...that Kleenex tissue was originally designed to be a gas mask filter? It was developed at the beginning of World War I to replace cotton, which was then in short supply as a surgical dressing.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4787053 | Comprehensive engine monitor and recorder A comprehensive turbine engine monitoring and recording system includes an electronics unit which may be engine mounted, and which contains at least a nonvolatile memory and a data-processor, for use with a remote unit suitable for either cockpit mounting... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4763285 | Helicopter low-g monitor, recorder and warning system When helicopters are accomplishing certain special maneuvers such as powered descent, or the like involving low "g" conditions, the helicopter blades may teeter excessively with respect to the mast, and under severe conditions, the mast may shear. To sens... | 08/09/1988 |