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 |
| 8158275 | Fluorine-containing compound and method for producing same, fluorine-containing polymer, organic thin film, and organic thin film device Fluorinated compounds of the invention are represented by the following general formula (I): (in formula (I), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a C10 or great... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8003235 | Coated glass pane The invention relates to a coated glass pane with a low-e and/or solar control coating comprising at least one layer sequence which comprises at least the following transparent layers: a lower anti-reflection layer, | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993763 | Organometallic compounds having host and dopant functionalities Organometallic compounds comprising an emissive core and one or more poly-phenylene branches linked to the emissive core. Host moieties are provided as pendant groups on the branches. In some cases, the poly-phenylene chain is linked in meta configuration to reduce ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7968218 | Metal carbonitride layer and method for the production thereof A method for coating a tool or tool part, includes providing a base structure of the tool or the tool part at a temperature of 850° C. to 950° C. and applying at least one layer to the base structure. One or more layers of the at least one layer is formed of a met... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7910231 | Preparation and properties of Cr-C-P hard coatings annealed at high temperature for high temperature applications Chromium plating from the trivalent state is relatively environmentally friendly as compared to a hexavalent chromium bath. Incorporation of non-metallic and metalloid elements into the coating should lead to enhanced properties. The relationship between composition... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7862911 | Thermal spray coating and thermal spray powder A thermal spray coating is made of cermet and provided on the surface of a base. The value that is gained by further dividing the value, which is gained by dividing the coefficient of thermal expansion of the thermal spray coating by the thickness of the thermal spr... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7824784 | Composition for low dielectric material, low dielectric material and method for production thereof A low dielectric material is produced by using a composition including a borazine ring-containing compound and a compound represented by the following formula as a solvent, and/or by annealing a composition comprising a borazine ring-containing compound under atmosp... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7732068 | Corrosion resistant aluminum alloy substrates and methods of producing the same Aluminum alloy products comprising an aluminum alloy base and a sulfate-phosphate oxide zone integral therewith are disclosed. Methods of making the same are also disclosed. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727644 | Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and method for manufacturing grain-oriented electrical steel sheet In a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having phosphate-based coatings, which contain no chromium and which impart a tension, on the surfaces of a steel sheet with ceramic underlying films therebetween, the coating amount of oxygen in the underlying film is 2.0 ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7713640 | Epitaxial layer structures, precursors for topotactic anion exchange films This invention disclosure describes methods for the fabrication of metal oxide films on surfaces by topotactic anion exchange, and laminate structures enabled by the method. A precursor metal-nonmetal film is deposited on the surface, and is subsequently oxidized vi... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7666528 | Protection of thermal barrier coating by a sacrificial coating According to an embodiment of the invention, an article of manufacture for use in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The article comprises a part having a surface covered with a ceramic thermal barrier coating. The thermal barrier coating has an outer surface covere... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7629063 | Flame retardant and flame-retardant resin composition A flame-retardant, characterized in that it comprises a layered titanic acid in the form of a nano sheet which is formed by a method comprising treating a layered titanic acid salt with an acid or warm water and then reacting the resultant mixture with an organic ba... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7625642 | Borazine-based resin, and method for production thereof, borazine based resin composition, insulating coating and method for formation thereof, and electronic parts having the insulating coating Interlayer insulating films 5,7 (insulating films) provided in a memory capacitor cell 8 are formed between a gate electrode 3 and a counter electrode 8C formed on a silicon wafer 1. The interlayer insulating films 5,7 compr... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7560178 | Aqueous inorganic expandable refractory composition and refractory board comprising the same Disclosed is an aqueous inorganic expandable refractory composition comprising: 1-3 wt % of a phosphorus-based flame retardant containing a carboxylic acid derivative; 15-20 wt % of a first metal oxide; 48-65 wt % of a second metal oxide containing silicon dioxide; ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7541104 | Borazine-based resin, and method for production thereof, borazine based resin composition, insulating coating and method for formation thereof, and electronic parts having the insulating coating Interlayer insulating films 5,7 (insulating films) provided in a memory capacitor cell 8 are formed between a gate electrode 3 and a counter electrode 8C formed on a silicon wafer 1. The interlayer insulating films 5,7 compr... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7442731 | Opaque, colour-pigmented coating The invention relates to a coating having a thickness of from 5 to 25 μm, comprising a high-molecular-weight organic material and from 5 to 9 g/m2 colored pigments, wherein, based on the total amount of colored pigments, (a) from 30 to 90% by weight of 3... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435478 | Cutting structures A polycrystalline diamond compact cutter that includes a thermally stable polycrystalline diamond layer, a carbide substrate, and a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride layer interposed between the thermally stable polycrystalline diamond layer and the carbide substr... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431988 | Hard coating and machining tool disposed with hard coating A hard coating that is to be disposed on a surface of a body includes a diamond layer which includes a plurality of diamond grains and is doped with boron, and an outer layer which includes an intermetallic compound and is disposed on the diamond layer by a physical... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419725 | Coated article with low-E coating including IR reflecting layer(s) and corresponding method A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) layer stack for use in a window unit or the like. The layer stack, or coating, may permit the coated article to achieve one or more of a low solar factor (SF) value, a high selectivity (Tvis/SF) v... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416783 | Resin particles comprising a (meth)acrylate copolymer and a surfactant having a sulfonic-acid or sulfonate group The invention relates to crosslinked (meth)acrylate-based resin particles having an average particle diameter of 1 to 10 μm, containing monomer components containing a monomer having a carboxyl group and at least one monomer selected from an acrylate and a methacry... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410705 | Rare earth-transition metal alloy articles A phosphate bonded ceramic is used to provide a protective coating on a rare earth-transition metal (RE-TM) alloy substrate, conferring degradation resistance to the alloy by being oxidation resistant and acting as a diffusion barrier, thereby minimising/preventing ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7396594 | Carrier applied coating layers The present invention provides a process for providing on the surface of a substrate an adherent phorphorous acid-based coating layer, the method comprising contacting said surface with a carrier conveying a coating composition comprising an acid selected from the g... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390572 | Coated article with IR reflecting layer(s) and method of making same A coated article is provided with at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer. The IR reflecting layer may be of silver or the like. In certain example embodiments, a titanium oxide layer is provided over the IR reflecting layer, and it has been found that this surp... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387839 | Substrate with photocatalytic coating The subject of the invention is a substrate provided on at least part of at least one of its faces with a coating having photocatalytic properties, containing photocatalytic titanium oxide, especially crystallized in the anatase form, in an essentially mineral binde... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381469 | Coated object The invention relates to a coated object in which coatings remain of a constant and unchanged high quality despite operating temperatures of more than 350° C. This is achieved with interlayers which deliberately interrupt and thereby stabilize the morphology of the... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374814 | Soft magnetic powder material containing a powdered lubricant and a method of manufacturing a soft magnetic powder compact A soft magnetic powder material includes an iron powder, and a plated layer formed on a surface of the iron powder and possessing a lubricating property. The plated layer includes a lubricant material and a matrix in which the lubricant material disperses. The soft ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7355341 | Organic electroluminescence display panel including a gas barrier laminate between a substrate and an organic electroluminescence element An organic electroluminescence display panel includes an organic electroluminescence element and a resin substrate that supports the organic electroluminescence element. A gas barrier laminate is formed between the resin substrate and the organic electroluminescence... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348063 | Film substrate and its manufacturing method A film substrate of an electronic displaying element, an electronic optical element, a touch panel, or a solar battery is disclosed which is composed mainly of an organic polymer having water solubility of 0 to 5 g based on 100 g of 25° C. water and having acetone ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348060 | Porous and spherical calcium phosphate particle comprising metal ion, and porous multilayer calcium phophate particle A porous and spherical calcium phosphate particle which is substituted with a metal ion or has a metal ion carried on the surface thereof, and has a particle diameter of 0.1 to 100 μm. The calcium phosphate particle is a novel functional particle which is useful, f... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348074 | Multilayer hard coating for tools A multilayer hard coating for tools for machining applications with a multilayer structure for improving the wear resistance of workpieces includes at least one (AlyCr1-y) X layer (0.2≦y≦0.7), wherein X is one of the following elements N, C... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344782 | Coated article with low-E coating including IR reflecting layer(s) and corresponding method A coated article is provided that may be heat treated in certain example embodiments. A coating of the coated article includes zinc oxide inclusive layer(s) located under infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of a material such as silver. In certain example embodiments,... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341779 | Rare earth oxide coated phosphors The present invention provides surface coated phosphors useful in field emission displays and vacuum fluorescent displays. The surface coated phosphor comprises a thin coating of rare earth oxide, e.g., yttrium oxide, disposed on an uncoated phosphor such as a sulfi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341786 | Indium-containing wafer and method of its manufacture An indium-containing wafer from which removal of mercury can be reliably performed and a method of manufacturing such a wafer are provided in order to make the mercury C-V method, allowing characteristics of a the indium-containing wafer to be measured with high pre... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338202 | Ultra-high temperature micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors Novel micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors for use in ultra-high temperature environments are disclosed. The MEMS-based sensors are derived from a class of polymer-derived ceramics selected from the group consisting of SiCN, SiBCN and SiAlCN. The ma... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329468 | Multi-layer composites formed from compositions having improved adhesion, coating compositions, and methods related thereto The present invention provides an improved multi-layer composite of two or more polymeric layers at least one of which is formed from a thermosetting composition. The composite includes at least a first polymeric layer formed on a substrate and a second polymeric la... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329590 | Method for depositing nanolaminate thin films on sensitive surfaces The present method provides tools for growing conformal metal nitride, metal carbide and metal thin films, and nanolaminate structures incorporating these films, from aggressive chemicals. The amount of corrosive chemical compounds, such as hydrogen halides, is redu... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326478 | Cement binder based plate The invention concerns a plate whereof the body comprises a binder containing Portland cement, a sulphoaluminous clinker and a calcium sulphate source: the binder comprises, by weight 30 to 80% of Portland cement, 20 to 70% of sulphoaluminous binder, 5 to 20% of a c... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327001 | PMOS transistor with compressive dielectric capping layer A salicide layer is deposited on the source/drain regions of a PMOS transistor. A dielectric capping layer having residual compressive stress is formed on the salicide layer by depositing a plurality of PECVD dielectric sublayers and plasma-treating each sublayer. C... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314668 | Low-E coated articles having zirconium inclusive dielectric layer A heat treatable coated article (e.g., vehicle windshield, IG unit, etc.) is provided with a dual-silver low-E coating. Before and/or after heat treatment (HT), the coating and/or coated article has a visible transmittance of at least 70%, more preferably at least 7... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311976 | Glazing coated with at least one layer having thermochromic properties A glazing coated with at least one layer having thermochromic properties comprising vanadium oxide, and also with at least one other layer having thermal properties, such as an infrared reflecting layer, and/or at least one other layer having optical properties, suc... | 12/25/2007 |
