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 |
| 7385880 | Grease composition for precision equipment and timepiece containing the same A grease composition for a precision instrument comprising a lithium soap grease or a urea grease, and an anti-wear agent, wherein the lithium soap grease and the urea grease are each a grease having no hydroxyl group in a molecule, and the anti-wear agent is contai... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7372780 | Timing system and device and method for making the same A timing device for indicating the passage of a duration of time is disclosed. The timing device in accordance with the embodiments of the invention comprises an electrochemical component that generates a visual and/or audio indication of the passage a duration of t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360946 | Time temperature indicators linked to sensory detection A thermal history indicator comprising a temperature sensitive material, a sensing device, a heat insulating material functioning to buffer the temperature sensitive material against temperature change, and an activation means. The triggering of the activation means... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7254095 | Timing system and device and method for making the same A timing device for indicating the passage of a duration of time is disclosed. The timing device and system, in accordance with the embodiments of the invention, comprise an electrochemical component which generates a visual and/or audio indication of the passage of... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7194781 | Windscreen wiper device with life span indicator A windscreen wiper device comprising an oscillating arm and a frame connected thereto for receiving a wiper blade, which device includes a life span indicator, characterized in that said indicator is sensitive to water. The indicator can change its color in dependen... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7080939 | Polymeric thermal history sensor An improved thermal history sensor having multiple polymeric substrates with unique compositions is disclosed. By positioning the sensor adjacent to an item subject to thermal stressors, each of the polymeric substrates react with a different rate of crystallization... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6894440 | Method and device for lighting an electronic or electromechanical apparatus The present invention is a lighting device for an electronic or electromechanical apparatus such as a timepiece of the wristwatch type. The invention including a device displaying time-related or other information, this lighting device including a light source for l... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6708136 | Electronic data system for use with sporting impliments An electronic data system for use with sporting impliments for providing a user with an electronic device integrated into sport gloves to perform various functions unique to that particular sport. The electronic data system for use with sporting impliments includes ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6553184 | Method of converting two dimensional images into three-dimensional images The present invention relates to a method of converting two-dimensional images into three-dimensional images. In the present invention, a first image which forms the basis and a second image obtained by horizontally shifting the first image are produced f... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6502060 | Pet chronometer and identification tag A clock for the attachment of a dog's collar or the like that indicates the passage of time according to the dog's or pet's frame of reference. For example, the rate of passage of time may be such that for each human day of time passage, seven dog or pet ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6416217 | Aquarium watch A timepiece has a removably attachable aquarium adapted to support aquatic life. Living aquatic pets are introduced into the aquarium prior to attaching the aquarium to the timepiece. A wearer of such timepiece is then able to contemporaneously tell time ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6158868 | Night light with analog time piece An electro-luminescent night light includes an analog time piece. The time piece display includes a mechanical analog clock illuminated by at least one electro-luminescent element positioned around the shaft assembly for the clock, the shaft extending fro... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6097673 | Grooved plane for congreve-style clock A design is for a Congreve-style clock that keeps time more accurately, i.e. that is insensitive to minor variations in friction on the ball, in which the depth of each groove in the inclined plane varies along its length so that the path of the ball appr... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5272681 | Dynamic fluid clock A structure of dynamic fluid clock which can serve both functions of time indication and dynamic enjoyment provided by the fluid, characterized in by its utility and dual functions that conventional timepiece products are hard to serve.... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5140562 | Biological timepiece A timepiece for continuously calculating and displaying the actual biological time of day of an individual. After an initial biological time of day is entered, the timepiece runs at a pre-determined rate corresponding to the rate at which time would progr... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5051967 | Randomly self-advancing timepiece A microprocessor based timepiece capable of displaying a plurality of time information having one display (117) that continuously shows a time that is fast and varies within a user-specified range, and a second display (118) that is momentarily activated ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5025426 | Reminder apparatus Reminder apparatus to be carried by a user with a key constructed to remind the user as to the last operation in which the key was used with respect to a lock. The key includes an operation sensor which stores the time of the last key operation, and a dis... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5023850 | Clock for keeping time at a rate other than human time A novelty clock, watch, and the like for keeping time at an animal's rate, defined in terms of a multiple of human rate by dividing the average lifetime of a particular animal into the average lifetime of a human being. The multiple for dogs is seven, for... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4991156 | Electronic time measuring apparatus including past record display means An electronic stop watch measures an elapsed time, and stores each measured elapsed time together with measurement date data. The measurement date data is also read out and displayed when the stored elapsed time is read out and displayed, so as to represe... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4831605 | Electronic time measuring apparatus including past record display means An electronic stop watch measures an elapsed time, and stores each measured elapsed time together with measurement date data. The measurement date data is also read out and displayed when the stored elapsed time is read out and displayed, so as to represe... