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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 |
| 4654385 | Asphalt coating composition An asphaltic coating composition in the form of an emulsion of chemically modified asphalt and a normal, non-modified asphalt in an aqueous emulsification medium. The emulsion can be used as a primer or damp-proof coating and has good adherence to concret... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4648328 | Apparatus and process for the pyrolysis of tires This invention relates to an apparatus and process for the pyrolysis of used vehicular tires. The apparatus includes a reaction chamber supported internally of an insulated casing and heated by heating means interposed between the chamber and the casing. ... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4643750 | Method and apparatus for producing glass fibers This invention pertains to a method and apparatus for forming glass fibers by flowing fine streams of glass from closely spaced orifices in a feeder plate while directing a cooling gas upwardly to promote separation of the streams of glass and eliminate t... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4637946 | Road repair membrane A membrane for the repair of road surfaces, particularly for the retardation of reflective cracking from an old road surface to a newly-applied overlay. The membrane comprises a glass fiber mat impregnated with a blend of asphalt, a block copolymer and a ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4586204 | Recirculating bathtub A recirculating bathtub having a single manifold extending along each side of the tub to supply water from a pump and aspirated air to a plurality of tub inlets. Each manifold comprises integrally molded, preferably blow-molded, air and water conduits iso... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4566304 | Sheet metal bending brake A portable sheet metal bending brake of enhanced clamping and bending capacity and wherein a cam-actuated clamping structure is provided. The brake includes a plurality of upstanding structural castings which are partially bifurcated to pivotally support ... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4553994 | Method for forming glass fibers The present invention proposes a novel apparatus and method for the manufacture of glass fibers utilizing a bushing confining a body of molten glass over an orifice plate which may or may not have depending tips. Interposed in the glass body is a plate or... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4553591 | Oil well drilling apparatus An apparatus for use with an oil well drilling apparatus, including an annular spool interposed permanently between the well blowout preventer stack and the upper bell nipple. The spool receives a plurality of different mandrels, including a test mandrel ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4536202 | Drain bushing A drain bushing for a glass melting apparatus of integral design and machined from a single block of dispersion-strengthened, non-precious alloy. The bushing includes integrally formed mounting flange and molten glass well portions. The bushing contact ea... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4528013 | Melting furnaces A melting furnace is disclosed which heats by joule effect to supply molten material of uniform temperature at the floor of the melter. During formation of molten material, an essentially isothermal condition across a given horizontal plane of the body of... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4518447 | Method of making multi-section decorative panel A multi-sectioned, decorative panel for use in a bathtub surround or the like, the panel having an overall decorative pattern on the exposed surface thereof. The sections of the panel are retained in assembly with the overall decorative pattern of the sec... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4518406 | Drain bushing A non-precious metal drain bushing for a glass melting apparatus utilized to manufacture continuous glass fibers. The bushing includes a flat plate positioned beneath the bushing block of the apparatus, the flat plate having a longitudinal rib on its unde... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4488891 | Method for forming glass fibers A glass fiber attenuation apparatus and process wherein molten glass is supplied from a molten glass body to an orifice plate at substantially atmospheric pressure to prevent molten glass flow through an orifice at which attenuation has ceased, thus permi... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4389869 | Sheet metal bending brake A sheet material bending brake of enhanced clamping and bending capacity, by virtue of reinforcing members which both limit the extent of insertion of sheet material into the brake and which support the brake against distortion under heavy clamping and be... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4379449 | Solar hot air system This solar hot air system is designed to trap and hold heat radiation from the sun, so as to heat one's home and reduce fuel consumption. It consists primarily of a glass, a screen, a collector, and air chambers, the combination of which utilizes two shee... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4361368 | Storage unit A storage unit adapted for attachment to a plane support surface, such as a flush interior door. The unit is thermoformed to provide a pair of side rails spaced inwardly from planar edges and lying on either side of a central planar portion. The central p... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4359851 | Deck apparatus A bracket for interconnecting a vertical post and a support element, typically a vertical post for supporting a guard rail surrounding a wooden, above-ground deck. The post can be either wooden or metal, and the identical bracket which connects the post t... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4358304 | Method for preparing molten glass Volatile borates and/or fluorides are removed from the hot stack gases of a glass furnace by passing the hot stack gases up through a layer of wet pellets containing ions of an alkaline earth metal or an alkali metal. The pellets may contain solid borates... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4327902 | Coaxial workpiece arranger for rotary work holders of contour turning machines Mounted upon the lower jaws of a gripping and manipulating tool is an obtuse-angled adapter plate to which is secured an adjustable work positioner including a stationary work-positioning V-block and a relatively movable work-positioning block provided wi... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4326964 | Granular filter medium A hydrophilic oleophobic filter medium in granular form and composed of glass beads dispersed in a matrix of cured cement. The granules may be utilized in conjunction with naturally occurring materials, e.g., sand and/or anthracite. The granular density c... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4318551 | Vehicle front suspension system support A support for a front suspension system in vehicles is disclosed. The front suspension system support of the present invention creates an opening between side members of a frame of the vehicle which is longitudinally between the transverse axis of the veh... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4313688 | Method and apparatus for assembling wood decks or the like A multi-part connector for use in constructing a wooden deck or the like. The connector comprises identical, stamped metal elements which cooperatively embrace the upper end of a vertical post and project above the post to cooperatively receive a lateral ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4300315 | Vehicle plastic door construction A vehicle door formed primarily from plastic material and a structure for reinforcing the door is disclosed. The door of the present invention includes a metal reinforcing beam extending longitudinally from an upper hinge support at a first end to a door ... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4299064 | Tub surround kit and method of assembly Both a tub surround kit and a method for installing a tub surround are disclosed. The kit comprises four wall panels for covering the back and two side walls surrounding a tub, and two corner panels for covering the joints between the back wall and the tw... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4245534 | Slitter for sheet metal or the like A sheet metal slitter of the type having a pair of parallel shafts journalled at spaced axial points and a slitter roll on each shaft, the rolls cooperatively defining a cutting nip. The invention resides in a bearing assembly with bearings cantilevered f... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4230572 | Filter method and apparatus A method and apparatus are disclosed for mechanically locking a movable filter shell of a pressure filter in filtration position adjacent a second fixed filter shell, in order to accommodate and resist higher internal filtering pressures. In the method, a... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4051290 | Sink-free panels This invention proposes a method for eliminating "sink" in molded glass fiber reinforced panels for automotive and other uses. Such panels are normally formed with integrally molded reinforcement shapes (ribs) and fastening locations (bosses), and a sligh... | 09/27/1977 |
