Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7332301 | Insulin-like growth factor binding protein Using the proteins of the present invention, DNAs encoding the proteins, and antibodies recognizing the proteins, detection methods for diseases relating to the novel insulin-like growth factor binding proteins of the present invention, as well as diagnostic agents,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309587 | Process for producing β 1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase and N-acetylglucosamine-containing complex carbohydrate The present invention can provide a process for producing a protein having β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity using a transformant comprising a DNA encoding a protein having β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity derived from a microorganism belo... | 12/18/2007 |
| 6608061 | Bisaryl compound and medicament for cancer treatment comprising the same A medicament for treatment of cancer comprising a compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof: Ar1 --S--R1 --S--Ar2 wherein R1 represents a nonmetal bridging... | 08/19/2003 |
