...that after Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849, he sold the rights to it for $400?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424360 | Overspeed control system for gas turbine electric powerplant A turbine overspeed control system for use with a gas turbine engine of a gas turbine electrical powerplant. The overspeed control system preferably comprises a first and second overspeed control subsystem. When an overspeed condition of the gas turbine engine is de... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7011498 | Optimization method for power generation systems Apparatus for controlling the power output efficiency of a power generation system based on an operator input. A processor is coupled to the input means and (i) receives the generated operator command, (ii) receives a plurality of detected ambient air conditions, (i... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6789000 | Microprocessor-based control system for gas turbine electric powerplant A microprocessor-based control system for a gas turbine electrical powerplant the microprocessor-based control system controls the startup, operation, and shutdown of the gas turbine electric powerplant. The microprocessor-based control system of the present inventi... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6336319 | Fluidic nozzle control system A control system for selectively adjusting effective flow areas of an aircraft engine exhaust nozzle to change operational characteristics of the nozzle. The control system includes a chamber having a hollow interior, a plurality of outlet passages extend... | 01/08/2002 |
| 5394690 | Constant pressure, variable thrust bipropellant engine A pressure controlled pintle is employed in combination with a throttling quid, gel, or hybrid engine to provide a constant pressure and variable thrust from a single operating engine. As the propellants are throttled back and the chamber pressure drops, ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 4117460 | Sensing device Apparatus for sensing and transmitting physical intelligence is disclosed. In one embodiment the intelligence is transmittable from the sensing device to a remotely positioned, intelligence processing unit. The apparatus taught has particular applicabilit... | 09/26/1978 |