Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7637897 | Implantable pump with integrated refill detection A refill port for an implantable device with integral refill instrument placement detection includes a pierceable septum and a detector. The pierceable septum is disposed on the refill port for admitting a refill instrument has a first outer surface at least a porti... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7437644 | Automatic self-testing of an internal device in a closed system A closed system such as a TET system in which self-testing of all components of the implantable medical device whose malfunction could negatively impact on the proper operation of the closed system is automatically and periodically performed without triggering from ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 6924773 | Integrated dual band H-field shielded loop antenna and E-field antenna A dual band antenna system that combines into a single integrated device an H-field shielded loop antenna and an E-field antenna. The system includes an unshielded section bounded on each end by first and second shielded sections, respectively. Input frequency filte... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6755814 | Implantable infusion pump with level measurement The invention relates to an implantable infusion pump comprising a housing, a base plate, a propellant chamber, a bellows having an internal volume for receiving a medicament to be administered to a patient, a constriction segment leading to a catheter placed in the... | 06/29/2004 |
