Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6416036 | Sealing arrangement between flow regulator and shut-off valve attached to oxygen cylinder The present invention provides a sealing arrangement between a flow regulator and a shut-off valve attached to an oxygen cylinder. The shut-off valve includes a casing which is adapted to be mounted to an oxygen cylinder containing oxygen gas or an oxygen... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6401787 | Single drum type thermo sensitive glue labeler This invention relates to a heat sensitive glue activating labeler using one drum in which a label adsorbing portion capable of being adjusted to a size of a label. The labeler of this invention is a single drum type heat sensitive glue activating labeler... | 06/11/2002 |
| 5849133 | Low Voc cleaner/primer for EPDM and butyl roofing and waterproofing membranes A low VOC cleaner/primer for EPDM and butyl roofing and waterproofing membranes. Highly volatile solvents are replaced with a carefully chosen petroleum oil and a blend of hydrocarbon resin and partially cross-linked halo-butyl rubber. The cleaner/primer ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5749547 | Control of model vehicles on a track A controller for model trains on a train track is provided. The controller causes direct current control signals to be superimposed on alternating current power signals to control effects and features on model vehicles. The model vehicle includes a receiv... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5735651 | Spindle extension with self-contained draw bar A spindle extension, especially for drilling and milling operations is desirable to complete many modern die molds or to protect the host machine spindle from undesirable wear. The inventive spindle extension contains its own adjustable length draw bar as... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5733621 | Pressure sensitive tape for forming water-tight field joints in rubber membranes An adhesive roofing tape is based on a combination of brominated butyl rubber and EPDM. A non-diene block terpolymer is interspersed in the cross-linked polymer network. A plasticizer and tackifier are included to provide resiliency and permanent tack. An... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5704479 | Wire storing and dispensing package An improved wire and cable packaging system for use with a spool wound with wire rotatable about a spiral-wrapped paper tube includes a container and a unitary insert, disposable in the container, both made of cardboard. The container includes a pair of r... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5639194 | Spindle extension with self-contained draw bar A spindle extension, especially for drilling and milling operations is desirable to complete many modem die molds or to protect the host machine spindle from undesirable wear. The inventive spindle extension contains its own adjustable length draw bar ass... | 06/17/1997 |
