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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120003040 | ARTIFICIAL FLAGSTONE FOR PROVIDING A SURFACE WITH A NATURAL RANDOM LOOK An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110286793 | PAVER MAT A paver may include a paver body and at least two slots running through the paver body from one side to another side. The slots may be parallel to an upper surface of the paver body. The slots further may be aligned according to the paver's orientation in a larger paver... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110280657 | VEHICLE TRACKING PAD A component mat combines with similar mats to form a vehicle tracking pad assemblage, with juxtaposed ends joined by mechanical interlock. Optional turnout mats are interlocked to sides of the component mat. A top mat surface carries a finish formed of an array of upsta... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20100322709 | PAVING STONE AND METHOD A concrete cast stone resembling a flagstone for use with other ones of the concrete cast stones for covering a surface. The concrete cast stone comprising a body having a peripheral contour of non-repetitive jagged shape for interlocking engagement of a plurality of th... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100236174 | ARTIFICIAL FLAGSTONE FOR PROVIDING A SURFACE WITH A NATURAL RANDOM LOOK An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair ... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100172694 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A SOFT GROUND The inventive support structure for a soft ground consists of at least two elements which comprise a plate [1], on the lower supporting surface of which three anchoring projections in the form of hooks are made or secured, one of these projections [9] bein... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100047016 | Porous Ceramic Paving Material The disclosure is directed to a method of constructing a porous, ceramic pavement that is permeable to aqueous fluids and more resistant to acidic rainwater than concrete. The method includes selecting a porous, ceramic paving material having a compressive strength suff... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100034585 | Porous Ceramic Paving Material The disclosure is directed to a method of constructing a porous, ceramic pavement that is permeable to aqueous fluids and more resistant to acidic rainwater than concrete. The method includes selecting a porous, ceramic paving material having a compressive strength suff... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090297267 | Recycled tire paver blocks Recycled tire paver blocks with hidden interconnectors are cast blocks composed at least of a binder and rubber, the rubber being shredded rubber from recycled tires. The block has a top, a bottom and at least one sidewall, and has a substantially symmetric shape from a... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090274513 | GRASS PAVER The invention relates to a grass paver with a rectangular lattice-like body which is formed by intersecting transverse struts and longitudinal struts which form at least one grid opening, wherein the transverse struts project beyond the longitudinal struts and the longi... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090129861 | INTERLOCKING RUBBER MAT RESEMBLING A PAVING STONE SURFACE A tile for an interlocking rubber mat includes a tile body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a rectangular peripheral edge. The upper surface is imprinted with a repeating paving stone pattern of a square adjacent an octagon. Each square has four sides of eq... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090105000 | Portable surface covering A portable ‘surface covering’ for mainly outdoor use, in a horizontal or inclined plane, subject to support from the underlying substratum. The ‘surface covering’ has means to maintain its position in loose, unstable, easily penetrated substratum, using tube peg... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090097916 | Paving stone The invention relates to a paving stone (1), especially for road construction. The paving stone (1) has side flanks (23) preferably directed perpendicularly with respect to the laying plane. At least two coupling members (3, 4) are disposed o... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20080273924 | Registrable Modular Covering for Road Surfaces The invention relates to modular cladding for paving, comprising hexagonal sections (2). According to the invention, the long sides of the sections are straight and parallel, while the ends of the four remaining sides are positioned in pairs at an angle of 90°. ... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080267703 | Paver stone system A paver stone system comprises a first paver stone having a generally trapezoidal configuration, a second paver stone having a generally triangular configuration, and a third paver stone having a generally rhombus configuration. The paver stones are used to construct a ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080240857 | IRREGULARLY SHAPED HEXAGONAL PAVING STONE WITH INTEGRAL MATING SPACERS A concrete paving stone is cast with an irregularly shaped hexagonal contour and defines six distinct irregularly shaped projections and six irregularly curved concave formations. The projections and concave formations are all of unlike shape. Spacer members are cast in... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080145148 | Dry-cast concrete block A dry-cast concrete block for use in a structure comprising a plurality of concrete blocks. The dry-cast concrete block comprises three convex sides and three concave sides alternating with the three convex sides. The dry-cast concrete block also comprises a surface loc... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080118307 | Method for fabricating and employing a paving system using arrays of vertically interlocking paving blocks A method for fabricating and forming a continuous covered area, such as a sidewalk or patio, employing vertically interlocking tessellated components. One embodiment, termed PORTAPAVE™, achieves this interlocking via an array of uniquely configured two-sectioned paver... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080075533 | INTERLOCKING GROUND COVER MATS The invention is directed to interlocking ground cover mats that can be used to facilitate the passage of heavy equipment and vehicles on wet or disturbed ground. The ground cover mats are comprised of boards contained within a metal frame. The side surfaces of the mats... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20070217865 | Artificial Flagstone For Providing A Surface With A Natural Random Look An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair ... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20060233610 | Interlocking paver stone system An interlocking paver stone system comprises a first paver stone having a generally oval configuration and a second paver stone having a generally star configuration having a first point, a second point, a third point, a fourth point, a first curved side between the fir... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060115327 | Road mat A road mat having a mat body with a first coupling end and a second coupling end. A first locking mechanism is provided at the first coupling end that includes a male coupling member and a female coupling member. A second locking mechanism is provided at the second coup... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20050254894 | Ground covering elements of artificial stone material The invention relates to an artificial stone floor element with a basic shape that corresponds to the combination of a plurality of square basic elements, especially to an angular floor element. The floor element includes projections and recesses along its peripheral si... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050129462 | Paving stone kit A block pavement comprising (concrete) paving blocks (11, 12) is formed in such a way that individual paving strips (21, 22) adjoining one another are delimited from one another by strip joints (23, 24) designed in a wave-like manner. Each paving st... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050063780 | Flexible panel The flexible panel is made of juxtaposed rectangular bars each having holes extending transversely therein and elastic cords threaded through these holes for keeping the bars closely positioned side-by-side. Adjacent bars have a shiplap joint there between comprising a ... | 03/24/2005 |
