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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299955 | Hot beverage container A lid is provided for a beverage container having a base, side walls and an upper rim. The lid comprises a body having an upper surface, a lower surface and an end wall. The end wall sealingly connects the wall of the lid to the upper rim of the beverage container. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278349 | Carafe with outlet in handle A beverage carafe including a main section having a first liquid dispensing system comprising a pouring spout, and a handle connected to the main section for tilting the main section. The beverage carafe can be tilted to pour liquid from the pouring spout. The caraf... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270244 | Polycarbonate double walled liquid holding vessel A double walled polycarbonate liquid holding vessel. The vessel may have an inner wall and an outer wall that are coupled to each other in a manner that defines an air tight gap therebetween. A resealable unit may be provided with the vessel that permits resealable ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7222759 | Beverage container with one-way valve assembly Disclosed is a container for containing a beverage and a grommet for use with a container, and a method of retaining liquid in a container and preventing reverse flow out of the container. The container is of the type for retaining a quantity of beverage including a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7073678 | Travel beverage container A beverage container has a thermally insulated base defining a reservoir and a cover assembly removably mountable on the base for closing the reservoir. The cover assembly includes a cap defining a recess open to ambient and defines a baffled passage between the rec... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6997104 | Coffee maker A coffee maker includes a liquid container. A handle assembly includes a seat placed on the container. A pan is placed in the seat. A spring-biased discharge control assembly and a check valve are mounted to the pan. A lid assembly is fitted on top of the seat. An e... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6974051 | Carafe content identification marking system A carafe content identification marking system is taught that is used for designating the contents of a liquid in a carafe. The preferred carafe (20) is the counter top, double wall vacuum sealed, high flow type having an open handle. (22). The stopper... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968984 | Thermal container A container is provided. The container has a cover that remains thermally, sealingly engaged with the container during the filling and dispensing of the container, and has filling and dispensing channels that are thermally sealed when not in use. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6755120 | Coffeepot A coffeepot comprises a body, a handle assembly, a lid connecting assembly, a discharge control assembly, a check valve, a disc-shaped abutment assembly, a push member, and a disc-shaped lid. In a closed state of the check valve, press the push member to lower the d... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6736295 | High flow carafe A vacuum insulated carafe having high flow characteristics is taught, which includes a double wall metallic body (22) with the air evacuated from the space between the walls forming an insulating layer. The body has a top (26) and a bottom (28) ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6561390 | Coffee carafe with hidden handle support A coffee carafe with a hidden handle support. The handle support is an annular band that extends around a rim of a glass jar for the coffee carafe. An annular collar fits over the annular band, hiding the handle support from view. The annular collar inclu... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6505752 | Vacuum insulated coffee server A coffee server for serving brewed coffee is insulated with a partial vacuum pulled in a void (36) between the walls of an outer vessel (20) and an inner vessel (32). The outer and inner vessels are fabricated of metal and have a top narrow neck opening (... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6499628 | Insulated urn with heat retentive closure and method An insulating, serving urn assembly(10) with an extra closure assembly(40) releasably mounted within the neck(28) of an urn body(22) for reducing the loss of heat from within the urn during brewing of beverage into the urn assembly(10) by passing the beve... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6474514 | Pouring container having a non-drip lip A container for pouring liquids, composed of a vessel having a longitudinal axis and a bottom, and a pouring lip made of a plastic material. The pouring lip has a central pouring part having a pouring end, and lateral parts, and the lip is composed of: an... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6398083 | Beverage server with three position lid A beverage server comprises a container having a top, a bottom, and side walls joined so as to form a water-tight vessel. The container has a fill opening in the top thereof that provides access to the interior of the container. The container also has a s... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6302307 | Coffee system with self-sealing coffee pot A coffee pot heating unit is provided with a base, a heating area associated with the base and having a size sufficient to accommodate a bottom portion of a coffee container, and a heating apparatus associated with the heating area to heat the heating are... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6234364 | Passenger beverage server The present invention is a spill-resistant beverage server ideally suited for pouring beverages aboard airliners in flight. The server utilizes a plurality of small pour openings and a closed top which prevents accidental spillage in the event of rough fl... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6216754 | Infusing apparatus An infusing apparatus comprises a collecting spout capable of being fixed under the outlet aperture of an infusing chamber. The spout has a lid provided with an opening through which the infusion penetrates, and an obstructer of the opening for in particu... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6105831 | Pitcher-style reusable bottle holder A pitcher-style reusable bottle holder having a spout with internal lower thread flanges for attachment to the thread-flanged top of a bottle, external upper thread flanges for attachment of the original bottle cap, and a strategically designed handle whi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6085946 | Self-sealing coffee pot A self-sealing coffee pot is provided with a coffee container for holding liquid coffee, a pouring spout associated with the coffee container, a cover associated with the coffee container and having an opening disposed therein, a pivot member mounted to t... