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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287535 | Work washing apparatus A work washing apparatus including a transfer unit for controlling forward and rearward movements of a work, a table moved by the transfer unit, carrying out the washing of the work from upper and lower surfaces thereof and provided with water/air pipes, an upper su... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6883528 | Apparatus for cleaning eggs by conveying thereof upon multiple conveyors through washers which are vertically tiered Apparatus for washing eggs including a housing with a first feed conveyor for receiving them through the housing inlet for conveying same to a second conveyor which transports them through an intermediate egg washer with various brushes and including a dispenser to ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6817051 | Guide apparatus for a workpiece having a porous surface coating and a method for the polishing of such a workpiece The guide apparatus in accordance with the invention for the guiding of a workpiece (2), in particular of a rotationally asymmetrical workpiece (2), having a porous surface coating (3) in a polishing container (4) has two guide members ( | 11/16/2004 |
| 6269509 | Automated apparatus for cleaning golf balls An automated apparatus for cleaning golf balls constructed of light weight, portable type material and operable via standard battery power. The apparatus utilizes a housing having a fluid reservoir in the lower portion for holding a cleaning fluid, and a ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6082382 | Continuous washing device for vegetables, fiber, or other materials An cleaning mechanism especially well suited for agricultural products in which the agricultural products are moved by a flow of water through a channel in which the water is agitated by vibration of the channel. The agitation of the water, together with ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6032311 | Egg washing apparatus A warm water supply spot is located near a top end of an egg conveyance device and the degree of slope for the device is increased in the region from the water supply spot to the top end, so that the water dammed by the egg moving up the egg conveyance de... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5937877 | Apparatus for washing foodstuffs An improved apparatus for washing foodstuffs is provided. The invented apparatus utilizes hydro-energy to sufficiently clean a number of different types of foodstuffs processed thereby, while effectively using water circulating therethrough. The apparatus... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5918610 | Method and apparatus for washing fruit A water system for a fruit washer has a low pressure pre-rinse section for removal of heavy debris and a high pressure wash section to remove organic material. Water is collected from the high pressure section. A filter removes the organic material from t... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5758378 | Machine for washing eggs A machine for washing eggs (1) has a washing section with spray nozzles (23) and with a brush frame (12) carrying brushes facing down towards the conveyor and having an underside profiled according to the egg shape. The brush frame is suspended in a stati... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5413131 | Produce washer An elongated open top tank containing water, one end being a loading end, and the opposite end being an exit end. Positioned transversely across the tank, spaced generally along the full length above the water line, are water distribution lines each havin... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5331702 | Golf ball washing apparatus and method A golf ball washing apparatus and method includes a bin and a conveyor which takes rows of golf balls from the bin and conveys them up an inclined ramp. A plurality of reciprocating brush heads clean the balls and a fluid spray head sprays cleaning fluid ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5148566 | Continuous washing apparatus A continuous washing apparatus is provided which comprises an elongate washing vessel 1 having an inlet 2 for receiving objects to be washed at one end thereof. An outlet 3 is provided for discharging objects W to be washed at the other end thereof. The e... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4773114 | Golf ball washing machine A golf ball washing machine has been invented where a detachable upper vibrating trough may receive numerous golf balls and dispense them individually into a spiral cage encircling a rotating brush in a lower water tank where the golf balls are entrapped ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4355433 | Apparatus for cleaning root crops in the field An apparatus for cleaning root crops while still in the field whereby the harvested crops are subjected to jet blasts of a cleaning agent without excessive dust generation.... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4217917 | Chip washer A chip washer comprising a tank holding washing fluid, a conveyor for supplying chips into the tank, a vane for setting the fluid and therewith the chips into motion in the tank, a conduit provided with valve for removal from the tank of the foreign subst... | 08/19/1980 |
