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 |
| 7841147 | Mortarless facade system A method of constructing a building façade comprising, casting at least one plate member; coupling at least one load member to the plate member; aligning a first façade assembly levelly prior to attachment to the substrate; aligning a second and third façade asse... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7107726 | Organic I-beam soffit A soffit for a shelter having a roof overhang and a wall structure. The soffit extends between the wall structure and the roof overhang and includes an I-joist, wherein the I-joist has an elongate web with a pair of opposing elongate edges and a pair of flanges on e... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6973756 | Connector and system for supporting veneer panels A connector is provided for coupling a veneer panel to a back-up wall. The connector includes a veneer connector and a support member. The veneer connector is adapted to support a generally horizontal edge of the veneer panel. The support member includes a mounting ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6969556 | Films, compositions and processes There is described a substantially planar, self supporting, sheet or film (optionally oriented) which comprises at least one layer comprising a first material which is very highly crystalline polymer (preferably polypropylene of 99% or greater isotacity) together wi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6665996 | Raised floor system equipped with view panels A view panel for a raised floor system is described which is constructed by an outer rigid frame, an upper plate of a tempered glass panel and a lower plate of an apertured steel panel for providing structural support of the view panel. The invention furt... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6374552 | Skirting wall system A composite masonry block and wall system for skirting elevated structures. The block is shaped to be stacked in vertically independent columns, held in place by specially shaped, lightweight beams placed between adjacent columns, and also by synthetic U-... | 04/23/2002 |
| 5907937 | Block wall construction system and components thereof An interstitial junction spacer for positioning and supporting a plurality of blocks in a matrix for a wall construction, the blocks being of the type having two parallel rectangular side faces and four adjoining end faces orthogonally adjoining the corre... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5501888 | Divided light insert and kit for mounting The present invention provides a divided light inserts which employ metal caming and a kit for mounting the inserts on existing windows. The preferred divided light inserts use substantially lead-free, rigid caming which incorporates a flange and steel co... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5251419 | Stone-paved floor construction, and method of paving floor with stone A method and apparatus is provided for forming a stone-paved floor. A flexible frame structure is formed from a plurality of connector bars linked to one another through pivotable joints at the ends thereof. Connector bars are coupled in a crossed configu... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5214893 | Compression framing system A modular system of structural framing in which a multiplicity of pre-stressed compression frame modules are combined into frameworks of any required size by use of common connecting means such as plates and brackets. Each compression frame module compris... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5184440 | Metal framed facade panel and facade covered with such a panel The panel comprises an outer plate (70) supported by a metal frame (71). Two opposite sides of the frame are formed by light metal profiled elements (72, 73) having a rim (74) which extends along one edge (75) of the outer surface of the plate. This rim m... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5014471 | Extruded molding for glass block structures An extruded molding configured to frame glass masonry block for building structures, particularly wood frame structures, the molding having a flat base portion on which the block is seated and raised side elements forming a channel with breakaway spacer e... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5014479 | Flexible assembling partition means A flexible assembling partition system includes a plurality of octagonal block units assembled with one another, at least a sheathing frame member for covering all side extensions formed on each block unit, and a plurality of face members each face member... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5014488 | Method for installation of building tiles without adhesive materials and standardized tiles for implementing the same The present invention relates to a new method for the installation of building tiles without any adhesive materials (fine grained sand and cement or glues) or joint fillers (e.g. stucco), directly onto a bare wall or floor without any prior preparation of... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5010705 | Curtain wall A curtain wall building panel having a metal frame secured to the reverse side of a concrete panel with flexible anchors. A 3-D braid is formed in such a manner that non-metallic fibers are braided in the three directions at a pitch of 5 mm or more and ha... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4999964 | Floor grid system A floor assembly for a building structure includes a plurality of support members defining a horizontal perimeter supported by the building structure. A grid formed of a plurality of horizontal grid members extends between the support members. Pocket surf... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4996810 | Access flooring There is disclosed a slab (10) adapted to be laid on a floor surface (11) in abutting relationship with like slabs to form an access floor. The slab has at least one channel (20) on its underside extending between edges thereof and adapted to be coinciden... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4965975 | Means for erecting a wall of wall blocks, preferably of glass Means for erecting a wall of preferably disc-like wall blocks, particularly glass blocks, having marginal support portions adjacent the wall surfaces limiting the bearing sides of the blocks, an offset surface being located between the support portions. A... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4835916 | Frame for lighted ceilings A supporting frame is provided for a light-transmitting ceiling panel, which panel extends to a vertical wall or other surface. The supporting frame is particularly designed for lighted ceilings in which light transmitting panels extend from wall to wall ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4813203 | Retrofit glazing system Disclosed is a retrofit glazing system having a sub-frame mountable to the framework of an existing glazing system of a building. The sub-frame cooperates with an interlocking miniframe bonded to a glazing panel. The sub-frame and interlocking miniframe a... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4682453 | Floor construction suitable for installation in rooms containing switchgear, computers, and like electrical apparatus, and a method for producing such a floor construction A floor construction, suitably for use in rooms containing electrical switchgear, computers and like apparatus, comprises a plurality of mutually parallel, elongated and longitudinally extending first joists (8,9), and a plurality of mutually parallel, el... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4628645 | Portable deck A patio deck construction comprising a frame defining a plurality of apertures adapted to receive a plurality of fixedly dimensioned patio stones in a fixed, level arrangement above a ground surface. Planks forming the frame are notched to form ledges whi... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4458464 | Process and apparatus for erecting walls made of glass structural bricks and at least a joint mortar, together with a joint lining and, if necessary, reinforcement The invention relates to a method for erecting walls made of glass structural bricks and a joint-lining in which the said bricks are built up with the joint-mortar, if necessary strengthened with reinforcing elements, with substantially horizontal and ver... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4233792 | Process for the laying of a floor, and for a tile clothing, and elements for the realization thereof A process, as well as the relative elements therefore, for the realization, in loco, of floors, tile clothings or similar with different materials, or more generally with each material which is adapt for said purposes.... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4179858 | Building structure and method of construction The invention is comprised of a plurality of parallel spaced-apart stud members with a plurality of blocks positioned between adjacent stud members. A plurality of straps are positioned around alternate stud members to form a lattice assembly. When the st... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4058943 | Glass block panel As an article of manufacture, a glass block panel comprising a plurality of glass blocks having a circumferential rib around the edges thereof. The glass blocks are uniformly spaced apart edge to edge in a width and breadth direction by longitudinal space... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4009549 | Stone structural securement system and method The present invention provides a stone structural securement system and method. In particular, an intermediate sheet steel strut member having a predetermined structural and geometrical configuration is interconnected between the structural frame of an ed... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3999335 | Access cover and cleat connection therefore An access cover frame for an underground station such as a pumping station is provided with a cleat connection for assembling a plurality of access covers to accommodate various size stations. The access cover frames are formed of members having a base an... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3958384 | Structure assembled of the unit bodies having stone-like type shells and an insulating insert A structural unit body comprises an outer flange extending outwardly from the edge of a box-like frame plate and an inner flange extending inwardly from the other edge. A stuffed box is secured by anchoring means to the inner flange such stuffed box being... | 05/25/1976 |
