...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 |
| 7610955 | Controlled gas-lift heat exchange compressor A reciprocating hydraulic compressor capable of pumping liquids, gases or liquids mixed with gases. An apparatus and process for simultaneously compressing liquids and gases and exchanging the heat of compression with fluids which may be the same liquids and gasses ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7604064 | Multi-stage, multi-phase unitized linear liquid entrained-phase transfer apparatus An apparatus capable of receiving oil and gas from a recovery or other input source, compressing and/or pumping said oil and gas using multi-phase compressors with heat exchange means, and delivering said compressed gas to various destinations, including for use in ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7389814 | Heat exchange compressor An apparatus and process for simultaneously compressing liquids and gases and exchanging the heat of compression with fluids which may be the same liquids and gasses compressed. An apparatus and process for heating maintenance fluids using heat generated when the li... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7299879 | Thermodynamic pulse lift oil and gas recovery system An apparatus and process for lifting production fluids using the heat of compression of production gas to heat injection liquids. An apparatus and process for uninterrupted production using conserved heat of compression during well maintenance. A lift gas apparatus ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 6938628 | Eyeglass cleaning station An eyeglass cleaning station with a wash chamber and tissue dispenser. The wash chamber has removable nozzles for adjusting spray and a primer bulb pump that operates by hand. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6644400 | Backwash oil and gas production An apparatus and process for recovering oil and gas from a subterranean formation wherein the production rate is controlled by the gas pressure at the well head, resulting in very slow strokes or pulses and bubbles of lift gas up to 500 feet long. An appa... | 11/11/2003 |
| 4583530 | Fluidized bed apparatus for treating equine body parts Method and apparatus for equine therapy by immersion in a fluidized solids bed.... | 04/22/1986 |