Did You Know...
...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6015230 | Method and apparatus for testing heat detectors A method and kit of parts for testing heat detectors mounted at an elevated location above a ground surface using a supercorrosive metal alloy composition formulated to react exothermically but non-flammably upon being wetted for sustaining temperatures o... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5959188 | Method and apparatus for testing of carbon monoxide detectors A method for operationally testing a wall mounted electronic carbon monoxide detector by temporarily hanging a test enclosure over the installed carbon monoxide detector so as to define a closed space between the test enclosure and the wall surface, and i... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5361623 | Delivery system for smoke detector testing spray formulation A system for controlled delivery of test formulation adapted for emulating the effects of combustion products to a smoke detector under test has a tube with a diameter between approximately one-half inch and three inches and a length of at least twelve in... | 11/08/1994 |
