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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 |
| 6926320 | Stamped folded bumper beam A bumper beam and a method of fabrication. In a preferred embodiment, the bumper beam has a generally trussed-shaped section. The method generally comprises stamping a blank to form a front shell portion and rear plate portion; apertures in appropriate positions in ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923494 | Pedestrian energy absorber for automotive vehicles An energy absorber that incorporates pedestrian protection and vehicle protection into a front bumper system on automotive vehicles comprises a unitary molded glass mat of thermoplastic material having a plurality of outwardly extending crushable lobes. The energy a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6886873 | Bumper beam with crush initiating apertures A bumper system for vehicles includes a tubular beam having front, top, bottom, and rear walls, and further having open tubular ends. The bumper system further includes a pair of mounting brackets each attached to the rear wall and extending around the associated en... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6767039 | Bumper assembly A bumper assembly of an over the highway vehicle. The bumper assembly includes first and second mounting flanges coupled to a chassis component of the over the highway vehicle. A first bumper section is connected to the first mounting flange. A second bumper section... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6695368 | Bumper mount forming corner on end of beam A bumper system for vehicles includes a tubular beam having front, top, bottom, and rear walls, and further having open tubular ends. The bumper system further includes a pair of mounting brackets each having a V-shaped mounting section attached to the re... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6517307 | Attachment system for lift trucks A lift truck attachment for handling loads comprises a main frame assembly for attachment to an elevator of a lift truck and a lower slide assembly. The lower slide assembly includes an elongated sliding element for performing a reciprocal motion relative... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6494510 | Impact absorbing mechanism and bumper reinforcement having the mechanism An impact absorbing mechanism for absorbing an impact load input between receiving portions at a predetermined distance from each other is provided; in the impact absorbing mechanism, a dispersing transferring portion for dispersing and transferring the i... | 12/17/2002 |
| 5823587 | Bumper system for vehicles having bumper supporters A bumper system for a vehicle is installed on the front and rear of a vehicle frame. The system prevents a crash impact force from being transmitted to the vehicle body by absorbing such impact force. The system has a bumper assembly and bumper supporters... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5489108 | Flexible fender A rear fender of a motorcycle, particularly a racing motorcycle, is securely connected to the cross frame under the motorcycle seat. The rear fender includes a front portion, a flexible center hinge, and a rear portion. The front portion is fixably connec... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5000499 | Deflectable vehicle bumper A deflectable vehicle bumper has a central frame member attachable to a front of a vehicle, and a pair of laterally extending wing members for protruding beyond the side of the vehicle, each wing member being substantially coplanar with the central frame ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4266818 | Safety bumper for trucks A folding safety bumper has a body portion which spans the respective front portion of the vehicle approximately between the front tires, and an end extension pivotally mounted on each respective end of the body portion. The end members are mounted in tel... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4251096 | Bumper and fixings A bumper assembly for a vehicle comprises a center section adapted to lie along the width of the vehicle and two side sections connected to respective ends of the center section and adapted to lie along respective sides of the vehicle. Each section has a ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4225167 | Vehicle bumpers with collapsible parts This invention relates to vehicle bumpers and more particularly to vehicle bumpers with frangible or resiliently collapsible parts which break-away or distort on impact to minimize the loss of control which often occurs when metal and other more usual typ... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4211444 | Impact resistant bumper for vehicles A light weight motor vehicle bumper including a box beam with stress reducing plates affixed within the beam at the central portions of the inner and outer walls of the beam. The stress plates each include a central portion of relatively constant cross-se... | 07/08/1980 |
| 3997208 | Angular impact absorbing device An angular impact-absorbing device applicable to auto bumpers and various types of guard rails, wherein the device comprises a first fixed body member secured to a substantially stationary support, a second movable body member slidably mounted to the firs... | 12/14/1976 |
