...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 |
| 7182318 | Method and apparatus for removing and installing a differential of a vehicle A hoisting assembly that is adapted to be mounted to the frame of a vehicle where a hoisting device extends an attachment member such as a hook to connect to an engagement location of the differential where the hoisting assembly is positioned substantially verticall... | 02/27/2007 |
| 4186839 | Crane for handling fireplace or wood stove logs A wheeled platform provides a storage space for logs below an elevated track supported on standards rising from the platform. A trolley device movable along the track supports an easily adjustable log gripping and release device which is utilized to place... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4003479 | Hoist and transporting apparatus A hoist and transporting apparatus for lifting and moving disabled persons, such as paraplegics, polio victims, and the like, as from a bed to a chair. The apparatus has a frame structure with an overhead support deck. A boom carrier is rotatably mounted ... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3987915 | Tire storage and retrieval system and method A tire storage and retrieval structure is shown together with a method of operation. Tires are stored in a rack or bin in a series, to roll by gravity down an inclined chute or ramp means and the series of tires is circulated from the exit on the ramp to ... | 10/26/1976 |