...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 |
| 7188646 | Kit to form a wood splitting apparatus A splitting wedge is provided for splitting wood. The wedge includes an upwardly facing impact surface, a collar adapted to slidably engage a vertical guide track and a downwardly facing cutting edge. The wedge is adapted to slide down the guide track and cut into a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6465810 | Semiconductor light emitting device and its manufacturing method A semiconductor light emitting device easily controlled in reflectance of its cavity edges has formed on the cavity edges of its laser cavity rugged structures including elongated concave portions extending substantially in parallel with bonded surfaces o... | 10/15/2002 |