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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 |
| D598663 | Brite kids chair | 08/25/2009 |
| 7542210 | Eye tracking head mounted display A head mounted display device has a mount which attaches the device to a user's head, a beam-splitter attached to the mount with movement devices, an image projector which projects images onto the beam-splitter, an eye-tracker which tracks a user's eye's gaze, and o... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7505393 | Information recording carrier and method of reproducing the same An information recording carrier according to one embodiment has minute pattern including plural grooves or lands formed to be substantially in parallel and adjacent each other and comprises a supporting body having the minute pattern, a recording layer formed on th... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7488174 | Method for defining a finish line of a dental prosthesis A computer-based prosthodontic method is provided, for enabling a dental practitioner to define a finish line of a dental prosthesis of at least one tooth to be fitted over a tooth preparation. The method comprises the following steps: providing a three-dimensional ... | 02/10/2009 |
| D585050 | Headphones | 01/20/2009 |
| 7477402 | Method and apparatus for imaging three-dimensional structure Determining surface topology of a portion (26) of a three-dimensional structure is provided. An array of incident light beams (36) passing through a focusing optics (42) and a probing face is shone on said portion. The focusing optics defines on... | 01/13/2009 |
| D584248 | Light emitting diode | 01/06/2009 |
| D584247 | Light emitting diode | 01/06/2009 |
| 7471304 | Card manufacturing method and apparatus thereof A card manufacturing method for manufacturing the card and a card manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing the card are provided. The card 51 includes a card base 1, a first receptor layer 1a arranged on one side of the card base 1 | 12/30/2008 |
| 7470704 | Benzonaphthyridines The compounds of formula I in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and n have the meanings as indicated in the description, are novel effective PDE3/4 inhibitors. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7467686 | Speaker diaphragms, manufacturing methods of the same, and dynamic speakers On one surface of a piece of wooden sheet, a cloth or paper is adhered to make an adhered sheet. An approximately V-shaped notch is provided on the adhered sheet, the adhered sheet is wetted to be softened, and a lubricant which acts to keep water is impregnated the... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7467876 | Surface light source device A surface light source device 1 includes a base member 3 provided with a plurality of point-source lines, each of which has a plurality of point sources 11 arranged in a line, and a plurality of diffuse transmission members 14 for coverin... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7467750 | Needle-spring locking device for pump-injector (injector) for internal combustion engines Needle-spring locking device for pump-injectors (injectors) of diesels, in which in order to significantly increase the lift and closing pressures of the nozzle needle, the locking spring (17) is disposed in the central cavity of the body around the outer sur... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7465469 | Microbiocidal formulation comprising essentials oils or their derivatives The present invention deals with a microbiocidal aqueous formulation comprising: (i) an effective amount of at least one essential oil component, or derivatives thereof, said derivatives thereof obtained by exposure to light or by oxidation, or mixtures thereof; and... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7462145 | Machine tool A machine tool is described, in particular a grinding machine, with a tool storage device. The tool storage device contains an outer magazine wheel (34) and an inner magazine wheel (58), which are independently concentrically rotatable in a controlled ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462144 | Machine tool A tool magazine is located adjacent to the work space of a machine tool. The tool magazine has a magazine wheel (34) that is rotatable in a controlled manner about a vertical axis and exhibits tool holders (50) on its periphery, in which tools can be h... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462076 | Terminal block for connecting electrical conductors This invention concerns a terminal block for connecting electrical conductors with a first clamping spring element (20) and a second clamping spring element (30) for clamping the electrical conductors, with the first and the second clamping spring elem... | 12/09/2008 |
