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 |
| 7333848 | Method and system for evaluating vertebrobasilar disease A method and system are disclosed for evaluating symptomatic VBD which uses quantitative hemodynamic assessment in order to identify patients at high risk for stroke and provide appropriate guidance for intervention. Patients with symptomatic VBD may be considered f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 5700177 | Stacked components assembly toy An assembly toy is provided for constructing a three-dimensional composite object as defined by the successive edges of a plurality planar members stacked upon one another in a particular order. An axial structure such as a pair of rods is mounted to a ba... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5571083 | Method and system for cell transplantation A system and method are disclosed for internally delivering cellular transplants to a patient under the automatic control of a computer. A diagnostic imaging modality, such as a CAT or MRI scanning system, generates one or more images of the patient's ana... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5563401 | Bar codes and methods Improvements in product and production codes and methods for reading same. In one form a bar code is provided wherein one or more of the individual bars of the code are printed or otherwise formed with coded information recorded therein. The bars may be m... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5529815 | Apparatus and method for forming diamond coating A method for forming synthetic diamond coatings on surfaces, such as select surfaces of boat hulls, motor vehicle underbodies, chemical storage tanks and the like, which are subject to corrosion and/or erosion. In a preferred form, the apparatus is portab... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5525240 | Adaptively controlled centrifugation method An apparatus and method are disclosed in which the centrifugation of a liquid mixture in order to separate out components of the mixture with different sedimentation rates is adaptively controlled by monitoring the sedimentation of detectable particles an... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5480562 | Method of purifying water controlled by laser scanning A system and method is disclosed for purifying water for drinking or bathing purposes employing an optical scanning device for detecting organisms in the water such as bacteria, algae, or viruses. The optical scanning device may be a video camera or may c... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5456663 | Drugs and methods for treating diseases A method for treating a disease and drug units for use in performing such method. The method involves invading and flooding select cells of a living being with a drug or medical material to correct a genetic flaw, destroy or otherwise prevent the producti... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5387942 | System for controlling reception of video signals A method and system for controlling the reception of video signals in accordance with the program content of the signals is disclosed. In accordance with the invention, a digital program code is simultaneously transmitted along with the audio and video in... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5379159 | Portable television camera-recorder and method for operating same A portable camera and recording device capable of recording motion picture and still image signals on an erasable magnetic tape and, in an embodiment thereof, still images on hard copy as photographic images. A single assembly supports a television camera... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5351078 | Apparatus and methods for automated observation of objects Apparatus and methods are disclosed for automatically inspecting two- or three-dimensional objects or subjects. A detector and the object are moved relative to each other. In one form, a detector, such as a camera or radiation receiver, moves around an ob... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5337488 | Measuring instrument and method A measuring device, such as a micrometer or other form of dimensional measuring instrument, is provided which is operable to indicate dimensional measurements made thereby in numerical form on a display, such as an electronic digital display. The measurin... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5332348 | Fastening devices Fastening devices such as washers, seals and drive pins subject to corrosive deterioration of all or select portions thereof wherein all or such select portions are protected from such corrosion and failure by a thin coating or coatings of hard surface ma... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5311274 | Fiber optic refractometer A fiber optic refractometer is disclosed for use in on-line measurement of the refractive index of a process fluid. The refractometer does not require light to pass through the process fluid and is hence unaffected by the presence of light diffusing parti... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5284394 | Ball and roller bearings and bearing components Improved structures in bearings operable to receive and support shafts or members which are supported for rotation on shafts or pins are disclosed. In one form, just the inner cylindrical surface of a solid bearing made of metal or hard ceramic material i... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5283641 | Apparatus and methods for automated analysis Apparatus and methods are disclosed for automatically inspecting three-dimensional objects or subjects. A detector and the object are moved relative to each other. In one form, a detector, such as a camera or radiation receiver, moves around an object, wh... | 02/01/1994 |
