Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4700632 | Device to retain roller coaster passengers in standing position To enable a passenger to ride a "roller coaster" in a standing position, the inventive device includes a seat placed between the legs of the passenger, a back member with a headrest incorporated in it, and two harnesses which provide retention of the pass... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4126517 | Method of converting liquid micro-biological substrate and apparatus for carrying out the method A method of converting liquid micro-biological substrate is disclosed, as is an apparatus for carrying out the method. The liquid substrate is caused to flow along a duct having a cross-sectional area which alternately decreases and increases along the fl... | 11/21/1978 |
