Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7288192 | Wastewater treatment station in shipping container A standard 20 ft or 40 ft sea-freight shipping container is configured as a septic tank, or as an aerobic trickle filter station. The shipping-container is lined with a watertight shell or liner. The liner may be a preferabricated separate structure inserted into th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7270245 | Mesh container, system using mesh containers, and method for making mesh containers The present invention is directed to a container comprising a first piece of mesh material and at least one separate second piece of mesh material. The first piece of mesh is bent to form a bottom wall and a first pair of sidewalls. The second piece of material form... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264229 | Evaporative cooler An evaporative cooler apparatus is disclosed. The evaporative cooler apparatus comprises a bottom and a top, where the bottom and the top are identically dimensioned, and where the top and the bottom are interchangeable. The evaporative cooler apparatus further comp... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7213806 | Cutting board holder A cutting board kit having a cutting board holder capable of securely receiving two or more cutting boards. The cutting boards may be designated for use with specific classes of food products. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208216 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut resistant layer having an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic ply, wherein the thermoplastic ply includes a plurality of apertures therethrough. The sheet further include... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7078088 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for Processing food items thereon includes a cut-resistant layer including a thermoplastic material ply and an absorbent ply, wherein the first layer has a surface area and wherein the thermoplastic material of the first layer includes a p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063880 | Sheet material and manufacturing method and apparatus therefor A method of manufacturing a single use processing substrate includes the step of extruding a first layer having ridges and troughs between the ridges. The method further includes the steps of placing a second layer into the troughs while the first layer is pliant an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063879 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for processing food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including a first absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply. The cutting sheet further includes a second layer having a second surf... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056569 | Disposable cutting sheet A cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon comprises a first cut-resistant layer having a width and including a first absorbent ply and a first thermoplastic material ply. The thermoplastic material ply of the first layer includes a plurality ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036809 | Cutting board holder A cutting board kit having a cutting board holder capable of securely receiving two or more cutting boards. The cutting boards may be designated for use with specific classes of food products. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026034 | Processing substrate and method of manufacturing same A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first section having a plurality of apertures therethrough and a cut resistant surface, a second liquid impermeable section disposed adjacent the first section, and a fold line d... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022395 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the first layer includes a plurality of non-circular aperture... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994335 | Disposable and absorbent corrugated paperboard cutting board A disposable and absorbent cutting board may be constructed from a layer of corrugations and an absorbent layer. The corrugations may be relatively small and tightly spaced to provide the board with strength and rigidity. The absorbent layer may be made of non-woven... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979485 | Processing substrate and/or support surface A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the thermoplastic ply includes a plurality of apert... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6794018 | Packaging article A packaging article constructed in accordance with the invention is provided which is formed and shipped in a flat shape, and which may be converted into a rigid L-shaped, U-shaped, triangular or square/rectangular shipping or storage container for the protection of... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6308850 | Liner for container A liner for a container, such as a shipping container, including an end panel (11), a first side wall panel (12), a second side wall panel (13), a floor panel (14), a roofpanel (15) and a second end panel (16), the end panel (11) including flaps (17), (18... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6164478 | Disposable cutting board A disposable cutting board assembly (10) having an inner cutting surface (12), a plurality of peripheral outer borders (14) each including an exterior edge (16), and a plurality of corners (18). A plurality of peripheral score lines (20) separate the oute... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5879815 | Channel for fire damper assembly A B-channel for use in a damper frame or sleeve is disclosed which is formed from a blank of sheet metal. The blank has a rectangular barrier wall, a pair of side walls formed along two opposing edges and end walls formed along opposing edges of the barri... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5829615 | Equipment case The invention relates to an equipment case with a metallic, self-supporting casing and an inner frame forming a reception space for equipment and components and which is fixed to the casing jacket by means of vibration-damping elements spaced from the cas... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5647595 | Marble mat An apparatus for playing marbles including a first layer of foam material having an upturned perimeter for retaining marbles therewithin and a second layer of foam material affixed to an upper surface of the first layer and within the upturned perimeter. ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5619013 | Gangable electrical box A gangable electrical box includes a main body and a pair of removable sidewalls. The main body has opposite side edges, each side edges having a pair of flanges extending from a midpoint on a rear panel and along the end panels. The sidewalls include fla... | 04/08/1997 |
| 4049150 | Pan structure The top and sump pans of an evaporative cooler housing are formed of sheet metal and each have a planar surface with folded marginal flanges and are formed with diagonally folded corners that are structurally strong, leakproof and facilitate interconnecti... | 09/20/1977 |
