...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 |
| 6444230 | Synergistic composition of peracetic acid and amine oxide Composition in the form of an aqueous solution, useful for disinfecting hard surfaces comprises: a) from 0.0005% to 20% by weight of peracetic acid, b) from 0.001% to 45% by weight of acetic acid, c) from 0.001% to 35% by weight of hydrogen peroxide, d) from 0.0001... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6168808 | Synergistic composition of peracetic acid and amine oxide Composition in the form of an aqueous solution, useful for disinfecting hard surfaces comprises: a) from 0.0005% to 20% by weight of peracetic acid, b) from 0.001% to 45% by weight of acetic acid, c) from 0.001% to 35% by weight of hydrogen peroxide, d) from 0.0001... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5902559 | Plant for the production of hydrogen peroxide A plant for producing hydrogen peroxide by autooxidation of an anthraquinone derivative, including a catalytic hydrogenation vessel (1) supplied with hydrogen; an oxidizing vessel (2) supplied with an oxygen-containing fluid, particularly air; an extracto... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5851402 | Process for the purification of hydrogen peroxide Process for purification of aqueous solutions of hydrogen peroxide comprising the steps of adding one or more macroligands to said solution to form a mixture and forcing the mixture through an ultrafiltration membrane.... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5609821 | Process for the treatment of an article and a new aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution A process for disinfecting or sterilizing an article comprising spraying on at least one surface of the article an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution including an organic phosphonic acid in an amount effective to stabilize said hydrogen peroxide solution,... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5594150 | Process for the preparation of a secondary or tertiary hydroxylated amine compound from a primary or secondary amine compound and a product made by the process Process for the preparation of a hydroxylated secondary or tertiary amine compound having a hydroxyl function ଲ to the amine function, according to which a primary or secondary amine compound is reacted with a compound containing an epoxy function i... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5382571 | Clathrates of peroxyacids, their preparation and their uses The invention concerns derivatives of peroxyacids consisting of inclusion compounds or clathrates, in a hollow molecule which is capable of behaving as a receiving structure which respect to a given peroxyacid, their process of preparation and their uses.... | 01/17/1995 |