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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 |
| 7135088 | Method of producing packaging material in the form of a continuous laminate web The invention relates to a method of producing packaging material in the form of a continuous laminate web (17) and being of the type which includes a core layer (2) of paper or cardboard whose one face displays a layer (7) which is disposed out... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7028735 | Method and apparatus for producing elastomeric nonwoven laminates An apparatus and method for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastic strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastic strands onto a ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6562177 | Structure forming method, apparatus and product A method of forming a continuous composite structure includes encapsulating solid additive particles with a first reactive liquid resin forming material and migrating part of the mixture through a porous blanket to form a continuous resin matrix within th... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6139663 | Structure forming method, apparatus and product A method of and apparatus for forming a continuous structure includes the steps of preselecting a liquid reactive resin forming material, a particulate solid additive material and a porous blanket, mixing and encapsulating the additive particles with the ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5902445 | Apparatus for bonding with a meltable composition A machine for applying a heat meltable composition includes a drive module, a light source module, and a nozzle module. The drive module attaches to the end of an elongate arm for moving the material with respect to the nozzle. The light module includes a... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5725716 | Structure forming method and apparatus A method of forming a continuous structure including the steps of preselecting a liquid reactive resin material, a particulate solid additive material, a porous blanket, and a thin fibrous sheet. The additive particles are mixed with the liquid resin mate... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5700345 | Continuous structure forming apparatus A method of forming a continuous structure includes the steps of flowing a first liquid reactive resin forming material over a base surface, forming a first thin substantially uniform layer thereof and gelling the first layer. A second liquid resin formin... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5624522 | Method for applying granules to strip asphaltic roofing material to form variegated shingles A method and apparatus for applying granules to a coated asphalt sheet to form at high production speeds with shingles a variegated pattern having uniform pattern edges. Granules of a first color are applied to spaced first areas on a continuously moving ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5518577 | Apparatus for manufacturing fiber-reinforced molding compound A paste supply tube in a molding compound manufacturing apparatus includes first and second paste supply tubes extending parallel or substantially parallel to each other and in a direction widthwise of a pair of carrier films, each of the first and second... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5496434 | Structure forming apparatus A method of forming a continuous structure includes the steps of preselecting a liquid reactive resin forming material, a particulate solid additive material and a porous blanket. The additive particles are mixed with the liquid resin forming material sub... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5476567 | Method and apparatus for fabricating resin mats A method and apparatus for fabricating resin mats having a plurality of mat layers is provided. Multiple mat sheets are conveyed between two spaced rollers while being impregnated with resin contained in at least one reservoir formed between the rollers a... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5372670 | System for wet application of a dry film to a panel A system for wet application of a dry film, such as a photoresist, to a generally planar panel having upper and lower surfaces, such as a printed circuit board, is provided. The apparatus comprises rotatable upper and lower wetting rollers each having an ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5178680 | Fire retardant delivery system A delivery system for delivering liquid fire retardant material to cotton batting during the course of producing the cotton batting includes a spray manifold arrangement including a liquid conduit carrying the fire retardant material under pressure, a par... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5178917 | Method for delivery of fire retardant A delivery system for delivering liquid fire retardant material to cotton batting during the course of producing the cotton batting includes a spray manifold arrangement including a liquid conduit carrying the fire retardant material under pressure, a par... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5114524 | Method for the vertical manufacture of sandwich structural elements Method and apparatus for manufacturing so-called sandwich structural elements in laminated materials, where a core (10) is provided with a covering layer (18) on at least one side. The core in the form of a solid or expandable material is advanced from ab... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5102491 | Wet lamination process and apparatus Apparatus for wet laminating a photopolymerizable film onto circuit board panels or other substrates. The apparatus is easily and quickly convertible from dry laminating to wet laminating with the rollers therefor mounted in bearing blocks which are inser... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5071507 | Pasting machine in a corrugator A pasting machine in a corrugator which is arranged downstream of at least one single face corrugated cardboard machine and the heating section thereof including hot plates along which the webs to be glued to each other and being arranged on top of each o... