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 |
| 7252574 | Integral thermo-press molding complex brassiere cup structure An integral thermo-press complex brassiere cup structure. The structure includes an external lining body, an internal lining body, a bag, a bag covering layer coupled on the surface of the bag made of a soft poor thermal conductor, and a material adhering layer disp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7201630 | Manually suctioned pressure-induced breast enhancement device and method A method of breath-powered sustained pressure induced breast tissue expansion by way of sucking air through silicone tubes attached to semi-rigid plastic domes cushioned by sticky silicone padding and clamping or locking the air pressure inside the domes to create t... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6390886 | Nursing pad A nursing pad for positioning over a lactating breast. The nursing pad includes a panel having outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer has a generally convex shape and the inner layer has a generally concave shape. The outer layer comprises a gene... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6301712 | Collar and sleeve shaping method and apparatus The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for hot pressing and finishing the collar and sleeves of a washed shirt by lower irons and an upper ion, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for heating the collar and sleeves before hot ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6101630 | Adjustable brassiere with fluid bags The cups of a brassiere are each provided with two fluid bags, one being filled with a fixed volume of fluid and the other permitting the user to vary the volume of fluid filled therein. The bags of each cup extend outwardly and upwardly at an angle of 40... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5245707 | Suite & blouse saver dress shield device A dress shield device comprising the combination of a vest type holder and a pair of removable dress shields. The vest holder comprises an over-the-shoulder strap and an adjustable chest strap leading around the torso of the wearer. The shoulder straps ar... | 09/21/1993 |
