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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 |
| 8168927 | Apparatus, arrangement and method for supporting a helical wire coil heating element An apparatus, arrangement and method for supporting a helical wire coil heating element is provided. The apparatus includes a generally circular support frame having an open center portion and a plurality of supporting arms extending radially inward into the open ce... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7973266 | Heat treatment apparatus which emits flash of light In a heat treatment apparatus, a reflector is provided to cover a plurality of flash lamps arranged in an array for emitting a flash of light, and a cooling box is provided over the reflector. The cooling box has a buffer space incorporated therein, and a plurality ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7388176 | Heating device with thin heating boards A heating device includes a case having a plurality of openings and a plurality of slits are defined in bars of the case so that a plurality of heating boards are engaged with the slits of the case at an equal distance. A power control device is connected to the cas... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7357175 | Heating element The invention relates to a heating element comprising a base body (4) made of metal, preferably aluminum or stainless steel, the surface (10) of which is highly polished and corrosion resistant. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355147 | Ice removal for a pond A floating ice removal device with a disk shaped upper cover, a disk shaped lower cover and a heat emitting cup. An electric circuit board is mounted on an inner bottom of the lower cover, and a helical heat emitting wire is mounted on the inner top surface of the u... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355424 | Test probe for finger tester and corresponding finger tester A test probe for a finger tester for the testing of non-componented circuit boards has a test needle with a probe tip which may be brought into contact with a circuit board test point, and which may be pivotably attached to a mount by means of at least two flexible ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351939 | Toaster A toaster is provided having a base which may be interchangeable or integral with the toaster unit. The toaster also contains an angled heating chamber having manually moveable heating element assemblies, a centering carriage, and a toast lift that optimize the dist... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351024 | Apparatus and method for binding a book A book binding apparatus for binding a stack of sheets, including a cover element having a first cover section that corresponds to the dimensions of the sheets and a first section of pressure sensitive adhesive and an associated release liner disposed along a first ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339142 | Heating device coated with a self-cleaning coating The invention relates to a heating device (1) comprising a metallic substrate (2) whose at least one part is coated with a self-cleaning coating. The inventive coating consists of an external layer (4) contacting ambient air and comprising at le... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339136 | Bread impaling cooking utensil The present invention features a cooking utensil for creating an elongated cavity in a bread item, wherein a meat item may be inserted. The cooking utensil comprises a bread-impaling spike supported by and extending from a base member, wherein the bread-impaling spi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327559 | Apparatus and method for heating the hands of keyboard users A computer keyboard has a chassis, internal components and keys, at least one heating element positioned in an opening into the chassis, and at least one fan positioned to urge air over the heating element and into the chassis. Air entering the chassis over the heat... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326313 | Method of manufacturing a flexible display A method of manufacturing a flexible display is provided, which includes: adhering a plastic substrate on a supporter using an adhesive; forming a thin film pattern on the plastic substrate; and separating the plastic substrate from the supporter using a solvent inc... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324745 | Seat trim heater The device is a seat trim heater. It employs electric infrared lamps to heat the seat trim before the trim is placed over the frame and cushion material of the seat. The device consists of a basic frame on which the trim is placed. The frame is made from a series of... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318567 | Cable management device A cable management device includes a clamping mechanism (110) suitable for attachment to a surface. The clamping mechanism comprises an annular portion (111) having an outside surface (114), an inside surface (115) that forms a perimeter ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312426 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus includes a heater mounting unit that mounts a heater on a reflecting plate in a simple manner and allows an internal construction of the cooking apparatus to be simple. The cooking apparatus also includes a cabinet, at least one heater mounted in... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303725 | Automated high volume slide staining system An automated slide processing apparatus includes a plurality of work stations arranged in a stack, and a transport/elevator for transporting slides between the various work stations. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290482 | Toaster with removable imaging plates A toaster system having selectively removable imaging plates is provided. The system includes a toaster having at least one toast receiving compartment with heating elements disposed along both sides thereof for facing the food item to be toasted. The system also in... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287980 | Ton unit heating saddle Embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and apparatus for delivering gas in a liquefied state at a controlled rate. The liquefied gas may be transported in ton cylinders by placing the ton cylinder on a transportation pallet. The transportation pallet... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285752 | Heated merchandiser for bread and the like A merchandiser for elongate loaves of bread includes at least one rack having a rear wall, a front wall spaced apart from the rear wall, a pair of sidewalls disposed between the rear wall and the front wall along opposite sides thereof, and a bottom wall disposed be... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279659 | Non-food warmer appliance A non-food warmer apparatus includes an enclosure having sides, a top, and a bottom defining a chamber. A drawer structure has a support member to support objects. The drawer structure is coupled to the enclosure for movement between a retracted position to warm the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276676 | Combined food and food-plate warming device A food and food-plate warming device includes a base plate that has a planar top surface and has an outwardly beveled edge provided with laterally stepped ridges concentrically spaced from the top surface center. A cover plate is positioned on the base plate and has... