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...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 |
| 6706353 | Image forming substrate An image-forming substrate has a sheet of paper, and a layer of microcapsules coated over the paper sheet. The microcapsule layer contains at least one type of microcapsules filled with a liquid dye, and a shell wall of each of the microcapsules is composed of resin... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6402402 | Pressure-sensitive and heat-sensitive image transfer apparatus for recording A pressure-sensitive and heat-sensitive recording apparatus has a pre-coating container that pre-coats a recording sheet prior to a printing operation on the recording sheet. The pre-coating material container, ribbon cassette and an over-coating material... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6210053 | Image-forming apparatus with a thermal head including an arcuate bimetal element In an image-forming system, an image-forming substrate is used that includes a paper sheet, and a microcapsule layer, coated over the paper sheet, which contains at least one type of microcapsule filled with a dye. Each microcapsule exhibits a characteris... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6106173 | Image-forming system including a plurality of thermal heads and an image-forming sheet with a plurality of types of micro-capsules A plurality of thermal heads for different colors, are disposed in parallel in a line-printing direction, being offset with respect to each other in a transport direction along which an image-forming sheet is moved via a conveyer path. The image forming s... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5172131 | Thermal transfer printing processes with multi-use transfer elements Disclosed is a process for forming images which comprises (a) incorporating into a thermal transfer printing apparatus a multi-use thermal transfer element comprising a substrate upon which is situated a porous sponge layer filled with ink; (b) applying h... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5106217 | Thermocolor ribbon and method of making same A release layer effective for both wax-bonded and plastic-bonded or wax and plastic-bonded melt color layers is provided in a thermocolor, e.g. thermocarbon, ribbon in the form of a substance capable of splitting off water at the thermal printing temperat... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5104717 | Ink and multistrike ribbons incorporating the same A ribbon ink has a viscosity that increases with increasing rate of shear for rates of shear greater then a predetermined value. A printer ribbon for use with an impact printer comprises a substrate containing ink having a viscosity that increases with in... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4884908 | Overlappingly overstrikeable ribbon and use thereof in continuously full cassettes An overlappingly overstrikeable ribbon is described having a carrier film (2) and an ink-releasing coating (3) in the form of a plastic matrix applied thereto, which contains at least one fatty dye and/or oil-soluble dye and optional carbon black and/or o... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4782352 | Capsule rupture printing system An apparatus is provided for use in color printing systems wherein an image is projected by a plurality of monochrome pictures corresponding to the pictures separated into three primary colors onto an imaging sheet which contains in layers pressure ruptur... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4740798 | Transfer-type thermal printing device A transfer-type thermal printing device transfers the non-image portions of the inked side of the ribbon to an intermediate transfer medium. The remaining image portions of the inked side are then transferred to transfer paper at an image-transfer station... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739338 | Heat-sensitive transfer recording method A heat-sensitive transfer recording method comprises superposing a heat-sensitive transfer material having a heat-transferable ink layer on a supporting member onto a medium for recording and heating said heat-transferable ink layer according to a pattern... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4725860 | Ink carrier film in use with ink jet recording device An ink jet recording device in which an ink carrier film is formed to have a plurality of pores or recesses, the pores or recesses are filled with ink, the film filled at their pores or recesses with the ink is quickly heated by such a heat supply source ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4713281 | Multiple-use pressure-sensitive transfer recording media A multiple-use pressure-sensitive transfer recording media which comprises a foundation and a finely porous resinous layer provided on the foundation, said porous layer comprising minute porous particles and a resinous binder material for bonding the poro... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4707707 | Thermal-transfer ink ribbon An ink ribbon comprises an ink supporting member, an intermediate layer mounted on the ink supporting member, and ink mounted on the intermediate layer. The ink has supercooling property and is susceptible to softening or melting by heat, and the intermed... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4672393 | Thermal printer A thermal printer adapted for multicolor printing is provided with a thermal head which is driven according to information of color of character or image to be printed. The color information is previously stored in a memory. The multicolor ribbon used in ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4662651 | Document protection using multicolor characters Apparatus and method for protecting a document against unauthorized alteration comprising providing, on localized areas of a substrate, a self-contained chemical system which can produce an authorized visible message when subjected to impact pressure, and... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4652486 | Multi-strike ink ribbon A multi-strike ink ribbon comprising a film substrate and an ink layer formed on the substrate, when necessary, with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween, which ink layer comprises as the main components a resinous material and an ink component compr... