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 |
| 7408465 | Method of using RFID systems to help blind and visually-impaired individuals An apparatus, system and method of using RFID systems to help blind and visually-impaired individuals function efficiently in society without the use of canes and/or seeing-eye dogs are provided. Generally, each object may contain an RFID tag affixed thereto. The ta... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7369060 | Distributed intelligence ballast system and extended lighting control protocol A ballast for use in a multi-ballast lighting system wherein the ballasts are coupled together by a digital communication network. The ballast comprises a power circuit portion for providing an electrical current to power a lamp. The ballast further includes a senso... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7346331 | Power management for locking system In an access control system, a method and system for power management. A method of power management in a wireless access control system includes monitoring usage of a transceiver in a remote access point in a wireless access control system, de-activating the transce... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7215246 | Binding for one-way wireless transmissions A system allows binding in a one-way wireless transmission. The system includes a transmitting wireless device having a button and a receiving wireless device having a signaling mechanism. The second wireless device receives a code transmitted from the first wireles... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7130315 | Method of and apparatus for utilizing extended AV/C command and response frames including transaction label and common result/error code AV/C command and response data packets are used for asynchronous data block transactions between devices over an IEEE 1394-1995 serial bus network. Extension data fields hold extension data that support new or added features of an IEEE 1394-1995 serial bus network a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7120433 | Multiple wireless remote interfaces to a single server A system which enables a plurality of wireless interface devices to be interfaced with a server. The server is configured to communicate with a plurality of wireless interface devices over a radio link. The server may be connected to wither a wired or wireless local... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7058067 | Distributed interactive multimedia system architecture Various aspects of an interactive multimedia system and associated methods. In general, the multimedia system employs central and peripheral hubs that function to provide services to a plurality of clients of a call manager server, or manager subsystem. The hubs and... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057562 | RFID device with patterned antenna, and method of making A radio frequency identification device (RFID) antenna structure includes electrically-conductive material. The antenna structure includes low effective resistance-material areas and high effective resistance areas in regions where there would be little current flow... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6963783 | Audio compression in a wireless remote interface tablet A system which includes a personal computer or a server adapted to be connected by way of a radio link to one or more wireless interface devices. Each of the wireless interface devices is configured to support multimedia applications and may include a speaker, as we... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6822557 | Action recommendation system for a mobile vehicle Specific advertisements and other information can be communicated to the user of a mobile vehicle depending on the vehicle's position, vehicle or user characteristics, or other vehicle-specific data. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6661348 | Apparatus for providing a visual indication of receipt of an electronic message Apparatus and method for providing a visual indication of receipt of an electronic message by changing the color of at least a portion of a display formed of liquid crystal according to the message received. A first circuit receives an incoming signal, a ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6320496 | Systems and methods providing tactile guidance using sensory supplementation A tactile guidance system and method provides a user with navigational assistance through continuous background communication. This continuous background communication is realized through tactile cueing. By making the direction giving through tactile cues... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6201477 | Switched capacitor power supply for an electronic animal containment system An electronic containment system for use with animals and/or humans. The system includes a transmitter for transmitting a radio signal, a receiver for receiving the radio signal from the transmitter and a deterrent circuit including a switched capacitor p... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5473316 | Radio pager with an electronic memorandum function A radio pager having a pager body provided with a keyboard for implementing an electronic memorandum, a lid provided with a display for selectively displaying a received message or data meant for the electronic memorandum, and a hinge connecting the pager... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5450613 | Mobile communications equipment which detects and notifies when it is moved into or out of a service area A mobile communications equipment which communicates with another equipment through a base station, and in which the state change of the mobile communications equipment based on the movement thereof, such as the movement from outside a service area into t... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5387905 | Mutli-site group dispatch call method Processing of dispatch calls in a multi-site communication system begins when a source communication unit initiates a request for a dispatch call. The request is routed to a controller which assigns a controlled device to support the request. In addition,... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5283570 | Multiple format signalling protocol for a selective call receiver A selective call receiver comprises a receiver for receiving a signal, the signal comprising an address identifying the selective call receiver, a first information packet having a first information format, a second information packet having a second info... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5039885 | Single function programmable logic array circuit A programmable logic array which can produce single level logic or can produce multiple level logic through the use of internal feedback loops. A plurality of input lines intersect a plurality of term lines and can be programmable coupled to the term line... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5023905 | Pocket data receiver with full page visual display A pocket-sized data receiver which is capable of displaying a full, 80 column page of data includes a virtual raster display unit, and electronic circuitry for receiving data by means of radio transmission or conventional telephone lines, processing the d... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4742357 | Stolen object location system A stolen object location system having a base station, a location network and an object unit which is associated with the object to be located. The location system is capable of operating in a plurality of different location modes ranging from simple tria... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4129855 | Animal identification system A transceiver unit includes an oscillator which generates a pulse train to a transceiver counter that connects to a display. The pulse train is also coupled by means of coils to a counter contained in a portable transponder unit which attaches to the anim... | 12/12/1978 |
