...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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| 6503955 | Pourable liquid vehicles The present invention covers pourable liquid vehicles that can be combined with compositions, materials and substances. Among the benefits of such pourable liquid vehicles is the compositions are retained on the moistened surface for a period of time suff... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6391886 | Oral compositions having improved consumer aesthetics Oral compositions containing therapeutical agents wherein the undesirable consumer aesthetics associated with these agents are mitigated using coolants and sweeteners.... | 05/21/2002 |