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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 |
| 7350556 | Roll-up pole for tent panel A role-up pole assembly includes telescoping tubular members (20, 26) that are extended to a predetermined position where the open ends (22, 28) thereof are aligned with the edges of a canvas panel (32). A clamp mechanism (38) is retained... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7279045 | Apparatus for wetting a running filament strand An apparatus for wetting an advancing filament bundle. A fluid is applied by means of a nozzle in the form of a fluid spray jet to the filament bundle advancing in spaced relationship with the nozzle. A portion of the spray jet is shielded before impacting upon the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7234309 | Method and apparatus for evaporative cooling of a cooling fluid A method and an apparatus of evaporative cooling for reducing the volume of an evaporative cooler by considerably lowering the temperature of a cooling fluid are disclosed. A first cooling fluid, which comprises most part of the cooling fluid evaporatively cooled by... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7208031 | Portable paint spray capture assembly The apparatus is a portable paint spray capture apparatus that limits dispersion of sprayed paint and permits spray painting small surfaces in unenclosed areas without harming the environment or nearby objects. An open top container is located below the surface bein... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206462 | Method and system for the detection, comparison and volumetric quantification of pulmonary nodules on medical computed tomography scans A method and system for the automated detection and analysis of pulmonary nodules in computed tomographic scans which uses data from computed tomography (CT) scans taken at different times is described. The method and system includes processing CT lung images to ide... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195672 | Prep paint post This is a working post to be utilized for all those functions where air circulation is suggested or required. It is comprised of three main parts: an airflow generator, which is connected to an air filtering hollow floor and to an air and light filtering hollow roof... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7077740 | Paint spray booth A paint spray booth is provided containing a plenum packed with a contact material for treatment of paint overspray generated during operation of the paint spray booth. The contact material is packed to provide a relatively large surface area and a relatively large ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072630 | Adaptive data rate determination for a reverse link communication in a communication system A method and apparatus for determining the data rate of a reverse link communication of an access terminal includes receiving a reverse activity bit (RAB) from an access point in the communication system, and passing the RAB to a digital filter to produce a filtered... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066091 | Methods and apparatus for controlling impurity levels in an enclosed printing press environment Methods and apparatus for controlling impurity levels in an enclosed printing press environment are disclosed. A disclosed system controls impurity levels by using variable speed fans to control the intake of air into the enclosed environment and the exhausting of a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7045013 | Spray booth systems and methods for accelerating curing times One embodiment of the invention provides a spray booth that comprises a spray booth housing having a ceiling and side walls that define an interior for holding an object to be sprayed. A pressurized air plenum is disposed above the ceiling and is adapted to supply a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017306 | Containment assembly A containment assembly such as a down flow containment assembly including a barrier means between the processing zone and the operator breathing zone at least a first part of which is provided with flexible gloves for access to and maneuverability in the processing ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013655 | Method and systems to provide pre-engineered components and custom designed components to satisfy the requirements of an engineered air conditioning system A method to manufacture an engineered air-conditioning system that satisfies desired air-conditioning specifications, the engineered air-conditioning system including a refrigeration component coupled to at least one of an energy recovery system and an indirect evap... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014556 | Powder coating systems A powder coating system is provided comprising a powder spray booth (2) with a powder recovery system having an overspray intake (18) communicating with the interior of the booth. A diverter plate (26) may be held within the booth (2) to ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014338 | Spray booth A spray booth has an enclosure structure, a ventilation system and overhead lighting. An upper region of the structure defines an air inlet plenum. Air exits the inlet plenum into the work area of the booth through an array of filter elements. The resistance to airf... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004932 | Overspray collection booth A booth for the collection of tanning fluid overspray comprising a booth and a collection system. The booth is sized and shaped to enclose a person having a first side wall and a second side wall, the booth having an open portion sized and shaped for ingress and egr... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001262 | System for dynamic airflow control in a paint booth using multiple air supply plenums A system and method for handling airflow in a paint booth where a primary plenum encloses a secondary plenum having a damper to control the amount of air entering the secondary plenum from the primary plenum. The secondary plenum is installed above a paint spray app... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969428 | Self-cleaning system for dry recovery of processing mists in automatic machines for spraying paints Suitable corrugated filter grids (7, 7′) are mounted on the suction intakes (6, 6′) and are positioned with a downward inclination towards the conveyor (4) of the machine, their lower ends allowing drops to fall on to this conveyor. The suct... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964708 | Booth for coating objects with powder A booth for coating objects with powder, in particular for powder painting, comprises in a manner known per se a housing, in which there is situated at least one application device, with which powder can be applied to the objects. Situated in the upper region of the... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6929062 | Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus regulates at least the temperature of at least one room to a predetermined temperature desired value (TRAUM SOLL) by ventilation with heated or cooled supply air. The air-conditioning apparatus has a supply air motor (15 | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923911 | Method of filtering air through an air passageway The filter system for filtering particulate material from a generally unidirectional fluid stream comprising a first filter removably positioned in the fluid stream and a second filter removably positioned in the fluid stream downstream of the first filter. The firs... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6866717 | Powder coating spray booth with air curtain A powder spray booth includes a booth canopy wall arrangement to contain powder during a spraying operation; and a booth floor that is rotatable relative to the booth wall during a spraying operation. The floor can be rotated about an axis that is also the longitudi... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6739966 | Integrated air flow booth and methods A spray booth comprises a housing having a ceiling and a set of walls that each have a bottom end and a top end, with the walls and the ceiling defining an interior. An air intake is disposed in the ceiling, and an exhaust outlet is disposed near the bottom end of o... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6613145 | Coating booth for film A coating booth for film having a table on which a film to be coated is mounted, an air intake which is provided in the ceiling of the booth and through which open air is cleaned and introduced into the inside of the booth, and an exhaust system which suc... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6533654 | Integrated air flow booth and methods A spray booth comprises a housing having a ceiling and a set of walls that each have a bottom end and a top end, with the walls and the ceiling defining an interior. An air intake is disposed in the ceiling, and an exhaust outlet is disposed near the bott... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6364762 | Wafer atmospheric transport module having a controlled mini-environment An atmospheric transport module is provided. The module includes an enclosed housing having a top region, a central region, a bottom region, and a load cell region. A blower is located in the top region of the enclosed housing and is configured to generat... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6264547 | Spraying booth and circulation system for a working chamber In vehicle spraying booths (1), air is supplied to and discharged from the inner chamber (1a) by an air feeding device. The air supplied is conditioned so that its temperature lies in a desired temperature range and air pollution limit values can be ensur... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6226568 | Method of balancing paint booth air flows A method of rapidly balancing air flows in a complex paint spray booth having a series of cells supplied by a common air flow that is pushed by an adjustable speed supply fan and then divided into downdrafts for each of the said cells accompanied by cross... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6146264 | Paint booth airflow control system An automotive paint booth containing multiple contiguous chambers can be supplied with down flowing air streams in the various chambers for removing airborne particulates produced by the painting operations. Cross flow of particulates between contiguous c... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6139421 | Paint spray booth-differential downdraft control A paint spray cell and air plenum assembly, comprising (a) a paint spray cell having a perforate air inlet wall occupying at least a substantial portion of one side of the cell and having at least one electrostatic paint sprayer to direct charged spray pa... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5922130 | Spray booth for applying coatings to substrate A spray booth includes an outer enclosure in which the temperature and humidity of a fluid (such as air) is not controlled and a fluid handling unit within this enclosure, which circulates and controls the temperature and humidity of a smaller volume of t... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5912184 | Environmentally enhanced enclosure for managing CMP contamination An enclosure provided with an air supply system, an exhaust system, and controls for manipulating the flow, temperature, dewpoint and relative humidity of the air within the enclosure are disclosed. The present invention aims to achieve with these compone... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5885154 | Air supply means for a controlled environment room A controlled environment room encompassing a room space is provided with air supply structure which includes a room ceiling surmounting the room space, a top closure disposed above the ceiling and spaced apart from the ceiling to form a plenum chamber the... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5882404 | Powder coating apparatus Powder coating apparatus (10) comprises an enclosure or booth (12) in which an article to be powder coated is locatable. Spray heads (24) are provided in the booth (12) to spray water over the inside of the booth (12) to remove over-spray powder coat mate... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5855509 | Paint spray booth and air supply arrangement A paint spray booth and air supply arrangement includes a main fan for blowing air and an air supply plenum in fluid communication with the main fan for receiving blown air therefrom. A support grid is positioned beneath the air supply plenum and includes... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5820456 | Paint spray booth A paint spray booth (10) has a spray chamber (11), an air make-up unit (15), and an air exhaust system with an exhaust air fan (26) and an exhaust damper (25). The booth has a pressure transducer (29) that senses the pressure of air both inside and outsid... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5779534 | Multiple stage airflow diffuser apparatus for paint booth A multiple stage airflow diffuser apparatus for spreading the airflow to provide a uniform airflow in a plenum. The diffuser includes a plurality of diffuser stages positioned in a spaced, nested relationship.... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5762548 | Treatment cubicle and a method of ventilating a treatment cubicle A method and apparatus of ventilating a treatment cubicle such as a painting or spraying cubicle used for painting items such as vehicle bodies. Wherein fresh air to be supplied to the cubicle is supplied via an air-permeable ceiling (1); and air supply c... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5746650 | Integrated paint spray booth and air conditioning system and process An integrated paint spray booth and air conditioning system and process utilize a spray booth housing, scrubber and filtering chambers located below the housing, and an air conditioning apparatus including an adiabatic saturator. The components are arrang... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5743793 | Airflow diffuser apparatus for use with a paint booth An airflow diffuser apparatus for controlling the airflow exiting a filter unit used in a paint booth. The airflow diffuser apparatus includes a diffuser formed of a plate positioned underneath the filter unit to diffuse the airflow exiting the filter uni... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741178 | Reducing area, increasing velocity paint booth structure and method A paint booth structure and method having, in one form a specially shaped painting volume wherein the painting occurs is provided with an air flow system to carry away paint overspray and a decreasing cross-sectional area in the direction of air flow to c... | 04/21/1998 |
