Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7810217 | Gin saw stand with adjustable seed roll retaining member A saw type gin stand for separating cotton lint from seed cotton in which the improvement comprises one or more of the inwardly facing surfaces of the roll box being movably adapted to re-shape the roll box. Specifically the inner surface of the roll box door member... | 10/12/2010 |
| 4967448 | Cottonseed processing apparatus An improved cottonseed delinter includes a magnetic tramp metal separating system in conjunction with a roll feeder. Cylinder saw lifting arms are integrally mounted for pivotal co-movement with a gratefall cover, and a gratefall cover is mounted for outw... | 11/06/1990 |
