Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, was searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis. In doing so, he "rediscovered" acetylsalicylic acid and in 1900, patented a stable process for developing it. Hence, we have aspirin.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5121994 | Thermocouple for autoclave and method of making the same A thermocouple probe for use in an autoclave has two conductive wires spaced apart and supported in parallel relation by fluoropolymer insulation material. The structure is air-tight which eliminates vacuum and/or steam leakage along the wire and is relat... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4438290 | Fast response thermocouple surface probe A fast response thermocouple probe is formed from two strips of different resilient thermocouple metals. The strips each have a bowed portion with the bowed portions overlapping and crossing each other at a spot welded junction point. The ends of each str... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4242148 | Thermocouple surface probe A thermocouple grill probe has a hollow fluorocarbon body that is solder filled for increased weight necessary to flatten a double bowed leaf spring mounted in a recess formed under the body by a depending peripheral skirt. A thermocouple junction is moun... | 12/30/1980 |