...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100168616 | LANCET DEVICE UTILIZING A REVOLVER-TYPE CARTRIDGE, REVOLVER-TYPE CARTRIDGE, AND METHOD OF MAKING AND/OR USING THE CARTRIDGE AND THE LANCET DEVICE A cartridge for a device includes a generally cylindrical cartridge body. A plurality of generally axially movably mounted lancets or lancet needles are included. A plurality of biasing members are utilized with each being adapted to apply a biasing force to one of the ... | 07/01/2010 |