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 |
| 7913303 | Method and system for dynamically protecting a computer system from attack A dynamic protection system can analyze a computer system to determine its vulnerabilities to attack and generate a policy for protecting the computer system based on the identified vulnerabilities. Data received by the computer system can be analyzed to determine i... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7723068 | Gene cluster involved in safracin biosynthesis and its uses for genetic engineering A gene cluster is disclosed having open reading frames which encode polypeptides sufficient to direct the synthesis of a safracin molecule. In addition, the present disclosure is directed to a nucleic acid sequence, suitably an isolated nucleic acid sequence, which ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7628441 | Adjusting system for a vehicle seat The invention relates to an adjusting system for a vehicle seat, wherein the adjusting system includes a bottom rail that is attached to the vehicle, a top rail that can be rigidly attached to the seat and that can move along the bottom rail, and a memory module tha... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7615032 | Vascular guidewire control apparatus A controller for use with a guidewire, such as a vascular guidewire, provides a mechanism for gripping and applying a torque to the guidewire without the need to thread the guidewire axially through the controller and at a location close to a point of access of the ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7595075 | Calcium fortification of bread dough Calcium fortified foods, such as leavened baked goods, are disclosed. Methods for preparing calcium fortified foods and calcium additives are also disclosed. ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7592325 | Methods and compositions for the treatment of eye disorders with increased intraocular pressure The present invention relates to methods and compositions that decrease intraocular pressure (IOP) of the eye. The compositions of the invention comprise short interfering nucleic acid molecules (siNA) including, but not limited to, siRNA that decrease expression of... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7580798 | Method for predicting treatment classes using animal behavior informatics A system and method used to assess animal behavior includes a module having sensors that collects a variety of physical and biological data from a test subject. Interpretation of the data is provided to assess the test subjects behavior, neurology, biochemistry and ... | 08/25/2009 |
