...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080083360 | WINDOW HOUSING FOR USE WITH THRU-HULL FITTINGS Disclosed is a window housing for use in combination with a transducer style thru-hull fitting. The window housing is sealingly attached to the thru-hull fitting by use of a first securement cap. The window housing having a window panel positioned adjacent to the outer ... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20070215027 | TWO PIECE VIEW PORT AND LIGHT HOUSING WITH SWIVEL LIGHT The present invention is a view port suitable for installation under the water line of a vessel wherein the view port comprises a flange made from a corrosion resistant material and a body made from a heat resistant material. An alternative embodiment of the invention i... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20050247248 | Water-borne craft The present invention provides a water-borne craft comprising a flotation board for personal use (e.g. one or two man use) wherein the board has towards its leading edge/nose a portal formed in the board through which a user lying prone on the board may view underwater,... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050109254 | Submerged underwater obsevation booth The invention concerns the structure of a “SUBMERGED UNDERWATER OBSERVATION BOOTH”, including a floating station on water surface, and a piping system to convey fresh air and power into the SUBMERGED BOOTH. The SUBMERGED BOOTH provides an atmospheric environment wit... | 05/26/2005 |