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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 |
| 7585369 | Apparatus for coating medical devices An apparatus for coating medical devices at the point of care with a polymer and/or therapeutic agent comprising an environmentally controlled device coating chamber in which the device may be delivered by the manufacturer as the device packaging, or the device may ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7383939 | Device and method for handling workpieces in particular vehicle chassis A device (10) is provided for handling workpieces, in particular vehicle chassis (22) of modular construction, and having a first module with a handling line (12) in turn having one or several handling regions (14) for surface handling of... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364421 | Method of making retroreflective sheeting and slot die apparatus The invention relates to a method of making retroreflective sheeting and other articles prepared from casting a fluid synthetic resin onto a tool having a microstructured surface with a slot die apparatus. The invention further relates to a slot die apparatus. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353832 | Housingless washer An industrial parts washer includes a stand adapted to support a part, a chamber selectively movable from a first position clear of the part to a second position engaging the stand where the chamber forms a closed volume encapsulating the part. A nozzle is positione... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338565 | Housingless washer An industrial parts washer includes a stand adapted to support a part, a chamber selectively moveable from a first position clear of the part to a second position engaging the stand where the chamber forms a closed volume encapsulating the part. A nozzle is position... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332198 | Plating apparatus and plating method There is provided a plating apparatus and method which can control the temperature of a plating solution during plating more uniformly and easily form a uniform plated film on the to-be-plated surface of a workpiece, and which can simplify the device and decrease th... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305933 | Seasoning apparatus, and product manufacturing system provided therewith The present invention provides a seasoning apparatus capable of evenly seasoning each individual article, without seasoning any too heavily or too lightly. Therein, a screw having a helical blade is installed in a tube. The helical blade provides partitions that are... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7087143 | Plating system for semiconductor materials A workpiece processing station is disclosed. The workpiece processing station has particular applicability in an electroplating process for semiconductor wafers. The apparatus includes a work processing bowl having an outer bowl and an inner cup positioned at a loca... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7022181 | Liquid phase growth process, liquid phase growth system and substrate member production method In a liquid phase growth process comprising immersing a substrate in a melt held in a crucible, a crystal material having been dissolved in the melt, and growing a crystal on the substrate, at least a group of substrates to be immersed in the melt held in the crucib... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6991087 | Conveyor device for advancing work-pieces through a processing zone for the surface treatment of the work-pieces The invention relates to a conveyor device which is used to transport work-pieces, especially the work-pieces of motor vehicle bodies, through a processing area for surface treatment of said work-pieces, comprising a conveyor which brings the work-pieces which are r... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6964792 | Methods and apparatus for controlling electrolyte flow for uniform plating The present invention provides apparatus and methods for controlling flow dynamics of a plating fluid during a plating process. The invention achieves this fluid control through use of a diffuser membrane. Plating fluid is pumped through the membrane; the design and... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6939585 | Liquid pressure transfer method for loop-like workpiece and product decorated thereby Liquid pressure transfer capable of applying a decorative pattern to a loop-like workpiece with satisfactory reproducibility. The workpiece is immersed in a transfer liquid to apparently cut crosswise by a surface of the transfer liquid at a transfer initiating site... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935638 | Universal substrate holder for treating objects in fluids A universal substrate holder of the invention for treating wafer substrates in liquids is provided with a shaft and a rod slidingly inserted into the central opening of the shaft. The end of the shaft that protrudes into the bowl supports a base platform for the sub... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6878355 | Device for activating conductivity in porous structures The invention concerns the treatment of porous structures such as cross-linked foams, woven or nonwoven, to make them electrically conductive by depositing polymers. The device enables, in a chemical reactor, to perform the activating treatment directly through non-... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6863730 | Coating die with laser position sensors An apparatus including: a movement device that moves an object to be coated; a slot die coater equipped with a position sensor mounted on at least one end of the slot die coater and which slot die coater controllably dispenses coating material onto the moving object... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6827777 | Rotary application head An application head (11) for application of hot-melt adhesive onto a width of material (22) has a housing (12) with a control slide chamber (20). A cylinder control slide (13) is supported and is rotatably drivable in the housing. ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6814805 | Film coating apparatus and method for coating using the same A film coating apparatus has a nozzle body and a coating material spreading element having an injection hole communicated with the inside of the nozzle body, and formed integrally with the nozzle body. The apparatus further has a rotation support element and a fixin... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6780248 | Applicator and method for applying adhesive to rod-shaped members such as cotton swabs A system and method for applying adhesive to at least a first end of a rod-shaped member, such as a cotton swab stick includes a carrier, an adhesive applicator, and a rotator device. The carrier conveys the rod-shaped member or stick in a machine direction and also... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6776880 | Method of fabricating an EL display device, and apparatus for forming a thin film A plurality of processing chambers are connected to a common chamber (103 in FIG. 1), and they comprehend a processing chamber for oxidation (107), a processing chamber for solution application (108), a processing chamber for baking (1... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6689418 | Apparatus for wafer rinse and clean and edge etching An apparatus for and method of rinsing one side of a two-sided substrate and removing unwanted material from the substrate's edge and/or backside. One embodiment of the method is directed toward rinsing and cleaning a substrate having a front side upon wh... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6689216 | Plating apparatus and plating liquid removing method A plating apparatus and a plating liquid removing method removes a plating liquid remaining on a substrate-contacting portion, or portions in its vicinity, of a substrate holding member. The plating apparatus comprises a head having a rotatable housing pr... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6673153 | Treatment plant, in particular for painting objects, in particular vehicle bodies An installation for painting objects, in particular vehicle bodies, has at least one bath containing a treatment fluid in which the objects are to be immersed. The objects are guided through the installation in a continuous or intermittent translatory mov... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6472217 | Slide aqueous volume controlling apparatus Apparatus and methods for controlling the fluid on a slide are provided. Fluid reduction is accomplished by directing stream(s) of fluid at an edge of the slide, the streams of fluid being at an angle with the slide of less than 90°. The surface tension ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6464785 | Rotary applicator head An application head (11) for contract-free application of hot-melt adhesive onto a width of material (22) has a housing (12) with a control slide chamber (20). A cylinder control slide (13) is supported and is rotatably drivable in the housing. At least o... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458210 | Electrostatic fluidized bed coating method and apparatus Apparatus for applying powder to objects, such as electric motor stators and permeable substrates. The apparatus includes a first chamber having upper and lower portions. A powder fluidizing bed is disposed at the lower portion and receives and fluidizes ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6419983 | Method of introducing and removing workpieces, particularly vehicle bodies, an apparatus and system for the surface treatment of workpieces The invention relates to a method of introducing and removing workpieces, particularly vehicle bodies, into and out of a treatment area (20, 70) suitable for the surface treatment of the workpieces (1), wherein the workpieces (1) are detachably secured to... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6395086 | Shield for wafer station An improved shield for preventing the contamination of a wafer back from resist is combined with process steps that further prevent this contamination. The shield is located where vortex like air currents could otherwise deposit the resist vapor on the wa... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6273946 | Method for production of multi-layered epitaxially grown crystal and apparatus therefor A used melt receptacle 40, a holder 60 for the alignment of crystalline substrates and a melt receptacle 20 are piled up in this order along a vertically extending central axis. A plurality of melt reservoirs 21a to 21d for different kinds of melts are di... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6231929 | Slide coating apparatus having a low surface energy region A slide coating apparatus for coating liquid with a first slide member having a first slide surface onto which a first liquid may flow, and a second slide member having a second slide surface over which the first liquid may flow, the first slide member be... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6187373 | Method and device for washing and drying glass tubes for lamps A presentation is given of an improved method for coating lamp tubes for gas discharge lamps and for drying the coating, as well as of a device designed for the method, in the case of which method and device, during coating and drying, the lamp tubes are ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6139634 | Apparatus for manufacturing electronic devices The present invention aims to form a thin coating film of even thickness within a short processing time under a curtailed consumption of coating liquid; where, a gas is spouted from nozzle 4 disposed facing to protection glass 2 of cathode ray tube, and a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6070636 | Apparatus for applying a decoration to at least one article An apparatus for applying a decoration to at least one article provides that the article is immersed through a liquid which is contained in a tank and on which the decoration floats. The apparatus has a pallet whose inclination with respect to the... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6010573 | Apparatus and method for endothelial cell seeding/transfection of intravascular stents An apparatus for modifying an intravascular stent with endothelial cells and/or engineered endothelial cells which may have genetically altered DNA to minimize failure rates includes an external conductor sleeve, an insulating tube held therein, and a pai... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5985365 | Method and automated apparatus for galvanizing threaded rods An automated method and apparatus for galvanizing threaded rods, comprising conveying threaded rods while horizontally oriented through a bath of molten zinc, then simultaneously spinning the threaded rods in horizontal orientation at sufficient rotationa... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5911827 | Apparatus for coating food products with sauce An apparatus for coating food products with sauce while simultaneously deep freezing them comprises a rotatable drum (10) in a horizontal position, on the inner wall surface of which a driving plate is disposed and which has an opening (16) at an end face... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5873940 | Coating apparatus having an adjustable head with movable adjusting devices A coating apparatus comprises a head (25) having opposite edges (6, 7) cooperating with each other to provide an outlet (4a) of a coating liquid supply slit (4), and opposing portions (23a, 23b) between which a longitudinal recess (28) is formed, and a pl... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5858096 | Application unit for the direct or indirect application of a liquid or pasty medium onto a moving material web The invention relates to an application unit for the direct or indirect application of a liquid or pasty medium (12) onto a moving material web, in particular consisting of paper or board, comprising a dosing gap formed as a free jet nozzle, the dosing ga... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5858459 | Cassette invertor apparatus and method An apparatus and method for inverting a plurality of plate-like materials to provide for the treatment of plate-like material using techniques that must be applied to the surface from a direction other than from above the material, such as from beneath th... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5833820 | Electroplating apparatus Gas shielding is employed to prevent metal plating on contacts during electroplating to reduce particulate contamination and increase thickness uniformity. In another embodiment, gas shielding is employed to prevent deposition on the backside and edges of... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5834673 | Method of providing fixed ammunition with an additive which limits barrel wear, and ammunition produced in accordance therewith The present invention relates to a method of applying a wear protection substance to the inside of metal cases used for ammunition. The wear protection substance comprises a composition of wax and a solid particle component which has a known barrel wear r... | 11/10/1998 |
