Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, was searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis. In doing so, he "rediscovered" acetylsalicylic acid and in 1900, patented a stable process for developing it. Hence, we have aspirin.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6446663 | Device for holding and storing at least two distinct spoolable pipes It is of the type comprising a first cylindrical structure and a second cylindrical structure with different diameters (1, 2), the main first flexible pipe (8) being held and stored in a first cylindrical structure (1), the two cylindrical structures (1, ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 4930717 | Hose storing apparatus A hose storing apparatus comprising a casing housing, a fuel supply connection, a flexible hose connected to the fuel supply connection at one end and the other end is provided with a nozzle storable in the casing. The casing is divided at least partly in... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4305553 | Flexible hose automatic winding device An automatic winding or retracting device for the flexible hose of a gasoline or other petroleum product supply unit. The device comprises a drum for the flexible hose, the drum being connected to a pulley on which is wound a cable connected to a tensioni... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4042184 | Pump hose retriever A pump hose retriever which has a cable extending from a column and adapted to be attached to a fuel discharge hose. A tension weight inside the column is connected to the cable to always hold the cable taut and when the cable is pulled out of the column,... | 08/16/1977 |