...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 |
| 5043282 | Method of producing plant cell lines and plant hybrids A method is disclosed for producing, in a single culture, plant cells that contain a self incompatibility (SI) determinant and plant cells that do not. A selected line is crossed with a line that is homozygous for an SI determinant, and pollen or microspo... | 08/27/1991 |