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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 |
| 6603889 | Optical deflector apparatus and associated method An apparatus and associated method for altering the propagation constant of a region of deflecting propagation constant in an optical waveguide. The method comprising positioning an electrode of an electrode shape proximate the waveguide. A region of defl... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6573394 | Polyoxofluorometallates and use thereof as catalysts for the epoxidation of alkenes The invention provides a process for the catalytic epoxidation of an alkene comprising contacting a transition metal substituted polyoxofluorometalate and molecular oxygen with said alkene.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6566547 | Fungicides This invention relates to derivatives of acrylic acid useful as fungicides, to processes for preparing them, to fungicidal compositions containing them, and to methods of combating fungi, especially fungal infections in plants, using them.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6538097 | Process for production of polyimide powder, polyimide powder, polyimide powder molded bodies and process for their production A process for production of polyimide powder, which comprises reacting a biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride and an aromatic diamine in an amide-based solvent optionally containing a water-soluble ketone, in the presence of an imidazole at 1-100 equivalen... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6528056 | Inhibition of viral infection using antigen-binding proteins A method of inhibiting viral infection using a monovalent antigen binding protein comprising a single domain binding unit capable of binding to a virus is described. Preferably the protein is a heavy chain variable domain derived from an immunoglobulin na... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527160 | Method of producing metal composites which can be processed at high temperatures A method whereby a composite clad metal ingot can be produced for onward processing at higher temperatures which are sufficient to allow the properties of the substrate material to be adequately controlled to meet specific requirements. These higher tempe... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6522350 | Imaging device, imaging method, and printing device An imaging apparatus 1 having a plurality of beam irradiation sources individually drivable, an imaging method, an optical fiber array apparatus, an imaging head apparatus, and a printing apparatus. The imaging apparatus 1 includes n (n=2 or more integer)... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6483738 | Method for driving nonvolatile ferroelectric memory device A method for driving a nonvolatile ferroelectric memory device enabling an operation of a writing mode and a reading mode of a data to be carried out equally in an entire cell array and being suitable for reducing cell size by decreasing a minimum sensing... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6483269 | Control apparatus for automatic lathe A control apparatus for an automatic lathe includes a numerical controller, and comprises an input device, a readout section, and a machining program storage section. The input device inputs a machining program expressed by a predetermined language. The r... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6464755 | Gas separation membrane and method for its use An asymmetric membrane is formed using a mixture of two or more different polymers including at least one type of polyimide. It is thereby possible to produce a gas separation membrane with low permeation resistance (a high permeation rate) for permeate g... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6438772 | Collapsible play yard A play yard has an oval-shaped upper frame. The upper frame is made of two u-shaped tubes and is supported by two vertical posts at either end of the play yard. The ends of each of the u-shaped tubes of the upper frame are connected to each post so as to ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6410199 | Image receiving sheet and recording process An image receiving sheet is provided for superior image reproduction. The image receiving sheet include a substrate and a receptor layer over at least one side of said substrate. The receptor layer includes a resin binder. The storage elasticity modulus o... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6390345 | Multi-purpose travel bag with a multi-purpose strap A multi-purpose travel bag may be used as a shoulder bag, a child booster seat or a backpack. The travel bag has a strap that may be configured in three different ways to accommodate each of the uses for the travel bag. The travel bag has multiple mountin... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6349142 | Structure of speaker use on ship A structure of speaker for ship having a base seat, a vibration board connected to a vibration shaft, and a coil seat containing a coil, characterized in that a coil housing enclosing an iron block therein, being made from iron is mounted in between the b... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6314457 | Method for managing printed medium activated revenue sharing domain name system schemas A method for bridging the gap between the virtual multimedia-based Internet world and the physical world of tangible object media, such as print media. More particularly, a method for managing a domain name service based on initiating a communication from... | 11/06/2001 |
