The ice cream cone was invented at the St. Louis Worlds Fair by Ernest Hamwi in 1904. His waffle booth was next to an ice cream vendor who ran short of dishes. Hamwi rolled a waffle to hold ice cream and the cone was born.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367362 | System and method for pipe repair A system and method of repairing a pipe including securing a reinforcing material, such as a dry fiber structure (e.g., a carbon fibers) to the surface of the pipe. A polymeric material is placed on top of the reinforcing material, self-penetrating the dry fiber str... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7340819 | Field weldable connections The present invention provides a field weldable connection. In one embodiment, the field weldable connection is a downhole connector assembly for sealingly attaching a first and a second segment of a control line. The control line has an outer housing that encapsula... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7195730 | Method for making centralizers for centralising a tight fitting casing in a borehole Method for the centralization of drill casings in a tight borehole, both vertical and deviated, comprising the following operations: Application on the casing section in question, of an adherence strip equipped with one or more housings and rapid adjustable lever cl... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7170158 | Double-sided circuit board and multi-chip package including such a circuit board and method for manufacture A multi-chip package comprises a double-sided circuit board having first and second surfaces. Each surface has a package area and a peripheral area. Each package area has a chip mounting area on which a chip is attached, and a bonding area with which the chip is ele... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162783 | Forming elements from concrete pipe An apparatus for removing a forming element from a concrete pipe includes a support member and a removal device including first and second elements. The first element is attachable to the forming element and has a stop. The second element is supported by the support... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7118469 | Abrasive pad, method and system for making an abrasive pad An abrasive pad having dots of abrasive material disposed thereon includes a central alignment hole. The abrasive pad is formed by slipping a backing pad having a central alignment hole onto an alignment stud that extends from a support surface through the central a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7066797 | Block piece for holding an optical workpiece, in particular a spectacle lens, for machining thereof There is disclosed a block piece for holding an optical workpiece, in particular a spectacle lens, for machining thereof, which block piece comprises a basic body which has an end face, against which the workpiece can be blocked by means of a temporarily deformable ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017308 | Bricklaying tool A bricklaying tool includes a mortar guide member having a slot for reception of mortar when the tool is placed on a course of bricks when building a wall. The mortar guide member has a brick engagement panel. An upstanding mortar retaining flange is provided having... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6913356 | Method for fitting a holding block to a semifinished ophthalmic lens blank A method of fitting a holding block to a semifinished ophthalmic lens blank intended to have a predetermined prism, which method includes the following steps: positioning the blank on a fixed base so that the finished face of the b... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6400429 | Method for producing a liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes: a pair of substrates; polymer walls; and a display medium interposed between the pair of substrates, including a liquid crystal region partially provided with or completely surrounded by the polymer walls. The liq... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6095784 | Repair device for damaged shafts or journals The present invention includes an apparatus and method for in situ repair of damaged bearing surfaces of shafts or journals. The apparatus consists of a bracket assembly supporting a forming material axially aligned with and sized to the damaged shaft or ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5976442 | Apparatus and method to manufacture cast panels A method and assembly (20) to form a cast concrete panel (21). The assembly (20) has end beams between which tendons (23) can pass. The beams need to be able to support tensioning of the tendons. Transversely extending form members (25) cooperate with for... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5804093 | Joint infill mold A system for filling a gap between jacket ends at a joint between two lengths of jacketed pipe is disclosed, comprising: a mold and two pairs of side straps encircling the mold. The mold comprises a sheet of material having first and second ends and oppos... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5395226 | Molding machine and method A molding machine includes a mold composed of lower and upper mold sections. A recess is defined in the lower mold section to receive a lead frame or other objects. The lead frame is sandwiched between the upper and lower mold sections. A mold cavity is d... | 03/07/1995 |
| 4970824 | Apparatus for gripping balls containing plants An apparatus for the gripping of plants located in a container is disclosed. This apparatus comprises a pushing element, which pushes the ball of the plant upwardly from underneath, until the ball is released for a substantial part above the container. Th... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4844402 | Form for a mortar cap The mortar cap receives cementitious materials therewithin, such as cement, mortar, and the like, to define a footing for a manhole frame, and has a base frame with a pair of concentric, spaced-apart walls, and an ancillary frame, also with a pair of conc... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4844403 | Reusable form for storm sewer collection box inlets A cover for a storm drain collection box is formed usig falsework that includes a portion that is prefabricated and another portion that is constructed in-situ. The prefabricated portion of the falsework is used to form the throat section of the collectio... