Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169599 | Device and method for measuring parts A device and method for measuring moving material includes a processor and operating software associated therewith; a light source for emitting at least two polarized light beams in a manner wherein the beams cross thereby creating an interference region and generat... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157622 | Composite support structure for use in sanding and sanders formed therefrom A composite support structure for use in sanding and sander includes a rigid plate having a front surface which includes a wall defining a contained surface and a back surface for connection to a handle and a polyfoam layer having a front surface and a back surface,... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157091 | Paint brush protective cover A paint brush protective cover for a paint brush includes a jacket which provides for wet media storage and safe transportation. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151755 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine includes a rotary valve such that said rotary valve serves as an output shaft for said engine. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142405 | Wound irrigation device pressure monitoring and control system An apparatus includes a pressure housing configured to be coupled to a vacuum source and a diaphragm sealingly coupled to the pressure housing. The diaphragm is configured to move in response to the vacuum source. A magnet is coupled to the diaphragm. A magnetic swi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128542 | Exercise grip device An exercise grip device for use on a handle of a sport instrument which is to be swung and has a predetermined exterior size and configuration for a predetermined sport of the type swung to strike an object, wherein the handle has a predetermined cross-sectional con... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128541 | Exercise grip device An exercise grip device includes a jaw member which is of a sufficient width to permit grasping thereabout with one's hand, wherein the jaw member includes a spring aspect which is preformed to an open position to permit receiving a weightlifting bar and is compress... | 03/06/2012 |
| D653967 | Watch | 02/14/2012 |
| 8066243 | Adapter for portable negative pressure wound therapy device A holder for a therapeutic device for treating wounds of the type having a housing equipped with a fluid mover for one of raising, compressing, or transferring fluid, and a therapeutic member operably connected to the fluid mover and actuated thereby, the therapeuti... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8054323 | Reveal substrates and methods of using same A reveal substrate includes a sensitive substrate having an opaque polymer sensitive to application of one of heat and pressure which upon one of being heated to a predetermined temperature and subjected to a predetermined pressure causes the opaque polymer to becom... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7998378 | Method of making composite support structure for use in sanding and sanders formed therefrom A method of making a composite support structure and sander includes the steps of providing a rigid plate adjacent a mold such that a polyfoam layer can be formed to a front surface thereof which includes a wall defining a contained surface, the plate having a back ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997410 | Disk package and retainer A disk package and retainer for a disk having an open surface therethrough and susceptible to curl includes a first member having a retention surface disposed adjacent a first side of the disk and adjacent the open surface of the disk and having a connecting surface... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996066 | Topographic optical infrared tomography system for biophysical imaging with infrared diagnostic exploratory algorithm sequencing (IDEAS) scripting language A topographic optical infrared tomography system for biophysical imaging includes a thermal camera operably disposed adjacent a body part equipped for obtaining thermal data readings from the body part and apparatus operably connected to the thermal camera for corre... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981173 | Process of making a laminate and laminate formed thereby A process of making a laminate and laminate formed thereby and a process of making an abrasive laminate and laminate formed thereby include providing a first moving sheet having a first side and a second side, applying active foaming material in a pre-mixed form to ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7958925 | Garage door storage device A storage device for use with a garage door having at multiple panels wherein each panel has a given width and height, the panels connected together by hinges and fasteners at predetermined spacing across the panels, wherein the fasteners are generally disposed in v... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7935858 | Tissue spacer for wound treatment employing reduced pressure and method and apparatus employing same A tissue spacer shaped to a general configuration of a projected tissue growth site of a patient for use in conjunction with vacuum suction for medical purposes and reduced pressure device and method employing the same. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7890751 | Method and system for increasing data access in a secure socket layer network environment A system for increasing data access in a secure socket layer network environment includes a web server computer having SSL acceleration server software (SSLAS) and a client computer communicatively linked to the web server computer having SSL acceleration client sof... