Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, was searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis. In doing so, he "rediscovered" acetylsalicylic acid and in 1900, patented a stable process for developing it. Hence, we have aspirin.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309272 | Child training system A child training system is provided, including a doll having a soft, hollow compressible leg reservoir; a hollow torso; a head formed with a mouth orifice into which liquid can be introduced; and a liquid discharge orifice containing a supply assembly of tubing and ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7029361 | Finger puppets with sounds A finger puppet toy sits comfortably on a finger of a child, and generates a sound when the finger is tapped against a hard object, such as a desk or a table-top. The sound may be a voice, an animal sound, an animal voice sound, a musical note, or any of the above s... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6808437 | Extendible link soft or plush toy A projectile plush toy including a body portion having a mass and a first extendible link. The first extendible link having a forward end portion and a rearward end portion. The rearward end portion connected to the body portion. The first extendible link extendible... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6478653 | Poseable figure and spine system for use therein A poseable figure has a spine system that is capable of a wide range of life-like movement and capable of being positioned and maintained in numerous life-like poses. The spine system includes a plurality of mating spine segments engaged, in a friction fi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6174216 | Stretchable two-headed toy figure A resilient elastic toy figure body supports a quartet of downwardly extending legs and a pair of heads outwardly facing from each end of the toy figure body. The stretchy elastic material body defines an interior cavity within which a particulate filler ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6110002 | Poseable figure and spine system for therein A poseable figure has a spine system that is capable of a wide range of life-like movement and capable of being positioned and maintained in numerous life-like poses. The spine system includes of plurality of mating spine segments engaged, in a friction f... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5194034 | Stretchable bodysuit for preserving and protecting dolls Dools, and particularly modern and composition dolls, can be restored and strengthened with a protective body covering in the form of an undergarment of stretchable material and which includes a torso covering with a neck opening, short sleeves and leg co... | 03/16/1993 |
| 4832648 | Stuffed figure toy useable as a book cover An aminated toy figurine which may be used as a cover for a book having a head and a body including a trunk and at least a pair of protruding appendages such as a pair of arms. Extending between the head and the trunk is a pivot member. One end of the piv... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4591345 | Confined animation figure toy A confined animation figure toy includes a housing which is at least partially transparent, and an animation figure confined in the interior of the housing. The animation figure is suspended from an elongated operating element which passes through the top... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4526553 | Floppy limbed water immersible figure toy A waterproof figure toy (10) having arms (16) and legs (18) fixed to resilient connectors (20) formed on a torso (14) to provide a floppy limbed doll. The arms and legs are fixed to the connectors in any convenient manner, as by a waterproof sealant, and ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4295291 | Toy figure having repositionable head and limbs A toy figure configured in the shape of a toy doll, or toy animal or the like is disclosed. The toy figure includes a trunk portion having a substantially hollow interior and a head and limb portions. The trunk portion has a plurality of groups of slots, ... | 10/20/1981 |
| 3988855 | Posable figure having one piece connector for torso, trunk and legs A toy figure or doll having movable joints that simulate the comparable movable parts of the human anatomy. A stretchable inner connector extends into the legs of the toy figure and is interconnected to a trunk portion and torso in such a manner that in t... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3942284 | Doll with seven spherical torso joints and five appendages held by three-secured elastic members The present invention provides a jointed doll having a head, upper and lower torso sections, a pair of arms and a pair of legs. The arms are relatively movable with respect to the upper torso section and include an upper section and a forearm section. The... | 03/09/1976 |