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 |
| 4898732 | Inhibiting of tumor growth with an antagonist of the renin-angioten-sin system A method of inhibiting tumor growth in a patient which comprises administering to the patient an effective dose of a pharmaceutical antagonist of the renin-angiotensin system of the patient.... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4743232 | Package assembly for plastic film bandage A package assembly for a plastic film bandage includes a plastic film bandage having skin adhesive on one side thereof, with a support sheet removably attached to the other side of the bandage and extending beyond the edge of the bandage in at least one a... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4402691 | Aseptic connection barrier system and method An aseptic protective barrier device around sterile medical solution administration conduit connections is provided by an aseptic connection barrier system and method which reduces patient inconvenience, mess and chance of leakage and minimizes the risk o... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4353367 | Container for sterilizing a flexible tube A lightweight disposable container is described for in situ sterilization of a portion of a flexible tube such as the exposed end of a permanently embedded peritoneal catheter. The container has a basin and means for retaining the catheter portion to be s... | 10/12/1982 |
