...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6184311 | Powder coating composition of semi-crystalline polyester and curing agent A thermosetting powder coating composition according to the present invention comprises as binder a co-reactable particulate mixture of a carboxylic acid-functional polyester component and a curing agent having groups reactive with carboxylic acid groups,... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6037444 | Selective chemical reactions and polymers of controlled architecture produced thereby A process for the preparation of a compound or polymer having at least one functional group selected from hydroxyl, thiol, amino and carboxylic acid groups is characterized in that a compound or polymer (A) containing a group of formula (I), ##STR1##... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5856378 | Powder coating compositions A powder coating composition, suitable for providing a coating having certain appearance or performance attributes, which includes composite particles that are agglomerates of individual particulate components fused or bonded together into composite parti... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5663215 | Coating compositions A composition suitable for the production of an antifouling coating which comprises: (A) a polymer carrying pendent and/or terminal curable functional groups, at least a major proportion of the repeating units in the polymer (A) being other than siloxane ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5639514 | Process for coating a metal substrate for packaging end use A process for coating a metal substrate for packaging end use by applying to a primary substrate a thermosettable composition which is free of added solvent and has a residual solvent content not exceeding 10% derived from the manufacture of any of the in... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5635548 | Powder coating compositions and their use A power coating composition comprises at least one film-forming polymeric material and has dry-blended therewith two or more dry-blended additives selected from solid, particulate, inorganic, water-insoluble materials which may be ceramic or mineral mater... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5470893 | Powder coating compositions Powder coating composition, prepared by process comprising the steps of providing a primary film-forming component and one or more other, different, components selected from film-forming components and non-film-forming components, each said component cons... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5461089 | Powder coating compositions and process for the manufacture thereof Compositions suitable for application in powder coating processes are produced by melt atomisation of thermosettable mixtures. The product is characterised by improved particle size distribution and by a generally rounded particle shape.... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5331074 | Antifouling coating compositions Silicone rubber coatings resistant to fouling by aquatic organisms are based on a hydroxy-functional polydiorganosiloxane and a crosslinking agent therefor. The hydroxy-functional polydiorganosiloxane may be packaged separately from the crosslinking agent... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5304607 | Coating compositions A coating composition which is capable of curing at ambient temperature to form a coating comprises (A) an anhydride-functional polymer containing at least two cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride groups per molecule and (B) an amine-functional polymer and is... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5302192 | Anti-fouling coating compositions The present invention relates to an anti-fouling coating composition that comprises a marine biocide and a binder which is a hydrolyzable film-forming seawater-erodible polymer. The polymer contains sulphonic acid groups in quaternary ammonium salt form.... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5290601 | Coating composition A primer composition for application to a substrate to promote adhesion of a room-temperature-vulcanizable silicone rubber coating, comprises (A) an aminosilane material, (B) a chlorinated polyolefin and (C) a room-temperature-curable polydiorganosiloxane... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5278249 | Coating compositions A curable coating composition comprises a hydroxy-functional component (A) having at least two hydroxy groups per molecule and an anhydride-functional component (B) having at least two carboxylic acid anhydride groups per molecule. At least one of the com... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5218055 | Coating compositions and polyanhydrides for use therein A novel polyanhydride having at least two cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride groups per molecule also contains pendent amine groups, the proportion of amine groups to cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride groups being no more than 4:1 and the content of free car... | 06/08/1993 |