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...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 |
| 8152004 | Dispenser for disposable cutlery and components therefor The present invention relates to dispensers for disposable cutlery. The invention also relates to banded packets of disposable cutlery that can be used in the cutlery dispenser of the present invention, as well as other cutlery dispensers that do not use a cartridge... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7975857 | Cooking utensil support apparatus A cooking utensil support apparatus for catching and containing runoff from supported cooking utensils has a support body with an integral depressed catch well or basin. The support body further has a pair of spaced-apart and mutually parallel walls, each terminatin... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971736 | Magnetic knife holders Magnetic holders for knives or similar objects, formed from boards that are sawed in half lengthwise, to form a front half and a rear half. A shallow wide hole is drilled in the center of the exterior surface of the front half, in which a disk having company logo or... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7934610 | Magnetic knife supporter The knife supporter comprises at least two magnetic boards has same magnetic polarity at inner side facing each other, so that the magnetic boards repel each other, and a supporting frame slidably supports the magnetic boards, so that the magnetic board can slide al... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7802688 | Cutlery support A cutlery support includes first and second upright standards, a blade support, a handle support, and a plurality of separators defining an open area therebetween. Cutlery such as knives are placed on the cutlery support to engage the blade support and the handle su... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7775380 | Utensil holding retainer block for use with dish rack A dish rack has a collector tray that has a compartment. A retaining block is seated in the compartment for holding knives or other utensils having sharp edges. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7631772 | Childproof knife support There is provided a childproof knife support for supporting at least one knife having a blade. The knife support is provided with a frame having a hole extending therein for receiving the blade of the knife. The support is also provided with a clamp mounted in the h... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7588153 | Utensil organizer A utensil organizer has an outer shell that defines an internal space, a wall associated with the outer shell, and a spoon holder having a surface with a concavity formed in the surface, with the spoon holder removably coupled to the wall. The organizer can also inc... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7448506 | Assembleable knife block composed of individual autonomous units An attachable knife block of a type having a storage body, in which various blade housings are located. The block is characterised by the fact that it is made up of a series of autonomous attachable and detachable units which may be attached/detached each other thro... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7441659 | Cutlery receptacle An improved receptacle is disclosed for retaining a cutlery instrument, the cutlery instrument has a blade and a handle. The receptacle comprises a base having a base support surface and a base engaging surface. A wall member is secured to the base engaging surface ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434693 | Marine knife block for mounting on boats and marine vessels A marine knife block for mounting on boats and marine vessels. The block is formed from three or more uniform blanks of plastic resin with channels milled or molded lengthwise into two or more of those layers. The three layers are sandwiched together by a combinatio... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422180 | Magnetic knife stand The present invention relates to a magnetic knife stand which comprises one or more slits for inserting knives. On the upper inner side of each inserting slit, one or more magnets are disposed. A hole or a hollow is disposed on the upper inner side of each inserting... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7350649 | Paper sales rack with adjustable modular shelving A modular display rack that permits sheet paper products to be stored and displayed at a variety of heights, angles and spacings. The display rack includes a frame having sidewalls from which first and second parallel, spaced apart rows of pegs protrude inwardly. A ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325343 | Display board system An apparatus configured to allow the retention of at least one display board with a mounting structure is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a retaining system. A portion of the retaining system is deformable to retain at least one display board in a press-in, inter... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322113 | Cutlery implement and block A cutlery implement includes a blade, a handle and a bolster. The bolster is positioned at a balance point, in front of the back edge of the blade. The bolster has a tapered thickness to create a smooth transition from the blade to the handle. The bolster provides a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316326 | Tray apparatus for refrigerator A tray apparatus for a refrigerator is provided which optimizes the use of storage space in the refrigerator. A position of the tray within a storage space of the refrigerator is varied through the use of elastic means which moves the tray toward an upper surface of... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303493 | Golf tee support A golf tee support includes a base having a planar configuration for positioning on the ground, and a cylindrical body having an integral floor with an opposing open end providing an access to a cavity therein. The cylindrical body is secured to the base. A pluralit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293665 | Oven-supportable canning implement sterilization rack A canning implement sterilization rack includes a canning jar receiving grid, a ring or band receiving receptacle and a water bath which is supported in a cradle. The rack is adapted to be supported in an oven and is adjustable in width so that it can be used with a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267238 | Retainer block for use with dish rack A dish rack has a collector tray that has a compartment. A retaining block is seated in the compartment for holding knives or other utensils having sharp edges. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7249683 | Space saving swivel block utensil holder A utensil holder for particular, but not exclusive, use in a kitchen environment in which a swivel block is formed with a series of utensil receiving slots. The utensil holder is readily mounted to both horizontally and vertically disposed surfaces by means of a swi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237685 | Storage rack with tapered slots Storage devices allow for the efficient storage of objects which include a substantially cylindrical member such as a fishing rod. The storage device includes a support member which is coupled to a retaining member. The retaining member includes multiple protruding ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210588 | Multi-segment knife block A number of arms are coupled to a base. Each arm is to hold a blade of a respective knife, and is moveable relative to the other about a pivot axis. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7172079 | Magnet rack that can be easily removed from a magnetically attractive surface A magnetic rack includes a hollow rack body confining a magnet compartment, a magnet unit received in the magnet compartment, and a release component mounted pivotally on an end portion of the rack body. The release component is pivotable relative to the end portion... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7137516 | Display unit for trailer hitches and trailer hitch accessories A hardware display unit includes a front grid having a front matrix of openings, and a rear grid having a rear matrix of openings corresponding in position to the first matrix of openings. The front grid is positioned with respect to the rear grid such that correspo... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121415 | Utensil receptacle An embodiment of a utensil receptacle is disclosed including a peripheral wall structure having an upper end defining a top opening, a lower end and a substantially oval cross-section, an outer base member being releasably engageable to the lower end, a caddy config... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100288 | Cutlery A set of cutlery includes a plurality of superimposable cutlery components, which are adapted to be releasably connected so as to form a transportable unit. In order to facilitate the handling of such cutlery, it is suggested that the cutlery components should be ac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086156 | Magnetic knife sheath The invention is a magnetic knife sheath that permits easy transport and protection of knives in a relatively small sheath. The sheath has either one or two magnetically charged faces. The user places the knife blade against a magnetically charged face and the knife... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073672 | Tool organizer system and methods In one aspect, tool organizer system has a flat sheet of magnetically attracted material that attracts magnets attached to tools to support the tools on the flat sheet. The system includes position indicators that can be attached at any orientation and position on t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6948626 | Vertical utensil holder The vertical utensil holder includes at least one upright support rod and a plurality of horizontally disposed receptacles which are mounted upon the support rod one above another. A base receptacle is mounted to a bottom end of the support rod to provide a stable b... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950089 | Moveable magnetic devices for electronic graphic displays In one aspect, the invention includes a fader controller comprised of a longitudinally extending track having a portion thereof extending over an image area of an electronic display, and a fader cap joined to the track for longitudinal sliding translation therealong... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6920987 | Tiltable knife holder A knife holder is disclosed. The knife holder includes a housing and a block portion for holding one or more knives. The block portion is pivotally attached to the housing such that the block portion may be moved between an upright position in which the block portio... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902072 | Cooking utensil holder for preventing intermingling of cooking liquids and residue A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils with a waste collection tray and a support structure allowing cooking utensils to be oriented in a substantially vertical position and positioned above the floor and within the walls of the removable waste collec... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6805246 | Kitchen-cooking caddy A portable caddy for use in and around a stove in a kitchen or other cooking area includes a number of features to aid cooks in preparing meals while maintaining the space being used in a clean and neat condition. The caddy includes a support base with an adjustable... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6792960 | Clipper oil stand The clipper oil stand has a reservoir for containing a suitable oil for cleaning, lubricating, disinfecting, and scenting the blades of a hair clipper. The reservoir has at least one sidewall and a bottom wall for containing the oil, and a cover attached to the side... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6722523 | Sanitary beverage serving apparatus A beverage serving apparatus for easily and sanitarily providing accompaniments to a beverage in a container is described. The beverage serving apparatus having: (i) a handling portion designed to avoid contact with the beverage; (ii) a container attachment portion ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6666343 | Knife rack to attach to a freestanding grill A knife rack to attach to a freestanding grill is made of metal plates comprises a front piece and a rear piece. The front piece includes a base, a vertical face and a horizontal face. Both the horizontal face and base are perpendicular to the base and ex... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6659406 | Knife stand A knife stand is comprised of a cover plate and a container shaped main body. An upper aperture of the main body is covered with the cover plate. Insert slits are provided on the cover plate to insert a base part of knife holders into the main body. At le... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6643949 | Heat-drying device of a knife holder A heat-drying device of a knife holder includes a heat-generating member installed in a knife groove base of a knife holder consisting of a front shell and a rear shell and an upper cover having a plurality of insert holes for knives to insert. A knife gr... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6635332 | Sanitary holder A sanitary holder comprising a base panel, at least one aperture formed in the base panel, a sanitary band joined to the base panel and extending around the periphery of the aperture, and another sanitary band joined to the base panel and extending around... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6626303 | Magnetic presentation and display board A magnetic presentation and display board arranged for securely, yet removably displaying at least one display article in a pre-determined display location. The magnetic presentation and display board includes a presentation board formed of non-ferromagne... | 09/30/2003 |
