...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 |
| 6694126 | Digital memo recorder A digital memo recorder in a vehicle for recording/play-back of messages and tagging the messages for future reference. The digital recorder is microprocessor controlled to allow direct sequential access for playing back messages. An auditory and visual i... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6404326 | Redundant power communications circuit A redundant power and communications network that is generally fault tolerant and generally immune to single point failure. A primary or master node communicates via a standard multiplex protocol to the control infrastructure of a vehicle. The master node... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6276737 | Storage assembly for an overhead console A storage assembly for an overhead console of a vehicle including a storage member connected to the vehicle for pivotal movement from a retracted position to a deployed position, a tracking device mounted to the vehicle and defining a first guide track, a... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6113837 | Method of forming products from thermoformable foam with infrared receptors A plastic sheet capable of being shaped by a cold room temperature tool, said sheet being a semi-rigid thermoformable plastic foam doped with carbon black having a concentration within a range of 0.0000081 to 0.0081% by weight of the foam. And a method of... | 09/05/2000 |