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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 |
| 6972012 | Pant-like disposable absorbent articles A pant-like, refastenable, disposable absorbent article includes an absorbent chassis, a pair of opposed side panels, a pair of releasable joints and a pair of proportional fasteners. The absorbent chassis defines a pair of laterally opposed side edges and a pair of... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6904649 | Direct hook engagement A fastening tape has a sheet-form base carrying an array of hooking members (10,22,24,34) each having a height (h) of about 0.008 inch (0.2 millimeter) or less, as measured from the base, and fiber-engaging features, such as re-entrant tips (18,32), di... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6792622 | Patient garments Hospital patient garments that resemble conventional clothing while offering the convenience of conventional hospital gowns comprising a central panel, a first sleeve panel and second sleeve panel connected to opposite side edges of the central panel, first side pan... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6746434 | Garment having integrally-formed surface protrusions A garment or undergarment, such as an absorbent article, having a first region, a second region opposed to the first region and a garment material extending through at least a portion of the first region. The garment material has a surface wherein at least a portion... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6192137 | Garment capable of outputting a sound In a garment which can receive a printed circuit board having a sound synthetic chip (10), a sound outputting element (12), a switch (14), a battery (15) and the like mounted on the printed circuit board (20) and which is capable of outputting a sound or ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6115948 | Decorative attachments for articles of clothing and footwear The present invention relates to articles of clothing and footwear and more particularly to an insertable patch or emblem which fits under the overlapping layer of a pocket formed in the article of clothing or footwear. The patch or emblem and the pocket ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6070269 | Data-suit for real-time computer animation and virtual reality applications Data-suits for real-time computer animation of cartoon and virtual-reality characters are disclosed. The data-suit have a number of sensors providing time-varying positional data from a human actor.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6041436 | Versatile costume system A versatile costume system is provided including a body suit with a plurality of fasteners mounted thereon. Also included is a plurality of unique masks each adapted to be worn by a user. A plurality of resilient decorative plates are equipped with fasten... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6027485 | Retaining fastener and diaper using the fastener Medium members such as thread are provided between woven fabric sheet such as warp knitting serving as the other sheet and base member, forming linear raised portions in the woven fabric sheet. The density of woven fabric sheet at the inclined portions to... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5997522 | Item of wear having an enhanced flexibility fastener An enhanced flexibility fastener product has a base and hook elements extending from the base. Rip-stops integrally molded with the base and with the hook elements are offset relative to the hook elements to reduce widthwise stiffness of the fastener prod... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5974586 | Sunlight blocking sleeves A new sunlight blocking sleeves for protecting the skin on the arms and shoulders of a wearer from sunlight. The inventive device includes a pair of sleeves with each sleeve having opposite wrist and shoulder openings and which is adapted for wearing on t... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5953757 | Interchanging and/or reversing various sections of articles made of fabric materials which causes partial alteration thereof An article of a fabric material having an outside surface, an inside surface, and an orifice, and an affixing means on the inside surface bordering the orifice and hidden from view when one views the orifice and the outside surface. Provided in conjunctio... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5953753 | Cape for hair cutting A cape for hair cutting having a feature which prevents cut hair from clogging the neck closure. Additionally, the cape has a resiliently connected toy which can be accessible for play by a child.... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5943701 | Combined hand glove and aerosal repellant device A combined hand glove and aerosol repellent device. A small cylindrical canister of an aerosol repellent is held unobtrusively and securely in a glove and worn by a person for protection against sudden assaults from humans and animals. The repellent canis... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5918318 | Attachment device for clothing items An attachment device for releasably securing first and second clothing items comprises a first tab and a second tab each including mating hook and loop fastening elements which are mounted to respective clothing items in an orientation wherein the hook an... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5887279 | Surgical garment for a patient The surgical garment of the present invention is to be worn by a patient. The garment is preferably a three-piece garment and is comprised preferably of polypropylene fabric. The garment pieces are a hood piece to cover a patient's head and neck, a top pi... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5878437 | Hospital gown A hospital gown for permitting attachment of different portions of the hospital gown together to make it more convenient when performing various functions. The garment includes a hospital gown with an elongate main slit located on the back of the hospital... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5873903 | Therapeutic sleeve for human limb A pair of stretchable therapeutic sleeve embodiments for slipping over a human limb such as a leg, an arm, or a foot. They each have a primary tubular member made of stretchable material and they are used in combination with a cool or hot pack for either ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5799336 | Protective garment with detachable flexible pouch The present invention is directed to a flexible pouch comprising a container portion and a neck portion. The neck portion is integrally connected to the container portion. The container portion may be constructed of flexible, elastic material with a water... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5800900 | Decorative attachments for articles of clothing and footwear The present invention relates to articles of clothing and footwear and more particularly to an insertable patch or emblem which fits under the overlapping layer of a pocket formed in the article of clothing or footwear. The patch or emblem and the pocket ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5768707 | Examination gown An examination gown is formed of fabric and includes six panels. Two upper body panels are joined with four lower skirt panels. The panels are seamed so that two lower side access slits are provided and front and back access slits are provided through the... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5742939 | Play costume with detachable pads A play costume is comprised of a plurality of pads detachably mountable on body worn apparel. Optional items such as a belt and carrying bag with a draw string for transporting and storing the play costume parts may be packaged with the play costume as pa... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5727255 | Clothing for physically impaired Clothing for physically impaired people has a top garment section (1) and a bottom garment section (8) with which a physically impaired person (24) is dressed while in a wheelchair (25), or other handicap or normal furniture. The top garment section has a... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5715535 | Apparatus for cradling a baby An apparatus for cradling a baby with an arm comprising a padded biceps cuff for surrounding the upper arm, a padded forearm cuff for surrounding the forearm, and a connecting strap for connecting the padded biceps cuff to the padded forearm cuff to creat... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5699557 | Embroidered applique fastening system clothing articles A pair of fastening hook-and-loop patches, consisting of a flexible and decorative hook patch and a flexible and decorative loop patch is permanently attached to a mated pair of complementary items by embroidery which provides enhanced attachment and resi... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5692240 | Adjustable shirt collar device A method and apparatus for adjusting a collar. A flexible fastener is attached to a first side of a neck-band, underneath an under collar and out of sight, and removably attached to a second side of the neck-band, also underneath the under collar and out ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5661852 | Orthopedic surgical shirt An orthopedic shirt used by a patient during a post-operative stage of a repair procedure or treatment involving a patient's shoulder, arm or upper body region, and used with an upper body immobilization device such as an abduction pillow, brace, cast, sp... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5640717 | Comforting clothing for newborns This invention relates to clothing that comforts newborns in periods of stress. The clothing holds arms of the newborn close to its body and is easily put on and taken off. The clothing comprises first and second sections fitting on the newborn's torso, s... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5624429 | Mechanical fastening system with grip tab A distinctive article can include an elastomerically stretchable side panel having a longitudinal dimension and a lateral dimension. A member of hook material is operably connected to a first, laterally outboard edge portion of the side panel, and each me... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5611791 | Sheet of loop material, and garments having such loop material incorporated therein A sheet of loop material adapted to be cut into pieces to form loop portions for fasteners of the type comprising releasably engageable hook and loop portions, or to be incorporated into items such as disposable garments or diapers or into sheets of abras... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5603123 | Invalid garment and method for making the same An invalid garment 10 having at least one seam 12-18. The seam 12-18 includes mating attaching members 36, 38 which are adapted to selectively close and open the seam. A method of making garment 10 is also disclosed and includes the steps of opening a clo... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5579541 | Sock tabs A pair of socks 11, each sock 11 having a tab 12 attached to it along one edge 13 of the tab 12 with the tab 12 acting as a flap is disclosed. The tab 12 and sock 11 have on their adjacent surfaces, a fastening means comprising a complementary arrangement... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5575013 | Easy on sock An easy-on sock having a split opening extending down the middle of the top surface of the sock from the lower leg portion to the toe pocket of the sock is provided. An extension flap, used to close the split, is connected along one edge of the split and ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5540673 | Refastenable mechanical fastening system The invention is a refastenable mechanical fastening system, made of free formed prongs joined to a substrate. The prongs taper and are nonperpendicularly oriented relative to the plane of the substrate. The prongs also have an azimuthal angle relative to... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5440763 | Multi-purpose gown A multi-purpose gown comprising a front and a back defining a body portion having arm openings and a neck opening. The front portion is dividable into a plurality of segments by various openings releasably closable by a plurality of fasteners. A strap ext... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5414867 | Disposable garment for use in emergency situations The invention relates to a disposable protective garment for protecting personnel when caring for potentially infectious victims in an emergency situation. The garment is adapted to be readily donned by the user and is provided with strategically located ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5392466 | Upper garment for patients An upper garment including a garment body formed by connecting a front half body panel with a back half body panel, and two sleeves respectively formed by connecting a respective front half sleeve panel with a respective back half sleeve panel, the front ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5321855 | Fastening system for pairing socks, hosiery and gloves An improved hook and loop reusable and reclosable fastening system for pairing socks, hosiery and gloves. The fastening system is permanently attached to the socks and hosiery. A preferred embodiment includes an elastic or other stretchable backing materi... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5315716 | Easily removable and donnable pants Easily removable and donnable pants. The pants employ a releasable seam along the outside of each leg and a plurality of separate hook and loop fastener segments distributed along the seam for closing the seam. The lowest fastener, at the bottom of the pa... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5312282 | Baby bottle and bib structure The invention relates to a baby bottle structure forming a doll. The baby bottle comprises a central fluid receptacle having a nipple portion at one end and a bottom portion at the opposing end. A removable cover is snapped about the nipple portion and fo... | 05/17/1994 |
