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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 |
| 7395602 | Method of using a device to lift, move and flip foods Double hooked device with the hooks being transversely positioned on the end of a shaft having a handle at its opposite end. The hooks may snag, lift, move and/or flip food or other articles by the hooks being rotated generally about the shaft's axis until one of th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7347276 | Adjustable garden tool A manual garden tool having an elongate shaft with an actuator rotatably mounted at its lower end, tine(s) mounted to the actuator, and a cam surface at the lower end of the shaft in contact with a surface of each tine such that, as the actuator is rotated between t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341596 | Wire guides for a scalpel A scalpel guide system for any bladed surgical instrument. A pair of wire guides attach to a scalpel, for controlled travel of the scalpel along the wire. The wire guides of the scalpel guiding system are especially useful as an enhancement to the “Seldinger techn... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7213658 | Ergonomic hand tool An ergonomic hand tool for enhancing the leverage available to a user includes a frame having a distal portion and a proximal portion, and a working element operably coupled to a distal end of the distal portion. The frame further includes a handle that is pivotally... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204055 | Leg support apparatus for trees and bushes A leg support apparatus comprising a leg comprising a first support and a second support. The leg comprising a pivot end and a spike end. A base comprising a lug side, a ground contact side, and a surrounding wall connecting between the lug side and ground contact s... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191853 | Hole cleaning and/or forming tool A tool for cleaning and/or forming holes, the tool having a shaft, the shaft having a lower end and at least two buckets attached adjacent to the lower end of the shaft, each bucket having an open mouth which extends radially from the axis of the shaft, consequently... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168230 | Apparatus for gathering, picking up and carrying loose materials An apparatus for gathering, picking up and carrying loose materials such as dirt, leaves, debris, trash, hay, ice, snow and other materials or objects consists of two grasping elements which each have shafts with grasping devices or heads at one end, and a coupling ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150238 | Bulber with dirt release mechanism A handheld bulber for use in planting and gardening is disclosed. The bulber has a rigid steel inverted conical frustum body of at least two opposing and slightly overlapping sidewall members pivotably joined together and a handle attached opposite a serrated cuttin... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131255 | Picking rake with dual handles and dual rake heads for gathering and picking material A household tool for gathering and picking material comprising two rake head and handle units arranged side by side, overlapping, or crisscrossed with both rake heads arranged in substantially the same orientation. The units are temporarily held in this position by ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7117954 | Weed puller A weed puller that comprises a plurality of prongs positioned about an axis, an anvil plate, and a moveable mass adapted to be driven into the anvil plate so as to transmit a force through the anvil plate to the prongs where the force has a substantial component in ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7065883 | Device to lift, move and flip foods Double hooked device with the hooks being transversely positioned on the end of a shaft having a handle at its opposite end. The hooks may snag, lift, move and/or flip food or other articles by the hooks being rotated generally about the shaft's axis until one of th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059421 | Weed extracting device A weed extraction tool is disclosed, comprising an elongated handle, a prong assembly, and a step assembly. The prong assembly includes a rod having a plurality of prongs attached at a lower end thereof and a pivot pin holder near its center. The step assembly compr... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6966269 | Multi-purpose garden tool A multi-purpose garden tool (10) including a pair of blade assemblies (20)(20′) wherein, each blade assembly (20) includes a handle portion (21), a shank portion (22) and a contoured blade portion (23) wherein, the ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6941880 | Planting machine and method Expandable stinger planting is described in which stinger probes on a boom end mounted frame are positioned for ground penetration on a boom type vehicle. Bottom ends of the probes are shifted between a closed plant receiving, ground penetrating positions; and open ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6733057 | Apparatus for breaking off cores An Apparatus and method for breaking off cores from a material to be tested includes a tube split by opposing slots, a tightening device for moving confronting ends of a split tube towards each other so that the split tube grasps the core to be broken, and a handle ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6619023 | Shovel rake A combination shovel and lawn rake and, includes a hollow rake handle with a rake head pivotally mounted on its lower end with a multi-point linkage for movement between a rake position and a raised position. A rake control knob near the handle is effecti... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6505869 | Combination weeding tool A weeding tool with a combination of attachments integrated with a fulcrum to remove specific types of weeds based on their root structure. The attachments remove weeds whose roots are characterized as lengthy single-type roots, medium-depth bushy-hair ty... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6250054 | Device for removal of aquatic vegetation A device for removing aquatic vegetation including a substantially planar member defining a plurality of elongated constricted slots communicating with a marginal edge of the planar member to form a plurality of closely spaced elements for receiving and g... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6213527 | Weed-tree remover Generally, the present invention relates to an improved implement for removing objects embedded in the ground and more particularly to a manually operated implement for removal of entire plants, root and all, such as unwanted saplings, vines, and large we... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6134869 | Rake with grasping heads A rake with grasping heads for facilitating the collection of lawn debris. The rake with grasping heads includes an elongate inner rod being disposed in the interior of an outer housing. A first rake head extends from the bottom end of the outer housing a... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6105681 | Device for lifting matted groundcover A yard garden tool for heightening matted groundcover, the yard garden tool constructed from a main shaft having an upper end and a lower end and a lifting member attached to the lower end of the main shaft. The lifting member is capable of sliding under ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6062320 | Planting and post hole tool A single-handle tool (20) for manually forming cylindrically-shaped holes in soil is useful for planting shrubbery or for posting. A uniquely angled and shaped pocket (30) is formed in a shovel (26). The shovel is attached to one end of a shaft (22) while... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5901540 | Garden tool for collection and removal of debris A garden tool that includes a rake and a shovel rake for picking up and placing fallen leaves, twigs, branches, grass clippings, and other debris into a transport container such as a wheelbarrow, garbage bag, or trash can. The rake has prongs pointing in ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5716132 | Agricultural agitator An agricultural agitator used for disturbing matter such as compost includes a rod, a handle mounted on a top end of the rod, a first flat section formed at a middle portion thereof and a second flat section formed at a bottom end thereof. The second flat... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5706640 | Landscaping debris collecting device A landscaping debris collecting device for gathering and moving quantities of landscaping debris comprising a right and left plate member, each having an inside and outside face. Each member plate has a rake end and a contoured end, the contoured end of w... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5687556 | Rake system including rake-like arm extensions A rake system is provided which includes a pair of rake-like arm extensions, each having a multi-tine rake head mounted on an improved ergonomic handle. The handle employs an extension shaft which attaches to the rake head, and a grip shaft which projects... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5664819 | Weed pulling device A weed pulling device designed to apply a substantially vertical force to the stem of a weed engaged by the device comprises a tubular body having a first end that is bifurcated to provide two opposing members having edges that define two cooperating V-sh... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5518284 | Hand held garden tool and method A weeding or garden tool with a handle fitting comfortably in the palm and supported by the middle, fore and index fingers. The tool further includes one or more tines extending forwardly from the handle and a support on the tines for receiving the middle... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5490374 | Plant puller The plant puller is a hook attached at one end of a pole or handle. The hook is used to grip a plant to be pulled from the soil. While a standard circular hook may be used, a tapered hook which causes a compression of the plant as it is drawn into the tap... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5469923 | Device for extracting a plant from the ground The present invention relates to a device for extracting a plant, such as a weed, from the ground. The device has at least two opposed prongs, each prong tapering operatively downwardly. The tapered prongs are shaped and configured with respect to one ano... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5467830 | Weeding device A weeding device includes an elongated shaft, a ground-penetrating tool on one end of the shaft, a pad on the shaft adjacent the tool, and a handle on the other end of the shaft. The user pushes the tool into the ground adjacent a weed and kicks the pad w... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5441118 | Weed twister A tool for removing roots, plants and other tubular objects from the earth while only minimally disturbing the surrounding soil. The tool includes a first, proximal end serving as a handle for rotating the tool and a second end including a plurality of co... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5425563 | Hand held garden tool and method A weeding or garden tool with a handle fitting comfortably in the palm and supported by the middle, fore and index fingers. The tool further includes one or more tines extending forwardly from the handle and a support on the tines for receiving the middle... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5290013 | Spading fork A spading tool for use by persons who are unable or prefer not to bend over when uprooting weeds and other material has an elongate handle at the lower end of which is hinged a multiple-tine fork adapted to be embedded in the ground adjacent a weed to be ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5244241 | Weeding and picking implement A weeding and picking tool includes a shaft member having a handle formed on an upper portion of the shaft member and two stick members bifurcated on a lower portion of the shaft member, with a first stick member straightened to be longer than a second st... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5209534 | Take-apart post hole digging tool A post hole digging tool has a semi-cylindrical blade member, an elongate handle member, and a pair of hand grip members which can be quickly and easily assembled and disassembled. The blade has a top end wall and a short cylindrical reinforcing ring at i... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5207466 | Prong-equipped garden tool A garden tool having an elongate shaft with a handle on one end of the shaft and the opposite end of the shaft having a plurality of circumferentially spaced generally axially extending cultivating and weeding prongs, and the shaft and handle permitting a... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5188340 | Weed extraction device A weed extraction device for digging, cutting, twisting and pulling out weeds. The weed extraction device includes a rod member from which a handle is formed by bending the rod member. The handle is useful in pushing the device into the ground and to twis... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5060997 | Weed removing device A weed removing device with a shaft having a handle end and blade end. A T-shaped handle is configured on the handle end at a sufficient distance away from the blade end to provide leverage in pushing, pulling and rotating the device. A blade is located a... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4866922 | Multipurpose rake A multipurpose rake includes a head portion having tines along one end thereof, and an elongated handle removably connected to the other end. A hand-hold is affixed on the upper face of the rake head intermediate the tines and the handle end, and is shape... | 09/19/1989 |
