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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 |
| 7748124 | Scalpel assembly A scalpel assembly utilizing an ejectable blade allowing easy installation and removal of the blade. Use of an ejectable blade permits a used or contaminated blade to fall freely from the scalpel assembly without direct contact with the blade. ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7464475 | Concealed spoon in milk powder container A concealed spoon in milk powder container is disclosed. The concealed spoon comprising a spoon seat and a measuring spoon, characterized in that the lateral side of the spoon seat has a clipping plate having an arch-shaped interior slot and an opening slot within t... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7278668 | Modular gripping assistive device A gripping assistive device which can be used by an individual to utilize various utensils. The device generally includes a handle with a bore passing through the interior. An appendage attaches to the handle and extends outwardly from the handle transversely from t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273057 | Tethered styling instrument and method of use A styling device manipulated by a user that includes a hand-held styling comb; a wrist band that is adapted for attachment about the wrist of the user; and a tether line having one end attached to the hand-held styling comb and the other opposite end attached to the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7219767 | Serving utensil on retractable tether A serving utensil, used for serving food on a salad bar, is attached to a retractable tether device. The retractable tether device is coupled to the under surface of a sneeze shield extending over the food on a salad bar, effectively elevating the retractable tether... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7194808 | Hairdressing scissors A pair of hairdressing scissors includes two cutting members pivotally connected together. Each cutting member includes a handle having a first side in which a first groove is defined and a second side in which a second groove is defined. A magnetic member is mounte... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7169992 | Guitar strap A guitar strap, for supporting a guitar, having a guitar body, and a pair of attachment knobs affixed to the guitar body. The attachment knobs have a neck and a flange, the flange larger in diameter than the neck. The guitar strap has a belt having a first and secon... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7043844 | Magnetic attractable spoon A magnetic attractable spoon comprises a tie ring having a hole; a spoon combined to the hole of the tie ring; and at least one magnet installed to the tie ring for attracting metal objects. The tie ring is elastic. The tie ring has at least one embedding groove for... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014231 | Pool maintenance device A pool maintenance device that can be used for several tasks including: sampling water at a predetermined depth below the water surface, removing a skimmer cover, moving objects within the pool, adding chemicals to the pool, and storing pool chemicals. The device is... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6640448 | Liquid deflecting device The present invention provides for a liquid deflecting device which can be in the form of a spoon (10) and which has a bowl having an undersurface presenting a first generally concave region forming a pour depression (20) and arranged to receive liquid de... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6557264 | Invertably standable cooking utensil A cooking utensil is provided which can be stood invertedly upright and stored temporarily in a hygienic manner, without taking up space. The cooking utensil includes a shank portion, a head portion, a supporting member, and a liquid receiving member. The... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6145204 | Eating implement An eating implement comprising an elongate element defining a first length and opposing ends, a handle extending from one of the opposing ends in a first direction and at a right angle relative to the elongate element, the handle defining a second length ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6030012 | Kitchen tool with moveable rest A kitchen tool having a work end, a handle formed of two parallel bars extending from the work end and a sliding rest on the handle. The sliding rest has two securing members that fit around the outer surface of the parallel bars of the handle wherein the... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5927185 | Tool for egg boiling A tool for egg boiling is provided which includes a handle (2) and a concave liquid draining element located at the one end of the handle for supporting an egg. The tool shaft is provided with a resilient tongue (23), one end of which is fixed to the shaf... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5860190 | Expanded implement handle grip An expanded implement handle grip for placing over an implement handle of a spoon, fork, knife, toothbrush, hand tool, or the like has been devised which has improved concave features within the hollow, interior space thereof. These concave features, whic... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5699614 | Attachable and removable handle for food serving utensils A utensil having a first portion and a handle. The first portion includes a utensil portion, which can be spoon shaped, forked shaped, knife shaped or other food implement shaped and a shank attached at one end to the utensil portion. The handle is remova... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5687485 | Razor handle A wet razor with improved ergonomic properties having an elongate handle shaft with a "Y" shaped yoke at the cartridge end, a bulbous proximal end and a finger orienting channel running down the spine of the handle ending at the bulbous end. The proximal ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5600889 | Detachable lid support within a food server An article for supporting the lid of a cardboard box for a food item. The article, or preferably a utensil, comprises a blade having a detachable spacer releasably connected to the blade and a handle attached to the blade. The detachable spacer has a cove... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5590472 | Cutlery which does not soil and a method for its production Cutlery in the form of a knife, fork or spoon is formed with a supporting foot at a center portion thereof that elevates the working portion above a support surface when the cutlery is placed on the surface. A method of manufacturing cutlery according to ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5373643 | Enhanced eating implements for a handicapped person A handle for eating utensils (such as a fork, a spoon and a knife) has a gripping member and a barrier member. A first connecting member connects one end of the gripping member to one end of the barrier member. A second connecting member releasingly conne... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5251758 | Food container with grippable portion having sense of touch indicia A combination food container and utensil comprises the container having a compartment for holding the food and an opening through which the compartment may be accessed, a lid for covering the opening, an elongated utensil having a handle portion, a food h... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5131151 | Children's sanitary strap A children's sanitary strap to assist in eating and preventing unsanitary conditions by maintaining eating utensils within close proximity of a child's hand. The invention is a strap that couples to the child's wrist, clothing, or high chair while the opp... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5075975 | Eating utensil for the manually impaired and general public An eating utensil for use by the arthritic, neuromuscular impaired, persons lacking various fingers, as well as the general public. The utensil can be easily grasped with the minimal clasping motion by persons with hands of various sizes and possesssing o... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5060386 | Curved handle eating utensil for the physically disabled The present invention is an eating utensil for the physically disabled. The invention comprises a base, a handle, projecting from the base, a shaft and utensil head. The handle is irregularly shaped, comprising a curved front surface, a first side surface... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5058279 | Wedged handle eating utensil for the physically disabled The present invention is an eating utensil set for the physically disabled. The invention comprises a handle, a shaft and an eating utensil head. The handle is in the shape of a multi-sided geometric solid five surfaces: a flat bottom surface adapted to r... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4438564 | Egg scoop or spoon An improved egg scoop or spoon suitable for handling hot boiled eggs wherein the spoon bowl is itself egg shaped and is constructed so as to be easily positionable around an egg, to surround and firmly retain an egg and to provide for the drainage of flui... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4325187 | Swivel spoon feeding device A swivel spoon feeding device adapted to be used by persons exhibiting tremors and/or poor grasp. The device includes a spoon or other feeding utensil adapted to swivel. A feeding portion is mounted on a support or handle member which in turn is attached ... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4276821 | Butter melter device for toaster A device for melting butter provides a support member which is detachably secured to a pop-up type toaster and in turn detachably supports a butter melting ladle such that heat rising from the toaster can be utilized to melt the butter.... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4218167 | Feeding apparatus for a manually disabled person A feeding apparatus is disclosed for a manually disabled person to eat food. The feeding apparatus may comprise an eating surface and a mouth-held implement, independent of the eating surface, and operative to place food on the eating surface whereby the ... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4007527 | Utensil retaining means A utensil retaining device for supporting a utensil against slipping into a cooking vessel. The retaining device comprises an elongated, hollow member with an open end to receive the utensil handle and a closed end with a hook to engage the rim of the coo... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3972118 | Culinary articles and apparatus for retrieving and/or sorting the same Disclosed are (i) items such as knives, forks, spoons and dishes having magnetically responsive end portions enabling the items to be retrieved and/or sorted by type by automatic apparatus, and (ii) apparatus which automatically performs such operations.... | 08/03/1976 |
