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...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 |
| 4535036 | Multi-cell power supply The present invention relates to a portable electrical power source comprising housing means adapted to fit within a cell cavity of a battery-powered device, said housing means having positive and negative electrical contact means adapted to form electric... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4525438 | Recombination multicell electric storage battery A recombination lead acid battery includes a plurality of cells comprising alternating positive and negative plates interleaved with separator material. Every alternate plate in the two electrical end cells constitutes an unipolar plate connected to a ter... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4513167 | Arrays of polarized energy-generating elements Two-dimensional arrays of polarized energy-generating or energy-storing elements (20A, 20B, . . . , 20D; 21A, . . . , 21D; 22A, . . . , 22D; 23A, . . . , 23D; 24A, . . . , 24D; 25A, . . . , 25D), such as solar cells, batteries, thermoelectric generators o... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4504556 | Multicell electric storage batteries A lead acid battery comprises two spaced parallel rows of cells connected in parallel, one plate in each cell lying in the same plane as one plate in every other cell. Every alternate plate in the two electrical end cells is a unipolar plate connected to ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4486517 | Wet-cell storage battery A storage battery of the type used in an automotive vehicle has a housing forming a plurality of transversely elongated and upright cells and respective plus sets and minus sets of U-section electrode elements interleaved with each other in each cell. Eac... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4483908 | Intumescent material-coated galvanic cells A galvanic cell characterized in that at least a portion of the exterior of the cell's housing is encased within an intumescent material.... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4427750 | Self energizing power pack A wet-type self energizing power pack is disclosed which uses an electrolyte essentially made of oil, sulfuric acid and a minor amount of acetic acid. The device includes positive and negative plates which are separated by means of separators. The positiv... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4421835 | Storage of electrical energy with tin electrode system, storage apparatus, and method of forming such apparatus A system for storing electrical energy having a storage compartment containing a storage electrode made of tin, and further containing an alkaline sulfide solution containing tin in a soluble form. A battery made of a plurality of cells. Each of the cells is p... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4418127 | Battery cell module A modular lithium battery having a plurality of cells, having electrical connecting means connecting the cells to output terminals, and venting means for releasing discharge byproducts to a chemical scrubber. Stainless steel cell casings are potted in an ... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4383011 | Multicell recombining lead-acid battery A recombining lead-acid battery with absorbed electrolyte is disclosed having multiple cells positioned in a sealed monobloc container, and cell partitioning members constructed to define a gas space common to all the cells of the battery. When the batter... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4376093 | Low antimony alloy Low antimony lead alloys suitable for use as grid material in maintenance-free high capacity lead acid batteries are disclosed. The alloys comprise 0.6 to 1.1 weight percent antimony, 0.06 to 0.25 weight percent arsenic, 0.1 to 0.4 weight percent tin, 0.0... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4346151 | Multicell sealed rechargeable battery A multicell sealed rechargeable battery is disclosed including an open mouth monobloc container formed of a plurality of cup-shaped cell holders interconnected at mutual tangent zones, electrochemical cells of the rechargeable type fitting into the cell h... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4346150 | Electrochemical construction An electrochemical cell construction features a novel co-extruded plastic electrode in an interleaved construction with a novel integral separator-spacer. Also featured is a leak and impact resistant construction for preventing the spill of corrosive mate... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4328293 | Electrochemical generators The generator comprises elements mounted in series, each element comprising cells mounted in parallel, each cell comprising a positive electrode composed of a substantially rectangular conductive support, a negative electrode composed of a substantially r... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4307161 | Battery systems employing bipolar electrodes A bipolar system comprises a plurality of flexible, conductive electrode strips assembled into a stack with porous, flexible, insulating separator strips being interposed between adjacent electrode strips. Each electrode strip at the exterior of the stack... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4288502 | Photo-electrochemical cell battery A battery comprising a plurality of photoelectrochemical cells arranged in series in an envelope. Each of the cells comprises a photoelectrode, a counterelectrode, and an electrolyte. The photoelectrode and counterelectrode of each cell is attached to and... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4278743 | Generation of electrical energy A marine installation for generating electrical energy, which installation operates as a giant battery using the sea as the electrolyte and comprises a plurality of electrodes (6, 8) connected together mechanically and electrically to form a floating stru... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4269907 | Electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell is shown wherein anode 1 of a reactive metal having an insulating film 2 thereon is separated from cathode 6 by a non-conductive flow screen 4. A porous, expandable element 5 is positioned between screen 4 and cathode 6 to maintain... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4224383 | Rechargeable battery pack A rechargeable battery pack includes at least a power cell and a substantially sealed housing adapted to permit venting therefrom of increased internal housing pressure while normally maintaining a substantially air-tight closure. A novel charge status in... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4211833 | Bipolar battery A bipolar battery is provided which comprises at least two battery cells, said battery cells each comprising a plurality of electrodes, said electrodes comprising at least two cellular end plate electrodes and at least two interstitially located single po... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4209575 | Multi-cell batteries A multi-cell battery is disclosed which comprises a stacked arrangement of frames having a number of side-by-side active paste support areas which form plates. Electrolyte-porous separator members are provided between adjacent plates in adjoining frames. ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4184007 | Nonaqueous battery construction Battery comprising a container housing a plurality of sealed cells employing an oxyhalide-, halide- and/or liquid sulfur dioxide-containing nonaqueous electrolyte, and a porous shock absorbing material impregnated with an immobilizing agent which will rea... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4127707 | Storage battery This invention relates to storage batteries and more particularly to a storage battery having an improved terminal construction in which a cover and a synthetic resin portion surrounding a terminal post are best sealed together, the post passing through a... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4093785 | Lighter lead storage battery A lead storage battery with positive and negative plates, the contact lugs of which respectively are connected with one another by lug bridges. The grid upper part of each plate grid is covered with an acid resistant synthetic material covering, which syn... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4051304 | Electric batteries A battery is disclosed in which each cell electrode structure comprises an assembly of a single first electrode of one polarity separated by a separator from a single second electrode of the other polarity, the assembly being arranged to provide an array ... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4037031 | Bipolar lead acid battery having titanium and zirconium electrode supports A bipolar, lead acid battery incorporating titanium and/or zirconium electrode supports and having a fibre filling to maintain a pressure on the active mass located on the supports.... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4035554 | Self pumping electrochemical cell In a reactive metal-water electrochemical cell, a configuration utilizing waste heat and evolved hydrogen gas for pumping electrolyte through the cell. More particularly, the cell is in a vertical, hollow tubular configuration with the reactive anode bein... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4022951 | Battery construction A multi-cell battery comprises a plurality of frames each divided into a number of side by side active paste support areas. The frames are assembled and secured together in a stacked formation so that the perimeter portions of the frames form the top, bot... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4016338 | Galvanic element The electrochemically reducible component of the positive electrode mass is silver carbonate. The cell which includes this electrode and also a light-metal negative electrode. The battery made of such cells.... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4003754 | Hermetic alkaline storage battery Alkaline storage battery cells having negative electrodes with higher capacity than the positive electrodes. The positive electrodes have discharge limiting capacity. The negative electrodes have additive of Raney metal, or Raney metal alloy. Such cells c... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3941615 | Battery construction A multi-cell battery comprising a plurality of frames each divided into a number of side-by-side active paste support areas. The frames are assembled and secured together in a stacked formation so that the perimeter portions of the frames form the top, bo... | 03/02/1976 |
