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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070257546 | WHEEL CENTERING TOOL AND METHOD A centering tool for aligning a vehicle rim relative to a hub of a vehicle, wherein the rim includes a plurality of mounting holes for receiving axially extending studs from the hub. The tool includes a body having a first end and an opposite second end. The first end i... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20060244303 | Bearing wheel hub unit Bearing wheel hub unit (1) provided with a mounting flange (3) which is integral with an inner race (21) of the bearing (2) in order to mount a wheel, and with a centring collar (4) which extends from a frontal surface (31) of t... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060163937 | DRUM AND WHEEL CENTERING SLEEVE, KIT AND METHOD A drum and wheel-centering sleeve disclosed for vehicle drum and wheels having apertures of uniform diameter is a set of three that are threaded on three circumferentially spaced hub bolts on which a wheel drum is mounted to center the wheel drum. The sleeve has a hollo... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20050275278 | Wheel centering pin, kit and method A wheel centering pin 15 disclosed for vehicle wheels having apertures of uniform diameter. The wheel centering pin is provided as a set of three that are threaded on three circumferentially spaced hub bolts on which a wheel is mounted to center the wheel. Nuts a... | 12/15/2005 |
