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 |
| 7241136 | Catalytic combustion burner made from a porous material and flask equipped with such a burner The catalytic combustion burner made from a porous material is designed to cooperate with a wick that will carry a combustible composition to the burner that penetrates into the pores of the porous material, and comprises a peripheral zone that supports a catalyst a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7137811 | Catalytic combustion burner system and flask fitted with such a system The system has a catalytic combustion burner which comprises on its upper part a peripheral zone supporting a catalyst and a central zone without a catalyst creating a vaporisation zone. The system further comprises a sleeve made of porous material comprising a cavi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6814929 | Antibacterial composition for diffusing to combat bacteria contained in the air, a method of diffusing such a composition The invention provides a composition for diffusion in the air of an enclosure to be treated to combat the bacteria contained in the air of the enclosure. The composition contains 2-phenylphenol and natural and/or synthetic thymol dissolved in a solvent such as isopr... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6537061 | Catalytic afterburner and bottle equipped with same The invention concerns a catalytic combustion afterburner made of porous material, comprising in its lower part a substantially axial cavity for receiving a taper designed to convey to the burner a combustible liquid, and in its upper part an annular peri... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6451841 | Method of diffusing an acaricidal composition comprising permethrin and tetramethrin, and the use of a catalytic combustion flask for implementing such a method The invention relates to a method of combating insects and parasites, and in particular acarids, the method comprising a step of diffusing a composition that includes permethrin in a solvent. The method is such that a composition is diffused in a chamber ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6144801 | Perfume diffuser The invention concerns a perfume diffuser comprising: a first conducting element arranged to receive part of the heat generated by the heat source, and to transmit by heat conduction the heat received; a second conducting element separated from the first ... | 11/07/2000 |
