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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 |
| 7677676 | Vehicle wheel for a double-track vehicle or cover therefor A vehicle wheel for a double-track vehicle or an external cover therefor is provided, having passage openings, particularly for a cooling air flow for a wheel brake provided on the interior side of the wheel, in the lateral projection. The passage openings have a wi... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7364490 | Drive shaft assembly for toy vehicles A toy vehicle including: a housing defining an interior section of the vehicle; a motor mounted in the housing; a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending through an opening in the housing; and a propeller or wheel mounted on an end portion of th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7337884 | Cycle brake cooling article Cycle brake cooling articles are secured at and offset from a circumferential braking element of a wheel of a cycle, each having a rigid surface which in combination with said braking element, defines an air deflection and concentration path that can be focused to t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316458 | Ventilating wheel for snowmobile slide rail suspension system A ventilating wheel provides a plurality of angled vanes extending from a hub. The ventilating wheel secures to the slide rail of a snowmobile suspension system. An endless track extends over the underside of the slide rail. A Hyfax may secure to the slide rail inte... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7237665 | Thermal energy transfer limited rotating shaft for a pneumatic fan drive system A clutch assembly (20) for a fan drive system (12) of an engine (14) includes a translatable clutch housing (30) that is coupled to a fan (16). A rotating shaft (27) has a non-grooved thermal energy transfer portion (28 | 07/03/2007 |
| 7137487 | Brake system and suspension for use therewith A compact brake system for a wheeled vehicle fits substantially within the profile of a tire and rim to reduce wheel box width to increase cargo space between wheel boxes. In one embodiment, a caliper bracket is mounted on a spindle lever connected to a wheel spindl... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6935667 | Wheels for a wheeled vehicle A wheel assembly for a wheeled vehicle utilizes interchangeable wheel hubs to secure various types of tires to provide better performance and maintenance on the vehicles. The design of the hubs is such that fabrication costs are reduced as well as costs for maintain... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6698557 | Brake drum cooling apparatus A brake drum assembly includes an impeller and stator that help cool the brake drum. The impeller and stator combination are especially suited for low-speed vehicle operations. The impeller includes a plurality of impeller vanes formed about the circumfer... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6692084 | Wheel cap A wheel cap is detachably joined to a disc wheel and having air discharge openings formed in the outer periphery thereof. The wheel cap has a plurality of radial fins provided for the reverse side of the wheel cap and formed from the wheel cap center towa... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6669305 | Wheel cap structure In a wheel cap structure of the present invention, a wheel cap is formed by, for example, a wheel cap main body and concealing portion pieces. The concealing portion pieces are engaged with and mounted to reverse surface sides of design holes formed in th... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6612656 | Wheel mounting apparatus A wheel mounting apparatus includes a wheel hub flange having a wheel mounting portion to be connected to a wheel, and having a hub mounting portion to be connected to a wheel hub. Alternatively, the wheel mounting portion and the wheel hub can be formed ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6578678 | Splash shield with vanes for disc brake rotor cooling A splash shield for a vehicle wheel disc brake assembly is provided. Each wheel disc brake assembly includes a brake rotor having an inner brake surface and a splash shield. The splash shield includes a central attachment portion. Extending from the centr... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6357562 | Aerodynamic wheel-bearing housing A wheel bearing housing for suspending a wheel of a vehicle is provided. The wheel, mounted at the wheel bearing housing, is provided with a brake device. In order to create a wheel suspension device which has devices for guiding air that are provided at ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6341825 | Wheel cap A wheel cap is detachably joined to a disc wheel and having air discharge openings formed in the outer periphery thereof. The wheel cap has a plurality of radial fins provided for the reverse side of the wheel cap and formed from the wheel cap center towa... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6315091 | Brake cooling system The present invention provides a brake cooling system for cooling vehicle brakes having a fascia for mounting in a front area of the vehicle. The fascia has at least one aperture therein for allowing air to pass therethrough. The aperture has a first aper... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6257674 | Wheel hub for a vehicle wheel Wheel hub for a vehicle wheel, comprising a bearing portion (1) with bearing seats (5, 6), a rim mounting flange (2) and a carrier portion (3) for a brake disc (20). The bearing portion and the carrier portion are joined to each other in such a way that a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6155650 | Anti-dust and cooling cover for brake assembly An anti-dust and cooling cover adapted for being positionable between a wheel and a brake assembly of a vehicle and being in rotation with the wheel and the brake assembly is disclosed. The cover includes a plate and a wall, and is adapted for substantial... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6033119 | Locomotive running wheel block quipped for simplified replacement of worn parts A running wheel block, including a housing having at least one connecting surface for connection to a supporting structure, an inwardly directed rotary bearing holding hub arranged in the housing, a rotary bearing mounted on the hub, and a running wheel m... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5954405 | Air guiding arrangement for cooling vehicle wheel brake An air guiding arrangement for cooling wheel brakes consists of a profiled plastic elastic deflection element which is set against the arriving air flow and which is held on the vehicle side on an axle component, such as a wheel link by way of at least on... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5921633 | Wheel mounting with rotatable wheel flange having different plane attachments A wheel mounting for a vehicle, which includes a rotatable wheel flange connected by an antifriction bearing with a stationary part of the wheel mounting. The wheel flange has pluralities of first and second mounting regions circumferentially around the w... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5820203 | Device for reducing the form drag of vehicles The device includes fan devices associated with each wheel of the vehicle for creating respective auxiliary flows. Conveying devices, associated with the wheel housing, direct the auxiliary flows to a distributor provided with an outlet opening, so that t... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5772286 | Wheel dust filter A wheel dust filter including a central mounting plate having a central mounting hole formed therethrough and a plurality of lug apertures formed through the mounting plate and spaced around the central mounting hole; a circular frame rim having four sequ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5551761 | Vehicle wheel and brake assembly with enhanced convective heat transfer A vehicle wheel for supporting a tire and attached to a brake drum having a multiplicity of pin-fins extending from a surface of the wheel to increase the surface area available for convective heat transfer into the surrounding airflow thereby increasing ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5324099 | Vehicle spray suppression apparatus This invention relates to devices for suppressing the water spray thrown by vehicle tires. The present invention generates an air flow for blocking outward movement of the water spray. Air turbines are attached to the outboard sides of each tire on the ve... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5271665 | Apparatus for preventing foreign objects from lodging between the inner walls of vehicle tires mounted on a dual wheel assembly The present invention is directed to an apparatus which is inserted between the inner walls of pneumatic tire casings mounted on a dual wheel assembly. The apparatus is formed of one or more annular elements having an outer circumferential face, an inner ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5121972 | Device for cooling vehicle brake area The present invention comprises a non-rotary cover assembly for the wheels of a vehicle mounted on fixed axles. The assembly is mounted on a shaft assembly connected to the spindle of the wheel. An adjustable bushing on the shaft assembly positions the co... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5002342 | Brake assembly heat shield A generally cylindrical heat shield is provided for attachment to the wheel of an aircraft for encircling a brake disc stack. The cylindrical shield is configured from a plurality of interleaved arcuate sectors. The sectors are interconnected by means of ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4950035 | Rotating air including scoops A device for cooling the wheel assemblies of heavy duty vehicles such as trucks, trailers, and buses. The invention being comprised of air inducing scoops attached to air holes on the outboard side of a wheel disk. Upon rotation of the wheel, a powerful h... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4901826 | Vehicle equipped with air-cooled wheel brakes An air guiding arrangement for wheel brakes of a motor vehicle comprises a profiled deflecting element which is adjusted against the arriving air current. The arrangement is constructed with an air deflecting element held at the vehicle and extending in t... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4856619 | Aircraft wheel drive key and heatshield assembly An assembly comprises drive key wearplates mounted in pairs to longitudinal side surfaces of each of a plurality of wheel key bosses and retaining members are fastened transversely across the top of a boss to engage both wearplates of the pair. A heatshie... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4854646 | Rim for a motor vehicle wheel A rim for a motor vehicle wheel with several through-openings which are arranged on a concentric aperture circle of the wheel circumferentially with respect to a wheel brake and which form air inlet and outlets. The openings are constructed semi-circularl... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4805747 | Arrangement for supplying cooling air to a brake disk An arrangement for supplying cooling air to a brake disk of a front wheel brake comprises an air guiding duct that is developed to be partially flexible and, on the inlet side, has an air opening in the front end of a motor vehicle and, on the outlet side... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4744606 | Wheel cover for vehicle A small vehicle equipped with a disk brake system wherein a wheel cover for a wheel of said small vehicle includes a first pair of left and right annular first covers, this first pair having a plurality of air exhaust ports arranged in a peripheral direction, being fixe... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4700813 | Wheel assembly including a disc brake for vehicles The disc brake comprises a cup-shaped disc carrier (20) which has a base member (22) secured to a wheel hub (14) and a drum-type member (24) extending axially inwardly at a small radial spacing from a wheel rim (30) and being firmly connected to the radia... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4638891 | Shaft braking disc for rail vehicle disc brake Shaft braking disc with a unitary, ventilated friction ring (3), provided with ventilation ribs (4) some of which have radially inwardly extending support spokes (2) terminating in a hub (1) and having a cross section area which gradually diminishes in th... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4620616 | Cooling device for disc brakes, especially for automotive vehicles A cooling device is provided for a vehicle having disc brakes which are disposed within a wheel rim cover portion of the vehicle's wheels. One type of disc brake for which the cooling device is designed is that type having generally radially extending int... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4593953 | Apparatus for covering disc wheel for motor vehicle An apparatus for covering a disc wheel supporting a tire for a motor vehicle has a wheel cover mounted on the disc wheel and covering an outer side of the disc wheel, and at least one ventilation opening in the wheel cover for communicating the inside of ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4577734 | Brake drum A brake drum includes a cylindrical braking drum having a flange end and an opened end and including a plurality of generally axially extending fins around an exterior surface thereof. Each of the fins has radially extending side walls which diverge along... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4564242 | Wheel hub assembly A wheel hub assembly includes an internally ventilated brake disc. The brake disc is mounted on a flange-like extension of the inner bearing ring of the assembly. Slots are formed in the flange-like extension and the brake disc acts as a cover over the sl... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4503944 | Device for cooling motor vehicle wheels A device for cooling the wheels of motor vehicles which are equipped with disc brakes mounted on the wheels between the wheel centers and a cover plate. The rotors of the disc brakes are fastened to the wheel flange of the wheel hub by a pot-shaped part w... | 03/12/1985 |
