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...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 |
| 5873230 | Pneumatic pressing system for a drafting frame of a spinning machine and method of operating same In the pneumatic pressing of textile strands in a drafting frame the pressure in the pressure line is monitored by a pressure sensor and/or a flowmeter and used to control a value between the pressure source and that pressure line. According to the invent... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5230125 | Combing machine and process for forming an even combed sliver The combing machine is provided with a plurality of combing devices for delivering a plurality of combed slivers as well as a drafting system for receiving and drafting the combed slivers for delivery to a can press. A measuring device is provided to meas... | 07/27/1993 |
| 4538329 | Draft device A draft device for a spinning machine comprises a plurality of pairs of a top roller and a bottom roller, a draft cradle for supporting shafts of the top roller and a belt tenser. Top roller shafts are supported by a top roller support which is rotatably ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4513481 | Easily displaceable bottom tenser A bottom tenser utilized for a drafting means of a spinning frame, especially for fasciated yarn spinning, in which a fiber bundle is attenuated at a high speed exceeding 100 m/min. The bottom tenser as well as a bottom roller corresponding to the tenser ... | 04/30/1985 |
