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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 |
| 7331472 | Method and apparatus for separation of a mixture of non-miscible liquids A tank has an inlet opening mounted at an end wall at the beginning of an elongated horizontal path for supplying a mixture to be separated, and two outlet openings mounted at the end of the elongated horizontal path for separately draining the separated liquids. An... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7186346 | Low cost indoor grease trap An oil/grease removal assembly includes a container having an inlet to receive effluent from a kitchen sink. A drain connection spaced above the container bottom defines a static water level for contained liquid and connects to a sewer. A baffle extends downwardly b... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7153439 | Grease separator for kitchen sinks and other applications An oil/grease separator separates a lighter liquid from a mixture of the heavier liquid and a lighter liquid. A housing has an inner volume, an inlet to receive influent flow, an outlet to discharge the heavier liquid, which defines a static liquid level, and an out... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6998038 | Stormwater treatment system A system for removing material from a flowing liquid, where the system includes one or more cartridges, where each cartridge has an outer permeable wall and an inner permeable wall that form a media region between the walls, where a media is disposed within at least... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6669838 | Apparatus for filtering and sterilizing water utilizing a turbidity and microorganism sensing system An apparatus for filtering and sterilizing water utilizing a turbidity and microorganism sensing system. The apparatus includes a UV light source that emits UV and visible light and light sensors. The light sensors include visible light detectors and ligh... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6499337 | Monitoring of particulate matter in water supply An in-line monitoring apparatus for monitoring particulate matter in a liquid stream includes an inlet and outlet for ingress and discharge of a liquid stream. An in-line particulate matter-sampling unit is arranged for accumulation of particulate matter ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6365045 | Apparatus for use in a sewage treatment plant An apparatus for use in a sewage treatment plant comprises a settlement tank, an inlet channel for delivering an input sewage flow to the settlement tank, and a screen arrangement having a continuous belt screen for capturing screenings contained within t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6183633 | Separator A separator for separating material from a fluid which includes an inlet, a separating chamber in fluid communication with the inlet, a holding chamber, a deflector for deflecting material entrained in or moving with fluid entering the separating chamber ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6001242 | Apparatus and method for high volume pipeline water filtration A method and apparatus for filtering particulates from a turbid liquid is provided. The apparatus is preferably used to filter particulates from water used to flush a pipeline after a cleaning operation, after hydrostatic testing or during product displac... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5866071 | Centrifuge tube with a built-in small tubing for separation following density gradients centrifugation A new type of centrifuge tube convenient for separation after density gradients centrifugation is invented. The inner bottom of the centrifuge tube is in a funnel shape, and an orifice is located at the narrowest place of the funnel neck. The orifice conn... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5489381 | Extruder apparatus for separating solids from fluids A novel apparatus for isolating solids, slurries or wetcakes from fluids is disclosed. Said apparatus comprises an extruder having a dynamic seal and a barrel comprising a slip joint and a floating auger which allows for solid recovery under pressure in t... | 02/06/1996 |
| 4867877 | Waste disposal/separation system A waste removal and/or segregation system for removing liquid and solid waste simultaneously from waste-holding tanks or vessels. The solid matter in the waste is filtered or segregated into one holding area and the liquid waste placed in a separate holdi... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4400274 | Separator A separator for separating low and high density constituents of a liquid includes a tank. The tank has a liquid inlet, an opposing liquid outlet and an upper side drain. A filter is mounted in the tank adjacent the inlet for filtering its discharging liqu... | 08/23/1983 |
| 3948768 | Method and apparatus for separating oil from aqueous liquids A method and apparatus are provided for separating fine oily particles from aqueous liquids at very high flow velocities by passing the mixture upwardly through an unconfined mass of oleophilic granules in a column with adequate velocity to separate and l... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3948767 | Method and apparatus for separating oil from aqueous liquids A method and apparatus are provided for separating oily particles from an emulsion thereof in an aqueous liquid. The emulsion is passed through a bed of oleophilic granules supported on a foraminous support, the oleophilic granules, by virtue of their den... | 04/06/1976 |
