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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 |
| 4759093 | Apparatus for cleaning a record disc A cleaning apparatus for a record disc comprises a support member having a top side and a bottom side. Locating means is provided for locating the support member relative to the center of a record disc. A knob is mounted on the top side of the support mem... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4752049 | Leading edge slat/anti-icing system and method for airfoil A leading edge/anti-icing assembly for an airfoil comprising a leading edge slat having a nose section defining a heat exchange chamber. Anti-icing air directed into the heat exchange chamber flows rearwardly through the slat so as to have a deicing funct... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4741943 | Aerodynamic structures of composite construction Aerodynamic structures in which loads are carried around the corner between two angularly related sections in a covering composed of multiple, anisotropic plies of a polymer reinforced with unidirectional fibers or filaments (these terms are used intercha... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4741499 | Anti-icing system for aircraft A deicing system for leading edges of an aircraft. There is a hot air supply tube extending along the leading edge, a fan to move air through the tube, an electric heater to heat the air that is moved through the tube, and pressure release valves. The hot... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4738223 | Horse training apparatus Apparatus for training cutting horses and other performance horses. The apparatus includes an endless carrier for a simulated animal and a reversible, variable speed drive for the endless carrier. Accordingly, an operator can cause the simulated animal to... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4737056 | Extendable brace bar for securing cargo A brace for securing cargo inside a containing device, such as the cargo bed of a truck, includes a first cylindrical pole with mounting brackets at opposite ends of the pole for engaging the sidewalls of the container. The cargo brace is selectively adju... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4734109 | Effluent treatment apparatus and method of operating same An effluent treatment apparatus adapted for conditioning an effluent stream within a treatment zone is comprised of an injection system which includes at least one injection nozzle having a flexible discharge tube with an effective length at least equal t... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4730863 | Apparatus for carrying clothing suspended on a coat hanger Carrying apparatus for engaging a hook portion of a hanger to aid in carrying garments supported on the hanger. The carrying apparatus includes a handle having a cord inserted through a vertical hole in the handle; the hole extending in a direction perpen... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4729535 | Apparatus for supporting a cooking device An assembly for supporting a cooking device, such as a barbecue, including a main platform and folding end platforms. The main platform is connected to a shaft which in turn is mounted to a conventional structure such as the rail of a boat by means of a m... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4727478 | Computer apparatus and remote keyboards therefor Computer apparatus comprising a central computer having a data input port, means connecting two or more remote chord keyboards to the input port, and means for identifying with each respective keyboard alpha-numeric and like character data and command ins... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4725334 | Method of forming integrally stiffened structures Integrally stiffened skin structures (72, 88, 96) which can advantageously be substituted for structures of the honeycomb, skin-and-stringer, and integrally machined types. Exemplary of a virtually endless list of components in which the integrally stiffe... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4723732 | Movable seating system for aircraft An adjustable seating system particularly adapted for use in a passenger aircraft, where they are a pair of tracks mounted in the floor of the aircraft, and a plurality of seating units mounted to these tracks. Each seating unit has a pair of interconnect... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4723823 | Night Light Devices for protecting the bulb of a night light against damage and for denying access to the sockets of an electrical outlet into which the night light is plugged and for also denying access to those parts of the night light which might produce an electr... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4720065 | Translatable outward opening plug-type aircraft door and actuating mechanisms therefor An inward/outward movable plug-type aircraft passenger door (50) including: (i) a hinge assembly (56) and programming control mechanism (100, 114, 116 and 105, 114, 119) therefor; (ii) a latch/unlatch mechanism (58, 70, 82, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94 and 95) ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4718856 | Safety covers for electrical outlets (II) A protective cover for restricting access to the female sockets or connectors of an electrical outlet, thereby protecting infants and small children and others of limited understanding against electrical shock. The cover includes a base plate bearing an e... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4718179 | Orthotic and method of making of the same A relatively rigid cap is made of a material which is deformable at moderately elevated temperatures. A flexible blank contoured to fit a person's foot is placed against the cap which is at the elevated temperature, and these two are placed against the pl... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4717273 | Multiple paper holder and method for a computer printer A multiple paper holding apparatus having a mounting plate positioned adjacent a rear infeed end of a computer printer. The free ends from several paper sources are mounted in related slots and over the top edge of the mounting plate, and releasable pin m... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4717097 | Aircraft wings with aileron-supported ground speed spoilers and trailing edge flaps Aileron-supported split flaps and ground speed spoilers (collectively referred to as "aerodynamic lifting or braking devices") for reducing aircraft approach speeds and reducing the length of the runway needed to land the aircraft. The actuating mechanism... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4713856 | Apparatus for cleaning digital audio discs An apparatus and method for cleaning a digitally encoded disc by moving a circumferential wiping surface in a circular path across the periphery of the disc toward the middle of the disc, and again outwardly toward the periphery of the disc. This is accom... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4711089 | Hydraulic system for aircraft A hydraulic system for an aircraft to provide improved reserve capability for the thrust reverser power system. There is a fluid reservoir having a vent tube with an inlet location located above the bottom wall of the reservoir. In the event that fluid in... