Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5066368 | Process for producing black integrally colored anodized aluminum components ... leading to poor thermal characteristics. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide an anodization coating which is suitable for electronic package components. It is a further object of the invention ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 6251240 | Mg-Ca sacrificial anode ... added into Mg, so that it is possible to secure the stability of the melts. The open-circuit potential characteristic and anode efficiency characteristic are excellent. Therefore, there is a big difference compared to the conventional ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5176807 | Expandable coil cathodic protection anode ... dielectric standoff. The insulation of the lower end can be in the form of a the weighted element to stabilize the position of the anode. Inventors: Kumar; Ashok (Champaign, IL) Assignee: The United States of America as ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 6372119 | Inert anode containing oxides of nickel iron and cobalt useful for the electrolytic production of metals ... DESCRIPTION FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an electrolytic cell for the production of aluminum, which includes an inert anode in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The cell includes an inner crucible 10 inside a ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6423195 | Inert anode containing oxides of nickel, iron and zinc useful for the electrolytic production of metals ... final impurity levels listed. TABLE 4 Impurity Levels of Aluminum Produced with Various Anode Compositions Sample No. Composition Porosity Fe Cu Ni 1 ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6821408 | Method and apparatus for an anodic treatment ... a middle portion without requiring a masking procedure. According to an embodiment of the present invention a method for an anodic treatment that comprises the operations of putting a component in a container is provided. The container is provided therein ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 4535037 | Lithium-boron anodes in nitrate thermal battery cells ... to be a key factor in determining the current density-potential and potential-temperature characteristics of the lithium-boron anode in molten nitrates. Experiments in equimolar lithium nitrate-potassium nitrate exhibited open-circuit anode potentials up ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 6228241 | Electrically conductive anodized aluminum coatings ... and temperature are not critical; conditions in the examples are acceptable, as are other conditions used in commercial anodizing baths. In the manufacture of electrolytic MnO.sub.2, it is found that the oxide conductivity and density are ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 4925745 | Sulfur tolerant molten carbonate fuel cell anode and process ... carbonate fuel cells may be operated with substantial retention of the in situ water-gas-shift reaction continuing in the anode zone when about 0.5 to about 20 weight percent of a sulfur tolerant water-gas-shift catalyst selected from the ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 7229715 | Anode for battery ... minor amounts of additives, such as gassing inhibitor. In addition, a portion of the electrolyte solution is dispersed throughout the anode. Examples of gelling agents include polyacrylic acids, polyacrylonitrile, grafted starch materials (e.g., starch ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7396439 | Method and apparatus for an anodic treatment ... component is placed in a container having first and second seal members that seal an annular surface of the component to be anodized. The first and second seal members, the annular surface of the component, and an inner surface of the ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7731875 | Sacrificial anodes in concrete patch repair ... repair materials for corrosion damaged concrete often have high resistivities that inhibit the performance of sacrificial anodes located within the patch repair areas. A method of repair is disclosed which comprises removing the corrosion ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7745047 | Nano graphene platelet-base composite anode compositions for lithium ion batteries ... provides a nano-scaled graphene platelet-based composite material composition for use as an electrode, particularly as an anode of a lithium ion battery. The composition comprises: (a) micron- or nanometer-scaled particles or coating which ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7760487 | Doped ceramic powder for use in forming capacitor anodes ... , in some embodiments, from about 0.2 to about 3 millimeters, and in some embodiments, from about 0.4 to about 1 millimeter. Such a relatively small anode thickness (i.e., "low profile") helps dissipate heat generated by the high specific charge powder ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7760488 | Sintered anode pellet treated with a surfactant for use in an electrolytic capacitor ... or less, in some embodiments, from about 0.2 to about 3 millimeters, and in some embodiments, from about 0.4 to about 1 millimeter. The shape of the anode may also be selected to improve the electrical properties of the resulting capacitor. For example, ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7799188 | Electrolytic copper plating method, pure copper anode for electrolytic copper plating, and semiconductor wafer having low particle adhesion plated with said method and anode ... anode Abstract The present invention pertains to an electrolytic copper plating method characterized in employing pure copper as the anode upon performing electrolytic copper plating, and performing electrolytic copper plating with the pure ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7799189 | Closed end slotted carbon anodes for aluminum electrolysis cells ... , operating in molten electrolyte (17) in an aluminum electrolysis cell (10), where gas bubbles (28) are generated at the anode surfaces and where alumina particles (20) are added to the top of the molten electrolyte, where the carbon anodes ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7842200 | Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode materials ... be employed as anode materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs). The invention particularly relates to novel metallic SOFC anode materials, which preferably comprise metallic nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), especially if the Ni/Cu oxide ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7851095 | Anode structure ... claim 5, comprising electrocatalysts on the surface of a polymer membrane. 14. A membrane electrode assembly comprising an anode structure according to claim 5. Description This application is the U.S. National Phase application of PCT International ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7852615 | Electrolytic capacitor anode treated with an organometallic compound ... or less, in some embodiments, from about 0.2 to about 3 millimeters, and in some embodiments, from about 0.4 to about 1 millimeter. The shape of the anode may also be selected to improve the electrical properties of the resulting capacitor. For example, ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7855003 | Ceramic and alloy anode solid oxide fuel cell ... 