...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435327 | Hydraulic oil with excellent air release and low foaming tendency This invention provides a hydraulic oil comprising: 1) a lubricant base oil having an average molecular weight greater than 475, a viscosity index greater than 140, and a weight percent olefins less than 10; and 2) an antiwear hydraulic oil additive package. The hyd... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7293443 | Method for manufacturing seamless pipes or tubes A method for manufacturing a seamless pipe, capable of preventing the carburization phenomenon that occurs in a manufacturing process of pipe and simplifying an elongation rolling process, is provided. In this method, after piercing in the piercing rolling process, ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7260889 | Coating compositions having antiseize properties for disassemblable socket/pin and/or threaded connections The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising a) at least one binder and b) at least one substance which releases gases at elevated temperature, and c) at least one friction-reducing additive. With the aid of the coating compositions of th... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7045489 | Friction control compositions According to the invention there is provided a liquid friction control composition characterized as either having a high and positive friction characteristic or a low and neutral friction characteristic, comprising a retentivity agent. The liquid friction control co... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6960555 | Resin bonded particulate anti-seize agent, lubricating system made therefrom and methods of making and using same A coating and bonding composition is disclosed which includes a suspending agent, bonding agent, thinning agent, and a particulate fluoride anti-seize agent designed to bond a particulate fluoride film to the thread surface to prevent seizing and galling. A anti-sei... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6818600 | Heat-dissipating silicone grease composition To provide a highly reliable heat-dissipating silicone grease composition having stable thermoconductive properties over a long period of time, which does not exude oil, and which does not lead to contact defects. The heat-dissipating silicone grease composit... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6780823 | Container, such as a food or beverage container, lubrication method A process for lubricating a container, such as a beverage container, or a conveyor for containers, by applying to the container or conveyor, a thin continuous, substantially non-dripping layer of a liquid lubricant. The process provides many advantages compared to t... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6734147 | Lubricant compositions and methods A process is disclosed for manufacturing a lubricant composition comprising combining a superabsorbent polymer with a material for decreasing friction between moving surfaces. The superabsorbent polymer absorbs from about 25 to greater than 100 times its weight in w... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6696392 | Silicone resin bonded dry film lubricants Dry film lubricant coatings are provided by using a silicone resin binder, either as an aqueous emulsion or in a solvent-based system, to fix an alkaline earth metal fluoride to a substrate. The compositions used to apply the coatings may also include rel... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6689721 | Conductive grease and rolling apparatus packed with the same This invention is to provide a conductive grease which is less to decrease conductivity as a time passes. The conductive grease comprises a base oil, a thickener, a conductive solid powder, and at least one kind of a wear inhibitor, an extreme pressure ag... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6649573 | Solid lubricant and composition A solid lubricant and composition useful for lubricating the flanges of locomotive wheels, railcar wheels, rail track and in applications where it is desirable to reduce friction when metal contacts metal. The solid lubricant having from about twenty-five... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6589918 | Conductive grease and rolling apparatus packed with the same This invention is to provide a conductive grease which is less to decrease conductivity as a time passes. The conductive grease comprises abase oil, a thickener, a conductive solid powder, and at least one kind of a wear inhibitor, an extreme pressure age... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6569817 | Composition for treating surfaces of flat objects to produce predetermined separation points to plurality of such flat objects arranged at least partially in a pile A composition containing an anti-static agent and a lubricant for treatment of a surface of a flat article (2) so as to define point of separation of a plurality of at least partly superimposed flat articles. Due to the lubricant, the friction coefficient... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6391831 | Use of water-insoluble polyoxyarylene-polysiloxane block copolymers for defoaming aqueous media The invention relates to the use of a water-insoluble polyoxyarylene-polysiloxane block copolymers of the general average formula ##STR1## wherein the variables and indices are described herein as defoaming agents for aqueous media. This invention al... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6362135 | Catalyzed compositions and methods for use in vehicle surface anti-icing and other applications This invention discloses novel catalyzed surface composition altering formulations and methods and catalyzed surface coating formulations and methods, which contain one or more catalysts, along with optional other ingredients, wherein the catalysts serve ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6335309 | Die release lubricant Die release lubricant is made from powder solid lubricant, adhesion enhancer made of organic or inorganic compound and volatile solvent. Before melted metal is injected into a die for casting, the die release lubricant is sprayed to an inside surface of t... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6288012 | Container, such as a beverage container, lubricated with a substantially non-aqueous lubricant A process for lubrication a container, such as a beverage container, by applying to the container, a substantially non-aqueous lubricant. The process provides many advantages as compared to the use of an aqueous lubricant.... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6258758 | Catalyzed surface composition altering and surface coating formulations and methods This invention discloses novel catalyzed surface composition altering formulations and methods and catalyzed surface coating formulations and methods, which contain one or more catalysts, along with optional other ingredients, wherein the catalysts serve ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6251839 | Open gear lubricants An open gear lubricant has a lubricant base comprising a major amount of a vegetable oil and a minor amount of a solid inorganic lubricant, thickened with a bidegradable organoclay gellant.... