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 |
| 5049176 | Fiber assembly Fiber composites, particularly for imaging, easy to manufacture even with great cross-sectional area, in which fibers are in a peak-to-valley relation with abutting pairs of fibers throughout.... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4349590 | Glass substrates with an insolubilized asphalt coating Glass substrates are provided, for example, glass fibers, with a substantially solvent insoluble coating of asphalt.... | 09/14/1982 |
