Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7654353 | Wrapped-cone fingers for skirt systems Wrapped-cone fingers for use in an air-cushion vehicle (ACV) skirt system are described. Wrapped-cone fingers may include an inner cone that is “wrapped” or generally enclosed by an outer finger. The inner cone may include an inner cone opening through which air... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7644568 | Serrated edge bed knife A bed knife for a mower includes a cutting implement for cutting a material. The bed knife includes a mounting portion that mounts to the mower, and a cutting area at which the cutting implement cooperates with the bed knife to cut the material. The bed knife furthe... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7610738 | Greens mower data display and controller A turf maintenance vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a traction drive system structured and operable to provide movement of the vehicle across a ground surface, and an electric motor structured and operable to provide rotation of a cutting device that includes a... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7560882 | AC drive system for electrically operated vehicle A drive system is provided for a utility vehicle and includes an alternating-current (AC) motor for providing a drive torque. An AC motor controller receives a battery voltage signal, throttle pedal position signal, brake pedal position signal, key switch signal, fo... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7527319 | Instrument panel grommets The present teachings can provide for a golf car including: a front body; a rear body; a roof suspended above at least a portion of each of the front body and the rear body; an instrument panel mounted to the front body, the instrument panel having an outer surface ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7513555 | Vehicle cargo enclosure side pocket A cargo enclosure for a vehicle includes a side panel having at least one pocket is formed therein. The pocket has a back wall, a pair of opposing side walls and a front wall having an aperture therein. A bottom surface of the pocket is canted downwardly from the ba... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513330 | Golf car rear suspension height adjustment A height adjustable golf car suspension system includes an axle housing and first and second brackets connected to the axle housing. The first and second brackets each include a first U-shaped member welded to the axle housing, a second U-shaped member welded to the... | 04/07/2009 |
| D589843 | Plastic floor board | 04/07/2009 |
| D587913 | Golf car seat | 03/10/2009 |
| 7490805 | Sand bottle handle and mounting feature A sand bottle assembly on a golf car includes a bottle and a mounting bracket. The bottle is defined by a longitudinal hollow body having a bottom portion and a top portion. The hollow body defines a vertical axis. A spout is formed at the top portion and is adapted... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7484758 | Hip restraints A golf car including a seat assembly and a first hip restraint. The seat assembly has an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, a front end, a rear end opposite the front end, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side. The first hip... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7475530 | Articulating swing-out arm A lawn mower, in particular a reel lawn mower, can include an articulating swing-out arm for supporting a reel assembly. The swing-out arm can include main and secondary members. The main member and the mower can be coupled to a first joint assembly which can define... | 01/13/2009 |
| D584187 | Rear body of a golf car | 01/06/2009 |
| 7461883 | Golf car glove box A golf car glove box including: an upper portion; a lower portion opposite to the upper portion; a rear portion; a face portion opposite to the rear portion; a first side portion between the rear portion and the face portion; a second side portion between the rear p... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7452023 | Windshield attachment A window assembly cooperating with a window frame on a golf car includes a first window pane selectively coupled to the window frame. A second window pane is selectively coupled to the window frame and offset from the first window pane. A first pair of retaining mem... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448193 | Reel locating system for lawnmower A mower includes a mower base unit and a cutting reel assembly having a plurality of cutting blades rotatable about an axis extending substantially parallel to the ground. The mower also includes at least one leading link pivotally interconnecting the cutting reel a... | 11/11/2008 |
| D579402 | Multi-angle steering column mounting arrangement | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434642 | Battery tray and wiring harness for a walk-behind reel greensmower A greensmower having a cutting reel and a traction member and an independent electric circuit and motor for driving each. A handle is attached to the reel for mower guidance by an operator in a walk-behind position. Separate electric controls are connected to each m... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434380 | Magnetic attachment of a bed knife in a reel mower assembly A reel mower assembly comprises a mower reel rotatably mounted to a frame, and a drive operative to rotate the reel about a reel axis. A plurality of magnets are mounted on the frame and a bed knife is magnetically held against the magnets in an operating position s... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416238 | Convertible cargo bed A convertible cargo bed assembly for a utility vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a single piece molded main body having a pair of integrally formed hip restraints that each include a passenger hand hold integrally formed within the respective hip restraint.... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414412 | Mower presence control assembly including a ribbon switch An operator presence control assembly for a walk-behind greens mower includes a handle supported on a frame of the walk-behind greens mower, a ribbon switch on the outer perimeter of the handle, and a circuit including the ribbon switch. The circuit is completed by ... | 08/19/2008 |
