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...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 |
| 7854332 | High-density disk storage and retrieval cylinder This invention provides high-density storage for data storage media such as compact disks (CDs), digital video disks (DVDs), and similarly shaped objects. The design consists of horizontal storage pockets within a storage cylinder. Multiple pockets lie on a horizont... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7424368 | Methods for identifying DNA copy number changes Methods of estimating genomic DNA copy number are disclosed. Amplified genomic DNA is hybridized to an array of allele specific SNP probes to generate a hybridization pattern. A value, S, is calculated for individual SNPs in the experimental sample, where S is the l... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7360982 | Structure for holding recording tape cartridge and method of manufacturing said structure Various types of recording cartridges, each of which has a case which rotatably accommodates a reel on which a recording tape is wound, are provided with grasped portions with concave portions at side walls of the case and which a grasping device of a same, external... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353292 | Device and method for changing connection types between a fixed or variable state with an external switching unit The present invention relates to a connection data change method and device, and a switching unit for changing connection data for a node constituting a network, and includes a connection data management part managing connection data for connection with another swit... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347334 | Tape library storage system having a switching rack mechanism An apparatus for transporting a storage media cartridge within a data storage library is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first pair of rack and guide rail, a second pair of rack and guide rail, and an accessor capable of moving on the first pair of rack and guid... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341231 | Accessory mounting system for a boat An accessory mounting device for securing an accessory to a track. The accessory mounting device includes a slide connector having a first portion that mounts within the track and a second portion that projects outwardly from the track. The accessory mounting device... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7290973 | Automatic storage system First and second shelf sections are positioned side by side in an outer frame having front left and right doors. The first self section is fixed to a rear wall of the outer frame, and the second shelf section is secured to the front left and right doors. By opening ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292405 | Data cartridge holder operable with a data cartridge library system Disclosed is a data cartridge library system capable of using a data cartridge holder. The data cartridge holder comprises a bottom and side walls wherein the side walls are attached to the bottom wall at one end and form a terminal edge at another. The terminal edg... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270240 | Device for accomodating substrates The present invention is directed to a device for retaining substrates (S), such as wafers or silicon substrates for the production of photovoltaic elements. The device includes opposing walls (1) that are interconnected by at least two rod-like carrier eleme... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261210 | Shelving system A shelving system including a plurality of movable shelves (1) installed for back-and-forth movement on a travel path through a travel support device, thereby to handle articles with respect to the movable shelves (1) opposed to a working aisle (S) by ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249681 | Media shelving A media shelving unit comprising a base for supporting a media storage case; a plurality of dividers extending upwardly from the base, the plurality of dividers defining at least two channels; wherein the channels are at different orientations with respect to each o... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7227715 | Magazine-based data cartridge library The present invention provides a magazine-based data cartridge library that, in one embodiment, comprises a plurality of shelves that are capable of holding a plurality of data cartridge magazines, one or more drives, a magazine transport for moving magazines within... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7185769 | Article storage display tower An article storage display tower for storage, display and continuous easy access to the article is provided. The display tower has a top and a bottom with a cell structure having a plurality of cells positioned between the top and the bottom. Each of the cells of th... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165671 | Hub for storage package A hub for a storage package for storing a recording medium includes a base member, an uninterrupted deformable, generally domed portion, and at least one gripping formation extending from the generally domed portion. The gripping formation is positioned to extend th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159956 | Disc case holding apparatus A disc case holding apparatus includes a plurality of housings. Each of the housings has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly away from the bottom wall such that a pair of lateral sides, a front side and a back side are define... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162329 | Automated data storage system including a moveable rail system and garage Applicants' automated data storage system includes a first media storage library having a first rail system, a garage having a movable rail system, said garage being disposed adjacent the media storage library, and a plurality of accessors movably disposed on either... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7121414 | Semiconductor cassette reducer A semiconductor cassette reducer has a first substantially U-shaped plate and a second substantially U-shaped plate. A number of wafer supports connect the first substantially U-shaped plate to the second substantially U-shaped plate. Several retention springs are a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7085097 | Entry/exit port magazine for a data cartridge library An embodiment of the invention is directed to a magazine that is used to move data cartridges into and out of the library via an entry/exit port. In one embodiment, the magazine comprises a box-structure that is capable of holding a plurality of data cartridges, a d... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7064958 | Mounting apparatus for motherboards A mounting apparatus for mounting a planar member (10) comprises a base (200), a pair of locking members (160) secured on the base, a supporting tray (130) secured on a bottom of the planar member and an operating shaft (110) pivot... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048117 | Optical disc storage apparatus A container for housing optical discs includes a base and a lid. The disc is housed between the base and the lid. The base may have a retainer for releasably holding an optical disc against a surface thereof. The lid is pivotally coupled to the base by a pivot joint... