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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 |
| 6390651 | Toy with balloon and lighting apparatus A toy simulates an illuminated overhead moon with a long-legged spacecraft under it. The toy includes a lighting apparatus secured to a balloon by string under tension. The lighting apparatus, located wholly outside the balloon, illuminates the inside of ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6379025 | Submersible lighting fixture with color wheel An underwater lighting fixture adapted for installation in a lamp receiving recess in the wall of a swimming pool. The fixture includes a lamp housing having a pair of reflector-mounted incandescent lamps mounted therein. A plate having a pair of aperture... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6379018 | Portable illuminated drinking vessel assembly A portable, illuminated, drinking vessel assembly for receiving a variety of sizes of liquid containing drinking vessels, such as an infant's bottle. The assembly comprises a generally circular, vessel receiving housing formed of a light-weight material, ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6379124 | Air pump structure having driving effect The present invention proposes an air pump structure having driving effect. The present invention is characterized in that a swing element of the air pump is connected to a driving shaft. One end of the driving shaft has a poked part protruding out of a s... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6375337 | Ornamental display lamp assembly An ornamental display lamp assembly includes a combination lamp socket and plug device holding a lamp bulb and a lampshade around the lamp bulb, and a decorative glass tube supported on the lampshade and disposed in contact with the lamp bulb to receive h... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371624 | Glow cup modular system A glow cup modular system comprising a generally rigid exterior member that has a side wall with a top edge and a bottom edge to form an upper cavity for receiving and retaining a beverage container. The exterior member further has a circular planar surfa... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6354711 | Glowing coaster A glowing coaster composed of a base, an LED light source installed in the base, an upper assembly consisting of an absorbent pad and housing and a wall transformer power source, which when plugged into a wall receptacle, causes the LED to light and creat... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352352 | Luminescent container with quick-charging power source A drink container, such as a drinking glass, drinking cup, a vase, or a bottle, is illuminated with an LED. The power for the LED is supplied by quick-charging capacitors which are integrated in a cavity of the container together with the LED. The LED is ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6322227 | Chemiluminescent lighting device A chemiluminescent lighting device having oxalate solution, several glass ampules, and a solution holding assembly including an outer holding part and an inner holding part. The inner holding part is passed into; and connected to, the outer holding part w... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318876 | Illuminated artificial plant An artificial flower arrangement that includes a number of lights and also includes a scent generating mechanism for dispensing a scent into the room. The scent generating mechanism is a plug in air freshener. Each of the light bulbs is positioned in the ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315424 | Underwater safety lighting device for swimming pools An underwater safety lighting device for lighting water beneath a surface (4) of the water in a swimming pool is provided. A water-tight light housing (1) is disposable beneath the surface (4) of the water in the pool and has a lens (5) removably attached... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6315433 | Ice lighting fixture The present invention relates to a lighting fixture that functionally provides a mold for creating a light diffuser from ice, a stand upon which to display the created light diffuser (including a shaped-surface support element to stabilize the light diffu... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6309084 | Lamp showing dynamically changeful luster and shadow A lamp has a transparent glass container in which a clear liquid having a plurality of colored lustrous foil fragments floating in the liquid is contained, and a frosted shade covering the glass container with a clearance left between them. Light projecte... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6305817 | Illuminated container holder A holder for a container (of beverage, for example) having a compartment, at least partly of light transmitting material to permit light to be transmitted to and from the compartment. The housing has a central axis that is vertical when the housing is upr... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6290369 | Illumination device for containers with pipe flanged access ports An illumination device for vessels that have access ports terminated with pipe flanges. The illumination device includes a retention collar that is adapted to receive a flashlight at its first end. The opposite second end of the retention collar terminate... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6286719 | Illuminated beverage container An apparatus is provided that combines the functions of a battery powered light and a water or beverage dispenser into one item. A large liquid container is located on the top and has a removable lid for cleaning and filling. A handle, suitable for hangin... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6283605 | Container with compartment and method for forming same A beverage vessel or container comprises an optically transparent housing having a cylindrical portion extending between a top circular edge and a bottom circular edge. The bottom circular edge having an inner circular recess forming an inner circular sho... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280051 | Combination flashlight and night light A novelty flashlight with a clear body. The front half is cone shaped and houses a light bulb, 2 AA batteries and a switch, and is covered with an attractive soft material. The rear half houses a liquid (e.g. water) and ornamental elements. An opaque cap ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6254248 | Controlled fragrance dispenser for light bulb A fragrance dispenser for use with a light bulb and fragrance medium that emits a fragrance when heated. The fragrance dispenser includes a body member having an opening for receiving a portion of a light bulb and having a cavity for holding a fragrance m... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254247 | Illuminable containers and method The disposable liquid beverage container of the present invention comprises a first compartment for sealably containing a beverage and a second compartment adjacent the first compartment. A barrier having a translucent portion separates the first and seco... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250776 | Niche assembly for a pool and method therefor A niche assembly (8) for a pool having outer wall (20), flange (22) and boss (34) formed on the flange. The boss is configured to inset in small hole (38) of pool wall (40) when the niche is fully inserted into large hole (42). At least one handle (32) is... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247827 | Floatable lighting assembly An improved floatable lighting assembly includes a base with a central concave wall that can face a liquid surface and a peripheral portion extending around the concave wall. A shell is constructed so as to extend from the peripheral portion to form a cha... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6241359 | Fluid filled light apparatus A fluid-filled light apparatus comprises a two-tube transparent container which provides light and produces distinct visual effects. The two-tube transparent container comprises an inner transparent tube suspended within an outer transparent tube. First t... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241362 | Lighted display emitting variable colors A lighted display device includes three light emitting diodes therein, with each of the diodes transmitting a different one of the three subtractive primary colors of red, yellow, and blue when electrical power is applied thereto. The three LEDs are capab... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241361 | Submersible light fixture A submersible light having an electrically nonconductive reflector and no other electrically conductive elements requiring grounding, a tough lens to withstand impacts from swimmers and features providing quick and easy serviceability. Because of these fe... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6238057 | Combination light pen A combination light pen, which includes an upper barrel, a pen cap and a connector fastened to top and bottom ends of the upper barrel, a LED and battery circuit assembly mounted in the upper barrel, a push-button switch mounted in the pen cap and operate... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6231203 | Self-extinguishing, flush-handle, night-light A night-light adapted to illuminate a toilet bowl and located in the toilet's flush-handle. The light shuts off automatically and remains unobtrusive and clean during use. A semiconductor circuit built into the flush-handle extinguishes the light after a ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220718 | Floating candles An artificial floating candle that mimics real burning candles. The floating candle comprises two parts, a floating candle-like device and an electrical circuit that controls the amount of power supplied to each floating candle. The floating candle-like d... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6213616 | Container with electro-luminescent lighting A container includes decorations in the form of electro-luminescent elements arranged on or in walls of the container to form designs and messages. Examples of containers to which the decorations may be applied include mugs or cups, baby bottles, arcade-s... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6210015 | Stand for cakes or pastry A stand for cakes or pastries comprises a base, a transparent column mounted to said base, and a platform positioned on said transparent tube to support the cake or pastry. Air bubbles are introduced into water in the transparent tube, and an electric bul... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6206536 | Table lamp with movable ornamental liquid container A table lamp having an ornamental liquid container movably connected to a main body thereof, so that the ornamental liquid container tends to swing, rotate and/or turn upside-down under an external force applied on the ornamental liquid container. At leas... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6203163 | Air pump moisture damage protection system for an article display case A moisture damage protection system for an article display case of the type which uses an air pump to inject high pressure air through an air line into a base portion of a transparent, liquid filled tube or column to form bubbles which rise through the li... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6203164 | Nighttime toilet seat position indicator A device to detect the position of the toilet seat and alert the user by means of a visual signal. It consists of housing mounted on the underside of a toilet seat cover (3). The housing encloses a light source (4), the circuit (5) and power source (11) r... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6193399 | Optical waveguide structures for vehicle lighting An optical waveguide for illuminating the interior of a cup holder in a vehicle is disclosed. The waveguide includes a piece of solid material having a ring portion sized and shaped to be received within a cup holder and configured to release light into t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6190019 | Display device with visual effect apparatus An apparatus for producing an visual effect of increased depth is provided. The apparatus provides a reflection of an image applied to a substantially transparent panel to create the effect of increased distance between the panel and the reflective surfac... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6186637 | Baby bottle with light and sound amusement features The present invention is a combination baby bottle and amusement device. The baby bottle has a hollow cylindrical body and a bladder that holds the feeding liquid. The device is adapted to frictionally fit into an open end of the cylinder opposite a feedi... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6179436 | Backpack lantern A light source attachment intended for use as a lantern for camping or for use in the home. The light source attachment may function also as a container for drinking water or other fluids or solids or for the measurement of volume of fluids or solids for ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174066 | Light device for verifying the possible presence of solid deposits and other impurities inside a bottle of wine The invention concerns a light device capable of being slipped from the top downward onto upper part of a wine bottle and fitting against the shoulder of the said bottle; the device has a small lamp, powered by a battery, which is capable of producing a c... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6174067 | Lighting system, apparatus, and method A lighting system (100) comprises a nonconductive niche (110) that is free of ground connections and bond connections, and a lighting fixture (108) having no conductive components, except for a current-carrying circuit (112). Snap fasteners (124) secure t... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6164793 | Refractive coaster A refractive coaster includes a bottom cover, a circular seat mounted on the bottom cover, a plurality of batteries fitted inside the seat, a printed circuit board arranged on the bottom cover and electrically connected with the batteries and provided wit... | 12/26/2000 |
