Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7514640 | Load beam for a weighing apparatus A weighing apparatus comprises a weighing table secured to a support frame by way of a load beam, the load beam being an elongate member having a through hole receiving a securing bolt fixed to the weighing table. In the invention, the securing bolt passes through a... | 04/07/2009 |
| 4947947 | Sliver measuring apparatus with overload relief An improved measuring device for measuring the unit weight of sliver as it passes through a trumpet includes a trumpet gauge plate for supporting the trumpet and a vibration compensating element mounted on the plate. A plurality of strain gauges for detec... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4533009 | Lifting and transporting devices A device is provided with weighing apparatus mounted on the movable upper frame and means operable automatically in response to raising of the upper frame beyond its normal transport position to divert the weight of the drum from the base frame onto the w... | 08/06/1985 |
