Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20060096360 | Corrosion coupon rack and coupon holder A corrosion coupon rack includes one or more coupon mounting devices constructed of a coupon holder receiver including a handle recess of a given diameter and an end wall, a connection conduit in communication with the handle recess through an opening in the end wall an... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096361 | Acceleration/deceleration detection device and method for four-cycle engines The engine acceleration detection device compares a intake manifold pressure at a certain crankshaft angle with the intake manifold pressure at 720 degrees before this crankshaft angle. If the difference between these two pressures is a predetermined value or more and t... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096362 | Cylinder head gasket with integrated sensor A multilayer metal gasket for an internal combustion engine having an integrated sensor or sensors, such as a pressure sensor. The sensor is located within a combustion cylinder opening in the gasket. Preferably, a sensor is located within each combustion cylinder openi... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096363 | Method and apparatus for inspecting operation condition of pump A circuit is used which includes: first and second channels having first and second input ports, respectively, and a third channel having an end where the first and second channel meet and are connected to the third channel. A first liquid to the first input port is sup... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096364 | MEASUREMENT OF COUPLED AERODYNAMIC STABILITY AND DAMPING DERIVATIVES IN A WIND TUNNEL An apparatus for measuring coupled aerodynamic stability and damping derivatives of an object, such as a missile, towed decoy, etc. in a wind tunnel. The object is mounted on a bearing in the wind tunnel and contains an instrumentation package which provides a plurality... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096365 | Control logic for fluid flow control devices A system for controlling fluid flow about a vehicle. The system comprises a fluid flow control device, an obstacle sensor for detecting obstacles, and a controller. The fluid flow control device has a body with at least one surface and an actuation means in operative co... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096366 | Control logic for fluid flow control devices A system for controlling a fluid flow control device positioned on a surface of a vehicle. The system includes a fluid flow control device, a ground clearance sensor and a controller. The fluid flow control device has a body with at least one surface and an actuation me... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096367 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING GAS EXCHANGE A container having a port for holding a liquid medium and a reactant that interact to produce a change in gas levels within the container. A removable stopper for insertion into the port creating an airtight seal. A tube extending through the stopper into the container ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096368 | Method of measuring the height of a liquid using a high-frequency line probe The invention relates to a method of measuring the height of a liquid using a high-frequency line probe. According to the invention, a comparison is made, on an electric circuit (3) which is supplied with high-frequency alternating current, between the impedance ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096369 | Horizontal liquid level measuring system A liquid level measuring system includes a housing mounted to a container and a flexible coupling connected between the housing and a tubular frame suspended in a container holding a liquid. The flexible coupling maintains the tubular frame in a vertical orientation in ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096370 | Capacitive humidity sensor A capacitive humidity sensor for detecting a humidity change includes a first sensor element having a first capacitance, a second sensor element having a second capacitance and connected in series with the first sensor element, and a humidity sensitive layer having a di... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096371 | Capacitive humidity sensor and method of manufacturing the same A capacitive humidity sensor includes a semiconductor substrate, a protective layer and a humidity sensitive section including a pair of comb electrodes and a humidity sensitive layer having a dielectric constant, which changes in accordance with humidity. The comb elec... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096372 | Method of calculating a wire packing diameter, apparatus therefor, and program therefor To provide an effective calculation method and an apparatus therefor for obtaining an outside diameter of a wire packing by bundling and packing a plurality of wires into the smallest possible circular shape. The outside diameter of a wire harness surrounding a pluralit... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096373 | Wheel-balancing station comprising a tiltable clamping device A balancing station for positioning and holding a vehicle wheel (36) for the attachment of a balance weight has a clamping device (13) which has at least two mutually opposing jaws (23, 25) designed for pressing against the wheel periphery, said jaw... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096374 | Rotation rate sensor comprising a vibration gyroscope In a rotation rate sensor having a vibrational gyroscope which is part of at least one control loop which excites the vibrational gyroscope by supplying an excitation signal at its natural frequency, the vibrational gyroscope providing an output signal from which a nois... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096375 | Method for implementing a resonator under electrostatic forces In an implementation in rate gyro mode, the method comprises the steps of exciting the vibrating member by means of a combination of control signals comprising an amplitude control signal at the resonant frequency of the vibrating member or at a frequency twice the reso... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096376 | Method for implementing a resonator under electrostatic forces In an implementation in rate gyro mode, the method comprises the steps of exciting the vibrating member by means of a combination of control signals comprising an amplitude control signal at the resonant frequency of the vibrating member or at a frequency twice the reso... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096377 | Microelectromechanical (MEM) device including a spring release bridge and method of making the same A microelectromechanical (MEM) device includes a substrate, a suspension spring, a structure, and a release bridge. The suspension spring is coupled to, and suspended above, the substrate. The structure is coupled to the suspension spring and is resiliently suspended th... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096378 | Vibrating beam accelerometer Accelerometer micromachined in a plane plate comprising a base, and at least one measurement cell including a moveable seismic mass connected to the base and capable of moving translationally along the sensitive y axis of the accelerometer under the effect of an acceler... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096379 | Acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor that suppresses fluctuations in the offset voltage and with an enhanced temperature characteristic is provided. The acceleration sensor comprises an weight that is formed in the center of a semiconductor substrate; a frame that is formed at the ci... