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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 |
| 8105227 | Pressure reducing folding system A device for folding sheets of a medium is provided. The device has a frame; a cam mechanism attached to the frame; a lever attached to the frame, the lever being actuated by the cam mechanism; a first scissor arm attached to the frame, the first scissor arm being a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7980558 | Multiple sequenced rotational air valves for vacuum transport A vacuum control assembly for use in an image production device is provided. The assembly has a plenum, a perforated plate, a plurality of valve assemblies, and a controller. Each valve assembly has a rotating valve having a vacuum passage, and a chamber body having... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7808142 | Multivariable generator and method of using the same A generator device for generating electrical energy includes a rotor having a first set of even-numbered of magnetic sources distributed along a first radius of the rotor, and a first pair of stators, each having a first set of odd-numbered coil members distributed ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7687956 | Drive motor system A motor drive system is provided. The system includes a torque converter for receiving a rotational motion from a source and producing a rotational output, the torque converter having a first body rotatable about a first axis, a plurality of first magnets mounted to... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7608961 | Torque converter and system using the same A torque converter device includes a first body having a first radius and a first thickness, a first plurality of magnets mounted in the first body, the first plurality of magnets including a plurality of magnet pairs, each of the magnet pairs being axially disposed... | 10/27/2009 |
| 6967670 | Device, method and computer program for transmitting data The invention relates to a device, a method and a corresponding computer program product for transmitting data to a carrier. The device (1) comprises a control system (2), a holding surface (3) which is used to hold the carrier (4) and a ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6886825 | Plate handling system In order cost effectively and in spite of the lowest possible expenditure on construction to permit the logical provision of printing plates of different types and sizes for an extremely wide range of printing plate exposers, in an apparatus for loading and/or unloa... | 05/03/2005 |
| 7510625 | Device and method of using explosive forces in a contained environment A method is provided for subjecting a material which is partially in a solid state and partially in a liquid state to explosive forces. The method includes containing the material in a vessel having a length in a first direction and a width in a second direction per... | 03/31/2009 |
| D548088 | Container | 08/07/2007 |
| 7202796 | Device and method for triggering a sensor for cables In order to provide a triggering signal for a cable stripping device that is also capable of dealing with very thin wires, it is suggested to use a piezoelectric sensor, the output signal from which is forwarded to an electronic evaluation unit. The electronic evalu... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198538 | Inflatable figure assembly A displayable inflatable figure has a main hollow body that is of a soft and air-permeable fabric. An extended part at the bottom includes a fan assembly to force air flow into the main body. An internally attached lighting system is fastened to provide illumination... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198165 | Molded plastic hot-fill container and method of manufacture A blow molded plastic hot-fill container includes at least one vacuum panel for inward flexure under vacuum after the container is hot-filled and capped. The vacuum panel is externally concave as viewed in cross section from a first direction and externally convex a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191564 | Self cleaning shield An elongated strip of extruded plastic or roll formed metal material includes a rear securing fifth plane that inserts beneath a roofing membrane of a building structure. The rear plane integrally connects to a forward extending perforated fourth plane by means of a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182204 | Treatment method and device, in particular for excavation material A method and an apparatus for processing mixtures of material which contain a coarse component (3) and a predominantly cohesive fine component (4). Both the mixture of material (2) and an added material (5) are delivered in continuous str... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178443 | Wedge-type breechblock A wedge-type breechblock is provided for a weapon having a barrel that recoils relative to a cradle, the barrel having a bore with an axis, and a breech plate. The breechblock includes a closing wedge for arranging in the breech plate such that the closing wedge can... | 02/20/2007 |
| D536983 | Plastic container | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178684 | Hourglass-shaped hot-fill container and method of manufacture A hot-fill container is of one-piece plastic construction that includes a base, a sidewall extending from the base, a dome connected to the sidewall and a neck finish extending from the dome. The sidewall has an hourglass shape as viewed in side elevation with ends ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175788 | Device and method for removal of preforms A device for fracturing a defective preform for use in blowmolding is claimed. The preform has head end and a tail end and the device comprises a tube with walls defining a cavity for accepting the defective preform while the defective preform is on a core of an inj... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174688 | Non clogging screen A filter assembly is provided that has a filtering screen and a skeletal structure, the skeletal structure being attached to the filtering screen. At least one of the filtering screen and the skeletal structure form a plurality of downward extending channels. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| D536492 | Steamer | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171886 | Pipe mortar To seal a pipe mortar, a sealing element (3, 6) is inserted between the pipe (1) and the base (2), with the element elastically balancing out the axial relative movements between the pipe (1) and the base (2). The sealing element (... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7153127 | Method and apparatus for blow molding hollow plastic containers A mold system for blow molding hollow plastic containers includes an extruder for providing a hollow tube of plastic material having a longitudinal axis. Three mold segments include at least two mold segments that are movable against the third mold segment, in direc... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152969 | Method of printing using partial curing by UV light A method for digital printing is provided. The method includes selective printing of selected dots in a first matrix of dots in a selected color, which dots are spaced apart by a distance which exceeds the dot size; partial curing of the print droplets by UV light; ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150228 | Gas pressure switch A gas pressure switch is provided for an ignition and safety system for ammunition. The switch includes a housing; a piston actuator within the housing, the piston actuator being displaceable from an idle position to a contacting position by propellant gases of the ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143904 | Container and handle assembly A container and handle assembly includes a container having a body and an integral neck finish with a pocket and a ledge diametrically spaced from the pocket. A handle has a C-shaped yoke with a first arm having an end hook for receipt in the pocket, and a second ar... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140505 | Base design for pasteurization A container base may include a standing ring defining a touch point for contact with a horizontal surface, where the standing ring has an outer portion and an inner portion, and merges with the container sidewall. The base may also have a stacking ring having an inn... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137521 | Plastic container having chamfered corners for improved top-loading strength A plastic container is provided. The plastic container has a base, a body extending upward from the base, a neck extending upward from the body, a finish extending upward from the neck and having an opening, an integral handle having a lower end attached to the body... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117594 | Oil-scraper piston ring and a method for producing an oil-scraper piston ring A piston oil control ring with at least one tapered running rail, provided with a wear-resistant coating, characterized in that a radial elevation with predetermined radial height and width, which is provided with the wear-resistant coating, is provided in the regio... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118065 | Lateral thrust control A lateral thrust control is provided for influencing the flight trajectory of a projectile. The control has a main control unit; a central, axially extending main recess in the main control unit; a plurality of thruster recesses in the main control unit for acceptin... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114449 | Method for producing a large-caliber, high-explosive projectile, and high-explosive projectile produced in accordance with the method A method for producing a large-caliber, high-explosive projectile (1, 1′), and a projectile formed according the method, having a projectile casing (2, 2′) that surrounds a chamber (6, 6′) filled with an explosive charge (9, 9′), ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111413 | Precision distance-measuring instrument A distance measuring instrument has a measuring axis; a measuring spindle disposed rotatably and shiftably in a housing such that a rotary motion of the measuring spindle results in a corresponding shift of the measuring spindle along the measuring axis; a stationar... | 09/26/2006 |
| D528424 | Container | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101506 | Takeout and transfer apparatus and method for a wheel blow molding machine Apparatus and method for transferring hollow blow molded articles from a vertically disposed wheel blow molding machine to a horizontally-disposed takeaway conveyor. Each mold on the wheel releases multiple blown articles at the six o'clock position on the wheel suc... | 09/05/2006 |
| D527271 | Container | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097446 | Blow-molded container and closure, and method and apparatus for making same A blow-molded plastic container and reinforced lid are simultaneously produced in a blow mold. A lid is reinforced by having a portion of the lid formed by blow molding techniques and another portion of the lid formed by compression molding techniques. The container... | 08/29/2006 |
| D527270 | Container | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089843 | Multiple tube pneumatic launcher A launcher includes a plurality of launch tubes for stowing and launching a plurality of air vehicles. A central air manifold is operatively connected to an air storage tank; a first launch tube air manifold is operatively connected to a first group of the launch tu... | 08/15/2006 |
| D524709 | Wheel | 07/11/2006 |
| D524710 | Wheel | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070050 | Tool holder for compound needles, and shipping unit For keeping knitting tools (2) in readiness and mounting them on knitting machines or other loop-forming machines, a tool holder (4) is provided, which is formed by or contains a transport rail (5). The transport rail (5) has two clamping... | 07/04/2006 |
