...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 |
| 5802777 | Protection cover for eaves gutter A protection cover for an eaves gutter capable of permitting snow lumps, fallen leaves, pebbles, sand, dust and the like dropping from an eaves edge of a roof to smoothly slip off the protection cover to drop onto the ground under the eaves and thus preve... | 09/08/1998 |