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 |
| 7294185 | Reaction of carbon black with diazonium salts, resultant carbon black products and their uses Processes for preparing a carbon black product having an organic group attached to the carbon black. In one process at least one diazonium salt reacts with a carbon black in the absence of an externally applied electric current sufficient to reduce the diazonium sal... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7201108 | Table with variable configuration Table (10) with variable configuration comprising at least a frame (11) and a movement assembly (12), associated with said frame (11), for a main plane (13) and a service plane (14); such movement assembly (12) compri... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7106014 | Lectern A lectern incorporating a support member having a recess that can receive a control panel or laptop or notebook computer, for use with the by a speaker or other presenter. The support member defines an interior, and includes a keyboard tray slidably received within ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6446564 | Desk with sliding top section and keyboard tray A dual use desk for use with a monitor and keyboard, the desk having a retracting lid section conforming to a lid opening in the front edge of the desktop, the lid retraction mechanism consisting of the lid being hingedly attached to commonly available li... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6003450 | Table lift apparatus A lift apparatus includes a folding frame assembly and a pair of support members which are connected to the folding frame assembly by a linkage. The apparatus is mounted on a coffee table base and is capable of an open position in which the table top of t... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5979521 | Adjustment mechanism An adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of a surface relative to a first element includes a first arm having first and second members. One of the first and second members is pivotally mounted to the first element about a first axis. The other o... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5520122 | Furniture having a stationary top and articulated leaves A piece of furniture comprises a stationary top as well as at least two leaves which, in the rest position underneath the stationary top, are disposed in parallel above one another at respective different planes and have guiding devices of different slope... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5255724 | Adjustable extension assembly An extension assembly increases the safety of bench or table-type machines without significantly reducing the mobility of the machines. The extension assembly includes an extension table, rigidly connected to a support surface of the machine, and a longit... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5249533 | Sewing machine table A sewing machine table is presented having a first top section which is rigidly mounted to the table frame and a second section which abuts the first section in horizontal alignment when raised and which is rotatably affixed to the frame for movement away... | 10/05/1993 |
| 4572081 | Convertible dining table and work counter A rectangular open box frame supports a raisable tabletop center panel to which side leaves are hinged at the side. Levers hinge connect the side panels to the box frame. Pins projecting vertically downwardly from the bottom of the table center panel enga... | 02/25/1986 |
