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 |
| 7261198 | Bi-directional package divert mechanism and method of use A bi-directional package divert mechanism used for sorting mail and other packages and items into appropriate bins for future delivery. The mechanism includes a downward extending moving mechanism which is capable of moving items into one of two directions, both per... | 08/28/2007 |
| 6114646 | Apparatus and method for detecting documents having ferrous objects A ferrous object detection circuit for use with automated document processing devices is provided for detecting and sorting documents affixed with ferrous objects such as staples and paper clips. A static magnetic field is positioned to intersect a docume... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5764054 | Contiguously matched magnetic sensor array and magnetic media for authentication of documents and products Apparatus for detecting a magnetic pattern having a plurality of spaced magnetic areas includes an array of magnetic sensors which are configured and spaced from each other to detect the spaced magnetic areas of a magnetic pattern brought into contiguity ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5034690 | Method and apparatus for quantitatively determining whether at least one of two or more ferromagnetic components is missing from an assembly An apparatus is provided for verifying the presence or, conversely, determining that one or more ferromagnetic components is missing from an inspected assembly. The apparatus includes a scanning head that creates a magnetic field. An assembly having one o... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4850492 | Conveyor system ejector wheel An ejection station for a conveyor sorter having a carrousel ejector wheel with reciprocating fingers. The ejector wheel has a front side mounted adjacent the edge of the supply conveyor belt. The bottom of the wheel moves at substantially the same speed ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4113609 | Magnetic can sorter Sidewalls of cans from one filling and closing line are magnetized to provide each with a north pole oriented toward the can top. Sidewalls of cans from another filling and closing line are magnetized to provide each with a south pole oriented toward the ... | 09/12/1978 |
