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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 |
| 6719366 | Railroad passenger seat A passenger seat having a walk-over seat back mounted for movement on a pair of rotatable shafts through a pair of of levers mounted on each end of the shafts. The levers contact each other at opposite seat positions to support the seat back. The pair of shafts incl... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6715825 | Multi-positionable and reversible seat assembly A multi-positionable and reversible seat assembly (10) for use in an automotive vehicle includes a seat cushion (12) and a seat back operatively connected to the seat cushion. The seat cushion (12) and seat back (14) are supported above t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6179375 | Railroad passenger walk-over seat A railroad passenger walk-over seat having a seat back capable of being rotated into opposed positions. A locking mechanism having engaging locking elements and a lock member to arrest movement of the seat back during forces created by abrupt deceleration... | 01/30/2001 |
| 4840427 | Seat for an automobile A seat for vehicle is provided comprising a seat back, a seat bottom, a pair of side brackets mounted on both sides of the bottom of said seat bottom, respectively, and a pair of seat supporting brackets, spaced from each other, mounted on the floor of th... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4655503 | Vehicular seat A seat back of a vehicular seat is movably supportable in the fore and aft direction relative to a seat cushion and lockable in its forward and rearward positions. The back side of the seat back serves as a part of a seat for a child in the forward positi... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4470629 | Adjustable vehicle seat An adjustable vehicle seat including first and second seat members pivotally interconnected such that the second seat member is pivotally movable between first and second opposed direction facing positions at opposed ends of the first seat member. An angu... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4407542 | Walk-over seat with latch A walk-over seat has a base with a pair of side members and a seat back which may be moved between the front and rear ends of the seat. The seat back is connected to the upper ends of two elongated links on each side of the seat back. Each link has a lowe... | 10/04/1983 |