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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 |
| 7353958 | Magnetic shelf unit for a locker A shelf unit for a metallic locker including at least one set of legs, and a first shelf lying horizontally in the metallic locker on top of the set of legs. Each leg set includes at least three legs having a foot at their bottom and a head at their top, at least on... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7314144 | Shoe shelf for adjustable organizer system A shoe storage shelf assembly is suitable for mounting to an organizer system and has at least one storage shelf with a top side, an underside, a depth from front to back, and a width from side to side. The shelf is configured for use as a standard storage shelf in ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300121 | Shelf for a refrigerating appliance, in particular a bottle shelf for a bottle-storing cooler cabinet A shelf for refrigerating appliances, in particular a bottle shelf for a bottle-storage cabinet, has a frame, formed by transverse and longitudinal struts, and a plurality of trays which are retained one beside the other between two transverse struts of the frame an... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281774 | Object supporting unit As an arrangement to reduce an operational force to draw the drawer 3 forward from the drawer storage position 2, wherein at least a rear end side of a drawer 3 is supported in a drawer storage portion 2 in a manner movable along back and... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281634 | Side slider for storing or organizing objects A sliding closet organizer for mounting on an interior vertical surface of a closet wall includes a substantially two-dimensional vertical storage rack and a sliding means adapted for attachment to the interior vertical closet wall surface, wherein the sliding mean... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255236 | Shelf assembly A shelf assembly having at least one bracket including a top member, a bottom member and a side member. The top member is positioned in opposed spaced relationship with the bottom member. The assembly includes a shelf having at least one mounting edge and at least o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249872 | Method and system for displaying lighting fixtures A lighting fixture display system and method including a light support member for supporting truncated floor-based lighting fixtures and a rail member. The light support members have shelf structures and brackets and are mounted on or attached to the rail member, wh... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240803 | Shelf mounting bracket for adjustable organizer system A shelf mounting bracket has a bracket body with a forward end, a rear end, an upper side, and a lower side. One or more connectors extend from the rear end for mounting the bracket to a support. At least one forward shelf support is provided near the forward end an... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204569 | Adjustable door-mounted rack An adjustable rack designed for mounting onto a back surface of a cabinet door includes a pair of spaced-apart, generally upright side members having an inside surface and an outside surface. At least one shelf of fixed length extends between the inside surfaces of ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7147115 | Workroom storage system A space-efficient workroom organization system comprising a slotwall panel with at least one repositionable slotwall-mounted storage cabinet, and a workbench system comprising a workbench having a work surface and defining a storage recess beneath the work surface, ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7107785 | Refrigerator with cooling air circulation A refrigerating appliance includes a heat insulating housing and an inner chamber that is cooled by the circulation of cooling air. A hollow body extends in the inner chamber, defining a flow channel for the cooling air. Carriers for goods to be cooled are disposed ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083056 | Wall mounted storage organiser system A storage organizer system comprises a horizontal rail adapted to be securely mounted to a wall and a number of storage units adapted to be hung from the rail. Each unit includes at least one metal hook extending rearwardly from the unit for engaging the rail and a ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077275 | Tool suspension plate for a screwdriver set A tool suspension plate for a screwdriver set has a base, a resting flange formed on the base, a positioning bracket detachably mounted on the base, and multiple stop plates formed on the base and above the resting flange. Thereby, a screwdriver composed of a shaft ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7040064 | Modular multi-configurable display system The modular multi-configurable display has a series of box frames and provides variable positioning for appurtenances. The display can include a plurality of vertical columns, and generally horizontal trusses. The columns are capable of receiving the trusses at each... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7007809 | System for supporting a backplane between card cages A card cage includes first and second card cage walls; a first, upper pair of members, comprising a front and a rear member, supported between the first and second card cage walls; a second, lower pair of members, comprising a front and a rear member, supported betw... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994411 | Refrigerated merchandising apparatus A refrigerated merchandiser including a display case and a cooling module. The display case includes a plurality of walls defining a cavity and a receptacle. A plurality of vertically spaced shelves are disposed in the cavity extending between the side walls. A disp... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971529 | Magnetic shelf unit for a locker A shelf unit for a metallic locker including at least one set of legs, and a first shelf lying horizontally in the metallic locker on top of the set of legs. Each leg set includes at least three legs having a foot at their bottom and a head at their top, at least on... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948622 | Modular footwear display and storage system and method A modular footwear display system includes a display module having a display surface for supporting an item of footwear and a divider for identifying boxed footwear associated with the displayed item of footwear. The display module has at least one mounting fixture ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6866157 | Accessory shelf unit for use with towel rail An accessory shelf unit for use with a towel rail in which the unit includes (a) at least two shelves and (b) at least two locking bars which engage the towel rail and secure the unit against a wall to which the towel rail is attached. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6772889 | Shelf structure for holding wet apparel and footwear A wall mounted adjustable, shelf structure for organizing and facilitating drying of wet wearing apparel includes a tray and shelf with grooves for channeling water from the apparel to a removable receptacle. The shelf structure facilitates drying of the apparel and... