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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20080261814 | Alkoxylated Alkylamines/Alkyl Ether Amines With Peaked Distribution The present invention generally relates to a process for preparing the alkoxylated alkylamines and/or alkyl ether amines. The process consists of three stages, and utilizes an alkali catalyst. The alkoxylated alkyl amines and alkoxylated alkyl ether amines prepared by t... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20070197801 | Method of installing an epoxidation catalyst in a reactor, a method of preparing an epoxidation catalyst, an epoxidation catalyst, a process for the preparation of an olefin oxide or a chemical derivable from an olefin oxide, and a reactor suitables for such a process The present invention relates to an improved epoxidation process and an improved epoxidation reactor. The present invention makes use of a reactor which comprises a plurality of microchannels. Such process microchannels may be adapted such that the epoxidation and optio... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070100151 | Method of preparing a shaped catalyst, the catalyst, and use of the catalyst A method of preparing a shaped catalyst, which method comprises moulding a dough into shaped particles and drying the shaped particles, wherein the dough comprises a support material, or a precursor thereof, and a silver component; the shaped catalyst, and a use of the ... | 05/03/2007 |
