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U.S. Senator Smith of Indiana ; After seeing Samuel Morse demonstrate the telegraph.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7381020 | Method for loading tube bundles on railcars and tube packs for railcars A method for loading tube bundles on a railcar includes placing the tube bundles lengthwise on the car and stacked above the bed of the car to form tube bundle packs. The packs are separated by panels. A spacing block is configured to go within the longitudinally ex... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381021 | Method for loading tube bundles on railcars A method for loading tube bundles on a railcar includes placing the tube bundles lengthwise on the car and stacked above the car to form packs. These packs are spaced longitudinally one from another on the car. Spacing blocks are configured to go within the longitud... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7322782 | Device for fixing and/or positioning objects in a transport container A device for fixing and/or positioning objects (6) in a transport container (1) has a first and a second structural part (7, 8). One of the structural parts (7) is configured as an assembly element and another of the structural parts (... | 01/29/2008 |
| 6923608 | Trailer for securing and hauling steel coils A vehicular trailer for transporting cylindrical objects such as metal coils. The trailer includes front and rear deck portions and a middle deck portion positioned lower than and between the front and rear portions. Two or more chocks are pivotably secured to the t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6827533 | Cargo retainer device A cargo retainer device and method adapted for mounting within a cargo container having an end wall, an opposite parallel pivoted end wall defining a container length therebetween, two opposite parallel side walls defining a container width therebetween, and a floor... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6582169 | Cargo retainer device A cargo retainer device and method adapted for mounting within a cargo container having an end wall, an opposite parallel pivoted end wall defining a container length therebetween, two opposite parallel side walls defining a container width therebetween, ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6360166 | Apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site An apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site. The apparatus and method includes a primary mobile machine having means attached to a rearward portion thereof for holding a first end of a first log cluster. The apparatus and method also in... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6244802 | Cargo hold system for motor vehicles A cargo hold system is for use in motor vehicles. The system comprises a molded floor mat configured to fit in a defined area of the vehicle, e.g. a back cargo area. The molded floor mat is made from a carpet which has looped fibers extending from its sur... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6210090 | Adjustable load bar An improved load securing bar for the transport industry includes telescoping tubes, the position of which can be adjusted relative to each other to control the length of the load securing bar for different size environments and different loads. The load ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6068433 | Adjustable cargo bar assembly An adjustable cargo retention bar assembly for securing cargo within a cargo hold. The assembly includes a rigid beam having a rod inserted through the beam. The rod is movably adjustable with respect to the beam and is provided with a surface for contact... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5997228 | Cargo lock block and cargo restraining system Cargo lock blocks are slidably mounted on a cargo restraining bar and have two oppositely directed cargo engaging surfaces, one arcuate and the other with two surface portions at right angles, for selective engagement with a complimentary cargo surface. T... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5971685 | Securing device for cargo in a utility vehicle A securing device (10) for cargo (12) in a utility vehicle (13), such as a pickup truck (14), a trailer truck (16) and the like, of the type having a cargo carrying compartment (18) defined by a floor (20) and opposite side walls (22). The securing device... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5934850 | Load securing device A load securing device is used with a support bar to secure a load, for example, in a truck trailer. The load securing device includes a load abutting member that abuts against a side of the load. A mounting member is coupled to the load abutting member f... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5855459 | Void filler and load retainer A load retainer for use in the void of a cargo container to resist shifting of the cargo in transit has a symmetrical load bearing surface to evenly distribute the force delivered by the cargo. In a first presently preferred embodiment, the load retainer ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5823726 | Reinforced slotted void filler In a void filler wherein the members are connected and coupled by means of a complementary slot, the slot is reinforced by sandwiching a reinforcing strip between the laminations of the void filler members so as to surround the area of the slot and preven... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5718413 | Safety cushion A safety cushion provided by folding a tread portion of a discarded tire back onto itself. Fasteners can be employed for maintaining the tread portion in the folded position. The safety cushion can be placed between and underneath shipping crates, underne... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5456514 | Truck bed load organizer apparatus Pickup truck bed organizer apparatus includes a layer of flat belting material in which a plurality of panels is defined by a plurality of cuts. Each panel extends between the sides of the material and is pivotable from a down position to an up position. ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5306100 | Void filler A void filler including a casing with opposed vertical side walls and opposed face walls. The casing confines an expandable and collapsible core formed of centrally folded strips with the opposed ends of each strip secured to the opposed side walls. The s... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5269639 | System for shipping products and stabilizing them from shifting sidewise on vehicle A system for shipping product on a vehicle comprising a series of rectangular containment elements surrounding a plurality of products thus together constituting a plurality of units with a T-shaped support positioned between each of the containment eleme... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5181814 | Folding void filler An expandable void filler which includes a plurality of expandable hollow, elongated, box-like tubes which can be stacked one on the other and joined together along their common surfaces. Separate interface panels can be sandwiched between the individual ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5011350 | Load stabilizing unit A load stabilizing unit for mounting on the inner surface of a side wall of a vehicle or trailer. The stabilizing unit includes one or more side panels with each panel having a bracing device for releasably holding the panel against a load to be stabilize... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4860913 | Cabinet restraint system for cargo container Cabinet units (26,28) are installed in a cargo container (2) and fully integrated into the container structure to enable them to withstand transportation forces. Each cabinet unit (26,28) includes a lower cabinet (26) and an attached upper cabinet (28). T... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4348963 | Retractable bulkheads for railroad flat cars Retractable bulkheads for railroad flat cars which are normally in a vertical position spaced from one another on a railroad flat car for providing end to end supports for items stored on the flat cars is disclosed. The bulkheads are retractable to a fold... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4300864 | Freestanding honeycomb load spacer A load spacer is disclosed having an improved support system allowing the spacer to stand between containers or articles of freight in a railway boxcar or other freight shipping vehicle or container and between the load and the walls of the shipping vehic... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4052083 | Load bracing device A parallelogram load-bracing device particularly useful for bracing loads in trucks when the load consumes less than the space available in the truck. The device is suspended from the roof of the truck and includes a parallelogram frame having laterally m... | 10/04/1977 |