Did You Know...
...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 |
| 8178048 | Fixture for dispersion of aromatic vapors A dispenser fixture for dispersing aromatic vapors into a facility includes an elongated dispenser chamber bounded by end walls, one containing a motor driven fan and the other wall containing fixtures for supplying and controlling electrical current for powering th... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8143510 | Thermoelectric composite semiconductor Heat transfer to refrigerate or heat uses a thermoelectric semiconductor structure including a P-type composite of dices of semiconductor material alloyed with P-type material forming spaced collector regions at junctions with a P-type conductive material for flux o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8008571 | Thermoelectric composite semiconductor Heat transfer to refrigerate or heat uses a thermoelectric semiconductor structure including a P-type composite of dices of semiconductor material alloyed with P-type material forming spaced collector regions at junctions with a P-type conductive material for flux o... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005350 | Gravity driven fluid supply vessel for dispensing an aromatic odor neutralizer An aromatic odor neutralizer includes a vaporization chamber containing a wick with an end part immersed in fluid in a storage cup that is gravity fed from an airtight vessel by the use of air pathways exposed when the liquid level in the cup is reduced. The vaporiz... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001627 | Portable main drain for a pool of water A portable main drain utilizing top and bottom walls with an attached flexible conduit for the removal of debris from bodies of water, ponds or spas, which operates with suction at the cleaner suction port and/or the skimmer from the circulation pump. The bottom wal... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7922104 | Gravity driven fluid supply vessel for dispensing an aromatic odor neutralizer An aromatic odor neutralizer includes a vaporization chamber containing a wick with an end part immersed in fluid in a storage cup that is gravity fed from an airtight vessel by the use of air pathways exposed when the liquid level in the cup is reduced. The vaporiz... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7891849 | Light emitting hand grip, foot peg or foot rest for a cycle A light emitting assembly to form a handgrip, a foot peg or a footrest in a cycle contains an elongated sleeve concentrically supported on a light conductive base illuminated by light emitting diode on a circuit board or embedded in the base. An end cap is used to m... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7857236 | Apparatus for dispensing an aromatic odor neutralizer An aromatic odor neutralizer includes a dispenser housing with an internal passage between end walls and communicating with vents in the sides for aerodynamic airflow to efficiently absorb vapors from a vaporizer chamber within the dispenser housing. The vaporizatio... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7775559 | Apparatus to mechanically load a compression member A compression generator uses a plurality of jackbolts threadedly engaged at a spaced apart relation about a bolt circle in a main core element. The main core element is releasable interlocked by threads, bayonet connection or other form of fasting system with the mo... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7762913 | Bat training device A truncated bat training device provides for training of the muscles and muscular strengthening of certain parts of the trainee's body. The bat has a 45 degree angle portion with a rotatable D-ring for attaching the bat to a fixed point. The angle portion projects t... | 07/27/2010 |
| D615376 | Lock actuator grip for a torch tip of a torch handle | 05/11/2010 |
| D612471 | Vaporizer for an aromatic odor neutralizer | 03/23/2010 |
| D611579 | Vaporizer for an aromatic odor neutralizer | 03/09/2010 |
| 7637706 | Pre-stressing apparatus using a split threaded fastener A fastener includes a threaded circular ring half divided along a plane intersecting a central longitudinal axis. One of the end walls is formed with a truncated conical load-bearing surface that is seated on a truncated conical thrust surface formed on a circular r... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7520154 | Fender and quarter; puller-popper (for auto body repair) A repair apparatus for a vehicle has first and second telescoping pipes clamped to present a coupling part at elevated position and at a lateral position selected for restoring a damaged body portion of a vehicle. A leverage bar is secured to a receptacle joined by ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7449646 | Elliptical pneumatic actuator with a wedge shaped base A pneumatically actuated switching device has an elliptical dome with spaced apart support columns protruding from a concave inner face surface for anchoring to a floor of a wedge shaped base. The base is elliptical and bounded by an endless upstanding sidewall havi... | 11/11/2008 |
| D580039 | Dispenser cabinet for deodorant | 11/04/2008 |
| D579037 | Apparatus for depositing cell sample on microscopic slide | 10/21/2008 |
| D577111 | Vaporizer for an aromatic odor neutralizer | 09/16/2008 |
| D573706 | Dispenser cabinet | 07/22/2008 |
