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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 |
| 7901275 | Sanding apparatus Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an improved sanding apparatus for minimizing scoring of drywall and other sensitive finishes. In one embodiment of the present invention, a sanding apparatus comprises a flexible, resilient core having a top a... | 03/08/2011 |
| D630707 | Water distribution apparatus | 01/11/2011 |
| 7770531 | Bumper assemblies for modular barges and methods therefor A system for protecting a modular barge, which includes a plurality of modular barge sections assembled together using male and female connections, is provided. Each modular barge section has a top surface, a bottom surface, a side wall extending between the top and... | 08/10/2010 |
| D606908 | Bicycle frame | 12/29/2009 |
| 7621795 | Criterature My invention, “Criterature”, will combine an accessible reading experience with the comforting presence of stuffed animals or stuffed toys in a new way so that a child can literally discover reading while holding a comforting stuffed animal in the shape of an an... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7515798 | Optical harness assembly and method An optical harness assembly and method are provided. The optical harness assembly includes at least one optical harness cable having a termination end; at least one electrical connector having connector pins; and at least one active connector conversion unit coupled... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7515797 | Optical harness assembly and method An optical cable harness assembly and method are provided. The optical cable harness assembly includes at least one optical cable harness having a termination end; at least one electrical connector having connector pins; and at least one active connector conversion ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7501169 | Translucent flame retardant tape The present invention relates to an adhesive film composite, uses of an adhesive film composite and a method for applying an adhesive film composite. The adhesive film composite may include a substrate and an adhesive disposed on the substrate. The adhesive film com... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7432803 | Wireless control system and method thereof A wireless control system and a method for controlling devices (e.g., luminaires, dimmers, effects devices, stepper motors, and the like) used in entertainment lighting applications is disclosed. Embodiments disclose a modular transceiver utilizing a wireless broadc... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427645 | Adhesive compositions and tapes comprising same An adhesive composition and tapes utilizing the adhesive compositions are disclosed. A tape utilizing the adhesive composition of the present invention is particularly suitable for use in closure systems associated with air ducts and air connectors. A composition pa... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7412412 | Network reverse auction and spending analysis methods A computer-implemented telecommunications spending analysis system extracts telecommunications traffic detail data from billing statements provided by telecommunications carriers and converts the traffic detail data to a generic data format for aggregation in a unif... | 08/12/2008 |
| D569173 | Serving utensil | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367344 | Atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma device to clean and sterilize the surfaces of probes, cannulas, pin tools, pipettes and spray heads The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for the use of atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma to clean and sterilize the surfaces of liquid handling devices. In one embodiment, a method of cleaning a fluid handling device includes the steps of insert... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361384 | Corrosion protection system for transport pipe An apparatus and method for coating pipelines with a hot melt adhesive coating and a tape. The coating may comprise a copolymer of an alkyl substituted hydrocarbon polymer in combination with a diene polymer and the tape to overly the coating may comprise a polymeri... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362936 | Optical harness assembly and method An optical harness assembly and method are provided. The optical harness assembly includes at least one optical harness cable having a termination end; at least one electrical connector having connector pins; and at least one active connector conversion unit coupled... | 04/22/2008 |
| D551900 | Serving utensil | 10/02/2007 |
