Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, was searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis. In doing so, he "rediscovered" acetylsalicylic acid and in 1900, patented a stable process for developing it. Hence, we have aspirin.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7948925 | Communication device and communication method A communication device has a first communication section that supports a first communication mode having a low communication rate and a second communication section that supports a second communication mode having a higher communication rate than the first communica... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7359374 | Relay device and method The present invention relates to a relay device enabling efficient management of a voice message and a caller to wait for transmission of the voice message in a short time. The relay device is located at a boundary between an existing telephone network and an IP net... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7200163 | Method of splitting a signal and signal processing circuitry and apparatus utilizing the same A method of splitting a signal (10) into two parts (10″, 10′) is disclosed together with signal processing circuitry (22) for the same. The method comprises the steps of derotating the signal (10) whereby the frequency band of the der... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6804262 | Method and apparatus for channel determination through power measurements In a data-over-cable system, a cable head-end transmits a signal that includes a plurality of analog television signal components an at least one quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) digital signal component, the signal components being defined by frequency channels... | 10/12/2004 |