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 |
| 8061930 | Method of protection with massive security barriers having tie-bars in tunnels Barrier elements provide security from terrorist threats by ability to withstand both vehicle collisions and explosive blasts. Each barrier element is prefabricated to include a massive block of durable material, preferably of high strength concrete, with at least o... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7744306 | Preformed thermoplastic indicia for airport runways and taxiways Disclosed is an alkyd resin-based pre-manufactured thermoplastic airport runway signage that is applied in relatively large sections onto an airport runway. The pre-manufactured preformed thermoplastic formed as a continuous sheet and wound onto a take-up spool. The... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740413 | Detectable warning system with field thermoplastic application A detectable warning system, for tactilely signaling the presence of a terrain transition to a pedestrian, using a plurality of detectable warning domes that are arranged in a grid within a warning dome tiles. The warning dome tiles comprises heat resistant detectab... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7722287 | Resilient athletic flooring surface An athletic surface having a resilient layer operatively positioned on the supporting structure including a top playing surface; and a bottom surface associated with the supporting base structure. The bottom surface associated with the supporting base structure incl... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7717641 | Bollard type barrier assembly The present application relates to a barrier assembly used to block access, improve security, and landscape property. The barrier assembly comprises at least a support assembly so configured to secure to the ground; a retractable assembly so configured to be receive... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7594778 | Method for protecting surfaces of infrastructure improvements in a construction environment Useful in a construction environment, for example, the protection system is installed over a surface to be protected, various configurations of a protection system are installed over a portion of an infrastructure improvement, such as a sidewalk, curb, gutter, or ot... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7581900 | Pre-cast curbside access ramp and methods of making and installing the same Pre-cast curbside access ramp and methods of making and installing the same. In a preferred embodiment, the pre-cast ramp is a quasi-trapezoidal member shaped to include an integrally formed curb portion, a trapezoidal central portion disposed behind the curb portio... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7435034 | Fascines A fascine comprises a plurality of elongate hollow inflatable pipes (10). The pipes (10) can be surmounted by a trackway (11) formed by track sections (28) that are also inflatable. The pipes (10) in the track sections (28) ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7419327 | 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 p... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399139 | Apparatus and method for three-dimensional contouring A device and method for contouring three-dimensionally curved surfaces includes an elongated contouring assembly that is supported at two locations by height adjustment mechanisms that raise and lower the two locations of the contouring assembly independently of eac... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393017 | Pocket-sized travel book An improved pocket-sized book capable of one-handed manipulation. The book has informational pages among which a user may navigate by using only the hand holding the book. The book has finger slots for receiving the fingers of a user and a thumb restraint for securi... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387463 | Manhole cover removal apparatus and method of use An apparatus for separating and lifting a manhole cover from a cover mounting ring without disturbing the mounting ring includes a body, a lever arm and lifting arm pivotally connected to the body with the outer end of the lifting arm extending outwardly from the fi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374141 | J-clip A clip including two plates that preferably are substantially parallel, a spacer that connects the plates and that holds the plates apart by a gap, and at least one part of a hook-and-loop fastener attached to at least one of the plates opposite the other of the pla... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357966 | Synthetic turf system and method This invention relates to a synthetic turf comprised of a backing, a synthetic grass-like surface which is comprised of textured and non-textured grass-like fibers that are secured to the backing. The synthetic turf further comprises a fill layer comprised of substa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354220 | Utility cover system A utility cover system and method of covering and sealing an access cover for a utility entrance within a road surface. The utility cover system includes an outer frame having an opening defined by an inner edge, and a wedge cover of resilient material having an out... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7249913 | Roll up artificial turf A filled artificial turf includes a plurality of filled artificial turf sections which can be disconnected, rolled up and stored and then later unrolled and reconnected, thereby to enable a facility to accommodate a wide variety of sporting and non-sporting events, ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249911 | Detectable warning-dots demarkation for pedestrian safety A novel small quasi-hemispherical truncated-dome modular-dot like device, which can be readily affixed to pavement in a Federally-mandated pattern via a special hole/matrix-stencil;—the resulting demarkations thereby serving to alert the Legally-blind (as well as ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244076 | Method for installing paving blocks A method of installing paving blocks comprises preparing an area to be paved to a desired grade. A preformed, load-bearing sheet of material, e.g., extruded polystyrene, is placed on the prepared area. Paving blocks are then laid in a desired pattern on the sheet of... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234893 | Road surfacing material over roadway joints, method of manufacturing, and method using the same A method of making a membrane assembly by forming at least a pair of bottom sheet membranes and at least one top sheet membrane, wherein the bottom sheet membranes are adapted to attach to and cover respective pavement sections of a roadway, and constructing each to... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223047 | Safety improvements for airport runways and taxiways Safety improvements of airport runways and taxiways are achieved by providing a flexible, water-impermeable surfacing material on a compacted soil base directly adjacent to an edge of airstrip shoulders. A synthetic grass surface is provided on the area beyond the s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210211 | Three ply bolted temporary road mats and apparatus for manufacturing same An apparatus for making temporary road mats characterized by multiple layers of mutually perpendicular elongated timbers having an array of vertical intersections aligned in lateral rows. The apparatus includes a gang drill that moves relative to a roughly assembled... