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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 |
| 6993839 | Method for machining a stainless steel exhaust manifold for a multi-cylinder combustion engine A method is provided for machining the stainless steel automotive exhaust components that allows such components to be machined in high volumes and at a reasonable cost. An exemplary embodiment of the method includes the steps of: (a) supporting the manifold on a wo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976514 | Pressing element of a machine for machining wood or plastic workpieces and method and device for adjusting such pressing element In a method for adjusting at least one pressing element of a molding machine for machining workpieces of wood or plastic material relative to a workpiece, transported through the machine and to be machined by the machine, the pressing element is adjusted outside of ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6823572 | System for carrying out mechanical workings A machine for carrying out mechanical workings preferably by showing removal includes a frame arranged for receiving a semi-worked piece having a cross section exhibiting dimensions remarkably smaller than the length of the piece measured along its own longitudinal ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817814 | Inscribing system A system and method for inscribing an item is provided. The system includes a housing having a door, an inscriber, and a support. The inscriber is disposed in the housing and is operable to inscribe the surface of an item secured in an item carrier. The support has ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6612789 | Compact disc shaping apparatus and method The system constructed according to the present invention operates by properly positioning a base compact disc (CD) onto a cutting table and then cutting the CD to a preprogrammed shape. Base CDs are stacked on an elevator system. The CDs include one side... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6478515 | Inscribing system A system and method for inscribing an item is provided. The system includes a housing having a door, an inscriber, and a support. The inscriber is disposed in the housing and is operable to inscribe the surface of an item secured in an item carrier. The s... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6186711 | Engraving system An engraving system for positioning a workpiece to be engraved. The workpiece is held in a workpiece carrier having a positioning structure that engages a complementary positioning structure on an engraving table. The workpiece is centered in the workpiec... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6174114 | Draw-in nipple for a palette or clamp-on plate for securing workpieces for the purpose of metal machining Described is a draw-in nipple for fastening a palette on a machine tool, with the draw-in nipple for fastening of the palette being received by a rapid-action clamping system, with the draw-in nipple being attached afflicted with clearance on the palette ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6109840 | Method and device for aligning a workpiece on a machine tool table The workpiece or pack of printed circuit boards is fitted to a clamping fixture carried by the table and is machined by a machining head; the head and the table being movable with respect to each other along two coordinate X, Y axes. The aligning method i... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5923435 | Engraver and engraving method for detecting and measuring run-out associated with a cylinder A method and apparatus for automatically measuring a cylinder characteristic, such as a cylinder diameter or a cylinder run-out and then automatically adjusting the engraver in response to the measurement and subsequently engraving the cylinder to account... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5415384 | Apparatus for clamping a work piece at a work station of a machining apparatus in a well defined position An apparatus for clamping a work piece comprises a base and a work piece carrier adapted to be put onto and fixed to the base. The base and the carrier comprise aligning means to align the position of the carrier relative to the base along three perpendic... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5065991 | Apparatus for fixing a workpiece to the worktable of a machine tool The invention provides an apparatus for fixing a workpiece to be machined by a machine tool to the worktable of the machine tool in an exactly determined positional relationship with reference to a reference point located on the worktable of the machine t... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5002108 | Process for the edge planning of rectangular plates A process for the edge-planing of the longitudinal and frontal edges of workpiece plates. A workpiece plate is advanced to a plate saw and at least one longitudinal edge is planed. The workpiece plate is then rotated and at least one frontal edge is plane... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4813830 | Screw actuator for high-precision translator devices In an actuator, a carriage coupled to an item to be displaced with a translatory movement comprises a follower element which defines contact surfaces engaged against the flanks of the thread of a micrometric screw. The contact surfaces co-operate with the... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4796341 | Plate routing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for routing a plurality of plates of predetermined size through at least one precision processing station for accurately and economically performing machining functions or the like on the plates. Aligned group of plates are presente... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4714388 | Dual pinion anti-backlash carriage drive for a machine tool A carriage or slide of a machine tool is moved along a supporting guideway or way by a pair of driven pinions engaging a rack, and each pinion is mounted on the output shaft of a corresponding planetary gearbox. The input shafts of the gearboxes are drive... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4603456 | Machining equipment for production lines Machining equipment for a production line using pallet type jigs, which includes a plurality of pallet type jigs, a conveyance line capable of conveying the jigs, a work bench provided on the conveyance line, a spindle head capable of being fed back and f... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4529342 | Indexing attachment The invention is directed to an indexing attachment for a numerically controlled milling machine, comprising an indexing spindle rotatably supported in the casing for receiving a workpiece chuck, a bottom plate for fixing the casing on a worktable, and cl... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4512068 | Pallet receiver with compliant pin and socket registration A pallet receiver for a machine tool is disclosed utilizing a pin and socket for registration and alignment. A pallet clamp piston is employed to clamp the pallet to the receiver base for subsequent machining operations. A registration pin is rigidly secu... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4417376 | Adjustable cylinder head holder Apparatus for reworking the valve guides of a cylinder head is disclosed. The apparatus includes an adjustable cylinder head holder including a base, a pedestal and a head support subassembly permitting positioning of the head rotationally about its longi... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4400120 | Apparatus for removing temporary side terminals from batteries An apparatus for removing temporary side post terminals of at least one multi-celled battery case for lead acid automobile batteries is disclosed. The subject apparatus comprises a horizontal transversely reciprocating work station containing a plurality ... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4326572 | Wood molding routing apparatus A wood routing machine accepts a length of wood stock, e.g., a length of preformed crown molding, and thereafter in automatic sequence clamps the wood stock at lengthwise spaced locations, routs evenly spaced notches along the length of the stock and afte... | 04/27/1982 |
