...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 |
| 7055759 | PDA configuration of thermostats A device and method that may be used at nearly any place to set and adjust a control system such as a thermostat, controller or computer having numerous parameters and options that may be selected for desired operation of an air management system. One may remotely, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6315212 | Float vent A float vent is described for automatically venting gas from liquid, such as air from water in a domestic radiator system. In addition to a float valve (2), a subsidiary valve (6) is provided that can seal the vent path and displace the float valve from i... | 11/13/2001 |
| 4765537 | Radiator vent valve An improved radiator vent valve includes a freely movable float in a cylindrical casing. The float is formed from a solid sphere of polypropylene. The float normally rests on a bimetallic thermostatic strip which has its ends folded under. The thermostati... | 08/23/1988 |