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028851 | Carrying device for box-shaped items A carrying device for box-shaped items, such as compact discs in covers, comprises an upper, elongate retaining means with a rubber-elastic portion and a stop for the items, and a lower, elongate carrying means with a horizontal supporting face and a stop for the it... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6991101 | Device for labeling and storing computer discs A kit for storing computer discs. The kit includes sheets of die-stamped card stock each of which are folded to form a CD or a DVD holder. The kit also includes a special stackable and expandable disc storage unit. Preferably, the user's computer prints labels on th... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988627 | Storage tray devices and methods of storing and accessing items Storage devices and methods for storing and accessing items that are adapted to support an item in at least two positions, a stored position and an ejected position. In the stored position, an item may be aligned with adjacent items to allow a user to view a perimet... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6974036 | Corner post and manufacturing process for making same A post for a rack. The post is formed of a sheet constructed of a malleable, bendable material. The sheet has a first end and an opposed second end. The first end forms a lower portion of the post and the opposed second end forms an upper portion of the post. The sh... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971512 | Storage device for DVD cases A device for storing and displaying a plurality of DVD cases and the like comprising a plurality of parallel rigid L-shaped profiles pivotably connected, characterized in that the convex side of each L-shaped profile includes at least one adhesive layer to fixedly a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959821 | Display detecting apparatus for display module and detecting arrangement method therefor A display detecting apparatus for detecting display modules having a display surface, includes a base, at least one flat panel generally horizontally fixed on the base; and a plurality of frames fixed on the flat panel for carrying the display modules, wherein at le... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959823 | Wafer guides for processing semiconductor substrates A wafer guide includes a horizontal support panel and at least three vertical panels attached on one surface of the support panel. Each of the vertical panels has a vertical body panel and a plurality of protrusions upwardly extended from a top surface of the vertic... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955267 | Storage and display rack for DVDs A high capacity motorized rack holds a plurality of DVD boxes or containers in holders flexibly inter-connectable with each other to form a rotatable continuous loop. The loop is rotatably retained within a vertical rack housing and is driven by a motor, disposed wi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945395 | CD storage case A CD storage case has two holders and two racks mounted between the holders. The racks between the holders could be folded inside the holders. When no CD cases put on the CD storage case, the racks could be folded to decrease whole volume. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6943976 | Rezeroing a robot accessor of an automated data storage library The positioning of a robot accessor in an automated data storage library is rezeroed with respect to a home position which potentially avoids moving the robot accessor to the home position in every rezero operation. The robot accessor is moved to the expected locati... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6934159 | Card connector A card connector for electrically connecting a card (21) and a circuit board comprises a housing (22) for accommodating the card detachably in a back-and-forth direction, an ejector (38) provided in the housing and movable with the card in the b... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6905570 | Apparatus for manufacturing integrated circuit device An apparatus includes a chamber for containing a fluid, a guide seated in the chamber, and a transfer robot for loading and/or unloading a plurality of wafers to and/or from the guide. The wafers are located on the guide. The guide has a supporting member for suppor... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903937 | Outer casing of electric equipment An outer casing of an electric equipment including: a front panel; a base case having a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions; a top case having a roof portion, a pair of side plate portions, a roof portion protruding piece, and a pair of side plate... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6813144 | Apparatus where media having different configurations are installed An apparatus where media are installed, that is detachably installed in a library apparatus, wherein a first medium and a second medium having a different configuration from the first medium are installed together, includes an installation error detecting mechanism ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6789668 | Compact disc container A compact disk container includes a base having a central bar to support serially stacked compact disks, a cover being diametrically smaller than the base and having a downward extended central sleeve, first connecting means including angularly connected horizontal ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6739451 | Method and apparatus for the storage, display and retrieval of flat media A system for storage, display, retrieval and transportation of flat media includes a base having an upper flat top surface. A pair of diverging rigid wings mount into a pair of slots selected form a laterally extending array of slots across the top surface of the ba... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6705472 | CD storage system A storage apparatus for the storage of a collection of data media in the form of compact discs, CD-ROMs or DVD discs or the like in their original cases, comprising a number of individual box-like holders which can be releasably attached to each other so that the sy... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6685034 | Device for retaining articles A device for retaining articles including a support surface having a holding means which may be finger like projections and at least one holding zone defined by a space between adjacent holding means and whereby the adjacent holding means are adapted to h... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685014 | Disk storage and handling magazine A disk storage and handling magazine has a spindle mounted on a bottom cap. Disks are loaded in the magazine by passing the spindle through a hole in the center of the disks. The disks may be separated by spacers to prevent the disks from touching each ot... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6644482 | Optical disk holding apparatus An optical disk holding apparatus consists of a hanging unit and a holding unit. The hanging unit includes a plate member slightly larger than the optical disk, a snap clip located on the plate member for clipping the optical disk and a hanging hook exten... | 11/11/2003 |
