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 |
| 5695669 | Method and apparatus of cooking food in a lightwave oven A lightwave oven cooking method and apparatus using power and pulsed power applied to a plurality of high-power lamps which provide radiant energy in the electromagnetic spectrum and having wavelengths including the visible and near-visible ranges wherein... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5659900 | Sizing and stabilizing apparatus for bicycle helmets A bicycle helmet is disclosed having a flexible, articulated member depending from the rear of the helmet, providing a closer fit to an individual wearer's head and improving stability of the helmet on the head, particularly for mountain bike riding. The ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5620624 | Cooking method and apparatus controlling cooking cycle An oven for cooking a food item with radiant energy typically having a significant portion of radiant energy in the visible light range of the electromagnetic spectrum is disclosed. The desired cooking time for the given food item is set in or already sto... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5517005 | Visible light and infra-red cooking apparatus An oven using one or more quartz tungsten light bulbs capable of producing 1.5 kW of radiant energy of which a significant portion is light energy in the 0.4 to 0.7 μm wavelength range impinges high intensity visible light wave radiation directly onto a ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5490655 | Video/data projector and monitor ceiling/wall mount A mount than secures a projector or monitor to a ceiling or wall is disclosed. The mount uses struts that form channels which support the projector/monitor and provide alternate channels for video and AC cabling to reduce interference. The mount may inclu... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5481762 | Helmet having a planar-molded infrastructure An injection molded foam bicycle helmet is disclosed and is constructed from a dome-shaped internal frame and a surrounding coating of a foam based material. The dome-shaped frame is formed from an integrally molded, planar member including an annular low... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5478986 | Method and apparatus for making popcorn using electron and molecular excitation mode An oven using one or more quartz halogen tungsten lamps or quartz arc bulbs capable of producing radiant energy of which a significant portion is in the visible light range of the electromagnetic spectrum to pop popcorn whereby visible and near visible ra... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5477563 | Helmet having a planar-molded infrastructure An injection molded foam bicycle helmet and method of constructing same includes a dome-shaped internal frame and a surrounding coating of a foam based material. The dome-shaped frame is formed from an integrally molded, planar member including an annular... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5410755 | Protective device with tubular construction for backside of wearer A pelvic protective device is disclosed including a foam padding member having a plurality of spaced apart ridges on opposite broad surfaces thereof and forming valleys between the ridges and with the ridges on one of the broad surfaces being aligned with... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5297293 | Protective device A pelvic protective device is disclosed including a foam padding member having a plurality of spaced apart ridges on opposite broad surfaces thereof and forming valleys between the ridges and with the ridges on one of the broad surfaces being aligned with... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5241569 | Imaging radionuclide analysis apparatus and method Neutron activation analysis method and apparatus are disclosed wherein a sample in a vacuum chamber is irradiated with neutrons, the time when and energy of emitted gamma rays from a sample are detected, and delayed Beta-electrons emitted from the sample ... | 08/31/1993 |
