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 |
| 4067553 | Continuous kneader A continuous kneader includes a screw shaft rotatable within a cylinder, and rotatable disks fixedly mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith. Stationary disks are arranged in face-to-face opposed relation to the rotatable disks. Each of the opposed su... | 01/10/1978 |