British merchant Peter Durand invented the tin can in 1810.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7578011 | Patient transfer and transport bed The present invention is a transfer and transport device and method for moving a patient from a bed to another location within a medical facility. The transport device includes an integral transfer mechanism for transferring a patient from a hospital bed to the devi... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7571914 | Push-pull cart collection device and conversion assembly The present invention is a shopping cart collection device adapted to engage to first and second shopping carts and capable of pulling a first train of shopping carts extending from the first shopping cart and pushing a second train of shopping carts extending from ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7549651 | Cart coupler assembly for cart collection machines The present invention is an improved cart coupler assembly for use on a shopping cart retriever vehicle. The cart coupler assembly provides a means for connecting shopping carts to the cart retriever vehicle. The cart coupler assembly may employ an actuator to move ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7533742 | Bed transfer system The present invention is a powered hospital bed mover or bed transfer system. The bed mover includes a bed attachment mechanism that is vertically displaceable relative to a base that includes an electrically powered drive wheel and a pair of support castors. The at... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7219754 | Hospital bed power-assist The present invention, in one embodiment, is a device for moving a hospital bed. The device comprises a body, a motor driven wheel coupled to the body, and a hitch coupled to the body and adapted for engaging the hospital bed. Finally, the present invention, in yet ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7000268 | Patient transfer and transport bed The present invention is a transfer and transport device and method for moving a patient from a bed to another location within a medical facility. The transport device includes an integral transfer mechanism for transferring a patient from a hospital bed to the devi... | 02/21/2006 |