Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6651260 | Toilet tank top with easy access to drop in deodorizing discs A toilet tank top with easy access to drop in deodorizing discs for effectively deodorizing and disinfecting a toilet bowl. The toilet tank top with easy access to drop in deodorizing discs includes a main lid portion designed for abutting a top edge of a... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6491814 | Sani drain A tablet filter which can be attached to a standard grid covering that is attached to a drain like the kind found in homes, restaurants, factories and markets. The tablet filter will be suspended below the standard grid covering to trap any debris which i... | 12/10/2002 |
| 5860173 | Bubble bath dispenser A metering dispenser for bubble bath which may be optimally positioned and anchored within a drain of a bath tub is disclosed. The bubble bath dispenser comprising: a container body having a bottom portion having a bottom sidewall and adapted to closely s... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5019346 | Drain treatment product and method of use A drain sanitizing article (9) for reducing microbiological activity in drain runoff areas having a housing (10), the housing having an inner wall (16) defining an inner opening (18) in the housing, an outer wall (12), and a bottom wall (14) defining a ce... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4574400 | Dirt trap for flush basins A dirt trap for flush basins such as urinals include a perforated base plate and a central projection which receives a basket. The basket includes upwardly extending arms joined together at a location spaced upwardly from the base plate by a connecting ri... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4224701 | Pest and odor preventive sanitary drainer Disclosed herein is a pest and odor preventive sanitary drain which utilizes the continuous property of liquids and permits a twisting downward discharge of waste water and keeps a certain waste water retention level in the water holder therebeneath so th... | 09/30/1980 |
