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 |
| 5566711 | Combined control and regulating valve for liquids or gases A combined control and regulating valve (1) having a housing (2) with an inlet (3) and an outlet (4) as well as a partition (5) between said inlet and outlet and having a seat (6) designed for an interaction with a main valve body (7), which is adjustable... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5170992 | Stop valve A stop valve (1) comprises a housing (2) having a passage (15) for a reversible medium flow, which can be stopped by means of a valve body (20) having an annular portion of a sphere as a sealing surface (25) and a flat end portion (26). The transfer area ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 4715579 | Radiator valve incorporating presetting means A radiator valve having an enclosed pre-adjustment arrangement. In the valve body (10) a plastic insert (36) is disposed, having a coaxial, conical inner surface (38) and a projection (40) provided with a flow opening (34). The flow opening is made with a... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4679729 | Apparatus and method for regulating flow and temperature in a central heating installation A method and apparatus for regulating the flow and the temperature in a central heating installation including a heating circuit having a feed pipe (28), one inlet control and distributing unit (38), a plurality of heating coils (40, 40', 40"), one collec... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4667875 | Temperature control arrangement in heating systems This invention regards a control arrangement for heating systems for localities. Heat is given off continuously and the control may take place by changing the temperature (tw) of the heat carrier medium, thereby sensing the interior temperature... | 05/26/1987 |
