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...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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6681960 | Hot beverage maker with cup-actuated dispenser A hot beverage maker has a stand, fresh water chamber, a brewed beverage tank, and an actuator means for dispensing brewed beverages. The tank includes a filter basket, a reservoir portion, and an outlet port. The reservoir portion is adapted to hold a br... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6663233 | Inkjet printing apparatus and ink supplying method In a structure which includes a second tank for reserving a predetermined amount of ink to be supplied to a printing head and in which a supply system is configured such that ink is intermittently supplied to the second tank from a first tank, a high char... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6658887 | Dispenser and refrigerator fitted with the same Dispenser for dispensing water or ice cubes, and refrigerator fitted with the same, the dispenser including a dispenser casing having a cup receiving space recessed from an outside surface of one side of a refrigerator, and view securing means provided in... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6648185 | Electric pre-mix dispensing valve An electrically operated pre-mix valve includes a cup lever operable to activate a switch to energize a solenoid. The solenoid operates a first lever, which then contacts and operates a second lever. The second lever, in turn, moves against the contact en... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648035 | Pressurized container adapter for charging automotive systems A dispensing adapter for connecting pressurized containers to other valved systems such as automobile air conditioners is provided. The housing has a dispensing end, a receiving end, and an interior volume communicating between the dispensing end and the ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648025 | Beverage dispense Apparatus for dispensing beverage, such as beer, which forms a head, comprises a rotatable table on which a drinking vessel is supported, and a nozzle which is arranged to direct a stream of beverage against the side of the vessel as it rotates. This prov... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644519 | Closable container, and methods for filling containers A container having a body, a male element, a female element and a plug. The female element comprises a body having an axial bore which extends through the body from an insertion opening outside the container body, to a seat inside the container body. The ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6644515 | Filter-valve assembly A filter-valve assembly for exhausting fumes from a liquid container includes a mounting-valve assembly having a valve poppet that is moved to an open position in response to a filter-cartridge assembly being attached to a valve-assembly housing by a filt... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6644367 | Connector assembly for fluid flow with rotary motion for connection and disconnection A two-part connector structure (22, 32) includes a male connector part (32) and a female connector part (22) which are mutually engageable to open fluid communication between the connector parts (22, 32). For example, the connector parts (22, 32) may be u... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6626213 | Drink dispenser device for domestic refrigerators A dispenser device for refrigerated drinks (carbonated or not) for domestic refrigerators, the drinks being drawn from containers (bottles and vessels in general) removably coupled to the device and dispensed via valve means forming part of the device, sa... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6598629 | Sanding truck sandbagging apparatus A sandbagging manufacturing apparatus designed to be used with standard sanding trucks normally used with a broadcast spreader. The truck includes a large hopper with a hydraulically controlled conveyor belt located longitudinally inside the large hopper ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6588466 | Liquid mixing and dispensing apparatus A magnetically operable mixing and dispensing apparatus which is operable with one hand. A bottle contact portion is provided on a magnetic activating member which activates a moveable element of the valve. The apparatus eliminates frictional contact with... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6572827 | Method of using collection device A biological fluid collection device with a pivotable faucet is disclosed. The device is designed to collect, hold and transfer a biological specimen into a non-evacuated tube through an integrated pivotable faucet component. This device uses no needles, ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6571835 | Valve assembly, apparatus and method of filing a pressurized gas container Pressurized gas containers 36 are refilled from a source of high pressure gas using a valve assembly 1,3 that comprise a first 1 and second 3 gas flow control unit, the control units having a first valve 6 and a second valve 42 respectively, in which asse... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6564975 | Hot beverage maker with cup-actuated dispenser A hot beverage maker has a stand, fresh water chamber, a brewed beverage tank, and an actuator means for dispensing brewed beverages. The tank includes a filter basket, a reservoir portion, and an outlet port. The reservoir portion is adapted to hold a br... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6557597 | Foodstuff refill and device intended to accommodate such a refill A foodstuff refill (2) intended to be inserted in a foodstuff supply zone of a device for metering, dispensing and/or preparing food products; the refill comprising a container (20) for the foodstuff; a passage (24) for releasing the foodstuff; edges (21)... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550648 | Metering device and dispenser comprising such a device A device for metering a powder-based food product including a hopper for storage of the powder, and a metering device located in the hopper in order to convey the powder from the hopper to a feed zone. The feed zone includes a basic portion having an open... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547103 | Method and apparatus for serving mulled wine A method and apparatus for serving a heated alcoholic beverage is disclosed. The method and apparatus includes supplying an alcoholic beverage mix, such as a mulled wine mix, which is connected to a serving tap. The mulled wine is heated between leaving t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543496 | Valve assembly for use with containers in a closed application system A container for use in a closed application includes a valve mounted to a discharge opening of the container and rotatable with the container for controlling the discharge of material from the container. The valve includes an element for engaging correspo... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6539988 | Pressurized container adapter for charging automotive systems A dispensing adapter for connecting pressurized containers to other valved systems such as automobile air conditioners is provided. The housing has a dispensing end, a receiving end, and an interior volume communicating between the dispensing end and the ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6520221 | Filling nozzle with interception of supply liquids for filling machines A filling nozzle with interception of supply liquids for filling machines, alignable with a container to be filled by liquid, comprising a shutter member (21) and an opening (18) in a hollow body (16), wherein the hollow body (16) is associated on the upp... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6488059 | Docking assembly of a pressurized-gas canister assembly with a manifold assembly A canister assembly includes a canister, a plug enclosure, a vent mechanism, a delivery valve mechanism, and a protective handle. The plug enclosure may be attached to the canister at an opening and forms a pressurized seal of the interior cavity of the c... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488058 | Gravity feed fluid dispensing valve A dispensing valve cap mountable to a bottle is provided with a first valve part having a tubular portion having an air inlet and a fluid outlet spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the tubular portion to form a constant head valve for dispensing flu... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478058 | Spout with cut-away openings A pouring spout is described that has sections cut away from the sleeve of the spout contiguous to an exit, as well as a means for setting the maximum distance the inner sleeve can be pushed past the outer sleeve of the spout.... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6470920 | Refill cartridge for a drink dispensing device and device designed for such a cartridge A food substance refill element for an automatic fluid dispensing device. The refill element includes a receptacle containing a quantity of the substance to be refilled into the fluid dispensing device and a closing member that cooperates with the recepta... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6470233 | Fuel dispensing and retail system for preventing use of stolen transponders The current invention is a dispensing system for deterring and preventing transponder misuse in a fueling environment. The system includes a fuel dispenser associated with a control system and a receiver adapted to receive signals, including identificatio... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467515 | Gas container A gas container comprises a container including a main chamber for containing flammable gas. The container comprises a valve seat in an end thereof, the valve seat defining a chamber communicated with the main chamber. A cover is mounted to close the end ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6463957 | Connector having a locking member A connector 20 comprises a plug 21 fitted to an opening 2 formed in a container 1, and a socket 22 which is connected to the plug 21. The plug 21 comprises a bracket section 3 which is fitted into the opening 2 of the container 1, and a plug section 23 wh... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460982 | Ink supplement system An ink supplement system comprises a bottle holder unit for holding an ink bottle storing ink and detachably attached thereto, and an ink tank for receiving ink from the ink bottle held by the bottle holder unit. Particularly, the ink bottle includes an i... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6450214 | Gravity feed fluid dispensing valve A dispensing valve cap mountable to a bottle is provided with a first valve part having a tubular portion having an air inlet, the first valve part further including a fluid outlet spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the tubular portion to form a co... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6435380 | Self-sealed spout A spout for a container comprising a conduit having a first end connected to the container, an aperture and a second end configured to be inserted into an opening. The second end of the conduit is configured to direct fluid axially out of the second end o... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6425425 | Refrigerated water dispenser for refrigerators A water dispenser for a refrigerator door having a water delivery port. The dispenser includes a base mounted to the door for forming a compartment enclosing the water delivery port. The base has an aperture for accessing the interior of the compartment a... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6405768 | Pressure fuel servicing nozzle The invention relates to a pressure fuel servicing nozzle for mating with a standardized aircraft fueling adapter having an adapter valve biased in a closed position to prevent fuel flow. The fuel nozzle includes a nozzle body and a collar assembly couple... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6397908 | Device for dispensing liquid from a bottle A light and economical device for dispensing a liquid easily adaptable to bottles of standard format, called fountain or dispenser. The device is in the form of a valve cartridge whereof the opening can be controlled by simple pressure, including elements... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397902 | High speed nozzle with vapor recovery A nozzle is provided which includes a nozzle body having a proximal end and an insertion end and defining an inlet orifice at the proximal end thereof and an outlet orifice at the insertion end thereof. The nozzle body is adapted to be attached at the pro... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394153 | Control method and apparatus to detect the presence of a first object and monitor a relative position of the first or subsequent objects such as container identification and product fill control An automatic container detection and fill control device includes a number of transmitter and receiver pairs arranged generally in parallel such that a transmission from a given transmitter is directed downwardly toward an interior of a container when pre... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394152 | System and method for automatically dispensing paint into a paint roller tray A system and method is provided for automatically dispensing paint from an industry standard paint container to maintain a given level of paint in a paint roller tray. An upwardly open vessel, containing a lower surface and a plurality of walls, houses a ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390360 | Coin dispenser A coin container (12) for a coin-dispensing apparatus (10) comprises a portable enclosure (22) for enclosing a plurality of randomly-arranged loose coins. The enclosure includes a closeable coin input opening and a closeable coin output opening. The enclo... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6390156 | Method and system for transfer of fluid and dry materials from an inverted holding container to a paired docking station receptacle A dispensing system and method for locked spill-free transfer of liquid and dry materials. The dispensing assembly attached to the material holding container has a bottle cap with a slotted spring housing, small notch, spring-biased valve closure member w... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6382270 | Device for preventing the introduction of a fuel nozzle A device for preventing the introduction of a fuel nozzle for unleaded fuel into the filler neck of a fuel tank of a motor vehicle fitted with a diesel internal combustion engine includes at least one opening element and at least one blocking element for ... | 05/07/2002 |
