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 |
| 7097218 | Locking device of a casing A locking device applies to a casing having a cover and a seat for opening and closing of the casing. The locking device has a recess formed on an edge of the seat, a buckle downwards protruding from the cover and matching the recess, and a roller parallel-disposed ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7040673 | Motorized oven lock An oven lock mechanism has a latch that is moved between an unlatched and a latched position in response to movement of the door from an open to a closed position and a motor that turns a cam acting as a blocker to block the latch in the latched position when a clea... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036853 | Motorized oven lock for sealing oven door An oven lock mechanism has a latch that is moved between an unlatched and a latched position in response to movement of the door from an open to a closed position and a motor that turns a cam acting as a blocker to block the latch in the latched position when a clea... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029042 | Automobile door handle An automobile door handle mechanism has a door handle with a handle arm and a latch lever with a lever arm moved by the handle in an unlatch direction to unlatch a door. The handle arm and lever arm overlap in the unlatch direction to restrict movement of the latch ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017229 | Latching door stop for a marine vessel The current invention discloses a wall mountable device that suitable for use on a marine vessel. The device has having a stop member with a spring biased piston and a compressible bumper covering the end of the piston. A latch is mounted on the stop. The latch is a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6971687 | Door and cabinet catch Door and cabinet catch with a bumper member, a bumper housing, a compression spring, a ball with stem, a ball joint mounting plate, a ball joint nut, a catch member and an L shaped catch retaining member. The bumper housing includes a clevis that hingably retains th... | 12/06/2005 |
| 5224744 | Device for locking a cover on a container and a container having such a device A device for locking a cover on a container body, particularly a wheeled barrel, having a locking piece mounted to pivot between a position assuring the locking of the cover in the closed position on the body and an unlocking position releasing the cover,... | 07/06/1993 |
