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 |
| 7166037 | Golf training apparatus A training golf ball apparatus designed to imitate the realistic feel, weight, acoustic and flight characteristic of a real (regulation standard) golf ball, to allow a golfer to practice the sport in a realistic way safely at home, includes a mechanized shuttlecock;... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7140982 | Golf tee having a wire support for a golf ball A support device having a support wire with a series of bends for supporting a golf ball from a golf tee, the support wire extending from and being attached to the side of the head of the tee or the side of a self-supporting base. The support wire also being attache... | 11/28/2006 |
| 4181311 | Golf tee with line-of-flight indicator An improved golf tee device incorporating a body member constructed of metallic wire surrounded by a protective elastomeric coating and generally describing a uniformly spaced concentric spiral. A golf ball supporting portion extends from one end of the b... | 01/01/1980 |