...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 |
| 7852177 | Double-tuning circuit of television tuner In a double-tuning circuit including a primary tuning circuit having a first inductor and a first variable capacitive element connected in parallel and a secondary tuning circuit having a second inductor and a second variable capacitive element connected in parallel... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7283795 | Receiver device having improved selectivity characteristics In a UHF band operation, a Bu terminal supplies a power supply voltage, and a (BL+BH) terminal does not supply the power supply voltage. Thereby, switching diodes are turned on, and a switching diode is turned off. In the UHF band operation, only a UHF signal in a s... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7196738 | Tuner integrated circuit and television tuner using the same circuit One embodiment of a tuner integrated circuit includes two mixer circuits, an IF amplifier circuit, three oscillation circuits, a PLL circuit, and a reference oscillation circuit. A plurality of terminals are provided at two sides of the tuner integrated circuit and ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7149483 | Amplifying diversity signals using power amplifiers A method for amplifying diversity transmit signals includes receiving a transmit signal at a vector modulator, where the vector modulator processes the transmit signal to yield diversity transmit signals, amplifying each of the diversity transmit signals according t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7088202 | Methods and apparatus for an improved discrete LC filter A discrete inductive-capacitive (LC) filter selects between at least two inductor banks to tune the LC filter. The filter receives an input signal that includes one or more bands of frequencies. A control signal selects a band of frequencies for processing. A first ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6940365 | Methods and apparatus for an improved discrete LC filter A discrete inductive-capacitive (LC) filter selects between at least two inductor banks to tune the LC filter. The filter receives an input signal that includes one or more bands of frequencies. A control signal selects a band of frequencies for processing. A first ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6593835 | Multiple-tuning circuit of tuner preventing selection characteristic deterioration In a secondary tuning circuit, a capacitor is provided between a connection point between a direct-current blocking capacitor and a tuning coil and a connection point between a varactor diode and another direct-current blocking capacitor. The capacitor, a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6594477 | Electronic tuner A double conversion-type electronic tuner includes a first IF signal amplifying circuit having a field-effect transistor that amplifies an intermediate frequency signal at a predetermined gain, and input the resultant signal to a down-converter via a band... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6486757 | Double-tuned circuit of tuner featuring restrained degradation of selectivity A double-tuned circuit of a tuner that can be switched for tuning to a plurality of frequency bands by turning a switching diode ON or OFF restrains degradation of a selectivity caused by an undesirable additional tuning circuit or parasitic tuning circui... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6456174 | Tuning circuit A tuning circuit enables its Q to be always maintained with the condition of high grade even when tuning frequency of the tuning circuit is changed. The tuning circuit is constituted in such a way that a negative resistance circuit is connected to the tun... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6125269 | TV FM receiver for multimedia applications A receiver for receiving both first-type reception signals, for example TV signals, and second-type reception signals, for example, FM-radio signals. The receiver may be used in multimedia applications. In the receiver, a reception signal is fed via an in... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5511012 | Apparatus comprising a circuit having an input/output response controllable by a control signal, and approximation method The relationship between the input and output of a signal transfer circuit, such as a tune circuit, a filter, a phase shifter, an amplifier, etc., is determined by the circuit response to the input signal. The value of the circuit response (R) is controll... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5214399 | Circuit configuration for range changing in tuners A circuit configuration, especially in a television set, for range switching in tuners having at least two ranges includes at least two preselector stages each being assigned a respective tuner range. Each of the preselector stages is connected between a ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5204645 | Circuit configuration for range switching in tuners A circuit configuration for range switching in tuners having at least two ranges includes at least two preselector stages each being assigned to a respective tuner range. Each of the preselector stages is connected between a supply potential terminal and ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4607391 | VHF/UHF band switching tuner including a second diode in band switch loop A band switching circuit for a tuner for receiving VHF and UHF channels comprises a tuning circuit including a switching diode having an anode and a cathode for band switching, a plurality of resistors connected to the anode and cathode of the switching d... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4590612 | Electronic tuner having selectable band sections appropriately biased to mixer/amplifier An electronic tuner which includes an SHF band section in addition to ordinary UHF and VHF band sections for use in CATV, for example, has a diode and a resistor both connected between the VHF band section and a VHF band mixer stage. A transistor containe... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4577171 | Input circuit comprising at least two input paths An input circuit comprises at least two input paths which are connected to a common input terminal and which are alternately connectable to a common output. The input paths form selection members for the UHF and VHF frequency range whose signals are ampli... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4291290 | UHF-VHF tuner having damping means to reduce interference in UHF band An electronic tuner capable of selectively receiving the UHF band and high and low channels in the VHF band is described which has a suitable resistance provided across power supply terminals in order to improve the separation between the VHF mode and the... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4207549 | VHF Television tuner circuit with supression of undesired signals A VHF television tuner circuit is adapted for selecting a channel from a plurality of VHF television channels and a UHF/VHF converted television channel, by mechanical selection to form a resonant circuit having electrical characteristics corresponding to... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4200850 | Combination VHF and UHF tuner arrangement A combination VHF and UHF tuner is provided in which a common station selector shaft may be rotated a number of revolutions to cover the seventy stations in the UHF band. The common selector shaft is provided with twenty-four detent positions per revoluti... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4150347 | Dual band pushbutton electronic tuning system A tuning device comprises a preset mechanism capable of producing a tuning voltage to be applied to an electronic tuning circuit by moving any push button.... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4128820 | Combination VHF and UHF tuner arrangement In a VHF tuner a stator bar switching arrangement is provided which is particularly suitable for use in combination VHF-UHF tuners. A movable switching member positioned on the main stator bar of a turret type VHF tuner is moved between fixed contacts on ... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4118679 | VHF, UHF and superband tuner with automatic switching A combination VHF, UHF and superband tuner, the superband and UHF tuners cooperating with the Channel 1 section of the VHF tuner, is provided with a connection network including voltage sensitive switching devices, such as voltage sensitive diodes, so tha... | 10/03/1978 |