Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939181 | Layer system with at least one mixed crystal layer of a multi-oxide A PVD layer system for the coating of workpieces encompasses at least one mixed-crystal layer of a multi-oxide having the following composition: (Me11-xMe2x)2O3, where Me1 and Me2 each represent at least one of the element... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7858206 | Transparent conductor, transparent electrode, solar cell, light emitting device and display panel With regard to a substrate for a transparent electrode and transparent conductive thin film each having transparency and conductivity, a transparent metal material and transparent electrode are provided which are capable of being stably supplied and are composed of ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7337940 | Apparatus and method for friction stir welding of high strength materials, and articles made therefrom An apparatus for friction stir welding, a weld tool for friction stir welding, and a method for making a weld tool for friction stir welding are presented. The weld tool comprises doped tungsten. A method for manufacturing an article, where the method comprises prov... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326477 | Spinel boules, wafers, and methods for fabricating same A single crystal spinel wafer is disclosed, including a front face and a back face; and an outer periphery having first and second flats. In certain embodiments, the single crystal wafer has a specific crystallographic orientation, and the flats are provided to exte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316724 | Multi-scale cermets for high temperature erosion-corrosion service A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS)X comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ), a binder phase (RS) and X wherein X is at least one member selected from the group consisting of an oxide dispersoid E, an intermetallic compound F and a derivative compound ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7288132 | Advanced erosion resistant carbide cermets with superior high temperature corrosion resistance Cermets are provided in which a substantially stoichiometric metal carbide ceramic phase along with a reprecipitated metal carbide phase, represented by the formula MxCy, is dispersed in a metal binder phase. In MxCy M is ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7270891 | Mixed germanium-silicon thermal control blanket A passive thermal control blanket and a method for its manufacture, the blanket including a plastic substrate on which is deposited a film that is a homogeneous mixture of silicon and germanium, thereby combining the excellent reflective and electrostatic discharge ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7241510 | Peelable circuit board foil In one embodiment, a peelable circuit board foil (200) has a metal support layer (205) and a conductive metal foil layer (210) bonded by an inorganic high temperature release structure (215) that comprises a co-deposited layer (250... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7074253 | Advanced erosion resistant carbide cermets with superior high temperature corrosion resistance Cermets are provided in which a substantially stoichiometric metal carbide ceramic phase along with a reprecipitated metal carbide phase, represented by the formula MxCy, is dispersed in a metal binder phase. In MxCy M is ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7045217 | Plated component for use in an outdoor environment A plated component used in an outdoor environment comprises a component main unit, a metal coating formed over at least a part of the component main unit, and an oxide coating formed over at least a part of the component main unit. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7022415 | Layered sphere braze material The invention is a method of bonding a ceramic part (6) to a metal part (4) by heating a component assembly (2) comprised of the metal part (4), the ceramic part (6), and a thin laminated interlayer material (8) placed betwe... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005194 | Aluminum alloy member superior in corrosion resistance and plasma resistance An aluminum or aluminum alloy member superior in liquid and gaseous corrosion resistance and plasma resistance, which has an anodized film formed thereon which is composed of a porous layer and a non-porous barrier layer whose structure is at least partly boehmite o... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6942929 | Process chamber having component with yttrium-aluminum coating A substrate processing chamber component is a structure having an integral surface coating comprising an yttrium-aluminum compound. The component may be fabricated by forming a metal alloy comprising yttrium and aluminum into the component shape and anodizing its su... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6908692 | Coating composition for metallic conductors and coating method using same An electrically conductive wire coated with a curable coating composition that forms a cured coating having a high partial discharge resitance and good mechanical properties. A process for coating an electrically conductive wire with a curable coating composition an... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6884511 | Method for brazing ceramic-containing bodies, and articles made thereby Ceramic-containing bodies can be bonded to other ceramic-containing bodies, or to metals or metal-containing bodies, by way of an aluminum-silicon brazing alloy. Such alloys feature high thermal conductivity and a melting range intermediate to Cu—Sil and Au—Si. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6872468 | Peelable circuit board foil In one embodiment, a peelable circuit board foil (200) has a metal support layer (205) and a conductive metal foil layer (210) bonded by an inorganic release material (215). The conductive metal foil layer has a an exposed surface (212... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6869671 | Enabling nanostructured materials via multilayer thin film precursor and applications to biosensors A thin film based nanoporous alumina template has been developed which allows the in situ removal of an electrically insulating alumina barrier layer at the pore bases. This barrier free nanoporous system has great utility for electrodeposition of a wide variety of ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866945 | Magnesium containing aluminum alloys and anodizing process An anodized aluminum alloy comprises an aluminum alloy comprising magnesium in an amount greater than 3 weight percent based on the total weight of the aluminum alloy; and a clear porous oxide layer having a thickness greater than about 5 micrometers disposed on and... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6858319 | Magnetic recording medium including aluminum layer having holes and production method thereof To provide a magnetic recording medium with good record and reproduction characteristics. In the magnetic recording medium having an anodic oxidized alumina nanohole film filled with a magnetic substance, the anodic oxidized alumina nanohole film 13 is formed... