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 |
| 8182536 | Total disc replacement device An intervertebral implant for implantation between an upper vertebra and a lower vertebra having a central axis. The implant may have a first member with a top surface for contacting at least a portion of the upper vertebra and a bottom surface as well as a second m... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182047 | Spoke for wire wheels, method of construction of said wheel and wheel thus obtained A spoke for a wire wheel of the type including a rim and a hub interconnected with one another by a plurality of spokes, each of which includes an end portion arranged to be retained at least in one direction in a seat associated with the rim. The spoke has a bush a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8173197 | Coated medical devices and methods of making same Methods of protecting an insertable medical device from chemical degradation are provided. Methods include coating the insertable medical device with an acrylic layer and then coating the acrylic layer with an acrylic-grafted fluoropolymer. Medical devices coated wi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8157806 | Apparatus and methods for vertebral augmentation Apparatuses and methods of treating a collapsed vertebra may include inserting cannulae into the damaged vertebral body and one or more adjacent vertebral bodies and repositioning the one or more adjacent vertebral bodies by manipulating one or more of the cannulae.... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156433 | Embodied music system An embodied music system. The system creates an interactive interface between a listener and the external environment. The system includes a physical device located in the environment that provides sensory input to the listener. An audio signal of the system is adap... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153956 | Interrogator for a plurality of sensor fiber optic gratings including a masking compensation operation An interrogator for a plurality of sensor fiber optic gratings. The interrogator includes a broadband optical source; at least one beam splitter directing output of the optical source to the sensor fiber optic gratings; at least one linear filter for converting chan... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8128632 | Delivery of multicomponent compositions The invention relates to devices and kits for the controlled delivery of viscous, multi component compositions. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118874 | Replacement or supplementation of a nucleus pulposus using a hydrogel A nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc is supplemented or replaced by an elongated, physiologically fully hydrated hydrogel prosthesis inserted into the central region of an intervertebral disc, where it can fold upon itself to form a prosthesis body within th... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115928 | Box inspector A box inspector for detecting at an inspection station an unacceptable skew in, an item missing from, and/or an unacceptable gap in a box. The box inspector has pairs of aligned emitters and receivers generating a signal when an unacceptable skew is detected, at lea... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8092540 | Implant comprising a two-piece joint An implant, in particular an intervertebral implant, comprising (A) two articulating parts (4; 5) having each a central axis (1; 26), each a curved slide surface (6; 7) intersecting the central axes (1; 26), and each an axially outermost ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8075834 | Blow molding machine and associated mechanisms A machine (10) for blow molding containers (110). The machine (10) has a stationary flow head (26) located above a turntable (12) with molds (16) mounted on carriages (38). The carriages (38) are mounted on ram... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070400 | Device for the high-speed drilling of printed circuit boards A device for the high-speed drilling of boards for printed circuits and the like. The device has a support, a drill head with an associated mandrel, and a member for locking and driving a drill bit in the mandrel. The mandrel is actuated by a compressed air turbine ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057546 | Intervertebral disk prosthesis or artificial vertebral body An intervertebral disk prosthesis or the intervertebral implant has a cavity-like middle part with a longitudinal axis, an upper end, a lower end, an upper apposition plate, and a lower apposition plate. The upper apposition plate is placed on the upper end of the m... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8033617 | Wire-spoked wheel having spokes coupled to rim A method for the manufacture of a wire wheel of the type comprising a rim and a hub secured to each other by a plurality of spokes. Each spoke includes a stem at the opposed axial ends of which are arranged respective anchorage members capable of being secured respe... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025784 | System and method for controlling the generation of a biocidal liquid Methods and systems for generating biocidal solution having a predetermined level of available free chlorine and pH, including an electrolytic cell that generates the biocidal solution by an electrolytic reaction, the electrolytic cell including an input pipe for re... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8013103 | Polymer compounds and a preparation method thereof Disclosed herein are polymer compounds, a method for preparing thereof. More specifically, provided are polymer compounds with well-connected, narrow size distribution free-volume element and a method for preparing the polymer compounds by thermal rearrangement for ... | 09/06/2011 |
| D644253 | Sowing machine | 08/30/2011 |
| 7994469 | Interrogator for a plurality of sensor fiber optic gratings having at least one filter for converting changes in peak reflection wavelength to changes in intensity An interrogator for a plurality of sensor fiber optic gratings. The interrogator includes a broadband optical source; at least one beam splitter directing output of the optical source to the sensor fiber optic gratings; at least one linear filter for converting chan... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993095 | Mobile split palletizer A modular split palletizer for loading layers of articles on stackable pallets. The palletizer has a frame supporting first, second, and third sections. The first section includes a layer build area and a first portion of a stacker transfer track. The second section... | 08/09/2011 |
| D641469 | Dispensing applicator with a ridged middle | 07/12/2011 |
| D641468 | Dispensing applicator | 07/12/2011 |
