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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 |
| 7823866 | Distributed load edge clamp An arrangement for clamping a flat plate to a flat surface includes juxtaposing the plate to the flat surface. An axially-movable wedging element defining a surface fitted with wedges is fixed against motion in other than a direction of elongation, and is forced to ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7322367 | Device for cleaning teeth A method for cleaning teeth by drawing at least one cleaning thread in a reciprocating movement along teeth, at least one end of which cleaning thread is fastened to an elongate handling member, the other end of the thread is grasped with the hand, and the cleaning ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7273210 | Truss assembly clamp apparatus A truss clamp for connection with a second clamp when installing truss assemblies includes a mechanism for adjustably connecting the two clamps in spaced relation. The truss clamp includes a fixed member and a rotatable member, the rotatable member having first and ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272878 | Cam actuated clamp apparatus A cam actuating clamp. The clamp has first and second jaws, with one of the jaws including a surface forming a fulcrum and the other one of the jaws including a projecting arm which contacts the fulcrum when the clamp is in an open position. The clamp is moved from ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258348 | Machining fixture for centering and holding workpiece A centering and holding fixture includes a base, a piston disposed within a piston chamber at least partially located within the base, and a radially flexible ring connected to the piston by force transmission apparatus operable to contract and expand the radially f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243959 | Reactor water isolation devices A seal clamp assembly for sealing an opening in a piping system includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a base having a first side, a second side and an aperture extending therethrough from the first side to the second side, and a brace coupled to the base. The brace ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7213490 | Wildlife guard placement tool A tool for placement of a wildlife protection guard on an insulated bushing on a transformer is provided. The tool includes a body, a hook, a connector, a first and second tension member and a tensioning mechanism. The body has a first end, a second end operable to ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195043 | Router guide A router guide including a base member configured for attachment to a workbench in two different orientations. A clamping member is secured to the base member by threaded fasteners at each of its opposite ends so as to form a slot of variable height between the clam... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7144003 | Solder assistor The device of the present invention is useful for facilitating the soldering of materials. More specifically, the device of the present invention is useful for the positioning and securing of at least two electrically conductive materials such that those materials c... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7111372 | Computer-controlled milling machine for producing lenses for clip-on accessory A milling machine for shaping blanks to create filter lenses for a clip-on accessory whose pair of filter lenses register with a pair of optical lenses in prescription eyeglasses when the accessory is hitched onto the frame of the eyeglasses. The frame of the eyegla... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083057 | Article organizer assembly An article organizer enables a user to organize substantially planar articles and substantially three-dimensional articles adjacent one another. The article organizer comprises a support member and two parallel coils. The support member comprises opposing support en... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7048267 | Adhesively mounted angled clamp device An adhesively mounted angled clamp-like device for producing a compressive force or tensile force includes a frame, at least two plungers arranged at an angle movably connected with the frame, and double-sided stretch releasing adhesive attached to at least one of t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7015066 | Method for stress reduction in flip chip bump during flip chip mounting and underfill process steps of making a microelectronic assembly A method of making a microelectronic assembly buying restraining a substrate in a fixture at room temperature, placing a flip chip on the substrate so that conductive bumps on the flip chip are aligned with contact pads on the substrate, heating the flip chip, the s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004067 | Device for holding objects to be treated A device for holding a golf ball during printing of indicia thereon. The device includes a base, a stationary member attached to the base and having a surface for engaging a portion of the golf ball, a clamping member slidably mounted on the base and having a surfac... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6977214 | Die paddle clamping method for wire bond enhancement A leadframe configuration for a semiconductor device that has a die attach paddle with paddle support bars. In addition, clamp tabs extend outwardly from lesser supported locations of the paddle to underlie a conventional lead clamp. The clamp tabs are formed as an ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969054 | Receiving stand for frame stacking system A receiving stand for a frame stacking system of the type used to stack prefabricated frames has a bench configured for receiving and supporting the frames thereon. A stanchion is pivotally movable relative to the bench about a pivot axis of the stanchion between a ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6953188 | Flexible jaw universal vise A vise used for holding and stabilizing a wide variety of work object shapes by means of conformable spring action jaw faces. The jaw faces are designed to be interchangeable to accommodate delicate or heavy-duty work. Dual ratchet mechanisms and a cam-driven piston... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6908255 | Remote clamping mechanism via vacuum feedthrough A clamping flexure for use in a vacuum employs a spring-loaded shaft that pulls an object being supported against a support piece, including a mechanism, passing through the vacuum vessel, for releasing the spring tension during adjustment, the shaft being sufficien... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6889413 | Apparatus for restraining a side impact beam during a gauging or assembly operation A restraining apparatus for securing a position of a side impact beam having U-shaped or trapezoidal cross section and formed with at least partially flattened ends, for execution of a subsequent, includes two support blocks for supporting the ends. Associated to th... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6666245 | Tree trimming apparatus A tree trimming apparatus is provided for preparing a tree, such as a Christmas tree, for attachment to a tree stand. The tree trimming apparatus includes a raised platform supported by a plurality of legs. The platform also includes an opening for receiv... