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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4365395 | Apparatus for handling textile filamentary material Static tow inverting apparatus for inverting the overlap of overlapping layers of a continuous length filamentary tow band of textile material deposited onto the surface of a moving conveyor in relaxed condition for treatment, such as in the thermal heat ... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4352649 | Apparatus for producing a non-woven web from particles and/or fibers A system for production of non-woven sheet material by the dry forming method, comprising a moving carrier web to receive a uniformly distributed layer of loose fibres and a fibre distributor unit located above and across the moving web. The distributor u... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4340556 | Production of fibrous sliver having particulate matter distributed therethrough A fibrous sliver having particulate matter substantially homogeneously distributed therethrough is provided. The sliver is formed by first forming a low weight web of fibrous material and depositing unto said low weight web particulate material. The web i... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4322380 | Method for feeding and orienting fibrous furnish Methods are presented for continuous-line manufacture of composition board from furnish which is moved in a continuous-flow manner through a processing line and distributed for deposition at a uniform rate over a preselected area to continuously form a ma... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4300968 | Method for bonding fibrous web materials A method for bonding an unbonded fibrous web of natural and/or synthetic fibers by means of a binder which is cured by exposure to UV light, wherein the fibrous web is first compressed, smoothed, and heated, then one or both surfaces of the web is printed... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4285647 | Apparatus for the manufacture of fibrous webs Apparatus and method for the manufacture of a fibrous web comprises a distributor for depositing dry wood fibers on a planar section of a linearly movable forming wire. A suction box is disposed to the side of the forming wire opposite the distributor. Th... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4284595 | Orientation and deposition of fibers in the manufacture of fiberboard Continuous-line methods and apparatus for orientation and uniform deposition of fibers to enhance directional properties in and production rates of fiberboard produced from lightweight fibrous furnish. A plurality of elongated rod electrodes are predeterminedl... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4280253 | Method for collecting fibrous material A method and apparatus for collecting fibrous material (14) comprises distributing the fibrous material (14) onto a collection surface (18) to form a pack (20), and intercepting a portion of the fibrous material (14) during formation of the pack (20) with... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4279060 | Method of and apparatus for the production of open non-woven fabric from fibrous material This disclosure relates to a novel method of and apparatus for producing an open non-woven fabric from fibrous material by delivering the fiber flocks through a carding zone during which time the fiber flocks are loosened and spread to form a non-woven fa... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4255108 | Furnish handling apparatus Methods and apparatus are presented for continuous-line manufacture of composition board from furnish which is moved in a continuous-flow manner through a processing line and distributed for deposition at a uniform rate over a preselected area to continuo... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4212216 | Deflector for attachment to fiber chopper nozzle A trough-like deflector is attached to the body of a fiber chopper and extends outwardly from the lower portion of the chopper nozzle opening. The sides of the deflector are upwardly divergent to form a trough extending generally in the direction of the f... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4208366 | Process for preparing a nonwoven web A process and apparatus for forming a non-woven web in which a bundle of untwisted filaments are charged upstream of a pair of elastomer-covered counter rotating squeeze rolls and propelled through the nip of the rolls to a moving laydown belt with the as... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4199400 | Migration-resistant binder compositions for bonding nonwoven fibers; also methods and articles Migration-resistant binder compositions for bonding nonwoven fibers are disclosed. These compositions comprise (A) an anionically-stabilized polymer latex; (B) a water-soluble polymer of 20-100% by weight of mer units containing an amine group and having ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4157236 | Electrostatic dry former A method and apparatus for dry forming a paper, or other nonwoven web, from fibers or fiber flocs. The flocs or bundles are exposed to an oscillating electrostatic field, the resultant mechanical agitation shakes individual fibers loose, which then fall t... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4146417 | Method for producing bonded nonwoven fabrics using ionizing radiation A method for producing a resin-bonded nonwoven fabric comprising forming a fibrous web, compressing the web to provide fiber to fiber contact, applying a polymerizable binder to the fibrous web and treating the web with the binder thereon with ionizing ra... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4123211 | Apparatus for making a bonded felt web The disclosure is of apparatus for making a bonded felt web, wherein fibre flocks are carded and the separated fibres are mixed with powdered bonding agent and floated in air at sub-atmospheric pressure, collected on a perforated conveyor, then levelled a... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4106163 | Apparatus for the dry production of non-woven webs A nonwoven uniform web is formed from particulate material and a binding agent in a moving conveyor belt. The material is fed to the belt through a cowl in a random fashion and air is removed from the material; the layer of material is subsequently thinne... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4089720 | Method and apparatus for making a nonwoven fabric Method and apparatus for making a nonwoven fabric wherein a first group of filaments are projected in a longitudinal direction into the nip of a pair of nipped and moving collecting surfaces in such a manner that the filaments fold into and are captured a... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4071925 | Apparatus for forming textile lap An apparatus for pressing textile fiber and tufts into lap through the use of converging belts around and between compression rollers thus improving the uniformity and surface texture of the lap is disclosed. The device comprises a series of driven roller... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4044404 | Fibrillar lining for prosthetic device A lining for a prosthetic device such as an artificial internal organ comprises a mat of fibres prepared by electrostatically spinning an organic material and collecting the spun fibres on a receiver.... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3997942 | Batt forming and feeding apparatus Apparatus for the formation and feeding of a cotton batt including a cotton retention chamber in which a first conveyor conveys cotton in a generally lateral direction toward a batt exit opening in a chamber and a second conveyor of the endless belt type ... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3981047 | Apparatus for forming a batt from staple fibers Apparatus for depositing staple fibers onto a conveyor belt to form a batt, including a chute feeder having an adjustable weir plate provided with a row of air jets along the bottom edge for maintaining a uniform fiber level at the exit from the chute. Fi... | 09/21/1976 |
