Did You Know...
...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 |
| 5847990 | Ram cell capable of storing 3 logic states A memory circuit which enables storage of three logic states in a memory cell. Since the additional logic states may be used to represent additional information bits, this memory circuit increases the number of bits that may be stored per memory cell, the... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5818948 | Architecture for a universal serial bus-based PC speaker controller There is provided a novel powered loudspeaker implemented to be compatible with the USB specification. The powered speaker includes a speaker driven by a power amplifier coupled to a power supply. Both the amplifier and the power supply, in turn, are coup... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5808932 | Memory system which enables storage and retrieval of more than two states in a memory cell A memory circuit which enables storage of more than two logic states in a memory cell. Since the additional logic states may be used to represent additional information bits, this memory circuit increases the number of bits that may be stored per memory c... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5774544 | Method an apparatus for encrypting and decrypting microprocessor serial numbers A method and apparatus for encrypting and decrypting a microprocessor serial number. First and second encryption keys and a serial number are provided in microprocessor machine specific registers. The serial number is encrypted using the first key. The en... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5765016 | Reorder buffer configured to store both speculative and committed register states A reorder buffer including a speculative storage section and a retired storage section is provided. The speculative storage section stores speculative register states; while the retired storage section stores committed register states corresponding to the... | 06/09/1998 |
