...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7900970 | Fastening device for cable and wave hose A fastening device is provided for fastening cables, fibers or wave hoses in position with multiple ways, and for waterproof capability. The fastening device includes a first casing, an inner holding part, a waterproof screw annulus, a positioning nut, a connecting ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900971 | Fastening device for cable and wave hose A fastening device is provided for fastening cables, fibers or wave hoses in position with multiple ways, and for waterproof capability. The fastening device includes a first casing, an inner holding part, a waterproof screw annulus, a positioning nut, a connecting ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7735876 | Fastening device for cable and wave hose A fastening device is provided for fastening cables, fibers or wave hoses in position with multiple ways, and for waterproof capability. The fastening device includes a first casing, an inner holding part, a waterproof screw annulus, a positioning nut, a connecting ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 6899139 | Tube for pumping a space between two tiles, especially for a plasma display Tube for pumping a space between two tiles, comprising a metal end-piece 9 and a glass tube 25 bonded together via a glass-to-metal seal 26; the metal end-piece 9 has shoulder means 3. Such a tube is especially intended to ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6767032 | Liquid tight fitting for plastic or metal conduit A liquid tight connector for connecting metallic or non-metallic conduit to a panels or junction box. The connector includes a forward end that accommodates either a spring steel adapter or a lock nut to secure the forward end to a panel in a liquid tight fit. A cov... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6722704 | Connecting fitting with an elastic ring as a stop A connecting fitting used for fixing longitudinal bodies to perforations or openings, especially in the wall of a housing, which include retaining projecting elements that engage with the edge of the perforation from the rear, and a stop in the form of a plastic rin... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6698799 | Spud assembly for a fuel tank A spud assembly for use with a fuel tank having a body defining an interior chamber and having an outer periphery. The spud assembly includes a base attached to the outer periphery of the fuel tank and the base has a throughbore open to both the interior ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6616194 | Liquid tight connector A liquid tight connector for connecting non-metallic or metallic conduit to panels or similar devices. The connector is an effort and time saving device that allows connection of conduit to panels without the need to disassemble a portion of the connector... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6183021 | Pass-through dual containment fitting A pass-through dual containment fitting that protectively seals a portion of pass-through tubing has a fitting body that incorporates a first end, a second end and a collar, each having a longitudinal bore for receiving the pass-through tubing. The second... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6086117 | Double booted flexible entry boot A double booted flexible entry boot provides a fluid-tight fitting between a wall of a fluid containment region and a conduit passing through the wall. An inner seal member is disposed within the containment region, and a first securing plate is disposed ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5967567 | Matingly engaged flexible entry boot A flexible entry boot provides a fluid-tight fitting between a wall of a fluid containment region and a conduit passing through the wall. The flexible entry boot comprises a seal member disposed within the containment region; and a securing plate disposed... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5727820 | Side-mounted "L" shaped flange A flange for a drain pipe extending from the side of a large, flat-bottomed, open container, such as the cockpit of a boat, has its upper portion fitted along the inside of the side of the cockpit, but the lower portion of the flange is bent inwards along... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5253374 | Method and apparatus for maintaining level of water in above-ground swimming pools The water level of an above-ground swimming pool is maintained at a predetermined level by a small tank attached to the edge of the pool. The conduit is comprised of a Y-connection fitting having a stem and two arm portions. An eye is attached to the fitt... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5085549 | Three-axis variability compensating fastener A mounting system for mounting components to panels includes a fastener assembly variable positioned in three axes and capable of being locked in position frictionally or mechanically in a final desired position by tightening a nut.... | 02/04/1992 |