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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 |
| 7979964 | Locking zipper A locking zipper includes a zip retainer and a zip fastener for zipping two elongated engaging tracks locating alongside of each other. The zip retainer includes a retention base, and a locking head integrally extended from the retention base. The zip fastener inclu... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7690089 | Reverse opening type slide fastener The reverse opening type slide fastener has a separable bottom end stop including upper and lower sliders, wherein a stopper for preventing the lower slider from slipping off is provided at the bottom end of a box pin. A first engaging portion is formed on an opposi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7533451 | Slide fastener A slider (1) for a slide fastener comprises a slider body portion (7), a latchportion (3) and a crown portion (5). The crown portion (5) is disposed on the upper side (85) of the slider body portion (7) and the latch ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7415753 | Slide fastener A slide fastener, wherein in the fastener chain openable and closable from both ends thereof, a box pin and the insert pin, which can join with or separate from each other, are provided at least on an end of the fastener chain; and a protrusion facing the insert pin... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7210202 | Reverse-separating device for slide fastener A reverse-separating device for a slide fastener, comprises a retainer pin 5, a separable pin 6 both made of metal and a reverse-separating slider 3. Each of the retainer pin 5 and the separable pin 6 is of a U-shaped cross-section... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200901 | Zipper securing devices Zipper securing devices for keeping zippers in a securely closed but unlocked condition that provide for easy un-fastening and re-fastening of the zipper securing device. In one embodiment, the zipper securing device comprises an elastic loop assembly and post. In a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7073233 | Slide fastener A slide fastener is provided which has two sliders arranged to be slidable on a pair of interlocking stringers so as to open the fastener when separated and close the fastener when brought together, at least one receiving portion disposed on one of the sliders, at l... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7036192 | Separable end stop for slide fasteners Separable end stop comprises a retaining member and an insert member both made of synthetic resin, mounted on the lower ends of the fastener stringers, and adapted to come into and out of engagement with each other in the general plane of a slide fastener. The retai... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000293 | Concealable zipper slider structure A concealable zipper slider is described. The concealable zipper has a slider body with a bottom part, two lateral ribs and two top parts. A connecting portion protrudes from the bottom part, two sliding slits are formed between the bottom part and the two top parts... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6944919 | Zipper head structure A zipper head structure comprises a pull tab, a base and a universal joint. The base has a receiving space for receiving a zipper chain scoop. The universal joint is connected between the pull tab and the base. Through the design of the universal joint, the pull tab... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6931707 | Zipper assist device A device is designed to facilitate operation of a separable slide fastener having a pair of stringers, respectively carrying first and second rows of interlocking elements, the rows respectively terminating at a stop member and a lug, the fastener including at least... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6775885 | Two way open-end zipper A two way open-end zipper formed of two zipper tapes, left and right top stops, a plug pin and a fixed pin and two slides is disclosed in which the fixed pin has a first upright sidewall, a second upright sidewall, a longitudinal sliding way defined between the firs... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6554327 | Latch assembly for covered containers A latch assembly for securing a cover to a container comprises a base for mounting to the container cover adjacent to an edge thereof, a cover member secured to the base and a slider slidable between the base and cover member between a latched position wh... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6510593 | Lockable slide fastener A slide fastener apparatus which includes a first and second slide with a releasable locking latch integral to the slides and a keyed, rotating cam as a locking mechanism.... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6467135 | Security zipper pull A security for a compartmented structure including at least one zippered compartment includes a two-slide zipper. The pulls are configured to interlock one another and to expose a security slot when engaged. Affixing a security product to the security whe... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6357086 | Zipper lock and extension A first extension member has a head coupled to a first zipper head and a tail having a male connector and an elongated generally flat intermediate portion between the head and the male connector. A second extension member has a head coupled to a second zi... