"What can be more palpably absurd than the prospect held out of locomotives traveling twice as fast as stagecoaches?"
The Quarterly Review ; March edition, 1825
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954663 | Vehicle console A console assembly for a vehicle includes a console body defining an opening communicating with a storage bin. The storage bin has opposing side walls each having a groove formed therein. A sliding member is slidably mounted within the grooves of each of the side wa... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7780037 | Unitary cosmetic compact with decoupled motion The present invention is a convenient-to-use cosmetic compact of increased stability, comprising a base, a cosmetic article carrier disposed within the base and a cap. With respect to the base, the cap is sometimes capable of translational movement and sometimes cap... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7374058 | Extendable while-in-use cover An expandable while-in-use cover includes: a cap having a pair of cap side walls, a first cap end wall, a second cap end wall and a top wall, which define a cap opening and a cap interior; a base having a pair of base side walls, a first base end wall, a second base... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7341161 | Closure for a pressure vessel and method A closure assembly 10 contains positive and/or vacuum pressure within a pressure vessel 16 having a neck 12. A circumferential locking member 22 supported on a door 20 locks the door to the neck, and is radially moveable between an... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325682 | Storage case having cover of two slidably-related portions The storage case of the invention consists of a base and a mating cover. The cover is constructed of a first cover portion that is pivotably attached to the base and a second cover portion that is slidably retained on the first cover portion. To release the cover fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7291565 | Method and system for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid using fluorosilicic acid A method and system is described for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid, such as carbon dioxide in a supercritical state. A process chemistry is introduced to the high pressure fluid for treating the substrate surface. The process chemistry comprises fl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7258245 | Fuel tank closure A fuel tank closure for closing off a filling channel has a closure part that can be moved between a closed position in which an opening of the filling channel is tightly sealed, and an open position, in which the filling channel is released, in order for a fuel tan... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255772 | High pressure processing chamber for semiconductor substrate A high pressure chamber comprises a chamber housing, a platen, and a mechanical drive mechanism. The chamber housing comprises a first sealing surface. The platen comprises a region for holding the semiconductor substrate and a second sealing surface. The mechanical... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250374 | System and method for processing a substrate using supercritical carbon dioxide processing A method and system for processing a substrate in a film removal system. The method includes providing the substrate in a substrate chamber of a film removal system, where the substrate has a micro-feature containing a dielectric film on a sidewall of the micro-feat... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7140393 | Non-contact shuttle valve for flow diversion in high pressure systems A valve for redirecting flow in a supercritical fluid or other high pressure processing system is disclosed. In high pressure supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) equipment for semiconductor wafer processing, a major hurtle in providing clean equipment and clean waf... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140511 | Dispenser with stowable cover A dispenser for small objects, such as candy, pills, tablets, and other objects of similar size. The dispenser includes a housing having a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall and two opposing side walls. The housing defines an interior volume and an aperture providing... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6957911 | Infant thermometer An infant thermometer assembly includes a cover portion and a thermometer portion pivotably coupled to the cover portion and pivotably movable relative to the cover portion about a pivot axis between a use position and a stowed position. The thermometer portion incl... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6938791 | Cold box lid A lid for a cold box has a shell-like configuration with front and rear shell members hingedly connected. The front shell member pivots relative to the rear shell member to provide access to the interior of the cold box when the front shell member is lifted by a han... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6902082 | Manhole device A modular solvent recovery device (30) includes an enclosure (34) mounted to a frame (32) to enclose a tank (70) having a solvent section (72) and a waste fluid section (73), a still (40) in which waste photopolymer f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6827230 | Side opening rain tight electrical enclosure A sidewards opening rain tight electrical enclosure including a box and a door pivotally and slidably mounted to the box by a hinge. The box has a front, a pair of side walls, and a top wall with a lip depending therefrom over, but slightly spaced away from, the fro... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6749079 | Storage box having a sliding lid A storage box including a body, a lid and an arm member. The body is provided with a storage portion and a guide portion. The lid is provided with a sliding portion engaged with and directed by the guide portion. The arm member is held rotatably by the body at a fir... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6732883 | Waste container with displaceable panel closure A container with side and end walls, a top and a bottom, has a closure with a panel movable outwardly perpendicular to a plane of the closure, from a closed and substantially sealed position to a closed and substantially unsealed position to disengage the seal befor... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6719344 | Center console of vehicle A center console of a vehicle installed on its floor as if extending along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle has a bottle holder for holding drinking vessels, an accessory storage for holding small articles, a first lid for covering and uncovering the top of t... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6422409 | Collapsible container with an unbroken top wall A collapsible container includes a base frame, four side sections pivotally connected to the side edges of the base frame, and a top wall The top wall is formed as an unbroken wall extending in the raised position of the container between the top edges of... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6364154 | Waste handling intermodal container with sliding lid, side-hinged, end-mounted dump door and swing-away header A waste handling, intermodal container includes a container body having left and right sides, a rear, a top, an upwardly facing top opening in the top, and a rear opening in the rear; a lid sized to cover said top opening and having a closed and clamped p... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6250729 | Dual opening sliding console for use with a vehicle A sliding console (20) for use with a vehicle. The console (20) includes a padded upper portion (40) to serve as an arm rest. The console (20) includes a slider assembly (52) that moves toward and way form the front end (32) and rear end walls (34) to all... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6129237 | Structure for opening/closing a case cover A structure for opening/closing a cover for a case in which when the cover is closed, the cover closes an opening provided in an upper surface of the case, whereas when the cover is opened, the cover is guided at its engaging portions in guides provided o... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6085935 | Pressure vessel door operating apparatus A pressure vessel which includes a door operating apparatus which enables a door to the pressure vessel to be moved between open and closed positions quickly and easily is provided. The door operating apparatus includes a translation rod supported on the ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6045173 | Console with multi-position cover A vehicle console includes an enclosure having a top defining an access opening communicating with an internal storage bin and a cupholder recess spaced forward of the access opening. A cover mounted on the enclosure has three operating positions includin... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5411134 | Container for compact disks and the like A container for storing compact disks and the like includes a box shaped base member that defines an open top and open front cavity for housing compact disks as the disks stand with their bottom edge engaging a floor of the cavity. A front panel closes th... | 05/02/1995 |
| 4732295 | Receptacle with swinging cover The present invention provides a waste receptacle having a bin and a swinging cover mounted by a pair of support arms, one to each side of the bin. The cover, which is normally in a covering position, is movable to a bin cleaning position to either side o... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4433951 | Modular loadlock A loadlock apparatus for a workpiece processing chamber such as those incorporated in vacuum processing systems. The apparatus includes an isolation chamber having evacuation apertures and workpiece transfer apertures with independently operable doors for... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4165013 | Covered cup A cup having a manually actuated cover is disclosed. The cover is associated with an actuating system disposed in the handle so that thumb pressure on a push rod causes the cover to move upwardly and rotate to one side to uncover the cup and allow the use... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4106665 | Container closure A closure for a liquid container has a stopper arm pivotally mounted on the top wall of the container for swinging movement in a plane parallel to the wall toward and away from a position overlying the container outlet. The outlet is provided with locking... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4091958 | Filler cap assembly A filler cap assembly for containers of liquids, particularly of those which require periodic replenishing, checking or replacement, such as for rotating machines, internal combustion engines and motors. The filler cap is locked in a vibration-proof manne... | 05/30/1978 |
| 3960271 | Carrying case for darts A carrying case for darts including a molded unitary body member having a plurality of dart receiving chambers formed therein and a flip-top closure member which can be moved from a closed and locked position to an open position by laterally applied thumb... | 06/01/1976 |