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...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 |
| 7690299 | Printing rubber blanket A printing blanket is designed to have less sink-down, less variation in thickness along with time, less susceptible to temperature or moisture, and which employs woven fabric having excellent measurement stability, thereby having a sufficient durability against var... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7617771 | Printing rubber blanket A printing rubber blanket includes a surface rubber layer, a second base fabric layer and a first base fabric layer to be provided between the surface rubber layer and second base fabric layer, wherein the first base fabric layer contains at least one type of fiber ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7390562 | Electrically conductive member Disclosed is an electrically conductive member, comprising a substrate of a metal or a resin and an electrically conductive elastic layer formed to cover the substrate, wherein the electrically conductive elastic layer is formed of a rubber elastic body prepared by ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7361245 | Compressible printing blanket and method of manufacturing a compressible printing blanket Disclosed is a compressible printing blanket in which voids are formed in the compressible layer by using microballoons, comprising at least two fabric layers, an adhesive layer interposed between adjacent fabric layers, a surface rubber layer, and a compressible la... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7323261 | Compressible printing blanket and method of manufacturing a compressible printing blanket Disclosed is a compressible printing blanket in which voids are formed in the compressible layer by using microballoons, comprising at least two fabric layers, an adhesive layer interposed between adjacent fabric layers, a surface rubber layer, and a compressible la... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7128802 | Manufacturing method of compressible printing layer and manufacturing method of blanket for printing The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a compressible printing layer, comprising a vulcanizing step comprising a first heating process in which one surface of a compressible printing layer including an unvulcanized compressible layer containing mic... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6884498 | Rubber blanket for offset printing The present invention provides a rubber blanket for an offset printing, comprising a surface rubber layer, a first fabric layer, a compressible layer and a second fabric layer, wherein the thickness of the blanket falls within a range of between 1.65 mm and 3 mm, th... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6376033 | Fixing belt for an electrical appliance and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a transfer-fixing belt for an electronic appliance, comprising a seamless reinforcing layer made of a continuous string, a heat resistant rubber layer formed on the reinforcing layer, and a heat resistant resin layer formed on the heat resist... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6321061 | Belt nip-type toner fixing apparatus using elastic endless belt Disclosed is a belt type fixing apparatus for thermally fixing an unfixed toner layer on a paper sheet. The fixing apparatus has a heating roll and a resilient endless belt stretched by a plurality of rolls such that the endless belt is partly pressed aga... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6303215 | Transfer belt for electrophotographic apparatus and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a transfer belt for an electro-photographic apparatus, comprising a seamless reinforcing layer made of a continuous string, and a semi-conductive rubber layer formed on the reinforcing layer.... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6289809 | Blanket for offset printing and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a blanket for an offset printing, comprising a metallic sleeve, a base layer formed on the metallic sleeve, a compressible rubber layer formed on the base layer, an inextensible layer formed on the compressible rubber layer, and a surface rub... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6244176 | Printing apparatus for printing on a medium by transferring a plurality of different color inks onto an elastic endless blanket Disclosed is a printing apparatus comprising a driving roll, a supporting roll, an endless offset blanket stretched between the driving roll and the supporting roll, a plurality of plate cylinders for transferring inks having a plurality of different colo... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5819646 | Pressing roll for a fixing device A fixing device comprises a thermal fixing roll and a pressing roll forming a nip portion together with the thermal fixing roll. The pressing roll included in the fixing device comprises a core, a sponge rubber layer covering the outer circumferential sur... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5803887 | Heat-fixing roll for fixing device A heat-fixing roll which includes a core shaft, and a rubber layer formed on an outer peripheral surface of the core shaft, wherein the rubber layer is formed of a silicone rubber compound of addition reaction curing type having a thermal conductivity of ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5639549 | Fixing roll Disclosed is a fixing roll, comprising a core metal, a heat resistant elastic layer formed to cover the circumferential outer surface of the core metal, and a surface layer formed to cover the circumferential outer surface of the heat resistant elastic la... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5445588 | Printing roller A printer rolling includes a surface layer roughened by forming a plurality of lattice-shaped grooves such that a large number of diamond-shaped configurations are defined by the grooves, each diamond-shaped configuration including two diagonally facing c... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5195228 | Roll for fixing unit The present invention provides a roll for a fixing unit including a sponge layer which has a multiple of through holes parallel to a longitudinal direction of a metal core and aligned in a circumferential direction of the metal core at a predetermined gap... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5116669 | Compressible rubber blanket for offset printing The compressible rubber blanket for offset printing of the present invention is characterized by making the thickness of the solid rubber layer 0.25 mm or greater and setting the ratio of the thicknesses of the surface rubber layer, compressible layer and... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5113760 | Ink roller for printing machine According to a printing machine ink roller and a method of the invention for manufacturing the same, a surface layer (18) consisting of a synthetic resin or a rubber-like material, which has ink absorbency and which allows surface polishing, is arranged o... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5099759 | Ink metering roller and method of manufacturing the same According to the invention, a surface layer consisting of a synthetic resin or rubber substance which has an ink suction property and can be subjected to surface grinding is formed on the surface of a core metal, a large number of substantially spherical ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5033380 | Inking unit with hollow microballoons in surface and method of making Ink metering rollers include a core roller and a synthetic resin matrix layer formed on the periphery of the core roller. The matrix layer has a number of hemi-spherical depressions formed in its surface and also a number of hollow microballoons embedded ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4962578 | Resin calender roll A calender roll according to this invention requires no pre-operation, and has excellent heat and pressure resistance. In addition, the roll generates only a small amount of heat upon rotation, and can prevent scattering of a resin upon breakage. The roll... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4438063 | Press roll and manufacturing method therefor A press roll comprises an inorganic powder and a polyurethane obtainable by reacting an organic isocyanate and an organic compound having a functional group which reacts therewith. This roll is preferably used as a top press roll for manufacturing paper.... | 03/20/1984 |
