Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281351 | Device for trapping flying insects A flying insect trapping device configured to be used with a fuel supply containing a combustible fuel is disclosed. The trapping device includes a combustion device that includes an inlet port for receiving the combustible fuel, a turbulence reducing structure for ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 6574915 | Insect capturing device An insect capturing device including a head having bristles which are arranged in concentric rings. A handle has a trigger which allows a user to move the bristles between a diverged position and a converged position in which an insect is entrapped withou... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6052940 | Electrophotographic toner This invention relates to a toner for electrophotography which develops an electrostatically charged image, the toner at least containing a coloring agent, a binder resin, a charge control agent, and a functioning agent, wherein low molecular weight polyo... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5271178 | Insect removal and disposal device An insect or bug removal and disposal device is provided which comprises a housing portion with the bottom thereof opened to the atmosphere. A panel portion is inserted and made part of the bottom area of the housing. The panel is positioned to move withi... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5072541 | Methods and apparatus for destroying snails Methods and apparatus for destroying snails avoid a cleanup problem by causing live snails to cannibalize snail carcasses. To this end, snail carcasses are provided in a trap which is made accessible to live snails for consumption of the snail carcasses. ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4324062 | Humane insect trap for the live capture of spiders and the like A mechanically operated trap includes a tubular housing with a movable trap door at either end for trapping an insect therein. One end of the housing is shaped for use in corners, and the other end is flat for use against walls, floors, ceilings, etc. The... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4132027 | Insect capturing device An insect capturing device including a handle carrying an outwardly facing receiver and a catcher shiftable toward and away from the receiver for catching an insect and depositing it in the receiver.... | 01/02/1979 |
| 3996690 | Combination insect trap and swatter device A receptacle in which an insect attracting substance is placed, the receptacle including a top surface having a fly trap appendage for trapping insects therewithin. A yieldable arm arrangement supports a swatter above the top surface of the receptacle ena... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3965608 | Manually operated suction device for capturing small objects A manually operated, manually-powered, hand held suction device for capturing insects, solder, or other small objects by creating and then discharging a stored vacuum. A suction pulse is produced by initially creating a vacuum in an internal storage chamb... | 06/29/1976 |
