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 |
| 7310893 | Household appliance with user selected default settings A household appliance functions according to multiple operating cycles, wherein each operating cycle comprises at least one step characterized by a parameter having a factory-set default value. A user can access a controller of the household appliance through a user... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7206660 | Navigation apparatus and method, and computer program product A navigation apparatus is provided with: a first storing device for storing original data for a navigation based on a predetermined format and including map data, in such a manner that an empty area exists on the predetermined format in each processing unit for a pr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7173546 | Map display device When a control circuit extracts data of an entity corresponding to a phone number, the control circuit retrieves phone numbers that accord, with respect to lower seven digits of a phone number, with the inputted phone number from among phone numbers included in retr... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7083682 | Method and assembly for coating articles A coating assembly paints a coating on a plurality of articles having first and second article portions. The coating assembly includes a rail frame defining a longitudinal path for the plurality of articles to travel along. An endless chain having a chain portion th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7043336 | Data processing method for a memory pack of an internet microwave oven A data processing method and apparatus of a memory pack of an Internet microwave oven. A computer is connected to a Web server and a detachable memory pack includes an interface unit performing an interface operation to access the computer. A memory pack control uni... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7003404 | Control method for moisture meter, control program for moisture meter, record medium recording control program for moisture meter and moisture meter According to the invention, the heating temperature is sequentially raised gradually to detect a parameter of a time function indicating the change of moisture percentage, and according to the parameter, the optimum heating temperature is calculated. Further, the re... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6968633 | Paint drying system A paint drying system for drying a painted body (4), such as a painted motor vehicle, includes a spraybooth (1) having an enclosure (2) through which air flows from an air inlet (6) to an air outlet (16, 18). The spraybooth (1 | 11/29/2005 |
| 6845290 | System and method for controlling a dryer appliance System and method for controlling an appliance for drying clothing articles is provided. The appliance has a container for receiving the clothing articles. A motor is provided for rotating the container about an axis. A heater is provided for supplying heated air to... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6792331 | Method and apparatus for controlling the drying process in a drying section of a paper machine or the like A method and apparatus for controlling the drying process taking place in the dryer section of a paper machine or the like. The total drying efficiency required in the dryer section is first calculated by means of a method known as such, and an optimal drying effici... | 09/14/2004 |
| RE38570 | Control unit and control method of robot used for arc welding A welding voltage value Vf and a welding current value IF are respectively monitored by a detector during execution of arc welding in accordance with a robot operation program, indexes are calculated which show how far the monitored values Vf and If are deviated fro... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6772045 | System for determining dry cleaning timing, method for determining dry cleaning timing, dry cleaning method, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device A system for determining dry cleaning timing, includes: a manufacturing apparatus configured to process materials assigned by a sequence of lots; an apparatus controller configured to control the manufacturing apparatus and obtaining operational conditions of the ma... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6681137 | Communications medium for controlling the attributes of a physical, chemical, or thermodynamic process An interpretive system architecture for a seamless transfer of energy to a physical, chemical, or thermodynamic process stream, or microwave oven. The interpretive system architecture overlays the operational functions of the process stream or host microw... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6323804 | Method and apparatus for GPS time determination A system for rapidly acquiring a time reference for the location determination of a wireless communication device. The system includes a wireless communication device (200), a GPS satellite (202) and a communication satellite (208). The method comprises t... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6198975 | Interpretive language architecture for controlling the attributes of a physical chemical or thermodynamic process An interpretive system architecture for a seamless transfer of energy to a physical, chemical, or thermodynamic process stream, or microwave oven. The interpretive system architecture overlays the operational finctions of the process stream or host microw... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6115644 | Moisture content measuring apparatus and method A moisture content measuring apparatus and method wherein a sensor station produces calibration data corresponding to measurements of light at two different wavelengths reflected from a material, and the calibration data is then transferred to a hand held... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5282145 | Method of repair paint curing for production lines and apparatus The method of repair paint curing for an automotive production line having a prep area, a spray booth, and an infrared oven, with a plurality of longitudinally spaced infrared heating panels upon its opposite sides and top includes the steps of conveying ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5019994 | Method and apparatus for drying articles in a continuous feed process A method for drying articles flowing through a drying chamber by introducing heated air into the drying chamber. In normal steady-state operation, the inlet and outlet temperatures of the air are monitored, and the inlet temperature is maintained at a nor... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4777604 | Method and apparatus for controlling batch dryers A method of and apparatus for controlling dryers for wood products is disclosed by measuring a temperature differential that relates to the difference between the temperature of the drying medium before and after contact with the product as the product is... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4701857 | Method and apparatus for controlling dryers for wood products, fabrics, paper and pulp A method of and apparatus for controlling dryers for wood products, fabrics, paper, and pulp is disclosed by measuring a temperature differential that relates to the difference between the temperature of the drying medium and that of the product as the pr... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4314878 | Method of operating a papermachine drying line A particular papermachine and type of pulp stock for forming a particular basis weight web are analyzed for deriving a correlation between pulp stock drainage rate and the lowest obtainable critical moisture content of said paper web. From knowledge of th... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4206552 | Means and method for controlling the operation of a drying apparatus Disclosed is a control system for controlling the operation of an appliance and the like which is particularly adaptable for controlling at least one operation variable of an apparatus for drying articles such as a clothes dryer, washer-dryer or similar t... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4087568 | Method and apparatus for controlling a material treater at maximum throughput with air velocity control An improved process and apparatus are disclosed wherein the resin treatment of a web on a material treater is conducted at maximum throughput in response to especially impinging air velocity control in the dryer.... | 05/02/1978 |
| 3989935 | Method and apparatus for controlling a material treater An improved process and apparatus are disclosed wherein the resin treatment of a web on a material treater is conducted at optimal throughput with exacting, self-adaptive, feed forward, feedback control.... | 11/02/1976 |
