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 |
| 7584859 | Agricultural produce separator Apparatus for separating agricultural produce from stones and clods including at least one generally cylindrical separation assembly arranged to be impinged upon by a mixture of agricultural produce and at least one of stones and clods, the at least one generally cy... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7267233 | In-line classifier for powdered products A classifier for classifying particulates entrained in a flowing stream of gas is configured such that a change of direction of gas flow causes particles to impinge upon a target, heavier particles being trapped in a downwardly extending fluidized trap. The classifi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 6884956 | Color-based sorting apparatus A color-based sorting apparatus comprising, a material supplying device provided so as to discharge and supply the grains stored therein, a color detecting device detecting a color of each of the grains passing through a setting region, a sorting processing section ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6044796 | Apparatus for separating seeds from husks Apparatus for separating seed from husks which consists of one or more separating units. Each separating unit includes a series of impact plates fixed at angles with respect to each other and to the vertical axis. In use, the seed and husks fall freely un... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5529169 | Method for automated sorting of meat products using outfeed separation roller The present invention provides a method for sorting meat chunks of variable fat and lean meat content, in which some of the meat chunks are interconnected by stringy tissue, the method including providing a roller located above a separation panel separati... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5301816 | Method and apparatus for the separation of a material mixture and use of the apparatus A new separating method and a corresponding apparatus and the use of the apparatus for the environmentally sound separation of different material mixtures, are disclosed wherein, in addition to dynamic forces, the area pressure between the bodies to be so... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5271506 | Apparatus for separating fruits or vegetables from debris An improved apparatus for sorting agricultural products such as vegetables or fruits from dirt clods, rocks, or other debris, without bruising the desired product. The mixture of desired product and undesired debris is transported by conveyor and allowed ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5259510 | Apparatus for separating and removing fine particulates from a particle flow An apparatus for separating fine particulates from a particle flow having a generally vertically disposed column with a particle flow channel. A particle flow inlet and outlet are located at opposite ends of the column in which an airstream is produced. A... | 11/09/1993 |
| 4750993 | Process and apparatus for the separation of metallic components from nonmetallic components of a mixture A process and apparatus for separating metallic from nonmetallic components in a mixture are disclosed. The process and apparatus rely upon the combination of prefractionation by sedimentation, preferably centrifugal sedimentation, followed by final conce... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4744470 | Apparatus for separating agricultural produce from spurious matter Apparatus for separating a mixture of agricultural products and stones including an impact element defining an impact surface, which element is operative to absorb appreciable kinetic energy from stones but to absorb a significanty lower amount of kinetic... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4572378 | Separation method and apparatus Apparatus and method for separating discrete items of different materials from a mixture. The mixed items fall vertically from a feeder device onto a plate spinning about a vertical axis. According to their difference in material, the items rebound with d... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4375853 | Apparatus for separating clods and agricultural products Method and apparatus for separating clods from a mixture of clods and desirable agricultural product utilizing conveyor mechanism for conveying a mixture of clods and agricultural product to a position for free fall onto a separation surface, from which s... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4311241 | Method for separating clods and the like from potatoes Method for separating clods and the like from potatoes, which includes placing the clods and potatoes on a first belt for transporting the potatoes and clods toward a forward end and positioning a second belt spaced horizontally apart from and vertically ... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4281766 | Method and apparatus for sorting bodies of different densities To sort first bodies from a mixture of first and second bodies in which the first bodies, for example potatoes or other root crop, are less dense than the second bodies, for example stones harvested simultaneously with the root crop, the mixture is droppe... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4267930 | Raisin separating device A batch of raisins in which moldy raisins are mixed with sound ones is immersed in a hot water bath, causing the moldy raisins to assume a mushy and sticky texture while leaving the texture of the sound raisins substantially unaffected. The batch of raisi... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4195735 | Rebound sorting device generally for trout and fish eggs A sorting device, particularly for trout and fish eggs which is of the type having an inclined wall against which the eggs are launched and caused to rebound a distance apart depending on the resilience thereof. Collecting means are provided for receiving... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4176750 | Sorting system and apparatus Method and apparatus for sorting objects exhibiting identifiable dynamic response to vibrational phenomena, such objects including potatoes, onions, tomatoes and other comestibles. The system utilizes an elongate sorting zone incorporating a surface which... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4116339 | Sorting system and apparatus Method, apparatus and system for sorting objects exhibiting identifiable dynamic response to vibrational phenomena, such objects including tomatoes and other comestibles. The system utilizes an elongate sorting zone incorporating a surface which oscillate... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4042113 | Sorting device for magazine or the like A device for separating, scanning and sorting publications bearing the Universal Product Code. The device comprises a flat bed extending horizontally but inclined to one side, along which move parallel belts at high speed. A loading bit or hopper at one e... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3990581 | Ejector means for produce sorter An ejector for produce sorting apparatus including a drooping or sagging sheet of substantially air impervious material suspended in front of an air nozzle and adjacent the path of articles of produce moving along a free fall path. Upon occurrence of a re... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3980181 | Color sorting apparatus Apparatus for sorting a random stream of articles moving along a wide path in a product flow according to their color. When an article having an unacceptable color is detected, a signal is generated to activate an ejector to remove the unacceptable articl... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3978987 | Cutting of a stream of tobacco into measured weight portions Method and apparatus for dispensing particulate material in portions of predetermined weight by providing a flow of material measurable by a radiation detector, measuring the flow rate per unit time of the material and removing successive determined porti... | 09/07/1976 |
