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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 |
| 7021957 | Woven multiple-contact connector A multiple-contact woven connector including a weave arranged to provide a plurality of tensioned fibers and a conductor woven with the plurality of tensioned fibers so as to form a plurality of peaks and valleys along a length of the conductor. The conductor has a ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 5778453 | Necktie A necktie including a knot formed with a seat, a binding device having a fixing block removably engaged with the seat of the knot, and a front apron provided with fastening means at an upper end thereof engageable with the knot, whereby the front apron of... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5636384 | Headband and bow combination This invention is a headband and bow combination where the bows can be changed to create different looks. The headband has an over-hand knot tied in it, which may be loosened to receive a bow and then tightened to hold the bow in place. The headband is of... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5524651 | Interchangeable decorative ornament and method A decorative ornament (10) for displaying a decorative element (12) is provided. Decorative ornament (10) comprises a plurality of holding members (14) having openings (18) separated by spacing members (16). Holding members (14) are spaced apart to provid... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5361413 | Bow tie Herein is described an invention comprising an adjustable bow tie of three basic parts: a bow strip, a bow loop and a neck band. The bow strip may be pre-tied or otherwise, and is held in a bow shape by a tubular bow loop, located in the center of the tie... | 11/08/1994 |
| 4339059 | Decorative tie bow A tie bow of ribbon for gift packages and a process of fabricating the bow are disclosed. The bow is formed from three separate ribbon pieces and includes a looped base portion and a superposed wing portion which are united by a central tying strip. As di... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4283797 | Video bow tie 1. A novelty bow necktie structure comprising a narrow strip of fabric folded into juxtaposed folds, a tube sleeved around the folds midway the ends thereof, an electric lamp structure supported and concealed within the confines of the tube, conductors co... | 08/18/1981 |
