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 |
| 7353810 | Heating element for fuel tank A heating element for a fuel tank takes the form of an immersion heater commonly used in process applications to heat the contents of a fuel tank. The heater would be encased within a well for ease of servicing and replacement as well as safety. The tank heater woul... | 04/08/2008 |
| 6993254 | Manifold and heater A manifold for supplying hot water to a heater such as a towel holder has a tubular outer body for mounting in a generally vertical disposition. The upper end of the outer body is closed off and an inner tube is mounted within the outer body, to communicate therewit... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6839508 | Fuel heater A fuel heater for a tank includes an elongated member that fits through an opening in the tank. The elongated member includes a first tube that defines a fuel channel and ends with a bottom fuel intake. Fuel may be drawn from the tank and conveyed by a supply side l... | 01/04/2005 |
| 5138693 | Electric fluid heater with thermosphonic fluid circulation A fluid heater having a fluid chamber with a base wall and an upright sidewall is positioned above a feed chamber having an upper wall. A plurality of identical tubular passage heaters, each having an upper outlet end connected to the fluid chamber base w... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5006689 | Vacuum insulated storage-type electric water heater having an external bubble pump heating unit A hot water boiling apparatus includes a hot water storage tank. The storage tank has an inner tank storing water therein, an outer tank surrounding the inner tank, and a vacuum heat insulation layer defined between the inner and outer tanks and surroundi... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4959526 | Storage type electric water heater having a closed circulation loop with a bubble pump A hot water boiling apparatus includes a hot water tank filled with water. A water supply pipe and a hot water supply pipe are connected to the bottom and top of the tank, respectively. A bubble pump unit is arranged in parallel with the tank. The pump un... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4837713 | Apparatus for warming up automatic developing system An apparatus for warming up an automatic developing system in which the warming time required for heating a treating liquid up to a predetermined temperature is computed on the basis of sensed treating liquid temperature and the ambient air temperature, a... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4818845 | Storage type electric water heater having a closed circulation loop provided with a bubble pump An electric storage type water heater includes a tank having cold water introduced into the lower part thereof and an upper part connected by a hot water supply pipe to a faucet. A bubble pump arranged within an external heat insulator layer enclosing the... | 04/04/1989 |
