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...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141500 | Plastic pallet with sleeved reinforcing rods and associated method for making the same A pallet includes an upper and lower deck. The upper deck includes first joining members that project downwardly from the upper deck, with each first joining member including an outer sleeve. The lower deck includes second joining members that project upwardly from ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8087364 | Assembly of pallet component and fasteners An assembly of a pallet component and fasteners makes a pallet on which various kinds of objects can be placed and which is movable by a forklift. The pallet component includes two outer unit members and an intermediate connector. Each outer unit member has an inner... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8056488 | Pallet assembly A pallet assembly includes an upper deck and a lower deck spaced by a plurality of columns. The weight of the pallet is reduced without significant reduction in strength by providing only a single cross beam in each of the upper and lower reinforcement members and o... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8006629 | Plastic pallet with snap-pins and associated method for making the same A pallet includes an upper and lower deck. The upper deck includes snap-pin openings. First joining members project downwardly from the upper deck, with each first joining member including an outer sleeve surrounding a respective snap-pin opening. Second joining mem... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7938070 | Pallet and pallet support thereof A pallet includes a carrier and a plurality of pallet supports. Each pallet support includes: a cover member, a retaining board, a retaining wall, a cannular piece, and a base member. The retaining board includes a first hole; the cover member includes a second hole... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7913630 | Combination knockdown pallet structure and article container A combination knockdown pallet structure and article container is disclosed wherein the knockdown pallet structure comprises a base panel and a pair of pockets which are secured upon undersurface portions of the base panel so as to accommodate rigid support members ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7878127 | Pallet with optimized cargo layer and related methods A pallet includes a cargo layer for supporting different size cargo cases. The cargo layer includes a pair of spaced apart end deck boards, with each end deck board having a first width. Spaced apart intermediate deck boards are positioned in a pattern between the p... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7748330 | Large load carrier A heavy load support made of plastic includes at least a rectangular bottom part with a leg part into which the fork of a forklift engages and which is provided with props located at least in the four corner areas of the bottom part. Metallic U-shaped profiled rails... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7712421 | Pallet A pallet for receiving and transporting loads, having an upper platform for receiving the loads, and a substructure, which supports the upper platform and is constructed of an upper part and a lower part and several support members inserted between them. A good shoc... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7661373 | Pallet assembly A pallet assembly includes an upper deck and a lower deck spaced by a plurality of columns. The weight of the pallet is reduced without significant reduction in strength by providing only a single cross beam in each of the upper and lower reinforcement members and o... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7644665 | Knockdown pallet structure, and method of erecting and knocking-down the same A new and improved knockdown pallet structure comprises a relatively flexible base panel which is fabricated from a suitable woven plastic material, such as, for example, polypropylene, and a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending pockets are secured upo... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7640867 | Pallet assembly A pallet assembly includes an upper deck and a lower deck spaced by a plurality of columns. In one embodiment, the columns are snap-fit into the upper deck and the lower deck. The weight of the pallet is reduced without significant reduction in strength by providing... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7578244 | Easily assembled and repairable plastic shipping pallet An easily assembled and repairable plastic shipping pallet includes two or more plastic runner rails and multiple plastic cross boards secured perpendicularly to the top and bottom of the runner rails by pins and pin receiver/retainers. The pins engage and retain th... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7516706 | Knockdown pallet structure, and method of erecting and knocking-down the same A new and improved knockdown pallet structure comprises a relatively flexible base panel which is fabricated from a suitable woven plastic material, such as, for example, polypropylene, and a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending pockets are secured upo... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516705 | Pallet with strength plates and related methods A pallet includes a cargo layer and a base layer. The base layer includes a pair of spaced apart end deck boards, and a pair of spaced apart connector boards orthogonal to the pair of spaced apart end deck boards, with each connector board and each end deck board ha... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7487730 | Pallet with stepped support blocks and related methods A pallet includes a base layer and a cargo layer. The cargo layer includes a pair of spaced apart end deck boards, and a pair of spaced apart connector boards orthogonal to the pair of spaced apart end deck boards. Spaced apart support blocks are coupled between the... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7484464 | Adhesive-based reconfigurable pallet system for assembly lines A reconfigurable pallet that supports a structure includes a pallet base and a plurality of modular stanchions that are adhesively secured to the pallet base. The modular stanchions are selectively positionable along x and y axes relative to a top surface of the pal... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7438497 | Plastic component having breakaway feature A plastic component is attached to a mounting structure by a fastener that extends at least into a mounting hole in the plastic component. The mounting hole is located near an edge corner of a cantilevered mounting tab that forms part of the plastic component. The m... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7293509 | Pallet for use with lift jack A half pallet for use with a pallet lift jack includes a deck that is snap-fit to a plurality of supports. A lateral projection extends inwardly from each of the supports. A vertical projection protrudes upwardly from an inner end of the lateral projection and is sp... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7246685 | Forklift guard A guard for use with a forklift including a carriage and at least one fork coupled to the carriage. The guard includes a first member configured to be coupled to the carriage, a second member configured to be coupled to the carriage opposite the first member, and a ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7124889 | Rolled film and pallet construction A rolled film and pallet combination for storing rolls of film material wound on a core whose ends extend past the ends of the rolls, with the pallet being symmetrical and having aligned openings in the top and bottom to accommodate the core ends. The pallet compris... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7087162 | Accessible well for brine tank A well (12) outside of a brine tank (10) is provided which provides better accessibility to the brine refill valve (112) or other components within the well. Also, apertures (42–48) of differing elevations above the bottom of the brine ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7062455 | Method and system for tracking computer hardware and software assets by allocating and tagging the asset with an asset tag barcode having a software distribution system (SDS) number and verifying the asset tag barcode upon entry of the asset at a destination site A method and apparatus for tracking physical assets between a central site and other sites is disclosed. Assets are received at the central site and receive a unique identification number. Their location, at the central site, is recorded in a database. On each movem... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053777 | Interrogation, monitoring and data exchange using RFID tags A method and apparatus for identification and monitoring of, and obtaining data relating to, products moving along a distribution path, including at least one RFID tag mountable to a product, or product carrier, and a plurality of interrogators spaced apart along th... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7000549 | Corrugated pallet A shipping pallet compatible with fork-lifts and pallet-trucks is made from stamped or die cut flat corrugated board. Stringer and cross-braces from an interlocking grid work to which a top and bottom flat sheet are attached by an adhesive. The pallet may be recycle... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976435 | Disposable/recyclable pallet system and method A pallet system for supporting a load of packages is disclosed. The pallet system is comprised of a plurality of pallet units. Each pallet unit may have a load support portion, a plurality of side portions attached thereto, and a flange portion attached to the side ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973882 | Single use disposable pallet A single use disposable, recyclable paper pallet for supporting products during storage and shipping is provided. The pallet comprises a corrugated panel resting on multiple, parallel corrugated runners locked together by lateral supports. The runners are made from ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6941877 | Loading member A loading member with a substantially L-shaped cross section and which jointly with a corresponding loading member may be arranged at the bottom of a box, each member being provided at one of two respective parallel lower edges of the box. The loading members are re... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938558 | Plastic pallet A two-part, blow-molded plastic pallet includes slats which lock onto support stringers by sliding, dovetail engagement. The upper and lower surfaces of the stringer are flat to enhance load distribution. A vertical staking through the slat at a plurality of locatio... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6917291 | Interrogation, monitoring and data exchange using RFID tags A method and apparatus for identification and monitoring of, and obtaining data relating to, products moving along a distribution path, including at least one RFID tag mountable to a product, or product carrier, and a plurality of interrogators spaced apart along th... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915747 | Wrapped deck pallet formed of two orthogonally related cardboard sheets and method A cardboard pallet that is constructed of a laminate, such that the top and bottom of the pallet have two plies of material, with the plies mutually orthogonal to one another. The pallet is assembled by attaching stringers and ribs to an inner skin, rotating the inn... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902074 | Support stand A knock-down type support stand especially suited for aquariums or other heavy objects employs double walled support legs that are each formed of inner and outer sleeves of tubing. Upper and a lower horizontal frames act as supports for the objects. Attached to each... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6766749 | Preformed modules to manufacture pallets and pallets obtained therefrom Preformed modules for making pallets include basic crossbar profiles and additional long and short crossbar profiles, basic and additional board profiles, and connection fittings. Each crossbar profile includes a preformed body having a cross section with a framewor... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6669161 | Support slat The support slat is in the form of an integrally-molded one-piece unit. It comprises a central section provided with a pair of spaced-apart and parallely-disposed side walls. The side walls are connected to each others by a plurality of spaced-apart trans... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6622640 | Airlift pallet for container roll-in/out platform (CROP) An airlift pallet for securing a container roll-in/out platform and cargo thereon within an aircraft by an aircraft cargo handling system. The pallet includes a base for supporting the platform and its cargo. The base includes a plurality of mounting rece... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6622642 | Thermoplastic pallet A pallet assembly includes an upper deck and a lower deck. Each deck comprises a thermoplastic sheet formed with ridges and channels on one side, corresponding to features necessarily defined on the opposite side. A plurality of strengthening ridges and c... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6602032 | Method for handling goods A method for handling goods including the steps of selecting a goods loading member according to the size, shape, or quantity of goods, loading the goods onto the goods loading member, adjusting a space between supports according to the size of the goods ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6598847 | Support beam The support beam is an integrally-molded piece of a rigid plastic material or any other polymer or composite material, in particular a mixture of plastic material and saw dust. The support beam comprises a pair of spaced out lateral walls laid out in para... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6581769 | Corrugated shipping container with self-hinged door A corrugated collapsible shipping container is disclosed which includes a rigid pallet having side panels, a back panel and a front door panel extending upwardly from the pallet, one side panel and the back panel formed from a sheet of corrugated material... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6523243 | Apparatus and process for boring and bolting pallets The method for boring and bolting pallets comprises filling an assembly jig located at a pre-boring station with the components to form an incomplete pallet; simultaneously boring the intersections of the incomplete pallet by raising a plurality of drills... | 02/25/2003 |
