...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 |
| D586452 | Combined ceiling fan and light shade | 02/10/2009 |
| D583924 | Tower fan with an upper holder | 12/30/2008 |
| D575863 | Ceiling fan housing | 08/26/2008 |
| D572814 | Ceiling fan | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367688 | Outdoor lighting lamp with water-resistant cover Lamp devices, apparatus, methods of use, and methods of assembly which can be used with a single suspension lamp and/or with a plurality of suspension lamps. Each lamp can have a lamp seat mounted on a tubular member that is fixed to a main body. The lamp seat can b... | 05/06/2008 |
| D564687 | Clip light | 03/18/2008 |
| D563541 | Combined ceiling fan and light dome | 03/04/2008 |
| D561385 | Light dome | 02/05/2008 |
| D560299 | Combined light shade and canopy | 01/22/2008 |
| D556881 | Combined ceiling fan and light dome | 12/04/2007 |
| D555779 | Combined ceiling fan and light | 11/20/2007 |
| D554747 | Electric fan | 11/06/2007 |
| D553731 | Combined ceiling fan and light | 10/23/2007 |
| D553780 | Lamp | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281899 | Quick assembly blades for ceiling fans Easy to attach and detach blades for overhead ceiling fans. A first version has a ceiling fan blade with keyhole slots that fit over flat topped fasteners on a mounting arm. Pulling the blade away from the arm locks the slots to the fasteners. A second version is si... | 10/16/2007 |
| D553284 | Solar energy lamp | 10/16/2007 |
| D552227 | Floor fan tower | 10/02/2007 |
| D550339 | Heater supported by a rotatable stand | 09/04/2007 |
| D546932 | Electric fan | 07/17/2007 |
| D545951 | Tower heater/fan with angled side panels over an air deflector grid, angled top angled bottom | 07/03/2007 |
| D541918 | Decorative floor and table top heater | 05/01/2007 |
| D541969 | Outdoor light | 05/01/2007 |
| D541464 | Hanging pendant light | 04/24/2007 |
| D541466 | Light dome with ceiling fan | 04/24/2007 |
| D540974 | Wall mounted lantern | 04/17/2007 |
| D539894 | Combined ceiling fan and light dome | 04/03/2007 |
| D534629 | Heater supported by a rotatable stand | 01/02/2007 |
| RE39448 | Connecting device for connecting a fan blade to a rotor of a motor of a ceiling fan A connecting device includes a bottom member with a periphery for attaching on a rotor of a motor, a circumferential wall which extends upwardly from the periphery, and a mounting arm which has an anchored end adapted for mounting the fan blade thereon and an anchor... | 12/26/2006 |
| D531718 | Shroud floor fan | 11/07/2006 |
| D530037 | Outdoor lamp | 10/10/2006 |
| D529165 | Shroud pedestal fan | 09/26/2006 |
| D528243 | Solar energy lamp | 09/12/2006 |
| D527482 | Solar energy lamp | 08/29/2006 |
| D522124 | Floor fan tower | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037080 | Method of constructing a fan blade An improved fan blade is constructed from a series of wooden slats. Holes are drilled through the wooden slats and a dowel is placed through each of the holes. The dowel is preferably a wooden rod that is secured in the hole with wood glue. Alternatively, the dowels... | 05/02/2006 |
| D518219 | Lamp | 03/28/2006 |
| D517716 | Lamp | 03/21/2006 |
| 6926423 | Light with simulated candle flicker A device and system for simulating the flicker of candle flame is provided by the present invention. A series of independent charging and discharging circuits are provided that produce power waveforms having duty cycles that vary from a highest duty cycle to a lowes... | 08/09/2005 |
| D500876 | Solar-powered outdoor lantern with stake mount | 01/11/2005 |
| D500161 | Combination solar powered outdoor lantern and stake mount | 12/21/2004 |