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 |
| 6725805 | Pet shelter/incubator A pet shelter/incubator includes a hollow housing having an interior sufficiently large to comfortably receive at least one dog, a floor, a roof and at least one side wall extending between the floor and the roof and only partially surrounding the interior. It also ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6425347 | Livestock incubator A portable livestock incubating device is provided formed of a rectangular container having and incubating volume forming an incubating chamber defined by the zone within the incubating volume. Each each end wall further includes an access door hingedly a... | 07/30/2002 |
| 5865142 | Apparatus for hatching eggs An apparatus for hatching eggs includes a rectangular casing having a top provided with a pre-heating chamber in which is mounted a first electric fan and a water tray under the electric fan, an air compressor arranged on the top and connected with the pr... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5189983 | Poultry house confinement ring system and method A poultry house ring confinement system and method which utilizes permanent, reusable, brooder rings in place of the conventional, temporary and disposable brooder confinement structures. The brooder confinement rings of the present invention are raised a... | 03/02/1993 |
| 4546729 | Arrangement for the operation of a chicken brooder plant The invention relates to an arrangement for the operation of a chicken brooder plant with trestles for accommodating the eggs to be incubated arranged on a cart, said trestles being arranged in several tiers over one another in a cart, with the carts bein... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4501228 | Incubator with pyramidal top portion An enclosure (12) defines a lower compartment, while a pyramidal top portion (16) defines an adjacent upper compartment. A base plate (24) separates the upper and lower compartments. The base plate (24) includes a central opening (26), above which is moun... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4215651 | Incubator suitable for use in hatching eggs An incubator is disclosed in which there is a support for supporting eggs, with a flexible screen intended to be positioned over the eggs when supported by the support. There is also provision for hot air to be passed over the screen so that heat is condu... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4013873 | Electric heating farrowing pad with means for overhead and side shielding of electric cord An electrical heating farrowing pad of rigid plastic walls is adapted with shielding for either overhead supported outlets or side supported outlets along the floor of the farrowing pen. The shielding includes a tubular elbow fitting having one arm secure... | 03/22/1977 |
