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 |
| 6910655 | Roll shaft, recording medium supply apparatus and recording apparatus A roll shaft comprises: a latching portion which is mounted outside of one end of a roll shaft body and latched to the bearing portion of the latching portion; a one-way connection portion which is mounted inside the one end of the roll shaft body and rotated in onl... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6618896 | Apparatus for cleaning of curved surfaces employing the cloth principle Apparatus for cleaning a curved surface by employing the cloth principle, the apparatus having a roll for unsoiled cloth with unused cleaning cloth thereon, a roll for soiled cloth for taking up used soiled cloth, a pressing element for pulling unsoiled c... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6422502 | Winding unit A winding unit is provided in which one-way clutches for driving and braking are mounted in the inner surface of the reel and a web such as a cover tape 39 is wound by intermittently rotating the reel. Tension acting on the web can be released during repl... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6059391 | Apparatus and method for ink jet printing on large or irregular fabrics An ink-jet printing technique for printing on flat or seamed or irregular surfaced fabric sections or on seamed or irregular continuous rolls of fabric, for example as caused by hems or collars. The position of an ink-jet printing head is automatically ad... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5573202 | System and method for controlling the winding of a ribbon on a receiver reel A system controls the winding of a ribbon on a receiver reel rotationally driven by a stepping motor. The ribbon has successive indicators at regularly spaced intervals on the ribbon. A detection device, having two spaced optical cells at a predetermined ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5328116 | Regulated length take-up device A regulated length take-up device characterized by its substantially reduced width to be compact and simple structure, offering accurate regulated length take-up operation. A rotating lever is connected to the shaft of a take-up roll via a one-way clutch.... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5320298 | Undirectional ratchet utilizing an articulated pawl The invention is embodied in an articulated pawl. This pawl is designed to reliably drive a take-up reel on a tape and reel component feeder. By always engaging teeth on the reel, the pawl is prevented from skipping teeth during the return phase of the re... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5064130 | Cutting plant for cutting blanks out of a starting strip A cutting plant for cutting blanks out of a starting strip comprises a cutting deck, which has a top surface to which a vacuum is applied, a cutting carriage, which is movable over the top surface and is provided with a cutting tool that is adjustable to ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4997139 | Sanitary door handle cover dispensing device The invention is directed to a dispensing device for the automatically dispensing of a sanitary covering for rest room exit door handles, laboratory doors and the like. The door handle is enclosed with a dry sanitary covering which is replaced from a supp... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4875634 | Paper tape roll control unit An improved paper tape control unit is provided for use with calculators, adding machines and the like requiring use of paper tape in roll form. The paper tape control unit supplies the paper tape to the associated machine and provides automatic, intermit... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4687152 | Machines for handling electrical components It is convenient to supply electrical or electronic components for placement on tapes; however it has proved difficult to satisfactorily handle tapes for carrying large components. Use of wide tapes to feed larger components is facilitated by using a driv... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4497420 | Label dispenser A label dispenser which utilizes an infrared radiator and sensor which is phased and modulated so as to discriminate from ambient light and which has a movable peel bar which can be adjusted for labels of different lengths such that as the labels are remo... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4440355 | Electronic component supply apparatus The disclosure is directed to an electronic component supply apparatus for use in an electronic component mounting arrangement, which employs an electronic component carrier tape. The apparatus is arranged to separate a covering tape from a tape base of t... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4372697 | Ribbon drive arrangement for a printer Apparatus for advancing equal increments of tape to a takeup reel utilizes a drive blade having an edge that tends to slip in one longitudinal direction and grip in the other. Reciprocation of the drive blade at the circumference of the accumulated tape r... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4327878 | Variable speed photographic paper feed system A paper feed system for a photographic printer which includes a motor driven takeup spool which pulls paper from a supply reel across a paper deck to the takeup spool. An encoder is turned by the paper, and provides encoder pulses which indicate increment... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4316759 | Hand appliance for issuing or applying self-adhering labels A hand appliance for issuing or applying self-adhering labels which are stuck on a carrier strip is disclosed. The appliance has a feeding mechanism which withdraws the carrier strip to feed one label at a time. The feeding mechanism has a winding core on... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4239375 | Image carrier drum for an electrophotographic copier A drum for an electrophotographic copier which serves as an intermediate image carrier which drum is rotatably mounted in the copier and includes a takeup roll and a supply roll with photoconducting material, in the form of a web, being guided from the su... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4160531 | Apparatus and methods for untelescoping and rewinding reels of sheet material such as steel Coil material such as reels of steel become telescoped when they are shipped or handled and a very difficult problem is presented to move them back to the original desired condition. Also, it is necessary to rewind coils of steel reels so that they are ti... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4128214 | Device for winding a bobbin A device for winding a strip of material into a bobbin for storing tobacco leaf or portions thereof between the layers of the bobbin, the device comprising a spindle for holding a stock reel, a second, driven spindle for the bobbin and a suction box, alon... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4083075 | Lint pickup device A device for removing litter from rugs, carpets, or floors comprises a housing having an elongated handle connected thereto and a tape cartridge disposed therein, the housing further comprising means for selectively advancing the tape in the cartridge to ... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4077581 | Paper drive mechanism Paper or like media, utilized for maintaining a permanent record of printed matter, is driven by a drive roller and is caused to be wound on a spool or core which is swingable from the drive roller as the amount of paper on the spool increases. An "O" rin... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4076183 | Photoconductor incrementing apparatus An apparatus in which a photoconductive belt is incremented to advance unused portions thereof to an operative location as used portions advance to an inoperative location. The apparatus advances automatically portions of the photoconductive belt as the b... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4057344 | Electro-photographic copier with strip-shaped latent-image carrier An electro-photographic copier has a strip-shaped latent-image carrier which is payed out from a supply and taken up by a take-up. An image-forming station is provided at which an image of an original to be copied is formed on the image carrier, and a gui... | 11/08/1977 |
