...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090285807 | Anti-Met Monoclonal Antibody, Fragments and Vectors Thereof, for the Treatment of Tumors and Corresponding Products Use of a monoclonal antibody directed against the extracellular domain of hepatocyte growth factor is disclosed for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of tumors and/or metastases and of a diagnostic tool for detecting neoplastic cells as well as vectors c... | 11/19/2009 |