...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!
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110034847 | Adhesive composition The invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising hydrophilic silicone elastomers and hydrophobic silicone elastomers and optionally water absorbent material, wherein the ratio between the hydrophilic silicone elastomers and the hydrophobic silicone elastomers... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100062232 | MULTILAYER FILMS The present invention concerns multilayer films comprising a plurality of layers, at least some of the layers comprise (i) cross-linked chitosan, alginate, chondroitin sulfate, or hyaluronic acid and (ii) particles or void spaces; wherein the layers are 20-260 nm in thi... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090169759 | COVERING MATERIAL FOR BIOMASS, AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION The invention relates to a covering material for biomass and a method for the production thereof, in which at least two components (A) and (B) are mixed and subsequently applied onto the biomass, wherein component (A) comprises an oil of animal or vegetable origin and a... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090030117 | POROUS POLYMERIC PARTICLE COMPRISING POLYVINYL ALCOHOL AND HAVING INTERIOR TO SURFACE POROSITY-GRADIENT Embolic particles, as well as their methods of use and manufacture, are described.... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090005472 | Biodegradable Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyester Biodegradable aliphatic/aromatic copolyester comprising: A) an acid component comprising repeating units of: 1) 53 to 54 mol % of an aromatic carboxylic acid; 2) 47 to 36 mol % of an aliphatic acid at least 50% of which is azelaic acid ; B) a diol component selected fro... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080318150 | Paper Compositions, Imaging Methods and Methods for Manufacturing Paper Paper compositions are provided that include an amine group-containing cationic polymeric material and a binder material. The paper compositions are particularly useful as receiver materials for images formed by electrophotographic imaging methods utilizing liquid devel... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20070149657 | CORRUGATING ADHESIVES FOR BONDING COATED PAPERS AND METHODS FOR BONDING COATED PAPERS A corrugating adhesive that improves the bonding of coated papers, including latex coated medium and linerboards. The corrugating adhesive may comprise a hydrocolloid portion of the adhesive that improves tack and bonding and buffers and absorbs caustic in the adhesive ... | 06/28/2007 |