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 |
| 7857548 | Barrier panel system and method of installing A barrier panel system and a method of installing the barrier panel system is provided. The barrier panel system includes a barrier panel having a top and a bottom. The panel includes at least one channel extending from the top to the bottom of the barrier panel. A ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7329069 | Sectional interlocking barrier bags A bag made from a length of material (10) divided into a series of three or more substantially equal sized sections (12, 14, 16, 18, 20). Every other section is filled with sand (14, 18), or other particulate material and there is an unfilled se... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303358 | Reconfigurable barrier system A reconfigurable barrier system (10) includes a plurality of support units (100) spaced one from the other, with each support unit (100) having at least one engagement section (110) defining an elongate channel (112). System (10... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281879 | Portable flood-barriers system A portable flood-barrier-system can include a portable block of substantial mass; and a deflatable bladder, a first portion of which is disposed on a substrate; the block being disposed at least partly on the first portion of the bladder so as to releasably compress... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7144202 | Silt fence installation apparatus A machine to install the lower edge of silt fence fabric in a seam in the soil includes a frame with a plow member attached. The frame can be mounted to the three point hitch of a tractor so that the machine can be raised, lowered, and tilted while being supported b... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7117647 | System for constructing log structures A system for constructing log structures includes a corner connection structure, a through-bolt clamping apparatus, an opening support structure, a butt joint connection structure, a log profile, and an exterior casing structure. The corner connection structure has ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7044689 | Silt fence installation apparatus A machine to install the lower edge of silt fence fabric in a seam in the soil includes a frame with a plow member attached. The frame can be mounted to the three point hitch of a tractor so that the machine can be raised, lowered, and tilted while being supported b... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6998075 | Method for casting of concrete products A method and apparatus are disclosed for slip-form casting a concrete product, the product being made from at least two different grades of concrete so that the concrete mix grade can be changed in an uninterrupted fashion during casting at a desired point along the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979145 | Driveway gutter having flexible filler mat An improved driveway gutter having a flexible gutter mat bridging the trough in the gutter for improving driving over driveway gutters. The mat is made of flexible material such as heavy rubber. The mat is placed with its flat bottom bridging the gutter, and fastene... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969476 | Method for casting a concrete product A method is disclosed for casting a concrete product using two or more different grades of concrete mix, in which method predetermined amounts of different grades of concrete mix are delivered at appropriate instants into the feeder hopper of the slip-form casting m... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6938703 | Automated post driver A post driving apparatus includes a chassis having a longitudinal axis and a frame carried by the chassis. The frame includes an upper support member having an axis of elongation substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the chassis. A post magazine is... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935809 | Method and means for making an embankment A method for making an embankment in areas and forming a barrier against water with the help of supports. For this purpose, corrugated steel sheets or corrugated panels of some other material, such as plastic or aluminum, are folded across their longitudinal directi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6863807 | Method and apparatus for remediation and prevention of fouling of recirculating water systems by detritus and other debris An apparatus and method are provided for removing accumulated underwater debris from a reservoir for a recirculating water system, such as used for a golf course sprinkler system. An eductor is provided which is driven by a high pressure water pump. The high pressur... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6817806 | Fluent material confinement system A collapsible fluent material confinement system configured to receive a granular fluent material to form a temporary barrier structure. The fluent material confinement system includes a plurality of strips coupled to on another to form an array of collapsible cells... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6715960 | Collapsible and re-usable flood barrier A pouch (18), made of a water absorbent polymer that expands and becomes a gel in consistency upon absorbing water and that is biodegradable, is placed in each bag (10) of lesser volume. An opening (12) in each bag (10) is unsealed to dra... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6691472 | Foundation wall protector A foundation protector for a foundation wall prevents moisture being retained in the foundation wall and also provides drainage for surface water so that water does not rest against the surface of the foundation wall. The foundation protector has a smooth... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6672799 | Portable barrier Durable flat panels are connectable at their edges and are of appropriate shape and dimension to be quickly and simply assembled and secured into a closed hollow prismatic module configuration. A dense fill material is loaded onto the bottom panel prior t... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6612779 | Embankment dam and waterproofing method A dam includes a body (11) made of loose material, for example earth and/or rocks (A), and a water barrier (12) axially extending to the dam body (11), including a waterproofing layered membrane (13) and a zone of waterpermeable loose material (B), on at ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6485230 | Submersible modular dike and method for segregating body of water A modular dike is used to divide a body of water into two distinct parts. The modular dike uses a plurality of floatable modules. Each module is floated into the body of water and sunk at predetermined locations in the body of water. The modules are align... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6428240 | Sectional interlocking sandbags A length of material, such as woven polyethylene, woven polypropylene, burlap, or other woven material, divided into a series of two or more substantially equal sized sections. Every other section is filled with sand, or other material. When the length of... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6398459 | Apparatus for installing a silt fence A tractor carries a vertically adjustable frame supporting a horizontal shaft for a supply roll of silt fence fabric. A flat vertical plow blade is mounted on the frame and has a front surface and a rear surface. A thinner flat vertical fin is supported d... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6322289 | Step silt terrace erosion prevention The Silt terrace erosion prevention inventions called STEP, is directed to a low cost process to reverse soil erosion in a farm field by retaining the silt in a natural watercourse to form grassy terraces behind a series of dam structures built with dirt-... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6270286 | Soil brace and root blocker A device for retaining garden beds, retaining water, and/or blocking plant roots, with the device having two connected reinforcing members with a liquid permeable member positioned between the reinforcing members. A method of building a garden bed include... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6158923 | Method and apparatus for installing silt fence An apparatus for installing a preassembled silt fence into soil and mountable to a vehicle, including a holder mountable to the vehicle and capable of holding a roll of preassembled silt fence for unrolling rotation, a trenching member mountable to the ve... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6079904 | Transportable collapsible protective barrier, especially against high water The transportable, foldable protective barrier, especially against high water, contains a series of supports of supporting elements articulately joined with one another, a number of parallel pipe rods for the joining of the supports as well as a number of... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6059256 | Bulkhead forming system The invention provides a bulkhead forming system and method for forming a bulkhead. The bulkhead forming system comprises a number of individual forming members which are coupled together end to end and opposing each other to provide a gap therebetween on... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5915879 | Reducing leakage through sandbag dikes using a bentonite or other clay mud slurry A method for reducing water leakage through sandbag dikes is disclosed, wherein a bentonite or other clay mud slurry is applied to the sandbags. The mud slurry may further include a water loss reducing chemical and/or a water blocking material. The mud sl... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5810085 | Drill hole plugging method utilizing sodium bentonite nodules A method of plugging holes, in particular the plugging of drill holes in the earth. The method utilizes a tubular capsule filled with coarse ground sodium bentonite. The capsule, when inserted into the hole, sinks through any mud or slurry material within... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5788411 | Roller compacted concrete dam and method of construction A roller compacted concrete (RCC) dam is formed from inverted T-shape face panels to produce a lower sloped profile and L-shape face panel to produce an upper vertical profile. The face panels have drain openings in their penetrating legs to communicate w... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5735636 | Method for installing an expansion joint in a concrete dam A method for installing expansion joints in concrete dams using a sealing device includes the steps of boring a hole in the dam intended for receiving the sealing device at a distance from water retained by the dam, installing the sealing device in the ho... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5720576 | Underwater construction of impermeable protective sheathings for hydraulic structures A system for constructing underwater impermeable protective sheathings of hydraulic structures or parts of them. At least one reference line is provided on the surface area to be protected and a protective sheathing is constructed underwater by positionin... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5689913 | Plant development affecting device and method A patch (10, 30, 40) or other device applied to a fruit or vegetable for releasing a gas, preferably ethylene, which accelerates maturation or which retards maturation, preferably carbon dioxide. The device attaches to a portion of the fruit or vegetable ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5657822 | Drill hole plugging method utilizing layered sodium bentonite and liquid retaining particles A method of plugging holes, in particular the plugging of drill holes in the earth. The method utilizes a tubular capsule filled with coarse ground sodium bentonite. The capsule, when inserted into the hole, sinks through any mud or slurry material within... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5449248 | Sealing device for expansion joints of concrete dams and method for installing same A sealing device for sealing an expansion joint cut in a concrete dam comprises a tubular cell made of an elastic material and provided at its upper and lower ends respectively with a rigid upper ferrule and a rigid and rounded lower ferrule. Cables are m... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5143480 | Method for protecting dams, with pressureless dehydration by condensation and drainage of the water in the dam body A method and an assembly for protecting dams according to which dehydration of the dam body is obtained as a result of the differences in temperature between the concrete structure and a steam barrier defined by a water-proof protective sheathing. The con... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5091234 | Composite water barrier sheet A water barrier sheet that is a composite of a membrane of impervious material, such as high density polyethylene, a layer of particles which are capable of swelling in presence of a liquid, such as sodium montmorillonite, or modified sodium montmorilloni... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4981392 | Water inflatable structural module A water inflatable structural module for constructing temporary dikes and related structures includes two identical elongated flattened cylinders sealed at opposite lateral ends to form a sealed, water-tight chamber within a cylinder. The cylinders are jo... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4923334 | Lost casing for constructing a rigid structure upon the bottom of a body of water This invention is a method and casing (1) for constructing a rigid structure upon the bottom of the water. The casing to be used is a lost pillar casing of particular shape. It is larger at the bottom than at a higher level and preferably is composed of f... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4913583 | Method for waterproofing a roller compacted concrete of rubble The side of a hydraulic structure in contact with the water is covered with an impermeable membrane consisting of series of plastics so-called GEOSELLS which feature scales. These are interlocked with each other and then welded together edge to edge, and ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4881848 | Method of forming an immersed dam foundation and a dam structure thereon An immersed dam foundation and a dam structure are formed in a body of moving water by forming a plurality of spaced piers having temporary support posts thereon. A current deflector is secured to the upstream support posts and sheet piling walls are driv... | 11/21/1989 |
