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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7216818 | Windshield washer fluid reservoir tank device for vehicles A windshield washer fluid reservoir tank for a vehicle is externally formed with a side stepping surface, and is internally defined with a space for storing windshield washer fluid replenished through a feeding pipe having a cap, and for allowing the windshield wash... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198339 | Bathroom storage system A bathroom storage system convenient for storage of hair care items, such as hair blowers and hair curling irons wherein receptacles are positioned in a bathroom cabinet to extend around the sink and into the normally unused upper space of the cabinet; the items bei... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175070 | Apparatus for modified garbage collector for commercial establishments The Modified Garbage Collector for Commercial Establishments fulfills the need for an apparatus that can be used to help users collect and dispose garbage in a hygienic way. Once the tray with contents to be disposed is placed inside the Modified Garbage Collector, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6866159 | Tubular shaped case The left arm 5 is provided on a side face adjacent to the opening 23 of the body part 3. The left arm 5 is formed of a tubular shaped cloth used for wetsuit in its diameter less than that of the body 3. Adjacent to the forefront of... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6793083 | Production of polyester using preblended cobalt-phosphorus A preblended additive composition and process for the preparation of polyester resins useful in the manufacture of plastic containers such as bottles is disclosed. The additive composition includes a cobalt-containing compound that is preblended with a phosphorous c... | 09/21/2004 |
| 5850935 | Container with shoulder flange and removable sidewall portions, and related method A container having a base and a sidewall portion extending upwardly therefrom is characterized by striations in the sidewall which define removable strips of the sidewall portion. A shoulder adjacent the opening of the container improves handling of the c... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5720383 | Collecting containers It is known to use `bag-in-box` arrangements both for supplying photographic processing solutions to a photographic process and for collecting effluent therefrom. However, a supply `bag-in-box` arrangement may not be completely emptied and when it is tran... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5361929 | Fluid tank with saddle rack top A combination fluid tank and saddle rack may be mounted to a flat surface or the bed of a horse trailer. The device is ideally of one-piece polymer construction, with fluid input and output ports. The top of the device is generally shaped to conform to th... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5183179 | Child drowning protecting guard for an open head nestable container A child drowning protection guard for an open head, plastic industrial container to prevent a toddling child from toppling head first into the container containing a liquid. The guard is provided by a tapered tube integral with the bottom wall of the cont... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5143793 | Decorated hollow element A hollow metallic or metalloplastic element drawn or drawn-ironed from a decorated blank, and comprising an outer skirt decorated with an image formed from lines of dots of ink. The skirt has over its entire height which comprises zones of level h:2R at l... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5009327 | Towel or cloth container A container for a towel, cloth, or the like is designed to provide protection and yet enable the towel or cloth to be readily deployed when required for use. The invention, is characterized by an enclosure (4) with an access opening (6) therein, and a cor... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5000333 | Container for the windshield washing liquid of a car Container for the windscreen washing liquid of a car, being provided with a seat for the housing of car accessory devices, as well as with fasteners associated to it for the fastening of said accessory devices on the container in correspondence of said se... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4883191 | Releasable chain keeper A keeper is disclosed for releasable attachment to a chain in order to support a gathered length of the chain at a safe, yet accessible overhead location above the ground surface. The keeper includes a tubular body which can be used to accumulate a length... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4878590 | Receptacle cover for prevention loss of trays with trash A cover for a trash receiving open top container which is adapted to provide a shallow sloped surface leading to an opening that is sized to a dimension that is less than the smallest dimension of a tray on which trash is usually conveyed to be deposited ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4804100 | Container adapted for use in centrifuge A centrifuge bowl for oscillating bowl type rotors with two grooves in opposite sides of the bowl to receive the rotor-bearing pins, so that each groove has a bottom surface and is bound on the side facing the bowl aperture by a curved surface is provided... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4691837 | Garbage can The invention is a garbage can which is adapted for use underneath a sink. The garbage can comprises a generally J-shaped chute open at the top of the vertical portion and closed at the end of the horizontal portion of the chute, and having a pivot point ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4495251 | Shielded plastic microwave oven cavity A microwave oven cabinet is constructed with plastic materials and has a low resistivity coating on the outside surfaces thereof, which coating is achieved by applying a mixture of a metallic powder and polymer on the surfaces and curing the polymer, foll... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4223710 | Storing and dispensing means for hose and the like In the embodiment shown, for exemplary purposes, the invention comprises a storing and dispensing container for hose, rope, wire and such filamentary material, formed of compliant, resilient platic. The container has an apertured base and an annular shell... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4052815 | Mist shield for house plants A shield, impervious to liquids, for use in positioning behind a plant while the plant is being sprayed with water for example, which shield is provided with a trough at its bottom edge to provide a retaining well, stiffen the shield, and provide weight f... | 10/11/1977 |
