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 |
| 4322090 | Ski mountaineering binding A ski mountaineering binding, used for both alpine ski touring and downhill skiing, comprises a subassembly of ski boot binding components used for alpine ski touring, utilizing a hinged flexible touring plate under the sole of a skier's boot, and a subas... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4206911 | Trailer axle re-centering stand A stand with positioned u-shaped cutouts is capable of re-centering and relocating used trailer axle suspension spring pads. The stand is further capable of controlling the shortening of used trailer axles. Positioned on either side of the u-shaped cutout... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4199871 | Automatic hold speed setting control method and apparatus used with a continuous automatic wood veneer dryer conveyor speed control monitoring computer apparatus An automatic hold speed setting control method and apparatus is used in conjunction with the method and apparatus of a continuous wood veneer dryer conveyor speed control monitoring computer apparatus. This automatic hold speed setting control apparatus i... | 04/29/1980 |
