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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 |
| 6760919 | Glove for baseball or softball A glove for baseball or softball includes a thumb stall receiving a thumb, an index finger stall receiving an index finger, a middle finger stall receiving a middle finger, a ring finger stall receiving a ring finger, a little finger stall receiving a little finger,... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760920 | Disposable underarm perspiration pad An underarm perspiration pad that straddles the lower edge of a sleeve opening positioning one inner semi-circular ply on one side within the garment and another outer semi-circular ply on the other side within the sleeve, and in the outer ply there are radially ori... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760921 | Unitary beach towel and poncho with hood The present invention provides a unitary moisture-absorbing and element-protective article that includes a poncho-shaped sheet and hood nondetachably connected to the sheet. The poncho-shaped sheet includes at least one layer, and has an opening that permits the hea... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760922 | Tactical vest with concealed carry pocket A tactical vest particularly for police has a hidden pocket which extends between panels of fabric to the back of the vest and preferably completely around the vest to the opposite side. A large patch of material with loop fasteners, preferably nearly as tall as the... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760923 | Glove with flexible joints A glove having a body portion of elastomeric material, a plurality of digit portions integrally formed with the body portion and extending outwardly therefrom, and a thumb portion extending outwardly on one edge of the bottom portion. A flexion is formed in the body... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760924 | Glove A glove, that is adapted to be used on at least the shooting hand of a shooter of a fire arm, made up of a main body portion, that closely approximates the size and shape of a hand; a gauntlet that extends from the main body portion and is adapted to cover at least ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760925 | Air-conditioned hardhat Air-conditioned hardhats cool the wearer's head. A motor and fan are attached to the top of the interior of a hardhat to blow air over a coolant reservoir onto the wearer's head. The coolant reservoir can be filled with coolant. The bottom of the coolant reservoir c... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760926 | Security pocket device A pocket loss prevention device for pockets to retain the contents of a pocket against loss or unauthorized removal. The device includes a flat rectangular insert of elastic material that is secured to the inside face of the pocket at the mouth of the pocket. An art... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760927 | Device for adjusting head band for protective helmet Protective helmet that includes a shell adapted to protect a user's head, an inner lining, and a headband having an adjusting device. The adjusting device includes two gripping members adapted to be manually moved towards or away from one another by the user in orde... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760928 | System and method for controlling toilet odors A system and method for controlling toilet odors. A toilet seat having a tapered vent passage formed therein, for causing a gradual increase in flow velocity there through is coupled to a conduit, which is further coupled to a fan. The fan induces air flow through t... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760929 | Cantilevered limited mobility bench toilet and commode A healthcare device intended for use by persons with either temporary or permanent limited mobility as a paraplegic or near paraplegic, who possess full use of the upper body and upper extremities. An intermediary device between the bedside commode where use of lowe... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760930 | Below-deck solar blanket roller assembly A below-deck solar blanket roller assembly is installed below the deck of a pool. The roller assembly includes a rotatable roller shaft for rolling and unrolling a solar blanket and a non-rotatable protective casing which surrounds the roller shaft. The roller assem... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760931 | Non-electric sanitation water vessel system A system to sanitize water in a whirlpool bathtub, spa, swimming pool, and other water vessels comprising improvements to U.S. Pat. No. 6,395,167 and incorporating an integral top fill antimicrobial injector not in the prior art. The system also practices the adding... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760932 | Hydrotherapy tub coplanar flow Hydrotherapy-tub coplanar-flow device includes slotted nozzle on a body for discharge of fluids from the nozzle in a substantially coplanar flow. The body is adapted for mounting on an inner surface of a hydrotherapy tub and attachable to first and second fluid supp... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760933 | Cushion device for bath or hot tub A cushion device for use when at least partially submerged in the water of a bath, a hot tub or the like, comprising a flexible hollow, enclosed shell having upper and lower ends, and being capable of containing liquid without substantial leakage, and having a plura... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760934 | Symmetrically contoured support pillow A symmetrical contoured support pillow formed essentially in an inverted U-shape, comprising essentially a semi-circular crown designed to support the head of a woman and a pair of spaced symmetrical legs extending downwardly and outwardly divergently away from the ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760935 | Gusseted pillow with pleated top and bottom sections The gusseted pillow includes a top fabric section, a bottom fabric section and an intermediate gusset portion, wherein the peripheries of the top and bottom fabric sections are each longer than a total length of the gusset portion. The peripheral edges of the top an... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760936 | Method and means for improving the sleeping posture of a user The sleeping posture of a user is improved by the use of a cotton cushion (10) which is attached to one of the legs of the user by means of an elasticated tubular bandage (11) and fits between the two knees of the user when the user's legs are located ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760937 | Personal cushion A personal cushion has a main body (100) with a bottom face and a covering layer (30) wrapped around the bottom face of the main body (100). The main body (100) is composed of a plastic layer (10) with multiple ventilating slots ( | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760938 | Bed board A bed board includes a plurality of distance bars each having a “]” or generally “C”-shaped configuration with two ends, each end having a distance bar rabbet; a plurality of trips each having a “V” shape with an outer flank having a groove and an inner ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760939 | Mattress assembly A mattress assembly for supporting a patient is provided that includes a cover and at least one air bladder positioned in an interior region of the cover. At least a portion of an air tube located in the interior region is made of cloth. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760940 | Bed construction with reduced sagging A bed construction having a one-sided mattress assembly supported on a rigid foundation. The one-sided mattress assembly includes a core of pocketed coil springs having a layer of resiliently compressible material covering the upper surface thereof and having a bott... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760941 | Accessory attachment for magnetic retrieval tool An accessory attachment device for a magnetic retrieval tool includes a ferrous base member having a substantially flat surface for magnetically securing to a magnetic tool and an accessory attachment member extending from the surface; and an accessory member connec... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760942 | Washing pattern determination method An apparatus and method for determining a washing pattern of a direct drive inverter-type washing machine. The apparatus comprises a voltage converter for inputting an external alternating current (AC) voltage and rectifying and smoothing the inputted AC voltage to ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760943 | Device for holding articles during washing A device having a flexible member with a plurality of pouches. A pair of matched articles are placed in each of the separate pouches. The flexible member is mounted on an agitator in a washing machine and the pairs of articles are washed together with the flexible m... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760944 | Dock leveler having an inflatable member A loading dock including a dock surface and a supporting structure positioned within a pit in the dock surface. The loading dock also includes a ramp, an inflatable assembly, and a support. The ramp is pivotally coupled to the supporting structure, and the inflatabl... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760945 | Acoustic toothbrush An electric toothbrush having a detachable brush head assembly including a driven shaft that is driven by a driveshaft disposed with in a housing. The driveshaft is part of or secured to a torsion bar that supports an armature including a pair of magnets. An electri... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760946 | Brush head for toothbrush A head for a toothbrush including a neck and, first and second sets of one or more bristles each. The first and second sets are indirectly supported by the neck and movable relative to each other such that at least one component of this relative movement causes the ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760947 | Apparatus for treating a floor surface utilizing a handle mounted traverse switch Apparatus for treating a floor surface includes a wheeled vehicle having a floor surface treating unit, a drive motor operable to propel the wheeled vehicle and a control system for controlling operation of the apparatus. A handle is mounted on the wheeled vehicle a... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760948 | Snap latch drum release for a drain cleaning machine A snap latch drum release assembly includes a multiple of latches which engage the inner diameter of a plate spaced away from a rotary drum to lock and unlock the rotary drum of a drain cleaning machine without the need for tools. As the latches engage a plate on th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760949 | Rotating dish brush A rotating dish brush is described having a handle and a head. The handle includes a neck connected by a pin to the head. The rotating connection of the handle and head are limited by a pair of stops that also function as areas of force transfer from the handle to t... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760950 | Outer rear mirror for trucks and motor vehicles in general including an automatic cleaning device An outer rear mirror for trucks and motor vehicles in general, provided with an automatic cleaning device, comprises an electric motor rotatively driving an endless worm, meshing with a gear wheel rigid with an elliptical cross-section element turning about a rotary... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760951 | Wiper blade for cleaning vehicle windscreens A wiper blade for cleaning motor vehicle windows includes a wiper strip (12) which is held by a support bracket system (10) and is encompassed by a laterally closed protective profile (14, 22, 24). The protective profile (14, 22) is close... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760952 | Vacuum cleaner brushroll A vacuum cleaner brushroll characterized by a bristle tufted arrangement that forms multiple dwell positions around the brushroll. In each dwell position, the majority of bristle tufts along the length of the spindle are out of sweeping contact with the carpet which... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760953 | Caster assembly A castor assembly for supporting a load such as an article of furniture so that it can easily be moved in any desired direction. The assembly includes a load-bearing base member from which a vertical axle is projected. Pivoted on this axle is a swivel frame, while m... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760954 | Door bumper An improved laterally resilient and displaceable mechanical door bumper for moving an elongated retractable shaft. The body or mold of the door bumper includes a base portion in which mounting screws are firmly anchored into the wood of the adjacent door portion. Th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760955 | Apparatus to fasten a fitting, preferably the support arm of a hinge, to a panel of a piece of furniture or the like An apparatus is provided for the fastening of a fitting, preferably the support arm of the hinge, to a panel of a piece of furniture or the like and formed of a base plate fastenable to the panel, for example, by dowels or screws. The fitting or a part connected the... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760956 | Putter towel clip A clip used to attach a towel to a golf club, (e.g., a putter). The clip has an opening to attach to the golf club, and an opening to attach to the towel. The clip may be mechanically attached to the club, or may use magnets. The towel may be permanently attached to... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760957 | Grommet A grommet is mounted on a panel of an automobile. The grommet includes a tubular body, a fitting portion, a flange portion, projected portions, and a lip. A wire harness is passed through the grommet body. The fitting portion is formed at an end of the grommet body,... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6760958 | Strap buckle To supply a strap buckle that can be formed in an inexpensive mold, that has a miniaturized and simplified structure and thus is expensive, and to which a belt, etc., formed into a loop can be attached easily, such that male part 1 is composed of push-through... | 07/13/2004 |
