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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 |
| 7285315 | Closure in synthetic material for containers The present invention relates to a closure which is made of synthetic material with characteristics similar to or even better than those of cork and which can therefore be used in all applications in which a cork closure is normally used. In particular, the closure ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7143903 | Stopper for bottling wines A stopper for closing wine bottles. The stopper has a tubular duct to communicate residual interior gaseous atmospheric volume with the outer ambient. A membrane is secured transversely in the duct to allow the passage of gaseous atmosphere through the membrane and ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138906 | Cap timing A cap is attachable to a receptacle for co-acting therewithin enclosing medication and timing a predetermined interval for taking the medication defined by one timing schedule of a set of selectable timing schedules. An electronic timing circuit in the cap is constr... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6831552 | Vocal container cap A vocal container cap includes a cap portion and a vocal assembly received in the cap portion. When the cap portion is fully closed onto a container mouth, an elastic switch associated with a movable member of the vocal assembly is pressed against a contact on a cir... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6806338 | Injection molding polymer An LLDPE produced using a single site catalyst, e.g., an LLDPE produced using a metallocene (m-LLDPE), is preferably used in injection moulding of food packaging material, especially closures for food containers. Such materials have been found to exhibit low levels ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6666879 | Inlet port plug An apparatus, device, or inlet port plug, may close an inlet port that is formed in a sheet of flexible material. The inlet port is adapted for mounting on an inflatable device and is shaped and constructed to receive and retain an air hose nozzle through... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6553696 | Flourescent drink rim A cover with a top opening for a container having a container rim has a removable top cover. The cover may be used with a straw by piecing or removing the top cover. The top opening has a perimeter and at least a portion of the top opening has a perimeter... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6451261 | Multi-well microfiltration apparatus The present invention provides multi-well plates and column arrays in which samples (e.g., cell lysates containing nucleic acids of interest, such as RNA) can be analyzed and/or processed. In one embodiment, the microfiltration arrangement is a multilayer... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6426046 | Chemical vessel cap A cap (1) for a chemical storage or reaction vessel comprising a seat for attachment, in use, to an opening of the vessel. A membrane (6) formed from a resilient material and having a slit (11) formed therein allows a substance sampling or delivery appara... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6039698 | Method and apparatus for removing barrier-type closures from blood collection tubes A covered medical specimen container comprises a collection tube having an open upper end defined by a perimetrical rim. A cover is positioned over the open end and removably attached to the rim. A removable cap is positioned over the cover at a location ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5958587 | Method of removing blemishes in compression molded articles A method of compression molding a closure having a base wall and peripheral skirt with internal threads, a thermoplastic resin blended with metallic particles wherein the particles are added in elliptical or spherical form. The metallic particles are prov... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5895662 | Meat product pet medicine capsule A hollowed pet treat for medicating a pet is provided including a vial constructed entirely of an edible product and defining an interior space and an open top. Next provided is a cap formed entirely of the edible product for being removably coupled to th... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5855287 | Synthetic closure for removable insertion into a wine bottle A molded closure for a liquid container comprising a thermoplastic elastomer and a blowing agent. The molded closure is particularly suitable for use as a synthetic wine cork in a wine bottle. The molded closure does not permit passage of oxygen into the ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5692629 | Molded closure for a liquid container having printing thereon A molded closure for a liquid container comprising a thermoplastic elastomer and a blowing agent. The molded closure is particularly suitable for use as a synthetic wine cork in a wine bottle. The molded closure does not permit passage of oxygen into the ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5516008 | Medication dispensing container A liquid dispensing container particularly for single-use dispensing if eye medication and self-application if eye drop. The container for the liquid storage cavity has a molded plastic housing and a flexible cavity wall. The wall is manually squeezable o... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5022544 | Sealed bottle A blow molding apparatus including a pair of mold halves, a sealing blade mounted in one mold half and extendable into the mold cavity to seal the blown bottle, a drive member and an angled force multiplying drive connecting the drive member and blade is ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4944736 | Adaptor cap for centering, sealing, and holding a syringe to a bottle A means to connect a hypodermic syringe to its bottle of medicament, so that the syringe is in proper alignment to pierce the bottle sealing diaphragm. The means also holds the syringe to the bottle so that a measured amount of medicament may be withdrawn... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4909404 | Tamper-evident closures A plastic unitary molded child-resistant, snap-on, tampered-evident closure includes an upper cap portion having internal spaced ribs disposed for cooperation with the upper annular collar on the neck portion of a container, only one rib being sized to pa... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4629590 | Nebulizer A nebulizer providing a moistened breathing mixture for inhalation therapy is arranged to flow a gas-liquid mixture in a circular path around the inner surface of a container that is provided with shallow baffle forming ribs extending vertically across th... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4314558 | Surgical drainage bags The invention describes surgical drainage bags suitable for receiving body fluids and wastes. One aspect of the invention is a self-sealing bag of flexible film in which the opening may be sealed by stretching, relaxing and pressing the sides of the openi... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4298036 | Dispenser for stick solids An improved dispenser for cosmetic stick solids such as deodorants constructed to be filled in either normal or inverted position. This dispenser is cylindrical having walls of substantially uniform diameter, an open top, and substantially closed bottom. ... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4262813 | Bottle closure Device for closing off the opening of a container or bottle consisting of a member or frame inside which is placed the bottle, a first cap of the frame closing off the opening of the bottle while a second cap, which presses against the bottom of the bottl... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4122964 | Reusable closures for hermetically sealing containers A semi-rigid, deflectable reusable lid in the shape of a disk and formed of a non-porous material is adapted to hermetically seal the open mouth of a container. The lid is positioned over the mouth of the container to be sealed and is retained in position... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4103798 | Combination cap A combination cap to recap containers of the "snap-on" or "threaded" type which have been opened, partially consumed, and were provided with non-reusable caps by the packager.... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4021670 | Sealable high counting efficiency liquid scintillation vials Liquid scintillation counters are now the instruments of choice for use in counting most radioactive samples. While preferred, liquid scintillation counters are still subject to the disadvantages of their inability to effect high photon detection from wit... | 05/03/1977 |
| 3980736 | Homogeneous polyolefin and arylvinyl-polymer-based compositions This invention concerns a process for obtaining homogeneous polymer compositions containing at least one olefin polymer and/or one arylvinyl polymer. The process consists of adding, to either or to a mixture of both of these polymers, one or more block co... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3980117 | Container for a disposable jar An attractive container made of opaque colored material is constructed to receive a jar with a product which is unattractive containing labels and a removable cover which likewise could contain advertisement. The label, advertisement and unattractive jar ... | 09/14/1976 |
