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 |
| 5460770 | Method for protecting shaped articles from attack by water An article is provided which has a surface which is contactable in use with water at a temperature of at least 100° C. The surface of the article is protected from attack by the water, because it is formed of a shaped fired ceramic material which is form... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5456899 | Preparation of titanium dioxide A novel process for preparing titanium dioxide from a titanium chloride consists of heating an aqueous solution of the titanium chloride in the presence of a salt of a polycarboxylic acid. The process is useful for producing titanium dioxide having a part... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5456328 | Drill bit with improved rolling cutter tooth pattern A drill bit includes a rolling cutter having a plurality of closed-end circumferential rows of teeth protruding from the body of the cutter. At least one of the rows of teeth lies along a path defined either by multiple helical segments or a canted planar... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5456249 | Resuscitator with carbon dioxide detector A resuscitator is provided with an integral carbon dioxide detector for indicating the presence of carbon dioxide in a patient. The carbon dioxide detector is a conventional pH sensitive chromogenic compound that is positioned in the breathing circuit to ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5457717 | Apparatus and method for eliminating mapping jitter A desynchronizer (10) for eliminating output mapping jitter includes a demapper circuit (12) for reading asynchronous data and a clock rate of an embedded signal within a synchronous channel (14). Payload data from the embedded signal is buffered within a... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5457310 | Method and system for automatically correcting boresight errors in a laser beam guidance system A method and system is provided for automatically maintaining the position of a laser beam relative to a boresight axis with a highly sensitive and selective beam position detector that is optimally located for noise reduction, and compensating for angula... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5456603 | Dental laser apparatus and method for treating tooth decay A dental laser apparatus and method is disclosed for removing tooth decay. A substance which selectively attaches to tooth decay is applied to the tooth. This substance has a predetermined absorption band. A laser having an output wavelength which corresp... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5455212 | In situ production of silicon carbide-containing ceramic composite powders A method for producing alumina-silicon carbide ceramic powders by in situ production of silicon carbide particles by introducing a pyrolyzable carbon source, preferably a gaseous hydrocarbon, into a reactor containing an alumino-silicate, pyrolyzing the p... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5452592 | Method of treating a yarn end of a knitted fabric In knitting a knit fabric, knitting needles in a range corresponding with a desired knitting width for the fabric are fed with a draw yarn to form a course of stitches from the draw yarn. The knitting needles may be taken from a pair of needle beds which ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5454027 | Phantom mobile identification number method and apparatus A method and apparatus for changing the mobile identification number of a cellular telephone unit to reflect a local network planning area number, including a cellular telephone unit having a microprocessor and associated data storage. The microprocessor ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5453784 | Imaging apparatus and method for determining range and determining focus information A camera having an image plane which is adjustable with respect to the optical axis is used to determine range information from focus. This imaging geometry eliminates the usual focusing need of image plane movement by replacing the two standard mechanica... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5453979 | Method and apparatus for generating route information for asynchronous transfer mode cell processing An apparatus for generating route information for asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cell processing includes a route agent (64) that transmits a route request cell in response to a determination that route information for a particular ATM cell is not found... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5453945 | Method for decomposing signals into efficient time-frequency representations for data compression and recognition A method for decomposing signals into efficient time-frequency representations for data compression and recognition which uses adaptable wavelet basis functions and concentrates a signal or image's information to a higher degree than methods based on the ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452976 | Anchor and method and system for securing same A method and system for securing an anchor in a hard substance or rigid material include a cutter bit for drilling a hole in the hard substance, an anchor for fitting within the drilled hole, the process of drilling the hole using the cutter bit, the dril... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5450999 | Variable air volume environmental management system including a fuzzy logic control system A controller for a variable air volume terminal of a variable air volume air conditioning system which comprises a temperature sensing circuitry for generating a temperature process value, a setpoint determining circuitry for establishing a temperature se... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5451744 | Rotisserie oven A rotisserie oven includes an air plenum having three sections surrounding a cooking chamber. Two sections extend along opposing lateral walls while a third section extends along the top wall of the cooking chamber. Exhaust vents in the air plenum provide... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5452087 | Method and apparatus for measuring pressure with embedded non-intrusive fiber optics A method and apparatus is provided for measuring pressure in a pressure containing vessel with a non-intrusive, metal-embedded fiber optic pressure sensor. The pressure containing vessel may, for example, be the combustion chamber of an internal combustio... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5452293 | Apparatus and method of transmitting call information prior to establishing a connection path Call information is transmitted between broadband switching modules (12) and a broadband services switch (10). Each broadband switching module (12) receives call information from outside the broadband services switch (10) and translates the information in... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5452341 | Integrated voice processing system Integrated voice processing systems. General-purpose common computer platform voice processing systems described provide integrated voice processing functions, for example, voice messaging, call processing, interactive voice response and other systems typ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5452415 | Method and system for automatically displaying and configuring a network monitoring system A method and system that provides several pre-defined user templates that may be combined in various ways to represent all known network configurations of a digital cross-connect network. The system interrogates the user concerning the network configurati... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5452407 | Method for representing a patient's treatment site as data for use with a CAD or CAM device A method is described for representing a treatment site (10) of a patient as data suitable for use with a computer-aided design device (46). The method includes scanning the treatment site(10) with a scanning apparatus (40), such as a CT scanner, to produ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450024 | ECL to CMOS signal converter circuit including toggle-fault detection An ECL to CMOS signal converter circuit including built-in toggle-fault detection circuitry and method of conversion are provided in which an RF transformer is used to translate ECL level digital signals to CMOS level signals. A diode biasing circuit shif... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5449361 | Orthopedic cable tensioner Apparatus and methods are provided to allow attachment of one or more surgical cables in the form of a loop to selected portions of a patient's body. The apparatus includes a cable tensioner which applies manual force to the surgical cable at a one to one... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5448471 | Check transaction processing, database building and marketing method and system utilizing automatic check reading The present invention includes automatic check reading techniques which enables the detection of a customer's checking account number on a check, regardless of the bank, bank branch or type of account. The customer identification code is automatically use... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5447415 | Motor driven fluid compressor within hermetic housing A motor driven fluid compressor having compression and drive mechanisms within a hermetically sealed housing is disclosed. The compressor includes the compression mechanism, and the drive mechanism. A drive shaft and a motor rotates the drive shaft. A her... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5445527 | Press fit pinless latching shroud There is disclosed a press-fit pinless latching shroud. The latching shroud retains a connector to a pinfield with two flexible interlocking arms. The connector may be removed from the shroud by the user by disengaging the flexible arms from the connector... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5444801 | Apparatus for switching optical signals and method of operation The present invention provides an apparatus (74 and 200) for switching an optical signal from an input optical fiber (210) to one of a plurality of output optical fibers (214 and 216). The apparatus (74 and 200) includes a collimator (76) for collimating ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5444192 | Interactive data entry apparatus An interactive data entry apparatus to accept, translate, store, and transmit data entered via a paper data entry form and to simultaneously create a written and magnetic or other computer data record. The apparatus has a digitizer upon which a data entry... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443759 | Oil-in-water emulsions An oil-in-water emulsion containing 0.5% to 30% metallic oxides having a particle size of less than 0.2 micron, less than 10% total emulsifier, 5% to 30% of an oil phase and at least 60% of an aqueous phase is provided. The invention also makes available a met... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443504 | Basic skeletal muscle energy conversion system This invention provides a simple skeletal muscle linear pull energy convertor which can harness the maximal amount of muscle power for a wide variety of implantable medical devices, including the full range of circulatory support devices. The muscle power... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443372 | Coupling mechanism for a compressor A coupling mechanism for a compressor of an automotive air conditioning system which is equipped with a safety mechanism for preventing damage to the engine due to compressor failure or malfunction. A front end plate with a tubular extension which extends... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5442960 | Measurement of mass using angular simple harmonic motion A device for measuring the masses of objects in any gravity environment, including microgravity or zero gravity. Objects are placed on a platform having a torque restoring means. The platform is rotated from an equilibrium position and released, such that... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443374 | Motor driven fluid compressor A hermetic type scroll compressor includes a hermetically sealed compressor housing formed by first and second cup-shaped casings. A cylindrical housing portion is disposed between the first and second cup-shaped casings and has an annular inner block ext... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5441120 | Roller cone rock bit having a sealing system with double elastomer seals A roller cone rock bit (10) is provided that has a sealing system with double elastomer seals. A first elastomer seal (30) is disposed between a cone (18) having a cavity (24) and a spindle (16). A second elastomer seal (32) is disposed between cone (18) ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5440760 | Disposable face shield The disposable face shield (10) protects the wearer against airborne particles and droplets possibly containing pathogens. The disposable face shield (10) includes a transparent plastic shield (12) and a cord (50) attached to the transparent plastic shiel... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5441061 | Interchangeable decorative ornament and method A decorative ornament (10) for displaying a decorative element (12) is provided. Decorative ornament (10) comprises a coupling member (14) for coupling the decorative ornament (10) for display. Decorative ornament (10) further comprises a plurality of hol... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5441138 | Coin handling system with an improved coin chute A coin handling system comprising an improved coin chute (115) for guiding coins in a coin operated machine is provided comprising a first chute piece (122) and a second chute piece (123), each forming an opposite sidewall of the chute (115). An internal ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5441576 | Thermoelectric cooler A thermoelectric heat pump which is resistant against thermal stresses incurred during thermal cycling of Thermal Cyclers or the like between cold and hot temperatures of about 0° C. at a ramping rate up to about 1° C. per second has improved joints bet... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5441527 | Implantable bone growth stimulator and method of operation A method for the therapeutic stimulation of bone growth of a bone site is disclosed comprising the steps of implanting first and second electrodes into the tissue near the base site. The electrodes are coupled to a bone growth stimulator which generates a... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5441600 | Methods for anisotropic etching of (100) silicon Extremely high aspect ratio vertical walls may be constructed using sodium hydroxide etches of (100) orientation silicon. Mask bodies 18a, 18b and 18c are used to form vertical wall sections 20a, 20b and 20c from a silicon substrate 10.... | 08/15/1995 |
