...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 |
| 7291599 | Use of inhibitors of enzymes having activities of amino peptidase N and/or dipeptidyl peptidase IV and of pharmaceutical preparations thereof for a therapy and prevention of chronical neurodegenerative diseases The invention relates to a process for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases wherein mis-folded proteins accumulate in characteristic lesions and contribute substantially to a pathogenesis and to an inflammatory reaction magnifying the damage, by the isolated ... | 11/06/2007 |