...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 |
| 5161331 | Rotating head having oscillating blocks for leveling and polishing surfaces of granite, ceramic or marble The rotating head comprises oscillating blocks 1 mounted on inclined pins 2 connected by means of connecting rods 5, the rods being mounted on eccentric pins fixed to toothed helicoidal wheels 9. The wheels mesh with a worm screw 10 having a vertical axis... | 11/10/1992 |