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 |
| 7989712 | Electronic prototyping enclosure The protective electronic prototyping enclosure is conveniently formed to accommodate various prototype electronic projects. Openings in the enclosure may be accurately formed and markings can be neatly and precisely formed by on a paper label printed by using the c... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7858887 | Broadband over power line loom A broadband over power line housing which allows coupling between power lines and a broadband signal system. Cables enter and exit from a first housing portion. Connection circuitry is housed in a second housing unit selectively connectable to the first housing unit... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7842890 | One-piece optical imager housing and method for releasably locking a one-piece housing assembly A one-piece housing for the enclosure and protection of an optical imager or other device and a method for locking a one-piece housing assembly in a folded configuration. The housing comprises three segments permanently joined by flexible hinges that allow the housi... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7569777 | Thermostat with lock for inhibiting removal and access A thermostat is provided that includes a lock disposed in a sub-base, which includes a cam coupled to the lock to permit rotation of the cam between an unlocked and a locked position. The cam includes an offset portion that is configured to rotate over a vertical re... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7394018 | Automotive electrical connection box Upper and lower casings (10, 11) are coupled together and are fixed to a holder (20) by a bolt (B). The upper casing (10) has an upper wall (10b) with a bolt hole (11c) and the lower casing (11) has a bottom wa... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7368803 | System and method for protecting microelectromechanical systems array using back-plate with non-flat portion Disclosed is an electronic device utilizing interferometric modulation and a package of the device. The packaged device includes a substrate, an interferometric modulation display array formed on the substrate, and a back-plate. The back-plate is placed over the dis... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358438 | Sandwich housing for an antenna amplifier An antenna amplifier has its printed circuit board clamped between upper and lower housing parts which have peripheral edges raised to engage the periphery of the circuit board between them. A recess in the housing part can clear a plug connector on the circuit boar... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7315445 | Electrical apparatus Electrical apparatus in the form of a broadcast data receiver or set top box is provided including a housing for the location of one or more electrical components therein. The electrical components include a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD is separated from one or mo... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7208685 | Hardened voyage data recorder A hardened voyage data recorder includes two subsystems: a removable non-volatile memory and a base containing electronics and firmware for communicating with data sensing systems and for accessing the memory. According to the invention, the memory is protected in a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193507 | Siren housing A siren housing has a dish-shaped base having a back wall adapted to be secured to as support structure. The base is configured and dimensioned to contain siren components. A post projects forwardly from the back wall. The post has a cylindrical sidewall terminating... | 03/20/2007 |
| 4723196 | Electrical circuit unit with moisture sealed plug-in connectors By a special structure the conductor paths between connection prongs at one end of an electric circuit unit and circuit components located on two circuit boards are greatly shortened. The circuit boards are connected at their ends remote from the connecto... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4695691 | Switch housing having fixed external nuts for attachment of contacts and terminals A switch housing includes two identical halves forming a top wall and a bottom wall each of which has transverse countersinks. The countersinks are provided with permanently secured polygonal nut members for receiving screws for fastening the mounting end... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4675626 | Carrier assembly for mounting a rolled coplanar delay line A mounting or carrying device utilized in conjunction with an electronic component suitable for use on a printed wiring board, the electronic component being capable of adjusting the arrival time of signals in high speed logic systems is presented. Prefer... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4563725 | Electrical assembly An electrical assembly incorporates a multilayer printed circuit board comprising a flexible electrically insulating circuit board laminate with electrical conductors for connecting to terminals on rigid slab-like heat-dissipating components such as circu... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4523883 | Printed circuit board fastener The invention includes a method and a fastener for use in attaching articles to printed circuit boards. The fastener, which has a generally tubular body, flanged at one end, is adapted to receive a screw. The fastener has a polygonal cross-section over a ... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4390220 | Electrical connector assembly for an integrated circuit package The present disclosure describes a connector assembly especially suited for a large scale integration (LSI) package. The assembly includes a housing to accommodate the package and a hold-down lid or cover to insure reliable electrical connections between ... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4322702 | Electromagnetic relay A housing for an electromagnetic relay is disclosed which has the shape of a trough and is closeable by means of a flat cover. For fastening the cover on the housing, two holding lugs are shaped on the housing. The mounting of the cover proceeds by means ... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4037270 | Circuit packaging and cooling A circuit board is provided with a plurality of groups of connectors, so disposed and arranged in respect to each other that each group is capable of receiving a chip carrier. A fluid conduit, carrying a coolant, extends through each group so that when th... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4032707 | Housing for battery-operated device A housing contains electrical components that constitute a battery-operated smoke detector and alarm. Forming a part of the housing is a transverse wall that includes at least one opening. Adjacent to that one opening in one surface of the wall are a firs... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3952142 | Electronic enclosure An all purpose electronic enclosure of electrically nonconductive material that adapts to various configurations and uses with a minimum of parts. A unitary receptacle portion has internal grooves to receive printed circuit boards, dividers and the like. ... | 04/20/1976 |
