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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770614 | Funnel system A funnel system and method for introducing and dispensing a material are presented. In this funnel system two frusto-conical devices having intake ports which have a larger diameter than the diameter of their exit ports may be mated. When mated, a passage exists thr... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7431057 | Paintball filling system and method A system for simultaneously filling a plurality of paintball pods with a reduced incidence of spilling includes a housing, a pod support, a reservoir, and a valve. The pod support includes a plate with at least one aperture configured to maintain at least one paintb... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7299834 | Funnel assembly with open/closed valve A funnel assembly is provided for transferring material between two containers. The funnel assembly includes a funnel forming a reservoir and a spout of substantially circular cross-section that tapers along a longitudinal axis between an inlet end joined to the fun... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299743 | Aerating decanter with dispensing valve This invention combines several processes into on easy to use product. The glass sphere dramatically enhances the aeration procedure by gently exposing air to thin waves of wine as wine passes over the surface of the sphere. The integrated filter provides a larger s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284581 | Funnel A funnel having a receiving chamber, a neck portion, a valve and a coupler connected to the neck portion, the coupler having a housing having an axial bore formed therethrough and a cam body received therein, the cam body having an axial bore formed there through, w... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7204394 | Liquid container having gate valve A container for storing and dispensing liquids such as gasoline has a gate valve wherein the gate valve comprises a thin, substantially flat slide member optionally angled at a portion thereof. The gate valve member is slidably positioned within a similarly shaped c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 6863099 | Funnel assembly for vehicles A funnel assembly to be mounted on a fluid intake pipe such as for a vehicle engine includes a funnel body connected to a valve that is in communication with the intake pipe. The funnel body is moveable between an operative position in which the valve is opened for ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6341631 | Funnel with on/off valve An on/off valve for a funnel having a tapered funnel outlet tube which has a substantially circular cross-section and which has a larger diameter inlet end and a smaller diameter outlet end, and features a substantially spherical occluding element in the ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6223792 | Funnel cap device for a fluid container A funnel cap device for a fluid container includes a funnel-shaped member having a passage therethrough extending between a wide end and a narrow end thereof, and a cap member attached to the funnel-shaped member for selectively opening and closing the na... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5967201 | Drainage system A drainage system is provided including a hollow housing and a flexible hose having a first end connected to a bottom of the housing and a second end with a oil port couple for being releasably connected to an oil port of a vehicle. Situated on the housin... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5950697 | Funnel with on/off valve An on/off valve for a liquid-directing funnel having a tapered funnel outlet spout features a substantially spherical occluding element resident in the outlet spout. The diameter of the occluding element is such that the occluding element rests against th... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5515892 | Ecological funnel A funnel (20) for use in dumping volatile solvents into an underlying carboy (16) is ecologically friendly in that it blocks solvent from evaporating from the carboy into the atmosphere. The funnel has (a) an extended stem (22), the bottom open end of whi... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5511595 | Funnel device A device for funneling liquid, wherein the device includes a funnel portion for receiving liquid, a vented tube-like handle for preventing liquid backup in the funnel portion and an outlet spout with an end and cooperative side opening for delivering liqu... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5392828 | Refillable liquid reservoir An oil reservoir for the supply of oil to an internal combustion engine, the reservoir 50 having an upwardly open filler passage 53 to receive a neck portion 64 of an oil container 64. The reservoir filler passage 53 being closed by a wall 54 spaced inwar... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5356047 | Consumer gasoline tester A consumer gasoline tester having a design type of easy handling and storage for convenience. The tester will have at the top a funnel spout apparatus (10) with a plastic nozzle stop (18) at the base. The nozzle connects to a clear plastic container (16) ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5293912 | Wine breather A wine breather is disclosed which comprises a cylindrical and horn shaped container (10) which tapers downwardly from an inlet (12) to an outlet (14). A valve (16) is arranged at the outlet which has an annular outlet passage (42) angled at a transverse ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5269354 | Fluid recovery device A device for recovering oil from a plurality of open mouthed containers comprising a funnel having a plurality of openings at its upper end and an outlet port at its lower end. The outlet port is threaded to receive a collection container, such as a plast... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5228488 | Dispensing measuring funnel A funnel including measurement indicia discernible in relation to the contents therein, such funnel having a lower neck portion with an aperture therein and a collar member rotatably positioned on the neck portion with an aperture defined therein, such co... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5186358 | Spout device and kit combination A spout device, which may be hand held or wall mounted, for use in dispensing containerized fluids or liquids, powders and granulated solids. Included with the device is a kit comprised of a variety of attachable and detachable components which enables th... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5163488 | Apparatus for the presentation in superposed layers of liquids of different densities, particularly liquid foodstuffs The present invention relates to a device for the presentation in superposed layers of liquids of different densities, particularly liquid foodstuffs, essentially constituted by a body (1) adapted to be mounted on a glass (2), to be filled, and having a r... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5085135 | Coffee maker brew pot valve apparatus An apparatus wherein a coffee maker includes a brew pot formed with a conical upper chamber and a cylindrical lower chamber, wherein the cylindrical lower chamber includes a valve member cooperative with the lower chamber to selectively disrupt and discon... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5018559 | Industrial funnel apparatus with operable lid for use with 55 gallon drums A circular funnel apparatus for industrial use with a closeable lid able to set securely on top of a standard 55 gallon drum. This apparatus consists of four different assembled pieces: 1. A funnel with a supporting circular frame body with a cylindrical ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4646795 | Combination scoop and funnel utensil A combination scoop/funnel filler utensil particularly adapted for the filling of differently sized bird feeders. The utensil includes a reservoir section and a handle section in communication therewith through a port, the sections being integrally molded... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4640185 | Funnel stock/sauce separator A funnel stock/sauce separator for separating fat from liquid is provided and consists of a funnel having a conical vessel for storing therein the liquid which is to be separated from the fat at top of the liquid, a cylindrical housing which supports the ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4232716 | Waste solvent collector An apparatus for collection of liquid waste solvents into a container, including convenient means for opening and closing the container and for positioning a funnel. Both functions of opening the container and positioning of the funnel are accomplished by... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4099654 | Selective dispensing utensil A graduated measuring cup having a sloped transverse wall surface for directing liquid contents toward a centrally located outlet orifice for gravity flow discharge. A sluice valve assembly is attachable to the cup in registration with the outlet orifice ... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4031032 | Liquid phase separator with valved outlet means A separator for immiscible, emulsionless-forming liquids of different specific gravity which comprises a preferably transparent vessel; a valve provided in the lower end of said vessel for movement between open and closed condition whereby through disposi... | 06/21/1977 |
| 3938563 | Funnel with automatic air bleeding and valved outlet A funnel comprises a downwardly tapered generally frustoconical shell and a tube extending along the axis of the shell and having an open lower end adjacent the lower outlet of the shell and an upper end above the upper mouth of the shell. The tube is str... | 02/17/1976 |
