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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 |
| 6840068 | Appliance for cleaning and refreshing fabrics with a built-in working indicator The present invention is primarily directed to an appliance suitable for refreshing/cleaning cloth items in a refreshing/cleaning cycle, said appliance comprising a collapsible or expandable container that is made from a material that defines an interior void space,... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6662979 | Laundry apparatus Trousers and/or shorts are fed one at a time between conveyor belts, cuff end first, towards a hanger automatically dropped from a hanger bar into a hanger chute positioned in the path of travel of the trousers. A sensor senses the presence of a pair of t... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6581809 | Combined iron, press and steamer for hats The invention relates to an iron, press and/or steaming device for hats. In particular, it is directed at steaming or pressing baseball caps. The invention comprises two semi-spherical halves that are attached by a handle. The handle can be squeezed and m... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6311526 | Modular U-turn tunnel finisher An expandable tunnel garment finishing apparatus including a front module having an entrance for receiving garments on hangers for being conveyed through the apparatus, an initial treatment zone downstream from the entrance for treating the garments with ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6148545 | Boot warmer A foot warmer which has a shape to fit into a boot and an insulating foam adjacent the top of the warmer. Below the insulating foam is a heat retaining material that can be heated in a microwave.... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5862522 | Method and device for shaping the visors of caps and such a cap A method and device for shaping the visors of caps is disclosed. In the method, the visor is curved into a predetermined curvature prior to being heated by hot steam having a temperature of about 100° C. for about 5-150 seconds. The heated visor is coole... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5730006 | Garment de-wrinkler This invention is a garment de-wrinkler that includes a garment bag with a threaded opening in the bottom thereof. A device for controlling the interior environment of the garment bag is inserted into the opening in the bag. The environmental controller i... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5561880 | Steam cabinet and steaming method A steam cabinet includes a base assembly with a water pan and an electrical resistance heater subassembly mounted in thermally conductive relationship therewith. The water pan includes a water inlet and a water outlet. A cabinet assembly is mounted on the... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5528912 | Automatic and travel steamer The present invention is a device that automatically removes wrinkles from clothing, either at home or while traveling. It requires a minimum of effort to assemble, use or dismantle and can be packed for travel in a small, lightweight case. Clothing is pl... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5516012 | Apparatus for steam treatment and hot-air treatment of garments Apparatus for steam treatment and hot-air treatment of garments hanging on a conveyor by clothes hangers in a housing, into which the garments are introduced through an inlet lock and from which the garments are removed through an outlet lock. There is pr... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5459301 | Cyclic microwave treatment of pressed garments Pressed garments are treated with microwaves to activate chemicals without heating the garments, resulting in permanent creases without fabric damage. An apparatus controls the process or curing cross-linking agent impregnated cellulosic fabric with micro... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5419469 | Portable garment finishing machine A portable garment finishing machine (30) includes a hollow gripper (102) for gripping an edge portion of a suspended garment such that the gripper closes the edge portion upon itself in a spread condition. Treating fluid forced through the hollow gripper... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5356055 | Method of pleating garments A method of pleating a garment, wherein an unfinished garment, prepared by sewing cloth parts together, is folded, rolled and twisted, and then attached to a holder. The holder holding the garment is placed in a heat-treatment apparatus, and the unfinishe... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5333765 | Method of pleating garments A method of pleating an unfinished garment, wherein an unfinished garment prepared by sewing cloth parts together is folded around a core plate, the unfinished garment, thus folded, is placed in a case. The case containing the folded garment is inserted i... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5323897 | Portable enclosure - self-contained for wet articles A portable enclosure for the placement of wet articles for storage and at least partial drying. The enclosure includes a rigid plastic frame including an article hanger enclosed by a housing with a top, bottom and sides. At least three of the sides and th... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5181333 | Height adjustable pants presser with top finishing A height adjustable pants finishing device includes a pair of topping bucks positioned in the top portion of a pair of pants to be finished. Waist clamps hold the pants in the desired orientation; then, pressing plates engage pleats to hold the pleats for... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5123266 | Wall mounted clothes steamer with hose and nozzle A clothes steamer which can be secured to a wall such as the wall of a hotel room, the steamer including a housing with a heating element in it. The element boils water which is in the housing and causes a flow of steam along a flexible hose to a nozzle. ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5094371 | Finishing device for stockings hose A finishing device for setting and finishing stockings hose such as stockings and panty hose through steam treatment while they are loaded onto templates, the finishing device including a pair of templates which intermittently move, a steam setting sectio... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5094020 | Steam closet and hanger for the removal of wrinkles from clothing A steam closet for removal of wrinkles from clothing. The steam closet comprises an upright cabinet having sealingly engageable doors, a steam generation plant disposed within the cabinet, and a clothes hanger bar for receipt of clothing within the cabine... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5054218 | Steam ironing device having rotatable pairs of ironing bars, a slide box, and a steam iron for ironing garments mounted on the bars An ironing apparatus has a plurality of pairs of ironing bars mounted on a rotatable plate. The ironing bars are attached to a plurality of air distribution boxes which are attached to the plate, and each bar has a controlled suction work surface for hold... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5018371 | Tunnel finisher A tunnel finisher is provided with an entrance and an outlet and respective pairs of air drums associated to the entrance and the outlet. The tunnel finisher comprises a conveyer with grippers for passing a garment to be treated through the tunnel finishe... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4875268 | Apparatus for mounting articles of clothing to a printing pallet An apparatus and method for mounting articles of clothing to a printing pallet for use with a screen printing machine which comprises a sleeve having a channeled portion to slidably receive the pallet, a support structure adapted to releasably support sai... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4623770 | Method of imparting crease to polyester fiber goods The portion to be creased of polyester fiber goods is subjected to pressing and high-frequency treatment by means of a press bar attached to an upper electrode of a high-frequency welding machine, whereby a solid crease can be imparted to the polyester fi... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4494683 | Steam kiln A steam kiln (10) for the setting of pleats in fabrics. The steam kiln (10) has shielding walls (32, 40) disposed at a distance from the lateral inside walls (26) and from the roof (22). These shielding walls form an integrated system of air guiding chamb... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4391602 | Process for smoothing and drying washed shaped articles of mixed fabric A process and apparatus are provided for smoothing and drying shaped articles having different fibrous components. In accordance with the disclosed process, the articles, after washing, are hung in the moist state and are heated for a relatively long peri... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4209913 | Method and device for drying gloves A method and device for drying gloves, particularly golf gloves, comprises a drying member shaped to resemble a human hand. The drying member is sufficiently rigid such that the golf glove is inserted thereon and retained in an open orientation substantia... | 07/01/1980 |
| 3961458 | Pretreatment, packing, storing and finishing treatment of textile material products Process for reducing wrinkling of textile products at storing or transport comprising conditioning in air at a R.H. of 0-30% and at 25°C, enclosing in moisture-proof material, evacuating the package, storing at a temperature not higher than 30°C, openin... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3934766 | Garment finisher Apparatus for accurately and fully finishing or pressing garments is shown that employs a motor-driven air blower whose motor has automatic braking means for substantially instantly stopping it when de-energized, and that has an electrical heater for air ... | 01/27/1976 |
