"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5385680 | Finishing process for textiles, finishing bath for textiles using phosphinicosuccinic acid, phosphinicobissuccinic acid or their mixtures, finished textiles and use of said acids as finishes Process for finishing a textile in which the textile to be treated is impregnated using a finishing bath containing phosphinicosuccinic acid (I), phosphinicobissuccinic acid (II) or a mixture of phosphinicosuccinic acid (I) and phosphinico-bissuccinic aci... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5358535 | Use of polyalkyleneglycol diesters as formaldehyde collectors and finishing process for the textile industry Use as formaldehyde collectors of the products of formula ##STR1## in which R represents an acetoacetyl or 3,5-dioxo hexanoyl group, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical, m is equal to 1, 2, 3 or 4 and n is either equal to 1 w... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5273549 | Alkanepolycarboxylic acid derivatives as cross-linking agents of cellulose, new derivatives and textile finishes Use as cellulose cross-linking agents of derivatives of alkanepolycarboxylic acids corresponding to general formula I: ##STR1## in which: n, m=0 or 1, R1, R3, R5 and R7 =H or COOH it being understood that a... | 12/28/1993 |
| 4968774 | Amino-plastic resins intended for the improvement of cellulosed fibres and their application Amino-plastic resins soluble in water of which the nitrogenous derivative is chosen from the group comprising urea, 1,3-dimethyl-urea, ethyleneurea, 4,5-dihydroxy-ethyleneurea or their mixtures and the aldehyde derivative is a mixture of from 1 to 99% by ... | 11/06/1990 |