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  2. Robert Kearns - Wikipedia

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    Inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper Robert William Kearns (March 10, 1927 – February 9, 2005) was an American mechanical engineer, educator and inventor who invented the most common intermittent windshield wiper systems used on most automobiles from 1969 to the present.

  3. Flash of Genius (film) - Wikipedia

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    The scene when Ford's new line of cars with the intermittent wiper is shown for the first time was shot in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia. [citation needed] The soundtrack includes "Too Many Fish In The Sea" by Liam Titcomb, "Green Onions" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and "Tennessee Waltz" by Aaron Zigman.

  4. Windscreen wiper - Wikipedia

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    A windscreen wiper (Commonwealth English) or windshield wiper (American English) is a device used to remove rain, snow, ice, washer fluid, water, or other debris from a vehicle's front window. Almost all motor vehicles , including cars , trucks , buses , train locomotives , and watercraft with a cabin —and some aircraft —are equipped with ...

  5. Mary Anderson (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    Anderson’s simple mechanism and basic design have remained much the same, but unlike today’s windscreen wipers, Anderson’s could be removed when not needed. [9] [8] She then applied for, and in 1903 was granted, a 17-year patent for a windshield wiper. The patent application was filed on June 18, 1903.

  6. List of 2008 films based on actual events - Wikipedia

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    Flash of Genius (2008) – biographical drama film focusing on Robert Kearns and his legal battle against the Ford Motor Company after they developed an intermittent windshield wiper based on ideas the inventor had patented [72]

  7. Talk:Windscreen wiper - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, a search for the plural forms of the two bring back About 4,730,000 results (0.16 seconds) for "Windshield wipers" and About 803,000 results (0.25 seconds) for "Windscreen wipers". It is obvious that "Windshield wiper" is the common name here by far. --Greekboy 22:34, 23 February 2011 (UTC) Oppose per WP:ENGVAR. I also suspect that ...

  8. Independent inventor - Wikipedia

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    Robert Kearns, inventor of a type of intermittent windscreen wiper, who successfully sued Ford and Chrysler, and whose story was dramatized in the film Flash of Genius Jerome H. Lemelson , who claimed to have invented technology used in bar code readers, and eventually lost his patent rights as a result of pursuing a so-called submarine ...

  9. Toyota Camry (XV10) - Wikipedia

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    The higher GS trim built on the SLX level, adding 60/40 split-fold rear seats, variable intermittent windscreen wipers, a four-speaker stereo, tachometer, central locking and a more luxurious interior upholstery style. [77] At the same time as Toyota's Camry upgrade in April 1994, [78] Apollo specifications were also uprated slightly. SLXs now ...

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