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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922423 | Method of constructing a secondary containment area The method of the present invention results in a secondary containment area for above ground storage tanks. The method involves leveling the site, laying a foundation bed, building a retaining barrier around the site, covering the foundation bed and retaining barrie... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7494298 | Method of constructing a secondary containment area The method of the present invention results in a secondary containment area for above ground storage tanks. The method involves leveling the site, laying a foundation bed, building a retaining barrier around the site, covering the foundation bed and retaining barrie... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7185512 | Installation for the very long storage of products that emit a high heat flux An installation for very long term storage of products emitting a high thermal flux. The installation comprises a container (14), in which the products to be stored are placed, and an evaporator (22) surrounding the container, to evacuate the heat thro... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174928 | Multi-part waste container apparatus A multi-part biowaste container including a plurality of biowaste containers having a low profile design and collectively providing sufficient storage volume to accommodate the amount of blood, tissues, and other biological materials generated during a typical surgi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7105959 | Cooling jacket and motor unit with cooling jacket A cooling jacket for an electric motor and a motor unit with a cooling jacket mounted on an electric motor having simple structure and capable of being manufactured with reduced number of processes. A cooling pipe made of copper and the like is bent, and held by pla... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097407 | Mounting structure for mounting foldable two-wheel vehicle on four-wheel vehicle A two-wheel vehicle foldable to have a width equivalent to the width of a license number plate can be contained in a door, side walls, or a rear wall of a four-wheel vehicle. Handles and steps of the two-wheel vehicle can be folded so that the vehicle width becomes ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7015813 | Device for controlling the hooking of two sheet pile locks A device for ensuring that two sheet pile locks (10, 12) are hooked correctly, comprising a detector (18) which is arranged in the locking area (14) of the first lock in such a way that a complementary lock part (16) of the second lock cr... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014391 | Portable environmental containment system A temporary berm or bin system, easily transported, erected without tools, and easily dismantled. A set of panels or planks is joined with sliding clips to form a bin having vertical or near vertical sides. The bin is lined with an impervious sheet of geocloth to fo... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6978832 | Downhole sensing with fiber in the formation A portion of at least one fiber is moved from a wellbore into a formation such that the portion is placed to conduct a signal responsive to at least one parameter in the formation. One particular implementation uses fiber optic cable with a process selected from the... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6939081 | Fuel dispensing and containment assembly A modular fuel dispensing and containment assembly for storing fuel in at least one fuel tank and for pumping the fuel to a group of fuel dispensers. The assembly has a reinforced concrete vault located underground which contains a fuel tank within its interior. The... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6896446 | Advanced containment system An advanced containment system for containing buried waste and associated leachate. A trench is dug on either side of the zone of interest containing the buried waste so as to accommodate a micro tunnel boring machine. A series of small diameter tunnels are serially... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6860680 | Waste containment and processing facilities formed contemporaneously with the disposal of mineral refuse, and related methods The invention pertains to means and methods for enabling the further use of previously negative assets, and particularly from those facilities formed from gypsum waste, such as that suitable for forming gypsum stacks. Waste containment or landfill facilities are for... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6851890 | Advanced containment system An advanced containment system for containing buried waste and associated leachate. The advanced containment system comprises a plurality of casing sections with each casing section interlocked to an adjacent casing section. Each casing section includes a complement... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6846131 | Methods and facilities for producing revenue from gypsum-based refuse sites The invention pertains to business methods for enabling the creation of positive revenue streams from previously negative assets, and particularly from those facilities formed from gypsum waste, such as gypsum stacks. Waste containment or landfill facilities are for... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6802670 | Advanced containment system An advanced containment system for containing buried waste and associated leachate. A trench is dug on either side of the zone of interest containing the buried waste so as to accommodate a micro tunnel boring machine. A series of small diameter tunnels are serially... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6802671 | Installation for very long term storage of heat-generating products such as nuclear waste A very long term storage installation for calorific products such as nuclear waste, comprises at least one closed cavity (10), in which at least one product confinement container is housed (14). To evacuate the heat released by the stored products, eac... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6758634 | Subsurface materials management and containment system Systems, components, and methods relating to subterranean containment barriers. Laterally adjacent tubular casings having male interlock structures and multiple female interlock structures defining recesses for receiving a male interlock structure are used to create... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6733559 | Method of reducing the availability of heavy metals in plants and the use of cross linked poly(meth)acrylates in said method A process for reducing plant availability of heavy metals in substrates such as soils wherein the substrates treated with cross-linked polymethacrylates. The poly (meth)acrylates can be worked into the soils. ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6648552 | Sensor system for buried waste containment sites A sensor system for a buried waste containment site having a bottom wall barrier and sidewall barriers, for containing hazardous waste. The sensor system includes one or more sensor devices disposed in one or more of the barriers for detecting a physical ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6606836 | Flexible liner for a concrete container The present invention is method and resulting assembly for applying a flexible liner to the outer surface of a pre-cast concrete walled container to be buried in an earthen excavation.... