...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| 20080062655 | EQUIPMENT RACK PANEL SYSTEM AND METHOD An equipment rack panel system using one or more rack extension panels with optional raceway to interconnect equipment cables to service cables through connectors within the rack extension panel. The rack extension panel is either fastened to or integral with one of the... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20070234137 | Semiconductor integrated circuit and method of production of same A semiconductor integrated circuit, able to repair a fault and normally operate as an overall circuit even when a fault occurs in a portion of the circuit, and able to reduce a change of signal delay along with the repair of the fault, including N (larger than 2) number... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070076379 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EMPLOYING NUMERIC KEYPAD A portable electronic apparatus includes a case defining a space therein and an opening communicating with the space, and an input module received in the space of the case and configured for inputting data to the electronic apparatus. The input module includes a chassis... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070014093 | Network device with reconfigurable slots A network device includes card slots and Network Module slots that be reconfigured to hold cards and network modules having different form factors. ... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20070002543 | Mechanical rotation and electrical interface combination A mechanical rotation and electrical interface device is provided in a portable electronic device. The interface device includes a hinge having a single signal connection in its interior between a first and a second part of the portable electronic device, a first proces... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20060274509 | Keyed transceiver module An optical module and chassis incorporating “keying” features that ensure the correct insertion of the module into a given chassis, thereby preventing damage to the module and/or the system to which the chassis is connected. ... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060256534 | Extended computing system A server blade is provided which comprises a processor. The server blade additionally comprises an enclosure which encloses the processor. The server blade is configured as a field replaceable unit removably receivable in a carrier of a modular computer system, and is c... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060203460 | Apparatus, method and system of thin client blade modularity The present invention provides a modular chassis comprising of multiple thin-client blades removeably connectable to a common midplane and to one or more power supplies and one or more management modules to simulate multiple thin-client operating with one or more comput... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060082979 | Installation device and installation assembly comprising said installation device An installation device and an installation assembly including at least one installation device are disclosed, which can be used in conjunction with various connection technologies and also be incorporated in different wiring systems. One connection side of the installat... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060072293 | INTERFACE MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES An interface module in a nonplanar form. The interface module includes an electronic device card, such as a SIM or memory card, in a cross-sectional shape that may be, for example, substantially a circle or ellipse, substantially rectangular meeting certain dimensional ... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060023433 | MEMORY STICK HAVING A USB PORT A memory stick includes a plastic shell, an elongated metal casing mounted in the plastic shell and having a front extension exposed to the outside of the plastic shell for insertion into a USB socket of a computer, a circuit board mounted inside the elongated metal cas... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20050105280 | Systems and methods for partitioning banks of processors in large computer systems Systems and methods for operatively connecting processor banks in large computer systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a computer system includes a first bank of processors, a second bank of processors spaced apart from the first bank of processors, and a con... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050002165 | Laser diode for optical pickup and method of protection A laser diode for an optical pickup. The laser diode includes active connectors and a ground connector protruding so as to be electrically connectable to a laser diode drive integrated circuit. The ground connector is longer than the active connectors, and an end of the... | 01/06/2005 |