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 |
| 8132499 | Heated substance reservoir baffle A heated water reservoir for use as a heated water dispenser, in conjunction with a beverage dispenser or for other uses. The heated water reservoir (5) includes a baffle (20) which communicates with an outlet port (7) positioned along the reser... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7270050 | Beverage making apparatus A brewing apparatus for infusing compacted ground coffee in a grounds cup at a brewing station with heated water under pressure. At a brewing station, a piston head with an active seal that is spaced from the grounds cup wall during motion, extends into the grounds ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 6547103 | Method and apparatus for serving mulled wine A method and apparatus for serving a heated alcoholic beverage is disclosed. The method and apparatus includes supplying an alcoholic beverage mix, such as a mulled wine mix, which is connected to a serving tap. The mulled wine is heated between leaving t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 4871089 | Hot water dispenser A hot water dispenser is provided for dispensing a selected volume of water at a predetermined water temperature. The dispenser has a body defining a predetermined sized cavity having an inlet for receiving cold water and an outlet for dispensing hot wate... | 10/03/1989 |
| 3983797 | Filtering device for the preparation of coffee A filtering device for the preparation of coffee comprises a vessel with a permanent metallic filter disk forming the bottom thereof. Vertically extending walls divide the vessel into distinct compartments of varying volumetric content, thus separating di... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3948156 | Automatic beverage-making apparatus An automatic beverage-making apparatus is described which has a stand and a receptacle and water may be supplied to solid material such as ground coffee in the receptacle by a pipe means within the stand, said pipe means being provided with a heater to he... | 04/06/1976 |
