...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 |
| 7261860 | Apparatus and method for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of samples A device for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of specimen samples, including incubating eggs, and uses thereof are provided. The device may advantageously be used for the incubation of avian, reptilian or any type of vertebrate eggs. The apparatus comprises a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 6923144 | Heated pet enclosure This invention provides a pet enclosure designed to provide comfort for a pet in the winter season. The pet enclosure provides for shelter by allowing the pet to get out of the weather and then provides a warm bed to lie upon. This warm bed is comprised of a rectang... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6789507 | Oxygen flow control process for hatchery hatchers A method that increases the volume of fresh air into hatchers (10) during the last 24 hours before chicks are pulled from the hatcher (10). This method increases the volume of fresh air into the hatcher (10), while at the same time not upsetting... | 09/14/2004 |
| 5189983 | Poultry house confinement ring system and method A poultry house ring confinement system and method which utilizes permanent, reusable, brooder rings in place of the conventional, temporary and disposable brooder confinement structures. The brooder confinement rings of the present invention are raised a... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5168832 | Portable frame for a chicken brooder conditioned air system This device relates to a frame adapted for use as a chicken brooder conditioned air system comprised of a pressurized water supply, a supply hose through which the water from the pressurized water supply flows, an air permeable frame through which the wat... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5012763 | Portable aquabrood A portable aquabrood that is formed from an enclosed animal habitat chamber assembly and an enclosed water chamber assembly that are assembled together as a unitary member. The animal habitat chamber assembly has a first upright end wall and a primary bot... | 05/07/1991 |