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...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 |
| 5064466 | Non-toxic process for recovery of photographic silver A non-toxic process for the recovery of silver from silver containing photographic emulsion coated paper or film substrates is provided. The process includes the use of a stripping formulation comprised of an alkaline bleach solution which is capable of h... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4952402 | Controlled release powder and process for its preparation A controlled release powder containing discrete micro-particles for use in edible, pharmaceutical and other controlled release compositions is disclosed. The micro-particles have an average size in the range of from 0.1 to 125 μm. Each of the micro-parti... | 08/28/1990 |