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4711259 | Milk tank cleaning apparatus and method A spray assembly for a milk tank, where there is an elongate water pipe positioned in the tank, and a plurality of spray nozzle assemblies mounted to the pipe. Each spray nozzle assembly comprises a nozzle member having radially inwardly directed openings... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4711260 | Apparatus which is convertible between an umbrella and a golfing backstop A golfing apparatus which has the combined function of an umbrella and a backstop for a low trajectory golf ball. In the umbrella configuration, the apparatus operates as a conventional umbrella and may be repositioned from a closed to an open position wh... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4711282 | Portable and collapsible stair A portable and collapsible stair which provides support platforms that are spaced laterally and vertically from one another at approximately a one-to-one slope, thus enabling a person to ascend or descend the stair in a more convenient walking motion. The... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4711012 | Apparatus and method for installing gutter drops on rain gutters An apparatus and method wherein a punching tool is used to punch a downspout hole in the bottom wall of a rain gutter, and wherein a swaging tool is insertable into a gutter drop after the gutter drop is inserted into the downspout hole to swage-lock the ... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4708311 | Slot board hanging apparatus and method A conventional J-hook is mounted to a slot board by means of an adapter having a front plate fitting against the slot board and a mounting element extending into a slot of the slot board. The J-hook has a right angle finger portion, comprising a laterally... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4706913 | Variable camber leading edge assembly for an airfoil A variable camber leading edge device having a movable nose section and an upper flexible panel extending rearwardly from the nose section. To move the nose section between its upper cruise position and a high lift downwardly deflected position, there is ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4704865 | Hydraulic reserve system for aircraft A hydraulic system for an aircraft to provide improved reserve capability for the steering and reserve brake power system. There is a fluid reservoir having a vent tube with an inlet location located above the bottom wall of the reservoir. In the event th... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4705236 | Aileron system for aircraft and method of operating the same Two aileron assemblies at opposite ends of a wing. Each aileron assembly has an aileron airfoil member having a first stowed position for high speed flight, where aerodynamic contours of the airfoil member match those of the wing. Each aileron airfoil mem... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4702442 | Aircraft trailing edge flap apparatus An aircraft trailing edge flap assembly including a main flap and an aft flap are repositioned by a dual arm rotary actuator. One arm of the rotary actuator repositions the main flap by driving a carriage assembly along a linear track. The other arm of th... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4702441 | Aircraft wing stall control device and method A swept wing having a leading edge flap which in its deployed position forms a slot with the forward end portion of the wing. An elongate strip is positioned on the forward portion of the wing in a manner that when the flap is deployed to form the slot, t... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4696583 | Ball support assembly A mounting member having an upper peripheral side wall to receive a ball member, and a lower connecting portion to be placed in locking engagement through a bottom opening in a base member. The side wall is positioned within a base support member for limi... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4693394 | Apparatus and methods for dispensing compacted materials There is disclosed a flexible, hollow, tubular member for conducting a fluid therethrough to cause the tubular member to move in a whip-like manner inside a container. The conduction of fluid therethrough causes the tubular member to move in a generally u... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693926 | Flexible, fire-resistant, decorative laminates and methods of manufacture thereof Composite, lightweight, flexible, fire-resistant, decorative laminates (10, 10', 10") suitable for use as wall coverings on bulkhead panels in commercial aircraft include: (i) a laminar fire-resistant layer (15/14) including an aluminum foil sheet (15) bo... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693161 | Apparatus for supporting a musical instrument A stand for supporting a musical instrument, such as a guitar, in an upright position when the musical instrument is not in use. The stand includes a mounting bracket which is rigidly connected to an upper portion of the instrument, and a downwardly depen... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693773 | Methods for forming visible file pockets A visible file pocket (100) having a laminar central web (101) and front and back, lower and upper pocket tips (102-105) for receiving the lower and upper edges of documents to be supported thereon and wherein the upper edge (108) of the file pocket (100)... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4692869 | Aircraft navigational systems and methods for creating navigational guidepoints Aircraft navigational system and methods are disclosed for creating aircraft navigational guidepoints during in-flight operations. A digital computer and computer control displays provide dynamic and static display of the aircraft relative to the flight p... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691726 | Method and apparatus for valve assembly for a hot water tank A method of replacing an inlet valve for a hot water tank, comprising removing the existing valve and inserting a new valve particularly adapted for use in the present invention. The new valve is connected to the pipe end portion of the inlet pipe by mean... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691974 | Safety covers for electric outlets A cover for restricting access to the female sockets of an electrical outlet, thereby protecting infants and small children and others of limited understanding against electrical shock. The cover includes a plate bearing externally threaded bosses which r... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4688338 | Orthotic insert for high heeled shoes A rigid orthotic insert made of a plurality of layers bonded to one another, with each of the layers comprising parallel fibers, some of which are graphite. Along an outside edge of the insert, there is a layer of reinforcing graphite fibers. This arrange... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4688845 | Exterior extension for a truck cab A rear exterior extension for the cab of a pickup truck. The cab extension is formed by a pair of parallel upstanding side members and a horizontal top cover which is joined to the top ends of the side members. A streamlined appearance is provided by left... | 08/25/1987 |
