Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, was searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis. In doing so, he "rediscovered" acetylsalicylic acid and in 1900, patented a stable process for developing it. Hence, we have aspirin.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7673759 | Dinnerware display A dinnerware display includes a piece of dinnerware, a base, a track and a dinnerware mount. The track is securely coupled to the base behind the piece of dinnerware. The dinnerware mount is at least partially received by and is slidably coupled to the track such th... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7025312 | Lid holder stand Lid holder stands hold pot and pan lids. A cylindrical base has two lid slots, a lid holder slot, and a spoon slot in the top of its sidewall. A base screw hole is present in the portion of the sidewall forming the lid holder slot. A screw is passed through a lid ho... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6974039 | Multi-member support storage implement for plate-like weights A implement for storing weight lifting plates whereby the plates cannot be placed incorrectly. The invention comprises plural foundation members adapted to create a base of support or to attach the implement to existing structures. Mainframe members connect upwardly... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6498729 | Expansion module A computing device with an expansion module that may be removed and replaced in an expansion slot is disclosed. The computing device includes computer circuitry to which the expansion module may be electrically connected by means of electrical connectors.... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6405878 | Plate rail with easily removed arm A plate rail with a base having an upstanding arm removably mounted thereto. The arm has a support position supporting the backside of a plate leaning thereagainst such that the frontside of the plate is displayed. The arm is removable from the base while... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6092676 | Plate rail A plate rail is provided by a base having an upstanding arm removably mounted thereto in nested interlocking relation and having a support position supporting the backside of a plate leaning thereagainst such that the frontside of the plate is displayed, ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5673800 | Wall hanging plate holding apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus for display and support of one or more plates. The apparatus comprises two sets of support members which are arranged in two tiers to hold three plates. Each plate is supported at spaced points about its outer p... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5088605 | Device for storing dish-type containers Device for storing dish-type containers such as plates, dishes or serving trays containing a product, with a vertical column which has a base support at the bottom side, the column being triangular or rectangular in cross-section and provided at each side... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4739961 | Holder for plate A device for supporting and displaying a decorative article such as a plate or plaque. The device comprises a pair of similar flat base members, for attachment to upper and lower edge portions of the supported article, and an uninterrupted elastic band ex... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4687169 | Plate holder A unitary, molded plastic device for holding and displaying a decorative article, such as a plate, from a vertical surface, such as a wall, which holder includes an annular body member having projecting radially outward therefrom three support members tha... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4255001 | Display case A plate showcase device for supporting a plate or the like in a display position having a protective cover with a lid over a base portion. The plate is supported within the cover and on the base portion in an almost vertical position by a stud projecting ... | 03/10/1981 |