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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 |
| D660230 | Turbine rotor | 05/22/2012 |
| 8127492 | Compound barrier mechanism for passageway control A barrier mechanism for providing selective access to a passageway on the floor of a lobby, room or pavilion. It utilizes a frame and carriage assembly thereon, a panel which is swivelable to selectively overlie and block the passageway, and an electric motor which ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8113219 | Cosmetic powder dispenser with retractable brush A dispenser for storing and applying a supply of cosmetic powder, includes a container and closure cap. The closure cap carries an applicator brush that is manually advanceable or retractable with respect to the closure cap. The mouth of the container is covered by ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109406 | Beverage container construction A beverage container includes a can body having a side wall, a neck portion of reduced diameter, a closure lid and an anchor structure on the closure lid. The anchor structure is offset with respect to the center of the lid. A pull tab has a mounting hole which fits... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7997286 | Cosmetic compact A cosmetic compact providing a molded plastic base, a first cover and combined second cover and grip handle, all disposed over the base. The first cover is hinged to the base. The combined second cover and grip handle are selectively removable from the base, and car... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7708946 | Device for protein detecting tests A device for automation of biological and medical tests wherein test subjects or specimens that are placed in test vessels are subsequently treated by different liquid reagents, including: at least two test vessels of dimensions providing accommodation of specimens,... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7503331 | Cosmetic compact A dual dispensing mode cosmetic compact for use with a cosmetic powder puff, cosmetic applicator sponge, or cosmetic brush, has a base member with an annular lip, a well to hold a cake of cosmetic material, and a closure lid receivable onto the base member. A scrape... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7472862 | Rotating blade aircraft control system In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus, including: an aircraft having rotatable blades; and the rotatable blades are movable between horizontal and vertical positions. ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 4863223 | Workstation arrangement for laboratories, production facilities and the like Arrangements for forming working areas or workstations equipped with supply connections for power, gaseous and/or liquid media, communication connections and monitoring connections and the like, in laboratories, production locations and the like, wherein ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4842482 | Paddle construction A high-efficiency paddle construction having a blade and a stem extending therefrom, and wherein the blade has a pair of opposite, longitudinally extending edges, with flanges extending along the edges. The arrangement is such that there is provided resis... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4842169 | Twist cap having adjustable flow rate A dispensing cap construction including a base cap attachable to a container, the base cap having a spout formation provided with a side wall and with a flow passage in the side wall, and a cover cap which is both turnably mounted on the base cap and axia... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4832809 | Process for preparation layered composite constructional material, especially for sliding and friction members A layered composite construction material, especially for sliding and friction elements, with a substrate, for example a steel layer, on which is a copper-containing or a tin-containing intermediate layer and then a tin-containing or copper-containing fun... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4830933 | Composite structural material with diffusion barrier layer, especially for slide and friction members, and method of manufacture A composite structural material particularly intended for frictional and slide elements, consisting of a substrate such as a steel layer with a copper- or tin-containing intermediate layer, a tin- or copper-containing functional layer and, between these l... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4826055 | Closure cap construction A compact, high-flow-rate closure cap construction for hand-held dispensers, comprising a cap body having an upstanding tubular discharge neck portion, and a closure cap having a bore receiving the neck portion. The neck portion has a cylindrical exterior... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4825157 | Hall-effect controller A Hall-effect control apparatus incorporating an actuator member having a magnetic core, and which is pivotally mounted on a base for movement in X-axis and Y-axis directions. An electrically energized coil excited with a. c. voltage produces a fluctuatin... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4824315 | Equipment for emptying containers statement as to rights to inventions made under federally-sponsored research and development An emptying utility for containers, in particular for emptying garbage containers into the collecting tank of a garbage truck, is equipped with a weighing device which determines during the uninterrupted progress of the emptying operation, in one or two t... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4819330 | Live-action blade shaver An electric shaver having a handle, and a shaver head having a cutting blade, which is movably carried on the handle. A battery and electric motor are mounted in the handle. A drive member on the motor provides reciprocating movement to a pivotally mounte... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4773548 | Tamper-evident container with frangible seal A non-refillable, tamper-evident container for dispensable products, including a hollow container body having an axis and a discharge portion centered on the axis, the discharge portion having an end wall and an axially extending projection thereon, as we... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773572 | Hand-held dispenser with automatic venting A hand-held dispenser for a flowable product, comprising a container having a neck portion at its top, and a cap body having a discharge opening and a base portion cooperable with the neck portion of the container to mount the cap body thereon. The said b... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4768364 | Continuous coiling machine for rod and strip stock A continuous-acting take-up, coiling, cut-off and spooling machine is adapted for use with continuously producing metal casting equipment that casts metal rod or strip stock at a constant rate, and which produces the cast rod or strip stock at a relativel... