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 |
| 8079840 | Method and apparatus for forming a metal-cementitious core-metal composite sandwich structure A method for forming a composite structure. The method comprises providing a first injection port on a first metal plate, spacing the first metal plate from a second metal plate such that the first metal plate and the second metal plate define a core cavity therebet... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8025495 | Apparatus and method for making a spider occlusion device An apparatus and method for making an occlusion device for occluding a body vessel. The apparatus and method include providing a frame and a mandrel. The frame has a hub extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end. A plurality of arcuate ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7955065 | Resin filling apparatus, filling method, and method of manufacturing an electronic device A resin filling apparatus, a filling method, and a method of manufacturing an electronic device fill a cavity between a substrate and an electronic component mounted on the substrate with resin. The resin filling apparatus includes a stage for supporting the substra... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938636 | Injection apparatus, semiconductor light emitting apparatus, manufacturing apparatus, and manufacturing method of semiconductor light emitting apparatus A fluorescence-containing material injection apparatus of the present invention includes a fluorescence-containing material temperature control section, a fluorescence-containing material stirring section, a fluorescence-containing material remaining amount sensor, ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7625195 | Device and process for processing organic waste An apparatus for producing a solid of organic waste by reducing raw organic waste to pieces and processing those pieces to form a solid. ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7594805 | Adhesive injection apparatus Adhesive injection apparatus, designed to inject an adhesive into gaps between a plurality of layers of flat plate members, includes: a receptacle for holding therein the flat plate members; an evacuation section for evacuating the interior of the receptacle and the... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7572121 | Method and apparatus for mass customized manufacturing Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing dental aligners. The system includes a workpiece introduction system having at least one workpiece preparation chamber. The system further has a mold manipulation system, having a mold int... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7481640 | Scrapless thermoforming machine A scrapless thermoforming machine includes a plurality of transport trays having frames configured to hold thermoplastic billets and billet clamps. An oven is configured to heat the billets and a forming press is configured to form the billets into containers. A loa... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7416397 | Waterproof slide fastener and apparatus for manufacturing the same A waterproof slide fastener and a manufacturing apparatus thereof are disclosed, wherein each fastener element has a coupling head, a neck portion, a body portion, and leg portions which are continuously fused and integrated, a terminal end is projected from a gap b... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7390186 | Structural building panels, apparatus and method for fabricating structural building panels The present invention provides an apparatus and method for fabricating structural building panels. The apparatus may be used for fabricating panels directly on the foundation for a building. The apparatus may include a support frame, a flattening frame, a press fram... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7341686 | Device for arresting the propagation of a buckle in a double-walled pipe Device for arresting the propagation of a buckle in a double walled pipe. The device comprising an outer pipe wall having a defined external diameter and placed around an inner pipe wall, defining an annular space between the said outer and inner walls; provi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338099 | Bumper beam structure having support walls for center gusset, which are laid over walls of bumper beam A bumper beam structure has a metal and molded bumper beam main body extending in a width direction of a vehicle, wherein a rear face of the main body is joined to side frames of the vehicle; and a center gusset joined to a center portion of the bumper beam main bod... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329111 | Method and device for flowing a liquid on a surface A device for flowing a liquid on a surface comprises: a flow path. A first port supplies the liquid to one end of the flow path and applies a first port pressure for retaining the liquid when the flow path is remote from the surface. A second port receives the liqui... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318717 | Method and apparatus for forming fiber reinforced composite parts A method and apparatus for combining raw fibrous and binding materials in a single mixing step (Step S3), followed by consolidation (Step S5) so as to greatly shorten the overall cycle time to a finished fiber-reinforced composite part. Chopped fibrous... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303382 | Coil bridge conveyor A conveying apparatus for directing material into a die. The die includes a material opening to accept the material from a material feed system and is positioned in a press. The conveying system comprises a frame, including a front stanchion, a rear stanchion, a fir... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7284741 | Candle melting system A candle melting system includes a candle shaper having a guard that operatively separates a handle from a wax cutting blade is thermally controlled by a heating assembly. The candle melting system also includes a candle mold that includes an outer kiln that is size... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281919 | System for controlling a volume of material on a mold A system for controlling a volume of liquid on a mold that features a body defining a volume with an aperture formed into the body and positioned proximate to the mold. A pump system is in fluid communication with the body, and the aperture and the pump system are e... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273364 | Drop box with thermal isolation A drop box for a rotational molding system includes a substantially rigid outer shell, a substantially rigid inner shell, configured to contain unmelted polymer material, and thermal insulating material, disposed between the inner and outer shells. Substantially rig... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270526 | Main mouth of brick molding machine A main mouth of a brick molding machine is disclosed. In a main mouth installed between a pressing unit of a brick molding machine and a mold in an assembled structure, the main mouth of a brick molding machine comprises a bolt insertion hole that passes through two... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261533 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing dental aligners Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing dental aligners. The system includes a workpiece introduction system having at least one workpiece preparation chamber. The system further has a mold manipulation system, having a mold int... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258253 | Method and system for precise dispensation of a liquid Devices, systems, and methods for the precise dispensation of small volumes of liquids are presented. A fluid microdispenser comprises a liquid-filled tube, an actuator coupled to the tube, and a tip at one end of the tube. When the actuator applies an actuation pre... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246831 | Bumper beam structure having support walls for center gusset, which are laid over walls of bumper beam A bumper beam structure has a metal and molded bumper beam main body extending in a width direction of a vehicle, wherein a rear face of the main body is joined to side frames of the vehicle; and a center gusset joined to a center portion of the bumper beam main bod... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243474 | Methods and apparatus for forming and placing generally horizontal structures One embodiment of the present invention provides for a method of placing a concrete structure in a generally horizontal position. The method includes building the concrete structure in an essentially vertical position, the concrete structure being defined by a first... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232301 | Machine for the manufacture of flexible moulds, in particular for the obtainment of lipsticks or the like A machine for the manufacture of flexible moulds is described, in particular for the obtainment of lipsticks or the like, which comprises a female mould including at least one moulding cavity fillable with a plastic fluid, a male mould including at least a male stem... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211900 | Thin semiconductor package including stacked dies A semiconductor package and method for fabricating the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, the semiconductor package includes a circuit board, at least two semiconductor chips, electric connection means, an encapsulant, and a plurality of conductive balls. The cir... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208410 | Methods relating to forming interconnects Methods relating to forming interconnects through injection of conductive materials, to fabricating semiconductor component assemblies, and to resulting assemblies. A semiconductor component substrate, such as a semiconductor die or other substrate, has dielectric m... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208839 | Semiconductor component assemblies having interconnects Methods relating to forming interconnects through injection of conductive materials, to fabricating semiconductor component assemblies, and to resulting assemblies. A semiconductor component substrate, such as a semiconductor die or other substrate, has dielectric m... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198077 | Filler apparatus for multiple chamber receptacles An improved machine and method for automatically proportioning-out or measuring-out a predetermined quantities of a variety of selected products and feeding the predetermined quantities of product into the individual chambers of a multiple-chamber dispensing contain... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189593 | Elimination of RDL using tape base flip chip on flex for die stacking A flexible film interposer for stacking a flip chip semiconductor die onto a second (bottom) semiconductor die, semiconductor devices and stacked die assemblies that incorporate the flexible film interposer, and methods of fabricating the devices and assemblies are ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179410 | Foam plastics manufacturing method and machine Production of foamed materials in a horizontal machine, and said machine itself, reactants being fed to a conveyor at one end of the machine and foam produced being removed at the other end, wherein the foam is generated in an expansion chamber defined at its inlet ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7157034 | Twin-sheet thermoforming process A twin-sheet thermoforming process for the manufacture of vehicle headliners. In the process a first sheet and second sheet of SuperLite material are mounted onto respective frames. The frames transfer the sheets into an oven, where they are heated to a desired temp... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152385 | In situ molded thermal barriers Methods, systems, and devices for installing barriers in openings of gaps in or between structures such as walls, ceilings, and floors are described herein. At least one barrier molding bag is positioned in the hole or gap, and a flowable firestop material that is p... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138720 | Semiconductor component assemblies having interconnects Methods relating to forming interconnects through injection of conductive materials, to fabricating semiconductor component assemblies, and to resulting assemblies. A semiconductor component substrate, such as a semiconductor die or other substrate, has dielectric m... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115976 | Method and apparatus for epoxy LOC die attachment A plurality of lead frames is supplied in a lead frame-by-lead frame sequence. A curable adhesive, preferably a 505 Epoxy, is applied to one surface of each lead frame as it indexes through an application device. An attaching device attaches a device to each lead fr... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108821 | Method for making double-wall shells by centrifuging A method of fabricating a double-walled shell of fiber reinforced plastic material is by centrifuging. The outer wall of the shell is made by projecting glass fibers and resin in a liquid phase against an inside face of a cylindrical mold rotating about its horizont... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083436 | Particle distribution interposer and method of manufacture thereof An interposer comprising a non-conductive carrier sheet with a pre-arranged pattern of conductive interconnect members positioned therethrough and formed from an elastomeric thermoplastic with suspended spherical and non-spherical conductive particles. The non-spher... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083515 | Clean room facility and construction method A vibration-inhibiting flooring structure for use in a facility housing vibration sensitive equipment includes a perforated bearing floor which includes a number of openings configured to inhibit the propagation of vibrations across the floor. Such a flooring struct... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066378 | Filling device A delivery system a soldering paste to an electronics package includes a pressurized supply of via fill paste and a pressure head attached to the pressurized supply of via fill paste. The pressure head includes a main body and a wear portion. Attached to the wear po... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066081 | Device for making cheese and corresponding production method The invention concerns a device for making soft cheese or fresh paste cheese comprising at least a first set of perforated cheese-moulds and at least a second set of perforated cheese-moulds arranged in a chamber. The invention is characterized in that said first an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059846 | Assembly for compression molding of articles made of plastics An assembly for the compression molding of articles made of plastic material, composed of a main male plug and a complementary male plug which comprise a stem, actuated by an actuation element with a spindle guided in a tubular tang provided with a molding head coop... | 06/13/2006 |
