...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4959589 | Glow discharge starter having discharge extinguishing means This invention relates to a glow discharge starter including a glow bottle having a hermetically sealed discharge envelope containing an ionizable medium, a bimetallic electrode and a counter electrode. A pair of conductors extending from the main body of... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4912370 | Glow discharge starter containing cylindrical capacitor A glow discharge starter having an integral thermal protector includes a glow bottle having an hermetically sealed discharge envelope containing an ionizable medium, a bimetallic electrode and a counter electrode. A pair of conductors extend from the main... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4647893 | Rapid-start fluorescent lamp having a bimetal circuit breaker with leg portions of unequal length A rapid-start fluorescent lamp includes a circuit breaker having a sealed glass bottle, a pair of electrical conductors sealed therein and passing therethrough and a thermally sensitive bimetal switch within the glass bottle with the bimetal switch having... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4575866 | Charge transfer filter structure including a splitter and equilibrator A charge transfer filter utilizing a charge transfer accumulator structure for exponential smoothing of sampled data signals is described. The charge transfer accumulator structure performs charge equilibration at high speed thereby enabling an exponentia... | 03/11/1986 |