...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 |
| 7803854 | Plant PR-5 proteins as mammalian therapeutic agents The Proteins of the PR-5 family having a lectin-like β barrel domain control apoptosis in yeast through receptor binding. Receptors that specifically bind to PR-5 proteins having a lectin-like β barrel domain have been found to be homologous to mammalian adiponect... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7603813 | Door gap monitoring The present disclosure relates to a method of monitoring a door gap to determine whether a proper final closed position of doors exists after a closing of doors of rail vehicles, or other vehicles or elevators. The vehicles or elevators have at least one door leaf w... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7552711 | Intake control device for vehicle engine An intake control device for a vehicle engine includes: a throttle body; a main throttle valve configured to be opened or closed in response to an operation applied to a throttle grip, the main throttle valve being rotatably supported by the throttle body; a sub-thr... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7533935 | Child vehicle seat A child vehicle seat is suitable for being placed on a vehicle seat provided with a headrest. The headrest is connected to the vehicle seat by means of at least two uprights. The child vehicle seat at least comprises a backrest and means for connecting said backrest... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7165434 | Hot forming tool The object of the invention is a hot-forming tool (1) having an upper die and a lower die (1a, 1b), the upper as well as the lower die (1a, 1b) each consisting of a base plate (2) having a forming... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7036812 | Streak free apparatus for processing and stacking printed forms An apparatus for processing, stacking and thereafter collecting printed forms, includes: a dual registering stacking interface, that stacks and accumulates forms in a stack or in a continuing feeding as separate forms; and, a sequencer merger that receives the forms... | 05/02/2006 |