...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7900666 | Tire and method of securing an object thereto A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio freque... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7769567 | Method for designing tire noise pitch sequence A method of designing a pitch noise pitch sequence includes the steps of first defining the characteristics of the tire noise generated by tire tread lug stiffness variations and then defining a tire noise pitch sequence that yields the defined characteristics to pr... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7717691 | Tire mold with vent inlet disposed under mold rib A die rib for a tire mold defines the inlets to vent passages of the mold through the sides of the die ribs so that the vent passages do not open through the contour surface of the mold. In one exemplary configuration, the invention provides a die rib having a vent ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7658809 | Tire and method of securing an object thereto A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio freque... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7592902 | Monitoring device and tire combination The invention provides a monitoring device and tire combination wherein an antenna is mounted to the tire in a location spaced from the monitoring device. In one embodiment, the antenna may be mounted to the tire sidewall outside the body cords of the tire. The ante... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7510618 | Method of forming an assembly of a patch and electronic monitoring device A patch and method for mounting an electronic monitoring device to the innerliner of a pneumatic tire is provided wherein the monitoring device is potted directly to an attachment patch. A frame is built on an attachment patch and the electronic monitoring device is... | 03/31/2009 |