...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 |
| 5806943 | Mobile workstation A mobile workstation capable of supporting various types of electrical or diagnostic equipment for use primarily in the health care environment comprising a work surface supported by a pedestal and a base. The base includes casters for easy portability of... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5341929 | Keyboard tray assembly An adjustable keyboard tray assembly equipped with a clasp to retain and support computer keyboards or the like in an adjustable downward angle to the user's best advantage. A copy stand is included to hold documents for data entry and the tray and copyst... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5240210 | Typing workstation armrest A typing workstation armrest includes a generally planar rectangular member placed on a table with the typing equipment thereon to maintain the member in position. The member includes a generally U-shaped cutout in the end extending from and over the edge... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5232276 | Adapter for releasably securing a computer and a printer in fixed, spatial relation An adapter (10) to releasibly retain a lap top computer and a printer to an enclosed carrying case. The adapter comprises a frame made up of a floor (15), two side walls (12) and (14), and a partially closed top bordered by rails (16) and (18) perpendicul... | 08/03/1993 |
| 4755010 | Computer work station and printer cabinet A work station having a cabinet structure mountable on a wall and positionable above a work surface, the cabinet structure being adapted to store and facilitate utilization of a computer printer. The cabinet has a front door which hinges upwardly to provi... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4749295 | Fan-fold paper catcher for a printer A paper catcher for a printer comprises a stand which may include a shelf, or supporting printer, a basically flexible duct forming an infeed chute and including lower flexible fingers for supporting the lower surface of the paper coming from the printer ... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4707156 | Printer stand and paper refolding apparatus A combination printer stand and paper refolding apparatus for use with an associated printer and associated fanfold paper which includes, in one form, a printer receiving shelf dimensioned and configured for holding a printer, and a paper receiving shelf ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4568212 | Printer stand A stand is designed for holding a computer printer and in particular mounts the printer at right angles to conventional practice so that the platen of the printer runs front to back on the stand rather than side to side. Such an arrangement allows easier ... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4563102 | Rotatable apparatus for storing paper forms for feeding to a printer An apparatus for storing prefolded paper forms to be fed to a business machine, such as a computer, printer, or the like, including a turntable rotatable horizontally about a vertical axis. The turntable contains divided shelves to hold various types and ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4522521 | Printer stand including storage area for fanfold paper A printer stand for supporting a printer apparatus and for storing fanfold paper and which printer stand comprises an integral, plastic, generally U-shaped frame element, defining a storage space for fanfold paper within the frame for use by a printer app... | 06/11/1985 |