Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7862272 | Clip A clip which is easily removed from an object to be fixed is provided. The clip includes: two parts including a first member 1 and a second member 2, the first member having a head portion 4 and a shaft portion 5, and the second member ha... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7661193 | Method for manufacturing float valve apparatus In a method for manufacturing a float valve apparatus including a valve case, an upper lid incorporated into this valve case to form a valve chamber, and a float valve liftably arranged inside the valve chamber, the upper lid being provided with a lead-out pipe conn... | 02/16/2010 |
| D597913 | Shaft for sun visor | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568499 | Fuel check valve A fuel check valve that includes: a pipe having a fuel outflow port; a valve element attached in an openable and closable manner to the fuel outflow port of the pipe, the valve element being normally urged by a spring in a closing direction; a support shaft disposed... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7549829 | Clip A clip has a head part adapted to be contacted with a peripheral edge of a fitting hole in a panel to be fitted, and a leg part adapted to be inserted into the fitting hole thereby to be engaged with the peripheral edge of the fitting hole. The leg part has a post s... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7490863 | Joint for fuel tank and method for manufacturing the same A joint for fuel tank is attached to an opening of a resin fuel tank. The joint includes a joint main body and a flanged junction. The flanged junction is connected to the joint main body and is weldable to a periphery of the opening of the fuel tank. The joint main... | 02/17/2009 |
| D586718 | Clip for protecting automobile parts | 02/17/2009 |
| D583027 | Hose clamp | 12/16/2008 |
| D576481 | Nut | 09/09/2008 |
| D576029 | Nut | 09/02/2008 |
| 7387318 | Piping connector A socket is attached to an end of one pipe and a plug is attached to an end of another pipe. The socket is provided with a pair of notched grooves at peripheral faces on both sides opposed to each other and a stopper constituting a U-shape is mounted onto the notche... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383707 | Storage locking apparatus An storage locking apparatus including a case attached to an end edge of the storage, a locking member slidably supported by the case for engaging with and disengaging from the supporting member, a first urging member for always urging the locking member in a direct... | 06/10/2008 |
| D569240 | Fixing article for floor mat of automobile | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374157 | Spring assembly and method for manufacturing the same A manufacturing method of a spring assembly, assembles an annular plate and a compression coil spring. The method includes forming a protrusion having a tapered portion on the annular plate, and inserting a punch including a first portion having a larger diameter th... | 05/20/2008 |
| D566534 | Fixing article for automobile parts | 04/15/2008 |
| D566535 | Fixing article for automobile parts | 04/15/2008 |
| D564344 | Fixing article for automobile parts | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320493 | Sun visor A sun visor includes a sun-visor body, an auxiliary visor, a sub-plate and a spring. The auxiliary visor is attached to the sun-visor body slidably. The sub-plate is attached to the auxiliary visor to slide between a first position where the auxiliary visor receives... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318445 | Fuel vapor pipe structure of fuel tank In a fuel vapor pipe structure including a plurality of cut valves for passing or cutting a fuel vapor at inside of a fuel tank, a pipe joint connected to the cut valves for communicating the fuel vapor to a canister, and a resin tube for connecting the cut valve an... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316375 | Band clamp A band clamp including: a band portion which is wound around a member to be bundled; a lock portion to which a base end of the band portion is connected; engaging projections which are formed in the band portion along a direction of length of the band portion at pre... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7308736 | Apparatus of attaching interior part of automobile An attaching Apparatus of an interior part of an automobile includes a base portion, a clip and a cap. The base portion includes an opening portion and a projected portion, the clip includes a front end portion, a parallel portion, a base end portion, a draw stop cl... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300089 | Fixing member and a fixing structure for vehicle part A fixing member includes a base portion having an opening portion at side surfaces thereof, a pair of flange portions protruding from a free end portion of the base portion, at least one elastic portion perpendicularly extending from a lower surface of each flange p... | 11/27/2007 |
| D551270 | Oil level gauge | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249922 | Jointing member for fixing panel members by one-touch operation A jointing member has a grommet and a pin. The grommet includes a flange portion and a leg portion capable of being opened, in which an insertion hole is formed from the center of the flange portion to the inner portion of the leg portion, and an engagement portion ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243401 | Clip A clip includes an insertion member whose cross-sectional shape is in a T-shape, having a head portion and a shaft portion connected downwardly from the head portion; a latch member in a V-shape disposed on an outer side of the shaft portion; and a hinge member conn... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244142 | Connection structure or fastening structure with resonant circuit A connection structure or a fastening structure including a circuit which functions as a resonant circuit whose connection or fastening is confirmed by resonance of radio waves, the connection structure or a fastening structure has a connector for connecting a membe... | 07/17/2007 |
| D545856 | Oil level gauge | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231696 | Clip A clip has a base A having a U shape composed of a pair of parallel sections, and a joining section having flexibility and interconnecting the lower parts thereof, elastic pieces respectively branching from the insides of the parallel sections in the opposed directi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222398 | Clip A clip includes: a pin having a head and a shank; and a grommet having a collar and a leg. The leg of the grommet is divided into a plurality of expansion leg pieces by means of slits extending along an axial direction. The expansion leg pieces of the leg are expand... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219683 | Cut valve with check valve A cut valve with a check valve includes a body case, a cap member, positive and negative pressure valves, and first and second springs. The body case defines a vent hole. The cap member is fitted to an upper portion of the body case. The positive pressure valve is m... | 05/22/2007 |
