...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316544 | Automatic pneumatic pump An automatic, pneumatic pump having a chamber that is gravity fed through a top opening and through a vertical tube with waste liquid. A buoyant plunger sits on an air inlet nipple, which nipple is located at the bottom of the chamber. Liquid entering the chamber ca... | 01/08/2008 |
| 6689007 | Manual valve for automatic transmission A manual valve for use within the hydraulic control system of Chrysler automatic transmissions. The present manual valve includes flow control structures to vary its standard functions. In a preferred embodiment the manual valve includes a secondary contr... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6273639 | Method and apparatus for facilitating migration of fish past dams and other barriers in waterways Method and apparatus for fish migration past dams and other water barriers. A preferred embodiment 100 comprises a conduit 101 passing from downstream side 22 of water barrier 10 to upstream side 21 of the barrier, flow-controlling valves 102 and 105 disp... | 08/14/2001 |
| 5743884 | Sealing structure for medical instrument A sealing structure for an elongate medical instrument. The sealing structure includes a first sealing member having a first body with oppositely facing first and second surfaces and a peripheral edge and a second sealing member having a second body with ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 4749658 | Two-way valve for blood analyzing apparatus Apparatus and method for analyzing a biological material such as blood serum to determine whether a substance indicative of disease is present. The apparatus utilizes a two-way valve construction for rinsing a cartridge containing the material under analy... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4459983 | Breathing apparatus for reanimation of newborns An apparatus (B) for reanimating new-born children with at least two stages provided with an inhaling pressure controlling device. In this apparatus during breathing by blowing pressure, a breathing is possible according to "IPPV+PEEP and CPAP". The breat... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4046161 | Non-return valve for preventing back flow of waste waters A non-return valve comprising: a pipe for waste waters having a passageway for draining the waters in a downstream direction, a circular seat having a given diameter transversely disposed in said pipe and a housing opening into the passageway directly dow... | 09/06/1977 |