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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 |
| 8171873 | Assembly for deploying a payload from a submarine A submarine (1) has an assembly (3) for deploying a life raft (5), the assembly (3) being located in a well (7) formed outside the submarine's pressure hull (11). The assembly includes a pressure vessel (4) for storin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8159903 | Underwater communication system Underwater communication system comprising a plurality of communication modules, each provided with a microprocessor, a memory, a transmitter and a receiver unit; these communication modules are incorporated in an underwater computer and in a plurality of underwater... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8144883 | Method and system for adapting a loudspeaker to a listening position in a room The invention relates to a method and a system for adapting a loudspeaker to a specific listening position relative to the loudspeaker according to which method and system the acoustic power radiated by the loudspeaker is corrected by means of a correction filter in... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8117724 | Method for joining together steel pipes for conveying fluids under pressure A method for joining fluid carrying steel pipes together including the following steps. Identifying a subject pipe section to be replaced and intercepting the fluid flow by fastening stoppers inside of pipe portions upstream and downstream from the subject pipe sect... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110241 | Foaming soluble coffee powder containing pressurized gas An instant coffee powder has dried soluble coffee in the form of particles or granules having internal voids filled with entrapped pressurized gas. Advantageously, when the coffee powder is dissolved in a beverage, the instant coffee powder produces a foam on the to... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8101383 | Method for syngas-production from liquefied biomass The present invention relates to methods for syngas-production from biomass enabling the conversion of pre-treated biomasses having a high dry-matter content into electricity or oil-based products such as petrol, diesel, chemicals and plastics through the formation ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099935 | Method and apparatus for fixing the tail end of the film for wrapping palletized loads Method and apparatus for fixing the tail end of the film for wrapping palletized loads, supplied by a reel (B), envisages the following working steps: a) Positioning along the side of the load and parallel thereto a straight member (1) and transversely extend... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093743 | Plant for the production of electric power from the movement of waves A plant for producing electrical power from the movement of waves. An offshore dam has a fixed generally vertical surface which is located in open water having wave movement and located vertically at the water surface. A submerged part which is fixed relative to the... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091574 | Bursting disc assembly The bursting disc assembly has a primary bursting disc (10) and a secondary bursting disc (20) immediately behind and supporting the primary bursting disc. Each of the said discs (10,20) is made of metal and is gas impermeable, and the bursting ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8066802 | Method and device for providing a zone of clean air at an operation area and use of said device The present invention relates to a method and a device for providing a zone (2) of clean air at an operation area (3) wherein an air treatment device (1) having a lighting device (25) is brought to a functional position such that the air ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8056748 | Safe device having dual caps for a squeezable container A safe device for a squeezable container includes a protective cover, a body, and a bottom cap. The protective cover includes an idle cap, an inner cap, and a mouthpiece. The idle cap is rotatably mounted around the inner cap. The body includes a compartment for rec... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047398 | Snap overcap closure for a container An overcap for a container, which container is of the type having a rim adjacent to an opening in which the rim has an exterior facing top surface, an exterior facing side surface and an exterior facing bottom surface. The overcap includes a center portion having a ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8017146 | Transdermal delivery system with two superimposed adhesive layers having different affinities to the active substance comprised A device for the transdermal delivery of a pharmacologically active substance has first and second superimposed mutually contacting adhesive layers (2, 3). The first layer (3) is in use brought into contact with the skin. The active substance is dissol... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7975828 | Apparatus for processing elongate products such as cucumbers Apparatus for processing generally elongate curved products having two ends and having a longitudinal axis extending in the elongate direction, in particular vegetables or fruit, for instance cucumbers, the processing comprising in succession at least: conveying the... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975587 | Punching tool A punching tool has a guided, axially displaceable die plunger, which is fixed against relative rotation, in a guide bushing. In a bore in its front end a punching die is seated. During the punching stroke the punching die rests against a front face of the die plung... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975523 | Alignment ring for a punch A split ring alignment ring for holding a punch has a split ring by which the alignment ring can be tightened onto the punch shaft. The alignment ring has a pair of radially aligned cut outs, on its inner circumference and are on its out circumference. A pin on the ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7967172 | Metered dosage dispenser closure for powders A dispenser for a container has an annular ring with a central portion which has at least one aperture. The annular ring is attached to a valve dimensioned to close an opening of the dispenser. The valve is operatively associated with the opening and biased in the c... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7946892 | Connection device for electrical or electronic connections Connection device for electrical or electronic connections. A socket connector with a plurality of contact sockets and a pin connector with a plurality of pin contacts is connected to an electric cable following insertion of the pin connector inside this socket conn... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942164 | Dual-purpose gas stove switch A dual-purpose gas stove switch includes a valve body and a valve seat. The valve body includes an inlet passageway, an interior passageway, a nozzle having a mouth, a compensation nozzle, and a compensation passageway in communication with the compensation nozzle. