...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 |
| 7032634 | Non-pneumatic resilient tire A non-pneumatic resilient tire which derives its capacity to bear a load from laminated elements capable of supporting bending moments. The laminated elements include a stack of resilient sheets superposed and separated by a layer of rubber adhering to the latter, f... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6994135 | Flexible non-pneumatic tire A non-pneumatic tire comprises circumferentially-spaced support elements joined together by an interconnection structure with the interposition of flexible joints, so as to ensure good overall operation. ... | 02/07/2006 |