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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| 7226579 | Aerosol composition A one-pack aqueous aerosol composition being highly secure against fire and enabling efficient adhesion of an active ingredient. This aerosol composition is a homogeneous one which comprise 10 to 60 wt % of a liquid concentrate consisting of 30 to 90 wt % of an oil ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 6782992 | Vibratory parts-feeding unit The invention provides a vibratory parts-feeding unit wherein downsizing and an improvement in performance of the unit can be compatible and also an improvement in maintainability and a reduction in motion failure is possible. A vibratory parts-feeding unit (100 | 08/31/2004 |
| 5324450 | Liquid crystalline compounds and process for production thereof An optically active glycidyl ether, which is useful in making γ-lactone containing liquid crystalline compounds, the ether having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is a group selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## ... | 06/28/1994 |
