...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 |
| 4169943 | Process for the preparation of amino derivatives of N-heterocycles A process for the preparation amino derivatives of N-heterocycles comprises reacting a hydroxy-N-heterocycle with hexamethylcyclotrisilazane (HTS) and/or octamethylcyclotetrasilazane (OTS) and then with NH3, or a primary or secondary amine, esp... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4150122 | Substituted carbamates Insecticidal and nematicidal carbamates, such as methyl 2-dimethylamino-N-{[N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilanyl)-amino]carbonyloxy}-2-oxo -ethanimidothioate, for control of pestiferous insects belonging to such orders as Homoptera, Coleoptera and Diptera.... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4141883 | Stabilization of synthetic polymers by penta-or-hexa-substituted 4-piperidinol derivatives Polymers, both natural and synthetic, are stabilized against the deterioration resulting from heat and/or light by the incorporation of certain 2,2,6,6-tetra-substituted-4-piperidinol derivatives which additionally have an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aralk... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4115100 | Selective herbicidal composition containing 2-pyridinol compounds This invention relates to the selective control of weeds and wild grasses in crops of useful plants by means of 2-pyridinol compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein A is an alkylene or alkenylene bridge B is a group --OR1 or --SR2, R | 09/19/1978 |
| 4085108 | Silicon derivatives of tetrahydroquinolines The invention relates to novel silicon derivatives of tetrahydroquinolines, which are intermediates in a process for preparing 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-8-carboxamides and thiocarboxamides.... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4079055 | Chemical reduction process The disclosure relates to a novel chemical process whereby enone intermediates for prostaglandins are reduced steroselectively to the -enols, the -hydroxy of which corresponds to the prostaglandin 15-hydroxy group.... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4075167 | Maleimido group-containing organosilicon compounds Novel organosilicon compounds having in a molecule at least one maleimido group bonded to a silicon atom through a Si-C linkage, synthesized by reaction of a derivative of maleic anhydride with an organosilicon compound having an amino-substituted hydroca... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4073934 | Novel acetylenic prostaglandin analogs Optically active and racemic prostaglandin derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 is --OR5 ; --NHSO2 CH3 ; or --O--CH2 --U--V; R5 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, or a heterocyclic group; ... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4064151 | Halosilyl carbamates Isocyanates are prepared directly from amines in a facile process which involves the reaction with halosilyl compounds to form novel halosilyl carbamates. The isocyanate may then be derived from the carbamate intermediate by gentle heating. In accordance ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4059581 | Heterocyclic nitrogen containing siloxanes Cationic bis(trimethylsiloxy) siloxanes of the formula: wherein M is the trimethylsiloxy units, Me3 SiO1/2, x is an integer of 1 to 3, preferably 1, and D' is a cationic difunctional siloxy unit of the formula: ##STR1## wherein ... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4046895 | Phenanthridine derivatives and related compounds The invention provides a compound of formula I ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and represent hydrogen or alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, R3 represents hydrogen, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, or phenyl, X ... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4026880 | Silanes having an amine functional group thereon A silicone compound of the formula, ##STR1## where R, R1, R2 and R6 are hydrocarbon radicals, B is selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, D is selected from a divalent hydrocarbon radical or oxygen, G is selected ... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4013661 | Substituted 1,2-dihydropyridines and process for preparing same Substituted 1,2-dihydropyridines of the formula ##SPC1## In which R and R2 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, --NH2, silyl, silyl linked via oxygen, silyl linked via nitrogen, sulfamyl, organosulfonamido, nitro, orga... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4000142 | Process for preparing pyridine derivatives The invention relates to a process for preparing pyridine compounds which have a fused cycloalkane ring containing an amide, thioamide or nitrile group. The process involves treating a metal derivative of the pyridine compound with a silyl isocyanate or i... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3963726 | Quaternary ammonium salts of chloromethylated silicon compounds Quaternary ammonium salts of chloromethylated silanes or siloxanes which contain at least one radical directly linked to a silicon atom wherein Ar is an arylene radical, wherein R3 "N taken collectively is a tertiary amine radical and wherein t... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3951982 | Trialkylsilyl esters of 6(substituted amino)phenyl-1,-dihydro-2-oxonicotinic acid, methods for their production and conversion to the corresponding acid chlorides Trialkylsilyl esters of 6-(substituted amino)phenyl-1,2-dihydro-2-oxonicotinic acid and acid addition salts thereof are disclosed. The compounds are useful intermediates in the preparation of pharmacological agents, especially antimicrobials of the p... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3946033 | Process for the preparation of hydantoin derivatives Hydantoin derivatives are produced by reacting 1. a glycine derivative, 2. a primary amine, and 3. a diaryl carbonate Thus, various kinds of hydantoin derivatives can be obtained without using an isocyanate.... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3940402 | Tris(substituted amino) sulfonium salts Trisaminosulfonium salts of the formula (R1 R2 N)(R3 R4 N)(R5 R6 N)S+ X- wherein the R groups are alkyl of 1-20 carbons and each alkyl has at least 2 alpha hydrogens and X... | 02/24/1976 |