...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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6082834 | Circuit arrangement for a brake system with anti-lock control and traction slip control A circuit arrangement for a brake system having anti-lock control (ABS) and traction slip control by brake management (BASR) which has an electromotively driven hydraulic pump for the auxiliary pressure supply in the ABS mode and BASR mode, sensors to det... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5415468 | Circuit configuration and method for controlling a traction slip control system with brake and/or engine management A circuit configuration and method for a traction slip control system which evaluates the speed (vER) measured at a driven spare wheel with a correction factor K(t) in order to maintain or improve the control function even when a smaller size s... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5322356 | Method and circuit configuration to augment the driving stability of a road vehicle A method and a circuit configuration to augment the driving stability of a road vehicle using traction slip control by brake management. The drive wheel is identified which instantaneously exhibits the higher coefficient of friction (HM-wheel). The rotati... | 06/21/1994 |