"Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible."
Simon Newcomb, astronomer ; Said in 1902, less than two years before the first flight at Kitty Hawk
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325693 | Wafer container and door with cam latching mechanism A container for holding a single wafer includes a door with a latching mechanism having a cam with a pair of opposing wings extending laterally therefrom. The cam is selectively rotatably shiftable between a first favored position wherein the wings are completely wi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325698 | Wafer container door with particulate collecting structure A substrate container having an enclosure with an access opening for inserting and removing substrates into an interior of the enclosure and a door chassis that is configured to selectively enclose the opening, the door chassis comprising a first wall having a perip... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7226095 | Sealing device A sealing device includes a body part for irremovably receiving the shank of a bolt. The body has a barrel for receiving the bolt, a resilient clip being provided within the barrel for locating behind a shoulder of the bolt. The clip has a head having a widenable ga... | 06/05/2007 |
| 6955382 | Wafer carrier door and latching mechanism with c-shaped cam follower A wafer container, and methods of constructing a wafer container. The wafer container has an enclosure portion with at least a top, a bottom, a pair of opposing sides, a back, an open front, and a door to close the open front. The door includes a door chassis with a... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6623051 | Laterally floating latch hub assembly A laterally floating latch hub assembly includes a latch key receptor translatably mounted within a rotatable latch actuation cam. Latch keys within a port door are received within the latch key receptor, which is capable of translating laterally to ensur... | 09/23/2003 |
| 4062209 | Wheelchair lock A wheelchair lock for mounting in a vehicle. The vehicle is used for transporting handicapped people who are confined to a wheelchair. The lock receives a portion of the ground wheels of the wheelchair and secures the wheels thereto. The lock is manually ... | 12/13/1977 |