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...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 |
| 7048136 | Canister lid with improved evacuation and vent assembly A canister lid includes a cover member adapted to cover a canister, thereby defining an interior of the canister. An evacuation valve is adapted to allow evacuation of the interior of the container. A vacuum release valve is adapted to allow venting of the interior ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6923191 | Washing agents dispenser device for a domestic washing machine, namely a dishwasher Dispensing device of washing agents for a household washing machine, in particular a dishwasher, said dispenser having at least a tank for a liquid washing agent and an arrangement for dispensing a dose of said liquid washing agent, wherein this arrangement comprise... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6733256 | Device for producing consumables The invention relates to a device for producing consumables, especially filled chocolates that consist of a coated filling. The aim of the invention is to provide a device for feeding substances of the consumables to nozzles in a controlled manner. To this end, the ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6453917 | Dispensing device for a liquid dishwasher detergent A dispensing device for dispensing liquid detergent in dishwashers is provided in which the detergent is fed into the wash area of the dishwasher only after the second actuation of the actuating member. This is achieved by providing: a barrier on the disc... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6419130 | Container for dispensing a small amount of the contents A container that can dispense a small amount of the contents has a body (10), a dispenser (20), a tube (30) and a cover (40). A baffle (24) is integrally formed in the dispenser (20) to close the opening between two ends of the dispenser (20). A tubular p... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6357627 | Dosing device for a container A metering device (2) for a storage container (1), the storage container (1) having an attachment piece (21) on which the metering device (2) is secured, the metering device (2) having a closure piece (4) which can be activated by means of a closure lid (... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6068165 | Premeasured dispensing bottle cap A premeasured dispensing bottle cap consists of an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve. The inner sleeve is adapted for engaging the neck of a bottle. The walls of the inner sleeve define a measuring chamber which holds a premeasured volume of liquid. The ou... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5799833 | Germicide dispensing system A fluid composition dispensing system employs a pair of bulk supplies of fluid components which communicate through air-actuated pumps to measurement and dispensing reservoirs. Each of the reservoirs has an associated float switch which is operative to in... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5542583 | Dual chamber vacuum storage and dispenser for coffee beans A system and method for storing coffee beans in a vacuum environment and dispensing them into an external environment at atmospheric pressure is provided. An upper valve selectively passes coffee beans from a hopper to a metering chamber when open and for... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5513779 | Modular metering device The metering device for supplying precisely measured amounts of any viscous or pasty substance comprises a main body (10) in which there is disposed an adjusting socket (12). A stopping pin (13), and a metering piston (17) are disposed opposite one anothe... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5407105 | Measuring/dispensing device for liquid products A measuring and dispensing device for liquids is disclosed. The device includes a first element for holding a measured quantity of liquid to be dispensed; a second element which is slidably coupled to the first element and which has slits for allowing the... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407104 | Dosing device for liquids A dosing device for liquid is provided which includes an upper element having a predosing chamber and an integral cap; an intermediate element which cooperates with the upper element and which connects to the neck of the container; and a sliding dosing el... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5242661 | Apparatus for direct fluorination of polymeric resins An apparatus for the direct fluorination of solid particles of polymeric resins capable of being fluorinated in which the solid particles are contacted by a flow of a mixture of fluorine and carrier fluid in a solid-gas reactor. In the solid-gas reactor, ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5184760 | Metered side dispensing cap for tubes The present invention is directed to a metered side dispensing cap system for containers such as tubes and the like. It includes a chamber unit having an inlet opening in the bottom for flow of a material from a squeezable container into the chamber. The ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5150666 | Feeding apparatus A feeding device comprises an element operable with a feed conveyor for dispersing food to an organism. The element comprises an upper chamber for receiving food and a lower chamber for dispersing food. The upper chamber is connected to the conveyor for r... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5025952 | Gas resupply valve with microscopic aperture and with sealing member supported by valve body There is disclosed herein several gas resupply valves for replenishment of lost gas in gas lasers in general and argon ion lasers in particular. The first embodiment uses a valve which controls flow of gas into a metering volume. The metering volume has a... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5012957 | Dispenser apparatus A dispenser apparatus for accurately and repeatedly dispensing predetermined quantities of a flowable material in a continuous rapid succession. The dispenser apparatus includes a durable valve for controlling the flow of the flowable material, particular... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4805815 | Metering dispenser A metering dispenser including a metering chamber having an inlet port and an outlet port, an inlet valve for admitting flowable material to the metering chamber through the inlet port, an outlet valve for allowing discharge of the material. To control op... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4776494 | Unit dose dispensing collapsible tube adapted to dispense a viscious liquid therefrom A unit dose dispensing collapsible tube adapted to dispense a viscous liquid therefrom includes a collapsible tube portion and a unit dose dispenser. The unit dose dispenser includes a cap member on the collapsible tube portion, and a closure element conn... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4769217 | Apparatus for measuring content of organic carbon An apparatus for automatically selectively introducing successive samples of a liquid from at least one pressurized line into a receiving funnel having an outlet port and at least one inlet port. The receiving funnel has main receiving chamber for receivi... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4530118 | Passive dispenser A passive dispenser for containing a quality of solution isolated from a body of liquid and for causing a predetermined volume of said solution to issue from the dispenser solely under conditions of gravity flow in response to the level of said body of li... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4480341 | Passive dispenser A passive dispenser adapted for placement in a body of liquid for codispensing a first solution and a second solution in response to a lowering of the level of the body of liquid from a first elevation to a second elevation, the dispenser comprising a fir... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4440323 | Device for dispensing metered quantities of fluid from a container A device for dispensing metered quantities of fluid from a container. The device comprises a through-flow passageway in which is arranged a valve chamber. A lower valve seat and an upper valve seat delimit said valve chamber. The valve seats are parts of ... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4342406 | Dispenser flow proportioning device A liquid dispenser having an outer tank and an inner tank or trap at the bottom thereof with an inlet from the outer tank features a proportioning device at the inner tank inlet which includes an inverted cup-like member with a floating check ball therein... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4318500 | Cap for dispensing predetermined quantities of flowable material A measuring and dispensing cap for a container internally divided into two compartments, one compartment being a tubular section in direct communication with the container and its contents and an offset extension from said tubular section; a wall partiall... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4019545 | Sample fraction collector A sample fraction collector for sequentially collecting a plurality of samples of uniform volume despite variations in sample flow rate and/or viscosity comprises means defining a sample chamber, an outlet conduit means having a rotatable valve means ther... | 04/26/1977 |
