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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 |
| 6721959 | Set of protective sleeves for canine training A set of protective sleeves comprising two or more protective sleeves for training dogs for military law enforcement, security, protection and sport purposes, comprising sleeves with similar construction and appearance; each sleeve offering a different level of resi... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721960 | Batting glove with internal padding A batting glove is disclosed, wherein the glove includes a base portion and a protective portion attached to the interior of the base portion and located between the base portion and a wearer's hand. The protective portion includes a material that attenuates impact ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721961 | Cap with a pliable visor A baseball-style cap having a pliable visor which includes an upper fabric portion, a lower fabric portion, and a resilient stiffener placed therebetween. The cap further includes a piped fabric portion that is located between the upper and lower fabric portions, ad... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721962 | Hat with brim light A lighted hat 10 provides illumination for the user of the hat while substantially maintaining the appearance of a traditional baseball style cap visor. The lighted hat 10 includes a head-engaging portion 20, a brim 30, a headband 40 | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721963 | Swimming goggle A pair of lens frames 11 being more soft and flexible than a pair of lenses 10 include annular lens holders 15 to hold the lenses 10, gasket skirts 16 extending from rear edges of the lens holders 15 and a bridge 17 t... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721964 | Toilet seat lifting aid A lifting aid (10) for raising and lowering a toilet seat (100) having a bottom surface (101) provided with a plurality of cushioning pads (102) wherein, the lifting aid (10) comprises a rigid generally rectangular lifting tab memb... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721965 | Toilet bowl screen A toilet bowl screen is provided for use in connection with a typical toilet bowl. The toilet bowl screen comprises a razor wire screen, a circular plastic ring connected to the perimeter of the razor wire screen, and a plastic handle connected to the plastic ring, ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721966 | Transfer board A transfer board includes an upper transfer surface, a lower surface, a first end and a second end. A hook extends from the first end and is removably securable around an interior rim of a toilet seat or bowl. A latch extends from the lower surface of the transfer b... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721967 | Modular portable comfort station A portable washroom for providing both washing and toilet facilities. The washroom is an enclosure that includes a base, upright supports mounted to the base, wall panels mounted between the upright supports, and a roof mounted to the top of the wall panels. An upwa... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721968 | Bed frame assembly A combination bed and desk frame includes an extended height headboard and footboard connected at the top of the footboard by two spaced sideboards. Cross members are fastened between the headboard corner posts and footboard corner posts near their bottoms. A lower ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721969 | Multiple use bunk bed A multiple-use bunk bed has a top bunk (1) and a trundle bunk (2) positioned intermediate a first bedstead (3) and a second bedstead (4). The trundle bunk includes casters (5) on which the trundle bunk is adapted to be positioned i... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721970 | Foot of a baby bed A baby bed has feet connected to lower ends of vertical supporting legs. Each of the feet has an upper fixed part, which is joined to corresponding leg when the baby bed is assembled in the factory, and a lower part, which is to be fitted to the upper part later by ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721971 | Upper corner element of a baby bed A baby bed has four upper corner elements joined to horizontal and vertical rods. Each upper corner element includes a main body, and an ornamental cover detachably fitted over the main body; the main body has a connecting hole on a bottom extension, and the ornamen... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721973 | Beach blanket A beach blanket includes a panel member that has an upper surface and lower surface. The lower surface is for resting on a beach. The upper surface is for supporting a user when the user lies on the upper surface such that the panel member is positioned between the ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721974 | Safety equipment for beds Safety equipment for a bed includes sheeting (14) arranged to be securable to a mattress (12) and an inflatable wall structure (10) secured to the sheeting. The inflatable wall structure is arranged so as to define an upstanding wall which, in u... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721975 | Overlapping siderail assembly for bed An overlapping siderail assembly for a bed having a head end and a foot end as well as a support deck. At least one pair of siderails are provided on one side of the bed, each one of the pair having a generally uniform thickness over a majority of a length of each t... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721976 | Surgical table A surgical table which includes a patient support surface 16 for receiving a patient, a vertically-movable support column connected to and supporting the patient support surface, and a pair of four-bar linkages for laterally tilting patient support surface re... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721977 | Medical procedure table pad There is provided a pad for a medical patient to be placed in a supine position thereon during a medical procedure which requires the use of cable in monitoring the patient during the procedure. The pad includes a cushioned substrate having a top surface adapted to ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721978 | Head bed A head bed having a head cushion adapted to extend in an inclined position on the upwardly-facing top surface of a support adjacent an edge of the support, and an upper torso cushion adapted to hang down across the edge of the support. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721979 | Air bed with fluidized bead surface and related methods A therapeutic treatment bed with features to enhance the care and comfort of burn patients and others subject to extensive recuperative periods. Among the features are patient engaging fluidized bead surfaces integral with the upper surfaces of air cushions provided... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721980 | Force optimization surface apparatus and method A force optimization apparatus is provided including a patient support surface and an interface pressure sensor. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721981 | Body support apparatus A body support apparatus, for example, a bed, includes a support surface defined by support members. Each support member is mounted for movement in a direction substantially normal to the support surface. Support members are so arranged that movement of any one of t... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721982 | Quilt-stitched internal mattress pillows A mattress has a quilted internal pillow wherein one or more internal layers of material are quilt-stitched prior to encapsulation in mattress upholstery. The quilted internal pillow is positioned relative to a support surface of an innerspring or spring core of a m... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721983 | Multi-function tool with lever latch A multi-function tool includes two channel-shaped handles having a first side wall and a second side wall forming a channel therebetween. An interlocking mechanism includes a first plate extending from the first side wall, and a second plate extending from the secon... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721984 | Multifunction tool with replaceable implements A multifunction tool includes a pair of handles, each handle having two side walls and a plate connecting the two side walls. A pair of jaws is coupled to the handles, each jaw having at least one pin extending therefrom. A slot is disposed in at least one side wall... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721985 | Intelligent public transit system using dual-mode vehicles A method of constructing an elevated roadway, utilizing a crane having an articulated boom arm and a gripping mechanism, at the end of the arm for gripping a pylon, below a roadway cradle of the pylon, in order to temporarily transfer loads, generated by a tramway m... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721986 | Electric toothbrush In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an electric toothbrush. The toothbrush includes a housing, an electric motor, a first transmission and a second transmission. The electric motor is connected to the housing has a motor output member for rotation ab... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721987 | Dental wipe An oral cleaning device that can fit onto a human finger is provided. The oral cleaning device, or dental wipe, is at least partially made from an elastomeric material, such as an elastomeric nonwoven, so that the wipe can more aptly fit onto a finger. Furthermore, ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721988 | Modular paint roller A paint roller having modular, rebuildable sections including a hollow tubular handle terminating in a cylindrical end connected to an offset midsection and a roller spindle rod. The offset midsection includes a pair of clamps at opposed ends. The first clamp includ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721989 | Slapping windshield wiper for de-icing A windshield wiper system that includes a feature which will eliminate the build-up of snow and ice on windshield wiper blades. This feature is an operator initiated activation of a mechanism that produces a slapping action of the wiper blades against the windshield... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721990 | Carpet extractor with dual nozzles for dual brushrolls A carpet extractor includes a base assembly 1 including a housing 10 which selectively receives a recovery tank 22 for collecting dirty cleaning fluid. A nozzle assembly 67 is mounted to the base housing and provides a fluid flowpath 1... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721991 | Elastic hinge with inclined plane eyelet for automatic closing of spectacle temples The present invention concerns a hinge for the hinging of spectacle temples, which allows the automatic closing of the temples on the same front of spectacle which has been removed from the head or which features one or both temples in open or wide-open position. A ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721992 | Boat hinge cover A hinge cover is for use in connection with a hinge having a pivotal axis and typically two leaves penetrated by fasteners with heads. The hinge cover comprises a plate covering the leaf The plate is attached either to the hinge or to the fastener heads with an adhe... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721993 | Hinge assembly for air handling system A high strength easily assembled hinge assembly for supporting an access door upon a modular section of an air handling system. The assembly includes a pair of spaced apart mounting flanges that are connected by an arm. One end of the arm is pivotably mounted in a f... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721994 | Door hinge with positioning feature and method A hinge for mounting a door to an enclosure includes a first leaf, a second leaf, and a pin. The first leaf includes a first tongue attached to a surface formed on one of the door or the enclosure, and a first knuckle depending from the first tongue. The first knuck... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721995 | Hinge A cabinet hinge configured to pivotally couple a cabinet door to a frame is disclosed. The frame includes an edge with a first side and a second side. The cabinet hinge includes a door wing configured to be mounted to the cabinet door. The cabinet hinge also include... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721996 | Removable handle for pans A handle for a container includes a retaining portion for securing between a mounting band and an outer peripheral surface of the container. A holding portion extends from the retaining portion. A gripping portion extends from the holding portion. Wherein positionin... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721997 | Handle for tape dispenser A handle for tape dispenser includes a plastic grip formed via a first time injection molding. The grip is provided at front and rear sides with shallow recesses that have smoothly curved profiles and predetermined depths. The grip is then positioned in a forming ma... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721998 | Air flow regulating device in a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes a roll having a direction of rotation and a clothing for carrying thereon fiber material; a cover partially circumferentially shrouding the roll; an air passage opening provided in the cover; an air guiding element bordering the a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721999 | Device for creating a seal between fabrics or other materials Disclosed is a device for creating a seal which includes an upper seal member, a lower seal member, and a slider, wherein mating surfaces of the upper and lower seal members interlock. A lifting rib on the slider cooperates with a lifting wing on the upper seal memb... | 04/20/2004 |
