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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 |
| 7107941 | Safety device of collar for pet A safety device is disclosed for use with a collar for a pet. The safety device includes a central member, a first lateral member and a second lateral member. The first lateral member is for pivotal and releasable engagement with the central member. The second later... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6640396 | Tensioning/releasing mechanism for a buckle device of a skate A buckle device for a skate comprises an adjustable receptor fixed to a side of an upper of a boot of a skate, a strap, and a tensioning/releasing mechanism. The tensioning/releasing mechanism comprises a base and a release arm. The base is fixed to anoth... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6418685 | Anchor strap frame clamp A frame clamp for an anchor strap assembly (10) for a manufactured home (70) having a frame member (74), such as an I-beam (75), and supported above ground (99), such as by piers (91). Anchor strap assembly (10) includes elongate anchor strap (30) connect... | 07/16/2002 |
| 5983573 | Tie-down strap frame connector A tie-down strap frame connector (10) for use in a stabilizing foundation system (12) for a manufactured home (14) which comprises a frame including at least one flanged support beam (16). The tie-down strap frame connector comprises a hook portion (40) a... | 11/16/1999 |
| 4815175 | Strap fastener A strap fastener for releasably connecting a belt to the body of a bag comprises a base plate adapted to be mounted on the body of the bag, and a cover plate pivotably connected to the base plate and releasably lockable on the base plate. The cover plate ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4604772 | Device for tensioning belts or the like A device for tensioning belts or the like, comprising a first portion adapted to have one end of the belt fastened thereto and a second portion adapted to be brought into engagement with a portion of the belt spaced through a distance from one end of the ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4413465 | Stirrup adjusting and locking device A secure positively adjusting and locking buckle for saddle stirrup straps is provided in which the buckle components cannot slide on the strap following proper adjustment. The buckle components cannot be separated and lost. When locked, the buckle has a ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4158904 | Clasp assembly A clasp construction for use in adjustably interconnecting the free ends of a band on the wrist of a wearer, including a clamp assembly that receives one of the free ends of the band therein in slidable, adjustable relation and an eye member that is secur... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4125115 | Tourniquet This invention relates to an improved tourniquet. It has a semi-elastic belt fixed at one end to a tongue. The tongue is releasably engageable in a buckle. The other end of the belt passes through belt adjusting means to form a tourniquet loop. The belt a... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4118837 | Buckle for a belt and the like A buckle for a belt or the like has two buckle members detachably connectable with each other and each adapted to retain a respective end portion of the belt. Each of the buckle members include a first portion detachably connectable with a first portion o... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4112865 | Navigation harnesses A harness for sail board operators including a chest belt and shoulder straps. A hook carried by a plate on the belt attaches to a connecting element whose other end is fastened to the rigging. The hook pivots about an axis between a hooked-up position an... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4102343 | Ligature mechanism for producing tourniquet effects on limbs This invention relates to a novel ligature mechanism for producing tournit effects on limbs including a casing having pivotally mounted therein a clamping lever which locks upon a first end portion of a band which passes through an aperture of the casing... | 07/25/1978 |
| 3992757 | Adjustable side opening watchband buckle An adjustable side opening buckle for securing the tongue end of a watchband or the like to the buckle end of the band in which a frame forms a generally rectangular passage for receiving the buckle end of the band with a spring plate biased between the t... | 11/23/1976 |