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7926664 | Apparatus for transferring products An apparatus for transferring products such as eggs from a first conveyor to a second conveyor. During transfer products with certain properties which have been previously detected are allowed to fall into a gap between the conveyors. The transfer uses a rotatable c... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913874 | Plastic coffee container with handle A plastic container for a particulate product has a footprint and includes a base and at least two and preferably four sides upstanding therefrom which generally define a container main interior volume. A top connects to the sides and includes a large opening which ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900280 | Goggles Goggles are provided having a lens cup with a seal portion extending around its peripheral rear edge. The seal portion is adapted to seal against the face of a wearer of the goggles via a face contact surface. The face contact surface is preformed to follow substant... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7892587 | Coffee with enhanced flavor provided by 3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol A coffee product and process are provided which produce a coffee product having elevated levels of 3,7-dimetylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol. In various forms, the coffee product is dry roast and ground coffee or a dry soluble coffee product such as a powder or granule form. Th... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891024 | Diving mask and method for the manufacture thereof A diving mask which includes a face-piece having, formed therein, one or more openings for housing one or more lenses, means for fixing the lenses inside the face-piece, and means for connecting the mask to the diver's head. The face-piece is formed by at least two ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7875113 | Concrete compositions A concrete obtained through mixing a composition comprising the following constituents: a) 21 to 27% of a hydraulic binder, b) 52 to 68% of aggregate particles having a size of between 0.02 mm and 5 mm, c) 2 to 6% of pozzolanic reaction particles having a particle s... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7857671 | Contact for electrical and electronic connections Contact for electrical or electronic connections, comprising a contact pin (1, 101) provided with resilient-tensioning means (4) which act in an axial direction on the said pin (1, 101), the said pin being provided with a coaxial stem (201 | 12/28/2010 |
| 7839211 | Error correction system for a class-D power stage The present invention relates to a method for correcting for a source of non-linearity and noise introduced in a switching power amplification stage during power amplification of a pulse-modulated reference signal from a pulse modulator, where the method comprises t... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836561 | Buckle for diving goggles or the like Buckle for adjusting the strap in equipment for practicing water sports, such as diving goggles, swimming goggles or the like, said strap being provided at at-least one end with a plurality of transverse reliefs, said buckle comprising a body provided with means for... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7815747 | System and method for washing eggs A system for washing a stream of eggs which are uniformly distributed on m feed rows of a transport device and assume well-defined positions thereon, comprising—a feeding section, having, at least at the location of the washing of the eggs, m feed rows with the eg... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7815477 | Swimming flipper Swimming flipper comprising a shoe part from which two ribs extend laterally, and a fin part, characterised in that said fin part is connected at one end to said shoe part, while its other end is constrained to said ribs in the vicinity of their ends, the sides of s... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7814935 | Vortex valve A coupling is provided preferably for a vortex valve for use on an outlet pipe in a sewerage system. The coupling comprises an outer component for insertion into a bore of a pipe, and an inner component which is inserted into the outer component, ramp means being pr... | 10/19/2010 |
| D621710 | Grippable container | 08/17/2010 |
| 7770752 | Plastic coffee container with corner handle A plastic container for a particulate product has a footprint and includes a base and at least two and preferably four sides upstanding therefrom which generally define a container main interior volume. A top connects to the sides and includes a large opening which ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7756766 | Method and apparatus for price setting The present invention provides a method of and apparatus for setting a selling price of each of a plurality of items to be subsequently offered for sale to a plurality of prospective purchasers, the method including: accepting a plurality of expressions of interest ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736683 | Method to increase the foaming capacity of spray-dried powders A method is provided for producing a powdered soluble foaming composition comprising amorphous particles having internal voids filled with atmospheric pressure gas. The method includes subjecting a spray-dried composition to an external pressure and heating the comp... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731882 | Connection between members A method for preparing a more reliable connection between two members (2, 4) is provided. The method involves the use of a gas-removal layer (6), which allows for gas transport in a number of overall directions in a plane of the gas-removal layer. The ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7713565 | Method of preparing a foaming soluble coffee powder A process for preparing an instant beverage is provided which includes heating a dried soluble coffee under sufficient pressure thereby forcing gas into internal voids of the dried coffee. The heated dried soluble coffee is cooled and depressurized to produce a drie... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712624 | Plastic coffee container with top load support by particulate product A rigid container for a particulate product with enhanced top load support includes an interior volume formed by a base, a surrounding wall member upstanding from the base, and an opening formed in a top. A particulate product, such as coffee, is provided in the int... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7699984 | Hydrodynamic treatment device A hydrodynamic treatment device comprises a vessel (2) within which is disposed an inner partition (24). The inner partition (24) divides the interior of the vessel (2) into outer and inner regions (22, 28). Flow enters the vessel ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7697701 | Environment adaptable loudspeaker It is known to make the performance of a loudspeaker “environment adaptive” in controlling a filter unit based on a measurement of the velocity/acceleration of the loudspeaker diaphragm and the associated sound pressure in front of the diaphragm, by means of an ... | 04/13/2010 |
