...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 |
| 8181802 | Closure device with biasing means A closure device includes a base (1) and a top (23). The base (1) has an aperture (13) and the top (23) has an aperture (27). The top (23) is movable laterally relative to the base (1) between a first position ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7204394 | Liquid container having gate valve A container for storing and dispensing liquids such as gasoline has a gate valve wherein the gate valve comprises a thin, substantially flat slide member optionally angled at a portion thereof. The gate valve member is slidably positioned within a similarly shaped c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 6863189 | Quick opening closure for small liquid containers The closing device consisting of a sleeve that seals onto the neck of a bottle and that comprises an internal channel which opens, via a new orifice in a sliding-contact surface with associated slopes and slideways acting as guide means to a shut-off plate for closi... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6648158 | Self-closing cap for a bottle A self-closing cap for a bottle that includes a fixed portion that engages the neck of the bottle, a movable portion that is movably attached to the fixed portion, and apparatus that movably attaches the movable portion to the fixed portion. The apparatus... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6439442 | Lid with a slidable dispensing spout A lid to dispense granular material. The lid includes a hole through which the granular material may flow and is closable by a combination seal and dispenser slidably mounted thereto. The dispenser has exit passages when extended located outwardly of the ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6354454 | Bottle cap A bottle cap with improved structure includes a special cap that covers the container and prevents the liquid inside from spills. A hollow arch is mounted on the top of the cap with a hole (i.e., mouth of the container) and a rectangle slot cut out of the... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6230938 | Seal structure for a fluid pour spout of a paint container lid member A lid member for an original container of a liquid paint component. The lid member is usable with a system for dispensing the paint component from its original container into a paint receptacle according to a paint formula to form a liquid paint mixture. ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6212721 | Opener and stopper for crimped and threaded bottle caps A combined bottle opener and stopper comprises a metal plate with side edges bent downward and inwardly. Opening is performed with the use of a conventional pry off method. Opened bottles are closed with a rubber pad attached to the bottom of a recess on ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5960972 | Container cap with interlocked safety closure The combination of a cap and a container. The cap is provided with an internal structure and an external structure movable with respect to one another among closed, intermediate and open cap positions. A plurality of hooks is provided on the internal stru... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5720643 | Lead dispensing storage container A lead dispensing storage container that can be opened or closed by a single hand. The container body has a lead case formed therein, and a lead outlet allowing release of leads one by one. A gate member mounted in the container body can be moved to open ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5687885 | Dispensing container and sliding cap assembly A dispensing container, such as a double-barrel cartridge used in dispensing dental material, matingly receives a sliding cap that maintains a seal between material in the barrels and the atmosphere. The cap includes a body and a gasket within the body, a... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5632394 | Container with rotating mechanism for producing an audible closing sound A cosmetics compact having mechanism for producing an audible sound to indicate when the compact is completely closed, the compact being opened and closed by slidably rotating the cover and the base in relation to one another.... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5405034 | Closure device A closure apparatus for a container includes an adapter which is mounted on or otherwise integrally formed with the container adjacent the container opening, and a cap which is moveable between an opened position and a closed position over the container o... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5273172 | Closure device for drinking from containers A closure device for drinking from a liquid container (2) is sealingly mounted with a bottom part (3) of a main body thereof extending into an opening of the container. A top part (4) has a circular-arc portion with a groove (6) therein. Liquid-emitting a... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5253774 | Reagent receptacle and support rack for automated clinical analyzers A reagent vessel and support rack for use in an automated clinical analyzer are disclosed. Characteristic features of the vessel are a membrane covering which is puncturable and preferably self-sealing, and characteristic features of the support rack are ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5236108 | Multiple-barrel dispensing container assembly with induction seal A dispensing assembly includes a seal that is induction-bonded to an outlet of a container. A cap is detachably connected to the container over the seal to protect the seal during shipping. Once the cap is removed, the seal can be peeled away from the out... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5083672 | Closure device for containers A closure device includes a substantially planar body member having a rectilinear slot receiving a slide element. Provided on one side of the body is an internally threaded flange defining an inlet port and a funnel projects from the opposite side of the ... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5054634 | Capsule with a drawer and a sliding cursor The capsule has a capsule body provided for closing one end of a container. The capsule body includes a top wall formed with a port and from which is formed a slide for a drawer covered by a top of an envelope fixedly connected to the capsule body and for... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4925043 | Closure device for containers A closure device for a container provided with an aperture, comprising a slider carrying a stopper and slidable within guides provided on the container, the stopper and/or the aperture being elastically deformable such that by using a suitable trajectory ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4801033 | Reusable vial cap A reusable cap for assuring the sealed seating of a stopper against the open end of a vial neck is provided with a unitary body of rigid material having a base which overlies the head of the resilient stopper and the open end of the vial neck. The base is... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4653671 | Container A jug for pouring liquids such as milk packaged in flexible rectangular pouches has a cross section and height such as to enclose the bag for its full height, the base of the jug being inclined so as to tilt the bag against a flattened front wall of the j... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4598435 | Opener and stopper for crimped and threaded bottle caps A combined bottle opener and stopper (10) comprises a metal plate (12) with side edges (14) and (16) bent downward and inwardly. A rubber pad 26 is attached to the bottom face of the plate. Teeth (38a, 38b) are formed on the inner sides of the bent edges ... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4527700 | Closure device for a necked container A closure device for both smooth necked and threaded necked containers includes a tamperproof cap frangibly affixed to the container for selective removal by manipulation of the cover. Upon breaking the tamperproof seal by cover manipulation, the cap may ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4505400 | Slide type cap closure A slide type cap closure is disclosed comprising a cylindrically shaped closure member and a slidably interfitting disk member. The closure member forms a seal about the opening of the container on which it is mounted and includes an orifice extending upw... | 03/19/1985 |