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 |
| 8033701 | Head lamp leveling device for vehicle A vehicle headlamp of the present invention is provided with a lamp housing and a leveling device. The lamp housing has: a mount portion in which a circular through hole is provided; and an abutment protrusive portion which is provided at the mount portion. The leve... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7866864 | Motor and guiding structure thereof A guiding structure includes a base and a guiding unit. The base has an opening, and an inner wall of the base, facing the opening, is formed with at least one first guiding element and at least one first restricting element disposed adjacent to the first guiding el... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7517123 | Motorized lamp adjuster A motorized adjuster (30) is used for adjusting the aim of a lamp. The adjuster has a housing (32) and a motor (36). An output shaft (38) passes through the housing and is operably connected to the motor. A ball stud (60) is moved ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7419284 | Passing lamp assembly for motorcycle A passing lamp assembly for a motorcycle. A mount arm extends between opposite end portions and is mounted below the headlight of a motorcycle. A spherical element having a through-hole passing therethrough is formed at the mount arm end portions. Passing lamps are ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7367100 | Method for manufacturing a stamper ball socket A stamped ball socket for attaching a headlamp pod to a mounting bracket comprising a base having an opening which is adapted to accept a fastener. The ball socket further comprising at least two walls extending from the base and at least two lock-in fingers protrud... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354183 | Adjuster for headlamp assembly A lightweight and compact headlamp adjuster is constructed primarily from plastic materials. The adjuster may include a VHAD that is non-recalibratable after the headlamp aim is factory set. The adjuster includes an input shaft that engages a gear located within a h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7322726 | One hundred and eighty degree headlamp adjuster A headlamp with a cost effective and simple headlamp adjuster is provided which allows adjustment of the aim of headlamps from the front of the headlamp with an adjusting tool. In many circumstances, the adjusting tool will be a commonly and readily available tool, ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7287888 | Adjusting device for automobile headlamp projection angle An adjusting device for automobile headlamp projection angle comprises a case, a bearing ring, a connection beam, a magnet, a main axle, a pair of forward-wound coil and backward-wound coil, a pair of active transmission gear wheel and passive transmission gear whee... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284601 | Casing conveyed well perforating apparatus and method Disclosed is a device and method for externally perforating a well-bore casing. The perforating apparatus is attached to the outside of the casing itself and is conveyed along with the casing when it is inserted into the well bore. The perforation is accomplished us... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284887 | Sliding adjuster A lamp adjuster for adjusting the aim of a headlamp is disclosed. The lamp adjuster includes an input shaft, a ball stud bracket in threaded engagement with the input shaft and an o-ring mounted on the ball stud bracket. Rotation of the input shaft causes linear tra... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284489 | Casing conveyed well perforating apparatus and method Disclosed is a device and method for externally perforating a well-bore casing. The perforating apparatus is attached to the outside of the casing itself and is conveyed along with the casing when it is inserted into the well bore. The perforation is accomplished us... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7252419 | Motorcycle headlight assembly An adjustable motorcycle headlight with multiple degrees of freedom enables the rider to aim the light where it is needed, as well as facilitating the factory assembly process by enabling fine adjustment after the headlight is mounted. The motorcycle headlight is at... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232252 | Light holder for motor vehicles A light holder for motor vehicles includes a transparent lighting housing and a snapping member. The transparent lighting housing includes an internal space and an opening at one end of terminating the internal space and terminating in a bottom inner surface. The a ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7217016 | Lamp mounting apparatus A lamp mounting apparatus engages a temporal fastening pin with a temporal fastening clip to prevent a positioning surface of a lamp unit from moving in such a direction as to depart from a flange, so that the lamp unit can be kept positioned. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198392 | Torque limiting adjuster An adjuster to be used with numerous applications including the adjusting of a headlamp reflector of a headlamp assembly includes a clutch mechanism that prevents over-driving and over-traveling of the adjuster output shaft during an overload condition. The adjuster... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195384 | Adjusting device for head light system An adjusting device for head light assembly includes a motor fixed to a frame and the output shaft of the motor extends through a guiding passage in the frame and connected to a driving rod which includes outer threaded periphery. An activation rod has a spherical h... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7163958 | Nitrosated nonsteroidal antiinflammatory compounds, compositions and methods of use The invention describes novel nitrosated nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and novel compositions comprising at least one nitrosated NSAID, and, optionally, at least one compound that donates, transfers or re... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150541 | Adjuster and bracket assembly A lamp assembly that may be used as a fog lamp or headlamp includes a mounting bracket, a reflector, and an adjuster. The reflector is pivotably mounted to the mounting bracket and the adjuster is secured to the reflector. The adjuster is also secured to the mountin... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147354 | Interior illumination lamp The invention is to provide an interior illumination lamp which can change lighting directions, not directly touching lenses by the fingers. If rotating fins in the forward direction of the lenses, outer bezels are rotated together, so that a light emitting directio... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7118259 | Adjuster and adjuster assembly An adjuster having a housing or lamp housing with an adjuster portion, a gear positioned inside the housing or adjuster portion, a control rod engaged to the gear and extending from the housing or adjuster portion, and at least one tang outside the housing or adjust... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114835 | Headlamp adjuster A headlamp adjuster is provided for use and access from the front of a headlamp assembly on which it is installed. The adjuster includes an input shaft and an output screw in substantially parallel, spaced arrangement. A gear train drivingly connects inner ends of t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114837 | Headlamp for vehicle A plurality of lighting units using light emitting diodes as light sources is accommodated in a lamp housing in such a state as to be supported on a common metallic support member provided tiltably. When a part or all of the lighting units are turned on, the light e... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090384 | Headlamp adjuster with expandable member for accommodating retraction of an adjuster output member A headlamp adjuster which includes a housing, an expandable member on the housing, and an adjuster member which is extendable and retractable relative to the housing. One end of the adjuster member is engageable with a reflector of a headlamp assembly, and the other... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073930 | Aimable vehicle lamp assembly An aimable lamp assembly is provided having a bezel, with an opening, in which the bezel is secured to a backplate. A housing assembly having a front housing and a back housing is disposed between the backplate and the bezel. A light source is disposed within the ho... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066632 | Adjuster for headlamp assembly A lightweight and compact headlamp adjuster is constructed primarily from plastic materials. The adjuster may include a VHAD that is non-recalibratable after the headlamp aim is factory set. The adjuster includes an input shaft that engages a gear located within a h... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066045 | Assembly comprising a spindle and a moving nut An assembly comprises a spindle and a moving nut disposed on the spindle. The spindle and the moving nut are made of plastics. At least one of the two components spindle and moving nut being resilient such that the moving nut is prevented from getting stuck on the s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7014257 | Motor vehicle front unit assembly including means for adjusting the positions of the light units, an adjustment tool for this purpose, and a method of assembling such a front unit The assembly includes a front face, a bumper skin, two flexible brackets, and two light units, each of which is rigidly secured to a corresponding bracket. The assembly further includes pre-positioning and guide elements adapted to provide pre-positioning that allow... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008135 | Stamped ball socket A stamped ball socket for attaching a headlamp pod to a mounting bracket comprising a base having an opening which is adapted to accept a fastener. The ball socket further comprising at least two walls extending from the base and at least two lock-in fingers protrud... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004607 | Motorized lamp adjuster A motorized adjuster for adjusting the aim of a lamp having a housing, motor, and control rod. The control rod passes through the motor. An anti-rotation gear is positioned inside the housing. The control rod passes through the gear. A flex point is positioned insid... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998174 | Integrated co-injection molded vehicle components and methods of making the same A vehicle bumper (20) integrates rigid and flexible components into a single co-injection molded structure. In a preferred embodiment, a flexible fascia (58) is provided with integrated rigid fastener brackets (62, 66, 70, 71), energy absorption... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979109 | Sliding adjuster A sliding adjuster includes a base housing with a slide positioned at least partially therein. The base housing includes mounting tabs so that the adjuster can be secured to the back of a headlamp assembly support frame. The base housing includes channels along its ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976773 | Pivot capsule for a motor vehicle headlamp A pivot capsule for a motor vehicle headlamp has a seating receiving a substantially spherical head of a fixing rod of substantially axial orientation extending from a housing of the headlamp to allow the lighting module to pivot. The seating is open at its two tran... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971776 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp includes a reflector tiltably supported by an aiming mechanism intervening between the reflector and a lamp body. An aiming fulcrum forming the aiming mechanism is formed with a ball joint including a pivot on the reflector side and a bearing on the l... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971777 | Automotive lamp unit incorporating a pivot element supported on the housing Lamp unit for a motor vehicle of the type including at least one housing into which is inserted a lighting module which is fixed in the housing by means of at least one pivot element incorporating a rod of substantially horizontal axial orientation, carried by the h... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6951412 | VOA pivot stud assembly The present invention comprises a pivot stud with an axis of rotation in the horizontal plane for use within a visual optical aim light assembly. The axis of rotation of the pivot stud defines an axis of rotation about which the light assembly may be rotated so as t... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945682 | Headlight for motor vehicles A headlight for motor vehicles is provided that includes an optical element, which is connected to a support element by at least one ball-and-socket joint. The ball-and-socket joint has a spherical ball and a spherical socket. The socket encloses the ball with socke... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923562 | Headlight assembly having vertical headlamp adjuster A vertically adjustable headlight assembly having a headlight housing, a reflector positioned within the housing and an adjuster mechanism including a channel and an adjustment member. An end of the adjustment member is accessible outside of the housing and the othe... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923563 | Movable headlight unit for use on motor vehicle A headlight unit that is adapted for use on a motor vehicle, such as a land vehicle, can be moved from one orientation with respect to the road into other orientations that are angularly spaced apart from the first orientation in response to movement of a control sw... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918691 | Headlamp adjuster A headlamp adjuster and a headlamp adjustment assembly having a housing, a shaft axially moveable in the housing and a gear having a thread engaging a thread of the shaft for causing axial movement of the shaft from rotation of the gear. The gear and/or housing are ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913374 | Sliding style headlamp adjuster A headlamp adjuster for adjusting the position of a reflector includes a base housing with a slide positioned at least partially therein. The base housing has mounting tabs so that the adjuster can be secured to the back of a headlamp assembly support frame. The bas... | 07/05/2005 |
