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...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 |
| D657928 | Mop head | 04/17/2012 |
| D646794 | Massager | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025293 | Air hockey table Air hockey tables are disclosed herein. An embodiment of an air hockey table comprises a playing surface bounded by at least three sides; a plurality of air paths extending through the playing surface, wherein air is emittable by the plurality of air paths, and wher... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7942727 | Floor edger A wood floor edger is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the edger comprises a housing and a motor. The housing comprises an opening and a rotatable abrasive disc located in the opening. The rotatable abrasive disc may have a diameter greater than six inches. The mo... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7878122 | Deformable drive sheave Drive sheaves are disclosed herein. An embodiment of a drive sheave includes a tire portion wherein the tire portion comprises an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface. The tire portion also includes a first surface extending between the... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7800509 | Ropeway with sensors and method A ropeway may include at least one cable. A first sensor and a second sensor may be provided. The second sensor may be located between the first sensor and the cable. Related methodology is also disclosed. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7743711 | Deformable drive sheave A drive sheave equipped with a deformable tire is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the drive sheave comprises a tire portion wherein the tire portion comprises an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface. The tire portion also comprises a... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7650979 | Ball transfer device A ball transfer device is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the ball transfer device includes a chamber, wherein a first opening and a second opening extend into the chamber. A ball is located between the first opening and the second opening and is movable within t... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7584840 | Strip belt conveyor A conveyor for moving items in a direction is disclosed herein. The conveyor may comprise a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is not perpendicular to the direction. A first pulley and a second pulley may be located proximate the second end with a co... | 09/08/2009 |
| D599209 | Liquid container | 09/01/2009 |
| D583118 | Floor cleaner | 12/16/2008 |
| 7408474 | Sensor damage indicator and method A damage indicator for indicating potential damage to a sensor. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7347055 | Rapid chilling apparatus and method for a beverage-filled container An apparatus and method for rapidly chilling a beverage-filled container and the beverage therein is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having a cylindrical inner surface that generally conforms to the cylindrical outer surface of a beverage-filled containe... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7036671 | Container having damage-resistant finish ring A container having a damage-resistant finish ring and an opening sealable by a closure member that is removable by a hook-type opener is disclosed. The damage-resistant finish ring has a locking ring with a convex outer surface. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6976435 | Disposable/recyclable pallet system and method A pallet system for supporting a load of packages is disclosed. The pallet system is comprised of a plurality of pallet units. Each pallet unit may have a load support portion, a plurality of side portions attached thereto, and a flange portion attached to the side ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6957524 | Method of sealing a container A method of sealing a container including a container and a closure member for sealing the container over a range of internal pressure. ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6551379 | Apparatus for use with a natural gas dehydrator Apparatus for use with a natural gas dehydrator wherein a portion of the wet glycol in an emissions separator is pumped under pressure as circulating wet glycol which may be used as a coolant for effluent removed from a reboiler and/or a power source for ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6270352 | Adaptive problem selection A method and apparatus for selecting a category from a plurality of categories, where each category comprises a number of elements, and corresponds to a category performance determinant that represents a measurement associated with a given category, and w... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6257544 | Necking apparatus support Modular supports for supporting a plurality of necking-in stations and a plurality of transfer stations wherein each of the modular supports has a base that is releasably secured to an adjacent base, at least two spaced apart support columns; a first supp... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250135 | Apparatus for detecting a defect in container end manufacture Apparatus for detecting a defect during the formation of a container end having a stay-on-tab secured thereto, particularly when the defect is associated with a mis-located tab, in which a portion of the apparatus will be moved by the defect which movemen... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6238461 | Natural gas dehydrator A natural gas dehydrator wherein a portion of the wet glycol from the absorber is pumped under pressure as circulating wet glycol which is used as a coolant for effluents removed from a reboiler and a power source for an educator to form a vacuum in a fir... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6045528 | Inner ear fluid transfer and diagnostic system An apparatus for transferring fluids into and out of the inner ear through the round window membrane. The apparatus includes a cover member sized for placement over the round window niche. Fluid delivery and fluid extraction conduits are provided which ar... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6023146 | Battery system electrical connection apparatus and method Disclosed is a battery system in which a battery is provided with a pair of quick connect electrical contact mechanisms. A battery tray, for receiving the battery, is also provided with a pair of quick connect electrical contact mechanisms which are adapt... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5890889 | Shaft furnace An improved hearth section for a shaft furnace may comprise a plurality of splines mounted to the side wall of the hearth section in spaced-apart circumferential positions so that each of the splines extends radially inward from the side-wall and into the... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5804151 | Process for autoclaving molybdenum disulfide A method for producing MoO3 from MoS2. MoS2 is combined with water to form a slurry which is then combined with at least one oxygen-containing oxidizing gas in a reaction chamber in order to initiate oxidization and conver... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791389 | Apparatus and method for forming firewood logs Apparatus and method for processing relatively large tree logs into relatively small firewood logs using two spaced apart cutting stations, a central conveyor, a transfer station and a splitter station wherein relatively large tree logs are placed sequent... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5759283 | Method for processing sugar beets to produce a purified beet juice product An efficient method for manufacturing a purified juice product from sugar beets. Untreated beet juice is initially prelimed using lime and CaCO3 to produce a prelimed juice product. Instead of subjecting the prelimed product to main liming and ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5691582 | Can body maker with linear motor redraw actuator A can body maker wherein the redraw sleeve is provided with an plurality of air escape openings to provide for the passage of air as the ram moves through the redraw sleeve and wherein the redraw sleeve is attached to the armature of a linear motor which ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5673788 | Collapsible holder A collapsible holder for protecting an article or articles contained therein, and in particular sunglasses, wherein at least three relatively rigid members of a generally rectangular shape are pivotally connected together and a separable closure is provid... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5627172 | Method for reduction of serum blood lipids or lipoprotein fraction A method is disclosed for lowering the concentration of a serum lipid or lipoprotein component in a mammal, including the step of administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a hypolipidemic, therapeutically effective amount of at least one creatin... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5622378 | Device and method for adjusting camber and/or toe A shim and method for using the same for adjusting camber and/or toe of a wheel assembly wherein first and second tapered annular shims are coupled together to permit relative rotation therebetween and each of the first and second tapered annular shims ha... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5623118 | Shot shell wad A shot shell wad may comprise a powder cup and a shot cup connected by first and second shot cup support members positioned in spaced apart relation. Both the first and second shot cup support members include deformable leg sections. A stabilizing member ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5598914 | Removable sidewall for a molded spiral chute A plurality of spiral sidewall sections are provided and are connected to the center support pole of a spiral chute which is used to transport articles from an upper location to a lower location to provide a sidewall located between the original sidewall ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5599641 | Battery terminal and case structure A terminal connector assembly provided for conducting electrical current from an electrolytic device through the wall of a case containing the device for preventing leakage of electrolyte from the case. The terminal connector includes a terminal insert mo... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5584545 | Sneeze guard A sneeze guard having a guard assembly comprising an acrylic pane held within a channeled tubular frame, a pair of swept back support legs, and a spring-pin assembly for detachably mounting said guard assembly on said legs and for independently pivoting e... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5567018 | Continuous mining linear advance system A continuous mining linear advance system comprises a dual action drum cutter for removing coal from a face of the entry. The dual action drum cutter removes the coal from the face by shearing across the face in a direction transverse to the direction of ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5553981 | Cargo holder A cargo holder for securing cargo loads in the bed of a pickup truck consists of a metal bar formed with a first hook at one end to engage the bottom edge of the wall of a pickup truck and a second hook at an opposite end to catch a loop in a tie-down rop... | 09/10/1996 |
