...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 |
| 6947797 | Method and system for diagnosing machine malfunctions A system (830) and method (800) for diagnosing a malfunctioning machine. A fault event is selected (806) together with sequential operating parameter data (808) from a selectively focused time interval about the fault event for evaluation... | 09/20/2005 |
| 4697243 | Methods of servicing an elevator system A method of integrating an expert system having a knowledge base of elevator trouble-shooting information into the working environment of elevator service personnel, without special training of such personnel, and without compromising the security of the ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4649515 | Methods and apparatus for system fault diagnosis and control Method and apparatus for monitoring and diagnosing sensor and interactive based process systems. The knowledge base concerning the process system per se is in the form of a list stored in memory, which list includes domain specific rules in evidence-hypot... | 03/10/1987 |