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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 |
| 7721923 | Apparatus and method for textile maintenance An apparatus for textile maintenance comprises a base component containing a plurality of holes and at least one coupling member. Multiple base components may be interlocked by means of the coupling member(s). Retention members snugly fit into the plurality of holes... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7350679 | Brassiere cleaning and storage container A container for supporting a brassiere or a similar garment for cleaning and storage includes opposed flat plate members connected by a hinge, and opposed container cup members connected to the respective plate members at hinge connections for folding the container ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328710 | Hair retention device and method of using same A spiral or helical structure for retaining hair or hair-like strands is constructed from one or more rigid, semi-rigid, and/or flexible materials. Rigid or substantially rigid portions of the structure can be inter-spaced with flexible portions of similar spiral or... | 02/12/2008 |
| RE39728 | Multipositional apparatus for hanging things Multipositional apparatus for hanging articles such as ties, belts, shoes, bras, hats, etc. includes a flexible main body comprising a series of intertwined rigid links including a first end link, a series of intermediate links and a second end link, as well as a pl... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234616 | Friction arrangement for hosiery donning aid A hosiery donning aid apparatus comprises a body formed as a channel having interior and exterior surfaces and two outer edges extending along a longitudinal axis of the body. A frictional arrangement is provided consisting of a multiplicity of spaced from each othe... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228995 | Clothing hanger adapted for personal use The subject invention is a single purpose clothes hanger apparatus and structure having text messaging appendages extending laterally outwardly from the upper neck portion of the hanger. At least one additional horizontal bar from which additional articles of clothi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216068 | Digitized thermal functional design of textiles and clothing Visual thermal functional textile clothing designs are created using a programmed computer and advanced computing techniques. The computer is supplied with information from a number of databases relating to human body properties and relating to textile material char... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7181809 | Stretch cord hook A stretch cord hook includes hook members, connecting blocks and an elastic cord. The elastic cord has its ends secured to the connecting blocks, respectively. Each connecting block is integrally formed with a respective hook member. Each hook member has an inner su... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174840 | Manipulator used to reverse the edges of slash pockets A manipulator used to reverse the edges of slash pockets, which consist in two pieces of fabric folded so that they internally hold and coat one of the two sides of the pocket cut. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7118001 | Over door storage rack for cabinet doors A storage rack which hangs on the upper edge of a base cabinet door. A pair of hanger brackets fit closely on the door edge and are constructed to accommodate the plain edge of a flush mounted door or the stepped edge of a recessed cabinet door. Hooks on the inside ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097051 | Hanger rod for drying cabinet A hanger rod for a clothes drying cabinet includes a plurality of notches, each adapted to receive a hanger. Each notch is V-shaped, with opposite side walls which converge downwardly to a substantially pointed apex. The rod has front and rear walls defining a thick... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7076897 | Method and apparatus for loading articles such as stockings, socks and the like onto the shapes of an ironing machine The invention refers to a method and apparatus for loading articles such as stockings, socks and the like onto an ironing machine being provided with relevant support shapes; the apparatus (1) comprises: a tubular chamber (3) with an inlet section (... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7051886 | Solid soap with connecting and keeping means By use of a connecting and keeping unit, solid soap is easily kept and used by connecting, in one line, several kinds of solid soap, each different in usage. The unit is constructed by burying a support body equipped with a connecting unit for connecting several cak... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049621 | Apparatus and method for detecting the orientation of textile products such as stockings and socks The orientation of textile articles such as stockings and socks having closed or open toe are detected by a method and apparatus, in a plant for the automatic treatment of articles in which the articles are pneumatically moved. A machine (6) requires the arti... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040058 | Anti-bird roosting device An anti-bird roosting device for protecting an area, comprising at least a pair of cooperating base elements mounted on the area to be protected, and a plurality of projecting spikes, supported on the base elements and projecting away therefrom into a space above th... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021091 | Cable security system A security system for confining movement of an object to a predetermined area. The security system has a cable, with a length, and a housing. The housing is guidable slidingly along the length of the cable and capable of being fixed at a plurality of different locat... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004433 | Organizer for clothes iron and accessories An organizer for a clothes iron and accessories thereof is disclosed. The organizer can be mounted on a wall in either a left-handed orientation where a clothes iron can be placed in the organizer from a left side of the organizer, or a right-handed orientation wher... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6948627 | Sports-headgear hanger In baseball and softball, as well as other sports, equipment such as helmets, caps, and ball gloves are worn by the players, but not necessarily throughout the entire duration of a game. When not being worn, this equipment should be organized by hanging it up. Howev... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6702162 | Button attaching device A button attaching device includes a pair of elongate members each having a pointed first end and a hole adjacent to a second end. Each of the elongate members has a slit therein extending from an outer surface to a corresponding one of the holes. A threa... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6638202 | Bag turning device An inverting cone mounted to an expansion box for turning a bag assembly having an assembly opening, an assembly extended length, and an assembly width. The inverting cone has an inlet separated from an outlet by a length. The inverting cone inlet is smal... