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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 |
| 6708531 | Ecofriendly bio-process for leather processing The present invention relates to an eco-friendly beam house process for de-hairing of leather using commercially available enzymes that obviates the use of lime and other alkalis. The present invention also provides an alternate process for opening the fibers of lea... | 03/23/2004 |
| 4770010 | Procedure for removing the layer of hairy elements from a complete animal skin The present invention is drawn to a method of removing hair from an animal pelt in which liquified gas is applied to the fleshy side of the pelt to freeze the pelt to a temperature at which hair pores of the skin open. The application of the liquid gas to... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4578558 | Laser means and method A method of severing fibre from a fell comprises moving a fell in a longitudinal direction and traversing the fell with a laser beam focused onto the fibre adjacent the skin of the fell.... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4267713 | Machine for depilating the skins of slaughtered animals A machine for removing the hair from animal hides, comprises an upwardly open vat and a horizontal perforated plate arranged in the lower part of the vat and rotationally driven on a central pivot by suitable means. The plate is provided on its surface in... | 05/19/1981 |