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6561733 | Method and apparatus for treating landfills A method for treating a landfill formation. The method includes the steps of preparing a water soluble resin solution, preparing a catalyst solution, and introducing separate streams of the resin and the catalyst into the landfill formation in a manner th... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6435770 | Method of forming a synthetic cap on a bulk material pile A synthetic cover for bulk material piles and loads in transit may be formed from a slurry mixture of liquid and powder made from recycled gypsum wallboard. These constituents may be mixed and applied to cover a bulk material pile and/or waste pile, and/o... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431793 | Containment system for spills A spill containment system for storage tanks, flow devices, and the like, and a containment system for spilled light non-aqueous phase liquid are provided. The spill containment system comprises a liner for receiving and containing liquid that spills, as ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6315495 | Portable environmental containment system A temporary berm or bin system, easily transported, erected without tools, and easily dismantled. A set of panels or planks is joined with sliding clips to form a bin having vertical or near vertical sides. The bin is lined with an impervious sheet of geo... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6190301 | Embedding of solid carbon dioxide in sea floor sediment The invention relates to a process and vehicle for the disposal of carbon dioxide. Gaseous carbon dioxide is solidified and allowed to free fall through open water where i at least partially embeds itself in sedimentary formations. Sedimentation ensures t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6179522 | Mobile refuse center structure for containment and handling of hazardous materials A mobile reuse center structure for containment and handling of hazardous materials comprising a base assembly having a containment pan, right side and left side walls, front and rear walls and a roof assembly. The right side wall and the front wall each ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6155747 | Mobile modular warehouse structure for containment and handling of hazardous materials A mobile modular warehouse structure for the storing and handling of conters of hazardous materials comprising a control point modular storage unit and a plurality of warehouse modular storage units. The modular storage units may be configured in a row t... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6139222 | Method and apparatus for containment of or protection from hazardous or undesirable materials A method and apparatus for containing and protecting oblong and odd-sized objects with plastic sheeting that may form a cylindrical enclosure by pressure sealing extruded plastic profile fasteners located at opposing edges of the plastic sheet. The open e... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6082929 | Waste containment system and method for the reclamation of landfill and waste areas A waste containment system utilizing a manufactured soil useful for the remediation of waste disposal sites for municipal and industrial waste products. To form the manufactured soil, conditioned clay materials, in particular bentonite clay, are mixed wit... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6004070 | Waste storage containment cell, method of operating, and apparatus therefore A new covered landfill or remediated waste containment cell having an excavated bottom surface, lined with a watertight liner and a leak detection system for determining whether or not leakage has occurred, either from the top, or from the bottom. The cov... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5921712 | Integrated underground storage reservoir and above-ground canopy and dispensing system An integrated underground storage reservoir and above-ground canopy system is provided. This system comprises a storage reservoir suitable for being buried beneath ground level and suitable for containing a fluid. The integrated system also includes a sup... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920602 | Underground storage facility, and associated method of storing waste The invention concerns an underground storage facility for the initial storage of waste transported in containers (34, 36), in particular radioactive waste such as spent fuel elements. The store has transport galleries (10) giving access to storage galler... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5905184 | In situ construction of containment vault under a radioactive or hazardous waste site A method is disclosed for constructing, verifying, and maintaining underground vaults that isolate and contain radioactive burial sites. The method employs a buoyant lift technique to isolate a block of soil containing the contaminates from the surroundin... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5890840 | In situ construction of containment vault under a radioactive or hazardous waste site A method is disclosed for constructing, verifying, and maintaining underground vaults that isolate and contain radioactive burial sites. The method employs a buoyant lift technique to isolate a block of soil containing the contaminates from the surroundin... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5879110 | Methods for encapsulating buried waste in situ with molten wax A method is disclosed for constructing, verifying, and maintaining underground vaults that isolate and contain radioactive burial sites. The method employs a buoyant lift technique to isolate a block of soil containing the contaminates from the surroundin... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5850614 | Method of disposing of nuclear waste in underground rock formations A method of disposing nuclear waste in underground rock formations (18). The method includes the steps of selecting an area of land having a rock formation (18) positioned therebelow, the rock formation (18) must be of a depth able to prevent radioactive ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5800143 | Anchoring frame for containment box A containment box and anchor frame assembly is provided for anchoring a containment box at a gasoline service station to either a concrete island, or to the paved driveway of a gasoline service station. The anchor frame is fastened to the upper opening of... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5775842 | Double containment under ground piping system A coaxial piping system connected between an underground pump and an above-ground liquid dispenser is used to provide containment of the pumped liquid from the underground piping system, preventing unintended release into the environment. A pair of coaxia... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5763735 | Monitored retrievable storage of plutonium and nuclear toxic waste A method of removing radioactivity from the interior of a building by transporting radioactive material within a slurry comprising water and metal salt hydrate, precipitating out or otherwise filtering out the then contaminated material outside the buildi... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5733066 | Apparatus and method for disposal of nuclear and other hazardous wastes A hazardous waste containment vessel, and a method for its use, for safe, permanent disposal of hazardous waste in deep ocean pelagic sediment. The hazardous waste containment vessel is dropped into deep ocean water, descends through the water and penetra... | 03/31/1998 |
