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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 |
| 8186781 | Articulated hinges using non-circular gears A hinge for controlling the movement of a door on a refrigerator is disclosed, the hinge allowing the refrigerator to be installed flush to adjacent cabinets. The door translates and rotates in order to allow access to the refrigerator cabinet interior without conta... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186782 | Door apparatus of refrigerator and damping apparatus of the same Disclosed are a door apparatus for a refrigerator and a damping apparatus for the same. The door apparatus for the refrigerator comprises: a main door for opening/closing the interior of a refrigerator, a sub-door for opening/closing the interior of the refrigerator... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182055 | Damping unit and refrigerator having the same Disclosed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body, a refrigerator door for opening/closing a front surface of the body, with the refrigerator door having an opening, an auxiliary door for opening/closing the opening of the refrigerator door, and a dampin... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8167389 | Refrigerator mullion with protection unit A refrigerator, which prevents a filler unit from being worn away or broken. The refrigerator includes a main body, storage chambers divisionally provided in the main body, a pair of doors opening and closing one of the storage chambers, a filler unit rotatably conn... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8147014 | Refrigerating and/or freezing apparatus A refrigerator and/or freezer is provided with a carcass and door, which by a bearing can be swiveled relative to the carcass of the appliance. The bearing includes a bearing block connected with the carcass of the appliance, a bearing bolt and an adjusting member, ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147015 | Hinge assembly and refrigerator having the same An insertion-type hinge assembly may include a first hinge member including a mount unit and a shaft that is separated from and coupled to the mount unit, and that is positioned in parallel to the mount unit. The hinge assembly also includes a second hinge member th... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8132876 | Refrigerator and door opening apparatus thereof A refrigerator with: a main body having at least one storeroom, at least one door hinged to the main body to open and close the storeroom, and a door opening apparatus gradually decreasing a magnetic binding force between the door and the main body as a rotation ang... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123313 | Door motion dampening system A system for dampening an opening motion of a door includes a frame, an access door and at least one dampening member. The access door is rotatably secured to the frame. The access door is configured to be moved with respect to the frame between closed and completel... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8104853 | Refrigerator and method of manufacturing door thereof Disclosed are a refrigerator and a method of manufacturing a door of the refrigerator. The door includes a door frame formed with at least one opening, at least one front panel coupled to a front surface of the door frame to open or close the opening, a rear panel c... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8083305 | Sealing structure of refrigerator A refrigerator is provided, by which cold air can be effectively prevented from leaking from a storage room. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body having an opening and a storage room provided therein, a door closing/opening, a sealing part provided to at le... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8033623 | Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a main body in which storage space is formed, a door pivotably mounted at a front of the main body, a hinge member connecting the main body with the door, and a receiving member which is mounted at an upper surface of the main body and accomm... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025349 | Refrigerator with door opening device A refrigerator allowing a user to easily open a door of a refrigerator with less force, including a main body having an upper storage compartment and a lower storage compartment, a door sliding to open and close any of the storage compartments, a handle vertically r... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7992951 | Door opening and closing device for refrigerator A door opening and closing device for a refrigerator includes plural doors for opening and closing a refrigerator main body; a hinge unit for connecting the corresponding door to the refrigerant main body so that the door can perform rotational motion or translation... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984955 | Refrigerator door opening device and refrigerator having the same A refrigerator including a door opening device mounted in a grip part defined in any one of an upper surface and lower surface of a door and a side surface of the door opposite to a hinge shaft of the door. The door opening device is covered with a shield provided a... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7967403 | Home bar for refrigerator and assembly method thereof Provided is a home bar for a refrigerator that reduces assembly costs of a gasket and prevents cooling air leakage by improving a gasket structure of a home bar. The home bar includes an opening, a home-bar frame, a home-bar door, and a gasket. The opening is formed... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7901019 | Door assembly for use in a home appliance An appliance and door assembly having a body; a member extending from the body; at least one door mounted to the member; an articulated handle mounted to the door; and a first linkage member connecting the handle to the member. The articulated handle and door includ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7866773 | Refrigerator door having end cap with retention plug An improved refrigerator door is provided with a metal outer panel and upper and lower plastic end caps installed on top and bottom edges of the door. The caps include grooves to receive flanges on the edges of the panel, thereby mounting the caps to the panel. The ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7819488 | Door opening device and refrigerator having the same A door opening device decreasing operational stages of a driving motor when opening a door and a refrigerator having the door opening device are disclosed. The door opening device selectively opens a first door and a second door and includes an operating member whic... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7798584 | Floating mullion A floating mullion that includes a bracket which is designed to be used when two interior doors are used to close off a desired chamber from ambient. The bracket is specially designed to close off the natural gap between the doors. This bracket will allow the openin... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7726756 | Refrigerator with varying width compartments and uniform width doors A side-by-side refrigerator includes fresh food and freezer compartments each having upper and lower sections which vary in width and volume. The fresh food and freezer compartments are separated by a dividing wall or mullion having first and second upright portions... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7651181 | Refrigerator and door for a refrigerator A refrigerator door including an outer wall and an inner wall interconnected along longitudinal edges thereof and including a closing element fixed on an upper horizontal edge of the outer and inner walls. The interconnected closing element and the outer and inner w... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7607743 | Home-bar door stopping structure for refrigerator A home-bar door stopping structure of a refrigerator includes an accommodating space provided behind a refrigerator door and communicating with the outside of the refrigerator through an opening formed on a portion of the refrigerator door, a home-bar door installed... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7556324 | Refrigerator with a door-opening aid A refrigerator including a door that is fastened to the heat-insulating housing thereof and a swell chamber as a door-opening aid. The chamber can be impinged upon by a pressure medium and is disposed between the rear side of the door and a face of the housing. A re... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7549713 | Refrigerator handle mounting arrangement A refrigerator handle assembly includes a plurality of base members which are initially attached at spaced longitudinal positions to a front face portion of a refrigerator door, with tab elements of the base members extending into openings formed in the door and scr... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7543897 | Door opening prevention device for refrigerator A door opening prevention device is provided for a refrigerator. Stoppers are provided on both sides of a stopper plate provided on a ceiling of a refrigerating chamber. First and second doors for selectively opening and closing the refrigerating chamber are provide... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7520578 | Refrigerator and freezer A refrigerator and/or freezer with an appliance body and a door for closing and opening the appliance body, in which a pivot bearing pivotally supports the door relative to the appliance body about a pivot axis. The door relative to the pivot axis and/or the pivot a... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7448705 | Side-by-side refrigerator A side-by-side refrigerator having a door-opening apparatus for easily opening doors. The opening apparatus includes a driving motor, a main cam rotated by the driving motor, and first and second sub-cams operated by the main cam. The first and second sub-cams are r... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7434520 | Insulated cargo container doors A method to insulate an existing door for an existing cargo container, such as a boxcar. In one implementation, the method includes attaching a liner to at least one surface of the door, incorporating an insulating layer, and attaching a gasket to the liner. A door ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7404298 | Refrigerator Refrigerator including a body forming an outer appearance of the refrigerator, a terminal detachably mounted on the body for controlling the refrigerator, a power supply device at one side of the body, for receiving power from an outside of the refrigerator, convert... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7360278 | Home-bar door opening/closing device for refrigerator A home-bar door opening/closing device for a refrigerator. Guide slots 72 are provided in both side surfaces of an opening 59 provided in a refrigerator door 55 and connected to one ends of links 75 which rotate and vertically move. Then,... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357467 | Door assembly for use in a home appliance A door assembly is made up of a door provided in a cabinet of a home appliance, such as a dishwasher, and a door handle for operating the door. The door assembly includes a door, installed in the cabinet, having an exterior surface; a door handle, affixed to the doo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344211 | Door-closing device A self-closing door structure includes a frame, a door pivotally mounted on the frame, and an arm mounted on the frame and pivoting between two stop positions. A first stop position corresponds to a closed position of the door and the second stop position correspond... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340916 | Pressure equalizing device for refrigerators A pressure equalizing device for refrigerators, having a chamber, a door on the front wall of the chamber, an evaporator, and an evaporator defrost heater, is provided. The pressure equalizing device includes a pressure relief valve, an installation hole, and a deic... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334851 | Transparent top for a refrigerator A refrigeration appliance with a cabinet having a front wall, a rear wall, side walls and a top enclosing a refrigerated space. A front panel in the front wall is openable to provide access to the refrigerated space. The cabinet walls are sized to fit below a standa... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328484 | Hinge The invention relates to a hinge comprising a moveable hinge section and a hinge section consisting of a fixed stop section, which are interconnected by at least one joint axis, and comprising a damping device mounted on one of the hinge sections whose translational... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318633 | Refrigerator home bar unit door A refrigerator having a door to open and close a refrigerator compartment, a home bar unit provided on the door and having an opening through which the refrigerator compartment communicates externally thereof, and a home bar unit door to open and close the opening o... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310924 | Vacuum packaging appliance with sealing sub-assembly including latch and release lever mechanisms A vacuum packaging appliance with a sealing sub-assembly including a latching mechanism and release mechanism is described. According to certain embodiments, the release mechanism, latch and sealing sub-assembly operate in an integrated fashion such that the vacuum ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300120 | Mounting structure of door basket for refrigerator A mounting structure of a door basket for a refrigerator is provided. The mounting structure includes a door liner, which defines a rear surface of a door and includes at least one slot that is formed from side to side by recessing a portion of an outer surface of t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293847 | Cabinet for recessed refrigerators A cabinet for recessed refrigerators, which has an integrated single inner casing. The cabinet has an outer casing to define an appearance of the cabinet, the outer casing being a box-shaped body open at the front thereof, and an integrated single inner casing insta... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293813 | Double jointed hinge and foldable deck using same A foldable deck for supporting cargo in a freight compartment is provided. The foldable deck includes a pair of deck panels connected by a double jointed hinge. The foldable deck is mounted on one of the side walls of the freight compartment and is capable of moveme... | 11/13/2007 |