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6844084 | Spinel substrate and heteroepitaxial growth of III-V materials thereon A spinel composition of the invention includes a monocrystalline lattice having a formula Mg1-wαwAlx-yβyOz, where w is greater than 0 and less than 1, x is greater than 2 and less than about 8, y is less than ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841263 | Method of adhering a solid polymer to a substrate and resulting article An improved method for adhering a solid polymer component to a substrate is provided. An intermediate polymer adhesion promoting coating of metal oxide is applied to the substrate which enhances the adhesion of the subsequently applied solid polymer component to the... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6835246 | Nanostructures for hetero-expitaxial growth on silicon substrates Selected micro- and nanoscale, 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional periodic and random structures generated on silicon and other substrates are expected to perform as compliant, thin films for gettering defects and for accommodating lattice and thermal expansion mismatc... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6815087 | Aluminum-coated structural member and production method An aluminum-coated structural member includes an Al—Si—Fe alloy layer formed on a steel substrate layer. The alloy layer includes a softer region having a hardness smaller than or equal to a hardness of the steel substrate layer, extends from the surface of the ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6811893 | Aluminum plate with thermoplastic resin coating and formed article comprising the same A thermoplastic resin-coated aluminum plate is provided which is less liable to develop ply separation or cracks in a resin coating film during drawing or ironing and on which the resin coating film is less likely to peel off the aluminum plate. A semi-non-porous an... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6780524 | In-situ oxidized films for use as gap layers for a spin-valve sensor and methods of manufacture Disclosed is a spin-valve sensor disposed between first and second gap layers and formed of one or more in-situ oxidized films. The improved spin valve sensor helps eliminate electrical shorting between the spin-valve sensor and shield layers. A fabrication method o... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6761985 | Magnetic transparent conducting oxide film and method of making Cobalt-nickel oxide films of nominal 100 nm thickness, and resistivity as low as 0.06 Ω·cm have been deposited by spin-casting from both aqueous and organic precursor solutions followed by annealing at 450° C. in air. Films deposited on sapphire substrates exhibi... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6759137 | Opto-magnetic recording medium with a garnet ferrite recording layer, and opto-magnetic information recording/reproducing device This invention relates to magneto-optical recording media such as magneto-optical disks and cards, manufacturing methods of the medium and a magneto-optical recording and playback device to record and play back data using the magneto-optical recording media. The mag... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6720066 | Substrate with a photocatalytic coating The present invention is directed to a process for obtaining a substrate provided with a coating having photocatalytic properties, wherein the coating includes crystallized particles of an oxide of a metal A having photocatalytic properties. The crystallized particl... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6716537 | Magnetoresistive element having multilayered film capable of effectively conducting a detecting current for detecting external magnetic field and method for making the same A magnetoresistive element includes a multilayered film comprising a magnetic detecting layer having a magnetoresistive effect, a pair of first antiferromagnetic layers in contact with the magnetic detecting layer of the multilayered film at a predetermined gap in t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6696172 | Recording medium and method for manufacturing the same A magnetic recording medium has at least a non-magnetic under-layer, a magnetic layer, a protective layer and a liquid lubricant layer sequentially laminated on a non-magnetic substrate. The magnetic layer includes ferromagnetic grains and non-magnetic gr... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692843 | Magnetic recording medium, method of fabricating magnetic recording medium, and magnetic storage A magnetic recording medium having first undercoating layers 40, 40' formed directly or via substrate face undercoating layers on a substrate 40, second undercoating layers 42, 42' directly formed on the first undercoating layers 40, 40', magnetic films 4... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6686057 | Chromate-free coating for metal honeycomb A coating for metal sheets used in fabricating honeycomb structures. The coating includes a first layer located on the surface of the metal sheet. The first layer includes hydrated alumina dispersed in a binder. The coating may further include a second la... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6541127 | Swash plate of swash plate type compressor In order to improve the wear resistance of the swash plate of a swash-plate type compressor, on which plate copper alloy is flame-sprayed, a composite material, which consists of copper or first copper alloy (for example Cu--Pb alloy) including at least u... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6465088 | Substrate with a photocatalytic coating The present invention is directed to a process for obtaining a substrate provided with a coating having photocatalytic properties, wherein the coating includes crystallized particles of an oxide of a metal A having photocatalytic properties. The crystalli... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458473 | Diffusion aluminide bond coat for a thermal barrier coating system and method therefor A thermal barrier coating system and a method for forming the coating system on a component designed for use in a hostile thermal environment, such as superalloy turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The method is particular... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6416881 | Media with a metal oxide sealing layer Sputter-deposited amorphous metal oxide films on substrates comprising an aluminum-containing support and a Ni-containing pre-coat reduce Ni ion migration significantly from the substrate onto the top surface of the magnetic recording media. Longitudinal ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6376091 | Article including a composite of unstabilized zirconium oxide particles in a metallic matrix, and its preparation An article includes a substrate and a composite material bonded to the substrate. The composite material includes a matrix consisting of a metallic alloy having a solidus temperature of at least about 700° C. and a plurality of unstabilized zirconium oxi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6372364 | Nanostructure coatings A thin film product having a nanostructured surface, a laminate product including the thin film and a temporary substrate opposite the nanostructured surface, a laminate product including the thin film and a final substrate attached to the nanostructured ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6346335 | Copper foil composite including a release layer A composite material includes a structural carrier layer and a relatively thin metal foil layer separated by a release layer. The release layer, that may be an admixture of a metal such as nickel or chromium and a non-metal such as chromium oxide, nickel ... | 02/12/2002 |
