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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 |
| D563096 | Lip balm caddy | 03/04/2008 |
| D562468 | Bonded panel having interlocking sides | 02/19/2008 |
| D562467 | Bonded panel having interlocking sides | 02/19/2008 |
| D562095 | Multi-task opener | 02/19/2008 |
| D550274 | Portable keyboard | 09/04/2007 |
| D549266 | Flexible and floatable surf goggles | 08/21/2007 |
| D547633 | Grout saw handle | 07/31/2007 |
| D547172 | Protective cap | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243668 | Adjustable cane with built in pickup A cane having a handle, and a trigger rotatably and slidably held in a slotted opening in an upper portion of a hollow body of the cane adjacent to the handle. The upper hollow portion of the cane is telescopically mounted in a lower hollow portion of the hollow bod... | 07/17/2007 |
| D544102 | Deep muscle stimulator | 06/05/2007 |
| 7199297 | Cymbal system and method of making An improved flat cymbal is formed from a flat sheet of stainless metal by laser cutting it into a selected form, such as a Maltese Cross having four arms with spaces between the arms. An opening is formed in each of the four arms. The cymbal will produce a distincti... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196974 | Clock with movable numbers having hangers for doll clothes A clock assembly (10) having a removable central clock mechanism (12) with time indicating hands (18, 20, 21) is adapted to be mounted on a flat vertical surface (26) with and separate removable hour disks (14) having numerals (... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7115014 | Animated toy figure A toy animal having a rigid body with movable legs, head and tail, is operated by internal gear mechanisms powered by a single, reversible, battery-powered motor operated in different directions. A hand controller is attached to the body to actuate the single motor ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097122 | Filtered shower arm A combination shower arm and water filter having an integrated design for attachment between a shower wall and a showerhead. The combination shower arm and water filter includes a housing having a number of components that may be easily manipulated, and which may be... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7040678 | Holder for beverage container A holder for a beverage or drink container having an appearance suggestive of a high-heeled shoe comprises a base having a substantially planar lower surface and an opposite upper surface containing a receptacle configured to slidably receive the lower end portion o... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6994809 | Plug for and method of patching a hole in a wall A hole in a wall is easily and quickly repaired by use of a precisely formed plug. The plug is used to draw an outline around the hole. The outline is then cut out to form an opening. The plug is inserted into the opening until a rear surface of the plug loosely con... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6984086 | External keyboard for use with a portable information terminal A portable keyboard includes a selected number of standard-size keys in a reduced size housing having a removable cover that both protects the keyboard during transit and can be removed and used to support the portable keyboard in selected positions to aid in its us... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6964595 | Child's infant-care play center A child's infant-care play center includes a table having a recessed bath tub and a changing-table/bed removably disposed over the tub. Upstanding dividers and a headboard demarcate respective bathing/changing/sleeping and washing-sink/eating areas on the table. A f... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6671893 | Toilet and urinal leak, overflow and stuck valve prevention system A system for insertion in a water line to a toilet bowl or urinal includes a housing having a water flow sensor held therein and a toilet or urinal overflow detector held in or formed integrally with the toilet bowl or urinal. The housing includes a norma... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6623270 | Abdominal exercise device with lumbar support An abdominal exercise device has an elongated body with a first seating end having a tailbone pad mounted thereon, adjacent a raised second lumbar support end. The lumbar support end has a multi-curved upper surface, including a concave portion between ra... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6622326 | Inflatable pillow with pump An improved pillow is formed from an internal inflatable bladder having a filling and a lining secured thereto. A pump is secured to the internal inflatable bladder, inside of the filling or lining and a release valve is provided to release air from the p... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6596178 | Fluid purification system A system for cleaning, heating and purifying contaminated aqueous solutions. The system utilizes a separator having a wheel with staggered orifices of different diameters and depths. The wheel is tightly held within a housing and is mounted on a rotating ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6561895 | Adjustable damper for airflow systems A damper for an air flow system opening, such as the air inlet of a clean room filter module, includes a number of control plates (14, 15) reciprocally mounted on holding elements (22) and a drive element (24, 36) supported from a supporting surface (20) ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6543615 | Device for holding writing implements A device for holding writing implements has an apertured holder pattern formed in a resilient material. The holder pattern has a pair of flat resilient holding arms and aligned entry ports. The entry ports are generally rounded openings of sufficient size... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6537235 | Scarf with electrically operated massager A combination massager and scarf assembly having a number of electrical motors secured in a flexible casing, which flexible casing is removably secured in the interior of the scarf. The scarf is wrapped around the flexible casing and the motors in the cas... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6536769 | Card game A card game and the method of playing the game are carried out by providing 44 decks stripped of all cards except aces, deuces and treys. A selected dealer deals three cards to each player, face down, and the player may replace one of the cards after revi... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6517446 | Apparatus and product for improving a golfer's swing An improved training aid and method for teaching and improving the swing of a golfer. The device includes a rigid upper torso support, a rigid thigh support, and a rigid calf support that are strapped on a selected side of the body of the golfer. A rigid ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6497739 | Modular clean room filter system An air filter system for a clean room has a number of filter modules (16) secured together at intersecting corners by holding rods (12) secured to a supporting surface, and at least one support bracket (14, 14', 14") on each holding rod. The filter module... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6464031 | Motorized vehicle A motorized bicycle, uses a bicycle-type frame, having a front wheel and rear wheel rotatably attached thereto. A horizontal shaft internal combustion engine is supported in the frame and linked to a drive train with a pedal actuated or automatic clutch, ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6454244 | Trellis post and method of holding tensioned wires A metal trellis post comprises a generally triangular-shaped elongated body having a rear portion connected to a first longer leg secured to a second shorter leg. One or two rows of notches are formed in the first longer legs and the second shorter legs. ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6451149 | Label applicator A label applicator for dispensing and applying labels to articles includes a label leading edge indicating sensor and an adjustable peel bar held at a pickup position. A label support may be used with larger labels that have been partially peeled from a b... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6448524 | Circuit board handler The present invention relates to a SIMM/DIMM board handler, which enables a single test site handling machine to be integrated into an inline, multi-site test cell, and includes an angled conveyor belt, an angled fail tray for transporting and sorting tes... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6431568 | Narrow profile truck A platform having improved performance characteristics and stability includes at least one truck resiliently secured thereto. The at least one truck includes a body having an in-line skate chassis attached to a two-wheel truck. The two-wheel truck is form... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425639 | Tire isolation device A tire isolation device has a cylindrical body with a closed end having a number of different length concentric tire sealing elements mounted at different diameters on an inner surface. An outer surface of the closed end has a handle and a number of pull ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6422955 | Magnetic golf ball marker and holder A golf ball marker holding device for use by a golfer includes a top surface formed from a ferrous material, and having a low rim formed thereon and a rear surface having a pin secured thereto. A resilient, magnetic disk ball marker is held in a cavity de... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6409500 | Glass fire and method of making A process and product for producing an attractive soot-free fire from a specially formed gas pipe embedded in a bed of broken, specially-formulated, tempered glass pieces is provided. The broken glass pieces are preferably formed from a specifically-formu... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6401788 | Tire changing apparatus and method Apparatus and methods for dismounting and mounting tires onto vehicle wheels without removing the tires and wheels from the vehicle. The apparatus (26) includes three carriages (20, 22, 24), two of which have rotating drums (32, 34) for rotating a tire. O... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6391268 | Energy-saving heavy crude oil emulsion-treating apparatus A treater for electrostatically separating emulsified water from oil during longitudinal flow through a horizontally elongated coalescing section has a number of baffles with adjacent electrostatic wing grids therein. The electrostatic wing grids are exte... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6373145 | Ram air electrical generator/charging system An electrical power generator/charging system for an electrical vehicle includes an alternator system to recharge one or more battery packs, while providing electricity to a propulsion motor when the vehicle is moving or stopped after having moved, and al... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6367096 | Toilet leak detector and overflow control A microprocessor-operated flow control device for a toilet to prevent flooding upon obstructing of a waste outlet of a toilet bowl also includes a leak detector for measuring any water leakage from a toilet tank. The device includes a water level sensor a... | 04/09/2002 |