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6177386 | Lubricant and use thereof The invention relates to a lubricant which can be used as a mandrel lubricant with a content of 75 to 90 wt. % of graphite and contains 1 to 10 wt. % of a phosphate. Said lubricant can also contain 1 to 4 wt % alkali silicate, 1 to 10 wt. % bentonite, 0.5... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6136757 | Solid lubricants and friction modifiers for heavy loads and rail applications The present invention relates to novel lubricant compositions comprising a solid lubricant and a binding agent in water medium suitable for lubricating steel-steel interfaces such as tractor-trailer couplings, rail-wheel systems and other heavy duty appli... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6015777 | Silicone greases and methods for their production Low bleed silicone grease compositions are prepared by blending high viscosity silicone oils with filler materials and/or silicone elastomers. Greases comprise three main types: I) grease comprising high viscosity silicone oil and filler material, II) gre... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5877128 | Catalyzed lubricant additives and catalyzed lubricant systems designed to accelerate the lubricant bonding reaction This invention discloses novel catalyzed lubricant additives and catalyzed lubricant systems, which contain one or more catalysts, along with optional other additives, wherein the catalysts serve to accelerate the rate and increase the yield of the lubric... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5691282 | Lubricant composition for use on workpieces in the hot forming of metals Lubricant composition for use on workpieces in the hot forming of metals, which contains: (a1) 0 to 80 percent by weight of a glass powder, (a2) 0 to 50 percent by weight of a glass frit whereby the content of at least one component (a | 11/25/1997 |
| 5661116 | Lubricant composition for preventing carborization in the production of seamless pipes A lubricant composition comprising graphite, a clay mineral, and a silica sol or a potassium aluminum silicate. The lubricant composition is suitable for preventing carburization in the production of seamless pipes.... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5492639 | Mandrel lubricant for the production of seamless tubes A mandrel lubricant for use in the production of seamless tubes. The mandrel lubricant composed of graphite, clay minerals from the smectite class, a polysaccharide and optionally a surfactant. The coating of the mandrels that have passed through a coolin... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5437802 | Lubricating composition for hot-rolling steel Disclosed is a lubricating composition for hot-rolling steel, which comprises a base oil or base grease and a heat-insulating agent. Especially, (A) an inorganic compound which is melted by an absorption of heat at a temperature lower than 1200° C. and (... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5271854 | High temperature lubricant containing carboxylated styrene-butadiene latex Lubricant for use in hot forming of steel at high temperatures and especially in the production of seamless tubes in so-called multiple pipe mills, in which the lubricant must adhere water-resistant to the tool. This is achieved by a lubricant containing,... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5227081 | Silicone grease composition and method for preparing same Silicone grease compositions are prepared by blending a thickening agent with a liquified crosslinked organosiloxane gel produced using a platinum-catalyzed hydrosilylation reaction. The gel is liquified by application of a shearing force to the crosslink... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5180509 | Metal-free lubricant composition containing graphite for use in threaded connections A metal-free lubricant composition for use in threaded tube and pipe connections includes graphite and a substantially nonabrasive, friction increasing adjusting component, both dispersed in a lubricant base material in which a polyalkylene is dissolved, ... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5089154 | Recirculating powder lubricant delivery systems using thermally and oxidatively stable solid lubricants Solid lubricants and a lubricating system having oxidative stability up to about 1500° F. (815° C.) comprising a solid lubricant selected from the group of molybdenum disulfide, graphite and a graphite fluoride having the formula (CFx)n | 02/18/1992 |
| 4995994 | Lubricant A lubricant composition comprising (a), a water-based lubricant which comprises a substantially oil-free, aqueous, emulsion-free composition of a matter comprising a major amount of water, a minor but effective amount of at least one substantially water-i... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4780226 | Lubrication for hot working rare earth-transition metal alloys Improved lubrication of tools for hot working rare earth-transition metal alloy particles is provided by suitably applied glass or glass/graphite lubricants.... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4659954 | Carbon brushes in sealed silicone environment with controlled vapor pressure A sealed enclosure surrounding the brushes and metallic contact members of a dynamoelectric machine is maintained at a positive pressure with an inert gas. A predetermined vapor pressure of a silicone lubricant is maintained in the sealed enclosure. The s... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4294713 | Grease compositions containing selected shielded polysilicate compounds Novel grease compositions are described which comprise: (a) A major amount of a shielded polysilicate compound selected from the group consisting of alkoxysilane cluster compounds, alkoxysilanol cluster compounds, alkoxysilane ester compounds, alkoxysilane mul... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4252658 | Solid lubricant A solid lubricant comprising a substantially amorphous carbon micro-sphere selected from carbon micro-beads and carbon micro-balloons having a particle size of 0.1 to 1,000μ and a specific gravity of the particle of 0.2 to 2.0, which has excellent low fr... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4162078 | Injectable packing formulation containing flexible graphite An injectable packing formulation comprising particulate flexible graphite and a suitable liquid lubricant. Such formulation can be used to pack the stuffing box assembly of any pump, valve, expansion joint, or like structure, and is particularly useful a... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4052323 | High-temperature lubricant for the hot-working of metals The high-temperature lubricant for the hot-working of metals which comprises (a) 10 to 90 percent by weight of graphite, (b) 2 to 45 percent by weight of an alkylene homopolymer or copolymer, and (c) 0.5 to 8 percent by weight of a dispersing agent. The l... | 10/04/1977 |