Did You Know...
...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 |
| 6938276 | Shroud plate attachment A shroud plate for headgear is provided that may comprise a shell, an insert, a lock, a release mechanism wherein the shell extends around at least a portion of the insert has a smooth surface with rounded edges and corners and is shaped to match the contour of the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6249722 | Method of controlling brake pipe pressure An improved method is used to control the pressure in the brake pipe of a train. The train is equipped with an automatic brake handle, an equalizing reservoir, a brake pipe control device and a computer for controlling the control device according to posi... | 06/19/2001 |
| 4279446 | Segmented wheel clamp A wheel rim clamping device is disclosed which has a plurality of pressure applying surfaces for clamping a concentric wheel rim to an axle hub assembly so as not to deform the rim and to improve the load transfer between the rim and hub. The clamping dev... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4256349 | Road wheels A demountable wheel rim assembly for a road vehicle and comprising a rim and an adapter band extending outwardly well beyond the rim so that two assemblies can be placed on a hub for a dual-type wheel with the bands abutting to space the rims without a se... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4243269 | Edge lugged tire carrying rim and wheels Tire carrying rims seated and locked on vehicle wheels by fastening assemblies. A wheel has spoke members with dimensioned felloe surfaces for mating engagement with a radially inclined surface on a rim base edge portion and for coaction with a series of ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4213654 | Wheel rim with non-slip interlocking device A wheel rim such as used on a mobile home and trailer is provided with a non-slip interlocking device and has on its inner periphery a substantially radial surface which is mountable upon a wheel hub. A plurality of spaced recesses are formed in the radia... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4129336 | Base flanged tire carrying rim and wheel Tire carrying rims seated and locked on vehicle wheels by fastening assemblies or means. A wheel has spoke members with dimensioned felloe surfaces for mating engagement with coacting surfaces on radially inwardly projecting mounting flanges integrally at... | 12/12/1978 |
