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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 |
| 7780034 | Portable bar A portable bar including an ice chest, a removable tray, and a plurality of beverage containers attached to the upper surface of the tray. The ice chest has a rim located on the interior thereof adjacent its upper perimeter edge. The removable tray is adapted to res... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7246784 | Spring-loaded shelf for a cooler A spring-loaded shelf for an existing beverage cooler, which obviates the need for a user to reach more deeply within the confines of the cooler for a beverage as the contents of the cooler become depleted. The spring-loaded shelf has a base, a platform pivotally at... | 07/24/2007 |
| 6852381 | Insulated beverage or food container An insulating beverage or food container or sleeve is produced with a foam layer disposed on an inner surface of a paper stock. A polymer shrink film layer is arranged in a position along an inside surface of the beverage container. The foam layer is sandwiched betw... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6789693 | Two-liter cooler An improved temperature control device for maintaining the temperature of the contents of a beverage receptacle. The device is designed to keep a contained two-liter bottle cold for long periods of time. The device includes an annular column formed from insulating m... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6637624 | Beverage dispensing urn with surface-covering member and method A beverage dispensing urn (10) with a body (12) having a double-walled vacuum insulation construction with a movable insulation assembly (28) having a hollow movable insulating member (30, 30') made of an annular or cylindrical envelope of stainless steel... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6460722 | Container for keeping wine bottles in a cool condition A container includes a container body with an accommodating space including central and surrounding regions. A plurality of coolant vessels are retained detachably in the surrounding region by a plurality of retaining members against falling towards the c... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6378719 | Housing for liquid container A liquid-container housing for receiving, supporting, protecting, and securing a liquid container, which has a spigot adapted to allow a user access to the liquid within the container. The housing is adapted to be fixedly mounted upon a vertically extendi... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6311833 | Contact lens care center Contact lens cleaning and conditioning liquids, dispensers and a lens storage case are consolidated and arranged in a common unit with features for effectively maintaining contact lens from a single functional package. A molded plastic enclosure accommoda... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6269965 | Cooler insert for condiment dispensing containers An insert fits into the interior of a portable cooler or ice chest. The insert has a planar platform with apertures that support flanged food receptacles by their upper flanges. Attached to the platform at its perimeter is a planar flange to fit onto the ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6176387 | Beverage cooler A beverage cooler for holding beverage containers and fluid therein. The beverage cooler includes a container with a base and a perimeter side wall upwardly extending around the base of the container. The perimeter side wall terminates at an upper edge de... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6109471 | Thermal vacuum bottle A thermal pot comprising a barrel member; a vacuum vessel disposed within the barrel member and comprising a neck member; a lid mounted on an upper side 66 the neck member; a screw fastening device provided between the barrel member and the neck member; a... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6026979 | Thermos bottle A press type thermos bottle comprises a bottle body with an internal liquid tank, a lower cover collared onto the upper end of the bottle body having a water pipe inset in the liquid tank and a through hole at its front end for one end of the water pipe t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 3938689 | Processing tank A tank of relatively thin wall construction, and which is provided with a plurality of exterior reinforcing vertical and horizontal rib members, and in which the tank itself is of a generally rectangular shape in cross section, having a flat bottom, an up... | 02/17/1976 |
