"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7153356 | Children's washable paint The invention relates to a washable paint comprising about 2.5 to 10 weight percent of a high molecular weight polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight between 2,000 and 20,000, a water swellable clay in the amount of 0.5 to 1.5 weight percent; and a high molec... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6913860 | Image forming material, method and device for removing images, and image forming process and apparatus An image forming material for forming an image on an image recording material with an image binding force being established between the image and the image recording material, the image forming material containing an image forming substance, and a binding force redu... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6372031 | Washable coloring compositions comprising low molecular-weight styrene-maleic anhydride copolymers This invention relates to washable coloring compositions comprising specific low-molecular weight styrene-maleic anydride copolymers. Such copolymers provide excellent washability enhancing performance in association with colorants and inks. Also, these s... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6235273 | Washable non-toxic body paint for applying color to human skin A washable non-toxic body paint material is formed using two different weight polyethylene glycol waxes together with stearic acid, calcium carbonate, talc, titanium dioxide, guar gum, a preservative and a colorant. The material is formed by initially mix... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6074465 | Fluorescent crayon There is provided a novel fluorescent crayon having the quality characteristics of high coloring power, good drawing quality, and good adhesion all in one, while overcoming the drawbacks of the conventional crayon, that is to say a fluorescent crayon comp... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6056810 | Colored lead pencil The invention relates to a colored pencil lead having an essentially water-free base material that is at least partially water-soluble or can be suspended in water, which base material contains at least one dye and at least one reactant present in a solid... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6039797 | Washable marking composition The present invention provides a washable marking composition, e.g., a crayon composition, comprising an alkoxylated fatty acid, a fatty alcohol, and a pigment. The marking composition preferably further includes a filler. An example of a preferred alkoxy... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5650211 | Quilt design planner A quilt design planner in the form of relatively thin but substantially rigid panels or strips having a grid marking on an upwardly exposed surface thereof positioned in overlying relation to the sashings and/or borders on the quilt top to enable a quilte... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5084098 | Water soluble crayon compositions This invention relates to water soluble crayon compositions which are comprised of (i) one or more water soluble alkoxylation products and (ii) a coloring agent, and to crayons produced therefrom. This invention also relates to processes for the productio... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4978390 | Washable solid marking composition The present invention is a solid marking composition which may be in the form of, for example, a crayon or a marking pencil lead which is washable from fabrics, wallpaper, and painted surfaces and which also has working properties which closely approximat... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4617058 | Process for producing blackboard crayon A process for producing blackboard crayon by molding a mixture of calcium carbonate, titanium oxide and zinc oxide in place of conventional calcined gypsum or chalk, a resinous material primarily containing paraffin, beef tallow or palm oil as a coagulant... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4030934 | Coloring composition for line- or pattern- drawing elements A coloring composition for line- or pattern-drawing elements which comprises as a base material thereof one or more acidic sublimating substances such as benzoic acid, salicylic acid and phthalic acid. Lines and/or patterns drawn with the coloring composi... | 06/21/1977 |
| 3993492 | Water soluble transfer coating material and articles incorporating same Disclosed is a water soluble transfer material of the kind in which transfer is accomplished by localized application of pressure on a portion of the material to implant or transfer part of it to a selected surface. The transfer material is a multi-compon... | 11/23/1976 |