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4764727 | Circuit continuity and voltage tester A test module incorporating a unique diagnostic circuit for monitoring the magnitude of electrical parameters existing between an electrical driver such as the electronic control module (ECM) of an automotive vehicle and an electrical load in the vehicle'... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4754899 | Twist cap having adjustable flow rate A dispensing cap construction including a base cap attachable to a container, the base cap having a spout formation provided with a side wall and with a flow passage in the side wall, and a cover cap which is both turnably mounted on the base cap and axia... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4749599 | Strips of soft metal foil, in particular tinsel An ornamental strip of soft metal, for use as a decorative article such as tinsel, constituted as a single-ply tin-based metal foil having an antimony content of from 1 to 5 percent, by weight, and having a thickness of between 10 and 30 um. Both of the o... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4749169 | Portable powered screw jack actuator unit A motorized user applied actuator for automobile and like jacks having rotatable operating members for raising and lowering the jack platform, comprising a casing having a drive member detachably cooperable with the jack operating member, and having an el... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4731521 | Electric cigar lighter having aromatic emitting means A scent-emitting electric cigar lighter having an igniting unit with a plug body containing an electric heating element at its inner end, a metal conductor stud connected to the heating element in heat-exchanging relation therewith and extending forwardly... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4731530 | Joystick control having optical sensors An electromechanical control for use with a joystick lever which swivels along x and y axes simultaneously. The control has a light source and two light sensitive phototransistors. The light source emits a beam which is split into two parts. A light contr... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4729584 | Boat hatch or window construction There is disclosed a boat window construction having a window frame including a spigot defining a window opening, and a window pane hingedly connected to the window frame and adapted to be moved between open and closed positions. A tie rod is swivel mount... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4722656 | Device for emptying containers, especially refuse bins A device for emptying refuse bins, having a tipping frame to engage the bin, a fluid-actuated motor connected to the tipping frame for moving it between a first position wherein it is capable of initial engagement with and holding of the bin, and a second... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4707046 | Safety breakaway electrical connector construction The invention provides a safety electrical connector construction in the form of electrical receptacles carried by a weatherproof housing on a front panel. The receptacles are of insulating material, with attached contactor pins having exposed exterior fa... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4703857 | Thin-walled stackable container lid The invention provides a stackable thermoplastic container lid having a U-section sealing rib receivable in a container opening. An outer circular flange on the lid has a depending snap rim provided with bevelled detent elements that can cammingly engage ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4703312 | Voice-override alarm system An emergency alarm system incorporating both signal generation and voice annunciation capabilities, for installation in a building or other structure. The system includes a standard fire alarm control panel and one or more loud speakers, each speaker havi... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4692075 | Panel fastener A screw-type fastener comprising two cooperable assemblages for releasably securing a panel having one of said assemblages to an underlying support structure such as a sub-panel or other framework having the other assemblage. The said other assemblage of ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4685872 | Machine for the production of molded parts from foamed plastic An improved machine for the production of foamed plastic molded parts, including soft foam plastics, i.e. for processing particles without foaming capacity, and including the processing of greatly frothed plastic foam particles, i.e. particles with but li... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4684133 | Swing force indicator for a playing piece of sports equipment A swing-force indicator for a playing piece of sports equipment intended to be swung in the playing of a game, including an elongate housing, an elongate shaft, and bearings disposed adjacent opposite ends of the housing for mounting the shaft for lengthw... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4680006 | Blower augmentor for power oil and power gas burners A power oil or gas burner having a centrifugal blower that includes a standardized production scroll housing. Within the space available in the scroll housing a narrow-width, large (maximum) diameter squirrel cage rotor is provided, that is offset away fr... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4653676 | Captive cap construction for hand-held dispenser A hand-held dispenser including a container having a dispensing neck portion provided with an exterior, annular locking-type retention bead and a nozzled dispenser cap adapted to be forcibly applied to the neck portion and to be permanently retained there... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4651886 | Screw cap with sealing liner A screw cap and sealing liner construction including a cap body having a transverse top wall with an inside surface, and having an annular skirt depending from the top wall, the annular skirt having an internal screw thread which extends upward and has a ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4651606 | Reversible non-adjustable miter guide for table saws The invention provides a reversible non-adjustable miter guide having a pair of spaced-apart back-to-back parallel runner means each of which is adapted to closely slide in either of two guide grooves in a saw table, and at least one miter fence and prefe... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4648435 | Boat window A boat window having a removable screen which, in one embodiment, directly carries a louver and which can be easily installed in the window frame or removed therefrom as a single unit, so as to facilitate replacement with a conventional window screen, if ... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4648765 | Universal tie-down bracket A two-piece universal tie-down bracket which has wide applications but is especially useful in connection with utility trucks having plastic bed liners, and with marine craft. The bracket comprises an elongate base member constructed as a wire form, havin... | 03/10/1987 |
