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Al Gore ; The basis for the later misquote by US Republicans that Gore had "invented" the Internet. Gore was the leading political champion of the modern-day Internet.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7896419 | Side mounted tailgate step A vehicle tailgate side mounted step assist mechanism attachable to a vehicle including a vehicle bed coupled to a pillar and a tailgate pivotally attached to the vehicle bed for providing access to the vehicle bed in a tailgate open position and securing contents o... | 03/01/2011 |
| 6820890 | Vehicle hitch receiver tube reinforcement ring, vehicle hitch including the reinforcement ring A reinforcement ring (14) for a vehicle hitch (10) has a square shape with elongated portions (38) each having a J-shaped cross section that extends around the rear end of a hitch receiver tube (12) to provide reinforcement and a smooth t... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6637796 | Vehicle tailgate hinge and counterbalance assembly A vehicle hinge and counterbalance assembly (34) for pivotally mounting a lateral end of a vehicle tailgate (26) at a lower extremity thereof for movement of the tailgate on an associated vehicle between an upper closed position and a lower opened positio... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6578234 | Four bar hinge for vehicle rear deck lid A four bar hinge (24) for mounting a vehicle rear deck lid (26) for movement between open and closed positions includes first and second vehicle body and deck lid mounted hinge members (28, 32) one of which has an adjuster (38), and the hinge also include... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6485071 | Latch for vehicle closure member A latch (36) for a vehicle body closure member (24) includes a release lever (58) supported by a pin and slot mounting connection (60) on a housing (44) for translational movement between freewheeling and operating positions. The release lever (58) throug... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6105208 | Vehicle door check A vehicle body door check (10) includes a scissors assembly (20) and a keeper (48) received between a pair of elongated check arms (22,24) of the scissors assembly and operable under the bias of a spring (46) to hold an associated vehicle door in an open ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5960519 | Vehicle rear lift gate hinge and counterbalance assembly A vehicle rear lift gate hinge and counterbalance assembly (22) includes a pair of laterally spaced hinges (24) and a counterbalance (25) including a torque rod (26) for pivotally supporting and counterbalancing a vehicle rear lift gate (18) for movement ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5584099 | Adjustable gooseneck hinge An adjustable gooseneck hinge (22) for supporting a vehicle closure member (20) includes an adjuster (60) having an adjuster strap pivotally supported by a pivotal connection (32) on a vehicle body mounted hinge member (26) and including a pin and elongat... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5419012 | Gooseneck hinge for vehicle deck lid A gooseneck type hinge (18) for a vehicle body deck lid (16) includes a gooseneck member (20) moved by a control link (42) between a vertically extending orientation in an open position of the deck lid and a horizontally extending orientation in a closed ... | 05/30/1995 |
