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Al Gore ; The basis for the later misquote by US Republicans that Gore had "invented" the Internet. Gore was the leading political champion of the modern-day Internet.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213420 | Sock A knitted sock has an inner layer 2 comprising a toe end 4 and an outer layer 3 comprising a toe end 7. The inner and outer toe ends are aligned and joined wale stitch to wale stitch to form a composite toe end, which is closed to provide... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7116018 | Electric motor An oscillating motor has a rotor rotation of about ±15° from a rest position. The rotor has two salient poles which face a respective permanent magnet across a small air gap. The stator has a laminated stator core supporting the magnets and also two salient poles ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6308535 | Method for the manufacture of designed knitwear on circular stocking knitting and knitting machines A method for the manufacture of designed knitwear on circular stocking knitting and knitting machines is provided using one or more feed stations, starting from a first base yarn (13) and from a second base yarn (14) for the manufacture of a basic knit fa... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6212912 | Method for the manufacture of designed knitwear on circular stocking knitting and knitting machines A method and circular stocking knitting and knitting machine are disclosed. The method includes providing a first base yarn and a second base yarn for the manufacture of a basic knit fabric and a dyed yarn of a design, providing only one control for selec... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5018369 | Device for activating knitting cams in circular knitting machines The device has a box-like supporting structure which slidably accommodates at least one slider arranged laterally facing the needle cylinder of the machine and is movable, by virtue of the action of a linear motor, along a direction which is radial to the... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4856298 | Needle actuating device for a circular knitting machine A device for selectively lifting a multiplicity of needles which are mounted to an upstanding, rotatable cylinder for up and down sliding motion. Each needle has a shank with two butts formed in vertically spaced positions thereon, so that there are forme... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4708002 | Circular knitting machine incorporating a device for setting to work knitting cams, in particular for hose knitting The device includes a slide movable in a substantially perpendicular direction to the axis of the needle cylinder and being rigidly associated with a knitting cam selectively engageable with the needle butts, and a step motor actuated by an electronic mac... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4633683 | Method for the manufacture of patterned pile fabrics and circular knitting machine therefor Patterned pile (terry or plush) fabrics are made on circular knitting machines with cylinder and sinker ring or latch needles and pile elements (pile sinkers, pile hooks, latch needles). The pile elements are not selected, but perform their pile forming m... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4589266 | Circular terry knitting machine and method An athletic sock having a knit-in, cushioned shin area. Preferably the sock also includes a knit-in, cushioned sole and ribbed support rear leg area. The cushioned shin area of the athletic sock may be formed on a single feed, single drum knitting machine... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4120177 | Radially insertable and pivotable cams Means for selectively positioning needles in a circular knitting machine wherein a radially movable needle positioning cam is insertable from an inoperative position out of the path of control butts of needles or jacks into fully inserted or partially ins... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4007608 | Cam systems for circular knitting machines A cam system for a circular knitting machine includes a cam retainer having an aperture for receiving a cam carrier, so that the cam carrier may be held in the retainer in a fixed position. The cam carrier may be fixed in the cam retainer at a number of p... | 02/15/1977 |
