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...that Thomas Edison's patent application on his phonograph was approved by the Patent Office in just seven weeks? In contrast, it took Gordon Gould, the inventor of the laser, 30 years to obtain his patent -- finally awarded in 1988!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6923156 | Air intake system for multi-cylinder engine A throttle device is arranged in the midstream of an individual passage consisting of a low-speed individual intake passage and a high-speed individual intake passage on the downstream of a surge tank. A valve body is rotatably provided in the throttle valve device.... | 08/02/2005 |
| 5611305 | Method and apparatus for starting an internal combustion engine A method and apparatus for starting a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine having an electrical ignition system employs a manually operable device such as a piezo crystal for generating an electrical pulse which is routed to the center terminal of a ... | 03/18/1997 |
