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 |
| 6588066 | Sliver-forming device in a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes an arrangement for producing a running fiber web having a width extending perpendicularly to the running direction; a roll unit having a roll axis and a roll surface engaging the running web; a web guiding element dispo... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6568037 | Apparatus for separating waste and short fibers from a carding cylinder A carding machine includes a main carding cylinder having a cylinder surface carrying a cylinder clothing thereon; a licker-in cooperating with the cylinder for transferring fiber material, including long and short fibers, from the licker-in to the cardin... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6564431 | Silver deflecting device positioned between two drafting roll pairs of a silver drafting unit A fiber processing machine includes a sliver drafting unit which has first and second adjoining roll assemblies each defining a nip through which a sliver runs in a sliver advancing direction. The second roll assembly is spaced downstream of the first rol... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6556885 | System and method for controlling a group of fiber processing machines A control system for a group of fiber processing machines includes a superordinated control console; and separate machine-specific control consoles connected to each respective fiber processing machine. The superordinated control console and the machine-s... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553630 | Device for setting the distance between adjoining fiber clamping and fiber transfer locations in a fiber processing system A fiber processing system includes a first roll; a feed tray forming a feeding device with the first roll and defining a clamping location therewith for clamping and advancing fiber material; a second roll cooperating with the feeding device for taking ov... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6478137 | Method of and apparatus for manipulating trays for cigarettes and the like An apparatus is provided for manipulating trays for groups of rod-shaped articles which constitute or form part of smokers' products. The apparatus has a tray filling unit, a tray emptying unit including a magazine for filled trays, a source of empty tray... | 11/12/2002 |
