Did You Know...
...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 |
| 6910418 | Variable pattern stamp A variable pattern stamp has a base and a stamp plate unit. The base has smooth face and preferably is transparent. The stamp plate unit has multiple pattern plates and a protective sheet. The pattern plates have different or the same patterns and are preferably tra... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6578474 | Printing or coating method and printing or coating device A work surface is subjected to a corona discharge treatment and then to printing or coating. A container surface is subjected to a corona discharge treatment and preheating and then to printing or coating. The printed or coated container is heated to dry ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6378421 | Method of printing an integral design on the leaves of a blind with one round of processing The method of printing an integral design on the leaves of a blind with one round of processing includes setting up printing plates for designs expected to be printed, and then the designs on these printing plates are compressed by a printing roller and p... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5133254 | Quilt guide stamp kit apparatus A kit for imparting a geometric pattern onto a fabric to impart a desired mark as provided. The patterns are utilized for quilting a final design on a cloth quilt. The organization includes a stamp in cooperation with a knee pad, wherein the stamp include... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4664543 | Device for monitoring and compensating for changes in the flight time of the print hammers of impact printers A device for monitoring and compensating for changes in the flight time of the print hammers of impact printers is disclosed. The flight time of the respectively monitored hammer is calculated from the elapsed time between the moment of firing of a hammer... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4596479 | Dot matrix printer The present invention relates to a dot matrix printer which makes use of multiple dot patterns distributed on the cylinder, belt, hand or drum of a line printer to provide an improved printing throughput for an all addressable line printer. In a dot-helix... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4529228 | Method and apparatus for coding pictorial information for efficient storage, transmission and reproduction A character in a set of characters comprising a font for use in reproducing an image comprises a composite of two colors wherein at least one of said two colors occupies one area of said character and the other of said two colors occupies at least two are... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4244657 | Font and method for printing cursive script A font of alphabetical letters is disclosed herein which is to be employed for the printing of cursive writing script. The font is characterized by the fact that all of the letters are formed to combine with sets or subsets of individual letters of the fo... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4102268 | Impact printer type character A type surface useful in an impact printer having type characters thereon particularly configured to print large solid blocks. Each type character is comprised of a plurality of spaced land area portions distributed in an area of the type surface whose pe... | 07/25/1978 |
| 3983814 | Reading type More easily readable matter is provided by intelligible characters which have spaced stroke components and a contrast space between the stroke components, the stroke components forming the intelligible character so that the width is at least about 20% gre... | 10/05/1976 |
