...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 |
| D660034 | Chair | 05/22/2012 |
| D657969 | Chair | 04/24/2012 |
| D651822 | Chair | 01/10/2012 |
| D639200 | Pendant | 06/07/2011 |
| D629531 | Centrifugally cast ductile iron utility pole having stepped portions | 12/21/2010 |
| D624667 | Interconnected centrifugally cast, ductile iron utility pole members | 09/28/2010 |
| 7774914 | Method for stabilizing a compression head A stabilizer kit for a compression head of a concrete block machine is provided, the kit including a stabilizer plate, a fiber disc, a stud, a pair of spacer plates and a set of bolts for attaching the stabilizer plate and a pair of spacer plates to and between an u... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7739750 | Garment prepared from fluoropolymer staple yarn A single layer, lightweight protective garment prepared from a fabric made of woven polytetrafluoroethylene staple fiber yam, the fabric having an outer surface composed fluoropolymer staple fibers. ... | 06/22/2010 |
| D617471 | Centrifugally cast ductile iron utility pole having stepped portions | 06/08/2010 |
| D616116 | Pair of interconnected centrifugally cast ductile iron utility pole members | 05/18/2010 |
| 7603723 | Therapeutic eye mask A mask includes a flexible backing and an expandable membrane. The flexible backing is configured to overlay the eyes and nose of a wearer. The expandable membrane is coupled to the backing. The expandable membrane fills the non planar surfaces of the face when the ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7574766 | Poultry house floor and wall cleaner An apparatus for moving debris such as chicken manure away from a wall including a frame assembly movable across a floor, a scraping member suspended from the frame assembly and a guide member connected to the scraping member. The scraping member is arranged for scr... | 08/18/2009 |
| D596807 | Glove | 07/21/2009 |
| 7547133 | Method for cavitating fluids within a cavitation chamber using a hydraulically actuated driver A method for forming and imploding cavities within a cavitation chamber is provided. A hydraulically actuated piston is withdrawn to form the desired cavities and then extended to implode the cavities. The cavitation fluid is degassed prior to hydraulically driving ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7498079 | Thermally stable polytetrafluoroethylene fiber and method of making same A dispersion spun polytetrafluoroethylene fiber exhibiting improved elongation prior to fiber break and increased thermal stability, the fiber prepared by forming a spin mix containing a dispersion of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) particles, forming an intermediate fluo... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7461965 | Cavitation chamber with flexibly mounted reflector A cavitation chamber separated into two volumes by a gas-tight and liquid-tight seal, the seal formed by the combination of a rigid acoustic reflector and a flexible member, is provided. The rigid reflector improves the cavitation characteristics of the chamber whil... | 12/09/2008 |
| D579228 | Chair | 10/28/2008 |
| 7405693 | System and method for synthesizing data in a radar system A system for synthesizing data received from a weather radar system includes a digital signal processor, a data synthesizer, a convolution filter, and data storage. The digital signal processor digitizes reflectivity data from a radar antenna. The data synthesizer g... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7367368 | Tree trimmer An apparatus for removing obstructions caused by both high and low lying vegetation, the apparatus including a conventional industrial type vehicle, such as a tractor or backhoe loader, a swing frame swingably connected about a substantially vertical axis on the veh... | 05/06/2008 |