...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 |
| 7537802 | Aqueous copolymer composition and method for preparing a coating therefrom An aqueous copolymer composition containing copolymer particles containing polymerized units of (meth)acrylonitrile, (meth)acrylamide, or combinations thereof; and at least one unsaturated fatty acid ester is provided. A method is provided for preparing a coating fr... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7241755 | Epothilone derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of the formula in which the variables G, W, Q, X, Y, B1, B2, Z1, Z2, and R1–R7 are as defined herein,... | 07/10/2007 |
| 6969734 | Aqueous polymer dispersion and method of use An aqueous polymer dispersion containing acetoacetoxy functional polymer particles and an alkyl ethoxylated surfactants is provided. A method for preparing a coated substrate employing the aqueous polymer dispersion is also provided. The aqueous polymer dispersion i... | 11/29/2005 |