Did You Know...
...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!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090120890 | Wind Safety Device for Cranes The invention concerns a wind safety device for at least two outdoor cranes (2a, 2b), able to move by traveling gears (6) on a jointly shared crane track (1), especially track-mounted fill gantry cranes, with holding devices engaging a... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090000158 | Boom Lock for Work Machine and Associated Method A work machine has a boom and a boom lock. The boom lock is arranged to lock the boom in a raised boom position. An associated method is disclosed.... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080053946 | Confined space entry device and related method of assembly A confined space entry device and/or fall arrester for use in securing a person working at elevation, the device including modularized components which allow it to be readily reconfigured. In particular, the extension arm of the device is removably secured to one end of... | 03/06/2008 |
