...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7571826 | Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure plane, a cir... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7124904 | Reversible child resistant closure A reversible child resistant closure system including a closure and container a container having a neck portion, an engaging means and an axis extending therethrough about which the closure is rotatable. The closure has a child resistant mode when applied to the con... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111746 | Shellable child resistant closure container with positive lock mechanism A shellable, positively lockable, child resistant closure and container includes a pair of nested inner and outer caps designed to be purposefully shellable for use in its non-child resistant mode. The inner cap is coaxially positioned and nested within the outer ca... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108145 | Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure plane, a cir... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7070063 | Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure plane, a cir... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7000789 | Two piece reversible child resistant closure A reversible child-resistant closure system including a closure and container. The closure has a child resistant mode when applied to the container in a first child-resistant position and has a non-child resistant mode when applied to the container in a second non-c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6926161 | Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure plane, a cir... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6802427 | Reversible child resistant closure including two engagable caps A reversible child resistant closure system including a closure and container having a neck portion, an engaging means and an axis extending therethrough about which the closure is rotatable. The closure has a child resistant mode when applied to the container in a ... | 10/12/2004 |
| D492596 | Bottle cap | 07/06/2004 |
| D489610 | Bottle cap | 05/11/2004 |
| D489005 | Bottle cap | 04/27/2004 |
| 6523709 | Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure p... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6446823 | Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure p... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6161711 | Container and closure system A closure and container system for storing prescription or over-the-counter medications is disclosed that is reversible between child-resistant and non-child resistant modes of use. The system includes a pair of endless beads, one on each of the container... | 12/19/2000 |