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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 |
| 7207231 | Rack gear and method of making same A rack (20) for a rack and pinion steering system (10) includes a fully dense powder metal rack tooth section (50) joined, by sintering, to a hollow rack tube (30). The rack tooth section (50) is formed by pressing powder metal ( | 04/24/2007 |
| 7059028 | Method of making certain flexible piezoelectric films Methods of making certain piezoelectric films are disclosed. For example, a certain method of making piezoelectric films consistent with certain embodiments of the invention can include the steps of obtaining a piezoelectric material, reducing said piezoelectric mat... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7024767 | Method for making terminal A method for making a terminal includes forming a reinforcement enclosed around the pieces of the distal end of the terminal to combine and connect the pieces. Thus, the pieces of the distal end of the terminal are connected closely by the reinforcement to form a co... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6976308 | Method for conductively connecting first and second electrical conductors A method for conductively connecting first and second electrical conductors is described which consist of different materials. In carrying out the method the ends of the first and second conductors are brought into mechanical contact with each other in an overlappin... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6909185 | Composite material including copper and cuprous oxide and application thereof A composite material is provided, which has a low thermal expansivity, a high thermal conductivity, and a good plastic workability, which composite material may be applied to semiconductor devices and many other uses. The composite material is composed of metal and ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6898839 | Multi-layered brush of rotary electric machine and method of manufacturing the same A brush of a rotary electric machine includes a brush element and a pigtail. The brush element includes a high-conduction member extending in the longitudinal direction and a low-conduction member bonded to a side of the high-conduction member. The low-conduction me... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6837748 | Connector A connector comprising a body; a plurality of terminals and a plurality of signal contacts. The terminals are arranged in two substantially parallel rows on one face of the body. A signal contact is connected to each terminal and all of the signal contact extend fro... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6558738 | Circuit forming method A circuit pattern is formed with an electrically conductive paste composed by mixing electrically conductive fillers, the shapes of which have aspect ratios, and a magnetic material, a shape of which has an aspect ratio, in a resin 4. In addition, a circu... | 05/06/2003 |
| 5969290 | Thermoelectric modules and thermoelectric elements The invention provides a thermoelectric element produced by placing a powder of thermoelectric material over an electrode plate first and then an electrode plate over the power to form superposed layers, and thereafter sintering the powder with a pressure... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5697150 | Method forming an electric contact in a vacuum circuit breaker According to the present invention there are provided a highly reliable electrode of high strength which undergoes little change even with the lapse of time, and a method for making the same, as well as a vacuum valve using such electrode and a vacuum cir... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5408744 | Substrate for a sintered electrode A substrate for use in a pacing lead having a sintered porous platinized steroid eluting electrode. The substrate has at least one raised surface which provides an advantageous mounting portion for the sintered electrode. In the preferred embodiment the m... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5341115 | Reinforced wrap around ground and method A reinforced wrap around ground and method includes a substrate, including opposite first and second substrate surfaces separated by a substrate edge. A first metalization layer is coupled to the first substrate surface and a second metalization layer com... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5241745 | Process for producing a CUCB contact material for vacuum contactors To produce CuCr contact materials, it is known to use purely powder-metallurgical, sinter impregnation and smelt-metallurgical processes. Only materials produced by smelt-metallurgical processes are suitable as contact materials for vacuum contactors base... | 09/07/1993 |
| 4910868 | Manufacturing process of an electrical contact with contact pad A contact part is shaped to form a cavity in which a sintered or agglomerated block is placed before the assembly is placed on a welding press causing fixing and shaping of the block to form the contact pad. The protuberance of the pad may result from a d... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4625400 | Method of making a strip for an electrical contact terminal A method of producing a strip adapted for use as an electrical contact terminal comprising the following steps. First, a strip of relatively flexible substrate material is provided. Then, a substantially continuous strip of powdered metal or metal alloy i... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4584445 | Vacuum interrupter A vacuum interrupter of more improved large current interrupting capability and dielectric strength is disclosed. The interrupter has a pair of separable contact-electrodes (13, 24), a vacuum envelope (4) generally electrically insulating and enclosing th... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4475983 | Base metal composite electrical contact material A composite contact material for light-duty electrical contacts is formed by combining, typically by powder-metallurgical techniques, a matrix metal and particles of a conductive material that is typically harder and more corrosion resistant than the matr... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4434134 | Pinned ceramic substrate Ceramic substrates are pinned using powdered metallurgy pins formed in situ on the substrate.... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4429458 | Method for making composite electrical contact welded in situ to supporting metal, and apparatus therefor Immediately after a composite electric contact is made from wires by cold welding and in a manner as it has been cold welded, it is brought onto a supporting metal and subjected to pressure and resistance heat exerted by a pair of electrodes whereby the c... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4270266 | Method of making a dielectric containing material for RF suppression A novel distributor rotor electrode material is provided and a method for making it. A mixture comprised of at least half copper oxide and a minor portion of silica or silica and alumina is fused to form a friable glassy material. The copper oxide of the ... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4267074 | Self supporting electrical resistor composed of glass, refractory materials and noble metal oxide Disclosed is a glass bonded electrical resistor element and composition composed of glass binder, refractory material to provide form stability during firing and electric conductivity imparting materials of noble metal and noble metal oxides. Manganese ma... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4222167 | Method of manufacturing a contact bridge A method of manufacturing a contact bridge for an electric switching apparatus which contact bridge includes an electrically highly conductive overlay and a concave-shaped support layer. The method comprises the steps of pressing a powder blank comprising... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4219448 | Screenable contact structure and method for semiconductor devices An ink composition for deposition upon the surface of a semiconductor device to provide a contact area for connection to external circuitry is disclosed, the composition comprising an ink system containing a metal powder, a binder and vehicle, and a metal... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4173820 | Method for forming a solar array strip A method for forming a solar array strip including the steps of depositing solder pads on printed circuitry deposited on flexible substrate storing the resulting substrate on a drum, withdrawing the substrate from the drum and incrementally advancing it a... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4128936 | Method for the manufacture of contacts for gas-blast circuit breakers A method for manufacturing a contact for use with a gas-blast circuit breaker wherein the contact has slots in an end face which are filled with an arc-resistant plastic material and wherein the method comprises the steps of forming a plurality of contact... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4081901 | Method of making a ternary barrier structure for conductive electrodes A ternary barrier structure and method for forming the structure to be used on a conductive electrode. In electronic structures, dielectric substrates are used which have a plurality of connecting conductive areas which are wettable by solder. The region ... | 04/04/1978 |
| 3932936 | Method of manufacturing a ductile silver metallic oxide semi-finished product contacts There is produced a ductile silver-metallic oxide semifinished product, for example a silver cadmium oxide wire, or a sheet or square rod having silver-metallic oxide, silver-metallic, and silver metalloid compounds. There are assembled in sandwich fashio... | 01/20/1976 |
| 3932935 | Method for manufacturing a ductile silver metallic oxide semi-product There is produced a ductile silver-metallic oxide semifinished product, for example a silver cadmium oxide wire, or a sheet or square rod having silver-metallic oxide, silver-metallic, and silver metalloid compounds. There are assembled in sandwich fashio... | 01/20/1976 |
