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 |
| 7320494 | Hardware to facilitate storing pickup bed cover Attachment hardware is provided to enable a folding bed cover for a pickup truck to be stored on the bed in a substantially vertical position giving access to substantially the entire bed. This hardware includes a latch to secure the lower end against sliding while ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 6250233 | Slidable cover assembly for gondola railroad car An extendable and retractable cover for use on gondola railroad cars, preferably provided as a kit for retrofitting existing cars, including elongated runners for attaching to the top of longitudinal walls of the gondola railroad cars, the runners includi... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6220178 | Freight cars, especially for transporting dry bulk material The freight car has an undercarriage and a running carriage connected to the undercarriage. A container is connected to the undercarriage. The container has side walls, positioned in the longitudinal direction of the freight car, and closed end walls exte... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5498066 | Articulated cover for a top loading hauling body Trucks which haul waste and fine, loose materials which are top loading through an open top need a cover to retain the material such as during travel. A full length cover, when raised for loading, may adversely affect the stability of the truck. An articu... | 03/12/1996 |
