"I watched his countenance closely, to see if he was not deranged ... and I was assured by other senators after he left the room that they had no confidence in it."
U.S. Senator Smith of Indiana ; After seeing Samuel Morse demonstrate the telegraph.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275908 | Swivel ram roller A roller mechanism for transporting loads over a surface, the roller mechanism including a body, at least one roller assembly that permits the body to move in at least one translational direction, the roller assembly being rotatably connected to the body, and a lift... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264215 | Apparatus for supplemental support of items used in manual tasks The inventive technology relates to methods and apparatus for providing supplemental support for items used in manual tasks and may include one or more of the following features: a supplemental support apparatus, a supplemental support method, techniques for providi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264434 | Automobile display system A vehicle display lift and rotator includes a base and a platform. A bearing between the base and the platform mounts the platform on the base for rotation about an upright axis. A rotator drive is provided for rotating the platform on the base. The apparatus also i... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7191038 | Electronically controlled vehicle lift and vehicle service system A vehicle lift has a communication and/or a lift control assembly, including a processor, which is functional to control the raising and lowering of the lift and to enable the display of, and communication of, a variety of lift data. The vehicle lift includes sensor... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7147211 | Hydraulic jack stand The hydraulic jack stand is a hydraulic jack with an integral jack stand. The jack stand helps stabilize and support a heavy object being lifted by the jack. The hydraulic jack stand uses multiple parallel safety mechanisms to prevent the jack from lowering unexpect... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7073631 | Lifting device with synchronization mechanism A lifting device for a transfer system, in particular for a transfer system with a pneumatic drive, raises and/or lowers transported goods. The lifting device has at least two lifting pistons (3), whose movements are synchronized by means of a synchronization... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062814 | Inflatable column assembly for a dock leveler A dock leveler for a truck loading dock includes a pivotal deck that is actuated by an inflatable column assembly. The inflatable column assembly includes a pliable tube that when inflated has a generally vertical cylindrical shape that can provide a heavy deck with... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7028987 | Lifting jack arrangement for lifting platforms A lifting jack arrangement for lifting platforms. The lifting jack has a liftable and lowerable, dimensionally stable guide tube on the upper end of which support elements, for example for a motor vehicle, can be mounted. A driving unit would typically be coupled wi... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6983196 | Electronically controlled vehicle lift and vehicle service system A vehicle lift has an electronic control which is functional to control the raising and lowering of the lift and to enable the display of a variety of information regarding the operation of the lift. The electronic control includes control logic which generates an o... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6581910 | Rack-type kinematic mechanism, in particular for vehicle lifts A rack-type lift for vehicles includes a first, stationary rack and a second movable rack that supports a lifting unit. A toothed wheel that is movable within the lift between a first and second end position is interposed between the racks, which racks ar... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6409153 | Small vehicle storage lift An apparatus and method for storage of small vehicles in a garage where substantially all of the floor space is used to store other motor vehicles. An apparatus for lifting a small vehicle off a floor comprises: an upright track having a base anchored to ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 5711512 | Lifting jack A lifting jack for raising boats and other objects. It has an inner housing or tube which is supported from a flat base. An outer tube is slidably mounted over the inner tube. A hydraulic jack inside the inner tube raises and lowers the outer tube. Two pa... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5690314 | Work platform A work platform assembly for supporting small vehicles such as garden tractors, riding mowers and the like at a height convenient for a mechanic to perform work on the device. The work platform assembly includes a vehicle support platform that can be lowe... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5500968 | Dock leveler incorporating an inflatable bag A dock leveler comprising a ramp hinged at its rear end to a supporting structure and movable between a generally horizontal position and an upwardly inclined position. A lip is hinged to the forward edge of the ramp and can be pivoted between a downwardl... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5340082 | Portable surface lift for a vehicle A portable surface lift for a vehicle and a pair of manually retractable wheels respectively attached to a mid-portion of opposite sides of the lift for rolling the lift over a garage floor surface when the vehicle is not lifted on the lift. The lift has ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5284321 | Hydraulic jack with single control for actuating hydraulic valve means A hydraulic jack movably supported by a plural casters has a vertically extending hydraulic cylinder with telescoping piston rods, has a load supporting frame at an upper end of the innermost piston rod, and has a reservoir partially filled with hydraulic... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5184930 | Vehicle lifting system and method A vehicle lifting system includes two pneumatic jacks each equipped with a detachable adapter for engaging a vehicle tire to lift the vehicle by its tires. The adapter has a fork with two arms that support the tire at two points on its circumference, on o... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5035562 | Tri-level vehicular parking apparatus A tri-level parking apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a frame having a pair of spaced apart vertical stanchions. First and second parking platforms are disposed between the stanchions and can be slidably moved up or down along the stanchions. ... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4724930 | Hydraulic lift A lifting device, for vehicles, has two support platforms. Scissor mechanisms connect these platforms, to bases, and are actuated by hydraulic piston and cylinder assemblies. A combiner and divider valve supplies fluid to the two hydraulic cylinders. A si... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4506866 | Vehicle hoist A vehicle hoist has an inclined column along which a carriage having normally horizontal support members is moved. The carriage is moved by a hydraulic cylinder and engages the column in a ratchet-like fashion allowing upwards movement but preventing the ... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4491194 | Vehicle lift rack and jack assembly A jack assembly is pivotally mounted to a carriage which is in turn mounted by trolley wheels to a pair of track mounted rails and carries a wheel at its lower end for engagement with the floor as the tracks are lowered, thereby to pivot the jack assembly... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4480719 | Lift platform retainer A hinged retainer barrier along an edge of a lift platform which normally is in its barrier position urged by a spring around the pivot of a secondary lever through links between the lever and the hinged barrier, which barrier is moved against the action ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4452340 | Multi-stage vehicle hoist A vehicle hoist includes a wheel lift operable to raise and lower a vehicle by its wheels, and a frame lift operable to raise and lower a vehicle by its frame. Each lift is disposed and operable to raise and lower the same vehicle independently of the oth... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4434872 | Vehicle lift An improvement to a conventional hydraulic automobile lift, particularly adapted to lifting an automobile having a suspended, "dead" rear axle. The conventional lift included saddles for cradling the wheels, forks connected to a hydraulic ram for lifting ... | 03/06/1984 |