...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070246286 | Rigid motor vehicle axle with integral connecting elements In a rigid motor vehicle axle comprising an axle body which is hollow in at least some regions and which has two adapter tube sections joined together from half shells along a longitudinal assembly joint by welding, with axle-supporting and axle-guiding components being... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20060272880 | SHEAR STRAIN CARRYING JOINT BETWEEN TWO ABUTTING ELEMENTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE Shear strain-carrying joint (1) between two parts (2, 3) abutting one another in a motor vehicle. The joint includes two pins (4, 5) arranged in pairs, securely fixed in the one part (2) projecting upwards from an abutting surface (9) ... | 12/07/2006 |