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5062740 | Laminate forming and applying apparatus and method and product therefrom A continuous structural laminate includes a plurality of continuous generally parallel spaced integrally bonded porous blankets with a continuous polymeric matrix extending through each porous blanket. The polymeric matrices include solidified polymeric m... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5049006 | Continuous structure forming method and the resulting product A method of continuously forming an extended length of a unitary structure includes the following steps. A supply of a porous flexible blanket is provided. A high viscosity flowable solidifiable mixture is continuously flowed simultaneously into an entire... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4961810 | Method for the vertical manufacture of sandwich structural elements Method and apparatus for manufacturing so-called sandwich structural elements in laminated materials, where a core (10) is provided with a covering layer (18) on at least one side. The core in the form of a solid or expandable material is advanced from ab... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4955760 | Laminate forming and applying apparatus and method and product therefrom A continuous structural laminate includes a plurality of continuous generally parallel spaced integrally bonded porous blankets with a continuous polymeric matrix extending through each porous blanket. The polymeric matrices include solidified polymeric m... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4955759 | Ditch lining apparatus and method and product therefrom Mobile continuous ditch lining apparatus includes a supporting portion, a raw material supplying portion, a mixing portion, a mixture delivery portion, a matrix forming portion and a control portion. The supporting portion includes at least one base secti... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4872784 | Ditch lining apparatus and method and product therefrom Mobile continuous ditch lining apparatus includes a supporting portion, a raw material supplying portion, a mixing portion, a mixture delviery portion, a matrix forming portion and a control portion. The supporting portion includes at least one base secti... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4816096 | Process and apparatus for producing laminated glass To produce panes of laminated glass from two sheets of silicate glass (1, 16) and from an interlayer thickness of a plastic film (8) glued to the two glass sheets (1, 16), the liquid adhesive material intended for the two adhesive layers (2, 17) is applie... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4804425 | Process and laminator for the continuous production of laminates of foam with facings This invention relates to a process and a laminator for the continuous production of laminates of foam with facings. An upper facing and a lower facing and a web of meshwork are introduced into the foaming space of a laminator and a fluid reaction mixture... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4764242 | Adhesive applying apparatus A machine for applying continuous bands of adhesive generally longitudinally along an absorbent pad, which pad may comprise a diaper or an adult incontinent brief. The machine includes a pair of adhesive ejecting nozzles which direct adhesive onto the bac... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4496417 | Control stretch laminating device A laminating apparatus for laminating extensible plastic film material to a paper backing material to form a laminated composite. The apparatus comprises mechanical stretch control means for controlling the stretch or relaxation of the film material prior... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4417939 | System for producing a bitumen laminate A system for producing a relatively thin bitumen laminate comprised of an bitumen mastic core to which is adhered a fabric web on each side thereof, adherence being established simply by contacting the fabric web with the bitumen mastic while it is hot. T... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4347281 | Foam board having improved evenness and the method and apparatus for its continuous manufacture A plastic foam-forming mixture (20) is dispensed between upper and lower paper sheets (11 and 17) and the whole conveyed through metering rollers (14 and 15) to spread the mixture. The mixture is allowed to expand under a constant pressure supplied by a f... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4341575 | Means for joining flexible fastener strips to film Apparatus for securing extruded flexible fasteners to thin plastic film by adhesive, attaining high speed production and permitting diverse materials which might not be compatible for fusion bonding to be used in the fasteners and the films, respectively.... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4267008 | Corrugating machine In a corrugating system, a supplemental means for insuring that the liner and corrugated medium are properly conditioned with adhesive or bonding material along the entirety of its length and width of the bondable surface as the machine is starting up fol... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4125424 | Apparatus for fabricating battery plate sleeves An apparatus for the fabrication of battery separator sleeves in which two sheets of microporous plastic material are bonded to intermediately-disposed sealing strips by solvent welding or solvent adhesive bonding. Dispensers continuously apply solvent or... | 11/14/1978 |
| 3962012 | Process for laminating pressure-sensitive material Improved process for laminating two sheets, the surface of the primary sheet being sensitive to distortion by pressure or friction, by applying an adhesive to the back side of the primary sheet or to the mating side of the secondary sheet, or to both, con... | 06/08/1976 |