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5988457 | Beverage vessel A beverage vessel or carafe 20 includes a container 22, an upper body 24 which is secured to the container, a handle 28 which extends between the upper body 24 and the container 22, a spout 30 formed in the upper body and a lid 34 which located in an open... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5968618 | Thermal coffee carafe A thermal coffee carafe for maintaining the thermal energy of a fluid contained within the carafe. The carafe has a heat resistant outer shell capable of resting on a conventional coffee maker appliance's heat generation surface without any deformation. T... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5875941 | Cap assembly for a container A cap assembly includes a valve seat member having a tubular outer wall adapted to be mounted on an open top end of a container, and an inner tube disposed in the outer wall and having an axis parallel to an axis of the outer wall. The inner tube has a bo... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5779102 | Dual compartment beverage dispenser A beverage dispenser includes a beverage container assembly combined by two single chamber containers, in which each single chamber container has an internal chamber and a predetermined access opening on a top, whereby the access openings are concealed an... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5653362 | Thermal lid and beverage server A beverage server includes a body having an internal reservoir to hold a beverage such as hot coffee. In one embodiment, a lid is pivotally connected to the top of the body. The lid has a generally conical passage provided through it which permits a bever... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5588567 | Handle arrangement for tea kettles A tea kettle includes a tea kettle body having a spout, a handle base removably mounted to the tea kettle body and having a bore for receiving the spout and an engaging block, and a handle removably mounted to the handle base and including a hollow member... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5497917 | Cap for a beverage server The present invention provides a cap having a plurality of readily assembled parts that provide a passage for a beverage or liquid through the cap from the pitcher to the exterior thereof. The cap has a cap body made up of top and bottom portions that are... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5379925 | Glass carafe for storing a brewed beverage The invention is directed to a glass carafe (1) for storing a brewed beverage, comprising a glass vessel (2) having at its upper end (23) an opening (28) bounded by a rim (34). Affixed to the rim (34) is a plastic ring structure (30) provided with a pouri... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5265767 | Container and dispenser for two beverages A container for selectively dispensing one of two beverages is includes a liquid holding vessel having an upper open mouth at the top and a vertically disposed partition to divide the vessel into a pair of laterally disposed left and right compartments fo... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5240145 | Container for dispersing two beverages A thermally insulated container for selectively dispersing two beverages provides a vertical cylindrical container, having a diametrically extending septa to define two compartments. The outer surface of the container carries a handle at a first end of th... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5224634 | Decanter vessel and pouring spout A decanter vessel including a rigid flask formed with an upwardly projecting neck terminating in a circular edge. Received over such neck is the annular skirt of a pouring spout unit. Such skirt being formed with a frusto conically shaped interior and inc... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5215794 | Coffee carafe The present invention is a coffee carafe, having a thin base and thin sidewalls formed of a polymer such as polyetherimide, polyethersulphone, or other high temperature polymer having a heated thermally conductive coating applied to a coat receiving porti... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5111975 | Decanter having shock absorber A container for serving hot beverages and soup having a glass bowl and a shock absorbing band exteriorly arranged on said bowl. The band may be formed from a plastic or rubber material and reduce breakage of the decanter. The band includes tapered upper a... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5110016 | Carafe and the method of making A carafe made of completely non-metallic parts includes a glass body portion with rim. A plastic edge member is fitted over the rim and secured by adhesive. The plastic edge member has a notch therein which received a projection from a plastic handle whic... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5108808 | Coffee carafe The present invention is a coffee carafe formed of a thin walled polymer such as polyetherimide or polyethersulphone and having characteristics permitting heating of the resinous carafe on a hot plate. The carafe is prepared by blow molding to form a thin... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5071016 | Coffee decanter A decanter or carafe for serving hot coffee having a metal bottom to which a plastic upper portion is joined. The decanter is unbreakable and shatterproof for all practical purposes. The lip of the pouring spout is shaped to facilitate pouring to either s... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5025939 | Coffee decanter with integral handle A decanter or carafe for serving hot coffee having a metal bottom to which a plastic upper portion is joined. The decanter is unbreakable and shatterproof for all practical purposes. The lip of the pouring spout is shaped to facilitate pouring to either s... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4932544 | Bottle holder A bottle holder comprises a handle manually graspable by a user, a cap remover carried by the handle for receiving, gripping and removing the cap of the bottle, an attachment member fixed to the handle, open at one end, and having internal threads at the ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4930687 | Decanter with attached spout-handle and method of making same Decanter with attached spout-handle comprising a glass carafe having a neck portion with an upstanding ledge providing an opening thereinto, a spout-handle having an annular cavity loosely receiving the ledge of the carafe therein, and a plurality of atta... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4907719 | Container for collecting, preserving, and serving hot beverages The present invention provides a container for storing, preserving and dispensing flowable comestible products. A floatingly retained, insulation lid tracks the level of the beverage and prevents oxidation, loss of volatiles and contamination of a beverag... | 03/13/1990 |
