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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 |
| 8146217 | Body bag for water retrieval A body bag for water retrieval of human remains is provided. The body bag is lightweight and disposable. The body bag is made of a material having a hole ratio per unit weight of material in a particular range that permits rapid water drainage yet provides sufficien... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7496995 | Containment device A bag device for storing a body includes upper and lower impervious flexible panel members each having opposed side edges and opposed ends. Respectively side edges of the members are formed integrally therealong, and the members are movable to form a cavity for stor... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7484275 | Transportable contaminated remains pouch A gas-tight, liquid-impervious, transportable contaminated remains pouch designed and configured for storage and/or movement of remains or other items such as evidence in forensic applications that have been or are suspected to have been contaminated. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7373704 | Method and apparatus for lifting objects for transferring the objects to another location A mechanical lifting mechanism for lifting bodies and/or objects for transport. The lifting mechanism has a pair of spaced vertical arms and a horizontal arm connecting the vertical arms and arranged in an inverted U. The vertical arms are adjustable in length in ac... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7337511 | Biological hazard protection body bag A biological hazard protection body bag comprises an non-transparent outer bag case and a transparent inner bag case, which transparent inner bag case provides a vacuum filtration device formed by a check valve and medical grade filter screen for achieving a vacuum ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338210 | Big game storage and transportation bag A storage and transportation mechanism for game animals after they have been killed and cleaned. The storage and transportation mechanism is a nylon bag with a top-mounted opening that can be folded back for placement of both dead game animals and volumes of ice to ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7240075 | Interactive generating query related to telestrator data designating at least a portion of the still image frame and data identifying a user is generated from the user designating a selected region on the display screen, transmitting the query to the remote information system Methods, apparatuses, and systems enabling an interactive information retrieval system that includes a user interface allowing users to graphically generate information queries for objects of interest found in various media, such as television, video, and print. The... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228603 | Containment system A body bag is provided comprising a substantially planar, optically transparent envelope defining an interior and having an opening extending substantially along a length dimension thereof. A closure for sealing the opening is provided comprising a rib and groove st... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6969346 | Isolation chamber An isolation chamber for providing containment for a contaminated patient includes a flexible enclosure that is configurable to receive a contaminated patient therein. The enclosure includes a first side, a second side, a top that is hingedly pivotable about a top o... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6318030 | Double depth crypt vault A double depth crypt vault having two casket compartments, and which permits the placement of two caskets in the same crypt. A center dividing shelf separates the lower casket compartment from the upper casket compartment. The upper crypt compartment has ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6112383 | Bag tag and zipper lock and method of making A combination bag tag and zipper lock is formed from a stamped out piece of metal, and has a pair of pointed legs which may be formed from a frangible central portion and bent outwardly, away from a first surface of the stamped out blank so as to form a p... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6004034 | Body bag and method of making A single piece of material is cut from a roll of material, folded along fold lines and secured together along abutting short ends and mating portions to form a body bag which is stronger. The body bag includes a zipper closure that is formed when specific... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5882505 | Conversion of fisher-tropsch waxes to lubricants by countercurrent processing A process for converting Fischer-Tropsch wax streams to lubricants by reacting said stream with a dewaxing catalyst in a reaction zone where the stream flows countercurrent to upflowing hydrogen-containing treat gas.... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5659933 | Odor-proof sealable container for bodily remains Containers are described for retention of human or animal remains for extended periods. The bags are constructed of laminated materials and sealed, which prevents the escape of noxious or odorous decomposition gases or harmful decomposition fluids into th... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5341548 | Burial/cremation case for animals A burial/cremation case (10) for animals for receiving a deceased animal for transporting and burying or cremating the same. The burial/cremation case (10) includes a shell member (12) constructed from a liquid-permeable inner layer (32), an absorbent int... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5061235 | Portable superabsorbant personnel stretcher and erectable on-demand isolation tent A portable superabsorbent personnel stretcher and exactable on-demand isolation tent article is provided which is easily transportable, durable, and can be prepared in both sterile and non-sterile formats. The combination superabsorbent stretcher and isol... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4790051 | Odor-proof disaster pouch A strong, flexible, waterproof, odorproof pouch for transporting dead human bodies comprising an outer envelope that encases and is sealed at the outer edges to a transparent inner liner within which is placed the body or bodies to be moved. The outer env... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4780940 | Viewing pouch particularly for bodies dead of a communicable disease This viewing pouch is a box made of flexible material having a part of the top panel of flexible transparent material and is suitable for containing a body from pickup at hospital, through funeral service and viewing and on to crematory for cremation. Whi... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4773230 | Self-contained refrigerated mobile mortuary A mobile mortuary comprising an elongated container defining an interior compartment for cadavers. Cadaver trays are supported in the compartment for movement through an opening in the front wall of the container to an extended position. An evaporator is ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4759105 | Body case with viewing window Described herein is a body case fabricated of galvanized sheet metal and designed to contain the remains of a deceased person in an air tight environment. The case is used for shipping the remains from one area of the country to another. The body case inc... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4759104 | Body case Described herein is a body case fabricated of galvanized sheet metal and designed to contain the remains of a decreased person in an air tight environment. The case is used for shipping the remains from one area of the country to another. The body case in... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4617706 | Device for manipulating cadavers A device for manipulating cadavers is described incorporating a support apparatus and a harness apparatus. The support apparatus is comprised of two side rails assemblies, a foot rail assembly and a head rail assembly. The harness apparatus, which is secu... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4139918 | Lightweight, disposable transportation casket A lightweight, disposable transportation casket, including a shell section with a cover releasably attached thereto by securing straps. Mattress sections are supported inside the shell on a liner and the remains rest on the mattress sections. The sides of... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4086672 | Lifting device In a lifting device for lifting patients there is provided a horizontal carrier bar having a patient supporting means. The carrier bar has one free end, the other end being connected by means of a lever to a shaft rotatably mounted in a support, said shaf... | 05/02/1978 |
