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...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 |
| 6056188 | Method of attaching a component to a plate-shaped support A method of attaching an electronic component to a surface of a plate-shaped support member has as a first step the step of applying the electronic component to the surface of the support member, a solder being arranged between the electronic component an... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056189 | Fluxing media for non-VOC, no-clean soldering A flux formulation without a surfactant is available for use in the assembly of electronic circuit boards as a no-clean formulation. The formulation includes a flux solution having a fluxing agent consisting essentially of one or more weak organic acids a... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056190 | Solder ball placement apparatus An apparatus for placing an array of solder balls on a substrate includes a carrier plate having an array of holes therethrough. Each hole is capable of holding a solder ball. A ball placement head having an array of pins is aligned with a desired pattern... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056191 | Method and apparatus for forming solder bumps The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for forming solder bumps by a molten solder screening technique in which a flexible die head constructed of a metal sheet is utilized for maintaining an intimate contact between the die head and a sol... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056192 | Rectangular-faced enclosures An improvement in the making of a rectangular envelope by folding adjoining triangular corner flaps on a rectangular sheet, and also in the resulting envelopes themselves and the blank sheets from which they are made, whereby certain sheet edge sections o... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056193 | Computer keyboard with integral encoded device reader The present invention relates to a computer keyboard console with an integral encoded device reader, which may for example be a barcode reader, a magnetic card reader or a "smart card" reader or any generally similar device for reading encoded data, for e... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056194 | System and method for networking and controlling vending machines A vending machine control system and method for controlling vending of items from one or more vending machines having a coin acceptor interface and selection controls for selecting items to vend. Control system and method are provided for sending and rece... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056195 | Method and apparatus for printing bar coded labels in different languages An apparatus for printing bar coded labels employs a computer that includes an acutal keyboard having a plurality of keys and a video display and is programmed to run a bar code label design tool. The label design tool displays on a first portion of the v... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056196 | Optical reading apparatus having active and passive power source switching circuitry and a stand thereof An optical reading apparatus with which, when it is not being driven, the power supply to most parts is turned off and wasteful battery consumption is prevented, when the host computer side finishes processing with respect to the bar code reader handy ter... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056197 | Information recording method for preventing alteration, information recording apparatus, and information recording medium Information is recorded on an information recording medium including a partition. Predetermined information is recorded on at least the partition of the recording medium, and it is confirmed whether the predetermined information has been normally recorded... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056198 | Optical scanning system and method including a collection system for range enhancement A data reading system and method which renders the return signal strength of light reaching the detector more uniform over greater distances and/or positions relative to the collection system and including an optical correction module or corrective optica... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056199 | Method and apparatus for storing and reading data A method and apparatus for storing, reading, and updating information abode a plurality of target objects. The apparatus includes a data reader and a plurality of readable and writable tags, each tag including a memory. The reader produces a modulated int... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056200 | Scan module with pin stop An optical scanning module has a metal base, a first circuit board mounted across one end of the metal base and a second circuit board mounted orthogonal to the first circuit board. The metal base supports a light emitter for producing a scanning beam and... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056201 | Water temperature detecting and controlling device A water temperature detecting and controlling device may be controlled automatically or manually so as to regulate the ratio of the cold to hot water in a prior faucet, so that the temperature of the water flowing out of the faucet may be controlled. The ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056202 | Expansion valve An expansion valve includes a valve body, a valve, a power element, and an aluminum heat sensing shaft. The heat sensing shaft has a hole with a bottom reaching a heat sensing portion thereof. The hole makes the heat transfer area of the heat sensing shaf... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056203 | Method and apparatus for modifying supercooled clouds Factors controlling the effect of cloud seeding were critically examined, and a new horizontal penetration seeding method using liquid homogeneous ice nucleants at the lower level of the supercooled portion of clouds was invented to maximize the microphys... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056204 | Synthetic jet actuators for mixing applications The first preferred embodiment of an improved fluid mixing system comprises a synthetic jet actuator aligned perpendicular to a primary fluid flow. When the synthetic jet actuator is driven at a very high frequency, small scale mixing of the primary fluid... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056205 | Snow making tower and method of manufacture An economic snow making tower and method of manufacture wherein the snow making tower includes an elongated upright aluminum tower pipe which is mounted on a support. Snow making nozzles are provided at the upper end of the tower for discharge of air and ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056206 | Combination straw, stirrer and citrus fruit squeezer The present invention 10 discloses a device having a generally upright standing straw or tube member 18 having an aperture 26 therein which runs the full length of the tube 18 therein. The tube 18 has a bottom base plate 20 located on its lower end which ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056207 | Cleaner with temperature control A cleaner with temperature control is provided including a fluid tank for containing a supply of water and at least one pump for suctioning water from the fluid tank. Also included is a heating element in communication with the pump for heating water rece... