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 |
| 7727941 | Silicone conveyor lubricant with stoichiometric amount of an acid The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a composition comprising a water-miscible silicone material wherein the composition comprises a stoichiometric amount of an organic acid. The compatibility of the lubr... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7414012 | Aqueous lubricant for plastic working of metallic material and method for forming lubricant film A waterborne lubricant, useful in the plastic working of metals, which imparts a lubricating behavior to the surface of metals in the absence of a conversion coating contains (A) water-soluble inorganic salt and (B) wax, wherein these components are dissolved or dis... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7141535 | Lubricating grease, preparation and use thereof, in particular for lubricating contacts involving elastomers In a particular embodiment, the invention concerns a lubricating grease having 70 to 95 percent by weight of a mixture that includes at least a first ester of fatty acid and of sorbitan, and at least a second ester of fatty acid and of polyoxyalkylated sorbitan. The... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6429175 | Lubricating grease composition A lubricating grease composition including the combination of an oil base, a thickener, and bismuth preferably in the form of a bismuth carboxylate. The grease has excellent film strength, improved "anti-washout" capabilities, and, depending on the thicke... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6225265 | Miniature electric motor with reduction worm gear unit In a miniature electric motor with reduction worm gear unit, a reduction worm gear unit is mounted on a motor portion and an output of the motor portion is subjected to a speed reduction through the unit. In lubricant for lubricating worm gears of the uni... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6221814 | Aqueous compositions, aqueous cutting fluid using the same, method for preparation thereof, and cutting method using the cutting fluid An aqueous cutting fluid which can reduce the impact on working environment and the global environment, and can achieve both preventing precipitates from becoming a hard cake and keeping high dispersibility for abrasive grains is provided. Such an aqueous... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6056072 | Lubricating grease A heavy-duty lubricating grease is shown which includes a synthetic fluid base and a thickener system. The heavy-duty grease can be used in both rolling element and journal type rock bit bearings to drill in heavy-duty, high temperature applications, such... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5891830 | Lubricating grease A heavy-duty lubricating grease is shown which includes a synthetic fluid base and a thickener system. The heavy-duty grease can be used in both rolling element and journal type rock bit bearings to drill in heavy-duty, high temperature applications, such... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5739087 | Organoclay products containing a branched chain alkyl quaternary ammonium ion Organoclay compositions which comprise the reaction product of a smectite-type clay having an ion exchange capacity of at least 50 meq. wt. per 100 g. clay (active basis), and a branched chain quaternary ammonium compound are useful self-activating and se... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5468400 | Lubricant and method for lubricating imaging machine components A padding powder suspension or slurry and method for applying a padding powder for lubricating components of printing, copy and facsimile machines such as the photoreceptor drum, photoreceptor belt, wiper and doctor blade. The padding powder is comprised ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5308515 | Method for lubricating a copier or printer with a dry lubricant formulation A powdered chemical mixture for lubricating photoreceptors, wiper blades, doctor blades and slide seals used on dry toner printers, copiers, and facsimile machines. The dry powder comprises a mica group mineral wet-ground to attain cold, dry lubricity, re... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5154840 | Environmentally friendly grease compositions The present invention provides an environmentally friendly grease composition. The base components of this lubricating composition include a white mineral oil in the amount of about 65 to about 85% by weight based on total weight of the composition, an ex... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5039435 | Die-casting powdery mold releasing agent A die-casting powdery mold releasing agent according to this invention is a mold releasing agent comprising a mixture of powdery or granulated mold releasing base material composed of an inorganic compound as used for lubricant in a solid form and an orga... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4990272 | Grease composition The present invention provides grease a compositions having excellent properties which comprises base oil consisting of specified amounts of a chain hydrocarbon oligomer and the addition polymerization oligomer of alkylene oxide and polyvalent alcohol and... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4929369 | Grease composition A composition which comprises (a) a salt of monovalent metal (M) of a carboxylic acid in which the COOH group is attached to a ring atom of a fused ring system and (b) a grease which is a non-soap thickened oil which may be a mineral oil or a synthetic oi... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4552676 | Composition and method for lubricating insulated electrical conductors A lubricating composition and method are disclosed for lubricating the inner wall of a hollow conduit and the outer surface of an insulated flexible electrical conductor installed in the conduit. The lubricating composition is a powder comprised of the fo... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4486319 | Microporous ionomer polymer lubricating composition A microporous lubricating composition is disclosed that includes an ionomer polymer and a liquid lubricant. The ionomer polymer can be combined with other polymers and the composition can include various additives to modify the performance and properties ... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4406800 | Grease composition containing poly(alpha-olefin) An extreme pressure grease composition capable of limiting temperature increase comprising a poly(alpha-olefin) as a base fluid and a tetralkyl ammonium smectite clay as a thickener. Antimony dialkyldithiocarbamate and molybdenum disulfide may be added to... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4371446 | Lubricant There is disclosed a lubricant the major portion of which is composed of Duomeen-T-dioleate. It may be associated with a diamide compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 is a C2-4 alkylene radical and R2 is a ... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4298481 | High temperature grease compositions High temperature grease compositions comprise 80% to 94% by weight of a base fluid that is a dialkyl ester of hydrogenated dimer acids that contain less than 8% by weight of trimer acids, 0.2% to 6% by weight of an additive system that contains antioxidan... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4105578 | Organophilic clay having enhanced dispersibility An organophilic clay gellant having enhanced dispersibility in organic systems is prepared from the reaction product of a smectite-type clay having a cation exchange capacity of at least 0.75 milliequivalents per gram and from 1.00 to less than 1.20 milli... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4039143 | Organic hydrocarbon solvent-based green tire lubricant and process An improved preformulated internal green tire lubricant and bag release composition is disclosed which comprises a silicone fluid; an alkylene oxide polyol; a particulate solid for providing air bleed channels between the expanding pressure core and the g... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4036765 | Run-flat tire lubricant A lubricant for use with a pneumatic tire wheel assembly containing a run-flat device to permit the tire to run at least 50 miles at 50 miles per hour in the deflated condition, the lubricant comprising a mixture of 2 to 60 parts of fatty acid having from... | 07/19/1977 |
