Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7037305 | Heart presentation device and method A medical instrument for positioning an internal organ during surgical and diagnostic procedures is provided. In one embodiment, the medical instrument includes a body having a tissue grasping element and an actuating member effective to move the tissue grasping ele... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7024979 | Cutting template for cutting meat pieces A cutting template for use for cutting of a plurality of substantially equal size meat pieces. The cutting template is to be hand operated by being placed by the user in conjunction with a meat section and then the user takes the knife and severs the meat section th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6206272 | Alignment weight for floating field pin design An alignment weight is provided. The alignment weight includes a body of material having first and second opposing surfaces. A number of depressions are formed in the first surface. The depressions receive pins of a floating pin field when placed on a flo... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5822841 | IBR fixture A fixture for use in the final machining operation of the integral bladed rotor (IBR) of a gas turbine engine comprises a rigid ring for surrounding the outer periphery of the IBR and supporting tapered pins that fit into the space between the blades and ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5317790 | Clamping device for a plane thread layer and use of said device A clamping device for a planer layer of threads includes a clamping rail adapted to extend across the layer of threads and provided with a contact zone for contacting one face of the thread layer, and a plurality of clamping member units spaced along the ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5170543 | Pin tenter clamp with stripper plate A pin tenter clamp for a tenter apparatus has a clamp base on which tenter pins are disposed. The clamp base is provided with a hinge about which a clamp top plate is pivotable. A resilient, elastomeric clamp pad is disposed on a side of the clamp top pla... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5092572 | Allograft vise A vise for clamping and firmly holding allograph in place includes three adjustments which are accessible to the operating room staff from and within the sterile surgical field. The first adjustment includes a clamp to clamp the invention onto the standar... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4773864 | Apparatus for enhancing surgical skills Apparatus for enhancing the skills of a surgeon in performing laser surgery by supporting a specimen of a body organ for practice thereon. The apparatus may include a base member and first and second support members extending upwardly therefrom. First and... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4221368 | Rotatable, tiltable and expandable upholstery work table An apparatus for supporting large, bulky work objects, particularly articles of furniture undergoing upholstery work, such that they may be tilted or rotated for easy access to any part of the work object by a stationary operator. The apparatus consists o... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4155283 | Workpiece supporting apparatus for power tools with high speed cutting members A workpiece supporting apparatus provides precise linear movement of an irregularly edged workpiece past the high speed cutting member of a power tool to produce a trimmed straight edge on the workpiece. The supporting apparatus includes an elongated keyi... | 05/22/1979 |
