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 |
| 5282876 | Inverse flash steam purifier Impure steam is partially cooled on a first side of an energy transfer dee, forming a condensate substantially free of CO2 and other non-condensible gases. The condensate is separated from the impure steam and accumulated in a separator/accumu... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5251848 | Space shuttle wheel acceleration system A space shuttle wheel acceleration system includes a plurality of attachm bands located in the grooves of a tire and extending around the circumference of the tire with collapsible cups attached to the attachment bands located at spaced intervals around ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5233843 | Atmospheric moisture collection device An apparatus for extracting moisture from the ambient air includes a desint pond for absorbing moisture from the air to produce a water rich desiccant, means for vaporizing the moisture in the water rich desiccant, mixing the vaporized moisture with ambi... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5230230 | Lock operator for inactive magazine door locking bolt system A lock operator located between a backing plate and sliding cover includes pivot plate for activating and deactivating the main boltworks and a relocker, an overtravel stop assembly for sequestering the pivot plate to prevent relock, a spring braised knob... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5216965 | Relocatable explosives storage magazine A relocatable storage magazine is provided for containing the shockwave, flagration and flying debris of an accidental explosion of stored explosives, ordnance or the like and includes a container; a debris trap attached to the container for receiving th... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5198609 | Auxiliary target area chaff container An auxiliary target area chaff container for dispensing chaff and other rr counter measure materials from an aircraft includes a housing, chaff canister located in said housing; trigger wires for dispensing the chaff means for retaining said chaff canist... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5185945 | Universal protective shield for the foot A universal protective shield includes a central portion with three or more ingers integral with the central portion; openings located between adjacent fingers and above the sole of the foot covering to which the shield is attached, the openings permitting... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5169197 | Lift link for helicopter external lift of dual HMMWV's A lift link for external lift of dual High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle's HMMWV's) includes first and second ends, the inner portion of each end pivotally attached to inner and outer sliders, respectively, said sliders communicating to provide axial move... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5154537 | Barrier curtain An apparatus for reducing sedimentation in ship berths including one or m modules, spanning the entrance of a ship berth and providing a continuous, homogeneous, impervious barrier, each module including a base located on the sea floor, an accordion type... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5148762 | Safety line harness A safety line harness for restraining and arresting the snap-back of a pad line to prevent casualty or injury, the safety line harness having at least one restraining line, with first and second ends, each restraining line attached to an attachment point... | 09/22/1992 |
