The ice cream cone was invented at the St. Louis Worlds Fair by Ernest Hamwi in 1904. His waffle booth was next to an ice cream vendor who ran short of dishes. Hamwi rolled a waffle to hold ice cream and the cone was born.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7107684 | Blade sharpening for electric shavers Apparatus, kits, and methods for sharpening electric shavers having rotary and reciprocating-type cutting members are disclosed. A sharpening apparatus in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include an applicator tray or other applic... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7028406 | Deburring tool with replaceable blade A knife body is formed with a front-end holding face and rearward therefrom with a transverse pivot and a longitudinal guide. A blade can fit with the body holding face and project from the body front end. A rocker on the pivot has another holding face and a pair of... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6938009 | Digital computer system and methods for a synthetic investment and risk management fund A computer-aided method for implementing at least one synthetic investment fund. The method includes providing a digital electrical computer apparatus including a digital computer having a processor, the processor electrically connected to a memory device for storin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 5293689 | Method and apparatus for sharpening a cutting blade of a rotary shaver A method of sharpening the blades of a rotary shaver having rotating discs with a plurality of cutting blades consisting of the following steps. Firstly, substitute a cup shaped sharpening head for a comb-like shaving head on a rotary shaver. The cup shap... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5036731 | Razor sharpening device Apparatus for sharpening a razor blade including a sharpening member, a housing for securing the sharpening member therein and for guiding a razor blade in back-and-forth sharpening movement within the housing. The housing has a transverse slot for insert... | 08/06/1991 |
| 3932967 | Sharpener for rotary electric razor A rotary action electric razor which has a blade with heads rotating in an annular, slotted comb, is sharpened by inserting between the blade heads and comb a flat, annular, flexible disc having a sharpening abrasive surface and having a tab extending gen... | 01/20/1976 |