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Napoleon Bonaparte ; When told of the Robert Fulton steamboat
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6286533 | Metering valve assembly A metering valve assembly for use in sanitary applications and method of use is disclosed. The metering valve assembly has a relief valve hydraulically controlling a pilot valve covering a water supply inlet. The relief valve is controllably closed by a d... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6050285 | Pressure balancing valve A pressure balancing valve and method of assembly is disclosed. The valve includes a pressure balancer cartridge having a poppet assembly made up of releasably connectable poppet valves movably mounted on opposite sides of a diaphragm. The pressure balanc... | 04/18/2000 |
| 4706934 | Gate valve A gate valve includes a body which includes first and second valve seats. First and second gates are mounted for movement adjacent to the valve seats, and each of the gates has an outer face adapted to seal against the respective valve seat and an inner f... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4323112 | No energy band temperature control A system for controlling the temperature of an enclosed volume includes a pneumatic thermostat, heating means and cooling means. The thermostat has two entirely independent controls: a heating control and a cooling control. Both controls remain independen... | 04/06/1982 |