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 |
| 6533494 | Transducer mounting device and method A transducer mounting device comprised of a monolith of moldable material overlying and supporting a self-tapping screw at one end for coupling to a target such as a machine casing or bearing housing and a fabricated insert at an opposite end for mating w... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6507804 | Apparatus and method for compressing measurement data corelative to machine status A method and apparatus for compressing, storing and transmitting measurement data correlative to machine status is disclosed in which the measurement data is continuously sensed, sampled and processed to extract significant spectral elements including mag... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6421571 | Industrial plant asset management system: apparatus and method An industrial plant asset management system comprising of a synchronized multiple view graphical user interface combining simultaneous real time and database display capability, a database including a knowledge manager and having input and output interfac... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6416427 | Golf driving range sighting device A handicap-calibrated visual sighting device enabling a golfer at the driving range to rate each shot they make in regard to the shots accuracy on a substantially lateral plane for bringing competition to the driving range and providing an entertaining en... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6405139 | System for monitoring plant assets including machinery A system for monitoring machine data which avoids the need for the cumbersome placement of junction boxes adjacent machines that heretofore had required installing the junction boxes on walls, studs, or stanchions. Instead, a rigid conduit having conducto... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6346807 | Digital eddy current proximity system: apparatus and method A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further i... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6293005 | Cable and method for precluding fluid wicking A method and a resulting communication cable is disclosed which provides multiple degrees of control of fluid wicking propensity within the interior of the cable by impregnating the cable with a sealing composition and curing the sealing composition there... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6291773 | Apparatus and method for precluding fluid wicking A method and a resulting cable (10) is disclosed which precludes fluid wicking within the interior of the cable (10) by impregnating the cable (10) with a sealing composition and curing the sealing composition therein. The cable (10) includes an ultimate ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6246229 | Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature stability of an inductor using a magnetically coupled metallic object A method and apparatus for controlling temperature stability of an inductor by using a magnetically coupled metallic object is disclosed in which a metallic object is magnetically coupled to the inductor by a magnetic field emanating therefrom. In one emb... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6170148 | Method of making an encapsulated transducer with an alignment plug The encapsulated transducer (10) includes an injection molded encapsulation (20) having a front end (22) and a back end (24). The encapsulation (20) ensconces a sensing element (40) proximate the front end (22) and a portion of a cable (60) which extends ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6142672 | Fluid flow and control system for a hydrostatic bearing supporting rotating equipment: method and apparatus A fluid flow control system for a bearing supporting rotating equipment, method and apparatus is disclosed in which a rotating shaft is suspended in a fluid. Shaft precession is monitored to provide a compensatory feed back loop to maintain proper shaft r... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6131270 | Method of manufacturing an encapsulated transducer with an integrally formed full length sleeve and a component alignment preform An encapsulated transducer (10) includes an injection molded encapsulation (20) having front end (22) and back end (24). The encapsulation (20) is a monolith of cured moldable material ensconcing a sensing element or coil (90) proximate front end (22) and... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131267 | Method of manufacture of an encapsulated transducer The encapsulated transducer (10) includes an injection molded encapsulation (20) having a front end (22) and a back end (24). The encapsulation (20) ensconces a sensing element (40) proximate the front end (22) and a portion of a cable (60) which extends ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6092029 | Method and apparatus for diagnosing and controlling rotating stall and surge in rotating machinery A method and apparatus is provided for diagnosing and correcting rotating stall and surge in rotating machines by monitoring dynamic shaft precession and comparing this precession with a standard and altering the precession as the machine approaches a des... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6072312 | Encapsulated transducer having a protective sleeve An encapsulated transducer (10) includes an injection molded encapsulation (20) having a front end (22) and a back end (24). The encapsulation (20) is a monolith of cured moldable material ensconcing a sensing element (90) proximate the front end (22) and... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6026348 | Apparatus and method for compressing measurement data correlative to machine status 051545044 A method and apparatus for compressing, storing and transmitting measurement data correlative to machine status is disclosed in which the measurement data is continuously sensed, sampled and processed to extract significant spectral elements inc... | 02/15/2000 |
