Background
Slayter was born in Argos, Indiana as Russell Games Slayter.
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Slayter was born in Argos, Indiana as Russell Games Slayter.
He graduated from Argos High School in 1914, and from Western Military Academy (Alton, Illinois) in 1915. He graduated from Purdue University in 1921 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.
He is best known for developing Fiberglass, starting with a new method of producing glass wool in 1933. He dropped Russell early in his life. Slayter was a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio.
Slayter joined Owens-Illinois Glass Company
(Toledo, Ohio) in 1931, and began working on a commercial process for producing glass fibers. He first applied for a patent for a new process to make glass wool in 1933.
In 1938 he was named Vice-President, Research and Development, of the newly formed Owens Corning Fiberglass Corporation. He held that position until his retirement in December 1963.
Slayter served on the Materials Advisory Board of the United States National Research Council, and consulted on industrial applications for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Slayter served as Director of Park National Bank.
He was a trustee of Denison University from 1959 until his death. In 1961 the student union at Denison University was named Slayter Union in recognition of his $1 million gift. Slayter contributed to Newark, Ohio educational television station WGSF. He led a fundraising campaign for a new Young Men’s Christian Association building in Newark, Ohio.
Games and Marie Slayter donated $300,000 for the Slayter Center of Performing Arts at Purdue (1963).
United States Patent Number 2133235: Method & Apparatus for Making Glass Wool United States Patent Number 2230272: Method of Producing Glass Fibers United States Patent Number 2175225: Method of Making Glass Wool United States Patent Number RE21863: Method & Apparatus of Melting & Fining Glass United States Patent Number 2305500: Apparatus for Electrically Generating Pressures United States Patent Number 2109258: Sealing Apparatus United States Patent Number 2311613: Transparent Composite Materials United States Patent Number 2333213: Static Eliminator.
He was also a member of the Board of Distinguished Consultants for the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers and the Advisory Counsel of the Patent, Trade Mark, and Copyright Foundation. Slayter was a Fellow or Member of:.