...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 |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 6910529 | Vehicle rooftop engine cooling system A horizontal rooftop engine cooling system includes one or more radiator units horizontally mountable to the rooftop of a bus and including a radiator interconnected to one or more passages of an engine of the bus to allow coolant to flow between the engine and the ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6636798 | Locomotive emission reduction kit and method of earning emission credits A locomotive emissions reduction kit and method of earning emission credits enables an auxiliary power unit dedicated to a locomotive diesel engine allowing shutdown of such engine in all weather conditions, thereby significantly reducing exhaust emission... | 10/21/2003 |
| 5735215 | Rail-borne motive power unit The invention relates to a rail-borne power unit for conveying passengers. The unit has at least one coach section formed by a coach body with at least one passenger compartment for passengers and with a driver's cab at one or both ends. The coach body is... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5669311 | Shuttered radiator system with control A radiator assembly for a locomotive is provided. The locomotive has an engine for driving the locomotive and a cooling water system for circulating cooling water through the engine to operatively control the temperature of the engine, the assembly includ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5566745 | Shuttered radiator system with control A radiator assembly for a locomotive is provided. The locomotive has an engine for driving the locomotive and a cooling water system for circulating cooling water through the engine to operatively control the temperature of the engine, the assembly includ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 4840221 | Device for ventilating rheostats and/or fluid radiators in a locomotive A device for ventilating fluid radiators (5) and/or starting and braking rheostats (15) in a locomotive which is powered electrically, by means of an internal combustion engine, or by a combination thereof, said radiators and/or rheostats being disposed i... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4260012 | Locomotive engine coolant filter A locomotive engine coolant filter arranged for facilitated maintenance notwithstanding obstructive confinement of the mounting space. The coolant filter is arranged to permit facilitated removal of the filter screen from the housing thereof for periodic ... | 04/07/1981 |