...that Kleenex tissue was originally designed to be a gas mask filter? It was developed at the beginning of World War I to replace cotton, which was then in short supply as a surgical dressing.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6643942 | Multi-purpose leveling and marking tool for mounting cabinets, shelves and the like upon a vertical wall surface A combination leveling and marking tool for use in establishing wall support locations existing underneath a wall covering material such as dry wall or wall board material. The tool includes a central elongate extending portion having a first end and a se... | 11/11/2003 |
| 5979283 | Miter guide A miter guide for guiding a work piece along the cutting path of a saw blade or another working tool. The miter guide includes a guide bar which fits in a slot in the surface of a table, a fence for supporting the work piece, and a telescoping extension a... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5771767 | Angle attachment for woodworking tools A miter attachment capable of use on radial saws, table saws, drill presses, router tables, and the like, comprises three legs of a triangle. The longest leg constitutes an elongated base member. This base member is pivotally attached at one end to a fenc... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5337487 | Layout tool A hexahedronic case (12) with a singular face extension (20) and swingout arm pair (14L, 14R) for housing a conventional, flexible measuring tape (26). A carpenter's extensible-retractable measuring tape is housed in a six-faced case which has a pair of p... | 08/16/1994 |
| 4776100 | Carpet cutting guide A cutting guide for use in cutting and fitting carpet has a first planar portion for detachable securement to a carpet and a second, marking portion attached thereto with a working or marking edge for use in transposing the location of a wall/floor edge o... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4413419 | Method and apparatus for remote measuring An apparatus and method is provided for measuring remotely at a position above ground the angle of the notch in a manhole weir for obtaining information to calibrate the monitoring equipment and includes a cross member having a pair of pivotally attached ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4212108 | Layout tool for framing studs The tool includes a straight elongated bar having a flat top surface to which are pivoted first and second narrow bar segments. The bar segments are arranged to swing about their pivots between closed positions in which the segments overlie the bar to ope... | 07/15/1980 |