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 |
| 7296920 | Mixer for a plasticizing screw The invention provides an improved mixer section for a screw for a molding machine. The improved mixer section includes at least one conveying flight and at least one spill flight intersecting with the conveying flight. At least one notch is formed in the conveying ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7101165 | Extrusion molding apparatus for ceramic molded product An extrusion molding apparatus comprises a shaping die for producing a ceramic molded product, and a screw extruder having built therein an extruding screw (40) for mixing while leading a ceramic material forward. The extruding screw (40) includes a pr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101166 | Apparatus for extruding ceramic molding The extruding apparatus has the molding die to form the ceramic molding, the screw extruder containing the extrusion screw to knead and guide the ceramic material toward the molding die. The extrusion screw is comprised of the pressure screw part and the diffusion s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 4859070 | Omniaxis apparatus for processing particulates and the like An apparatus for processing particulates comprises a vibratory bed including a motor with a vertically disposed shaft, separate remotely adjustable vibratory generating apparatus mounted on each end portion of the shaft and at least three contact structur... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4759659 | Variable vibrator system A vibratory drum soil or asphalt compactor has a variable vibratory mechanism selectively operable to vary the vibrations imparted to the drum from a balanced mode to a maximum amplitude vibratory mode independently of the vibratory mechanism shaft rotati... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4653927 | Rotary air roller vibrator A rotary air roller vibrator is depicted in which a housing has a cylindrical bore closed by two inner end plates which form a chamber. An axial shaft is fixed between these end plates and has a longitudinally disposed slot within which is slideably mount... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4389137 | Oscillator for soil or road tampers An oscillator or vibration exciter for soil or road tampers or compacting devices. Unbalanced shafts are journalled parallel to each other in a common housing, and are driven in opposite directions by gears which mesh with each other and are installed on ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4300843 | Streaming vibrator with an uninterrupted rolling area and an unloaded blade A streaming vibrator with an uninterrupted rolling area and an unloaded blade. The vibrator has a housing with a cylindrical cavity defined therein. End plates laterally limit the cavity and support a central pipe having a periphery coaxial with a rolling... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4194405 | Vibrator devices Vibrator devices, of the type which produce a vibratory effect as a result of rotation of an out-of-balance mass, comprise a casing and a rotor which has a fluid-containing cavity with the contained body of fluid contacting a swept annular surface of the ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4039167 | Hydraulic vibrator A fluid-operated vibrator having improved structure for lubricating the bearings of an eccentric portion thereof. A portion of the pressurized fluid delivered to the drive motor of the vibrator is bypassed through the drive shaft of the motor. After lubri... | 08/02/1977 |
| 3995530 | Shaking machine A shaking machine for shaking core sand out of hollow castings includes a pair of coaxial cylinders containing pistons with piston rods arranged to grip a casting, and a rotating vane air valve for supplying compressed air alternately to each of the two c... | 12/07/1976 |