3 to about 20 nm, preferably from about 4 to about 7 nm, more preferably of about 5 nm. In the case the ceramic portion of the cermet anode according to the invention is prepared through the above mentioned process, crystallization of the amorphous oxide ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 6716080 | Anodically bonded elements for flat-panel displays ... video display. The process also includes an evacuated flat-panel display having spacer structures which are anodically bonded to an internal major face of the display, as well as a face plate assembly manufactured by the aforestated process ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 4310586 | Aluminium articles having anodic oxide coatings and methods of coloring them by means of optical interference effects ... taken as approximate only; they are based on the assumption of a refractive index of 1.7 for the aluminium oxide of the anodic film. TABLE I ______________________________________ INTERFERENCE Number of Constructive (nm) Destructive (nm) Wavelengths ... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4152222 | Electrolytic coloring of anodized aluminium by means of optical interference effects ... ( 1 of 1 ) United States Patent 4,152,222 Sheasby , et al. May 1, 1979 Electrolytic coloring of anodized aluminium by means of optical interference effects Abstract Anodized aluminium having an anodic oxide film of at least 3 ... | 05/01/1979 |
| 5177407 | Glow discharge lamp having dual anodes and circuit for operating same ... for good cathode maintenance. This comes about by virtue of the fact that during each half-cycle the discharge from the anode electrode will be to a different spot on the cathode electrode as it is shown in FIG. 2 by arrows. This thus ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5096449 | Method for manufacturing metal cylinder members of electron tubes and method for manufacturing magnetron anodes ... a metal cylinder member of an electron tube according to the present invention, which is applied to the manufacture of an anode structure of a magnetron for a microwave oven. In the metal cylinder member or magnetron anode structure ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5314765 | Protective lithium ion conducting ceramic coating for lithium metal anodes and associate method ... adjacent the anode so that in the resultant battery, the lithium phosphorous oxynitride is interposed between the lithium anode and the electrolyte. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of one embodiment ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 6734619 | Anodically bonded elements for flat-panel displays ... end of one permanent spacer column is in contact with the oxidizable material patch at each attachment site; and anodically bonding the contacting end of each permanent spacer column to the oxidizable material layer. Inventors: Hofmann; ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6949314 | Carbon-carbon composite anode for secondary non-aqueous electrochemical cells ... lithium-ion intercalation capacity is infiltrated with polymeric binder material to make the negative electrode, i. e., anode of the electrochemical cell. The mechanical strength of the polymer binder infiltrated carbon-carbon composite anode ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6972154 | Anodically bonded device structure ... from critical bonding surfaces. This prevents the formation of compounds comprising the cations at the critical bonding surfaces. The anodic bonding electrode contacts are made in a manner which concentrates the cations and compounds thereof ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 7443958 | Electron window for a liquid metalanode, liquid metal anode, X-ray emitter and method for operating such an X-ray emitter of this type ... has a liquid-metal anode 2 according to the invention. The invention also relates to a method for operating a liquid-metal anode 2 in which, during the production of X-radiation, stronger turbulence 5 is produced in the flow of the liquid ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7731777 | Method for processing anode sludge ... Sep. 23, 2003. The invention relates to a hydrometallurgical method according to the preamble of the independent claim for processing anode sludge obtained from copper electrolysis. In copper electrolysis, the non-soluble ingredients of the anodes sink as ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7749297 | High capacitance niobium powders and electrolytic capacitor anodes ... Methods of making flaked niobium powder which have high capacitance capability when formed into electrolytic capacitor anodes is also described. Besides niobium, the present invention is also applicable to other metals, including valve ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7842535 | Structured silicon anode ... a silicon substrate. This allows the battery to be produced as an integrated unit on a chip. The battery includes a silicon anode formed from submicron diameter pillars of silicon fabricated on an n-type silicon wafer. The battery also ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7851025 | Silicate treatment of sealed anodized aluminum ... Example 2 Example 2 shows the effect of surfactants added to the silicate treatment solution on the appearance of the sealed anodized aluminum part treated accordingly to this invention. The appearance is evaluated by means of brightness and stainlessness ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 6762927 | Niobium-based capacitor anode ... a barrier for oxygen diffusion out of the pentoxide layer and consequently contributes to the long-term stability of the anode. A further advantage of the invention is that the cation of the electrolyte solution is deposited to a small extent on the anode ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6475326 | Anodic bonding of a stack of conductive and glass layers ... from critical bonding surfaces. This prevents the formation of compounds comprising the cations at the critical bonding surfaces. The anodic bonding electrode contacts are made in a manner which concentrates the cations and compounds thereof ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 5396042 | Anodic bonding process and method of producing an ink-jet print head using the same process ... FIG. 9 is a schematic view of an apparatus provided with an ink-jet print head which is produced according to the anodic bonding process of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A method of producing an ink-jet ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 4859291 | Method of performing industrial low hydrogen embrittlement nickel plating by use of an insoluble anode ... plating bath of the present invention will be explained that during electrolysis sodium sulfate is oxidized at the surface of the lead anode and produces sodium persulfate. This sodium persulfate will oxidize the nascent hydrogen to water at the surface ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 7115182 | Anodic bonding process for ceramics ... and the second ceramic component. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second ceramic components are anodically bonded together at a temperature of from about 100 to 400.degree. C. 9. A method of bonding components, comprising the steps of ... | 10/03/2006 |