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 |
| 8146494 | Magnetic chase and graphic arts die assembly with selectively actuatable means for raising and supporting the die plate during alignment A graphic arts die assembly and chase for use in a graphic arts press are disclosed for use in conjunction with a press. The die assembly includes a die plate formed at least partially of ferromagnetic material and a chase with a plurality of magnet assemblies confi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7354214 | Image forming apparatus having a chassis containing a curved part that supports a roller bearing The image forming apparatus includes a chassis, a feed roller, and a press roller. The chassis includes first and side surfaces, a bottom surface that connects the first and second side surfaces, and a curved part formed unitarily with the bottom surface. The curved... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337721 | Adjustable die fixture for a printing press An apparatus and methods for the adjustment of the position of a die in a printing press are disclosed. The apparatus and methods provide for the adjustment of a die frame within a chase. The chase defines a horizontal and a vertical axis. The die frame is slidably ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 5277721 | Method for making microporous marking structures A method for preparing a microporous ink-impregnated marking structure according to the invention involves use of a window-like frame instead of a conventional chase. The frame is placed on the upper face of the matrix board or mold so that the premix, co... | 01/11/1994 |
| 4936214 | Apparatus for adapting offset duplicator machines to accomodate numbering, printing, scoring, perforating and like device An attachment and method for converting a duplicator to a multi-purpose machine capable of printing serial numbers, designs, logos and signatures, as well as scoring and perforating work sheets including a chase adapted to be attached to a blanket cylinde... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4869168 | Stamp cartridge The present invention is a stamp cartridge comprising a casing having a predetermined number of channels for receiving a plurality of stampers and a holder portion for holding one of the stampers. The closed side of the casing has a plurality of holes ope... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4709632 | Selective intaglio inking device with removable cartridge The inking bars of an intaglio inking device are mounted in a cartridge which is easily inserted into and removed from the inking device. Adjacent inking bars have different aperture patterns to form an ink path transversely across the inking bars to remo... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4516493 | Apparatus for imprinting and cutting a tape or ribbon An apparatus for serially imprinting and cutting a tape such as an award ribbon includes a pneumatically actuated, heated imprinter and sequentially operated, pneumatically actuated cutter and trimmer. A stepping motor provides incremental movement of the... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4494458 | Typeholding chase A typeholding chase which positively clamps rubber type elements, and firmly engages the elements during high speed machine operation. The chase provides secure engagement of type elements, while facilitating interchange of such elements without a need fo... | 01/22/1985 |
