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 |
| 4899765 | Process for manufacturing cigarette rods Cigarette rods are manufactured at high rates of speed using a cigarette making machine having a tongue which is equipped such that water is continuously fed therethrough in order to exit the surface of the tongue which contacts a tobacco filter stream pa... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4409995 | Method for applying particulate matter to tobacco A method and apparatus for applying particulate matter to tobacco during the cigarette making process is disclosed. The amount of particulate matter that is lost during the cigarette making process is minimized by applying the particulate matter to the to... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4186754 | Cigarette manufacture A cigarette making machine includes a tongue by which the tobacco is compressed to its final cross-section, characterized by a liquid feeding arrangement for feeding liquid to the surface of the tongue in contact with the tobacco to dilute and reduce the ... | 02/05/1980 |
