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 |
| 6945676 | Support structure for electric lighting fixtures Structure for supporting a lighting fixture includes a connector hook assembly releasably connected to a connector element extending from a support canopy. The connector hook assembly includes two relatively moveable connector hook members biased to a closed conditi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6719497 | Subsea anchor line connection method and connector for use therein A method of mooring a vessel to a subsea anchoring element (1) connected to the seabed, and comprising a chain section (3) which is not longer than half the water depth, and which is at or near its free end provided with a coupling member (4), i... | 04/13/2004 |
| 5499432 | Fastening device A fastening device for fastening a web-like material to a bag or like garment article comprises a connecting member, a link rotatable relative thereto, a cylindrical retaining member fitted rotatably over the connecting member and having a retaining bar, ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 4305181 | Lifting hook with cam lock gate A lifting hook with a safety gate journaled about the shank thereof, which safety gate is locked against rotation about the shank by a cam member mounted for pivotal movement on the safety gate and spring loaded to abut a flat formed on the shaft when the... | 12/15/1981 |
| 3983607 | Safety hook The safety hook disclosed herein includes a hook body that is comprised of a general cylindrical shank and a curved bill that defines a hook throat and terminates in a bill tip. An L-shaped latch member is arranged to close the hook opening and to be latc... | 10/05/1976 |
