"What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense."
Napoleon Bonaparte ; When told of the Robert Fulton steamboat
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7021819 | Timepiece including a striking work A timepiece including a clockwork movement for measuring the time, and a striking work actuated by a barrel with a motor spring independent of the clockwork movement, this timepiece also including mechanical control means capable of being actuated manually to trigge... | 04/04/2006 |
| 4015421 | Mainspring mechanism and spring barrel assembly A spring barrel is rotatably mounted on a barrel arbor. A spring core is non-rotatably connected to said barrel arbor and surrounds the same. A coiled spring is disposed in said barrel and has an inner end secured to said spring core and an outer end secu... | 04/05/1977 |