"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6216698 | Flexible pessary An improved pessary, comprising a frame made of an elongated material of generally circular cross-section. This elongated material is then formed into a closed figure of a generally rectangular shape. The frame is then formed into a configuration which ha... | 04/17/2001 |
| 4393879 | Tissue-collecting apparatus Apparatus for collecting animal or human tissue includes a curette having a passageway therein terminating at the front end of the curette in a tissue-receiving opening formed in a tissue-scraping spoon. The rear end of said curette extends from a housing... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4384587 | Spatula for collecting cervical cancer cells A spatula for collecting cancer cells outside and within the cervix canal includes a scraper head having a laterally extending outer cervix engaging leg projecting from one side of the head. The head further includes a cervical canal entering finger-like ... | 05/24/1983 |