Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6991276 | Luggage loft assembly A luggage loft assembly for supporting articles for overhead storage in a mass transit vehicle includes an inner shell having a shelf panel and a back wall that extends upward from an outboard edge of the shelf panel and connects at an upper edge to the ceiling of a... | 01/31/2006 |
| 5441326 | Combined air conditioning duct, luggage compartment and lighting fixture for mass transit vehicles An air conditioning duct, luggage compartment and lighting fixture are disclosed in an integrated structure for mass transit vehicles. The air conditioning duct is formed by a panel which coacts with the upper cornier of the vehicle. The panel constitutes... | 08/15/1995 |
| 4686908 | Public transport vehicle Equipment for public transport vehicles and transit areas having on either side of a longitudinal passageway, symmetrical transverse rows of sitting seats, having an alternating orientation, sometimes facing and sometimes back to back. At least above two ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4678226 | Construction of vehicle body A vehicle body able to withstand fluctuating external pressure while providing ample space for the passengers, by having a multiplicity of substantially square, first frames each having reinforced portions on two upper corners thereof, provided by roundin... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4184433 | Convenience center for railway passenger vehicle A railway passenger vehicle having a side wall mounted, modular shelving unit providing a convenience center for use in carrying or storing glasses, beverages and the like. The convenience center is a modular unit that may be assembled away from the vehic... | 01/22/1980 |
