...that Kleenex tissue was originally designed to be a gas mask filter? It was developed at the beginning of World War I to replace cotton, which was then in short supply as a surgical dressing.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222476 | Hand-pushed mower A hand-pushed mower of which blade height setter is provided with a sphere rolling on the ground, many small spheres holding the sphere as to freely roll, a semi-spherical receiving member forming a gap between an upper spherical face of the sphere to hold the many ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7137603 | Apparatus for providing desktop mobility for desktop electronic devices A desktop electronic device translates on a desktop from a first position to a second position through use of at least one mobility assembly. The mobility assembly(s) may be integral with the desktop electronic device, connected to the desktop electronic device, or ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7065827 | Shock absorber structure of a castor wheel A shock absorber structure of a castor wheel is disclosed. The bottom section of a leg is inserted with a mounting tube and the circumferential edge of the leg is mounted with a protective hood. A screw nut is used to lock the mounting tube and the protective hood t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6877185 | Caster device for movably supporting a load A caster device is disclosed for movably supporting a load. The caster device includes a wheel for supporting the load and a wheel support having a first and a second extremity. The first extremity of the wheel support supports the wheel for rotation of the wheel ab... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6675820 | Safety support device with adjustable arm support members & method The safety support device of this invention includes a frame having a mounting section. A pair of forward legs are attached to a forward end of the mounting section and a pair of rear legs are attached to a rear end of the mounting section. Each leg has a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6475086 | Wagering system with improved communication between host computers and remote terminals The necessity for spontaneously transmitting each individual wager from a remote terminal or terminals to a host computer in a computerized lottery system is completely eliminated. As a result, the total amount of data transmitted between the remote termi... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6195838 | Roller assembly with spring biased axial caster member A dual roller assembly adapted to simultaneously rotate along perpendicular surfaces. The roller assembly comprises a pair of telescopically engaging shaft members sized to rotate and move axially of one another. A first of the shaft member, mounts first ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5694662 | Global force bearer wheel/sphere The Global Force Caster, acting as a multi-directional unhindered wheel permits an object, i.e. furnitures, shopping carts, mobility aids etc., resting on the global Force Bearer's threaded casing or in bored hole in the object's body, with instantaneous ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5419008 | Ball joint A ball joint assembly comprising a base member, a spherical member, a ring of at least three rolling members mounted around the spherical member such that a point on a rolling surface of each of the at least three rolling members contacts a point on a fir... | 05/30/1995 |
| 4382637 | Weight transfer roller apparatus There is disclosed a weight transfer roller apparatus including a barrel type housing formed on one extremity with a radially inwardly projecting retaining flange forming a circular protrusion opening. A roller ball is received within the bore of such bar... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4285550 | Weight transfer roller apparatus There is disclosed a weight transfer roller apparatus including a barrel type housing formed on one extremity with a radially inwardly projecting retaining flange forming a circular protrusion opening. A roller ball is received within the bore of such bar... | 08/25/1981 |