Did You Know...
...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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120066874 | Fastener having a flexible base Fasteners comprising male and female assemblies. At least one of the male or female assembly may comprise a flexible base that flexes to conform to a non-planar mounting surface. The flexible base is bonded to the stud and/or the socket using techniques that provide a h... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20110113600 | Male Snap Part and Female Snap Part There is provided a metallic male snap part (1) capable of enhancing coupling strength with a female snap part (3) by giving appropriate and sufficient elastic deformability to the projection (20) of the male snap part (1) which can be couple... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110067208 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY A fastening assembly, connecting a first member and a second member, includes a fastening unit, a mounting portion, a connecting hole defined in the first member, and a mounting hole defined in the second member. The fastening unit includes a fastener and an elastic mem... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110035912 | SYSTEM FOR INTERLOCKING A PAIR OF SHOES An embodiment of the present invention is a system for interlocking a pair of shoes for storage. The system comprises a right shoe having a sole and a first cavity within the sole of the right shoe; a left shoe having a sole and a second cavity within the sole of the le... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110030179 | Buckling Device A buckling device for fastening a belt is provided. The buckling device comprises a first portion, a second portion and an elastic portion. The elastic portion is made of a material with a shore hardness substantially between A10 and A95. The elastic portion contacts th... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100139048 | Hand-Mounted Accessory Carrier System and Method A hand-mounted carrier is provided comprising a panel member overlaying at least a portion of the back of the hand. The carrier includes an upper surface facing away from the hand and a lower surface facing toward the hand. The upper surface defines a mounting area ther... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100091455 | SURFACE CONTACT CARD RETENTION ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME A retention assembly for securing a surface contact card in a portable electronic device includes a main body and a locking member. The main body defines a receiving groove in the main body. The locking member includes a fixing portion fixed on the main body adjacent to... | 04/15/2010 |
