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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4123912 | Lightweight demountable dock assembly A dock assembly wherein single or interconnected composite beam mainspans are connected to a ramp extending from shore to the first neighboring mainspan and one end of each of said mainspans is supported by a tripod structure and the other end by vertical... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4088235 | Demountable ramp structure for dump trucks and similar vehicles A ramp wherein a rigid framework supports a first pair of parallel ramp members of equal length to be mounted from the rear of a truck bed downwardly at an angle, clearing the ground. A second pair of ramp members is hinged to the first pair of ramp membe... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4068770 | Foldable inclined multi-section ramp actuation system A foldable, articulated inclined ramp or stair assembly actuation system is shown and described. The assembly comprises at least three elements connected by hinges to each other and foldable on each other under the control of a series of pulleys interconn... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4043288 | Ship loading ramp A ship loading ramp designed to allow for substantial changes in tide. The ramp pivots about a pair of lugs at each end. Each lug extends from one corner of the ramp into a fitting having an upward opening slot. One set of slotted fittings is in a tailpie... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043468 | Retractable ramp for lifting objects into a vehicle A retractable ramp is described for loading heavy objects into a vehicle, for example, for lifting a stretcher and patient up onto the floor of a modular ambulance, or rescue vehicle body. The ramp, which is stored on guides below the floor when not in us... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4035861 | Gangway system Gangway structure providing a connecting link between a vessel and a docking area to permit loading and unloading of the vessel when adjacent to the docking area under the prevalent variable relative positional dispositions of the vessel and docking area ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4020957 | Detachable truck bed extension and loading ramp A detachable truck bed extension and loading ramp for use with trucks having a truck bed employed in carrying heavy construction machinery or the like is provided. The loading ramp is securely attached to the rear edge of the truck bed and, when in a tran... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4016991 | Railway loading and unloading system A system is provided embodying a platform spaced on runners which is movable into and from a railway car having one entire side open when the hinged side is raised. This produces the most economical use of a closed car as it can be moved to an unloading d... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4011615 | Personnel transfer gangway A gangway for transferring personnel between a ship and a fixed structure is formed by first and second mating extensible members which are arranged to form a platform. Springs are mounted inside the platform which permit the first and second members to e... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4008506 | Portable docks and bridges A portable dock of sectional construction in which adjoining dock sections may be connected together by a pivot arrangement which allows the attachment of one dock section to the other without entry into the water over which the dock assembly is to extend... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4003473 | Combined marine ramp transfer and mooring system A ramp transfer and mooring system for the transferring of personnel and/or material between two relatively moving objects, such as for example from a boat to an offshore platform, wherein the ramp system permits the safe transfer between the two by a uni... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3970169 | Gangway ladder A gangway-ladder, for connecting a floating mooring platform to the shore whilst accommodating changes of level of the platform due to tides, has a guide structure with channels received individual steps capable of forming a ladder, the floating platform ... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3953980 | Dock structure The dock includes a pair of substantially vertical support members having a vertically adjustable collar mounted on each. The deck portion of the dock has one end attached to the pair of adjustable collars and the other end supported through at least one ... | 05/04/1976 |
| 3952528 | Boat dock structures A boat dock structure horizontally suspended on the edge of a shore of a body of water in a cantilever mode. Guard rail stanchions are fastened onto the top of the dock structure so that no part of the dock is in contact with the water. The dock structure... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3933256 | Ship's loading ramp A ship's loading ramp has two side beams interconnected by travelling tracks with the beams and the tracks being divided in two portions connected by hinges. Wires for operating the ramp are connected to balancing arms and, one such arm is connected to ea... | 01/20/1976 |
