Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7993495 | Signal activated decontaminating coating A method is provided for decontaminating a surface that is susceptible to contamination by a contaminant by applying to the surface a coating which produces a decontaminating agent for the contaminant in response to a signal, connecting the electroactive coating to ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 6998027 | Highly efficient compact capacitance coupled plasma reactor/generator and method A compact capacitively coupled electrode structure for use in a gas plasma reactor/generator is disclosed. The electrode structure comprises a parallel plate type anode and cathode spaced to define a gas flow path or volume therebetween. A plurality of electrically ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6235491 | Assay utilizing magnetic particles An assay for the presence of an analyte or determining a biological or medical parameter comprising the steps of adding an assay component to a pH-sensitive material charged with magnetic particles, wherein the assay component causes a pH change which is ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5611088 | Method and device for disinfecting a toilet bowl Method and device for disinfecting a flush toilet. The device is an electrocell mounted in the tank of the toilet, with two wire mesh electrodes immersed in the water in the tank and a battery applying approximately one to two volts of electric potential ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5378436 | Method and apparatus for producing hydrogen peroxide A method for producing hydrogen peroxide by electrical discharge in a material gas in which oxygen concentration is not less than 0.5% and less than 13% is disclosed in the first aspect. In the second aspect, an apparatus for producing hydrogen peroxide h... | 01/03/1995 |
| 4094758 | Process for preparing higher oxides of the alkali and alkaline earth metals The present invention relates to a process for preparing high purity inorganic higher oxides of the alkali and alkaline earth metals by subjecting the hydroxide of the alkali or alkaline earth metal to a radio frequency discharge sustained in oxygen. The ... | 06/13/1978 |
