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 |
| 4054105 | Motor vehicle metric conversion kit A kit for permitting the direct reading from a standard speedometer having a front transparent panel and markings associated therewith in miles per hour to kilometers per hour.... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4028824 | Mailing-price label A mailing-price tab label of two adjacent rectangular sections one of which is of width greater than the other as to extend beyond opposed edges of the other, and having an adhesive coated back surface. A peelable backing paper overlays and protects the a... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4029341 | Printed form having removable label A printed form to be filled out and submitted to a receiving party for processing, the form including as a removable component thereof a label assembly on which the submitter inserts his name and address, whereby the receiving party is then able to mail m... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4010299 | Multi-panel outsert for attachment to a container A multi-panel outsert suitable for attachment to the exterior of a product container has two or more longitudinal panels closed upon themselves by transverse folds and secured compactly by adhesive joining a spot on the inside of the outer longitudinal pa... | 03/01/1977 |
| 4008115 | Method for making durable overcoated labels A method is disclosed for providing protective overcoatings to the surface of labels which are spaced apart and removably adhered to the release surface of a carrier web, the method comprising applying to the surface of the labels and to the surface of th... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4004058 | Re-encoding label A label is disclosed having pressure-sensitive adhesive thereon for application to the clear band of a document to be processed through a sorter/reader. The label is multi-layered having a tissue paper surface for receiving magnetic ink thereon and includ... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3995741 | Method of sorting mail using a coded postage stamp Postage stamps selected in accordance with destination, are cancelled on mail by activating radiation which also establishes a destination code that is machine readable. The destination code is formed by a pattern of color zones on the cancelled postage s... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3994085 | Baggage tag A baggage tag assembly formed from a single continuous sheet of material including a portion printed for entry of passenger identification information. The assembly is constructed such that the identification portion, after being completed, is inserted th... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3993814 | Web of record assemblies There is disclosed a web of record assemblies and a method of using same. The web is a composite web constructed by using both a longitudinally extending web of supporting material and a web of label material releasably adhered to the supporting material ... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3987960 | Shipping forms and envelope This invention provides a shipping form for parcel items. The form includes a label to be adhered to the parcel item, composed of two superposed layers joined at three edges to form an envelope. One of the layers has glue or the like for adhesion to the p... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3983645 | Tamper-proof label A tamper-proof label adapted to be applied to joined surfaces of a member and heat sealed in place. A label includes a sheet adapted to bear identifying indicia with the sheet being cut in at least one location and the cuts being spaced so that they are l... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3974311 | Shipping documents device A tape product for use in attaching shipping documents (such as packing slips, sales slips, invoices, letters) or the like to the outside of various containers with the tape being transparent and including a sticky adhesive material on the back side there... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3968350 | Article labeling apparatus and label form therefor Improved article labeling apparatus is provided in accordance with the teachings of the present invention wherein individual labels are derived from an array of printed labels and affixed to articles transported to a label applying station. The array of p... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3967022 | Adhesive label The invention makes use of unique applications of adhesive material and adhesive electrostatic qualities inherent in vinylchloride film. It provides adhesive vinylchloride labels wherein a sheet of quality paper or the like is bonded to a vinylchloride fi... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3962807 | X-ray film coded identification system A system for identifying X-rays is provided wherein coded visual display means are affixed to X-ray films to enable a radiologist to identify at a glance the body part or body system radiographed and the particular visit among a series of visits at which ... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3960634 | Method of making records A master sheet bears on its face permanent indicia identifying a doctor and a patient, and an extension sheet has provision for recording service performed by a doctor for a patient. This extension sheet is adhesively united to said master sheet below sai... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3958051 | Composite label web and method of making same Disclosed are a method of making composite label webs and also composite webs made by practicing the method. The disclosed method includes the steps of providing a relatively wide composite web having a web of pressure-sensitive label material releasably ... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3946507 | Label for use on containers for photographic film or the like A rectangular label wherein a rectangular central portion is disposed between two rectangular sections having their rear sides provided with coats of adhesive. The front side of the central label portion bears imprinted information pertaining to the cost ... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3944692 | Pressure sensitive materials and methods of making same Pressure sensitive materials and methods of making same, wherein a layer of adhesive material is sandwiched between a printing paper sheet surface and a backing sheet surface which is preferably of high density and coated with an adhesive release agent, p... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3939588 | Lettering guide apparatus The lettering guide name card has a flat printed area and an area covered by releasable adhesive-mounted parallel strips. Some of the strips are removed to provide lettering spaces, and the remaining strips provide guidelines for lettering.... | 02/24/1976 |
| 3935960 | Tamper indicator tape An easy opening, hermetically sealed container with a preformed aperture is covered by a tape closure having on its outer surface an indicator layer which changes color when flexed, thereby indicating whether the closure has been handled or tampered with.... | 02/03/1976 |
