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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4862775 | Control device for ratchet wrenches A control device for ratchet wrenches, which is disposed in a housing of a wrench, including a resilient sheet, a control element and a button. The resilient sheet is arranged between a pawl of the wrench and the control element. The control element is pi... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4632494 | Linear moving irrigating apparatus A self-propelled, linear-forwardly, relatively slow-moving irrigating apparatus has a main frame and master drive unit carrying a rotating, water-supplying, pipe-like, axle shaft that provides a side-extending wheel-line along which are spaced what may be... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4541295 | Valve actuator having a rotary bi-directional apparatus with a dual ratchet mechanism A rotary bi-directional valve actuator having a new and improved dual ratchet mechanism. The linkage maintains the pawl disengaged or uncoupled from the drive bushing until operated to protect the ratchet mechanism and to prevent its binding or jamming. T... | 09/17/1985 |