| D572283 | Apparatus for depositing cell samples on microscopic slide | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392860 | Stripper rubber on a steel core with an integral sealing gasket An elongated stripper rubber having a converging internal passage extending to a neck portion elastically expanded to snugly receive a drill string. The elongated stripper rubber is adhered to a steel core having a truncated conical load bearing surface containing a... | 07/01/2008 |
| D567186 | Elliptical pneumatic actuator for an electric switch | 04/22/2008 |
| 7213280 | Pillow A pillow with ellipsoidal surface configurations between each of a length and a width of a rectangularly shaped peripheral boundary. An elastic frame provides an internal cavity between sidewalls joined by protruding arcuate corners for receiving an elastically disp... | 05/08/2007 |
| D538857 | Label display and mounting frame | 03/20/2007 |
| 7152381 | Building with triangular facades A building uses three or more triangular facades arranged in a serial array formed by one triangular facade jutting from side face boundaries of each of the abutted and side-by-side triangular facades. The triangular facades configured similarly are in a dispersed s... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154650 | Scanning apparatus Scanning apparatus operable in the microwave, mm-wave and infrared ranges and comprises a support structure, a first reflective disc or mirror (10) which is mounted in said support structure for rotation relative to the support structure about a first axis ( | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128834 | Strainer for collecting debris from a drain A drain strainer for debris is located in drain line having a side outlet extending to a drain line flow space. The strainer has a body bounded by sidewalls contiguous with an annular forward end wall for abutting with the drain flow space to prevent the passage of ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114362 | Method of making metal workpiece A method for draw forming a desired contour to the outer diameter of a tubular work piece provides that the selected work piece have a wall thickness uniform throughout its length. The outer diameter of selected work piece is reduced along essentially only a part of... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111554 | Lock assembly for a stamping device A lock apparatus for securing a hand-stamping device to prevent an unauthorized stamping operation includes two locking heads constructed to establish a ridged interconnection with the base frame and the upper actuator frame of the hand-stamping device. The locking ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7070511 | Indexing golf mat for a golf driving range A golf practice mat is formed by a circular or rectangular golf mat with a sufficiently large playing surface to support a golfer for address of a golf ball on a tee located in a contiguous outer peripheral margin of the playing surface. The spaced apart golf ball h... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067798 | Multiple drum apparatus for high speed scanning of microwave, mm-wave and infrared radiation Scanning apparatus operable for radiaton comprises a hollow polygonal primary drum rotatable about a central axis to present a plurality of internally presented sides or facets capable of reflecting the radiation concerned. A fixed Mangin mirror mounted within the p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061396 | Intelligent locator system A locating and monitoring system includes transmitters worn by a person, animal, or equipment to transmit an unique identification code while moving about a facility. The code is transmitted by pulse bursts at diverse times during predetermined time intervals to pre... | 06/13/2006 |
| D514819 | Poster frame | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976464 | Semi-rotating valve assembly for use with an internal combustion engine The present invention is directed to a semi-rotating valve assembly that may be used in conjunction with an internal combustion engine. The semi-rotating valve of the present invention comprises a valve shaft disposed substantially within a valve housing, wherein th... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6958021 | Resilient adjustable height golf tee A tee assembly for teeing a golf ball in a playing field uses a tubular elastomeric golf ball to support the ball at one end and fitted with a threaded nut at the opposite end for forming an internally threaded base. A threaded elastomeric shaft is anchored against ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6913134 | Method and apparatus for changing the orientation of workpieces about an angled axis for a decorator A workpiece transfer for a decorating machine includes transport conveyors for carrying workpieces to the decorating machine and from the decorating machine. The conveyors support each of the workpieces such that an elongated longitudinal axis of each workpiece is v... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910413 | Workpiece registration station for a decorating machine A reduction to the traveling motion of bottles along a delivery conveyor in an intermittent motion decorating machine is provided by one of a pair of workpiece feed cams rotatably supported in a side-by-side relation to rotate about spaced horizontal axes lying in a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6884187 | Training device for throwing a ball A throwing exercise apparatus using a sphere with an internal polar passageway to deliver end portions a non-elastic band of which one end portion circumscribes the outer surface of the sphere and extends to the other end portion where they are joined together by a ... | 04/26/2005 |
| D502953 | Apparatus for depositing cell samples on microscope slide | 03/15/2005 |
