...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 |
| 7446009 | Manufacturing method for semiconductor device A semiconductor device manufacturing method including forming a conductive layer and a silicon film on a semiconductor substrate including an active region, forming an emitter electrode containing a first impurity on the silicon film above the active region, partial... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7129530 | Semiconductor device A high capacity semiconductor device having a narrowed emitter layer. The semiconductor device includes a collector layer formed on a semiconductor substrate. An SiGe alloy layer is formed on the collector layer. A silicon film is formed on the SiGe layer. An emitte... | 10/31/2006 |
| 5895265 | Semiconductor device having cap-metal layer A semiconductor device includes an insulating layer and an interconnection layer having a conductive layer provided over the insulating layer. The interconnection layer is patterned by photolithography. The device further includes a cap-metal layer, which... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5635763 | Semiconductor device having cap-metal layer A semiconductor device is disclosed, which includes an insulating layer and an interconnection layer having a conductive layer provided over the insulating layer. The interconnection layer is patterned by photolithography. The device further includes a ca... | 06/03/1997 |