...that Kleenex tissue was originally designed to be a gas mask filter? It was developed at the beginning of World War I to replace cotton, which was then in short supply as a surgical dressing.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353906 | Small swing type shovel The present small swing type excavator is characterized by comprising an engine (81) disposed in the rear section of a rotating frame (8) in such a condition that the longitudinal direction thereof is directed to the lateral direction of the rotating f... | 04/08/2008 |
| 6082827 | Multidirectional dumping apparatus for a conveying system A dumping apparatus for a conveying system for transporting a load from one site to another site at which the load is dumped from the apparatus includes a carriage which is supportable by a track for movement therealong and a dump bed which is supported b... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5816765 | Vehicle with improved multi-positionable flatbed A truck with a cab at a front end thereof and a frame situated at a rear end thereof, the truck including a flat bed adapted for supporting a vehicle thereon and securement mechanism for coupling the flat bed to the frame. The securement mechanism include... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5540538 | Snowmobile trailer system A trailer for carrying power driven equipment which can be driven onto or off from either side or the rear thereof is disclosed. The trailer comprises a drawbar having a trailer hitch for coupling to a vehicle that tows the trailer, a second coupling devi... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5263807 | Vehicle with multi-positionable flat-bed A roll-back, flat-bed truck comprising a cab at the front end and a frame at the rear end and a flat-bed with a curved leading edge secured thereto by securement members. The securement members include a hinge having a lower hinge half coupled to the fram... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5226699 | Recycling vehicle and method with rotatable body The refuse collecting vehicle of the invention is used for collecting and transporting separate and distinct waste materials. The vehicle includes a vehicle chassis and a storage body rotatably mounted on the chassis. The storage body is rotated to deposi... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5011362 | Vehicle with multi-positionable flat bed A roll-back flat-bed truck comprising a cab at the front end and a frame at the rear end and a flat bed secured thereto by securement member. The securement member includes a hinge having a lower hinge half-coupled to the frame and an upper hinge half cou... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4411572 | Bale transfer carrier A carrier for cylindrical bales of hay utilizes a single, elongate, tubular main body member with an axle and wheels mounted thereto for movement and drafting as a trailer. A plurality of bale supporting cradles are mounted along the main body member at i... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4373856 | Tie butt handler The self-propelled load carrying vehicle includes a vehicle framework supported by road wheels, and railroad wheels are mounted on the framework and are movable up and down with respect to the framework for supporting the vehicle from the railroad track. ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4077328 | Rotary dump The load carrying vehicle includes a vehicle framework supported by road wheels, and railroad wheels are mounted on the framework and are movable up and down with respect to the framework for engaging the rails of a railroad track for supporting the vehic... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4058343 | Concrete transporting and placing vehicle with laterally shiftable body A concrete transporting and placing vehicle wherein the frame of the material receiving body is slidably seated on a sub-frame that is fixed to the chassis of a truck, for movement by a hydraulic cylinder, about a fixed vertical axis, either to the left o... | 11/15/1977 |