http://www.icis.com/icisconnect/forums/363.aspxHave your say about what's happening in the chemical industry. enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.icis.com/icisconnect/forums/thread/1544.aspxThu, 31 Jul 2008 12:40:11 GMT8e774857-1e25-4730-bdb9-310c4492ad3b:1544Monkey0http://www.icis.com/icisconnect/forums/thread/1544.aspxhttp://www.icis.com/icisconnect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=363&PostID=1544Did anybody realise that today is the 218th Anniversary of the first US patent? It covered a method of making potash and pearl ash (potassium carbonate), important ingredients for making glass, china, soap and fertilizer. It wasn&#39;t patent No.1, though. See http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0731 for more.<div style="clear:both;"></div>