...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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AbstractDescribed for use in augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of foodstuffs, chewing gums, toothpastes and medicinal products are mixtures of (a) 1-n-butoxy-1-ethanol acetate having the structure: ##STR1## and (b) 2-phenyl-3-carboethoxyfuran having the structure: ##STR2## and/or (c) bis (cyclohexyl) disulfide having the structure: ##STR3## | InventorApplicationNo. 06/292394 filed on 08/13/1981US Classes:424/49, DENTIFRICES (INCLUDES MOUTH WASH)426/3, NORMALLY NONINGESTIBLE CHEWABLE MATERIAL OR PROCESS OF PREPARATION426/534, Flavor per se, or containing flavor or flavor improver of identifiable organic chemical constitution426/535, Sulfur containing426/536, Heterocyclic514/785Carboxylic acid esterField of Search426/3, NORMALLY NONINGESTIBLE CHEWABLE MATERIAL OR PROCESS OF PREPARATION426/534, Flavor per se, or containing flavor or flavor improver of identifiable organic chemical constitution426/535Sulfur containingExaminersPrimary: Golian, JosephAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References3917870, 4296137, Flavoring with 1-ethoxy-1-ethanol acetateIssued on: 10/20/1981 Inventor: Boden4296138Flavoring with 1-n-butoxy-1-ethanol acetate Issued on: 10/20/1981 Inventor: Boden International ClassesA24B 15/32 (20060101)A24B 15/00 (20060101) A24B 15/30 (20060101) D06M 13/00 (20060101) C11B 9/00 (20060101) |