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  2. Chamberlain Group - Wikipedia

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    Chamberlain, LiftMaster, and Craftsman have interchangeable parts, primarily the gear and circuit boards. The greatest difference between the brands is that Chamberlain and Craftsman operate on a square shaped split-rail system, while LiftMaster consists of one single solid piece of inverted t-shaped rail.

  3. Garage door opener - Wikipedia

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    The electric overhead garage door opener was invented by C.G. Johnson in 1926 in Hartford City, Indiana. [1] Electric Garage Door openers did not become popular until Era Meter Company of Chicago offered one after World War II where the overhead garage door could be opened via a key pad located on a post at the end of the driveway or a switch inside the garage.

  4. IBM optical mark and character readers - Wikipedia

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    Documents to be scanned can range from 3 in × 3 in (7.6 cm × 7.6 cm) to 9 in × 9 in (23 cm × 23 cm) in size. Throughput is affected by document length. When reading 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 11 in (22 cm × 28 cm) documents it can read 4,000 per hour. [34] A vacuum cleaner is built into the machine. [34]

  5. Jackshaft (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    A Crocodile of the Swiss Federal Railways.Each set of 6 driving wheels is driven by a jackshaft between the driving wheels, gear-driven by a pair of traction motors. A jackshaft is an intermediate shaft used to transfer power from a powered shaft such as the output shaft of an engine or motor to driven shafts such as the drive axles of a locomotive.

  6. Adobe Digital Editions - Wikipedia

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    The software supports EPUB and PDF (nonproprietary file format for reflowable text, or fixed layout e-books; respectively). It implements a proprietary scheme of digital rights management (DRM) which, since the version 1.5 release in May 2008, allows document sharing among multiple devices and user authentication via an Adobe ID.

  7. Douglas DC-6 - Wikipedia

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    Similar to the DC-6A, the military version was the USAF C-118 Liftmaster; the USN R6D version used the more powerful R-2800-CB-17 engines. These were later used on the commercial DC-6B to allow international flights. [4] The R6D Navy version (in the late 1950s and early 1960s) had Curtiss Electric constant-speed reversing propellers. [citation ...

  8. Can opener - Wikipedia

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    A can opener (North American and Australian English) or tin opener (British English) is a mechanical device used to open metal tin cans. Although preservation of food using tin cans had been practiced since at least 1772 in the Netherlands, the first can openers were not patented until 1855 in England and 1858 in the United States.

  9. The Opener of the Way - Wikipedia

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    The Opener of the Way is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer Robert Bloch. It was released in 1945 and was the author's first book. It was published by Arkham House in an edition of 2,065 copies. [ 1 ]