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 |
| 20100132412 | LOOP TAPE FOR HOOK-AND-LOOP FASTENER A loop element for a hook-and-loop fastener has a substrate layer of a nonwoven having an outer face, a fleece cover layer on the outer face of the substrate layer, and an adhesive layer on the outer face securing the cover layer to the substrate layer. A multiplicity o... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100095711 | Forming A Tubular Knit Fabric For A Paint Roller Cover A method and apparatus are provided for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller, or the like, having a pile extending from an outer surface of the covering, through use of a dial needle knitting arrangement. A cylinder needle knitting arrangement ma... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100088818 | Coverings For Viscoelastic Foam Mattresses Covers for mattresses having a reclining surface of viscoelastic foam have a fabric body with a first surface disposed in engagement with the reclining surface; an opposite, second surface disposed for engagement by a person reclining upon the cover; and at least one ai... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20090170677 | TUBULAR KNIT FABRIC HAVING ALTERNATING COURSES OF SLIVER FIBER PILE AND CUT-PILE FOR PAINT ROLLER COVERS A tubular knit fabric is disclosed that is manufactured with a pile extending from the outer side thereof and in an extended length, small diameter configuration, the tubular knit pile fabric subsequently being separable into shorter tubular segments that may be secured... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20070180865 | PILE KNITTING METHOD BY WEFT KNITTING MACHINE A pile knitting method by a weft knitting machine is provided in which a compound needle can be used to form a pile stitch and simultaneously hold other stitches. After a hook of a needle body receives a fastening yarn fed thereto, a carriage brings together a yarn feed... | 08/09/2007 |
