...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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120041125 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING AN EXFOLIATED INORGANIC LAYERED MATERIAL The invention provides a method for fabricating an exfoliated inorganic layered material. The method includes: providing a homogeneous precursor solution, wherein the homogeneous precursor solution includes a titanium derivatives solution or a silane derivatives solutio... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20100215972 | Nano particle mineral pigment Mineral pigments (such as kaolin clay) having a high surface area and particle size in the nano scale range are provided which are useful in paper coating and filling, ink jet coating formulations, paint compositions, and as a filler in rubbers, plastics and polymers. T... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20090169890 | High Brightness and Low Abrasion Calcined Kaolin Disclosed herein are calcined kaolins, having a GE brightness of at least about 89 and an Einlehner Abrasion value of not more than about 4.0 mg when measured at 43.5 krev and a solids content of 10%. Further disclosed herein are calcined kaolins, having a Hunter “aâ€... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090081104 | Control of ceramic microstructure The present invention provides for the production of a single frit, dental porcelain, glass-ceramic containing small, uniformly dispersed, single leucite crystals of ellipsoidal habit and very uniform size.... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20080015104 | Ultrafine nepheline syenite A useable particulate nepheline syenite having a grain size to provide an Einlehner Abrasive Value of less than about 100 is described. The particulate nepheline syenite is generally free from agglomeration and moisture free. At least 99% of the nepheline syenite partic... | 01/17/2008 |