"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5488921 | Flexible fabric barge apparatus and method Flexible fabric barges are connected together in a string for towing. The barges are interconnected by fabric sleeves which have zipper connections. A fabric towing cone is zipper connected to the lead barge. Each barge includes an elongated opening that ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 4959143 | Oil spill recovery vessel An oil spill recovery vessel for removing oil spills on the water surface and storing the collected oil. The vessel has a starboard hull half and a port hull half which expand away from one another and a skimmer is deployed between the two hull halves. Th... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4878446 | Method for the forming and the deposition in a selected place of a bulk A method for the forming and the deposition in a selected place of a bulk consisting substantially of loose or lightly cohesive material, such as sand or other ground material, for example for use as the core or base of a dam, quay, a bank reinforcement, ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4451056 | Remotely operated underwater tension connector A tension connector, and offshore platform mooring system embodying the connector, characterized in that the connector can be made up remotely and released remotely. The connector comprises a male connector member, typically attached to a string of pipe w... | 05/29/1984 |