"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 |
| 7275463 | Tong with a continuous composite belt and methods for making and using same A manual tong is disclosed which includes a continuous composite continuous belt, a handle assembly, and a jaw assembly, where the continuous composite continuous belt is designed to take the place of the convention linked chains used currently in manual tongs. The ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252023 | Locking pliers for detachably lockingly capturing a chain thereto An improved chain locking pliers being of the type having a fixed handle, a movable handle, a fixed jaw affixed to the fixed handle for movement therewith, a movable jaw pivotally mounted to both the movable handle and the fixed handle, and apparatus for holding a c... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243388 | Mupti-function wrench A wrench includes a core plate made of metal and an outer portion such as rubber encloses the core plate. A driving member and a ratchet mechanism are received in the through holes in the core plate and the outer portion. A hammer piece is connected to a side of the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6557441 | Rotational driving tool for screwing member A tool (1) comprising a head (4) having at least two engaging surfaces (10) for driving the screwing member by its at least partially matching shape and a device (5) for driving the head rotation. The head globally behaves as a single-piece part when the ... | 05/06/2003 |