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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 |
| 5990355 | Substituted diaminophenols, process for their preparation, and hair dyes containing such compounds Compounds of the formula (I) and their salts with inorganic and organic acids, ##STR1## in which R1 is a hydrogen atom or a trimethylsilyl group, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are, independently of each oth... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5582523 | Connector inspecting apparatus A connector inspecting apparatus includes (i) a connector receiving portion for holding a connector which is to be inspected and which has a terminal and (ii) an inspecting portion which has a detecting piece corresponding to the terminal, and which is ar... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5533630 | Compact disk assembly rack A compact disk assembly rack structure includes two elongated strips, a lower frame, two rods, two support frames and an upper frame as well as a multiplicity of screws. Each of the strips have an upper groove for receiving a longer side of the lower fram... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5519509 | Image processing method utilizing error diffusion technique The present invention provides a half-tone image processing method utilizing an error diffusion technique which allows for the density adjustment of a half-tone image to be reproduced. When the density of an object pixel is converted into binary-coded dat... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5517325 | Direct memory access (DMA) controller with programmable bus release period for timing DMA transfers The present invention relates to an image data transfer controller. In the present invention, transfer processing for acquiring a right to control a bus and performing DMA transfer of image data corresponding to a set number of data to be continuously tra... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5508786 | Image forming apparatus If it is desired to display the number of copies which can be outputted corresponding to the defined capacity of a developer which is determined by an image forming apparatus, a document which is thought to have a substantially average black ratio of the ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5497221 | Method of adjusting image density parameters by repetitively adjusting image density parameter values based upon reference pattern density at standby time intervals The present invention is directed to a density parameter adjusting method in which adjustment of parameters on an image density based upon detection of a density of a toner image related to a reference density pattern and results of the density detection ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5494080 | Arcuate heddle and shedding system employing an arcuate heddle A shedding system having a plurality of heddles supported by and connected to top ends of piston rods of pneumatic cylinders. The heddle employed by the shedding system is elongated in one direction, and has an arcuate portion which forms an arc about a l... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5483459 | Wire measuring and cutting apparatus and wire changing method using the same The wire changing method of the present invention reduces wasteful wires generated whenever wires are changed. When the number of cutting of the wires 28A being produced in a processing device 11 becomes as follows: T=Q-{INT(R/L)+1} wherein Q is the number of ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5475598 | Recommended route guide apparatus which utilizes multiple start and end points The present invention involves road network recording device for recording positions and connection relation of intersection and roads, location setting device for setting departure point and destination point, search start and endpoint setting device for... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5473760 | Device and method for interface effective/ineffective state judging by varying threshold voltage to an input receiver circuit The level of an input signal to an interface is judged at a first threshold value and a second threshold value. The first threshold value and the second threshold value are values within the amplitude range of the input signal. The first threshold value i... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5471562 | Printer having a bit shift function A source data latch circuit for latching data which are read-in from a DRAM is provided. A data latch circuit for latching one-byte data generated by a CPU and an overflowing bit storing circuit for storing overflowing data through a three-bit shift are p... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5463545 | Functional redundancy control system A so-called "softly broken apparatus" by constructing a self-repair apparatus based on functional redundancy. An apparatus is represented in a form including a function using an FBS diagram (a diagram comprising functions, behaviors and states). When a fa... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5444588 | Magnetic erasing head with structure for retain the head in a hole of the base of a video cassette recorder and plugging the head into a circuit board Disclosed is a head structure for accomplishing a wireless structure of a video cassette recorder and for improving its assembling work. The head has a body for supporting a head portion for recording, erasing and/or reproducing data on a tape. A pair of ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5427578 | Pulley for continuously variable transmission In a pulley unit of belt-type continuously variable transmission, wherein a movable sheave on a pulley shaft is moved toward and away from a stationary sheave by means of a hydraulic servo device, and a movable cylinder secured to the movable sheave defin... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5384098 | Exhaust gas recirculation system for an engine The exhaust gas purification system for an engine with two banks provides a pair of bypasses for interchangeably communicating with each of the exhaust pipes from the two banks. A changeover valve is inserted at the junction point of the bypass and is ins... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5362002 | Paper shredder with automatic paper feeding device A paper shredder includes a box-like casing, a shredding roller assembly provided in the casing, and an automatic paper feeding device. The shredding roller assembly includes a pair of rotatable shredding rollers and a motor driving unit connected to the ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5352349 | Method for reviving an electrode of a biosensor After a reverse bias is applied between a working electrode and a counter electrode or a reference electrode, a forward bias higher than a forward measurement bias is applied between the working electrode and the counter electrode or the reference electro... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5346949 | Fluorine containing aqueous composition having water repellent and oil repellent properties A feature of the present invention resides in a fluorine containing aqueous composition having water repellent and oil repellent properties comprising: (A) a fluorine containing copolymer aqueous emulsion which can be obtained by way of radical polymeriza... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5346866 | Dental ceramic material with a relatively low processing temperature A dental ceramic material is disclosed for the preparation and repair of metal ceramic and fully ceramic dentures, which has a processing temperature of 660°&#b1;30° C., and has the following composition: 60 to 65% by weight of SiO2, 8.5 to 1... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5330600 | Method of modifying corrugated or ribbed pipe to have a smooth outer wall Annularly or helically ribbed or corrugated semi-rigid thermoplastic pipe is modified to have a smooth outer wall. The ribbed or corrugated pipe is passed through a heated sleeve to squash and smooth the outer profile of corrugated pipe or bend over ribs ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5307528 | Handle A handle for sanitary facilities such as toilet stalls for handicapped persons includes a middle portion with an elongated axis and two end portions which are bent at oblique angles from the axis. Each end portion is received in a projecting portion of a ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5280898 | Image forming apparatus having a front loading paper feeding member with an improved paper jam removing mechanism An image forming apparatus having a front loading paper feeding member is described which has an improved jam removing mechanism. The apparatus includes a sheet holding section having sheet trays arranged in a vertical direction for holding copy sheets. A... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5254547 | Thioacid amide derivatives and fodder compositions containing the same The invention relates to new thioacid amide derivatives, a process for the preparation thereof, compositions, particularly feed additives, premixes and ready-for-use fodders, comprising the same, further to a method for increasing weight gain and improvin... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5228806 | Gravity pile for platform foundation and process for its installation A gravity pile for platform foundations is described which comprises a series of pile sections made from two concentric tubes the annular space between which is filled with an elevated specific weight composition such as mortar or hematite. Individual pil... | 07/20/1993 |
