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 |
| 8181833 | Harness for backpack vacuum cleaner and the like A harness (10) for a backpack vacuum cleaner (100) includes a back plate (20) mounted to a vacuum cleaner body (102). The back plate (20) includes an intermediate portion (22) and two flexible sections (24) on opposit... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660305 | Support of a digital device | 05/22/2012 |
| D660032 | Sand vehicle | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180250 | Driving device for toner cartridge for use in printing apparatus A driving device for a toner cartridge includes a cartridge body and a driving portion disposed on the cartridge body. A transmission mechanism is disposed in the cartridge body. The driving portion includes a driving motor and a controller. The controller receives ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179005 | Motor A motor includes a base, a stator and a rotor. The base is equipped with a shaft tube having an outer circumferential wall. The stator is coupled with the shaft tube of the base and has an assembly hole. A plurality of close-fitting portions is formed between an inn... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177530 | Miniature heat-dissipating fan A miniature heat-dissipating fan includes a stator and a rotor. The stator has a first leakage flux absorber, a coil layer arranged on the first leakage flux absorber, and a hole. The coil layer has a plurality of coils, and the hole passes through the first leakage... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177191 | Multi-function tool A multi-function tool comprises a shank body including a plurality of located grooves aligned thereon longitudinally; a pry bar including a first section, a second section extending from the first section for prying, a first receptacle longitudinally piercing the fi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176813 | Methods for manufacturing combination wrenches without generating carbon scale A method for manufacturing combination wrenches includes preparing a material plate having a plurality of wrench material pieces. Each wrench material piece is sheared off from the material plate and then pressed in a sealed mold at a temperature without generating ... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659844 | Water foot massager | 05/15/2012 |
| D659746 | Pair of spectacles | 05/15/2012 |
| D659742 | Eyeglass frame | 05/15/2012 |
| D659623 | Vehicle floor mat | 05/15/2012 |
| D659597 | Balance bike | 05/15/2012 |
| D659561 | Combined level and square | 05/15/2012 |
| D659513 | Wall-hung carrier for dust collector | 05/15/2012 |
| D659446 | Seat plate with a foldable leg rest | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174573 | Monitoring camera A monitoring camera has a base, a camera module and a casing. The base has a parapet formed on the base. The parapet has a memory slot and at least one pair of guide slots formed oppositely on the parapet. Each guide slot has a notch extending toward the bottom of t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174453 | Folder-type mobile communication device The present invention is related to a folder-type mobile communication device. The device comprises a first dielectric substrate, a first ground plane disposed on the first dielectric substrate, a second dielectric substrate, a second ground plane disposed on the se... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172553 | Small sized heat dissipating fan with outward arrangement of a speed adjuster resistor having a resistance of zero ohms A small sized heat dissipating fan includes a housing, a stator and a rotor. The housing includes a carrying base to hold the stator and rotor. The stator includes a magnetizing member having a plurality of coils and a circuit board electrically connecting to the co... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171944 | Hair retainer A hair retainer includes an annular body having a receiving through-hole through which a section of hair of a user is adapted to be extended. The annular body is flexible, bendable, and twistable so as to so create a variety of hair styles. Two clamping frames exten... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171646 | Scraper A scraper includes a shell, a first controlling mechanism moveably installed within the shell for carrying a razor. The first controlling mechanism is moveable between a first position that the razor is exposed outside the shell and a second position that the razor ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171165 | File conversion system assigning split pieces to a plurality of devices and method used thereby A file conversion system is capable of transmitting via a network a file provided by a file providing end in a format supported by a file receiving end to the file receiving end. The file conversion system includes a receiving module for receiving the file provided ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169094 | Generating system using solar energy and wind power A generating system includes a first generating device (1) and a second generating device (2). The first generating device includes a housing (11), a solar cell panel (12), a storage unit (13), a heat conduction layer (16), ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167677 | Method of assembling an airtight LED light bulb A method of assembling an airtight LED light bulb has the steps of: connecting a stem device with an LED device, drying the LED device, connecting the stem device with a bulb envelope, extracting air in the bulb envelope via a pipe, filling the bulb envelope with ni... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167460 | LED lamp having heat radiating housing A lamp includes a housing unit and a light source mounted on the housing unit. The housing unit includes a housing and a plurality of heat radiating fins. The light source includes a support base having a first side provided with a plurality of light emitting member... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167455 | LED lamp having a larger lighting angle An LED lamp includes a lamp shade, an optical lens mounted in the lamp shade, and an LED module mounted in the lamp shade. Thus, the optical lens has a curved surface with different curvatures to reflect and refract the light beams of the LED module in different ang... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167369 | Cushion structure for bicycle A cushion structure for a bicycle contains a body and a bottom tube. The body includes a circular inserting seat. The inserting seat includes a plurality of crossed support ribs extending radially from a center thereof and connecting with an outer rim thereof and fo... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167155 | Beverage mixing device with two mixed beverages A beverage mixing device includes a primary container, a secondary container mounted in the primary container, a diaphragm removably mounted on the secondary container to seal the lower end of the secondary container, a sliding member movably mounted in the secondar... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166845 | Theftproof clutch handle that is detached easily and quickly A theftproof clutch handle for a motorcycle includes a clutch connector, at least one fixed shaft mounted on the clutch connector, a handle body removably mounted on the fixed shaft, and a locking shaft movably mounted on the handle body and releasably locked onto t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166606 | Squeegee assembly A squeegee assembly (10, 10′) includes a flexible wiper blade (30) sandwiched between a mounting bracket (32, 32′) and a retaining strap (34, 34′). A retainer (94) has a head (98) which is positionable between aligned ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8155370 | Audio system and a method for detecting and adjusting a sound field thereof An audio system utilizes a method for detecting and adjusting a sound field effect thereof. The audio system includes a first speaker and a second speaker. The first speaker is used to emit a first sound signal, and the second speaker is used to emit a second sound ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154862 | Open external hard drive enclosure An open external hard drive enclosure has a body, a hard drive port, at least one computer port, a power input port and a control circuit. The control circuit is electrically connected with the hard drive port, the at least one computer port and the power input port... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154161 | Miniature motor A miniature motor includes a substrate having a pivotal portion. A coil unit and a detection element are provided around the pivotal portion. A rotor is rotatably mounted to the pivotal portion and includes a hub and a permanent magnet mounted to the hub and aligned... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152378 | Automatic-positioning linear guide An automatic-positioning linear guide has a driven body combined with guiding rails at two sides of a stationary base via a plurality of rollers. Each of the rollers is composed of two bearings combined by an axial shaft and can be assembled with the corresponding g... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152362 | Mixer and methods of mixing A mixer (10) includes a coupler (22) receiving an upper end of a shaft (24) rotatably connected to an offset pin (20) of a circulating plate (18) mounted to a rotatable output (14) of a motor (12). The shaft (24 | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152031 | Kettle that is opened and closed easily and quickly without having to remove its lid A kettle includes a kettle body, a lid and a handle. The lid includes an inner seat having a connecting hole, an outer seat mounted on the inner seat, a sealing unit movable relative to the inner seat to open or close the connecting hole, a push rod secured to the s... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151674 | Layer cutting apparatus A layer cutting apparatus includes a tray having an interior defined by a bottom and sidewall. A sleeve is at least partially disposed in the interior of the tray, and a cutting line is attached to the sleeve. The cutting line is configured to be removed from the sl... | 04/10/2012 |
| D657524 | Golf cart | 04/10/2012 |
| D657522 | Golf cart | 04/10/2012 |
| D657467 | Side tooth mold | 04/10/2012 |
