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 |
| 7331542 | Film unwind system with hinged spindle and electronic control of web tension A film supply apparatus supplying film in a foam-in-bag system having a film feeding device for feeding film from a film source to a location for bag formation, a bag forming apparatus, a foam material dispenser positioned for feeding foam material for reception in ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7263501 | Point-of-care inventory management system and method A system and method are disclosed for controlling an inventory of a plurality of point-of-care diagnostic devices. The plurality of devices includes at least one type of device. Each device is configured to perform at least one sample analysis. Each device has a usa... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240875 | Yarn carrier A yarn carrier is provided in the form of a yarn winding tube having a yarn catch insert. The yarn winding tube is a hollow cylindrical tube having a longitudinal axis extending lengthwise between its first and second opposite ends. The tube has a hole through its s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229398 | Circular-shaped metal structure and method of fabricating the same A circular-shaped metal structure is fabricated by plastic-working and has a wall thickness in the range of 0.03 mm to 0.09 mm both inclusive. A film composed of one of (a) silicon and fluorocarbon resin and (b) copper is coated on a surface of the circular-shaped m... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7191979 | Bung for a paper roll The invention consists of a bung (10) for a paper roll. The bung is comprised of a body (12) and a roll contacting element (14) frangibly coupled to the body. When the bung (10) is inserted into the cylindrical opening of the paper roll, ... | 03/20/2007 |
| RE39521 | Ribbed core dual wall structure An elongated composite tube made up of an inner tube 42 and an outer tube 44 (FIG. 3) with a plurality of elongated helical ribs disposed between the inner tube and the outer tube in a supporting relationship to both. A slinky like toy made from... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7134626 | Tubular core assemblies for rolls of paper or other sheet material A stand-alone lug of non-isotropic polymeric or cellulosic material for installation in a recess in a core member of paperboard material for a roll of paper or other sheet material. The lug has a width in the range of from about 0.25 to about 4 inches, a length in t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124976 | Apparatus for dispensing sheet material from a roll An apparatus is disclosed for dispensing sheet material from a roll comprising a base supporting a shaft for extending through a core of a roll of the sheet material. A handle is slidably mounted relative to the shaft with a magnetic force located therebetween. The ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111555 | Method and device for reducing vibrations on rotating parts, and vibration-damped rotating part A method and a device is used for reducing vibrations on at least two rotating elements, such as cooperating cylinders, which roll in opposite directions while situated in contact with each other. At least one of the elements has a surface protrusion that projects f... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7050991 | System and method for managing expiration-dated products utilizing an electronic receipt The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods by which information concerning the shelf-life limitations of a particular product item is made available to the purchaser electronically; that the electronically recorded shelf-life limitation informatio... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040569 | Winding tube and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a winding tube for winding up bands, films, sheets of metal or similar made of a spiral shaped wound metal strip whose adjacent strip windings overlap at least partially. The metal strip has a corrugated or ribbed profile in the cross-sectio... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036766 | Reusable collapsible core A reusable core that is suitable for having paper or other sheet material wound thereon. A multi-sectioned core is provided that is easily assembled. Interlocking sections that provide a pivot are held together by a sliding rod assembly inserted therein. One of type... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7003814 | Bobbin assembly for a sleeve dispensing toilet seat A bobbin assembly is provided that is suitable for dispensing webbed material using a power driven coupling in a toilet seat assembly having a housing with wall portions. The bobbin assembly comprises an extruded thermoplastic hollow tube having a plurality of splin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997411 | Tubular core assemblies for rolls of paper or other sheet material A tubular core assembly for a roll of paper or other sheet material has a hollow cylindrical core member of metal or plastic material, the core member having at least one lug projecting radially inwardly from an inner surface thereof adjacent to each end of the core... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6918561 | Shell assembly for winding tire cord strip or belt cord strip A sell assembly for winding cord strip which is used in manufacturing industrial belts. The shell assembly includes a core body including a reinforcing portion configured in such a manner that each of flanges is attached to either end of a square pipe made of metal ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6695248 | Photosensitive material roll A light-shielded photosensitive material roll is provided in which a length of a light-shielding flanged cylinder is a length of an extent which enables easy insertion, industrially, of the flanged cylinder into a winding core of the photosensitive materi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6619579 | Take-up reel, veneer reeling apparatus, tape feeding unit for veneer roll, veneer roll unwinding apparatus and a production method for laminated wood A take-up reel has a diameter equal to or more than 85 times a thickness of a veneer sheet wound thereon and equal to or more than 300 mm so as to be of a curvature of the take-up reel to reduce cracking in parallel to fiber orientations that occurs in wi... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6405974 | Ribbed core dual wall structure An elongated composite tube made up of an inner tube 42 and an outer tube 44 (FIG. 3) with a plurality of elongated helical ribs disposed between the inner tube and the outer tube in a supporting relationship to both. A slinky like toy made from the compo... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6394386 | Paper reel for yarn packages A paper reel for yarn packages, and especially a paper reel of which the upper end is cut into a ladder like multiple layered end, the cut wall is folded inwardly twice, so that the end of the paper reel is folded onto a shoulder of the ladder like cut an... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390428 | Tube core and holders for stencil sheet roll There is provided a tube core for a stencil sheet roll, and holders fitted to the tube core, which are simple in construction and low in cost, and capable of preventing the roll from being erroneously mounted in an irrelevant machine without fail. The tub... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6315227 | Bobbin cores for sideless pre-wound sewing thread bobbins and methods of winding the same Cylindrical bobbin cores have at least one radially oriented slot formed in at least one end thereof. The slot is sized and configured to mate with a radially extending blade associated with the drive head of the winder so as to achieve positive rotationa... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6302343 | Textile tube A textile tube (1) made in an injection-blow molding process and/or an injection evacuation process has a wall (2) with a wave profile with ring-shaped surrounding inward bulges (3) and outward bulges (4) alternately arranged side by side in an axial dire... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6193186 | Tubular core assemblies for rolls of paper or other sheet material A tubular core assembly for roll of paper or other sheet material has a hollow cylindrical core member formed of paperboard material and an annular end member of plastic material within each opposite end portion of the core member. Each end member has an ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6138941 | Flange for hollow article The invention relates to a flange for a hollow article which can be easily separated from an end of the hollow article such as a paper tube, after a roll of photosensitive material or the like is used up. A flange 20, detachably attached to an end of a ho... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6066373 | Elastomeric yarn support tube and method of making same A yarn support tube for supporting elastomeric yarns of the type having finish oil or emulsion applied to the yarn includes a tube core of paperboard, and an outer ply formed by spirally winding a laminated strip onto the tube core such that a butt joint ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5975455 | Drum construction for winches used with cargo tie-down straps An winch drum for a winch used to secure cargo straps which restrain cargo transported on a flatbed vehicle. The winch drum has two D-shaped sections arranged with the flat surfaces spaced apart and facing each other to form a slot for receiving the end o... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5938141 | Holder for paper towel roll A holder for a paper towel roll in which wound about a tubular core is a band of absorbent paper sheeting divided by perforation lines into a series of interconnected towel sections. The roll is rotatably supported by the holder to permit a user to unwind... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5915647 | One-piece core plug A core plug includes a tube formed from a light-weight material, such as woven carbon fibers, inserted into and connected to a steel rib assembly. The rib assembly includes a series of ribs surrounding the tube, where each rib includes a beam parallel to ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5873543 | Winding hub for information carriers in tape form A winding hub for tape information carriers is designed with spring elements between an inner ring and an outer ring for providing a compression ratio from the inner diameter to the outer diameter of less than 1:4. To increase the holding forces of the wi... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5829713 | Tubular core assemblies for rolls of paper or other sheet material An annular end member of plastic material for insertion into an end portion of a hollow cylindrical core member of a tubular core assembly for a roll of paper or other sheet material has an outer annular surface securable to an inner annular surface of th... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5746387 | Hybrid composite expandable shaft An expandable shaft of the slotted type made of metal and a fiber and resin composite material. The shaft is formed of an elongated shell having hollow portions filled with a fiber/resin material.... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5725178 | Tubular core assemblies for rolls of paper or other sheet material A tubular core assembly for a roll of paper or other sheet material has a hollow cylindrical core member formed of paperboard material, and an annular end member of metal or plastic material within each opposite end portion of the core member. Each end me... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5669578 | Crush-proof extrusion core A core includes coaxial inner and outer tubes having a plurality of ribs extending therebetween defining a plurality of empty pockets. The inner tube has a thickness which is at least as large as the thickness of the outer tube for increasing crushing res... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5655731 | Hub for holding tape in a wound configuration A peripheral portion in a hub is hollow, flat and defined by a pair of spaced and parallel surfaces. An annular periphery in this portion holds a tape in a wound configuration. An additional portion integral with the inner periphery of the peripheral port... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5615845 | Tubular core assembilies for rolls of paper or other sheet material An annular end member of plastic material for insertion into an end portion of a hollow cylindrical core member of a tubular core assembly for a roll of paper or other sheet material has an outer annular surface securable to an inner annular surface of th... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5595356 | Tubular core assemblies for rolls of paper or other sheet material A tubular core assembly for a roll of paper or other sheet material has a hollow cylindrical core member formed of paperboard material, and an annular end member of metal or plastic material within each opposite end portion of the core member. Each end me... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5535961 | Fabric shell A fabric shell uses a hollow, cylindrical body of polyethylene, which is provided with internal spacers and a urethane foam filling, to support tire cord fabric which is wound about the shell. The outer body of the shell is provided with circumferential g... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5513820 | Core plug apparatus A core plug apparatus includes an outer wall, an inner hub, a middle strengthening ring, and a plurality of interconnecting vanes. A vacuum seal wall covers one end of the plug to enable a vacuum lift force to be generated at one end of the roll of materi... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5480106 | Core plug for steel coils with variable length bridge A core plug to be placed within a steel coil is provided with a gap in its circumference and a bridge selected to be of a length to span the gap resiliently with its end held in fixed positions in the core plug so that the core plug may be installed withi... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5469619 | Tubular core assembly having inside-diameter reducing end members secured by mechanical interlocking member A tubular core assembly for winding or unwinding sheet material, such as newsprint or Rotogravure Print, wherein the opposed ends of an elongate cylindrical core are provided with inside diameter-reducing annular core insert members. The inside diameter-r... | 11/28/1995 |
