"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6491962 | Process of collecting young leaves of rice plant and its processing method, processed goods and foods The present invention relates to the healthy supplementary foods and the technology for making them by enabling the efficient collection of young leaves of rice plant rich in nutrition and processing without losing nutrition characteristic of young leaves... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6416809 | Bean vegetables and cultivation thereof using highly electrolyzed water Shown are clean bean vegetables and a method for cultivating clean, bean vegetables without using agricultural chemicals. Provision of highly electrolyzed water allows soybean sprouts to be grown faster without being rotted. The highly electrolyzed water ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6319529 | Selenium diet supplement and method of making A diet supplement improves the growth and health of humans and other animals. The supplement contains: (1) germs having a selenium level of at least about 0.2 ppm that are derived from a cereal grain grown in selenium-rich soil; and (2) plant materials ha... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6117462 | Nutritional supplements A method of producing metal-rich plants for the production of nutritional supplements. Edible plants are placed in a growth environment containing metal, and are cultivated in a fashion which enhances the uptake of metal into edible portions of the plants... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5688508 | Feed compositions comprising purslane leaves and methods of using thereof The present invention is drawn to feed compositions including purslane leaves harvested at bloom. The present invention is further drawn to methods of reducing serum cholesterol and triglycerides with the present feed compositions of purslane leaves, as w... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5492717 | Pear processing method A pear processing method and apparatus is provided which includes several mechanisms for properly orienting the pear prior to coring, peeling and seed celling of the pear. Each pear is tumbled between a pair of orienting rolls to a position wherein the st... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5350588 | Feed and water additive and method of making same An animal feed and water additive prepared from seaweed and a method of preparing an additive for animal consumption containing seaweed. Seaweed is dried, ground to a powder, frozen and extracted at warm temperature. A solution of elements, and an oxygen-... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5110803 | Plant polysaccharide fractions inducing prolactin in mammals The invention relates to a polysaccharide product containing units corresponding to rhamnose, arabinose, xylose, mannose, galactose and glucose and providing, in addition, humans and animals with an increased level of plasma prolactin when administered in... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4168597 | Lettuce processing apparatus A method and apparatus for harvesting and processing head lettuce wherein the lettuce is shredded immediately upon harvesting and before deterioration occurs. The shredded lettuce is retained in an insulated or refrigerated enclosure and then promptly tra... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4086368 | Method for preparing and treating vegetable segments A process and apparatus for making holes in vegetable segments wherein the hole-making step is integrally connected with the steps of cutting and slicing of the segments prior to blanching, dehydrating and/or rehydrating whereby the time of processing of ... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4002774 | Method for removing seeds from papayas The blossom and stem ends of a papaya are sliced off to expose the seed cavity, and the seeds therein are blown out by a jet of fluid.... | 01/11/1977 |