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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 |
| 7265301 | Weight tracking scale and method of use The present invention provides an improved scale that only shows a user how much weight he or she has gained or lost. The scale includes a weight sensing apparatus and a numerical display. A computer stores a user's initial pre-diet weight, and then compares that we... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237356 | Combination fishing accessory device A combination fishing accessory device including a line clipper, flashlight, hook sharpener and tape measure for attachment to a fishing rod making it easier and faster for an angler to clip lines, change rigs, sharpen hooks, shine light and measure fish. The device... | 07/03/2007 |
| 6833515 | Handheld electronic scale The present invention relates to compact portable electronic scale having a scale lid mechanism which pivots the lid of the scale in a predetermined controlled manner between a closed position, where the lid overlays the weighing platform, and an open position, wher... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6781068 | Digital scale with removable tools A digital scale is provided having a shell including a top cover and a bottom cover, a weight tray for receiving one or more items to be weighted and/or measured, and one or more removable tools carried on the shell. The removable tools are selected from any one of,... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6600110 | Portable digital readout scale A portable scale is provided that includes a fulcrum, a balance beam pivotally mounted on the fulcrum, the balance beam supporting a load pan on one end and including an elongated portion having a measurement strip extending along the elongated portion of... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6509534 | Portable scale A lightweight, portable scale, including a balance beam pivotally positioned on a fulcrum, contained in a tear-drop shaped carrying case. The portable scale has a load pan on one end of the balance beam and a graduated scale, configured to accommodate sli... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6441323 | Space saving folding scale A space saving folding scale includes a frame, a measurement device, an opening mechanism and a display. The frame includes a base, lateral supports attached to the base, and a horizontal support attached to the lateral supports. The horizontal support in... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6337446 | Collapsible scale A collapsible weighing scale that reduces to the smallest possible size for maximum portability and convenience includes a platform having a plurality of interconnected support segments and a supporting structure connected to the platform. In one embodime... | 01/08/2002 |
| 5773767 | Scale with reset extender bar A weighing scale includes a housing having a top opening defined by a top flange. A weighing module is mounted inside the housing for measuring weight. A scale platform is disposed inside the top opening and rests atop the weighing module by gravity. A pr... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5612515 | Portable weighing scale having a pivotal weighing platform A weighing scale having a weighing platform, and mechanisms for permitting the weighing platform to be pivoted upwardly from a lowered operational position to a raised non-operational position to reduce the required floor space therefor so that the weighi... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5414225 | Mobility-disabled portable weighing device A portable weighing device comprising two laterally displaced, electrically connection and rigidly aligned weighing modules is disclosed that permits convenient weighing of the mobility-disabled while occupying a conventional manually-operated wheelchair ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5046322 | Electronic refrigerant transfer scale An electronic scale assembly for transferring refrigerant charge between a tank and refrigeration equipment under service comprises a generally rectangular enclosure that includes a handle positioned along one side edge of the enclosure for manually trans... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4995188 | Fishing rod and method for weighing a fish and a scale for weighing an object A fishing rod having a structurally tapering rod section and a handle connected to the tapering rod section. The handle has a longitudinal bore, and a rod having an external surface with weight calibrations is slidably disposed in the longitudinal bore. A... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4765421 | Folding scale A scale is designed to be lightweight and easily portable. The scale comprises two weighing assemblies connected by a flexible joint so that the two assemblies may be folded against each other to form a compact case. Each weighing assembly comprises a wei... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4744428 | Scale A scale small enough and light enough to be carried in a person's pocket by virtue of the fact that most of its components are formed of lightweight molded plastic material. The fulcrum for the beam of the scale is provided by a pair of pointed, metal ful... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4711313 | Foldable weighing scale A foldable weighing scale of strain gauge type comprising a pair of scale components of generally identical construction and shape. Each of the scale components comprises a platform, a base, and a strain inducing plate having at least one strain gauge. Th... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4697655 | Portable weighing device A portable weighing device particularly adapted for sport fishermen includes a balancing rod which may be readily assembled from three rod sections, a set of fittings, and a receptacle forming a counterbalancing weight. When the device is not in use, the ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4658922 | Balance of precision An improved balance of precision. The fulcrum of the balance is integrally formed in a protective housing. The housing is utilized in conjunction with the beam of assembly of the balance to determine when the balance is in equipoise. When the fulcrum and ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4610324 | Courier clipboard and scale case A courier clipboard and scale case includes a hollow box with a scale mounted and enclosed therein with a cover hinged to the box and mounting at one end a spring clip defining with the cover a clipboard.... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4085810 | Weight bearing treadle An improved treadle for use in a compact, portable weighing scale comprising a load-bearing, pressure-developing displacement treadle connected to a volume-reacting, weight-indicating readout means. The treadle contains a first sealed collapsible chamber ... | 04/25/1978 |
| 3968849 | Lightweight portable scale A lightweight portable pocket size scale, the balancing mechanism of which may be folded and contained in the bottom portion of a two piece case when not in use and which may accurately weigh small quantities of substances when the cover portion of the ca... | 07/13/1976 |