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056208 | Apparatus for preventing dripping from conduit openings To prevent dripping of liquid from an outlet opening of a line, a drip suon device is assigned to the end of the line; the drip suction device has a housing which surrounds the end of the line with the formation of a chamber connected to the interior of ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056209 | Chemical-free solution treatment process A process for treating liquids to improve their usefulness without the use of traditional soaps or detergents, primarily through the treatment of a solution by the use of a holding tank and agitator, and treatment therein by a non-soap, non-detergent devi... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056210 | Crop sprayer having offset frame which creates mounting space in which suspension assembly is located A crop sprayer includes a support assembly including a chassis member and an offset frame member which are secured together so as to define a mounting space. The chassis member defines a chassis bottom surface which is positioned at a first vertical heigh... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056211 | Hydrant flushing diffuser A hydrant flushing diffuser handles a flow of water from a hydrant as it is being flushed. The diffuser allows the flushing to take place in a safe manner and without destroying surrounding landscaping or other objects. The invention includes a hydrant fl... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056212 | Liquid link system A liquid link system including a body portion having an upper surface and a lower surface and a water inlet recess extending upwardly from the lower surface to an intermediate location thereof with a swmall cylindrical aperture extending upwardly from the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056213 | Modular system for atomizing a liquid A modular system for atomizing and delivering liquids to a substrate. The modular system comprises a liquid module, a means for providing an atomizing agent, a nozzle assembly and an actuator which is changeable between a first closed position and a secon... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056214 | Fuel injector A fuel injector having pressure equalization passages is provided to equalize the pressure differential across an armature in high vapor pressure fuels. At least one through passage is included that extends from a chamber beneath the armature to a chamber... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056215 | Electrostatic rotary atomizing spray device A rotary atomizer has an internal power supply in the atomizer housing about which is passed cooling air. The air then flows out of the atomizer housing in a twisting direction as vectored air in the same direction of rotation as the atomizer head to elim... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056216 | Method of shredding worn out tire casings and a device for applying the method The method for shredding wornout tire cases comprises exposing wornout tire cases to the effect of an explosion exerted thereon in a closed circular system so as to establish a directional circulating flow of explosion products. The device for carrying th... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056217 | Multiple rotor pepper mill A hand held rotary pepper mill possessing several grinding rotors gravity fed from a single supply hopper enables an increased grinding rate. A rotor shaft couples each grinding rotor to one of several spur gears all driven by a single drive gear which is... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056218 | Fishing reel A fishing reel includes: a spool rotatably supported to a reel main body; rotation number detect element detecting the rotation number and rotation direction of the spool; a microcomputer measuring the length of a fishing line in accordance with the detec... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056219 | Selectively motorized fishing reel A fishing reel attachment for use on a rod-and-reel combination. The attachment includes an electric motor which is selectively usable to replace or assist the hand crank for the reel. The device is particularly adapted for use by an individual having the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056220 | Fishing reel with trip link for repositioning a bail assembly A fishing reel having a frame and an operating mechanism on the frame. The operating mechanism includes a line carrying spool, a rotor that is rotatable around a first axis relative to the frame, a bail assembly on the frame which is changeable between a ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056221 | Fishing reel with trigger actuated bail assembly A rotor assembly for a fishing reel, which rotor assembly has a rotor with a first rotational axis and forward and rear ends spaced axially relative to the first axis. The rotor assembly further has a bail assembly that is repositionable relative to the r... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056222 | Spinning reel anti-reverse device A device for preventing the reverse rotation of a spinning reel includes: an outer ring having an outer circumferential portion; an inner ring which is capable of rotating relative to the outer ring; a plurality of rollers which are installed between the ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056223 | Drag mounted spring for spin-cast reels A spool rotational alert spring mounted to a disk drag, for use in a fishing reel of the spin-cast type, having a body with a fixed hub for supporting a line carrying spool. The disk drag supported non-rotatably on the hub is a unitary device that perform... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056224 | Magnetic tape cassette A magnetic tape cassette has a casing body which contains a magnetic tape and is provided in the bottom thereof with an opening through which a tape loading mechanism of a recording and reproducing system is inserted into the casing body, and a slider pro... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056225 | Apparatus for handling wire rod from a laying head or laying cone A winding cone in a high speed wire rod rolling mill has a replaceable glide shell which is suspended by a cable and can be dropped into the mounting pockets on opposite sides of the winding cone. By changing the angle of conicity of the glide shell and i... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056226 | Caddy for electric extension cords A caddy for storage and transportation of a heavy-duty electrical extension cord, the caddy comprising a reel mounted inside a protective container. A cord is wound on the reel for storage and subsequently unwound for use, the tendency for tangling and tw... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056227 | Device for automatically replacing thread bobbins and spooling device with replacement unit In order to make possible an automatic replacement of full bobbins in a spooling device with continuous thread supply, the supplied thread from the traversing thread guide is lifted and directed to a cutting and suction device. The supplied thread is cut ... | 05/02/2000 |