| D573844 | Sand bucket/cooler | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400238 | Brake light system A lightweight utility vehicle brake lighting system comprising a brake pedal position sensor, a controller and a brake light circuit. The brake pedal position sensor senses the position, e.g., amount of depression, of a vehicle brake pedal. The controller of interpr... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396066 | Pivoting panel assembly In various embodiments of the present disclosure, a cargo bed pivoting panel assembly is provided. The assembly includes a panel having a pair of studs extending from corresponding opposing ends of the panel adjacent a bottom of the panel. The assembly additionally ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392997 | Front suspension strut A golf car suspension system includes a coil-over-shock strut assembly having a shock absorber cylinder and an offset bracket including a semicircular member and bracket legs extending from the semicircular member angularly offset from the semicircular member. The s... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392869 | Modular power source for riding mower A riding mower includes a frame adapted to support a passenger and a cutting unit connected to the frame having at least one rotatably mounted blade. Interchangeable power unit support assemblies each support either an engine connected to a generator or a battery un... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389859 | Golf car having disk brakes and single point latching brake A golf car having a hydraulic fluid brake system. The hydraulic fluid brake system is implemented as a disk brake system which is responsive to hydraulic fluid pressure generated from a master cylinder. A brake pedal and associated linkage provides input to a master... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390051 | Three-piece windshield A window assembly cooperating with a window frame on a golf car includes a first window pane selectively coupled to the window frame. A second window pane is selectively coupled to the window frame and offset from the first window pane. An intermediate window pane i... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367314 | Governor system for gasoline powered vehicles A governor system is provided for limiting a degree of throttle travel of a throttle as a function of rotational speed of a drive axle. The governor system includes a governor shaft rotatably supported by the drive axle and operably interconnected to internal compon... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367173 | Greens mower data display and controller A method of controlling a greens mower, wherein the greens mower includes a motor drive system variably driving a grass cutting reel and a traction system. The method includes sensing an operating parameter, comparing the operating parameter to a predetermine parame... | 05/06/2008 |
| D562743 | Front bumper | 02/26/2008 |
| D562744 | Rear bumper | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332881 | AC drive system for electrically operated vehicle A drive system for an electric vehicle includes a motor for providing a drive torque and an electrically actuated brake for providing a braking torque to the motor. The system includes a controller that receives a plurality of inputs which may include a battery volt... | 02/19/2008 |
| D558641 | Sweater basket for a golf car | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303036 | Engine governor system A governor system for limiting the ground speed of a vehicle and maintaining an idle speed of the engine. The governor system includes a first feedback shaft operably coupled with a transmission of the vehicle to provide a first feedback torque in response to a grou... | 12/04/2007 |
| D554574 | Roof canopy | 11/06/2007 |
| D552508 | Golf car front end | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275615 | Speed control system for walk behind powered equipment A walk-behind self-propelled apparatus having a mobile structure and a handle assembly coupled to the mobile structure. The handle assembly includes a pair of grip portions. A ground engaging traction member is rotatably coupled to the mobile structure and imparts t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270363 | Golf car splash guard A golf car splash guard including: a base portion; a locking flange protruding from the base portion, the locking flange having a locking detail; a wall extending from the base portion at an angle relative to the base portion; a first wire retention device extending... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267388 | Windshield attachment A window assembly cooperating with a window frame on a golf car includes a first window pane selectively coupled to the window frame. A second window pane is selectively coupled to the window frame and offset from the first window pane. A first pair of retaining mem... | 09/11/2007 |
