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 |
| 6525642 | Self-regenerating liquid metal current limiter A self-regenerating liquid metal current limiter including solid metal electrodes for connection to an electric circuit to be protected and several compression chambers which are partially filled with liquid metal. The compression chambers are located one... | 02/25/2003 |
| 5097248 | Electrode for level detection An electrode for level detection includes a detection electrode including conductor portions and resistor portions arranged and formed one after the other in a level change direction. An insulating coating layer is formed on either each conductor portion ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4205222 | Electrode type water heating boiler A water heater for heating water in a casing by direct passage of current between a high tension electrode and a counter electrode both in contact with water in the casing. An electrically-insulating shield arranged between the electrode and the counter-e... | 05/27/1980 |
| 3946197 | Electrode water heating boiler A high-voltage hot water boiler includes a plurality of fluid heating units arranged parallel to each other. Each fluid heating unit includes a cylindrical housing which serves as a counter-electrode. Each housing is provided with a fluid inlet and a flui... | 03/23/1976 |
