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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 |
| 7718024 | LED reflector molding process, construction, and loader thereof A light emitting diode reflector molding process, and a construction thereof includes preparation of a first and a second green sheet structures, the first green sheet structure being provided with a first pattern; the second green sheet structure being placed on to... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7270722 | Placement process for elements of a self-stiffened panel of preimpregnated composite A process for placing elements of a self-stiffened panel of preimpregnated composite. The panel includes a base skin and a plurality of U-shaped stiffeners, with an interfacing structure including a nail and a nail-head. The process includes draping plies to form th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7234284 | Composition and method for roofing material installation A solid adhesive for use in roofing construction comprising an asphalt, a polymer, a tackifier, and a plasticizer. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228571 | Method of making a helmet A method of making a helmet comprises the steps of cutting a plurality of substantially rectangular, preferably square, blanks from a sheet of resin-impregnated fabric, making curved cuts (1) in each blank to form a crown portion (5) and lobe portions ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7218831 | Multifunctional optical assembly An integrated optical assembly including a light management component with an entry surface and a light delivery component having an exit surface attached to the entry surface of the light management component is disclosed The light management component and the ligh... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204906 | Method for laminating and forming a composite laminate in a single operation A method of laminating and forming a non-planar composite part from a pair of metal skins having an intervening paper layer in a single operation maintains a uniform pressure between die faces. The paper layer may be degassed prior to the lamination/forming process.... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7104590 | Vehicle trim panel with integral nibbed armrest A door trim panel for a door frame of a motor vehicle. The door trim panel includes a main body portion adapted to be removably secured to the door frame and a bolster removably secured to the main body portion. The bolster covers an access opening defined in the ma... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7070221 | Automotive interior trim component with soft feel An automotive interior trim component includes a rigid substrate member that forms the structural support for the trim component. A portion of the substrate member has a thickness that is reduced relative to surrounding portions of the substrate member to define a t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052566 | Method of manufacturing a decorative panel cover This invention relates to a decorative panel cover and to a method of manufacturing a decorative panel cover. The invention provides a method of manufacturing a decorative panel comprising the steps of molding a first cover material to produce a first molded cover. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7018196 | Skirt forming member for vacuum-forming systems A customizable skirt-forming member is disclosed, for use in high stress acrylic tub formation operations. The member generally has a rigid forming wall, at least one adjustable wing hingeably associated with the forming wall, and means for altering the pitch of the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6939569 | Medical device having anti-infective and contraceptive properties There is disclosed a medical device for implantation that acts to prevent transmission of infectious agents. Specifically, the present invention provides implantable devices, such as catheters or living skin matrices or wound dressings, for insertion into various bo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6801600 | Scattered ray removal grid and method of producing the same A scattered ray removal grid that has an overall shape of constant spherical curvature. The scattered ray removal grid has radiation absorbing portions arrayed in a lattice configuration and radiation non-absorbing portions made of thermoplastic resin disposed betwe... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6761785 | Method for constructing a composite structure Amethod for constructing a composite structure is disclosed. The method comprises four steps. Step one calls for coupling a flexible layer to a base, where the flexible layer has a working surface and an underside surface. Step two requires coupling at least one sup... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6761787 | Method of creating virtually silent bag A bag that is made silent for purposes of using the bag on a studio set in movies, television, and other live and pre-recorded settings, where set props are needed to recreate real life situations for dramatization, but where real life sound that is created by bags ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6695942 | Method of manufacturing a steering wheel A method of manufacturing motor car steering wheels with an external shell made of composite materials, which comprises preparing a pile of sheets of composite materials, hot molding thereof for obtaining respective half-shells with a shape corresponding ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6594878 | Scattered ray removal grid and method of producing the same A scattered ray removal grid that has an overall shape of constant spherical curvature. The scattered ray removal grid has radiation absorbing portions arrayed in a lattice configuration and radiation non-absorbing portions made of thermoplastic resin dis... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6471808 | Method of manufacturing a steering wheel A method of manufacturing a motor car steering wheel with an external shell made of carbon fibers begins with preparing a pile of sheet materials which is then hot molded to yield respective half-shells with a shape corresponding to that of respective hal... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6472046 | Biaxially oriented polyester film to be laminated onto metal plate and molded A biaxially oriented polyester film to be laminated onto a metal plate and molded, (A) which comprises a copolyester comprising (a) terephthalic acid in an amount of 82 to 100 mol % and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid or a combination of 2,6-naphthalened... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6452091 | Method of producing thin-film single-crystal device, solar cell module and method of producing the same The peeling of a thin-film single-crystal from a substrate is carried out so that the directions of straight lines on the single-crystal surface made by planes on which the single-crystal is apt to cleave are different from the front line direction of the... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6440564 | Method of producing a relatively soft product, and the product itself The invention relates to a relatively soft, largely planar, though three-dimensional product, obtainable by means of an embossing tool for converting a relatively soft, planar starting product as a result of embossing to the extent that an embossing patte... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6288324 | Solar cell module and method for manufacturing same In order to ensure long-term reliability when a photovoltaic element is bent or curved to be deformed: (1) In a method for manufacturing a solar cell module having a photovoltaic element encapsulated with a resin on a support member, the step is adopted w... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6238507 | Automotive trim panel having dual density foam support layer A trim panel for use in automotive trim applications is made from a laminate of a thermoformable support layer and an A-side layer made of vinyl or cloth or similar material. The laminate is thermoformed to impart permanently the contour of a rigid substr... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6235138 | Polyurethane foam/PVC laminate for automotive instrument panels The present invention relates to a process for the production of a polyurethane foam backed instrument panel. This process comprises slicing a free-rise bun of polyurethane foam to form a skived polyurethane foam, bonding the skived foam to a skin materia... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6215060 | Method for manufacturing a solar cell module In order to ensure long-term reliability when a photovoltaic element is bent or curved to be deformed: (1) In a method for manufacturing a solar cell module having a photovoltaic element encapsulated with a resin on a support member, the step is adopted w... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6093460 | Paper receptacle A paperboard material 101 is mainly composed of a paperboard having a weight of 200 to 450 g/m2, a density of 0.65 to 0.82 and a gas permeability of 50 to 200 sec. A first resin layer having liquid-impermeability and thermal resistance is forme... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6036804 | Moldable self-adhering fastener cover and installation method A pliable flat disk of laminated construction having a thin top layer of deformable material bonded to a relatively thicker intermediate layer of pliable adhesive sealant material and a removable bottom layer of release paper covering the exposed surface ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5961769 | Method for feeding separator sheet A separator sheet is formed of a plastic material and has a number of ribs formed on one side thereof. The ribs extend in the direction in which the separator sheet is fed. The sheet is overlaid with a glass mat, and a laminated member obtained thereby is... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961509 | Shaped absorbent article and method of manufacturing the same A flexible absorbent article such as a nappy or a sanitary pad having an absorbent core and a three-dimensional shape. The absorbent article includes a thermoformed layer formed integrally therewith which substantially maintains said three-dimensional sha... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5817265 | Method for precision preforming of complex composite articles An apparatus and method provide for the assembly of a multiply shaped fiber preform, the apparatus using a shaping tool having the shape of the desired part, and one or more secondary location tools, can be positioned on the shaping tool, so as to simulat... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5795527 | Method of manufacturing decorated article using a transfer material A decorative transfer material includes a base film, a decorative metal vapor deposition layer, a metallic reinforcing layer covering the whole rear face of the metal vapor deposition layer to thereby reinforce the metal vapor deposition layer, a retainer... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5755908 | Moldable self-adhering fastener cover and installation method A pliable flat disk of laminated construction having a thin top layer of deformable material bonded to a relatively thicker intermediate layer of pliable adhesive sealant material and a removable bottom layer of release paper covering the exposed surface ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5743979 | Method of forming fabric A method of forming fabric for making foam-in-place molded articles such as preferably seat cushions. A film is secured to a frame and tacked by adhesive to a piece of fabric, not secured to the frame, that forms the outer covering of the seat cushion for... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5711833 | Process for the production of thin walled ceramic structures A process is provided for the manufacture of thin walled ceramic structures, particularly conical or near conical shaped structures. The process involves a tape casting technique wherein a green tape is prepared from a colloidal suspension containing a ce... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5643384 | Method of manufacturing molded goods using paper or pulp sheets as material A method of manufacturing molded goods includes using paper and pulp sheets as materials for forming a plurality of molded goods at one time using a press molding machine. A plurality of predetermined molding sections of the paper or pulp sheet is subject... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5624517 | Method of making a sanitary basin A foamed plastic basin body for a sanitary basin is provided with a die in which a shell of thermoplastic foil, previously heated to a bonding temperature above the deep-drawing temperature is bonded by a deep-drawing die which serves to shape the shell.... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5624518 | Method of making a housing liner A housing lining for a piston engine, drive motor, or machine composed of a sound-absorbent layer of fibers. The fibers are compressed and glued to form an essentially pore-free supporting frame at least in the vicinity of the edge of the layer.... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5622582 | Method of forming printed composite material A method of producing a printed article includes the following steps: providing a first web of polyethylene upon which a pattern has been printed; providing a second web of plastics material from which the article is to be formed, one of the first or seco... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5501758 | Method of making a collapsible plastic container A reusable and collapsible container having a collapsed configuration for storage and shipment and an assembled configuration for containing a product. The container is formed from a polymeric sheet and has substantially flat panels, hinges connecting adj... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5436046 | Interior finishing web and method of producing the same An interior finishing web for a motor vehicle or the like comprises three fibrous layers which are put one another, needled together and subjected to a hot-molding to constitute a shaped structure of the web. The three fibrous layers are a first fibrous l... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5360503 | Semi-finished product and thermoplastic composite material having liquid crystal polymers and process for the production of the material The semi-finished product according to the invention consists exclusively of liquid crystal thermoplastic polymers (LCP), whereof at least one first liquid crystal thermoplastic polymer (LCP) is in the form of fibers (18) and has a given melting point, an... | 11/01/1994 |
