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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| 20090109714 | POWER SUPPLY MODULE ADAPTED TO POWER A CONTROL CIRCUIT OF A SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY A power supply module to power the control circuit of a switching mode power supply is provided. Based on the determination of whether the switching mode power supply is under a light or open load condition, the power supply module can dynamically provide the power to t... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090073730 | AC-DC Power Converter An AC-DC power converter is composed of AC input, a first rectifying circuit, a second rectifying circuit, a DC-DC converter and a DC output. The DC-DC converter has a DC input. The first rectifying circuit and the second rectifying circuit are connected in parallel bet... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20080227318 | Connector Device for Producing an Electrical Connection Between a Mains Cable and a Loom A connector device for the production of an electrical connection between a mains cable and a cable harness in an electrical device, in particular, a domestic device, is disclosed, comprising a first plug-in connector, for the production of a detachable, mechanical and ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20050041445 | Method of establishing a master & minus; host in modules connecting in parallel This invention relates to a method of establishing a master unit in a multi-unit parallel system. Each module with a respective number is connected through a bus, and has a different host-identifying pulse width Ts and a host-releasing pulse width Tw. According to the r... | 02/24/2005 |