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207743 | Method and apparatus for constructing an automotive vehicle parking lot A method for constructing an automotive vehicle parking lot (10) on a land area (12) is provided. A composite drainage material (20) is provided through which water drains. The composite drainage material (20) comprises a polymeric open m... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189445 | Synthetic sports turf having improved playability and wearability A durable and wear resistant synthetic sports field having at least one strip having a plurality of fibrillated polypropylene strands tufted within a multilayer backing material. The strands are tufted in a wide variety of pile heights, patterns, gauges, and stitch ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7144189 | Locking cover for wells and underground tanks A locking cover apparatus for an opening in the ground is disclosed. The apparatus can be retro-fitted to an existing ground opening, or can be newly constructed ground opening fitted with the apparatus of the present invention. The apparatus features a keyed lock t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134805 | Precast concrete slab system and method therefor A pre-fabricated concrete slab system and method have matching rectangular male and female type slabs which fit adjacent to each other in a checkerboard fashion. The male slabs include spaced reinforcing rods extending longitudinally and transversely through the mal... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7101113 | Shopping cart collection, storage, and retrieval system A self-guiding shopping cart collection, storage, and retrieval system is provided which is integrated into the parking lot construction. A collection channel is adjacent and parallel to a row of parking spaces which is formed as an inset trough configured to allow ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066680 | Method of forming an inlaid pattern in an asphalt surface This application relates to a method of forming an inlaid pattern in an asphalt surface. The pattern may be selected for functional or decorative purposes. In one embodiment the method comprises the steps of providing a first template having a predetermined pattern;... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7004674 | Pre-fabricated warped pavement slab, forming and pavement systems, and methods for installing and making same A pre-fabricated warped pavement slab and a forming system for making the slabs. The forming system includes a plurality of forming sections which can be adjusted so as to form a warped-plane pavement slab. Also disclosed are methods for making the pavement slab and... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000361 | Method of creating a concrete paved area A method of providing a paved area having a predetermined set of surface features. The method begins with the pouring of wet concrete into a predetermined area. Then a predetermined thickness of the wet concrete is removed in a predetermined portion of the predeterm... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000360 | Self-adhering walkway pads for roofing membranes and method for the application thereof to roofs A self-adhering walkway pad (20) comprises an elastomeric pad having upper and lower surfaces (21, 22) and a 100 percent solids tape (25) pre-applied to the lower surface of the pad, prior to use in the field. A method for applying walkway pads ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6981818 | Method and device for reducing construction site track out A method for shaking vehicles comprises driving them over a series of appropriately spaced-apart, mutually parallel bars to vigorously shake the wheels, undercarriage, and body to free them of dirt, gravel and debris. An apparatus may have bars with the appropriate ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6979145 | Driveway gutter having flexible filler mat An improved driveway gutter having a flexible gutter mat bridging the trough in the gutter for improving driving over driveway gutters. The mat is made of flexible material such as heavy rubber. The mat is placed with its flat bottom bridging the gutter, and fastene... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962462 | Method of forming, installing and a system for attaching a pre-fabricated pavement slab to a subbase and the pre-fabricated pavement slab so formed A pre-fabricated pavement slab having a binder distribution system and an interconnection system formed for attachment of the bottom surface of the slab, wherein both the binder distribution system and the interconnection system are accessible from the top surface o... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6945732 | Flanged road mat and method and apparatus for assembling same An overlapping flanged mat system for assembling the mat system for fabricating an artificial road including parallel upper surface boards extending longitudinally in one array, an intermediate plurality of surface boards transverse to the upper layer, and a lower s... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939078 | Tactile detectable warning ramps for pedestrian pathways A precast concrete slab and framing system is placed in walkways, curb ramps, platform edges, and areas of pedestrian traffic where they intersect with vehicular traffic, warning the visually handicapped of dangerous crossings. The precast slabs, which incorporate r... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6902348 | Collated road marker assembly, and system and method for automatically applying collated road markers to roadway surfaces Apparatus and method are disclosed in connection with the separating, dispensing, and application of a plurality of temporary raised pavement markers (TRPMs), having substantially L-shaped configurations, which are arranged within a collated nested array upon a sing... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902349 | Collated road marker assembly, and system and method for automatically applying collated road markers to roadway surfaces A method for dispensing and applying a nested collated array of permanent raised pavement markers (RPMs), wherein portions of a release sheet are folded between successive ones of the permanent raised pavement markers (RPMs), and successive permanent raised pavement... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902350 | Collated road marker assembly, and system and method for automatically applying collated road markers to roadway surfaces A collated array of temporary raised pavement markers (TRPMs), or permanent half-track and full-track raised pavement markers (RPM), has the pavement markers disposed in a nested arrangement with portions of a release sheet folded between successive ones of the pave... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899489 | Pre-fabricated warped pavement slab, forming and pavement systems, and methods for installing and making same A pre-fabricated warped pavement slab and a forming system for making the slabs. The forming system includes a plurality of forming sections which can be adjusted so as to form a warped-plane pavement slab. Also disclosed are methods for making the pavement slab and... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6890124 | Method for providing a pre-cast detectable warning tile system A pre-cast textured tile system and method for positioning on walkways, crosswalks and other areas of pedestrian traffic for providing direction and warning to visually handicapped persons. The tile may be made for embedding in fresh concrete on a walking surface an... | 05/10/2005 |
