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...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370757 | Housing container and method for transporting a plurality of information handling systems An information handling system transporting apparatus includes a housing container, and a plurality of information handling system containers which are positionable in the housing container, each information handling system container including a padding member for r... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7299926 | Packaging insert and method Various embodiments of a packaging insert and method for assembling a packaging insert are provided. In one embodiment a packaging insert for supporting an article in a shipping container includes a support platen and a sidewall that has a first sidewall portion and... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7283375 | Automatic switch An automatic switch includes a main body having a circuit board provided therein, and at least two sets of connectors connected to the main body via signal cables. The main body has an integral enclosure formed through multiple times of injection molding to include ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7167360 | Hard disk drive housing apparatus and electronic apparatus In a hard disk drive (HDD) or an electronic apparatus in which the HDD is wrapped with a foam resin sheet with a noise absorption effect and a metal outer casing to thereby damp noise, a sub-assembly wrapping body incorporating therein the HDD wrapped with a wrappin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163605 | Bra storing case A bra storing case comprises a left casing and a right casing, which each have respectively a breast contour concave, which are symmetrical to each other for storing breast cups. Inner sides of the left and right casings are connected together to form a foldable sha... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7062893 | System and method for accommodating atypical customer requirements in a mass customization A build cell is utilized to manufacture computers and load data into the computers according to customer orders. The build cell may include a build station at which components are assembled into a computer and a first network connection that links the computer with ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7054704 | Method, system and facility for controlling resource allocation within a manufacturing environment A method and system provide for the control of resource allocation within a build-to-order manufacturing environment. One example embodiment of a method according to the present disclosure includes an operation for monitoring a work-in-process (WIP) profile that rep... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041365 | Static dissipative optical construction An optical construction that is static-dissipative and includes a static-dissipative layer buried within optical material. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038462 | Method and apparatus for electrical commoning of circuits Improved methods and apparatus is disclosed for electrical testing of electronic circuits such as those existing in microcircuit devices including chip carriers, printed circuit boards and substrates. The invention provides for the testing of the continuity of elect... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6950714 | Method, system and facility for controlling resource allocation within a manufacturing environment A method and system provide for the control of resource allocation within a build-to-order manufacturing environment by monitoring a work-in-process (WIP) profile that represents dynamic attributes of an area in a manufacturing facility. A user interface in a contro... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6619481 | Article of manufacture and method for protecting information-storage devices A means is provided for packaging disc drives and other information-storage devices in a manner that reduces transmittal of shock to the packaged device. The device is placed in a static-disssipative package comprising an upper and lower portion, each of ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6401930 | Universal handling container A universal handling container is disclosed that protects ESD sensitive items from physical damage and electrostatic discharge (ESD). The universal handling container is primarily intended as a temporary housing solution such as during the manufacturing o... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6252165 | Enclosure and method of making same A circuit breaker assembly including a first and second circuit breakers each having toggle switch assemblies movable between ON and OFF positions. The toggle switch assemblies have connectors coupled thereto for preventing both circuit breakers from bein... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6220442 | Article of manufacture and method for protecting information-storage devices A means is provided for packaging disc drives and other information-storage devices in a manner that reduces transmittal of shock to the packaged device. The device is placed in a static-dissipative package comprising an upper and lower portion, each of w... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6158590 | Sealed bag and container for accommodating electronic device, and method for facilitating storing and transporting electronic device using such sealed bag and container A sealed bag for vacuum-packing an electronic device in the state of being evacuated and partially thermally fused at an opening thereof includes a multi-layer film including; a first anti-static layer; a thin metal layer; an insulative layer; and a secon... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6137694 | Integral EMI shielding for computer enclosures A computer has a chassis with a variety of electronic components mounted to it. The chassis is generally rectangular and slidably mounted within a sheet metal enclosure. The enclosure closely receives the chassis to eliminate excessive movement therebetwe... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5906281 | Anti-static packing container As to a packing container, when a corrugated cardboard sheet where metallic foil is stuck on one of its sides is assembled so as to have a box-shape, an edge left for applying paste and a side on which the edge left for applying paste is stuck are connect... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5823352 | Container with shock-absorbing insert A specialized container is ideally suited to protecting electronic boards being transported from injury due to physical shock and electrostatic shock. The container consists of an outer shell and at least one insert. The outer shell and each insert can be... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5717569 | Ejection and insulation jacket for a removable component in a portable computing device A component jacket for use in a portable computer to facilitate installation and removal of a component, such as a memory drive, and to mechanically insulate the component. The component jacket has a middle section and two flaps which extend from the midd... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5706951 | Packing structure for container for semiconductor wafer and packing method for container A packing structure for a container for containing semiconductor wafers is disclosed. The packing structure comprises a polypropylene box, and upper and lower pressing members for sandwiching the container for containing semiconductor wafers, wherein both... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5653344 | Electronic parts storage cassette An electronic parts storage cassette for supplying a plurality of electronic parts to a mounting machine includes a plurality of electronic parts contained in a case body member for storing the electronic parts and an adaptor member to be attached to the ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5651464 | Package for receiving articles in successive arrangement A package for receiving articles in successive arrangement and being of a type having one surface provided with projections, includes an outer enclosure defining an interior; and an insert receiving the articles and being placed in the outer enclosure. Th... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5613610 | Naturally degradable and recyclable static-dissipative packaging material A naturally degradable and recyclable static-dissipative packaging material has a layer of relatively rigid paperboard laminated to at least one film of permanently static-dissipative glassine or cellophane. Containers, and dividers and pads used in the c... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5205406 | Anti-static coated paperboard or similar rigid material A multiple-ply anti-static paperboard having a layer of relatively rigid material to which at least one ply of permanently anti-static/static-dissipative material is applied. Containers, as well as dividers and pads for containers, are made of such multip... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5121838 | Package having product clamping for card-like products A package for one or a plurality of card-like items is provided, having a protective outer shell and an inner insert into which the card-like items may be placed. The shell and insert may be a monolithic structure, or they may be produced separately, poss... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5107989 | Container for protecting electronic components from static charges A container for packaging electronic components which are susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge or fields comprises a container made of paperboard or paper having an electrically conductive coating of electrostatic shielding material on the e... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5091229 | Electronics protective packaging film Packages prepared from a flexible static charge-dissipating structure comprising a substrate film, a coating layer of heat sealable thermoplastic matrix containing micron sized particles of a silica containing material surface coated with antimony-contain... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5064699 | Semi-rigid heat-sealable laminates with permanent antistatic characteristics A semi-rigid, heat-sealable laminate with permanent antistatic characteristics comprising a semi-rigid packaging material having a coating of heat-sealable antistatic plastic. The antistatic plastic is a film of a modified acid copolymer. The modified aci... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4966280 | Multiple-ply anti-static paperboard A multiple-ply anti-static paperboard having a layer of high-carbon content fiberboard sandwiched between two plies of anti-static material, the anti-static material being an anti-static plastic or low-carbon content paperboard. Dividers and pads made of ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4932525 | Factory sealed packing container A factory sealed packing container for housing a plurality of tubes is formed from a one-piece, die-cut blank of raw material that is cut, scored and foldable for easy set-up by hand or automatically into the assembled container.... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4883172 | Container for static-sensitive articles Container having walls in the form of corrugated board in which an electrically-conductive layer of carbon particles is dispersed through the webs and flute before the corrugated board is assembled.... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4865197 | Electronic component transportation container A transportation container (68,44) for transporting items or enclosures (72) requiring electrostatic protection includes a box (44) lined with electrically conductive bubble layer material (58) which protrudes from open seams (66) and which is also electr... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4798290 | Electrostatic discharge carton A six-walled container for protecting electronic goods contained therein from damage due to electrostatic discharge, which container has four side walls and a pair of top and bottom closure walls formed by flaps of said side walls and an electrostatic dis... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4792042 | Transparent box for protecting against damage from electrostatic discharge and sheet material to be cut into a box blank for forming same A transparent box for protecting against damage from electrostatic discharge and sheet material to be cut into a box blank for forming the same. The box blank has an electrically insulating, transparent, polymeric sheet and a continuous, transparent, elec... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4712674 | Container for static-sensitive articles Container having walls in the form of corrugated board in which an electrically-conductive layer of carbon particles is dispersed through the webs and flute before the corrugated board is assembled.... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4711702 | Protective containerboard Antistatic cartons of containerboard having 0.3 to 3.5 percent by weight conductive carbon for protecting electrostatic discharge sensitive devices. The containerboard is made from an alkaline pulp which eliminates acid contamination, increases shelf life... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4707414 | Electrostatic-free package A rigid packaging material having a coating of heat-sealable, anti-static plastic. A fiberboard sheet substrate is coated with a lamina of polyethylene made electrostatic-free by the addition of an organic anti-static compound. When skin-packaged with a f... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4706438 | Conductive container Conductive container for electronic devices, constructed of paperboard having a conductive coating or layer or impregnant extending from the inside to the outside of the container, with a sandwiched thin metal foil in effective contact with the conductive... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4685563 | Packaging material and container having interlaminate electrostatic shield and method of making same A packaging material has a continuous interlaminate conductive coating to shield against electrostatic potential. The interlaminate position protects the physical integrity of the coating and avoids multiple problems and expenses associated with surface c... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4684020 | Conductive container Conductive container for electronic devices, constructed of paperboard having a conductive coating or layer or impregnant extending from the inside to the outside of the container, with a sandwiched thin metal foil in effective contact with the conductive... | 08/04/1987 |
