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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6041435 | Dielectric hat bracket for safety hats A dielectric face shield bracket that can be used to adjustably couple the face shield to a hard hat or cap. The invention is constructed solely of dielectric materials and, in one embodiment, comprises a two piece arcuately shaped frame where one piece o... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041436 | Versatile costume system A versatile costume system is provided including a body suit with a plurality of fasteners mounted thereon. Also included is a plurality of unique masks each adapted to be worn by a user. A plurality of resilient decorative plates are equipped with fasten... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041437 | Waterproof thermal insert for outdoor sports pants A waterproof thermal insert for outdoor sport pants which is sewn into the rear of a pair of pants from the belt line to the region between the middle of the thigh to the back of the knee, from each outside seam to inside seam, and from the inside seam to... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041438 | Glove with interdigital and fingertip reinforcements A gambling glove for protecting the hand of a gambler, particularly when playing a slot machine includes lightweight material for enclosing the hand and a plurality of reinforcement patches positioned to prevent wear in areas particularly contacted while ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041439 | Size adjustable hat with zigzag stitching forming drawstring tube A size adjustable hat, wherein a bag shaped portion is formed all around the circumference 2 of an extremity of a crown section 1 positioned inside said crown section, or a central hole peripheral portion 3 of a brim, or a slider base portion or a slider ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041440 | Ear protecting device An ear protecting device 10 is provided for protecting an individual's ear 12 from heat and moisture. The device 10 includes a lower support member 18 for covering areas 28 around and adjacent to the ear 12 and an upper support member 34 aligned with the ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041441 | Athletic trousers The athletic compression trousers have an elastic waistband, a pair of tubular legs made from a stretchable fabric, a rear crotch panel and a front crotch panel. Belt loops may be attached to the outer surface of the elastic waistband. A waist cord can be... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041442 | Garment A garment for wear by an individual includes an upper garment portion of one-piece construction having a truncated cone-like appearance and including a hip covering segment. The segment has areas free of join seams positionable over the hip bones of an in... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041443 | Sock The invention relates to a sock for wearing on a foot in a shoe, boot or the like. If shoes, boots or the like are worn by different users one after the other, as for instance at bowling alleys, ice rinks, ski slopes etcetera, users can contract diseases ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041444 | Component load supporting articulated waist belt A load supporting waist belt comprising four separate articulated sections including front and rear belt straps and right and left hip pieces with adjustable connectors on the front and rear belt straps allowing adjustment for waist size and location of h... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041445 | Adaptive undergarment An adaptive undergarment is provided for persons with specialized urological needs. The adaptive undergarment provides an elongate pocket for storing specialized urological articles. The elongate pocket is located preferably in a parallel spaced relations... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041446 | Panty with integrated treated crotch A panty having a front panel, a back panel, and a crotch section positioned between the front and back panels. The front and back panels are constructed from at least a first yarn type, as the crotch section is constructed from the first yarn type and an ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041447 | Leisure trousers with attachable protector elements Leisure trousers of fashionable design that in a most variable manner can be provided with pockets, applique works or similar, are provided. Fastening elements to which different protective elements can be fixed for protection of body parts exposed to pot... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041448 | Urine evacuator A urine evacuation device, or evacuator, includes a generally bulbous guard member having an opening form therein and to which urine is directed. An elongated tubular member preferably, accordion pleated, is secured at one end thereof to and is in registr... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041449 | Apparatus and method for treating objectionable odors in toilet bowls and the like An apparatus for treating objectionable odors from a toilet bowl, where the toilet bowl includes a seat positioned above the toilet bowl, comprises a main body having an inlet opening, an outlet opening and a scent delivery chamber; an apparatus for mount... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041450 | Toilet seat sheet holding structure The present invention relates to a toilet seat sheet holding structure for realizing clean and sanitary use of Western style toilets installed in train, airplane, ship, bus, or other vehicles, department store, building, railway station, public toilet or ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041451 | Splash shield for a toilet A splash shield for a toilet for preventing urine and waste from splashing out of a toilet bowl. The splash shield for a toilet includes an annular main portion designed for mounting below a rim of a toilet bowl. The main portion has upper and lower sides... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041452 | Water-saving toilet A toilet water tank is provided with a water discharging seat which is in turn provided in the top thereof with an upright tube, a high water discharging port and a low water discharging port. The high and the low water discharging ports are movably cover... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041453 | Jet directed pool skimmer with diverter valve A debris skimmer (10, 91) is designed to float adjacent the surface of a pool (14) to entrap floating debris including leaves (99). The skimmer defines a floway (20, 180) having a front (18) and a rear (28), with an entrance lip (36) at the front, and a r... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041454 | Shower curtain system A shower curtain system comprising a generally rectangular shower curtain sheet assembly having an upper horizontal edge and a lower horizontal edge and lateral vertical side edges. A plurality of coupling straps each having an interior edge and with an e... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041455 | Multipurpose play yard and travel cot Apparatus for use in one mode as a cot or play yard and in another mode as a play mat includes a framework which may be used to erect and lower a flexible peripheral wall. A mattress is supported in the apparatus in either mode and is removed during the s... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041456 | Structure for a fitted bedsheet A fitted top sheet adapted for use on a mattress having a given width, a given length and a given thickness, the sheet having a width greater then the given mattress width, parallel side edges and a bottom edge, the sheet including an upper portion and a ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041457 | Method of stretching the human back A backrest device having a supporting surface presenting two elongate continuous or discontinuous protuberances which extend alongside one another and are arranged to engage the back of a person, resting in use against the supporting surface, on each side... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041458 | Tubular pillow with casing and method of covering The present invention provides a tubular pillow including a cover tube and method for enclosing the inside and outside surfaces thereof. The tubular pillow has a tubular body formed of a soft and resilient material with a central tunnel passing through lo... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041459 | Convoluted foam cushion An elongate convoluted cushion supports a recumbent human body. The cushion comprises an elongate rectangular body defined by seven rectangular, longitudinally spaced zones comprising alternating support zones and comfort zones. The support zones provide ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041460 | Bucket opener A tool for opening typical commercially available five gallon plastic buckets having a placement handle and placement end, cutting handle, cutting end, and a razor blade where the placement end is aligned with the bucket lid and the razor blade cuts throu... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041461 | Spike for baseball shoes A spike (10) for attachment to baseball shoes has a spike body (11), a leg (14) protruding upright from the spike body and having a distal edge (14a) and an abrasion-resistant tip (20) made of a metal and having a base portion welded to the distal edge of... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041462 | Powered hand-held appliance for domestic and industrial use The hand-held implement has a fixed motor and a hand-held appliance part on which a tool is mounted. The hand-held appliance part is connected to the fixed motor via a driving shaft and a Bowden cable only. The hand-held appliance part has a slide, moving... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041463 | Hand held sweeper A hand held power driven sweeper that is supported on brush assemblies. The brush assemblies are horizontally mounted on the end of a handle component. The brush assemblies are readily mounted and removed from the handle component. A power component on th... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041464 | Spring loaded skid plate kit for a street sweeper A kit for resiliently attaching a skid plate 10 to a street sweeper S is provided. The skid plate 10 is oriented within a track T between vertical rails R of the street sweeper S. The skid plate 10 is maintained adjacent the track T by a flex bar 40 exten... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041465 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus enables a workpiece to be rotated at a high speed over a long period, enables the outer and inner circumferences of the workpiece to be cleaned by a simple structure without provision of a special mechanism, and enables avoidance of f... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041466 | Scouring pad holder A holder for removably engaging a scouring pad (such as stainless steel) includes a handle and an apertured end portion. A scouring pad is inserted through the bottom of the apertured end portion and held in place by a top flanged surface formed in the ap... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041467 | Toothbrush A toothbrush for cleaning teeth, especially the interproximal region between adjacent, closely spaced or normally contacting teeth, has at least one fin extending from the body of the toothbrush through the bristled head. The fin is a thin, tapering, blad... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041468 | Prophy toothbrush A toothbrush having a novel bristle configuration and trim pattern is described. The bristles of the tufts are of varying lengths and are so arranged to form a concave shape resembling the shape of a rubber prophy cup used by dentists and hygienists for p... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041469 | Dust collector with long fan incorporated therein A dust collector which comprises a long suction fan and a movable filter adaptable to the fan and whose filter permits dust itself caught thereon to function as a three-dimensional filter to thereby enable collection of micro dust. The dust collector comp... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041470 | Carpet brush cleaning device A commercial carpet brush cleaning device that removes built-up accumulations of carpet fibers and associated cleaning compound residue and dirt from a carpet cleaning brush. An elevated machine receiving area is defined having a plurality of arcuately sp... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041471 | Mobile walk-behind sweeper The present invention provides a walk-behind mobile sweeper for cleaning dust and collecting garbage from surfaces. The sweeper has a motorized cart maneuverable by a human operator, a flow-through collection apparatus supported on the cart for collecting... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041472 | Upright water extraction cleaning machine A portable surface cleaning apparatus has a base for movement along a surface to be cleaned and an upright handle pivotally attached to a rearward portion of the base. A fluid dispensing nozzle for applying fluid to the surface and a suction nozzle for pi... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041473 | Doorstop system with an angled lower face A doorstop system with an angled lower face comprising a top face in a rectangular configuration with long side edges and short front and rear edges, two side faces in a generally triangular configuration, each side face having a lower horizontal edge, a ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041474 | Handle for a trolley The multifunctional handle (10) for a movable container, trolley or cart has two lateral, rounded head elements (11) fixed to the trolley (1) and a connecting bow (20) connecting the same having a flat, rounded cross-section (Q). The connecting bow rises ... | 03/28/2000 |
