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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7713087 | Terminal structure and vacuum pump A vacuum pump casing has an opening that is covered and sealed by a cover member. The cover member is formed of molded resin with connector pins molded therein. The connector pins project outwardly from opposite sides of the cover member and are connected outside th... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7393228 | Terminal structure and vacuum pump A terminal structure has a first connector arranged at a first member, such as a vacuum pump, and a plurality of connector pins. A second member, such as a control device, is movable toward and away from the first member, and a second member side bolt is arranged at... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390164 | Fixing structure for fixing rotor to rotor shaft, and turbo molecular pump having the fixing structure Provided are a fixing structure for fixing a rotor to a rotor shaft, in which the contact state of the contact surfaces of the rotor shaft and the rotor is stabilized to thereby maintain the rotation balance of the rotor shaft and the rotor, making it possible to pr... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7341423 | Molecular pump and connecting device A flange of a molecular pump is connected to a vacuum vessel by first bolts that extend through elongate holes in the flange and are bolted to the vacuum vessel. One or more buffering members are attached to the flange by the first bolts that extend through first op... | 03/11/2008 |
