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 |
| 4461203 | Breech-locking mechanism for firearms A device for loading and firing semi-automatic arms, particularly pistols, and comprising a plurality of follower lugs or pins carried in the slide, and a corresponding plurality of inclined grooves carried in the yoke and engaged by the lugs or pins so a... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4440062 | Reversible bolt for firearms A reversible front bolt for converting a firearm of a first caliber to fire cartridges of a second caliber; or to provide a second front bolt of the same caliber as a spare part. The regular bolt assembly comprises a front bolt, a plurality of rails and a... | 04/03/1984 |
