...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 |
| D616614 | Equine boot | 05/25/2010 |
| D612550 | Horseshoe | 03/23/2010 |
| D580111 | Adhesively-attached elastomeric shoe for hoofed animals | 11/04/2008 |
| D572867 | Horseshoe | 07/08/2008 |
| D565256 | Equine boot | 03/25/2008 |
| D565255 | Hoof boot body | 03/25/2008 |
| 7011163 | Horseshoe including calks The present invention teaches a horseshoe including a plurality of calks for enhancing traction. The calks are located on sloped interior side wall portions of the horseshoe. Each calk includes a small rounded leading end and a rearwardly and outwardly tapered surfa... | 03/14/2006 |
| D509328 | Horseshoe with traction increasing projections | 09/06/2005 |
| D507383 | Horseshoe with traction calks | 07/12/2005 |
| 6443231 | Device for elevating a horse hoof A device for elevating a horse hoof to encourage the horse to lift the opposite hoof for shoeing. The device includes primarily a sock configured to be releasably mounted on a horse hoof and at least one riser secured to the sock for elevating the horse h... | 09/03/2002 |
| 3970149 | Horseshoe A horseshoe including an upper shoe member for attachment to a horse's hoof and having a latch recess, an intermediate body member having a latch tongue for engagement with the latch recess to secure the intermediate body member to the upper shoe member, ... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3967683 | Equine hoofwear Equine footwear according to the invention comprises a split ring of a configuration corresponding to the peripheral outline of a hoof of an ungulate animal with the split disposed at the rear or heel portion thereof. The ring in cross section constitutes... | 07/06/1976 |