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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 |
| 7073682 | Snap assembly dishwasher basket A dishwasher silverware basket is provided with a cage and a back wall which are snap-fit together. The cage includes a front wall, opposite side walls, and a bottom wall. The cage and back wall are both provided with mating hooks and openings which snap-fit togethe... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7017772 | Pressure container A pressure container comprising axially extending side walls formed of plastic extending between a top end and a bottom end. A metal top is attached at a top seam in pressure-containing relation to the top end of the side walls, and a metal bottom attached at a bott... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6719514 | Process for producing a metal can with an insert piece for packaging, for example, a foodstuff, and a can of this nature A process for producing a metal can, having a cylindrical body, a base and a lid, of the type in which the base has a cylindrical recess which projects into the inside of the can, in which process: a) a combination of a body and a base is produced, by deep-drawing a... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6516968 | Can shell and double-seamed can end A drawn aluminum can shell has a peripheral crown which is double-seamed with an end portion of an aluminum can body to provide a can end having a generally flat center panel connected by a curved panel wall to an inner wall of an annular U-shaped counter... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6419110 | Double-seamed can end and method for forming A drawn aluminum can shell has a peripheral crown which is double-seamed with an end portion of an aluminum can body to provide a can end having a slightly domed-shaped center panel extending to a curved panel wall forming the inner wall of an annular U-s... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6227706 | Two piece, compressible storage satchel for compressible articles A tubular first member receives a compressible article and, a flat circular member is zip-locked to the first member to create a waterproof, gas-impermeable protective satchel for the article. A one-way valve secured to one of the first and second members... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6173858 | Modified two-piece thermoformed cup Two-piece cups formed, e.g., from a thermoformable plastics material, include a bottom wall disc which is bonded to an inwardly turned annular bottom flange of the side wall by an upwardly and inwardly sloped transition wall. The transition wall allows th... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5967356 | Transport and storage container The invention concerns a transport and storage container comprising a base (30) and four collapsible side walls (10, 20) and having the following features: two first side walls (10) have corner-embracing wall end regions (11); the corner-embracing wall en... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5755376 | Container made from single foldable panel A multipurpose panel structure formed of a relatively thin resilient type material adaptable for use as a container device, the panel structure comprising a relatively flat one-piece wall member having a cooperatively engageable interlocking arrangement a... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5713484 | Two-piece plastic container and removable cover A two-piece plastic container and removable cover is provided which is particularly adaptable for containing flowable products. The removable cover comprises a one-piece molded generally circular cover having an annular sealing projection extending genera... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5678715 | Composite stacking frame assembly for shipping container An intermodal shipping container including a top wall, a bottom wall, opposite side walls, and a composite frame structure including upper and lower longitudinals interconnecting the side walls with the top and bottom walls, and a pair of stacking frame a... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5511819 | Fastenerless automotive passenger airbag module endcap An automotive passenger airbag module is assembled by securing two endcaps to a chute or housing. The endcaps have tabs which engage channels in the sidewalls of the housing and may be secured by staking portions of the channels to hold the tabs fast duri... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5288010 | Package A package comprising a substantially cylindrical body part consisting mainly of cardboard and having reversely folded end portions at both ends of the body part. Substantially round closing parts consisting mainly of cardboard are provided at both ends of... | 02/22/1994 |
| 4895267 | Storage unit, such as a letter tray or a file holder A storage unit, such as a letter tray or a file holder, preferably of plastics, and comprising a bottom member and at least two side members. The storage unit is characterized in that the bottom member is connected to the side members by means of snap loc... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4874106 | Collapsible containers A collapsible container includes plural side walls joined so as to be movable between a generally flat condition, and an erected condition whereby an interior area of preselected cross-sectional geometry is defined. A bottom wall is removably coupled to a... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4736869 | Submersible sealed housing A novel housing assembly is disclosed. The housing assembly includes a cover section and an end frame which may be of dissimilar materials. The cover section and end frame define abutting openings. The end frame opening is circumscribed by a radial projec... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4697972 | Method for seaming end closures to a container body A method of seaming a preformed end closure to a preformed container body of a drum or the like for forming a seam of reduced radial projection relative to the sidewall of the container body. At the start of seaming the end closure is in driving engagemen... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4653669 | Molded plastic container with inner tubular member A molded plastic container comprises an outer container having a first end wall portion. A tubular member extends from end to end through the interior of the container. The end wall portion defines a first annular area of weakness, the tubular member comm... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4585138 | Container with locking cover A container, particularly suited to storing sensitive products such as contaminated waste, for example hospital refuse, the container 1 having a base with adjoining upright wall members 4, whereby the open top bounded by the upper edges of the wall member... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4517815 | Insulated modular cooler An insulated modular cooler comprising in one embodiment a plurality of tubular housing sections and a plurality of tubular hollow-walled insert housings containing a refrigerant in the hollow walls of the insert housings. The tubular housing sections can... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4358377 | Shear-vectoring design for composite casing end and removable, pressure-locking closure therefor An improved combination of an open-ended casing section and a removable closure inset therein is disclosed. The casing section is of composite structure and comprises an annular bulge of bowed fiber sections which, together with underlying annular resin b... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4177836 | Disposable pressure vessel A disposable pressure vessel includes a gas valve containing cylindrical cap encircled by an O-ring. The cap is bonded to an annular flared portion of a generally cylindrical rubber bladder and is disposed in a hollow cylindrical housing such that the cap... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4117926 | Probe cover A protective cover which may be used with a sensor probe component of an electronic thermometer is provided having an improved design for a structure comprising two components of dissimilar materials. An elongate shaft or sleeve member preferably of plast... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4074825 | End cap assembly for an appliance control panel An end cap assembly for an appliance control panel assembly comprises a sheet metal end cap having attached thereto a molded plastic trim plate. The trim plate has an overturned edge to provide a channel which is adapted to receive and envelop exposed edg... | 02/21/1978 |
