...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7250022 | Exercise device with centrally mounted resistance rod An exercise machine has resilient elongate members for providing balanced resistance in the form of elongate resilient members oriented horizontally such that the intermediate portion of the elongate members contact a fulcrum of the exercise machine. The user adjust... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7150682 | Exercise and golf, baseball and other sport training apparatus A golf and other swing training and exercising apparatus including a base platform, a vertical support frame, a rotating swing arm connected between a grip and a resistance source which enables a user to execute a simulated golf or other swing by rotating the arm ag... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7112165 | Exercise machine An exercise machine comprising a weighted spool assembly having a shaft that freely rotates upon bearings. To accelerate the weighted spool assembly, a user applies a pulling force to a strap assembly. With the strap assembly in a coiled position, the user applies t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 5786578 | Microwave-heatable exercise putty in a container with temperature indicator A microwave-heatable therapeutic exercise putty mass is packaged in a microwaveable container having at least one transparent wall. The putty mass within the container is in heat transfer proximity with transparent wall of the container. A thermochromic h... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5487759 | Nerve stimulating device and associated support device An electrical nerve and an electrical muscle stimulation device used in association with a support unit. The stimulation device is adaptable to be selectively engageable with a plurality of different body braces such that output connectors associated with... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5472994 | Microwave-heatable exercise putty A microwaveable exercise putty includes a borosiloxane or stannosiloxane reaction product. The resulting reaction product is mixed with a second polysiloxane, an internal lubricant such a monounsaturated fatty acid, and a particulate material which create... | 12/05/1995 |