Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7267391 | Method of controlling power slide device for sliding vehicle slide door In the present control method of a powered sliding device, a sliding movement of the sliding door in the closing direction by an external force is monitored after the sliding door is slid in the opening direction by the motive power of the motor to reach the opening... | 09/11/2007 |
| 6925942 | Control method of sliding a vehicle door by a powered sliding device A control method of a powered sliding device for a vehicle sliding door, wherein when an operating switch for starting a powered sliding device is pressed to open the door, and if the vehicle speed is about 3 km/h or less and the foot brake or the parking brake is o... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6863000 | Passenger rail car sliding door with high platform threshold An improved door assembly has a single movable door and may have a separate movable high platform threshold. The door assembly is formed of an upper door section and a lower door section which is fixed to the upper door section. A support member may be integral with... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6141908 | Transit vehicle door system The invention provides a door system for a transit vehicle. It has an actuator which provides a rotary motion about an axis of the actuator for moving the door panel between an open position uncovering the aperture and a closed unlocked position covering ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5673627 | Window assembly for a monocoque locomotive A window assembly for a locomotive is sealingly disposed in an opening within the sidewall of the locomotive and attached to the sidewall to allow limited relative movement of the window assembly with respect to the sidewall without disrupting the seal.... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5339744 | Baggage rack under flap for the passenger space of a rail vehicle A baggage rack under flap for the passenger space of a rail vehicle including a plurality of flaps placed end to end, the baggage rack being supported by brackets, the flap being longitudinally hinged to be capable of tilting and to give access to the por... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5213048 | Chairlift chair assembly with movable enclosure A chair assembly (20) for chairlift including a seat (22) and enclosure member (43) mounted to the seat (22) for movement between open and closed positions. The chair assembly (20) has a drive (51) for moving the enclosure (43) which includes a rail (52) ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 4630540 | Detonator apparatus for liquid explosive compositions Detonation apparatus constituting a novel detonation amplifier is disclosed herein having a container enclosing a quantity of combined liquid compositions into which a detonation chamber is submerged. A pyrotechnic charge is suspended with the chamber whi... | 12/23/1986 |