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4817065 | Battery-powered type compact electronic equipment Battery-powered type compact electronic equipment comprises circuit members for performing various functions, a function data display device for displaying function data executed by the circuit members, and a case integrally formed of a synthetic resin an... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4549154 | Magnetically retentive programmable switching control device A switching control device having a plurality of displaceable fingers programmable for controlling a sequence of switching operations in a time-controlled system has a magnetic element for exerting a magnetically retentive force on displaced fingers to ho... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4511259 | Bar code input electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece inputs bar code data, decodes the data and displays decoded information represented by the bar code data. An optical sensor scans bar codes printed on a paper and inputs corresponding electrical bar coded data signals to an amplifi... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4455094 | Motion apparatus Apparatus is provided for moving an object in an oscillatory manner and in an arcuate path through the use of a fluid. The apparatus basically includes a hollow member or elongate tube having a curved portion and means for supplying fluid in pulses or at ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4441825 | Low-power integrated circuit for an electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece comprising a threshold voltage based constant voltage regulator circuit, which provides the regulated voltage to a first part of the timepiece system including an oscillator and a divider. The signal from the first part is transfer... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4423963 | Electronic timepiece having illumination level An electronic timepiece is provided with a photo-electric cell generating an output voltage indicative of incident illumination levels, circuit means for converting this output voltage into digital data signals, and a liquid crystal display which is drive... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4421415 | Coin clock A clock mechanism displays the time by accumulations of counting tokens visibly within generally vertical but zigzag-shaped channels. A synchronously driven belt carries projecting pins which push the tokens along a path from an enclosure near the bottom ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4387999 | Electronic sundial apparatus An electronic sundial apparatus which signals the passage of each hour by a chime, bell or other audible indication and which requires no external source of power other than the sun. Inner and outer concentric hemispheres with vertically extending apertur... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4379339 | Electronic timer The operation of an object to be controlled, operation hour data, operation day-of-week data etc. are keyed in from a keyboard randomly and are displayed by a display unit, while at the same time these are stored in an input buffer. Upon depression of a t... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4357691 | Rectangular-faced clock A rectangular-faced clock is provided wherein the passage of time is indicated by the intersection of a horizontal and vertical lines moving respectively vertically and horizontally across the front of the clock. The movement of one line relative to the o... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4337530 | Universal time-keeping system and apparatus A time-keeping method and device, especially useful as a novelty device for astrologers, that divides a day into twelve equal periods of time. Each period of time is further sub-divided into one-hundred equal sub-periods of time. Each sub-period of time m... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4312056 | Composite display type electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece having a compound display comprising an electro-optical display portion and an analog display portion having time indicating hands and a dial, with the electro-optical display portion being provided by an electro-optical display ce... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4269050 | Time lock with kicker arm carrier actuator The invention disclosed in the application is a time lock for bank vault doors and the like having a plurality of timer units of the settable dial type with a clockwork mechanism which includes a slip clutch in the gear train which permits the main windin... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4264969 | Standardized electronic watch movement In order to simplify the production of electronic watches, there is provided a family of standardized movements whose members can be housed within a variety of watch cases of different size and shape. All movements in the family are identical but for thei... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4262346 | Multi function electronic timepiece Circuitry for reducing power consumption in a multi function electronic timepiece utilizes a low frequency signal from the timing pulse generating circuit and a halt signal from the time signal processing circuitry to inhibit the feeding of timing signals... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4262347 | Electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece including a ROM program memory for storing a program, a program counter for addressing the program memory, and a RAM data memory. An operating circuit including an arithmetic logic circuit operates on the data. The ROM program memo... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4259736 | Electronic timepiece The electronic timepiece comprises circuits within an integrated circuit for effecting at least one auxiliary function associated with information supplied to their inputs and, programming circuits for programming and memorizing the said information. A sy... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4257114 | Electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece having a rotatable operating member such as a crown, with switch and pulse generation means coupled to the operating member whereby a number of pulses can be produced each time the operating member is rotated, these pulses being us... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4247931 | Slip mechanism for a timepiece A slip mechanism for a timepiece comprises a rotational shaft having a pinion, a gear and a spring wherein the rotational shaft has a flange for supporting the gear, a mounting portion formed adjacent the surface of the flange for rotatably mounting the g... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4247927 | Digital electronic timepiece A digital electronic timepiece which comprises an oscillator circuit providing a relatively high frequency signal, a frequency divider dividing down the relatively high frequency signal to provide a first low frequency signal representative of the count o... | 01/27/1981 |
