single-sidedly or double-sidedly adhesive punched shaped parts, there being placed atop the protective material a single-sidedly or double-sidedly adhesive tape from wh... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144469 | Method of forming a printable media sheet construction A method of forming a printable media sheet construction, including: (a) cutting cross-direction lines through a cardstock web; (b) after step (a), laminating a plurality of strips to the web; and (c) after step (b), cutting machine-direction lines through the web a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7132142 | Dry paint transfer laminate for use as wall covering This disclosed invention relates to a laminate for use as a wallcovering comprising: a matte release liner having a flexible polymeric matte release backing liner and a matte release coat bonded to the matte release backing liner, and a flexible multi-layer decorati... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7094454 | Multi-color multi-ply note pad A multi-color multi-ply note pad includes a plurality of note sheets, each of which has a perforated tear line that divides the note sheet into a stub portion and an inscribing portion, a binding member that binds the stub portions of the note sheets in a stack, and... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083840 | Adhesive security tape that allows to detect unathorized opening of a packaging A multilayer adhesive tape having a backing based on an oriented thermoplastic film, whose upper face is coated, if desired, with a release coating and to whose lower face the following layers have been applied: a) a primer layer w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059637 | Book marking and note taking apparatus The invention is comprised of at least one bookmark having a supply of repositionable self-stick notes disposed thereon. The invention may also have a non-intrusive paperclip-like attaching means disposed on the bookmark. The invention is disposed for advertising, l... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059792 | Dispensing system for print media having differential perforation pattern A web of print media dispensable as individual sheets along lines of perforation includes a pattern of ties and slits that provide a more predictable resistance to manually separating the sheets from the web. The lines of perforation extend transversely with respect... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7005183 | Application sheet used for pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for painting An application sheet adapted to be used by being stuck to a surface of a paint layer of a painting adhesive sheet and a method of attaching the painting adhesive sheet are disclosed. The application sheet includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to be stuck onto... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994899 | Curl resistant single substrate label sheet and a method for making same A curl resistant single substrate label sheet, and in-line high speed method for making same, for use with conventional printers, including at least one body portion, at least one label portion, and at least one release liner portion, all of which are made of a comm... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986923 | Pack for adhesive sheets A pack for adhesive sheets which a) are detachable without residue or destruction by extensive stretching in the direction of their bond plane and b) have on one or both sides a pressure-sensitive adhesive composit... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6984429 | Laminate from which decorative films can be applied to a substrate A laminate from which decorative films can be precisely applied to a substrate. The laminate includes a polymeric cover sheet having opposite outer and inner major surfaces. A layer of structured pressure sensitive adhesive is adhered to the inner major surface of t... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6958179 | Segmented sheeting and methods of making and using same The present invention provides a new sheeting article that may suitably include: a carrier having a first major surface and a second major surface; and a plurality of discrete segments of a sheeting (e.g., a retroreflective sheeting), wherein the sheeting has a firs... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956010 | Rewritable thermal label of a non-contact type and method for using the label A rewritable thermal label of the non-contact type which comprises an anchor coat layer comprising a crosslinked resin, a heat-sensitive color development layer and a light absorption and photo-thermal conversion layer which are laminated on one face of a substrate ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953624 | Printable film and coating composition exhibiting stain resistance The present invention relates to colored articles such as flexible films and retroreflective sheeting that exhibit an improvement in color stability. ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951696 | Transfer sheet A transfer sheet which uses a toner image, obtained by an electrophoto copying machine. Designs, patterns, photos and letters are fixed on a base sheet through a hair-like transplant sheet having a parting agent and a short fiber layer is provisionally bonded on the... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6929837 | Removable labels for mounting upon or proximate to electrical and/or other interfaces A repositionable label for mounting upon or proximate to electrical or other types of interfaces may identify devices associated with such interfaces. A label may include a static cling or other type of substrate that carries identifying information. The identifying... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6916532 | Adhesive tape for painting An adhesive tape for painting includes an adhesive layer having a top surface; a paint layer including paint with the paint layer provided on the top surface of the adhesive layer; and a clear coating layer laminated on the painting layer. Since the painting adhesiv... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916518 | Method of producing transfer stickers with metal powder and transfer stickers produced by the method A transfer sticker with metal powder made by the steps of coating a substrate with a first isolating layer; coating the first isolating layer with a resin layer; coating the resin layer with a metal powder layer by an electroplating process; printing a first protect... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6878425 | Tinted polarized window film The present invention 10 discloses a polarized filter film having a plurality of light-filtering layers 20, 22, 24, each having a different polarization aperture and tint hue that can be selectively combined to form a polarized filter film having a com... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6852409 | Radiation-cured correction tape A multilayer pressure sensitive correction tape useful for masking handwritten and/or printed characters comprising a release liner, a masking layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, wherein at least one of the layers is cured by radiation. In a preferred emb... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6835430 | Multilayered volume hologram structure and label for making multilayered volume hologram structure A multilayered volume hologram structure of the invention comprises a substrate 2 for a certificate or the like, and an adhesive layer 5, a volume hologram layer 5 and a surface protective film 7 laminated on the substrate in the describe... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6780484 | Adhesive article and method of preparing An adhesive article including a liner having a first side and a second side; and an adhesive having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second surface of the adhesive contacts the first side of the liner, wherein the article has been exposed to E-Beam ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6773807 | Reflective labeling tape An apparatus for conveying information and a method of using said apparatus during a medical emergency. The apparatus consists of a perforated adhesive tape with a front side and a back side. The back side includes an adhesive applied thereto to enable the tape to b... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6770344 | Functional laminated film, its production process and CRT having said film attached thereto It is to provide a functional laminated film which is useful for antireflection on the surface and which can make the brightness of an image uniform, its production process and a CRT having said film attached thereto. A functional laminated film having an ant... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6746053 | System for preventing parallel marketing of retail items A system and method for detecting parallel marketing of an item, include forming at least one of a coating and a code on the item, interrogating the at least one of the coating and said code, and determining from the interrogating whether the item has been transferr... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6740607 | Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6733857 | Repair material for damaged painted surfaces The present invention relates to a material for repairing damaged painted surfaces, wherein the material includes a paint layer which is capable of deformation and which is made of microcapsules held together by a binder. The paint is contained in the microcapsules ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6723409 | Universal under-packing for rubber-coated fabrics on offset printing press cylinders Sheets of rubber-coated fabric are mounted on the cylinders of offset printing presses. An under-packing formed from the combination of an optional flexible supporting sheet and a plurality of flexible packing sheets is interposed between the cylinder surface and th... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6706353 | Image forming substrate An image-forming substrate has a sheet of paper, and a layer of microcapsules coated over the paper sheet. The microcapsule layer contains at least one type of microcapsules filled with a liquid dye, and a shell wall of each of the microcapsules is composed of resin... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6677022 | Integrated waterproof card or label and method thereof A form comprises a cellulosic sheet having a perforation defining a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may define either a card or alternatively a label, and is impregnated with a waterproofing polymerizable composition. The first porti... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6627284 | Raised adhesive decorative wall and ceiling device The present invention 10 discloses a decorative wall 14 and ceiling device comprising a decorative base member 22, a peal-away back layer 38 and an adhesive layer 36. The decorative base member has embodiments comprising a flat surface embodiment 22, a fl... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6610397 | Heat-activatable alkali-removable labelling systems A heat-activatable, alkali-removable labelling system comprises a support portion and a transfer portion over said support portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article upon application of heat to the support portion ... | 08/26/2003 |