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6568572 | Glove inverter A device for inverting gloves, especially industrial-heavy-duty-lined-rubber gloves, wherein a shallow hole exists in the center of the top of the base (1) wherein the pushrod fits and the tube (3), wherein the length thereof is shorter than the pushrod (... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6516979 | Method and apparatus for handling textile articles, especially for loading articles on hosiery machines Apparatus for handling textile articles, comprising means to engage a portion (30) of same articles in a station for the removal thereof and to operate the handling thereof in a predetermined direction (F) up to a station for either the unloading or the r... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6334558 | Hanger support with horizontally disposed garment hanging grooves A hanger support comprises a base comprising a projection, a horizontal member above the base having a plurality of hanging grooves on the bottom thereof, a vertical member coupled between the horizontal member and the base, a slot at the other end of the... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6276577 | Method and apparatus for handling textile articles, especially for loading articles on hosiery machines An apparatus for handling textile articles with structure to engage a portion 30 of the articles in a station for removal thereof and to operate the handling thereof in a predetermined direction F up to a station for either the unloading or the release th... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276575 | Garment crinkling apparatus A garment crinkling apparatus for drying a garment and leaving crinkles in the garment. The garment crinkling apparatus includes a base portion. The base portion comprises a bottom wall having a top surface. A support portion for supporting the garment in... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6257295 | Button shank wrapping machine A machine has a support (3) which receives and supports a button shank (6) at a support station (4); a winding device (12) rotates thread (21) through an outlet (25) to wind it around the shank supported in the support under the control of tensioner (17);... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6234368 | Protective bra cage device for laundering delicate undergarments A device for protecting a brassiere and other delicate undergarments during laundering includes a pair of domed or hemispherically shaped shells adapted to assemble together over a cup of the brassiere as a protective covering for the cup. The outer shell... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6199727 | Apparatus for binding thread running through button sewed on garment An apparatus for binding a button-fixing thread running through a button sewed on a garment or other fabric, which is capable of winding a binding thread around the button-fixing thread by several turns in a safe, simple, easy and convenient manner while ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6186376 | Garment hanging device A clothes hanging device, for supporting a garment in a vehicle, from grab handles located in the vehicle interior near the ceiling. The hanging device comprises a pair of hooks and a bow. The bow has a horizontal member having pair of ends, and a having ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6152337 | Fabric pinning system A fabric pinning system that includes a rectangular fabric foundation member with two attached pin members and a pin end receiving tube structure. The pin end receiving tube structure includes two inwardly curled side edges. Each inwardly curled side edge... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6123238 | Multipositional apparatus for hanging things Multipositional apparatus for hanging articles such as ties, belts, shoes, bras, hats etc. includes a flexible main body comprising a series of intertwined rigid links including a first end link, a series of intermediate links and a second end link, as we... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6116481 | Hat hanger device A hat hanger device for safely storing a hat when not being worn. The hat hanger device includes includes a frame having a first elongate support member and a second elongate support member which is attached to the first elongate support member and has a ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6109489 | Button elevator and attachment aid A device for properly positioning a button for attachment to a garment or the like by sewing, preferably hand sewing, has a button supporting body and an integral needle. The needle is pushed into the fabric of the garment to position the body over the po... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6090158 | Localized finishing of garment workpieces A method and system is disclosed for producing localized abraded, faded and worn finishing effects on a garment by applying a finishing pattern to its component pre-cut, individual fabric workpieces before assembly by sewing. An optical detection system t... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6089422 | Collar stiffening device and method The invention is a collar stiffening means comprising a base with two surfaces wherein the base has depicted upon one of its two surfaces one or more geometric shapes and upon the other of its two surfaces, an adhesive with a removably affixed cover so th... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6029867 | Apparatus for winding round the stem of a button An apparatus for winding round the stem of a button is disclosed wherein the drawbacks of the prior invention disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,082,151 were settled. Namely, after drawing the winding thread from the bobbin and in the process of the winding ope... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6012619 | Apparatus configured to provide electrical information Apparatus configured to used with a garment hangers providing visual and/or audio information for customers and end users. The apparatus include memory means for storing the information data and electrically energizable output devices for producing variou... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5992712 | Method and apparatus for processing hose material Panty hose sewing processes can be fully automatized (allowing unattended operation) by providing a processing apparatus which is enabled to perform working steps from the pickup of hose material to the opening of the welt portion by using suction air flo... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5971236 | Protective bra cage device for protecting a brassiere in a washing machine A device for protecting a brassiere in a washing machine includes a pair of hemispherically shaped shells (preferably injection molded polypropylene material) adapted to assemble together over a cup of the brassiere as a protective covering for the cup. T... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5954243 | Clothing pattern holder An assemblage of hanger-supported clothing patterns to which there is added laterally extending tags identifying the pattern and providing other pertinent information, in the use of which the tags are readily fanned into positions in facing relation to a ... | 09/21/1999 |
