...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 |
| 4583975 | Indirect piezoelectric drop counter and method The present invention provides an accurate method and apparatus for monitoring the drop flow rate from a fluid source. The drops are indirectly sensed by piezoelectric means mounted on a drip chamber when the drops impinge on a fluid surface in the chambe... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4515535 | Peristaltic pump quick disconnect rotor assembly The present invention provides an uncomplicated quick disconnect rotor assembly for peristaltic pumps. The assembly includes a magnetic carrier mounted on the pump drive shaft which has a mating configuration with a recess in the rotor. The rotor includes... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4513796 | High speed bulk compounder The present invention provides a fast, efficient, precise method and apparatus for compounding solutions for use in hyperalimentation therapy. The apparatus includes a controller for entering the volume and specific gravity of the solution to be compounde... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4469480 | Intermittent drop detecting method and apparatus The present invention provides an accurate method and apparatus for monitoring the drop flow rate from a fluid source. The method and apparatus allows for an intermittent drop flow rate by accumulating a weighted drop period rate error factor which is adj... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4456591 | Therapeutic method for activating factor VII Patients having a clotting factor defect can be successfully treated by the administration of a composition containing effective hemostatic amounts of factor VIIa. Preferably, the factor VIIa is substantially free of factors IXa and Xa. Procedures for pre... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4403185 | Process and device for detecting frequency variations A process and device are provided for detecting frequency variations of waveforms (10). The waveform (10) is sensed and a first signal (16) is provided with each occurrence of the sensed waveform (10). Each time that the first signal is provided, a measur... | 09/06/1983 |
| 3959765 | Stoichiometric air/fuel ratio exhaust gas sensor A stoichiometric air/fuel ratio exhaust gas sensor construction particularly useful with variable resistance partial pressure of oxygen responsive sensor material is disclosed. A generally cylindrical mounting body, formed of corrosion resistant material,... | 05/25/1976 |