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6745908 | Shelf module adapted to store substrate carriers In a first aspect, a shelf module is adapted to store a plurality of substrate carriers. The shelf module includes (1) a plate; and (2) a plurality of shelves attached to the plate at respective elevations, each of the shelves being adapted to store a respective sub... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6681941 | Multi-purpose storing and organizing assembly A multi-purpose storing and organizing assembly for effectively storing items. The multi-purpose storing and organizing assembly includes a main member and a pair of side members. The main member has an open main front face, a pair of main side walls, a t... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6578720 | Rack comprising adjustable slide rails A rack includes a plurality of upright support rods, horizontal support rods fastened between the upright support rods, slide rails fastened between the horizontal support rods, and shelves slidably mounted on the slide rails. The slide rails are adjustab... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6443318 | Structural support system having free-standing vertical standards A structural support system such as a cantilevered shelving system for use in cooperation with a wall that faces an opposing surface includes a standard to which at least one shelf can be mounted. The standard is positionable in a generally upright orient... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6422404 | Fanned shelf display A shelf display is provided with a two dimensional array of separate spaced apart shelves which are fanned out in a horizontal direction. The shelves extend from a back wall inclined from the vertical and may be arranged either in columns or staggered fro... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6378709 | Single standard shelving system A wall-mounted shelving system, comprising an elongated standard securable to a wall and having a vertical axis, said standard containing a plurality of slots; at least one shelf bracket removably connected with said standard via said slots, said shelf br... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6357608 | Closet organizer suspension system A closet organizer suspension system which uses shelving supported by notched vertical poles in conjunction with tension rods screwed upwardly into the studs and/or top plates of walls, and custom hardware and accessories. Also used are metal tension stra... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6293414 | Side panel shelving system A wall-mounted shelving system comprising a plurality of elongated vertical standards secured to a wall, each elongated standard having a vertical axis and a plurality of slots; a plurality of shelf brackets removably connected with said standards via sai... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6230907 | Shelving system A wall-mounted shelving system comprising at least one elongated standard secured to a wall and having a vertical axis, with said standard containing a plurality of slots; at least one panel having fastening means on one edge of said panel to reversibly c... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6193083 | Display fixture system A display fixture system includes a plurality of vertical support posts each support post having a U-shaped support element and a flange extending from each side thereof in parallel, spaced relation thereto. Pins traversing through the support element are... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189707 | Universal shelf bracket for refrigerated cases A shelving unit with adjustable brackets for enhanced mounting flexibility in a wide variety of refrigerated display cases. Bracket supports are carried longitudinally by a shelf having opposing ends. The bracket supports have opposing channels positioned... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6145672 | Memorial display unit and method for displaying memorials A memorial merchandise display unit and method of displaying the unit that maximizes the types and styles of memorial merchandise comprising two vertical, parallel, spaced wing walls and a vertical back wall attached to a rear end of each wing wall. Attac... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6112913 | Support arrangement for furniture system A support assembly for a furniture system including a pair of standards which extend vertically in spaced relation, each standard having two rows of openings formed therein to extend vertically in spaced relation to one another, with the outermost rows on... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6102217 | Modular wall shelving A stackable wall shelving module adapted to fit between wall studs and sit on a soleplate. Modules may be stacked one upon the other, from the floor to the ceiling if desired. The module has side walls, a horizontal support at a right angle to the side wa... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6082560 | Closet organizer suspension system A closet organizer suspension system which uses shelving supported by notched vertical poles in conjunction with tension rods screwed upwardly into the studs and/or top plates of walls, and custom hardware and accessories. Also used are metal tension stra... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6044986 | Wall mounted display fixture system A display fixture system for mounting to an associated surface includes upper and lower of spaced apart, parallel horizontal brackets for mounting to the surface. Each bracket has a securing location corresponding to a securing location of the other of th... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5996822 | Medicine cabinet organizer An organizer for medicines, toiletries, and other similarly-sized articles adapted as a free-standing frame adapted to fit inside a household medicine cabinet, with a horizontal base panel forming a lowermost of a plurality of shelves. The base panel and ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5848711 | Modular storage unit kit A modular storage unit provided in kit form that is readily assembled, is securable to a vertical wall and is arranged to be supported on a floor. Rails are mounted to the wall and the framework of the storage unit is secured to the rails. Outer legs of t... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5826729 | Cabinet or CD storage rack with individual compartments An attractive design for a cabinet or a storage rack for CD cassettes that makes it possible for the CD cassettes to be stored toward the left or toward the right in tilted, stand-in adjacent compartments, wherein each case is partitioneed into a number o... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5819958 | Shelving system The present invention is directed to a wall mounted shelving system. The shelving system includes a horizontal support rail mountable on a wall. The support rail has a bottom edge from which a flange extends upwardly and outwardly. The shelving system als... | 10/13/1998 |