| D582387 | Headset | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463253 | On-vehicle electronic equipment, display panel, and panel mounting base A case body which can accommodate a display panel and a traveling unit provided movably inside this case body are provided. In the traveling unit, a traveling mechanism for performing reciprocation and a panel revolution mechanism for performing an revolution operat... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459922 | Microcontactor probe assembly having a plunger and electric probe unit using the same A microcontactor probe has an insulator (6, 7) formed with a support hole (8, 9) having an open end and a close end, a lead conductor (11) exposed inside the support hole (8, 9) at the close end, and a resilient conductive assembly (2,... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455402 | Foldable spectacles, spectacle case and arrangement of foldable spectacles in the foldable case The invention relates to foldable spectacles comprising two lenses (1a, 1b) which can be adjusted between a support position and a folded position and which are connected to each other by means of a nose piece (10). The nose piece ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455272 | Frameless compression component mounts and quick release speaker frames A mount for mounting a component within an opening of a substantially planar body includes a front bracket having at least one attachment wing that attaches to a first surface of the body. The attachment wing is substantially coplanar with the plane of the body. The... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455049 | Actuating mechanism for hydraulically driven pump-injector for internal combustion engines Actuating mechanism for hydraulically driven pump-injectors for internal combustion engines specifically for diesels, which in order to reduce dimensions of pump-injector body, comprises pressure intensifier with several power pistons and a pumping plunger. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455502 | Axial fan Described is an axial fan in which an impeller (1) comprises a hub (2), motor-powered so that it rotates about its own central axis (3) and a plurality of blades (5) extending from the hub (2) in directions transversal to the hub (... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457753 | Telephone pathology assessment A system for remote assessment of a user is disclosed. The system comprises application software resident on a server and arranged to interact across a network with a user operating a client device to obtain one or more sample signals of the user's speech. A datasto... | 11/25/2008 |
| D581179 | Chair | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452998 | Process for preparing optically pure active compounds The invention relates to a novel process for preparing an optically pure PPI having a sulfinyl structure using a chiral zirconium complex or a chiral hafnium complex. ... | 11/18/2008 |
| D580412 | Loudspeaker for vehicle | 11/11/2008 |
| D579231 | Fold-n-stow file cabinet | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442745 | Aminomethyl polystyrene resin and preparation process for the same The present invention relates to an aminomethyl polystyrene resin wherein aminomethyl group is grafted only on the surface of polystyrene resin, and a preparation process for the same. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a process for preparing a... | 10/28/2008 |
| D578895 | Bottle | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437803 | Grip handle type door handle apparatus A door handle apparatus comprising a grip member whose one end is rotatably supported by a door panel, and an escutcheon which is disposed closer to the other end surface of the grip member and which is fixed to the door panel, wherein the door handle apparatus furt... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437998 | Water-ride facility A water ride containing at least one watercraft is described, having at least a floating body and a chassis which is connected thereto in an articulated manner and which serves as a guide unit, and a guide for the chassis which runs in the water, and a drive for the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433795 | Tm method for controlling dynamic apparatus and apparatus thereof Provided is a method and apparatus for controlling the precision of the rotation angle of a rotation of a dynamic apparatus, including the step of determining a conversion factor of a gyroscope installed in the dynamic apparatus to control the rotary movement to be ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432958 | Image pickup apparatus with function of adjusting incident light quantity A video camera which is provided with an inter-line type CCD and also which enjoys a function as a digital still camera. The video camera includes an irising mechanism for adjusting a quantity of light incident upon the CCD, an iris driving circuit for driving the i... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429577 | Augmentation of atypical antipsychotic agent pharmacotherapy with chromium supplementation The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antipsychotic agent in combination with a chromium salt, which are used for minimizing side effects in a patient taking an antipsychotic agent. ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425801 | LED driving device for multiple color LED displays Driving voltages of an LED of each color are stored in applied voltage storage register 11, 12 or 13, and the LED of each color is driven with independent driving voltage, whereby current consumption is reduced. Further, data in applied voltage storage... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423019 | Agent for inducing conversion of intestinal cells into insulin-producing cells and antidiabetic drug A partial peptide of a preproglucagon peptide comprising at least the amino acid sequence at positions 92-97 of a preproglucagon peptide is used as an effective ingredient of an antidiabetic drug. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422420 | Axial fan An axial fan (1) rotating in a plane (XY) about an axis (2) comprises a central hub (3), a plurality of blades (4), which have a root (5) and a tip (6), the blades (4) being delimited by a convex leading edge (7 | 09/09/2008 |
| D576153 | Loudspeaker for vehicle | 09/02/2008 |