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4725035 | Apparatus for manufacture of sealing closures for a telecommunications cable splice In a low pressure mold, the mold parts have surfaces for forming a mold cavity and which are covered in a thermally insulating coating with a thickness from 0.005 inches to 0.050 inches. The coating may be formed from epoxy resin or polytetrafluorethylene... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4725165 | Pipeline jointing In the progressive forming and laying of an undersea pipeline the welded joints between the ends of pipes pre-coated with a corrosion protection coating and an outer concrete weighting coating are protected by a mastic coating applied by clamping a mould ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4714232 | Bearing ring for fixing a mounting block on the progressively variable curved finished face of a semi-finished lens or mold blank This bearing ring is of the kind comprising, for contact with the semi-finished blank to be processed, a limited number of bearing areas appropriately distributed circumferentially around the axis of the assembly. The planes tangential to the ends of each... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4670980 | Manufacture of sealing closures for a telecommunications cable splice Making a gas pressurizable closure for a splice region of a telecommunications cable in which plastic ends of the closure are molded in position by locating molds for the ends in axially spaced-apart positions one at each side of the splice region. While ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4604250 | Column form support system and method A column form support system and method are set forth encasing steel in concrete. Included are support members which are affixed to the steel and extend outwardly therefrom. A concrete form is exerted about the steel, the support members being adjustable ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4508308 | Reinforcement structure for reinforced-concrete buildings A reinforcement structure for reinforced-concrete buildings, comprises a servicing portion which can be dismantled and a fixed structural portion which shall remain embedded in the concrete casting and consists of an iron latticework which is also intende... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4459251 | Method and apparatus for controlled application of a coating material to a pipe joint An applicator is provided for coating the uncovered end portions or stubs of pipe sections after they have been welded together. A belt is maintained in tension out of contact with the pipe until the pipe stubs are welded together and coating operations a... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4442053 | Method of and apparatus for repairing a leak in a pipe or pipeline A flexible wrapping is adapted to fit around a section of pipe or pipeline requiring repair. The wrapping has inner and outer skins and a plurality of tags for limiting the separation between the skins. The wrapping is sealed in position around the pipe o... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4395014 | Pool deck form for vinyl liner swimming pool Improved apparatus for forming the deck and associated coping of a pool. The pool defines and encloses a central area for receiving and retaining water and includes a substantially vertical wall; a horizontal support surface adjacent to and intersecting t... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4387877 | Apparatus for forming pool deck and coping Improved apparatus for forming the deck and associated coping of a pool. The pool defines and encloses a central area for receiving and retaining water and includes a substantially vertical wall and a generally horizontal bond surface adjacent the wall, t... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4371145 | Injection mold for coaxial cable jointing An injection mold for coaxial cable joints comprises a longitudinally split inner sleeve of duralumin which is placed around the cable joint and a longitudinally split outer jacket of steel. The outer jacket has a bore closely fitting the inner sleeve. Th... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4351508 | Reusable plugging dam for bowling balls A reusable plugging dam for bowling balls is provided for retaining suitable filling compound until set or hard in and somewhat above a finger hole of the ball to be filled such that sufficient filling compound is present to allow for shrinkage during cur... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4245810 | Apparatus for constructing concrete cantilevered decking around swimming pools Disclosed is reusable form for constructing concrete cantilevered decking around a swimming pool of any shape. The form includes an anchoring member, a plurality of adjustable brackets connected to the anchoring member, and a pair of long flexible members... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4145176 | Cable molding apparatus for accomplishing same A method and apparatus for forming cured polyethylene insulation about high voltage cables by applying uncured polyethylene around a core of the cable. The polyethylene is heated, cured and then cooled to room temperature in a pressurized nitrogen gas atm... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4074503 | Brick laying device A brick laying device comprises a rectangular frame which fits on a course of bricks. The central aperture in the frame defines a trough for a mortar layer to be laid on top of the bricks. At least one longitudinally extending member of the frame has a ri... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4061872 | Cable splice kit An enclosure for encapsulating and sealing a splice between two or more underground cables is disclosed. A tubular chamber is provided to receive the splice, and the chamber has a radial access hole for pouring plastic compound into the chamber. The cable... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3964726 | Bowling ball hole font A font used during the plugging of bowling ball finger holes consisting of an annular member defining a chamber placed upon the bowling ball surface about the finger hole to be plugged. The font body includes a base having a concave supporting surface cor... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3938774 | Method and apparatus for sealing leaking pipeline joints A leaking joint in a pipeline is sealed by locating a separable mould around the joint to form in conjunction with the pipeline a mould chamber enclosing the joint. Sealant is injected into the mould chamber and the volume of the mould chamber is reduced ... | 02/17/1976 |