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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 |
| 7325363 | Foundation system for prefabricated houses A prefabricated foundation is provided using a plurality of concrete panels that are cast at a factory location to a predetermined uniform form and size. These panels are of a generally rectangular shape and are positioned end to end forming a wall-like structure ar... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7254925 | Insulated wall assembly A concrete form panel has a plurality of studs. A first and second panel are fastened to the studs to define concrete receiving cavities between the first panel and the second panel. A fastening strip attaches the panels to the stud and is vertically oriented. In ad... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7188635 | Portable hunter's shed A portable pre-fabricated sports and hunting shed includes a substantially solid rectangular structure having an integral projecting element attachable to any standard trailer hitch and, at an opposite longitudinal end thereof, a pair of wheels, an adjoining axle, a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7117644 | Modular sentry station A modular sentry station uses stackable interlocking panels that when assembled provide a ballistic shield. The sentry station can optionally include interlocking ceiling and floor panels that provide a partially enclosed, bunker-type ballistic shield. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104016 | Prefabricated door frame and door A doorframe includes a header having a header jamb and a pair of header casings. The header has first and second ends. The doorframe further includes a pair of legs, each having a leg jamb and a pair of leg casings. Each leg jamb has means for connection with the re... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7040335 | Scent containment system for hunting blinds The invention is a scent containment system for hunting blinds. A hunting blind is provided with scent impervious walls and removable light transmissive scent impervious windows. The scent impervious windows are remarkable in that they are designed to be readily pen... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036279 | Fully prefabricated steel armored blind The subject of the invention is directed toward a blind assembly having a pair of vertical elements. The vertical elements each have a top and bottom and a plurality of slots formed therein. An upper transverse element engages the tops of the vertical elements and a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6929217 | Interstitial regional aircraft boarding piers, and methods of using same An interstitial regional aircraft boarding pier can be provided at an airport concourse in place of a conventional large aircraft boarding bridge. The interstitial regional aircraft boarding pier includes a primary passenger bridge between the airport concourse and ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6739101 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing muntin bar assemblies Methods and apparatus for assembling muntin bar lattices and spacer frames for use in insulating glass units are disclosed. One method of assembling a muntin bar lattice in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps of providing a muntin bar segment a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6619005 | Molded doors with large glass insert An improved molded door having provisions for glass insert comprising at least 50% of said door's exterior surface includes a quadrilateral frame formed of a top rail, a bottom rail, a right stile and a left stile joined together, two sheets of molded doo... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6467226 | Window frame, window frame assembly and method of fabrication An improved window frame is provided. The window frame utilizes one or more locking panels coupled to the frame body via a living hinge. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the window frame includes a plurality of frame segments ex... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6314691 | Inspection opening frame An inspection opening frame includes frame components each of which is provided with a support portion extending along the inner surface of an inspection opening, a front wall holding portion projecting outward from the front surface of the support portio... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5937593 | Security closure A security closures are adapted to be secured over windows or other openings in a wall of a building. The security closures are fixed to the building in a manner to substantially prevent removal of the closure from the exterior of the building. On the oth... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5832681 | Mull post A mull post having an edge surface, a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface with the mull post including a plurality of pocket holes and a plurality of fastener guide passages of sufficient integrity to maintain the axial orientation of a rig... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5657592 | Pet door having a centrally mounted door flap A pet door assembly for insertion within a hole formed in a wall having a pair of exterior frames and an inner frame. The exterior frame members mount to opposite sides of the wall and define an opening for allowing passage of a pet. The central inner fra... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5522192 | Hangar A gate girder (5)is provided over the gateway opening of a hangar. To diminish the roof load and working load stressing the gate girder (5), it is supported by at least one girder support (1), which can be combined with a sliding gate plate (1'). On the l... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5509249 | Combination column and panel barrier system and method of construction This invention relates to both a concrete wall having a series of slanted deflection surfaces to spread the force of impacting vehicles, to buttress against earth forces, and to abate noises and to a method of constructing such a wall. The wall can be eco... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5371966 | Cylindrical hunting blind A hollow cylindrical hunting blind that can be supported on the ground or on a tower is formed of elongate arcuate panels and a domed roof which, in a preferred embodiment, have surface corrugations simulating the bark of a tree. A ladder-stand connected ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5356687 | Window frame for concrete wall panel A combination concrete panel wall, concrete window frame, and concrete sash glazing frame. The sill, lintel, and jambs of the window frame are fiber-reinforced concrete extrusions which are cut to length and cemented together. The hardened frame is placed... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5319882 | Entrance system An angulated door assembly affording reduced entry and exit time and motion therethrough. Each door is angulated relative to the adjacent walls and/or the conventional path of ingress/egress therethrough. Such an assembly configuration affords increased s... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5218799 | Pre-assembled glazed panel with trim assembly for wall panel systems A glazed panel assembly providing a trim frame preassembled with a pane of glass, or the like, for mounting to wall framing of a wall panel system. Snap-engageable corner trim caps cover corner gussets that interconnect trim frame members. A second trim f... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5218798 | Exterior insulation facing system A laminated wall construction for building exteriors in which a facing outer layer provides the exterior surface and is attached to a corrugated layer such that the corrugations form vertical channels extending along the laminated wall construction. A tro... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5046293 | Arrangement for mounting a window unit to a building frame An arrangement for mounting in an opening of a building frame a window unit having at least one panel mounted in a rectangular framework formed by a pair of left and right longitudinal frames, and an upper transverse frame and a lower transverse frame mea... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4724637 | Two sided vertical butt glaze system for window structures A "dry" two sided vertical structural butt glaze system for window structures wherein a modular frame assembly is fabricated and glazed off-site. The assembly is installed in the window structure from the building interior and is provided with gasket stri... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4598513 | Building wall construction A building wall construction installed on a building comprises a plurality of successive window units and at least one corner window unit disposed between two adjacent ones of the window units and having a preformed corner angle identical to that of a cor... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4578913 | Fire protection partition wall Disclosed is a fire protection dividing wall for installation between construction parts of a building. The wall is assembled of a supporting frame carrying fire protection glass panes. The frame is assembled of a steel core which includes upright struts ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4574025 | Method of forming an end panel for a building and door unit A wall panel for a building may be formed by twin sheet vacuum form molding an entire end panel which may then be cut to form an access opening which may be closed with the removed portion forming the door with the cut panel reassembled to form the buildi... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4450661 | Composite structures window belt and method of making A composite structure window belt has a roll of the lined reinforced plastic window frames set between honeycomb core and covered top and bottom with a reinforced plastic cover. The window frames have built-in reinforcements to accept fasteners for securi... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4393632 | Building system The system is for covering an existing building to finish particularly the exterior face of the building. Pre-fabricated panels with windows previously installed are secured within an existing window opening with the primary attachment for each panel bein... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4388783 | Prefabricated partition arrangement The specification discloses a prefabricated partition arrangement for fitting rooms and the like, comprising a pair of parallel, laterally spaced side panels having rearward edges thereof fastened to an interior wall of a building by a first pair of chann... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4314430 | Core building system An improved method of wall construction, and an improved wall construction are provided by the invention. The individual components of the wall are first set in place and then encased in concrete to form a load bearing wall. Multiple channel track units a... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4111401 | Construction assemblies A series of preformed panels are joined together at mating elongated male and female joint portions. The joint portions are secured together by a series of discrete spaced apart flexible tension members looped about portions of each panel.... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4048769 | Buildings formed by one or more prefabricated building sections, and method of manufacturing prefabricated building sections A two story building consistng of three elongated box-shaped prefabricated sections wherein there are two sections connected together side by side on the ground floor and a further section is stacked on one of the ground floor sections to comprise the sec... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4006573 | Narrow frame wall structure Disclosed is a narrow frame wall structure having panel gripping mullions formed of extruded metal. Typical vertical mullions comprise a mullion proper with a glazing pocket on one side and one half of a glazing pocket on the other side, a mullion stop at... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3996704 | Bike storage device A structure of lightweight plastic material has a plurality of doors. Each of the doors is selectively openable, closable and lockable. A plurality of movably mounted partitions are provided in the structure for dividing the structure into a plurality of ... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3992833 | Apparatus for mounting a window or a door frame A door or window frame is provided at a pair of opposite locations with tilting means mounting the frame in a wall opening for pivotal movement about an axis perpendicular to these sides of the frame. The frame is also equipped with fixing means which may... | 11/23/1976 |