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270785 | Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platforms Apparatus and methods for automatically staining or treating multiple tissue samples mounted on slides are provided, in which the slides and reagent bottles are held in fixed position, and the reagent and wash solutions brought to the slides. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264961 | Reaction system for thermal cycling Method and apparatus for carrying out a thermal cycling reaction, wherein a succession of samples is conveyed through a series of sequentially arranged temperature control sites, each of the sites comprising means for supplying an electric current to, or inducing an... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252472 | Individual bookbinding device, system, and associated methods A stack of pages is bound along a first edge to form a book using an elongated resistive strip having an adhesive in contact with at least a portion of a first side. The strip has two opposed ends and is dimensioned to substantially cover the first edge of the stack... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246981 | Apparatus and method for making hardcover book A method and apparatus for binding a stack of sheets which can be carried out using a conventional perfect binding machine. A stack to be bound is positioned between a pair of end leafs. Molten hot melt adhesive is then applied to the edge of the stack and to the fi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244913 | Temperature regulator for microchemical chip A temperature regulator regulates a temperature of a microchemical chip that has chemical reaction sections. The temperature regulator includes a temperature measuring unit and a thermoelectric element corresponding to each chemical reaction section. The temperature... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241169 | Adapter for power supply An adapter for power supply is disclosed. The adapter comprises a body containing a peg module connected a connector of a plug, characterized in that one side of the body of the adapter is a common socket engaged with an engaging slot formed on the housing, the top ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7230315 | Integrated chemical microreactor with large area channels and manufacturing process thereof The microreactor has a body of semiconductor material; a large area buried channel extending in the body and having walls; a coating layer of insulating material coating the walls of the channel; a diaphragm extending on top of the body and upwardly closing the chan... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230212 | Golf ball heater A golf ball heating appliance for heating 4 or more golf balls to an average temperature of between 40° C. and 55° C. during an active heating period of 30 minutes or less has a lower thermally conductive and an upper non-thermally conductive receptacle for receiv... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227100 | Warmer for warming wiper and fluid container simultaneously or alternatively A warmer includes: a main casing adapted for storing a wiper box therein; a drawer casing slidably engaged in the main casing and operatively withdrawn outwardly for storing a fluid container including nursing bottle or beverage cup in the drawer casing; and a heati... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223947 | Domestic appliance and heating structure for a domestic appliance An electric heating structure of a domestic appliance includes at least one first electric heating track (23) having a positive temperature coefficient and at least one additional electric heating track (27, 28). A control structure (22, 25, 29)... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217392 | Random access slide stainer with independent slide heating regulation An automated slide stainer with slides mounted in a horizontal position on a rotary carousel. Reagents and rinse liquids are automatically dispensed onto tissue sections or cells mounted on slides for the purpose of performing chemical or immunohistochemical stains.... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218847 | Heating unit for heating a workpiece with light-absorbing heat conducting layer A heating unit heats a work piece 6 by heat conduction from a heat conducting plate 4 on which light from a light source 1 is irradiated, wherein the heat conducting plate 4 comprises a holding member 2 having optical transparency,... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213603 | System and method for toothbrush sanitization and storage A toothbrush or the like may be inserted, bristles downward, into any of the one or more apertures in a cap removably attached to a body of the apparatus. A peg may be inserted into any one of the apertures in order to allow an electric toothbrush head or other non-... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212718 | Apparatus and method for heat-treatment of optical fiber reinforcing member and optical fiber fusion splicing apparatus A heat-treatment apparatus according to the present invention comprises a sheet-like heating body, which is bent like a letter “U”, and a heat equalizing plate constituted by a metal plate bonded to a heat generating part of the sheet-like heating body. The heat... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208700 | Heated construction box A construction box includes a power connector for connection to a power source and a heater constructed for generating heat within the construction box when connected to the power source. The construction box also functioning as a warmed seat. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205509 | Heated food serving apparatus and method therefor An apparatus for both heating and serving food has both an interchangeable heat conducting food serving assembly and a heat exchange assembly coupled to at least a portion of the interchangeable heat conducting food serving assembly. A head portion of the interchang... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7193190 | Portable plate warming apparatus with rechargeable battery Disclosed is a plate warming apparatus for use in keeping food warm in a restaurant. The invention has four primary components: a serving plate; a heater assembly; a plate adapter for coupling the plate and heater assembly; and a base fixture that enables the adapte... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186958 | Inhaler There is an apparatus having a housing, a heating element, a heating element switch, a heating chamber, a heating chamber cover, and a controller. The housing is handheld. The heating element is disposed within the housing. The heating element switch may be electric... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183523 | Wrist rest equipped with a heating device A wrist rest equipped with a heating device has a base, a heating device and a cushion. The base has a recess and a chamber. The heating device is mounted in and on the base and has a controller, a heating element, a switch and a power source. The controller is moun... | 02/27/2007 |
