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 |
| 6931994 | Tandem warhead A tandem warhead for destroying a target, the tandem warhead including a kinetic energy rod section with a plurality of lengthy individual projectiles, a blast fragmentation section deployable proximate the target, and a guidance subsystem for deploying the projecti... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6367388 | Ammunition cartridge with differently packed shotshell wad projectile chambers An ammunition cartridge for use with a gun which cartridge has a shotshell wad defining a rear charge receiving chamber and at least two forward shot or other projectile receiving chambers wherein a forward shot receiving chamber is formed of a solid disk... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6202561 | Shotshell having pellets of different densities in stratified layers A shotshell comprised of shot pellets of different densities and materials which provide increased effectiveness at both close and long range. Preferably the pellets are disposed in longitudinally stratified layers, with the more dense pellets located rea... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5719352 | Low toxicity shot pellets Low toxicity shot or pellets for shotgun cartridges or the like comprises finely divided metallic particles, preferably a mixture of finely divided molybdenum and tungsten particles in a polymer matrix. The resulting pellets have a high density and are mu... | 02/17/1998 |
| 4996923 | Matrix-supported flechette load and method and apparatus for manufacturing the load In a method and apparatus for manufacturing a flechette load, a series of operative steps are carried out to produce a matrix-supported load of flechettes held in a desired array. First, a load of flechettes are mounted by a die end cap in a desired array... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4960055 | Projectile comprising sub-projectiles with a pre-defined zone of effectiveness A projectile forms the head of a carrier having a defined ballistic trajectory and comprises sub-munitions that are ejected at a given moment on the trajectory of the projectile and are designed to reach an impact zone with a pre-defined shape. In the mai... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4913054 | Projectile delivery apparatus A projectile delivery apparatus for enhancing the penetration capability of a projectile including a friable capsule, which traverses the distance from a firearm to a preselected target while retaining the launch weight of the projectile intact, and a pro... | 04/03/1990 |