"Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible."
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 |
| 7275908 | Swivel ram roller A roller mechanism for transporting loads over a surface, the roller mechanism including a body, at least one roller assembly that permits the body to move in at least one translational direction, the roller assembly being rotatably connected to the body, and a lift... | 10/02/2007 |
| 6745699 | Material handling turntable A material handling turntable includes a turntable including a top for receiving a load thereon and also a bottom. The turntable further includes a motor and gear set for driving said turntable in circular motion and also includes a low friction disc slidably receiv... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6672221 | Aircraft storage turntable, hangar assembly and method A conveyance storage apparatus includes an annular turntable having an outer circumference and a central opening defining a support surface therebetween for supporting a plurality of conveyances, particularly aircraft, on parking spaces thereon. The turnt... | 01/06/2004 |
| 3948185 | Method and apparatus for removing railroad ties Method for undercutting a railroad tie resting in a ballast bed and supporting track rails consisting of moving a probe through the ballast beneath the tie while continuously vibrating the probe so that forces are transmitted from the probe to the ballast... | 04/06/1976 |