...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 |
| 7240635 | Device and a method for sampling of milk This invention relates to a device and a method for sampling of milk. The device includes a collecting member (15, 15′) arranged to receive milk samples from a milk line (1), which is arranged to transport milk from one animal (3) at a time, a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7185921 | Hose fitment for disposable food container A hose fitment for the connection of disposable food containers to dispensing lines of food dispenser. This hose fitment is adapted to securely establish fluid connection between a hose and a food or beverage dispensing line. This fitment includes a body member havi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7036687 | Liquid beverage mixing chamber The present disclosure relates to a system method and apparatus for mixing a beverage produced from a concentrate. The apparatus includes a mixing chamber having a removable cover with at least one protrusion formed thereon for disrupting a flow of beverage into the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 4606297 | Rinser for pail milking systems A rinser has a partial-vacuum chamber that constantly communicates with a partial-vacuum line during the rinsing process. The partial-vacuum chamber is separated from the operating space by a diaphragm with an aperture. A spring forces the diaphragm into ... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4582021 | Universal sanitary trap A trap chamber is formed by a cylindrical container and a head sealed to and closing the upper end of the container, which is releasable from the head by actuating a detent. Air and entrained liquid from a milk receiver are sucked into the head through a ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4034711 | Mobile milk unit and system A mobile, complete milking unit for milking cows and transferring the milk to a storage tank, the unit having all the milk handling components mounted thereon as an integral, portable unit. The unit can be moved about in the milking area whether it is in ... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3943888 | Pipeline milking system The pipeline milking system has a venting arrangement in the form of a receptacle having a milk inlet connected to a milking means, a milk outlet controlled by a float or the like and connected to the system's milk transport conduit, and an air outlet con... | 03/16/1976 |