...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 |
| 4857071 | Novel hair dye and method of use The invention encompasses the use of nitroaminobenzaldehydes and nitroaminobenzylimines as hair dyeing agents.... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4822854 | Cleaning compositions containing a colorant stabilized against fading An acidic, aqueous cleaning composition comprising a surfactant; up to about 50% of a higher boiling solvent, typically in alkyl ether of an alkylene glycol, said solvent introducing impurities into the composition in an amount and of a nature normally ch... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4818512 | Activated aluminum chlorhydroxide Prepares aluminum chlorhydroxide product high in molecular species content having a Kd value equal to 0.4 by heating a 5% aqueous solution of aluminum chlorhydroxide at a temperature in the range of from about 100° to about 132° for a period ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4799934 | Sulfur-containing nitroaminobenzene dyes, process and hair dye compositions Novel sulfur containing nitroamino benzene dyes of formula: ##STR1## and salts thereof wherein (a) R1 and R2 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, polyhydroxyalky, aminoalky... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4792341 | Hair photobleaching A method and apparatus for artificially bleaching or lightening hair by exposing the hair to intense radiation of artificial light. The light is typically from a laser or flashlamp source and provides adequate intensity and power during the lifetime of th... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4775694 | Antitussive composition The invention relates to an oral pharmaceutical composition containing benzonatate. More particularly it concerns a composition of this character having improved taste and demulcency characteristics as well as one which minimizes the local anaesthesia to ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4774079 | Antiperspirant composition containing aluminum chlorohydrate, aluminum chloride and an aluminum zirconium polychlorohydrate complex and method of use An antiperspirant composition buffered to a pH in the range of from about 2.5 to about 4.5 having incorporated therein as active ingredients a combination of aluminum chlorohydrate, aluminum chloride and an aluminum zirconium polychlorohydrate complex; an... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4663348 | Furosemide salts and pharmaceutical preparations thereof Quaternary ammonium salts of furosemide are stable and highly water-soluble, affording thereby solid oral dosage forms which are more bioavailable, oral liquid dosage forms hitherto unavailable, and injectable dosage forms of furosemide with higher concen... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4650897 | Organic synthesis The natural 3S, 4S isomer of the protected amino acid Boc-statine can be efficiently produced in large quantities using a novel method.... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4642316 | Parenteral phenytoin preparations Useful parenteral phenytoin preparations can be made using certain complexes of phenytoin or phenytoin sodium.... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4616022 | Procaterol stabilization Procaterol, and pharmaceutically active forms thereof, can be rendered resistant to attack by moisture and air via reaction with certain stabilizing reagents.... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4602040 | Meclofenamic acid topical pharmaceutical composition A clear gel and a cream pharmaceutical composition containing meclofenamic acid are disclosed. The clear gel composition is prepared by dissolving meclofenamic acid in polyethylene glycol monolaurate and polyethylene glycol lanolin oil and adding isopropy... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4600645 | Process for treating dosage forms The problems of tackiness and long curing times usually associated with the treatment of dosage forms are overcome via the use of a new curing process. That process involves: (1) coating a drug with a sustained release formulation, (2) immediately coating... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4578405 | Methods for treating inflammation A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of active anti-inflammatory agent selected from the group consisting of 1-phenyl-1 cyclohexene, 4-phenylcyclohexanone, and mixtures thereof. The active agent may b... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4569944 | Dibenzosuberone as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compound and compositions thereof A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory composition comprising an active anti-inflammatory agent having the formula: ##STR1## The active agent is formulated with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for use in the treatment of pain, inflammation and other... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4568697 | Para-benzyloxyphenol non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compositions and method A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory composition comprising an active anti-inflammatory agent having the formula: ##STR1## The active agent is formulated with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for use in the treatment of pain, inflammation and other... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4559328 | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compounds to treat inflammation A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory composition comprising an active anti-inflammatory agent having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R3 is hydrogen, hydroxy, phenyl, methoxy, carboxylic acid, sulfhydryl or hydro... | 12/17/1985 |