...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 |
| 5440925 | Flow calibrator The invention relates to a high accuracy flowmeter for testing and calibrating flowmeters and the like, and more particularly to a positive displacement flowmeter which may include a cylinder (12), a piston (10) within the cylinder (12) which makes a clea... | 08/15/1995 |
| 4747307 | Liquid flow meter A positive displacement liquid flow meter uses two variable volume chambers 16,18 arranged in parallel, each with a reciprocable piston 24,26. While liquid from one chamber is being fed to the outlet 11, the other chamber is being charged with the liquid ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4356727 | Continuous volume measuring system A continuous volume measuring device for measuring the cumulative volume of a flowing fluid. The device includes a pair of coupled expandable chambers, and the fluid flow is directed into a first chamber to expand it while the second chamber is contractin... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4331033 | Precision flowmeter A precision positive displacement flowmeter for providing an accurate measurement of fluid flow at one end of a fluid circuit, comprising a cylinder and piston arrangement constructed to receive and emit circuit fluid continually, and an indicator arrange... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4192185 | Flowmeter for liquids A flowmeter for measuring the throughput of a liquid from a source to a load, especially for gasoline, diesel oil, heating oil and the like, comprises at least two measuring cylinders having floating pistons and respective reversing elements which have tw... | 03/11/1980 |