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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075241 | Method of operating a working machine A method of operating a working machine of the kind including a body, a ground engaging structure, the body carrying a superstructure which is rotatable relative to the body about a first generally upright axis, the superstructure providing a mounting for a working ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7963528 | Working machine A working machine includes a body and an axle which is mounted so as to be moveable relative to the body, the axle carrying at or towards each end, a ground engaging wheel by means of which the machine can travel over the ground, the machine including a speed sensor... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963182 | Gear shift mechanism A power-assisted gearshift mechanism for a manual transmission, comprising a shift rail mounted for axial movement to select one or more gears, a control arm engageable with the shift rail to cause axial movement of the shift rail in response to operation of a opera... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7922438 | Method of operating a working machine A method of operating a working machine which includes a body, a first working arm carrying in use, at its outermost end, a mounting structure (for releasably carrying a first working implement, and the body carrying towards a second end of the body opposite to the ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905554 | Working machine A working machine includes a body, a ground engaging structure including at least one pair of driven wheels, an engine, and a transmission for transmitting power from the engine to the driven wheels, a pressurized air system for providing pressurized air for use in ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7891933 | Working machine A working machine includes a body and a ground engaging structure, the body mounting a prime mover and a first working arm, the first working arm being pivoted for up and down movement about a first generally horizontal axis, and extending beyond a first end of the ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7867138 | Method of controlling a vehicle transmission A method of controlling a vehicle transmission, the vehicle transmission including a power shift gearbox, the power shift gearbox having a power shift input shaft, a power shift output shaft, power shift input gearing and power shift output gearing, and a plurality ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7713169 | Method of controlling a vehicle transmission A method of controlling a vehicle transmission during a gear change thereof, the method comprising operating a plurality of power shift clutches to disengage the power shift input gearing and the power shift output gearing, disengaging the driving connection between... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7463790 | Calculation module A calculation module for calculating the position of a mechanical element, the calculation module being operable to receive an input signal, detect a first plurality of corresponding features in the input signal, calculate the spacing between successive features of ... | 12/09/2008 |
