Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7552693 | Two piece view port and light housing with swivel light The present invention is a view port suitable for installation under the water line of a vessel wherein the view port comprises a flange made from a corrosion resistant material and a body made from a heat resistant material. An alternative embodiment of the inventi... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7373894 | Window housing for use with thru-hull fittings Disclosed is a window housing for use in combination with a transducer style thru-hull fitting. The window housing is sealingly attached to the thru-hull fitting by use of a first securement cap. The window housing having a window panel positioned adjacent to the ou... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7347155 | Sliding window arrangement A sliding window for use in an opening in a supporting structure. The window comprises a plurality of glazing materials, an interior trim ring, and a housing having a plurality of tracks and at least one drain passage connecting each track to a surface on the housin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7305929 | Two piece view port and light housing with swivel light The present invention is a view port suitable for installation under the water line of a vessel wherein the view port comprises a flange made from a corrosion resistant material and a body made from a heat resistant material. An alternative embodiment of the inventi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7028629 | Self-sealing port light assembly A port light assembly for watercraft having an exterior frame comprising a finish ring and a spigot defining a port light opening. The spigot is inserted in a hole in a vessel hull from the exterior of the vessel. The spigot is configured to provide drains to keep w... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6557480 | Bonded windows A window for a support structure, such as a hull of a freighter or tanker or other large ship having clips, studs, glue and protective ultraviolet paint.... | 05/06/2003 |
| 5842433 | Plastic port assembly A port assembly for a marine vessel having an outer wall with an opening therein includes a shaped lens element, a pair of concentric plastic rings and a resilient gasket between the lens element and one of the rings. The plastic ring on the outside of th... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5513591 | Underwater body and intake scoop There is presented an underwater body and intake scoop, the underwater body aving a wall defining a major portion of the body, the wall being exposed to water during movement of the body through a water environment. The intake scoop includes a recess in th... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5467943 | Window structure equipped on side walls of a cabin in the body of an airplane In a window structure equipped on the side walls of a cabin in the body of an airplane, a transparent board is mounted on the outer portion for sealing the pressure inside the cabin. A dust cover is mounted in the inner side of the transparent board seali... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5284105 | Sight glass assembly and wiper for cargo holds A sight glass assembly is bolted to a mounting flange welded to a barge deck around an opening therein at the top of a cargo tank in the barge. A couple of wiper assemblies are mounted to the sight glass and are operable from outside the glass by hand cra... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5188056 | Pleasure boat with sails or motor Pleasure boat with a sail or motor comprising a hull and a deck separated by an interface, remarkable insofar along the outlying perimeter of the interface on the hull and/or on the deck, it has one or more shaped indentations which, when the hull and the... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5076188 | Hatch cover A cover for a hatch includes a rigid main body member and a sealing member secured to the main body member. The sealing member is an expanded polyethylene foam; and it extends across the hatch and engages the portion of the structural member or deck adjac... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4669410 | Porthole construction A porthole construction for placement in an opening of a hull of a ship comprising a first plastic member made of transparent material and a second member made of plastic material. The first member includes an axial wall frictionally engaging the porthole... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4280434 | Cover plate construction for boat decks A threaded access cover plate construction for boat decks, comprising a threaded fitting which is adapted to be secured to the deck, and a screw closure receivable in the fitting. Both the fitting and the closure have cooperable buttress-type threads whic... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4246859 | Cover plate construction for boat decks A threaded access cover plate construction for boat decks, comprising a threaded fitting which is adapted to be secured to the deck, and a screw closure receivable in the fitting. Both the fitting and the closure have cooperable buttress-type threads whic... | 01/27/1981 |