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6105213 | Zipper lock and extension A first extension member has a head coupled to a first zipper head and a tail having a male connector and an elongated generally flat intermediate portion between the head and the male connector. A second extension member has a head coupled to a second zi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5791023 | Zip fastener A zip fastener has mouldings on the opposite tapes which hinder the movement of the sliders relative to the tapes. The movement of the sliders past the mouldings can be felt by the user and so helps indicate when the sliders, are in position at the bottom... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5414882 | Mattress assembly and method for rotating same A mattress assembly includes a mattress base and a mattress top having first and second major surfaces extending to a peripheral edge. Slidable fastener means disposed between the mattress top and the mattress base removably and rotatably attaches the mat... | 05/16/1995 |
| 4979702 | Apparatus for opening and closing a sealed slot A cover assembly for sealing a slotted opening about a shaft which moves across the opening; and in particular for sealing an opening in the fuselage of an aircraft which accommodates a movable flap support tube. The closure assembly includes a pair of ma... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4881546 | Wound-closure device and method A gaping surgical incision can be closed by drawing the edges of the incision toward one another by the application of traction to the wound. Adhesive strips which project beyond support tapes of a conventional garment-type slide fastener stringer are the... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4790156 | Baggage zipper locking device A baggage zipper locking device and particularly to a sealing and locking device through a zipper for the baggage container such as a baggage case and a baggage pack, which is characterized in that, one zipper leaf at one end of the zipper is provided wit... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4514884 | Double-slider fastening lock The invention relates more particularly to a double-slider fastening lock including a catch plate having a long hole capable of inserting a head of a corresponding slider, a cover body having several windows on the side portion and having a hole correspon... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4350375 | Double-slider zipper latching device A latching device for the sliders of a double-slider zipper arrangement comprises a pair of tab assemblies formed for attachment to the pull tabs of the sliders, and a latch assembly mounted on one of the tab assemblies and formed for latching engagement ... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4326319 | Slide fastener with improved end connections An improved device for fastening a separable zipper includes specially adapted terminals disposed at the respective ends of opposed rows of zipper teeth and a specially adapted slider supported by one of terminals. The slider is provided with an annular d... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4312103 | Separable slide fastener A separable slide fastener has a separable end stop assembly including a pair of pin members each formed, by injection molding, on one of a pair of fastener stringers along a bottom end portion of an inner longitudinal edge thereof, and means for holding ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4244086 | Zipper closure lock A locking member is secured permanently to one zipper operator as a pull tab and is selectively positionable onto a second pull tab of another zipper operator when the two are located in juxtaposition. A rod-like detent within the locking member is movabl... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4123829 | Lockable sliders A pair of sliders to be arranged reversely to each other on a pair of fastener stringers so as to be padlocked together in abutting engagement with each other upon full closure of the fastener. Each slider has a forwardly projecting link portion formed on... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4099301 | Slide fastener combination A pair of assembled slide fastener stringers each have a stringer tape and a row of interlocking elements mounted on and along one edge of the stringer tape. A plurality of sliders are slidably mounted on the rows of interlocking elements, each slider hav... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4081882 | Locking zipper slider, and zipper incorporating said slider A zipper has a pair of independently movable sliders, each of the sliders having a pull. The pulls have apertures through which U-shaped projections from the sliders extend, in order to loosely pivotally capture the pulls. The apertures of the pulls are e... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4047264 | Separable slide fastener A slider aligning device is disclosed for use in a separable slide fastener of the class comprising a pair of stringers having longitudinal rows of interfitting fastener elements on their opposed edges respectively, and a pair of sliders arranged reversel... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4035876 | Dual fastener slider A slide fastener adapted for unopenably closing an opening in an upholstery covering of a seat. For semipermanently locking a slider in a closed position on interlockable rows of fastener elements, a stop is fixedly mounted on the interlocked fastener ele... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4015457 | Interlockable sliders In a two-way closable slide fastener having a pair of sliders arranged reversely to each other on interlocking rows of fastener elements, one of the sliders has a tongue projecting forwardly therefrom, whereas the other slider has a socket for receiving t... | 04/05/1977 |