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096380 | Apparatus and methods for determining at least one characteristic of a proximate environment Methods and an apparatus for determining at least one characteristic of an environment are disclosed. A vibrational energy may be imparted into an environment and a magnitude of damping of the vibrational energy may be measured and at least one characteristic of the env... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096381 | Capacitive pressure sensor For minimizing the span error of a pressure sensor having an essentially cylindrical platform and a measuring membrane joined to an end face of the platform, wherein the pressure measuring cell is axially clamped between an elastic sealing ring, which bears against the ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096382 | Dual gauge with dual calibration system and method A dual gauge system determines pressures of two separately contained gases by use of two separate pointer-Bourdon tube sections within the dual gauge. The Bourdon tube of a first one of the sections is gaseously coupled to a first one of the contained gases to determine... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096383 | Lead wire routing structure for pressure-sensitive sensor of vehicle door A lead wire routing structure for a pressure-sensitive sensor of a vehicle door includes a lead wire connected to a pressure-sensitive sensor that is attached along an edge of a door and positioned within the door by penetrating through a through-hole formed on the door... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096384 | Flexible apparatus and method to enhance capacitive force sensing A flexible apparatus and method to enhance capacitive force sensing is disclosed. In one embodiment, a force measuring device includes a sensor capacitor having a fixed surface and a movable surface substantially parallel to the fixed surface, at least one spring assemb... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096385 | Micro-tensile testing system A micro-tensile testing system providing a stand-alone test platform for testing and reporting physical or engineering properties of test samples of materials having thicknesses of approximately between 0.002 inch and 0.030 inch, including, for example, LiGA engineered ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096386 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING TIRE LINER SURFACE ADHESION CAPABILITY Apparatus and method for measuring adhesion capability in a tire liner, the apparatus including a film strip attaching to the tire liner and having a through opening and an attachment interface distanced from the opening; an adhesive backed cover member attaching to the... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096387 | Test table for measuring lateral forces and displacements The invention relates to a test table for measuring lateral forces and displacements while simultaneously applying, if necessary, normal forces, particularly in nanoidenters and in scratch and wear testers. To this end, the test table is mounted in a manner that enables... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096388 | System for measuring a parameter of an aerated multi-phase mixture flowing in a pipe A method and apparatus for measuring at least one characteristic of an aerated fluid flowing within a pipe is provided, wherein the method includes generating a measured sound speed, a measured density, a pressure and a gas volume fraction for the aerated fluid. The met... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096389 | Flow sensor and method for measuring a flow rate component of a fluid containing electrically charged elements The invention relates to measurement of a fluid flow, wherein a flow rate component of the fluid is measured along a selected direction. A magnetic field whose polarity varies over time is applied to the fluid, which presumed to contain electrically charged elements. Fi... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096390 | Method for operating a mass flow meter A method for operating a mass flowmeter that employs the Coriolis principle and through which flows a medium, wherein the mass flowmeter incorporates a measuring tube that can be stimulated to oscillate, the measuring tube is stimulated to oscillate at a minimum of two ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096391 | Magnetic-inductive flow sensor and method for its manufacture A flow sensor includes a measuring tube, made of essentially non-ferromagnetic material, for guiding the fluid, a magnetic circuit arrangement arranged on the measuring tube for producing and guiding a magnetic field, which induces in the flowing fluid an electric field... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096392 | Touch sensitive membrane An input device has a flexible surface on which are formed deflection sensors. The flexible surface can be deformed against an adjacent resilient layer. The deflection sensors detect the deflection of the surface. Electronic circuits for processing signals from the defl... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096393 | Apparatus for and method of sampling and collecting powders flowing in a gas stream A device for sampling of a mixture of ultrafine particles within a moving gas stream includes a suction generator, at least one sample collection element, and a conduit structure coupling the sample collection element with the suction generator. In some embodiments, the... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096394 | Extractive sampling system and method for measuring one or more molecular species A non-contact, extractive sampling system and method is provided for measuring the exhaust gas and fine particle composition of various types of vehicles under actual operating conditions. A portion (or sample) of an exhaust plume of a vehicle is pulled or extracted thr... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096395 | High precision gas bearing split-axis stage for transport and constraint of large flat flexible media during processing A modular split-axis stage is used to inspect and/or repair large flat glass media suitable for LCD/TFT applications. Low-precision air table sections are detachably mounted to a centrally located, high-precision granite inspection/repair section. Glass media held by a ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096396 | Methods and systems for determining a position of a probe The present methods and systems include aligning at least two sensors with one or more known locations, selecting at least two of the at least two sensors, electrically driving the probe, based on signals received by the selected sensors, determining whether the probe i... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096397 | Ball screw A ball screw having a lubricant oil feeder constructed so as not to allow the lubricating oil in a ball rolling groove to leak outside. A ball screw having a lubricating oil feeding mechanism installed at the shaft end of a nut, and a seal disposed outside the same, whe... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096398 | METHOD FOR ERROR RECOGNITION AND ERROR AVOIDANCE WHEN SWITCHING AN AUTOMATED GEARBOX AS WELL AS AN AUTOMATED GEARBOX To improve the safety of automated gearboxes, it is proposed that terminal positions of internal gearshift members and external actuation members be so defined separately from each other that one can recognize whether the engagement of a speed is accompanied by the atta... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096399 | Linear actuator with wear-resistant ceramic bushing An actuator according includes a threaded shaft and a carriage having a shaft engaging portion coupled to the threaded shaft. The carriage is moveable in a direction parallel to an axis of the threaded shaft upon a relative rotation between the threaded shaft and the sh... | 05/11/2006 |
