...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7451511 | Shoe sole and method An outsole (1) for a shoe has a backing member (4) of thermoplastic rubber and on an area of the exterior surface of that backing member an intermediate layer (12) of thermoplastic polyurethane and an outermost layer of fabric (10), the a... | 11/18/2008 |
| D580159 | Shoe | 11/11/2008 |
| D571096 | Shoe | 06/17/2008 |
| 7373739 | Shoe sole having fabric and method for adhering fabric to shoe sole An outsole for a shoe has a bottom surface with a fabric insert glued into a recess. The method of gluing the fabric insert to the shoe outsole comprises cleaning the recess of the outsole, priming the recess to receive glue, applying glue to the recess; applying gl... | 05/20/2008 |
| D568595 | Shoe | 05/13/2008 |
| 6467115 | Shape retainer and method for stabilizing a boot shaft A sheet of flexible and resilient polymer material is rolled into a tubular configuration and inserted into the shaft of a boot deeply enough to reach the vamp and quarters from which the shaft uses. The rolled sheet, when released, expands under the bias... | 10/22/2002 |