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 |
| 8091301 | Sound-insulating partition wall and assembly method for such a partition wall Partition walls for absorbing or reflecting sound waves are already available in various types and qualities. Such partition walls are generally permanently fixed to a structural member of a building, for example, or are otherwise permanently stationed, in order to ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8051616 | Movable partitions, header assemblies for movable partitions, and related methods A header assembly for a movable partition includes an overhead track and a header pan. The header pan is configured to extend from the overhead track to an adjoining structure. The header pan, the overhead track, or a combination of both may form a fire-resistant ba... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8033068 | Mobile partitioning wall Mobile partitioning wall with several wall elements displaceably suspended in running rails. The mobile partitioning wall have structural units that are technically simple to manufacture and to mount and are structured to be universally usable and can be easily and ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7958684 | Track suspension device A device for suspending equipment such as a lighting fixture or public address speaker from a ceiling mounted track (5) used to suspend a movable partition and including an extruded rail (4) defining a channel having a longitudinal slot opening (8 | 06/14/2011 |
| 7861475 | Wall panel system including a pivot lock A wall panel system includes a sliding wall panel assembly that includes a pivot lock for converting the wall panel assembly between a sliding configuration and a pivoting configuration. The pivot lock includes a first lock member that is configured to selectively p... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7624549 | Wall-ceiling slip joint permitting seismic induced movement A wall panel-ceiling engagement device is designed to couple a wall panel to a ceiling. The engagement device, when engaged with the ceiling, holds the wall panel stationary without any fasteners, braces or other securing members that penetrate into the ceiling. The... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7454868 | Flexible space management system and method A method of managing a plurality of operable wall panels in a room equipped with an overhead track system from which the panels suspend and in which the panels are movable to selectively partition the room, the track system including a reading portion. The method co... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7357428 | Fixing device for a movable wall The invention is directed to a fixing device for a movable wall or the like with a fixing element which can be brought into its working position by an actuating member that can be actuated manually. In order to provide a fixing device for a movable wall or the like ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325343 | Display board system An apparatus configured to allow the retention of at least one display board with a mounting structure is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a retaining system. A portion of the retaining system is deformable to retain at least one display board in a press-in, inter... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310918 | Hybrid office panel construction for a modular office furniture system A wall spine assembly for a modular office system comprises a plurality of individual panel assemblies. Each of the panel assemblies includes a vertical support structure and mechanically affixed lower panels in a rigid box-beam structure. Facing panels are removabl... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7260916 | Device for forming a displaceable wall structure A device for forming a displaceable wall structure, comprising one or more building elements each provided with a first and a second arrangement for suspension of the building element from a support unit and for substantially horizontal movement of the building elem... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246412 | Adjustable hanger hinge A hanger hinge is used to suspend panels of a folding door or window from an overhead track. The hanger hinge has a hanger bolt with an externally threaded lower end on which a nut is threaded by a tool. The nut is located within a sleeve which engages the bolt to p... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7228664 | Flexible space management system and method A method of managing a plurality of operable wall panels in a room equipped with an overhead track system from which the panels suspend and in which the panels are movable to selectively partition the room, the track system including a reading portion. The method co... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216465 | Connectors, tracks and system for smooth-faced metal framing A novel system for constructing smooth-faced metal framing and novel tracks and track connectors therefore. The system and connectors of the present invention utilize metal framing tracks that demonstrate a U-channel configuration having a base, sidewalls with at le... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210270 | Partition system with elevated raceway An elevated raceway for routing utility lines in a vertically spaced relationship above the upper edge of a partition. The raceway includes an elongated passageway configured to retain utility lines in a horizontally extending manner. A first support member extends ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191907 | Adjustable safety net system A safety net system is configured for mounting to a rack having a pair of spaced apart upstanding posts, in which the upstanding posts have open tops and holes formed in side walls thereof. The safety net system includes a pair of spaced apart uprights, upper and lo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7174690 | Vertical slide clip Brackets for interconnecting building components. One bracket embodiment is constructed to connect a pair of substantially perpendicular building components so as to allow relative vertical movement between those components and may include a first connector plate an... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172161 | Holder for rod-like objects such as pipes or cables A holder for rod-like objects, such as pipes, cables or the like, has a holder portion and a slide which is pressed longitudinally into the holder portion. The holder portion has a pair of arms forming a trough into which the rod-like object is placed. The slide, fo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168213 | Adjustment device and building element There is provided an adjustment device for adjusting the vertical height of, for example, studs, furniture and large appliances. The device has a base (12), a pine (14) upstanding from and supported by the base and a rotatable cam element (20). ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152884 | Conduit box A weatherproof non corrosive, non-metallic conduit box molded preferably of a sturdy plastic material, such as, for example, polyvinyl chloride, which is a fire resistant and resilient material. The conduit box is ultraviolet (UV) resistant and has high tensile stre... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137227 | Structural brace A structural brace apparatus and method provides support between a primary building component and a secondary building component, the primary building component having X and Y axis deflections relative to the secondary building component. The brace includes a first ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7093398 | Wall panel assembly and method of assembly A wall assembly includes at least two panel elements which are configured for contiguous placement adjacent to one another. Each of the panel elements defines a hollow internal passageway. The panels are configured to permit a contiguous placement whereby the respec... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073301 | Wall structure A wall structure (10) comprising concrete composite masonry blocks (12) supported and interconnected by elongate support beams (16) is disclosed. The blocks (12) are shaped to be stacked in vertically independent columns (14) and a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059088 | Apparatus for screening A method and apparatus for screening faces of a substantially rectangular equipment. The apparatus having a frame structure including a plurality of screen support frames disposed around the equipment, each face having edge screen support frames laterally spaced hor... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6996940 | Movable wall module A movable wall module is provided for installation into an opening formed in a building wall structure, such as a room divider wall in a commercial or residential building. The wall module comprises a frame sized and shaped for substantially nested placement into th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6920727 | Wall panel arrangement with accessory-supporting top cap A space-dividing wall panel arrangement having a plurality of upright wall panels serially connected one with the other by an upright support post. The wall panel arrangement additionally includes an open-frame structure which allows routing of cabling therethrough ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6903266 | Computer cable organizer A cable organizer including a first member defining an elongate channel receivable of cables and including a plurality of apertures through which the cables can be passed into or out of the channel and a second member defining an elongate channel and slidably connec... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6889473 | Firefighter training building having a reconfigurable floor plan A firefighter training building having a system of movable and removable partition walls for changing the interior floor plan layout of the building is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of tracks disposed above the movable walls and a plurality of movable a... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6871470 | Metal stud building system and method A metal stud and clip assembly is designed for use in a non-load-bearing wall to allow a horizontal ceiling to vertically float thereon. This is accomplished by an elongated receiving channel on the stud spaced inwardly from its edges. A clip member has an elongated... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6715530 | Latch assembly system for operable wall panels The present invention involves a latch mechanism and method that prevents the leading operable wall panel of an operable wall panel system from moving out of alignment with the track of a track and trolley system as the lead operable wall panel unfolds and extends f... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6688056 | Moveable and demountable wall panel system A moveable and demountable wall panel system including a plurality of panels each having opposite top and bottom distance channels, opposite left and right vertical posts, a panel covering, a ceiling rail, and an articulating floor channel. The distance c... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6681529 | Work environment An information display system is disclosed. A work environment providing a work area and a workstation including the information display system are also disclosed. The information display system includes a track system adapted to attach to a mounting stru... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6634149 | Track assembly for cleanroom wall system Construction and remodeling of a cleanroom wall system is facilitated with a universal stud design. A variety of wall configurations may be assembled with the same stud. Also provided is a useful connector block for joining perpendicularly oriented studs,... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6629386 | Furniture system A furniture system is particularly adapted to support group activities in open plans, and the like. A plurality of columns support an overhead framework on the floor of a building in a freestanding fashion at a predetermined elevation, generally above ave... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6612087 | Building member connector allowing bi-directional relative movement The connector of the present invention comprises a planar sheet bent to form two perpendicular plates each of which is formed with one or more elongate slots. The slots on one plate are oriented so as to permit relative deflection of a building member in ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6581345 | Track concealing system for operable walls The present invention provides a track concealment system for use with a movable wall system having movable walls, a track and a trolley. The invention includes a pair of panels, each sized to conceal a portion of the track, and a pair of brackets each ha... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6571519 | Panel partition system with centralized power and communication distribution A space dividing system includes a column and a series of partition panels adapted for interconnection with the column. The column includes an internal passage, and is adapted to receive wiring from a building for supplying power to a receptacle arrangeme... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6516575 | Device for locking running gear guided in rails The device (2), which is used to lock running gear (1) guided in a rail (5) and is or can be connected to the latter, has a body (21, 22) in which a locking pin (23) is displaceably mounted and, by means of a resilient element (24), is held resiliently in... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6510663 | In-fill arrangement for post and beam furniture systems An in-fill panel arrangement is designed for post and beam furniture systems of the type having overhead beams supported on vertical posts. Each of the beams has a lowermost face with a horizontal slot extending therealong, and each of the posts includes ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6497075 | Free standing modular architectural beam system A freestanding framework having a plurality of generally vertically disposed support columns supporting a plurality of generally horizontally disposed overhead beams. The overhead beams include a portion that provides a raceway for the delivery of an elec... | 12/24/2002 |
