...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 |
| 7169263 | Coarse dirt collector for removing coarse material from a pulper and corresponding method The invention relates to a coarse dirt collector (7) for removing coarse material from a pulper (1). The coarse dirt collector (7) comprises a support arm (8) with a collecting basket (9). The collecting basket (9) consists ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 5331781 | Storage apparatus An automated car park (10) is illustrated having a plurality of storage locations (21) arranged on a plurality of levels (42) and transportation means (53) for transporting the cars to or from selected storage locations (21). The transportation means (53)... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5173027 | Automated parking system and subassemblies therefor An underground circular and non circular parking place where vehicle parking areas are obtained and arranged radius-like on several underground stories. Vehicles are fed to the areas by a lift truck which moves vertically from ground story to the lower st... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5118239 | Cubic parking apparatus The present invention relates to a cubic parking apparatus vertically formed with parking spaces in a multi-stage fashion to move a car in and out of the parking space through a pallet, in which guides and lateral guides are provided on the parking spaces... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4950117 | Three dimensional housing apparatus and control method thereof There are defined a lift space (E) and multi-storied housing spaces (X, Y) provided on at least one side out of the left side, right side, front side, and rear side of the lift space (E). A three dimensional housing apparatus comprises a liftable fork uni... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4826384 | Apparatus for storing chassis An apparatus for storing a plurality of chassis in a vertically spaced relationship, which comprises a structure and a pallet support mechanism including a plurality of long guide members suspended from the structure via lifting and rotating mechanisms, i... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4768914 | Storage system A storage system comprises a building structure having an array of contiguous storage spaces on each of at least one level. A plurality of movable storage platforms, on which such cargo as automobiles, shipping containers and the like may be loaded, is av... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4625857 | Endless belt conveyor system having patterned belt transport surface An endless belt conveyor system has patterned belt transport surface for engaging loads having spaced protrusions on their bottom surfaces, such as, for example, multi-wheeled carts. The endless belt is trained over a pair of rollers, and has a plurality ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4465417 | System for handling vehicles of a revolving cableway in a parking station At least one hanger rail having opposite ends is provided to support a plurality of parked vehicles. Two conveyor lines are associated with the hanger rail and extend transversely thereto to deliver the vehicles to one hanger rail and to receive parked ve... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4440090 | Storage arrangement for truck conveyor trolleys Storage arrangement for truck conveyor trolleys is provided wherein trolley units are designed to run within a conveyance path defined by a trolley rail. The trolley units are engageable with a truck for receiving articles to be carried and can be attache... | 04/03/1984 |