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7788175 | Internet-based check ordering system An Internet-based check ordering system includes an Internet-based server having a check order entry user interface, a bank transit number computer system in operable communication with the Internet-based server computer system, a client computer system in operable ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7774878 | Rapidly deploying emergency evacuation stretcher A rapidly deploying emergency evacuation stretcher includes an article for easy transport on one's person, wherein the article is characterized to include a first mode of utility and a second mode of utility, and the article includes a lightweight flexible member wh... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7743102 | System for selectively and automatically compressing and decompressing data and enabling compressed data to be rendered in a pseudo-native form A system for selectively and automatically compressing and decompressing data in a manner such that the data file can be rendered in a pseudo-native form and such that a rendering application program can be invoked by the system includes a first computer-based devic... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7734626 | Computerized registration system for multiple uses A system for obtaining associated personal data of a person attending a reception site in order to provide a response to such person includes a computer operably disposed at the reception site having operating software thereon and follow-up software for receiving pe... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7714456 | Road vehicle actuated energy device A road vehicle actuated energy device for use in a path of a vehicle includes an actuator for transverse disposal in a cavity of a road across the path of the vehicle, wherein the actuator includes a bent member having a first end and a second end and when so dispos... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7703850 | Retrofit height adjustable seat A retrofit height adjustable seat for a chair having a support frame includes a base for connection to the support frame, a seat movably connected to the base by a displacement mechanism, a bracket connected to the base and an elastic member removably connected to t... | 04/27/2010 |
| D612222 | Finger sander | 03/23/2010 |
| 7668859 | Method and system for enhanced web searching A system for user-directed acquisition over a wide area network includes a client computer, a database having information data relating to user-entered text of HTML pages, and a server computer having a program software stored on the storage device to receive a user... | 02/23/2010 |
| D609744 | Writing instrument | 02/09/2010 |
| 7654314 | Chemical delivery system for plunger lift An improvement in a chemical delivery system for a plunger lift for enhancing oil and gas recovery in a well having a well head and which employs a plunger includes a chamber communicably connected to a top of the well head and operably disposed thereon and includin... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7647874 | Energy and steel recovery system An energy and steel recovery system has a suspension column and a plurality of suspension burners operably disposed therein wherein the burners are laterally spaced from one another along the length of thereof. The suspension column includes a mechanism for receivin... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7641539 | Holder for sanding block A holder for releasably retaining an abrasive block includes a base having a bottom surface and a wall extending outward therefrom which together define a abrasive block receiving surface to friction fit receive the abrasive block, and a polyfoam handle connected to... | 01/05/2010 |
| D607297 | Hand sander | 01/05/2010 |
| D603678 | Hand sander | 11/10/2009 |
| D601008 | Bulk reclosable display package | 09/29/2009 |
| D599986 | Shoe sole | 09/15/2009 |
| D596943 | Bottle | 07/28/2009 |
| D594307 | Handle for hand sander | 06/16/2009 |
| 7255138 | Fuel bib A fuel bib which connects over and about gas tank filler tube door of a vehicle includes a semi-flexible plastic cover having an outer protective surface and an inner surface material which is made to removably adhere to the vehicle's body, a precut inner portion wh... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252467 | Spindle collet chuck A collet chuck configured to connect to a standard milling machine spindle, wherein the collet chuck includes a centering sleeve having a tapered outer peripheral surface for contact with an inside peripheral tapered surface of the spindle and has an outer end dispo... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7543072 | Method and system capable of performing a data stream over multiple TCP connections or concurrent interleave of multiple data streams over multiple TCP connections A system for performing concurrent interleaves of multiple data streams over multiple TCP/IP connections includes a computer having data stream optimizing software for identifying the need of data stream exchange and initiating TCP/IP software to enable multiple TCP... | 06/02/2009 |
| 6759030 | Bleach stable toothpaste This invention relates to novel and improved bleach-stable compositions and processes and methods of making such compositions. More particularly, the invention relates to providing improved dental compositions comprising an effective amount of a discontinuous phase ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 7527587 | Centrifugal separator and method for separating heavy and light matter in a substance A centrifugal separator includes devices for light matter extraction and for heavy matter extraction. Each embodiment provides for a plurality, e.g., two or more stacked or layered chambers, and connected to a central compartment of the chambers is a rotating drive ... | 05/05/2009 |