| 7959426 | Apparatus for producing a multi-layer parison having a layer of varying thickness An apparatus for producing a parison having a plurality of resin layers and at least one resin layer of varying thickness is disclosed. The parison is used to form containers in a blow mold machine. An extruder is in communication with a flow head to form the pariso... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957223 | Ultrasonic ranging in the near zone An ultrasonic ranging device for ultrasonic ranging in the near zone. The device may include a transducer for generating an ultrasonic signal and for detecting an echo signal. The device may also include a processor for calculating the distance to a target object ba... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7947044 | Surgical instruments for shaping spinal endplates The present invention relates to surgical instruments particularly suitable for preparing vertebral endplates during spinal interbody surgical procedures. Methods of using such instruments are also disclosed. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7934614 | Two-piece seal vial assembly A two-piece seal vial assembly. The first piece is a vial defining an aperture adapted to contain a liquid. The vial has a base, a crown disposed opposite the base, and an upright side wall extending from the base to the crown and including a tapered inner diameter ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7926859 | Synthetic sling whose component parts have opposing lays A sling for industrial lifting made of a load-bearing core and a cover. The cover protects the plurality of yarns that make-up the core. Each core yarn is made of a number of core threads twisted together. The core yarns are twisted together where the twist is in th... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922348 | Luminous handle for doors, furnishings, means of transport or the like A luminous handle (10) for doors, furnishings, or public buildings such as airports, toilets, hospitals, etc., means of transport or the like, comprising a handgrip or knob (20) made of transparent or translucent material, sanded if necessary. A spindl... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7914682 | Method for removing impurities from a urea solution A method of removing impurities from a urea solution comprising contacting the aqueous solution with an ion exchange resin and adsorbing the impurities from the urea solution, and the system therefore. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7896243 | Self-service autonomous merchandising machine A solution for consumer self-service merchandise order placement, payment, and pick up, integrated with a merchant's Internet e-commerce site and with an effective merchant point-of-sale management system. The solution includes a system and apparatus and of a set of... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887117 | Device for opening and closing of tarpaulins for covering the bodies of industrial, agricultural and similar vehicles Device for opening and closing control of tarpaulins for covering the bodies of industrial, agricultural and/or similar vehicles, in which the operating device 11 comprises drive pulleys 28 and diverter pulleys 26 which run along the cable 17... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7833006 | Single-sided shuttle-type blow molding apparatus A single-sided shuttle-type blow molding apparatus having an extruder for substantially continuously extruding a thermoplastic material in tubular form at a moldable temperature downwardly along a vertical axis. The apparatus includes a mold having a set of mold par... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828942 | Electrochemical treatment of an aqueous salt solution A device (10) for producing a biocidal solution has a sealed and replaceable reservoir (16) with a low volume capacity which contains pre-prepared aqueous salt solution (18) with a pre-determined concentration, an electrolytic cell (20) f... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828170 | Rim-mounted drinking aid for liquid containers A drinking aid adapted to engage, and facilitate drinking by a user from, a liquid container having a rim and an opening. The drinking aid has a body at least a portion of which defines a U-shaped groove adapted to receive the rim of the container when the rim slips... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815837 | Method for compression molding plastic articles Method for compression molding plastic articles. The method includes the step of providing a plurality of molds mounted for travel around a first axis. Each mold includes upper and lower mold sections, with at least one of the mold sections being moveable in a non-c... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810246 | Bolt as-builter survey cone Survey tool for performing as-built survey measurements with improved accuracy by engaging with and centering on stationary fasteners. The survey tool has a substantially conical receiver with a narrow end and a wide end, the wide end adapted for centering on statio... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806994 | Electronic package formed using low-temperature active solder including indium, bismuth, and/or cadmium An active solder alloy, an electronic device package including the active solder alloy bonding an electronic device to a substrate, and a method of forming high-strength joints by soldering using the solder alloy. The alloy contains up to about 10% by weight of an e... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7802390 | Configurable modular picture frame A picture frame for holding and displaying content. The picture frame has an edge with a channel receiving the content. An edge segment is attachable to and detachable from the remainder of the edge, using magnets, to allow insertion and removal of the content. A ba... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7744138 | Edge protector for use with a sling An edge protector, including a flexible body portion, spacers, and mating straps, that protects slings from both abrasion damage and cutting damage caused by a heavy object being lifted. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7662186 | Anterior interbody spinal implant This present invention relates to interbody spinal implants and methods of using such implants. Certain embodiments of the present invention are particularly suitable for placement using an anterior surgical approach. Certain embodiments of the present invention inc... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7607375 | Apparatus and method for attaching spouts to containers A method and apparatus for cutting moils from necks of molded plastic containers and installing spouts in the necks are disclosed. The apparatus includes a pick and place mechanism that rotates along an arcuate path transporting the containers between a cutting stat... | 10/27/2009 |
