...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 |
| 6639167 | Device and method for pellet sorting The invention relates to an arrangement for sorting pellets (2), that includes a transportation device (3) for feeding the pellet (2), a first container (8) for faultless pellets (2a) fed over the end portion of the transportation device (3), a second con... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6355897 | Arrangement and method for sorting granules A device and method for sorting of pellets so that pellets containing defects are detected and sorted out. The device includes a light detector arranged over a transparent pellet transport track. A light source is arranged on the opposite side of the trac... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6295129 | Arrangement and method for marking defects A method and device for marking defects in or on a substantially planar strip (70, 170), preferably a strip of polymeric film. The defect is marked by means of firstly illuminating the width across the strip (70, 170) by means of a light source (90, 190) ... | 09/25/2001 |