Did You Know...
...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 |
| 4647353 | Cathodic protection system An anode of about 98% carbon, 2% silica gel and less than 1% inert binders is mounted on a layer spread on a metal surface.... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4514273 | Apparatus for stimulating removal of electrolytic energy from fluids An apparatus for stimulating removal of electrolytic energy from fluids, including a probe-like member incorporating a tube of length for extending into the hot water heater or other vessel, a mounting member provided at one end of the tube for securing w... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4436604 | Descaler for systems employing water as a heat transfer agent Electrolytic probe adapted for use in a heat transfer system, to ground the positive electrolyte of the water in the heat transfer system, and thereby prevent lime formation, scaling, pitting and corrosion, without the use of chemicals heretofore required... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4147607 | Apparatus for stimulating removal of electrolytic energy from fluids In an apparatus for stimulating the removal of electrolytic, or electrical, energy from a vessel of water or other charge conducting liquid, a conductive apparatus, preferably formed as a tube, is insulatively supported with respect to the vessel in which... | 04/03/1979 |