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4624881 | Multiple-use pressure-sensitive transfer recording media A multiple-use pressure-sensitive transfer recording media which comprises a foundation and a finely porous layer provided on the foundation, said porous layer comprising minute porous particles and a binder material for bonding the porous particles to ea... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4603986 | Ink projecting typewriter ribbon An ink projecting medium, such as a typewriter ribbon, having a carrier, with an array of spots each including an ink or other colorant and a vapor producing material, wherein the vapor producing material amplifies applied energy by chemical reaction to p... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4585692 | Aliphatic polyurethane matrix transfer medium and porous magnesium silicate filler A matrix transfer medium with the binder being an aliphatic polyester polyurethane. This is formed directly on an untensilized polyethylene terephthalate film substrate. Porous magnesium silicate in minor amounts as a filler beneficially controls ink flow... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4544292 | Multistrike ribbon An overstrike ribbon has its color transfer layer formed with an oleaginic face which includes a polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester of polyhydric alcohol which as increased ability to backup the fatty dyestuff, and also contains a filler from the pores of w... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4515489 | Overstrike ribbon for print wheels A multiple overstrike carbon ribbon utilizes a low-viscosity oil base in the form of mineral oil with 25 to 50% of aromatics and nevertheless does not permit the transferred color to bleed on the substrate. The ribbon is particularly useful for daisy whee... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4476176 | Multi-colored printing ribbon ink barrier system A multi-colored dye-based printing ribbon is disclosed which has a thermoplastic resinous barrier preventing the colored portions of the ribbon from interfusing.... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4469516 | Pigment preparations; process for their manufacture and their use Aryl-pararosaniline sulfonic acid pigments can be transformed into a pigment preparation having high tinctorial strength and being easily dispersible by dissolving them in aqueous alkali, adding a water-soluble synthetic resin (being a reaction product or... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4372582 | Stabilizer for electron doner-acceptor carbonless copying systems A stabilizing agent for use in electron donor-acceptor carbonless copying systems. The stabilizing agent is 2,2'-methylene-bis(4-methyl-6-t-butyl phenol). Systems in which the stabilizing agent is useful comprise a color-forming composition comprising at ... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4321286 | Process for producing transfer ribbons Pressure-sensitive transfer ribbons of the squeeze-out or reusable type having a thin, flexible plastic film foundation having bonded thereto a microporous resinous ink layer containing pressure-exudable liquid ink and designed for use in high speed print... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4262937 | Carbonless imaging system Carbonless imaging system containing transfer control agent to prevent undesirable back-transfer of image to transfer medium. The transfer control agent is selected from oxalic acid, phosphoric acid, or mixtures thereof. Transfer media and business forms ... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4260664 | Transfer elements and process Pressure-sensitive transfer elements having a polyolefin film foundation carrying a solvent-applied, pressure-transferable complete-release or "correctable" imaging layer comprising a normally-hard resinous binder material, a non-hydroxylated fatty acid o... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4251276 | Thermally activated ink and transfer method A thermally activated ink and a thermally activated transfer ribbon, comprising a polymer, oil and oil-gelling agent, are provided. The ink may form a coating on a substrate, such as a ribbon, for use in conjunction with a thermal printer or a nonimpact t... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4150187 | Transfer elements and process Pressure-sensitive reusable transfer elements of the squeeze-out type having a microporous resinous ink-releasing layer firmly bonded to a flexible foundation. The invention is characterized by the use of a bonding layer which is applied to the foundation... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4121961 | Method of label installation A method of label installation employing two sheets suitably coated to produce an image on the underside of the upper transparent sheet and thereafter applying the upper sheet to a label receiving surface.... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4105225 | Autographic register systems A transfer sheet of a transfer sheet assembly for use in an Autographic Register System has a coating which embodies a colorless color former. The coating is porous and the colorless color former is retained in the pores of the coating until autographic w... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4046073 | Ultrasonic transfer printing with multi-copy, color and low audible noise capability A printing or copying system in which ink is transferred from an ink-bearing medium to a printing medium through the use of ultrasonics. The ink-bearing medium may be an ink ribbon, carbon paper or the like which is in contact with a printing medium such ... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4018955 | Process for producing a ring-shaped one-color or multi-color ribbon and a ribbon produced in accordance with this process A continuous or ring-shaped printing ribbon is constructed by overlapping the ends of a length of ribbon made of thermoplastic synthetic material and welding the overlapped ends together along a grid work of fine weld lines, thereby providing a weld joint... | 04/19/1977 |
