...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6930749 | Method for forming metal line of liquid crystal display device A method for forming a line of an LCD device includes sequentially depositing first and second metal layers on a glass substrate, forming a mask pattern on the second metal layer, performing a first wet-etch process using a mixed acid solution as an etchant on the f... | 08/16/2005 |
| 5905549 | Redundant conductor structure for an LCD and method for formation thereof A redundant electricity-conducting structure, and a method for making it, for use in a liquid crystal display ("LCD"). The LCD has a first layer and a second layer covering a portion of the first layer such that an edge is formed where the second layer st... | 05/18/1999 |