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 |
| 7712630 | Pivot mechanism for ejecting a cigarette contained in a cigarette case A cigarette case includes a cigarette casing including a corner outlet; a double-layer hinged cover including a first slit proximate the outlet and a second slit proximate the adjacent other corner; and a spring biased ejection means within the cover and including a... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7404500 | Pill dispensing device A pill dispensing cap for a bottle has an inner sleeve with a divider panel and a first base panel rotatable within an outer sleeve having a second base panel. First and second window openings are defined in the first and second base panels. A plate moveable across ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7392918 | Method and device for pill dispensing A pill dispenser (10) and a related method of pill dispensing including a container (12) having a holder (14), a gate (16), a controller (18) a sensor (20) and a neutralizing device (22). The dispenser (10) rel... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7207463 | Cigarette holding and dispensing apparatus A cigarette holding and dispensing apparatus includes a housing having a first and second dividing wall therein such that first, second and third compartment are defined within the housing. The first dividing wall has a vertical slot therein and into the first and t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7083066 | Sheet dispenser with braking means The invention relates to a dispenser of sheets stacked inside a compartment, such as a vertical one, with a dispensing slot and provided with means for slowing the advance of the stack of sheets. This dispenser is characterized in that such means are represented by ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6733228 | Apparatus for transporting parts A part transporting apparatus comprises: a guiding groove for lining up parts in one row and guiding the parts; a transporting member which is provided at the base of the guiding groove and transports the parts in a forward direction by itself moving forwards and ba... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6607095 | Module for transferring mailpieces between a folding/inserting machine and a franking machine This invention relates to a transfer module for transporting mailpieces between an exit of a folding/inserting machine delivering a mailpiece at a first upper level in a transverse direction and an entry of a franking machine receiving this mailpiece at a... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6375406 | Apparatus for transporting parts A part transporting apparatus comprises: a guiding groove for lining up parts in one row and guiding the parts; a transporting member which is provided at the base of the guiding groove and transports the parts in a forward direction by itself moving forw... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6338608 | Apparatus for transporting parts A part transporting apparatus comprises a guiding groove for lining up parts in one row and guiding the parts; a transporting member which is provided at the base of the guiding groove and transports the parts in a forward direction by itself moving forwa... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6299015 | Candy dispensing apparatus A candy dispensing apparatus is provided with a housing having an opening formed therein, a reservoir disposed in the housing and shaped to hold a plurality of pieces of candy, and an animated figure having a hand that is shaped to hold a piece of candy. ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6179124 | Container for lead refill A spare lead storage case comprising a body having a top plate portion in an upper portion thereof and a lid portion attached to the boy, the lid portion including a lead expelling portion having a spare lead passage formed therein and a link mechanism ha... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6076701 | Automatic vending machine In order to get a bill conveniently inserted only by using one hand of a customer as a bill input inlet door is kept open for a predetermined time duration and to fall down by its weight, there is provided an automatic vending machine having a bill input ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5913453 | Breaker-breaker lollipop holder and product dispensing device A candy holding and dispensing device which combines a lollipop with loose candy or gum pieces in one convenient holder. The device comprises a main housing of clear plastic which contains loose candy or gum pieces. The upper end of the main housing is pr... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5562328 | Toy novelty dispenser vehicle A novelty dispenser for solid objects, such as condoms. The novel features are specifically based on a spring loaded movement of a dispensing element, which element moves an object such as a packaged condom from inside a compartment out through an opening... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5385267 | Portable dispenser for generally spherical confectioneries A portable dispenser for spherical confectioneries such as gumballs has a clear tubular reservoir that is movable with respect to a base. Within a substantially hollow interior of the base, a pivoting ramp is mounted to receive a single gumball and convey... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5054649 | Reciprocating object dispenser The dispenser comprises a body forming a magazine for objects to be dispensed and terminated by a tubular neck defining a dispensing chamber suitable for receiving a determined number of objects to be dispensed on a first occasion, the number being equal ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5018614 | Ticket vending machine An outer housing encloses an inner panel separating a money accepting and ticket dispensing apparatus. The money accepting apparatus releases an internal lever upon insertion of the correct money. This internal lever disengages from a toothed plate which ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5009328 | Article cassette for a vending machine An article cassette for a vending machine has a horizontal conveyor for supporting articles one behind another in a row behind an outfeed station and for feeding the articles step by step towards the outfeed station. The outfeed station at its forward end... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4822231 | Spacing member placement apparatus Apparatus for placing at spaced intervals spacing members on top of articles being stacked in layers is provided with a loading station having a conveyor for moving elongated spacing members to a plurality of spaced magazine stations; each magazine statio... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4811842 | Case for storing spare leads The present invention provides a storage case which has a case body that does not have to be inverted when spare leads are removed therefrom, and in which the spare leads are automatically made to project from a lead extraction port provided in the case b... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4770321 | Dispensing machine for magazines and newspapers A dispensing machine for use in dispensing publications such as magazines and newspapers is disclosed. It is comprised of a housing having a storage area for storing a plurality of publications, a cover for accessing the storage area, and an opening to al... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4767023 | Dispenser for tablets A dispenser for tablets is disclosed which protects against inadvertent dispensing, e.g., by children. The dispenser includes a housing forming a tablet storage compartment, a movable slide and an operating key for the slide mounted adjacent a wall of the... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4683635 | Tag dispensing and attaching method and apparatus First and second separately actuatable triggers are mounted to a housing which carries a hollow needle through which a fastener is dispensed. The needle is mounted to the housing for movement between original and extended positions. The article to be tagg... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4645112 | Riveting machine An automatic drilling and riveting machine comprising a frame having a main body portion and having a front end portion disposed in a first plane, means for defining a drilling and riveting axis in the frame closely adjacent and substantially parallel to ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4534492 | Coin operated vending machine having a secure cashbox and an antitampering safety mechanism A coin operated vending machine comprises a housing having upright walls, a base, a top, and a partition between the base and top dividing the housing into an upper product bin and a lower cashbox. The partition defines an aperture therethrough to provide... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4440313 | Vending machine for flat articles Vending machine for flat articles having a housing at a portion of which there is an article delivery slot. Within the housing there is an ejection plate which can be moved by an actuating handle and by which one article at a time can be carried through t... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4413749 | Newspaper dispensing apparatus and method A mechanism for dispensing a single generally flat rectangular article having a penetrable surface, such as a newspaper, from a stack of articles within an enclosure, preferably a coin controlled enclosure, comprising a spring loaded vertically movable ge... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4140243 | Apparatus for vending newspapers, magazines and the like A machine for vending newspapers, magazines and the like including a housing having a dispensing opening and a dispensing gate in the opening, a tray for supporting a stack of papers and tray elevating mechanism for urging the tray upwardly until the top ... | 02/20/1979 |
| 3980175 | Device for aligning cops which withdraws them in bulk A device for aligning cops which withdraws them in bulk from a storage bin consisting of a substantially horizontal conveyor belt which discharges the cops onto a second elevating conveyor belt, which acts as a first spacing means. After the second elevat... | 09/14/1976 |
