...that Kleenex tissue was originally designed to be a gas mask filter? It was developed at the beginning of World War I to replace cotton, which was then in short supply as a surgical dressing.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6506143 | Apparatus for finishing inside diameter of work In a finishing apparatus, a plurality of works are retained at distances from each other in a direction of an X-axis. A single spindle is disposed on a table movable in the direction of the X-axis, the spindle has an axis parallel to an axis of each of bo... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6051492 | Method of manufacturing a wiring layer in semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a metal wiring layer in a semiconductor device, wherein an insulating layer is plasma treated before a tungsten nitride film is formed on the insulating layer. A metal, metal silicide or metal alloy thereafter being deposited ove... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5908270 | Multi-spindle machining apparatus and multi-spindle machining method The present invention relates to the multi-splindle machining apparatus which carries out machining of the discontinuous surfaces of a plurality of workpieces simultaneously, and in order to restrain the amplification of chattering, oscillation or the lik... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5066173 | Aluminum piston wrist pin boring tool Piston wrist pin boring tool including semi-finish and finish inserts mounted in individual cartridges adjustably secured in cartridge pockets provided in the boring bar. A carbide shank is brazed to a body provided with a cartridge pocket, and a diamond ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4040763 | Method and fixture for reaming piston pin bushings in connecting rods The invention discloses a fixture for holding the connecting rod from an internal combustion engine for the purpose of precision reaming the bushing in the piston pin end of said connecting rod. The fixture is uniquely adaptable to various connecting rod ... | 08/09/1977 |