...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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080297075 | Power system with multiple generator units A method of operating a power system is provided. The method may include running one or more of a plurality of generator units that each include a power source, a first electric generator, and a second electric generator. Additionally, the method may include supplying e... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080211433 | Vehicle Driving System To provide a four-wheel driving system capable of obtaining a rotating speed very accurately and improving motor controllability. Solution: In a four-wheel drive vehicle, front wheels 14L and 14R are driven by an engine 1 | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080190680 | Vehicle Drive System And Electronic Circuit Device Used For The Same An object of the present invention is to further improve the running performance of the vehicle. This object can be solved by providing a rollback controller 150 used for controlling the operation of an inverter 400 to control an armature current of the mo... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20070132409 | FIELD WINDING SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR-MOTOR A field winding synchronous generator-motor includes: a power conversion section that is connected to an electric rotating machine and operating as a generator-motor, and that controls the electric rotating machine; a compensation amount storage section that stores a co... | 06/14/2007 |