...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176663 | Electronic greeting cards and novelties with moveable elements and manual electronic circuit activation Greeting cards and novelties with electronic circuits having switch mechanisms operable by manipulation of a moveable component. Manipulation of the moveable component causes activation of the electronic circuit. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172093 | Method and apparatus for marketing greeting cards in display fixtures A greeting card display includes an upper tier and a lower tier positioned below the upper tier. The upper and lower tiers include multiple rows of pockets for displaying greeting cards. The pockets of the upper tier typically present greeting cards in a full-facing... | 05/08/2012 |
| D658230 | Greeting card with gift card holders | 04/24/2012 |
| D657817 | Greeting card | 04/17/2012 |
| D657415 | Three dimensional greeting card | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151197 | On-line system for creating a printable product A system for providing on-line creation of printable products such as, announcements, banners, business cards, calendars, greeting cards, certificates, craft cards, envelopes, gift tags, invitations, labels, message cards, origami, postcards, posters, stationary, st... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8135161 | Low profile greeting card speaker A low profile miniature speaker configured for use in greeting cards such as sound generating greeting cards and other novelties. The thickness of the speaker is minimized while maintaining the sound quality and increasing strength. The speaker magnet is counter-sun... | 03/13/2012 |
| D653287 | Three dimensional greeting card | 01/31/2012 |
| D652865 | Bookbinder cards | 01/24/2012 |
| D651824 | Roll wrap display | 01/10/2012 |
| D650437 | Bookbinder card | 12/13/2011 |
| D643061 | Pull apart greeting card | 08/09/2011 |
| 7987999 | Product display highlighter A product display highlighter has a product carrier body for containing and displaying product, and which is configured to fit with a relatively larger display in a manner in which the product carrier body of the display highlighter and products therein are physical... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987998 | Method and apparatus for marketing greeting cards in display fixtures A greeting card display includes an upper tier and a lower tier positioned below the upper tier. The upper and lower tiers include multiple rows of pockets for displaying greeting cards. The pockets of the upper tier typically present greeting cards in a full-facing... | 08/02/2011 |
| D642613 | Monster pull apart greeting card | 08/02/2011 |
| D642612 | Lion pull apart greeting card | 08/02/2011 |
| D641779 | Decorative pull apart greeting card | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978184 | Interactive window display A method and system for providing an enhanced and interactive window shopping and retail information exchange with shoppers, includes acoustic sensing in connection with one or more storefront windows of a retail store, and a corresponding transparent display locate... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7963661 | Display light fixtures Light fixtures adaptable for use with displays such as retail displays and using T-5 type lamps, the fixtures having a lamp housing, a mounting bracket, and lamp housing support arms which extend from the mounting bracket to the lamp housing, the lamp housing having... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7900784 | Configurable retail displays Product displays which are easily and extensively configurable with respect to the number and arrangement of product supporting display units with shelves, the display units having a display frame with multiple levels for supporting a plurality of display units. Eac... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7890876 | Electronic messaging contextual storefront system and method An electronic messaging contextual storefront system and application provides electronic and instant messaging with contextual graphical and textual content which corresponds with or is related to the subject matter of an electronic or instant message string or chat... | 02/15/2011 |
| D632734 | Bi-fold electronic greeting card | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882951 | Preconfigured gift wrap and packaging assembly A gift wrap package and packaging assembly is configured to receive and enclose a gift in a decorative enclosure and which has the appearance of a conventionally wrapped box gift package. The gift package is made of a folded sheet material that is decorated on one s... | 02/08/2011 |
| D632330 | Tri-fold electronic greeting card | 02/08/2011 |
| D627580 | Flexible fixture for greeting card and non-greeting card merchandise | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832559 | Nested rolled sheet material packages Nested rolled sheet material packages have multiple rolls of sheet material each with unique internal and external diameters and nested and held in a telescoping arrangement by a package fixture which fits within a portion of each roll and which is contacted by an e... | 11/16/2010 |
| D626765 | Flexible fixture for greeting cards and non-greeting card merchandise | 11/09/2010 |
| 7802386 | Electronic greeting cards Electronic greeting cards include a greeting card with two or more interconnected panels in combination with a digital multimedia player device which includes an electronic display and an audio output, and circuitry which is operative to receive, store and play digi... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7775379 | Retail display for greeting cards A greeting card display has frame-supported rails and card shelves with laterally adjustable dividers which form multiple adjustable card pockets for display and storage of greeting cards and envelopes. The number of card shelves and pockets can be easily set-up and... | 08/17/2010 |
| D621703 | Framed boxed card package | 08/17/2010 |
| D617580 | Card display | 06/15/2010 |
| D612211 | Two compartment divider plate | 03/23/2010 |
| D610876 | Divider plate | 03/02/2010 |
| D597765 | Card display | 08/11/2009 |
| 7546926 | Consolidated and coordinated gift wrap display A consolidated and coordinated gift wrap and packaging display holds and presents articles for decorative gift wrapping in a spectral and thematic arrangement. The consolidated display includes a plurality of modules, each module displaying a plurality of gift wrap ... | 06/16/2009 |
| D584538 | Card display | 01/13/2009 |
| D584164 | Diaper gift bag | 01/06/2009 |
| D584163 | Coat and tie bag | 01/06/2009 |
| D584078 | Product display fixture | 01/06/2009 |
| D584077 | Card studio display | 01/06/2009 |