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 |
| 8142934 | Positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolytic secondary cell and non-aqueous electrolytic secondary cell A positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolytic secondary cell and a non-aqueous electrolytic secondary cell are provided, which exhibit a high potential in a 4 V region, and have a high capacity, safety, excellent cycle characteristics, and satisfactory high-te... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8009140 | Master-slave manipulator system In a master-slave manipulator system, an intuitive operation can be achieved by a simple structure in which a layout of a monitor and an operation input device is not limited. A master-slave manipulator system is provided with a manipulator, a camera, a monitor, an ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002694 | Master-slave manipulator system In a master-slave manipulator system, manipulation device can be manipulated intuitively even when clutch manipulation is performed. A master-slave manipulator system includes: mode switching device for switching between a master-slave mode, in which the slave manip... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7914932 | All-solid-state battery An all-solid-state battery having a high output power and a long life, exhibiting high safety, and being produced at a low cost is provided. The all-solid-state battery has a cathode comprising a cathode material, an anode comprising an anode material, and a solid e... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7650602 | Parallel processing computer There is provided a parallel processing computer for executing a plurality of threads concurrently and in parallel. The computer includes: a thread activation controller for determining whether or not each of threads, which are exclusively executable program fragmen... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7510800 | All-solid-state battery An all-solid battery having a high output power is provided which exhibits high safety and is capable of being produced at a low cost is provided. The all-solid battery includes an internal electrode body having a cathode comprising a cathode material, an anode comp... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7170674 | Fluorescence glass, optical wave guide for optical amplifier and optical amplifier module The present invention provides fluorescent glass containing at least 50 mol % of at least one kind of oxide selected from the group consisting of SiO2, GeO2, and P2O5 as a glass constituent of a region containing a Bi ion ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6951936 | Probe for detecting a highly ordered structural site of a single stranded nucleic acid of a gene, and a method and a device for detecting the same The invention provides a probe for detecting a highly ordered structural site of a nucleic acid of a gene by specifically binding with the structural site to generate an electrochemical response. The inventive probe comprises a cyclic ligand containing ferrocenyl gr... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6784302 | Method of producing optically active lactone compound and complex used in the method An optically active lactone compound is produced by using a Zr(salen) complex of the following formula (I) or its enantiomer as a catalyst and subjecting a cyclic ketone compound to a Baeyer-Villiger reaction with at least one oxidizer selected from hydrogen peroxid... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6713435 | Method for producing optically active lactone compounds by using salen cobalt complexes having a cis-β structure A method for producing an optically active lactone compound by Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of a cyclic ketone compound with at least one kind of oxidants selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide and urine-hydrogen peroxide adduct (UHP) using a cobalt(sa... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6596929 | Element inducible in response to injury, a promoter inducible in response to injury and a transgenic plant To develop a promoter inducible in response to injury, this invention provides an injury-inducible element, which may be added to a promoter. The invention provides an injury-inducible element that is a base sequence referred to as nucleotide numbers from -611... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6479734 | DNA fragment responsive to low temperatures and a plant transformed with the DNA fragment This invention relates to a DNA fragment comprising a base sequence (a) the base sequence referred to as nucleotide numbers 1-3794 in a sequence number 1 in a sequence list; (b) the base sequence (a) a part of which is deleted or substituted by another ba... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6229423 | Open-ended cylindrical type magnetic shield apparatus The magnetic shield device including a plurality of concentrically arranged open-ended cylinders having a magnetic shaking applied thereto. A rectangular magnetic ribbon is fixed on the innermost cylinder such that a longitudinal direction of the ribbon i... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5807411 | Method of making a photo-rechargeable storage battery A method of manufacturing a photo-rechargeable storage battery includes cutting a filter paper of glass fiber as a base material in a preselected shape to provide a cut filter paper; washing the cut filter paper; coating a polypyrrole film on at least a p... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5697044 | Process for sintering YBa2 Cu3 Ox through wet grain-coating A high-temperature YBa2 Cu3 Ox superconducting sintered body is produced through wet grain-coating process in which starting grains are soaked in SnI4 solution, pressed after the removal of solvent and then sint... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5686836 | Apparatus for reducing noise due to sensor vibration during measurement of a weak magnetic field An apparatus for measuring a weak magnetic field in a background D.C. magnetic field such as the earth's magnetic field or the like includes a magnetic pickup portion that is supported by a support mechanism which does not impede minute movement in the x-... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5672444 | Composite electrode for a photo-rechargeable storage battery A composite electrode for a photo-rechargeable storage battery includes a filter paper of glass fiber as a base material; a polypyrrole film coated on a surface of the filter paper to provide a conductive polymer; and a gel of polytungustic acid provided ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5338378 | Dental gold alloy with age-hardenability at intraoral temperature A dental gold alloy which is soft enough for adjustment of a patient's occlusal condition, which is age-hardenable with passage of time at temperatures encountered within a patient's oral cavity, and which has a single phase structure which imparts improv... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5099406 | DC-DC converter with surge voltage prevention The disclosed power source apparatus includes a direct current (DC) source connected to the primary side of a transformer through a main switching element, a shunt circuit connected in parallel to the main switching element the shunt circuit being a seria... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5063488 | Switching power source means A switching power source means comprises a DC voltage source, a first switch element, a low-pass filter connected to the DC voltage source through the first switch element, and a second switch element connected to the input end of the low-pass filter, the... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5027263 | Switching power source means A switching power source means comprises a DC voltage source, a first switch element, a low-pass filter connectable to the DC voltage source through the first switch element, and a second switch element connected to the input end of the low-pass filter, t... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5019770 | Switching power source device having energy recovery A switching power source comprising a pair of output terminals, a first switch element, a reactor and a filter which are connected to each other in series between one of the terminals of an input DC power source and one of the output terminals; a second s... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4817427 | Device for measuring water flow rate in plant stem The disclosed device includes a heater mounted on a plant stem for generating a heat flow Q so as to give a heat supply (Q-Qo) to water flow in the stem, Qo being heat loss, a means for controlling heat loss Qo or heat dis... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4577976 | Multi-layered thin film heat transfer gauge A pair of metallic thin films are attached to opposite surfaces of a heat resistive thin film, and the heat flux through the heat resistive thin film is determined by measuring the temperature gradient therein while using the metallic thin films as resist... | 03/25/1986 |
