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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 |
| 7194845 | Stucco wall building arrangement The present invention comprises a stucco wall structure for a building. The wall substrate is arranged for receipt of subsequent layers of surface material. The margin or periphery of said wall to be treated has a screed attached thereto. A sprayed-on coating of ure... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7165368 | Insulation blanket with cut guidelines A blanket of fibrous building insulation is provided, for in situ cutting to correspond to spacings between studs or like building members between which the insulation is to be applied. The blanket includes a layer of fibrous insulation material and a facing materia... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7067588 | Building element Building element having two parallel welded wire grid mats (1, 2), of straight web wires (7) which hold the wire grid mats at a predetermined distance apart and are joined at each end to the two wire grid mats. An insulating body (8) is arranged... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6931809 | Laminated wall structure A laminated wall structure, suitable for use in an exterior insulation finish system, comprises the following layers in the order provided: i) a layer of building sheathing; ii) a layer of water-resistant adhesive which substantially comple... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6735914 | Load bearing wall A load bearing composite building wall structure comprising a plurality of spaced-apart stud members, each stud member comprising an exterior bar member, an interior bar member, and a plurality of wall ties connected there between. Interstitial blocks comprising a g... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6705055 | Building element Building element having two parallel welded wire grid mats (1, 2), of straight web wires (7) which hold the wire grid mats at a predetermined distance apart and are joined at each end to the two wire grid mats. An insulating body (8) is arranged... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6619006 | Roofing shingle The present invention relates to a roofing shingle, which can surely prevent water such as rainwater from leaking through a roof. A roofing shingle has a rectangular plate (11) provided with first through fourth seam portions (11a-11d). The first and seco... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6531200 | Roofing material with encapsulated fibrous mat A roofing membrane material is disclosed. The material is characterized in that it includes a woven or non-woven fibrous mat encapsulated within a non-adhesive asphalt coating, the resulting encapsulated mat having an adhesive asphalt layer applied to one... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6314695 | Stucco wall building arrangement A stucco wall structure for a building. The wall substrate is arranged for receipt of subsequent layers of surface material. The margin or periphery of the wall to be treated has a screed attached thereto. A sprayed-on coating of urethane is applied onto ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6272805 | Building element Building element including of two parallel welded wire grid mats (1, 2), of straight web wires (7) which hold the wire grid mats at a predetermined distance apart and are joined at each end to the two wire grid mats, and of an insulating body (8) which is... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6061986 | Reinforced stucco panel and straw insulator wall assembly A reinforced stucco panel and straw insulator wall assembly includes a plurality of straw bales, a vertical column of rigid material, a layer of fabric, a plurality of screens, a footing section, a bond-beam form and a layer of reinforced mortar. The stra... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5979131 | Exterior insulation and finish system An exterior insulation and finish system is produced for exterior construction having a primary weather proofing layer formed by a finish coat and a secondary seal is provided intermediate of the various layers of exterior insulation between a sheathing s... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5970671 | Construction accessory A construction accessory for use with a construction panel includes a flange having an inner surface adapted to face the construction panel and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The flange further includes at least one perforation extending thr... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5848510 | Base sheet for roofing assembly An improved base sheet for a roofing assembly wherein the base sheet is perforated with a plurality of apertures characterized by non-cylindrical cutouts in the shape of a closed figure or a polygon having at least two sides or boundaries of unequal lengt... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5697195 | Plaster security barrier system A security barrier system which includes a security lath assembly having a layer of mesh material and a backing material attached thereto. The mesh material is of a gauge and configuration to provide a security barrier. The security barrier system include... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5657602 | Exterior wall system and method of constructing same An exterior wall system for a side of a building includes a plurality of prefabricated composite panels which are positioned in courses above an elongated support bracket attached to a support structure of the building, the composite panels being connecte... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5070668 | Textured construction material and method of fabrication A rigid, durable construction material is described along with a method for making the material. The material is particularly characterized by having a specific, textured surface which can resemble stucco and which can be reproduced exactly any desired nu... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4735027 | Coating for wallboards A coating for a wallboard comprises of silica sand, cement and a particulate, non-fibrous filler, where the ratio of the average sand diameter to the average filler diameter is within the range of from about 40:1 to about 20:1.... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4578915 | Exterior wall A building exterior wall having an exterior surface of a concrete-stucco formed in place over panels which have a polystyrene bead board core and thin concrete facings reinforced with a fiberglass open-weave mesh.... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4292775 | Building wall structure A wall structure for enclosing a building frame comprises a wire mesh, panels of insulation, and reinforcing nailer-stringers. The mesh is secured to the outside of the frame and an insulating layer comprising, alternately, insulating panels and nailer-st... | 10/06/1981 |
