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Simon Newcomb, astronomer ; Said in 1902, less than two years before the first flight at Kitty Hawk
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6027149 | Tamper indication apparatus A security device comprises a cable whose ends are engageable within a plunger. The cable is threaded around a door handle or other item to be secured and then, with the cable ends engaged therein, the plunger is slid within a housing for retention by a l... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5876076 | Tamper indication apparatus A security device comprises a cable whose ends are engageable within a plunger. The cable is threaded around a door handle or other item to be secured and then, with the cable ends engaged therein, the plunger is slid within a housing for retention by a l... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5410900 | Security lock assembly A security lock assembly for mounting on a door to cooperate with at least one slot associated with either door frame side comprising a mountable and adjustable unit structural assembly including a pivotable handle, reversible locking bar structure aligna... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5063764 | Roll-up door lock A lock is described which is adapted for use in combination with a conventional latching handle assembly mounted on the bottom panel of a roll-up door mounted on a truck or the like. The lock includes a laterally movable dead bolt which, when locked, is i... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4508260 | Portable container for valuable articles A portable depository container 10 for an automated teller machine (ATM) articles as, for example, magnetic credit cards captured by the ATM. With the container dismounted from the ATM, an entry slot 16 is locked against passage of articles therethrough b... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4107968 | Tally lock A tally lock has an enclosure frame adapted to be mounted on a door. A lock cylinder is disposed on the frame and carries a lock plug rotatable within the cylinder. At one end of the plug is a flange accessible through an opening in the frame and having a... | 08/22/1978 |
| 3981164 | Exit lock having cassette mechanism An emergency exit lock of vertical rod type has an active case which contains a latch bolt retracting mechanism operable at all times by a panic-bar. A key-controlled cassette mechanism releasably retained in the active case cooperates with the latch bolt... | 09/21/1976 |