William F. Semple, a dentist, was awarded the first US Patent on chewing gum in 1869. His recipe contained powdered chalk.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4255104 | System for casting and handling concrete railroad ties Concrete railroad crossties are mass-produced by slip-forming concrete using a specially adapted continuous casting machine to deposit concrete over a plurality of forms arranged side by side and end to end above an elongated casting bed. Each group of si... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4253817 | Concrete railroad tie casting and handling system A system for mass producing prestressed concrete railroad ties using a slip-forming method of casting concrete over a plurality of molds arranged side by side and end to end on a casting bed; a specially equipped continuous casting machine for slip-formin... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4242071 | Concrete railroad tie casting and handling system A system for mass producing prestressed concrete railroad ties using a slip-forming method of casting concrete over a plurality of molds arranged side by side and end to end on a casting bed; a specially equipped continuous casting machine for slip-formin... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4199030 | Method and apparatus for farming row crops A soil working implement for use in forming a raised soil bed is disclosed. The implement includes a carriage assembly and a plowing tool mounted for rotation on the carriage assembly. The plowing tool includes a cylindrical rim and an array of soil diggi... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4186166 | Method for producing concrete panel having fractured rib finish Method and apparatus for producing a concrete panel having a fractured rib finish is disclosed. A quantity of relatively low slump concrete mixture is cast upon a pallet in the form of a panel and is extruded to define projecting ribs and channels. The ca... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4088112 | Automatic rib breaker Method and apparatus for producing a concrete panel having a fractured rib finish is disclosed. A quantity of relatively low slump concrete mixture is cast upon a pallet in the form of a panel and is extruded to define projecting ribs and channels. The ca... | 05/09/1978 |