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...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7838291 | Entrapped stem cells and uses thereof The invention relates to the stem cells, embryonic stem cells in particular. It has been found that, when these stem cells are entrapped such that their proliferation is inhibited, they produce material which inhibits the proliferation of other, non-entrapped cells,... | 11/23/2010 |
| RE40555 | Preparation of agarose coated, solid agarose beads containing secretory cells Biological agents such as secretory cells are encapsulated in a hydrophilic gel made of agarose or collagen-agarose and gelatin sponge-agarose combinations. In a preferred embodiment, semi-solid beads are formed from a suspension containing collagen, agarose and sec... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7413871 | Scoring method for determining pancreas suitability for islet isolation The invention relates to a method for evaluating a pancreas as a source of therapeutically useful islets. A scoring system is set forth whereby 5 criteria are listed. If three criteria are positive, then the pancreas is a suitable source of therapeutically useful is... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7297331 | Beads containing restricted cancer cells producing material suppressing cancer cell proliferation Compositions of matter are described which contain restricted cancer cells. When so restricted, the cells produce an unexpectedly high amount of material which suppresses cancer cell proliferation. The phenomenon crosses cancer type and species lines. Processes for ... | 11/20/2007 |
| RE39542 | Preparation of agarose coated, solid agarose-collagen beads containing secretory cells Biological agents such as secretory cells are encapsulated in a hydrophilic gel made of agarose or collagen-agarose and gelatin sponge-agarose combinations. In a preferred embodiment, semi-solid beads are formed from a suspension containing collagen, agarose and sec... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7041504 | Cancer cell-inhibiting culture medium produced by culturing restricted entrapped cancer cells Compositions of matter are described which contain restricted cancer cells. When so restricted, the cells produce an unexpectedly high amount of material which suppresses cancer cell proliferation. The phenomenon crosses cancer type and species lines. Processes for ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6818230 | Cancer-cell proliferation-suppressing material produced by cancer cells restricted by entrapment Compositions of matter are described which contain restricted cancer cells. When so restricted, the cells produce an unexpectedly high amount of material which suppresses cancer cell proliferation. The phenomenon crosses cancer type and species lines. Processes for ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6808705 | Agarose coated agarose beads containing cancer cells which produce cancer-cell proliferation-suppressing material Compositions of matter are described which contain restricted cancer cells. When so restricted, the cells produce an unexpectedly high amount of material which suppresses cancer cell proliferation. The phenomenon crosses cancer type and species lines. Processes for ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6780643 | Cancer cell-inhibiting culture medium produced by culturing restricted entrapped cancer cells Compositions of matter are described which contain restricted cancer cells. When so restricted, the cells produce an unexpectedly high amount of material which suppresses cancer cell proliferation. The phenomenon crosses cancer type and species lines. Processes for ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6303151 | Cancer-cell proliferation-suppressing material produced by cancer cells restricted by entrapment A material for suppressing proliferation of cancer cells is produced by entrapping cancer cells in a selectively-permeable structure such as a bead, and culturing the entrapped cells in a culture medium. Entrapment restricts growth of the cancel cells dur... | 10/16/2001 |
