...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 |
| 7226044 | Rolling-lobe air spring An air spring includes a flexible member, a roll-off piston and a cover plate. The piston includes a slot at its upper end for receiving the end of the flexible member applied with the aid of a clamp ring. The piston includes a flange for deflecting the flexible mem... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7114729 | Vehicle rear suspension An anti-lift characteristic of a rear suspension of a vehicle is enhanced by including a carrier at which a rear wheel is rotatably mounted; a trailing arm longitudinally aligned with respect to a vehicle body, ends of the trailing arm being respectively connected t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7017888 | Attachment arrangement for a composite leaf spring which accommodates longitudinal movement through shear displacement A suspension system includes a composite leaf spring attachment system having a bracket, a mount and a shear damper mounted therebetween. The mount is rectilinear in cross-section to receive a rearward leaf spring segment of the composite leaf spring. During flexing... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6386522 | Air spring having an elastomeric flexible member The invention is directed to an air spring having an elastomeric air spring flexible member with its ends attached to respective attachment components. The ends of the flexible member have respective sealing beads. An elastic peripherally extending sealin... | 05/14/2002 |
| 4697797 | Combination pneumatic spring and shock absorbing apparatus A novel pneumatic spring-loaded damping apparatus having a piston mounted for reciprocal movement within a cylindrical housing and provided with a piston rod which at extends through a resilient chamber provided by a rolling bellows at one end of the hous... | 10/06/1987 |