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...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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| 7496425 | Micrologistics tracking system for an automated manufacturing facility A computing system for monitoring activity in an automated fabrication facility includes a computer operably coupled to an MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) database having data relating to manufacturing operation events; and the computer also being operably co... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7493184 | Available to promise allocation optimization tool A distributed, network-based system and computer program product determines an optimal allocation of available to promise components in a supply chain. An aggregate demand request is generated by a demand entity intelligent agent. The aggregate demand request is pro... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7480538 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing movement of work-in-process materials in an automated manufacturing environment Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing movement of work-in-process materials between processing units in an automated manufacturing environment are provided. A system includes a host system in communication with a work-in-process (WIP) material... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7468886 | Method and structure to improve thermal dissipation from semiconductor devices A method and structure of improving thermal dissipation from a module assembly include attaching a first side of at least one chip to a single chip carrier, the at least one chip having a second side opposite of the first side; grinding the second side of the at lea... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7440348 | Memory array having a redundant memory element A memory array for an integrated circuit includes a plurality of memory elements includes at least one redundant memory element for exchanging with a failed memory element in the plurality of memory elements. A failing address repair register is provided, having a r... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440932 | Method and system for automating issue resolution in manufacturing execution and material control systems Automatic error recovery systems and methods for automated manufacturing plants and factories are disclosed. Such facilities normally have multiple automated control systems, including an automated material handling system (AMHS), all of which run automatically, typ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7405247 | Conductive adhesive composition A reworkable conductive adhesive composition, comprising an epoxy based conductive adhesive containing conductive metal filler particles dispersed in a solvent-free hybrid epoxy polymer matrix. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401068 | Method, system, and storage medium for providing web-based electronic research and presentation functions via a document creation application An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for providing web-based electronic research and presentation functions via a document creation application. The method comprises scanning an active document on a computer device... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391442 | Digital camera including a distortion correction system A digital camera system includes a camera body; a lens mounted to the camera body, and an image processor operatively coupled to the lens. The image processor converts a visual image passing into the lens to a digital format to form a captured digital image. The dig... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384842 | Methods involving silicon-on-insulator trench memory with implanted plate A method for fabricating silicon-on-insulator (SOI) trench memory includes forming a trench on a substrate, wherein a buried oxide layer is disposed on the substrate, a SOI layer is disposed on the buried oxide layer, and a hardmask layer is disposed on the SOI laye... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383305 | Method, system, and storage medium for providing search and reference functions for a messaging system An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for providing search and reference functions for a messaging system. The method comprises receiving a request to search a data archive for reference information relating to at l... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376852 | Method for controlling power change for a semiconductor module The present invention provides a method for controlling power change for a semiconductor module. Specifically, under the present invention power is applied to, or removed from a semiconductor module between a lower power state such as a zero power, nap or sleep stat... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369911 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing movement of work-in-process materials in an automated manufacturing environment Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing movement of work-in-process materials between processing units in an automated manufacturing environment are provided. A system includes a host system in communication with a work-in-process (WIP) material... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359947 | Autonomic e-mail processing system and method Internally within an organization, e-mails are often sent to multiple recipients to request information or ask that a task be performed by one or more, but less than all, of those recipients. The systems and method help minimize overall time burden to those recipien... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7313827 | Apparatus and method for analysis of conversational patterns to position information and autonomic access control list management A method employing a software application for operation for analyzing conversational patterns between people and teams within an organization, locating inconsistencies in the required and actual access level to knowledge repositories, which ultimately results in dyn... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7103458 | Automation system using wireless high frequency Communication between a controller and a set of automated vehicles is improved by use of an RF link that employs a high frequency spread spectrum modem that establishes a low noise link in a high noise industrial environment and also shares the relevant frequency ra... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103444 | Method and apparatus for supervising manufacturing tools A system which provides a graphical user interface for monitoring operational status of the tools in the factory is provided. In a factory where many manufacturing tools having individual status reporting formats are operated, the system collects reports from the to... | 09/05/2006 |