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6612558 | Apparatus for fixing substrates An apparatus for fixing and centering substrates that are each provided with an inner hole is provided. The apparatus has a housing having an axis that extends perpendicular to the plane of a substrate placed on the apparatus. A fixation unit is guided in... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6530566 | Pivoting clamp block A clamping fixture is provided that includes a base, a handle pivotally connected to the base and a first jaw lever. The first jaw lever has a pivot end and a jaw end. The first jaw lever has a spacer connected thereto. A second jaw lever is provided havi... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6514465 | Apparatus for receiving an object, arrangement for transporting and for receiving and object and method for their operation A support surface (3) is bordered on at least two sides by fins while mounted at an opposite corner is a clamping device comprising a slide (6) which can be drawn back from a starting position against the force of a coil spring (9) and which has a clampin... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6510598 | Clamping element A clamping device for fixing plastic molded parts during welding is proposed, comprising a flange-like fastening part for fastening on a plastics welding device, the fastening part having at least one first annular recess for receiving a clamping element ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6426622 | Fixture for eddy current inspection probes A fixture for use with eddy current inspection probes facilitates inspection of airfoil leading and trailing edges. The fixture includes a fixture body having a hole formed in one side thereof for receiving a probe and a V-groove formed in another side th... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6402130 | Clamp for a power tool In accordance with the present invention, an improved clamping apparatus is employed. The clamping apparatus includes a clamp body having a first and a second end, an attachment member having a first and second end, the first end of the attachment member ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6386532 | Clamp squeeze apparatus and method A clamp squeeze apparatus and method for squeezing a pair of handles of a hand clamp to open a jaw of the hand clamp, is provided. The clamp squeeze apparatus includes a body, a handle, a pair of squeeze jaws and a fluid pressure device. The handle is con... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6296240 | Connector holder The present invention is directed to a connector holder for holding a connector during wiring of the connector which facilitates accurate positioning of protection material about wires of a cable. The connector holder includes a support member such as a p... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6279885 | Magnetic clamp for welding magnetic objects A magnetic clamp (20) for welding a magnetic object (504), includes a first magnetic member (22) and a second magnetic member (24). A hinge (26) connects magnetic members (22) and (24) so that an angle formed by magnetic members (22) and (24) may be chang... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6267288 | Pallet for combined surface mount and wave solder manufacture of printed ciruits A pallet for mounting components on a double sided PCB including a fab (panel) having a frame area surrounding a depression. A shoulder around the depression is dimensioned to support the fab. The fab is laid on the shoulder with the a group of components... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6262582 | Mechanical fixture for holding electronic devices under test showing adjustments in multiple degrees of freedom A fixture to hold an electronic substrate having probe areas on a top surface. The top surface of the electronic substrate is left open to provide a maximum area to couple interconnect wires for a device under test. In addition, a bottom surface of the su... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6254074 | Clamping device The object of the present invention is a clamping device which comprises a first element and a second element which are arranged symmetrically, rotatably engaged and mutually constrained, and engagement means which are constrained firmly to the first elem... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6231037 | Cassette clamp for a microtome A cassette clamp (1) for a microtome includes a base part (2) having fixed limit stops (3) and at least one pivotally mounted clamping jaw (5) biased by a spring (6) for receiving a cassette (4). The cassette (4) is clamped between the limit stops (3) and... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6217014 | Work stop system and jaw plate for holding the same A work stop for use on a machine vise is received in a jaw plate for such vise and is securely locked in position. The work stop is fixed in a groove that is machined into a top edge of the jaw plate or jaw, with a member extending over the edge of the ja... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6145823 | Solder clamp A solder clamp having a common base and first and second clamp levers or jaws that are capable of independent operation. Positioning slots are preferably provided in the common base and the first and second clamp levers to properly align two wires or simi... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6012712 | Double vise with self-setting clamping with the same or different size workpieces A double vise using a single actuating screw with a self-setting preload arrangement includes a vise base, a center fixed jaw and a pair of movable jaws which are movable toward and away from the center fixed jaw. The movable jaws being actuated with the ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5954321 | Rotating jewelry clamp A rotating jewelry clamp includes a base and a rotatable housing supported thereby such that the housing can be freely rotated relative to the base. The housing threadably receives a clamp assembly with a hollow outer sleeve and a reciprocable piston exte... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5868099 | Page clamping device First and second pairs of arms are respectively disposed at opposite ends of a support structure. A constrainable member (e.g., a spring) is supported at its opposite ends by corresponding ones of the arms in the pairs. This is the only constrainable memb... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5829571 | Workpiece positioning apparatus In a workpiece positioning apparatus for positioning a forwarding workpiece, the apparatus includes a forwarding device for forwarding a workpiece in a forwarding direction; a reference guide having a forwarding surface abutting against the workpiece in a... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5820116 | Suction attachable retaining clamp A suction attachable retaining clamp for holding an object such as a molding or mounting bracket against a surface such as a windshield. The suction attachable retaining clamp includes a base member having a pair of attachment arms extending from it. Each... | 10/13/1998 |
