...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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| 7368057 | Method and system for removing residual water from excess washcoat by ultrafiltration A washcoat coating composition is disclosed that includes at least one water insoluble organic solvent and at least one polymer, such as an epoxy acrylic copolymer. A method of removing residual water from a mixture of residual water and washcoat using ultrafiltrati... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7294410 | Method of coating with lead-free electrodeposition coating composition and coated article The present invention relates to a cationic electrodeposition coating composition substantially free of lead compounds, and more specifically to a method of coating an alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel plate with the composition and a coated article obtained by the m... | 11/13/2007 |
| 6920399 | Method and apparatus for determining the composition of fluids A method and apparatus for analyzing a fluid to obtain the concentrations of N of its components, N being at least three. The method comprises the steps of bringing a sample of the fluid to a plurality of successive temperatures, measuring a combined total of at lea... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6123775 | Reaction chamber component having improved temperature uniformity A component useful for a plasma reaction chamber includes a heat sink such as a temperature-controlled support member and a heated member such as an electrically powered showerhead electrode. The showerhead electrode is peripherally secured to the support... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5914022 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling electrodeposition of paint A method and apparatus for monitoring electrodes for the electrodeposition of paint onto metallic workpieces includes detecting current from the electrodes and displaying a plot of current versus time. A method and apparatus for controlling electrodeposit... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5298141 | Apparatus for measuring concentration of non-volatile ingredients An apparatus for measuring concentration of non-volatile ingredients in a liquid-type material comprises a debubbling device for removing air bubbles contained in the liquid-type material, and a calculator which obtains a non-volatile ingredient concentra... | 03/29/1994 |
| 4643815 | Electrocoating method and apparatus In a method and apparatus for electrocoating from an electrolyzing coating mixture, the temperature of a dialysis fluid is controlled to control the temperature of the coating mixture by heat exchange with the dialysis fluid while at the same time control... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4026775 | Electrocoating bath temperature control This invention relates to an improved method and system for controlling the temperature of an electrocoating bath wherein the bath is passed through a heat exchanger wherein the heat exchange surfaces in contact with the bath do not exceed 180° F.... | 05/31/1977 |