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...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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5996513 | Machine for transplanting seedlings A strips peeling off apparatus and a carrying conveyor are disposed on a body of a machine for transplanting seedlings. A series of pots is taken out from a multiple series of pots 1 placed on the body through a pair of guide plates by pulling two strips ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5653055 | Continuously assembled pots for raising and transplanting seedlings Continuously assembled pots, configured in square or hexagonal cylinders for raising and transplanting seedlings are formed by developing non-adhered portions of a band, which is formed by adhering two sheets of film such as paper or the like. The portion... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5595020 | Continuous assembly of pots for raising and transplanting seedlings An assembly of pots for raising and transplanting seedlings. A plurality of cylindrical pots are made of paper and each pot is connected by a connection member into a continuous form. The connection member includes slits for allowing the spacing between a... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5470434 | Decay-resistant paper for the manufacture of a pot for raising and transplanting seedlings, and the process for producing the same Decay-resistant paper suitable for the manufacture of a pot for raising and transplanting seedling is the one partly containing decayable portions, which is prepared by heating paper made of a natural fiber, or a fiber blend composed of a natural fiber an... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5415115 | Machine of the type placed on the ground for transplanting a series of potted seedlings A machine for transplanting potted seedlings grown in a series of pots linked together without separating them from one another includes a bottom plate having an upwardly curved leading end portion, and a slot formed in its trailing end portion. A soil op... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5257475 | Pot aggregate for raising seedlings and process for manufacturing the same Herein disclosed is a band for forming a seedling raising bottomed pot aggregate, in which multiple rows of a plurality of pots are aggregated. The bottoms of the pots are formed by making specific planar structures in a material paper having a constant w... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5221552 | Porridgelike dietary fiber, foods containing the same, and method for producing porridgelike dietary fiber A porridgelike dietary fiber prepared by finely grinding a wet beet pulp obtained by removing most of the water-soluble components from beet roots is disclosed. Processed foods added with such a porridgelike dietary fiber and a process for producing such ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5155935 | Assembly of pots for raising and transplantation An assembly of pots for raising and transplantation of seedlings, the assembly made of paper or a paper-like thin film, in which the side wall of each pot is provided, by means of a cut, with tongue-like pieces which can be easily lifted-up toward the out... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5058320 | Multiple pot for raising and transplanting seedlings and method of fabricating the same The invention relates to a multiple pot comprising individual pots interconnected by connector portions so as to be capable of being pulled out. The multiple pot is used to raise and transplant seedlings of plants. The invention also relates to a method o... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4950218 | Multiple pot for raising and transplanting seedlings and method of fabricating the same The invention relates to a multiple pot comprising individual pots interconnected by connector portions so as to be capable of being pulled out. The multiple pot is used to raise and transplant seedlings of plants. The invention also relates to a method o... | 08/21/1990 |
