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...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950110 | Apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fiber-sorting device, especially a combing device, for removal of the combed fiber materi... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946000 | Apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, which is supplied by means of supply device to a fiber-sorting device, especially a combing device for removal of the combed fiber material ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941901 | Apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing In an apparatus for fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, the fiber bundle is supplied to a fiber-sorting device, clamping devices are provided, which clamp the fiber bundle at a distance from its free ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941899 | Apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of fiber material which is supplied by means of supply means to a fiber-sorting device, at least one mechanical device is present which generate a combing action to remove non-clamped constituents such as shor... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941900 | Apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fiber-sorting device, mechanical means are present which generate a combing action in order to loosen and remove non-clamped constituents fr... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7937811 | Apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of fibre material which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fibre-sorting device, mechanical means are present which generate a combing action to remove non-clamped constituents such as short fibres. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934295 | Apparatus and method for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres In an apparatus and a method for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing, which is supplied by means of supply device to a fibre-sorting device, especially a combing device, and which is removed by a t... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7926148 | Apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection a fiber bundle which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fiber-sorting device in which clamping devices are provided which clamp the fiber bundle at a distance from its free end, and in which a mechan... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926147 | Apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, fiber is supplied by a supply device to a fiber-sorting device, especially a combing device. Clamping devices clamp the fiber bundle at a di... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913362 | Apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, which is supplied by a supply device to a fiber-sorting device, especially a combing device, having clamping devices, which clamp the fiber ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7895714 | Apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of fiber material which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fiber-sorting device, and a mechanical device is present which generates a combing action to remove non-clamped constituents such as short f... | 03/01/2011 |
| 4970851 | Combing machine The combing machine comprises a detaching roll and an oscillating nipper unit comrising bottom and top nippers. The predetermined spacing for the oscillating nipper unit with respect to the detaching roll is adjustable, such predetermined spacing being th... | 11/20/1990 |
