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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 |
| 8187674 | Method for coating with coating liquid, coating apparatuses for use therein, and method for designing the same A method for coating with a coating liquid according to the present invention is a method for coating an object-to-be-coated with a coating liquid containing dispersed particles, using a die, wherein the flowage of the coating liquid within a manifold 5 provi... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8178166 | Apparatus and method for applying coating solution, die and method for assembling thereof A die of a coating apparatus for applying a coating solution includes down- and upstream blocks in a feeding direction of a web, which respectively have a first lip and a second lip. A lip land of the first lip is shorter than a lip land of the second lip in the fee... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8124186 | Method of forming a shelf liner A shelf liner (10) with a natural appearance includes a skid-resistant first major surface and a decorative second major surface. The shelf liner includes a scrim (12) and a foamed resin (14), which is in contact with the scrim. The resin leaves... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8088444 | Method and apparatus for applying electrode mixture paste An electrode mixture paste (5) is applied on both sides of a strip of core material (1) made of porous metal sheet that is running along its lengthwise direction. The paste-coated core material (1) is pressed with press rollers (15a, | 01/03/2012 |
| 7959978 | Drywall mud hopper for inside and outside corners A drywall hopper assembly that contains a double blade that can apply drywall mud to both interior and exterior drywall corners with no blade change. A zigzag blade can contain two grooves, one for interior corners and one for exterior corners. With this blade arran... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7927665 | Coating device and coating method A coating method forming a coating film having a predetermined film thickness on a band-like support body. The method includes conveying the band-like support body; forming the coating liquid on the band-like support body using a coating device fixed on an vibration... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7867567 | Coating method of coating solution In an aspect of the coating method according to the present invention, the lower limit decompression degree PS1 at which a seam trouble occurs is obtained from the formula of the viscocapillary model. According to the aspect of the present invention, coat... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7846504 | Die having multiple orifice slot The invention is a die for dispensing flowable material. The die is comprised of a die block. An external face is disposed on the die block. At least one slot extends perpendicularly into the external face. The slot has a longitudinal dimension, a first longitudinal... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7695768 | Coating die and method for use The invention is a die comprising a die body. The die body defines an internal cavity and an applicator slot. The cavity is in fluid communication with the applicator slot. A plurality of gas relief passages are in fluid communication with the internal cavity. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7655276 | Colored reinforced articles of manufacture and method of making the same The present invention provides a colored reinforced article of manufacture having a substantially uniform distribution of color. The colored reinforced article of manufacture comprises a fiber-reinforced thermosetting resin matrix and a non-appertured colored veil i... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7622155 | System and method for decorating vertical concrete surface A method for decorating vertical surfaces which includes applying a bond coat of a primer made from concentrated liquid polymer to the vertical surface; allowing the bond coat to become tacky; applying a medium of cement, a light weight aggregate, silica sand, fused... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7604842 | Electrode manufacturing apparatus and method of manufacturing electrode Provided are an electrode manufacturing apparatus and a method of manufacturing an electrode in which an electrode capable of preventing the occurrence of an internal short circuit is manufactured. A current collector is passed through a coating position in a downwa... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7387820 | Equipment and method for changing a blade in a coating device Equipment for changing a blade (43) in a coating device (51) changes several blades (43) arranged in a band (43). The equipment includes reels (11, 40) connected to the ends of the blade holder (45), for holding the reeled u... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7378125 | Method for screen printed lacquer deposition for a display device The present invention is a method for screen printed lacquer deposition for a display device comprising aligning a mask on top of a faceplate of the display device. Next, the present invention deposits a lacquer material above the mask. Then, the present invention p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357690 | Method for aligning needle-like structures and alignment unit An alignment unit and an alignment method for aligning needle-like structures. The alignment unit includes a substrate having a surface and grooves defined in the surface. The grooves are sized and arranged such that when the needle-like structures are received ther... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344665 | Coating die with expansible chamber device An apparatus comprising a die having at least one application slot. The slot is in fluid communication with a die cavity. An expansible chamber device is disposed within the die cavity and changes volume in response to changes in pressure within the expansible chamb... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341089 | Rotary application head and labelling installation for application of labels A system that applies strips of material, such as labels, to a cylindrical body, such as a bottle. The system includes a vacuum cylinder that holds the labels. The vacuum cylinder rotates bringing the labels into contact with a rotary application head that applies h... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334742 | Spraying device with droplet hold-back The present application describes a spraying device with droplet hold-back. The droplet hold-back is formed by a baffle, which collects the droplets in a defined volume. From this volume, the droplets can be suctioned by means of a suction opening and supplied to a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329437 | Coating method and coating apparatus A coating apparatus comprising a forward bar, a liquid feed passage and a metering device for a coating liquid. The forward bar rotates about its axis in the same direction as the traveling direction of a continuously traveling band-shaped web while touching the web... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326302 | Apparatus and method for processing a substrate An apparatus for processing a substrate has a liquid supply unit, a nozzle unit, a first valve and a second valve. The liquid supply unit has an output port and an input port, and a processing liquid is output from the output port. The nozzle unit has a first port a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7297369 | Process for micro-grooving a polymer alignment layer for a liquid crystal display A process is disclosed for imprinting microgrooves in a polymer layer to create an alignment layer for a liquid crystal display. In one embodiment, the process comprises providing a transparent substrate having a polymer film applied on one side thereof, providing a... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291362 | Method and apparatus for controlling coating width A method of applying a material to a moving substrate is disclosed. The method includes providing a die comprising a die body having a cavity therein, wherein the cavity is in fluid communication with an applicator slot. The die is then oriented such that the applic... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288289 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing sheet flooring by simultaneous multi-layer die coating Surface coverings and surface covering components and methods for forming them using slot die coating are disclosed. The methods involve applying a plurality of wet layers to a substrate simultaneously or in sequence using a slot die coater, wherein a plurality of w... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7241498 | Support covered with a chitosan-based coating and method for the production thereof Support based on organic and/or inorganic fibres covered at least on one of the faces thereof with a chitosan-based layer, characterized in that the layer is obtained by depositing a chitosan-based aqueous solution, the average molar mass of which has a mass less th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7230153 | Multilayer conductive appliance having wound healing and analgesic properties A dressing for promoting healing and pain relief of the body of a living organism having a pathologic condition has at least one layer of conductive material having a resistance no greater than 1000 Ω/cm2. When placed proximate a portion of the body of t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226635 | Sealing material coating method for fuel cell-use separator A method for coating a sealant (39) on a separator (40) for a fuel cell. The separator has a sealing groove (118) formed therein, and widths of the sealing groove at a coating-start portion (39a) and a coating-end portion (39 | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211297 | Apparatus for decreasing skip coating on a paper web An fountain applicator for applying coating liquid onto a web of paper carried past the applicator, has a coating liquid flow path that includes a curved surface along which a sheet of the coating liquid is flowed to subject the sheet to centrifugal force to cause a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208200 | Process of forming multilayered structures The present invention provides for a method of producing an integral multilayered porous membrane by simultaneously co-casting a plurality of polymer solutions onto a support to form a multilayered liquid sheet and immersing the sheet into a liquid coagulation bath ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7183023 | Method for manufacturing color filter The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a color filter, capable of having the surface of the pixel part flatly even in the case a pixel part is formed by an ink discharging method, and the thickness of each pixel part evenly... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176492 | Method for forming ceramic microstructures on a substrate using a mold and articles formed by the method A microstructured assembly including a barrier portions and land portions is described. The microstructures have alternating barrier portions and land portions that have barrier surfaces and land surfaces, respectively. Each barrier surface and land surface is conne... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169230 | Coater apparatus A coater apparatus (10) is disclosed for applying coating material onto a moving web. The apparatus (10) includes an applicator having a first and a second end, the applicator (16) defining a feeding chamber (22) for the reception therein... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166325 | Carbon nanotube devices Nanotubes and nanotube-based devices are implemented in a variety of applications. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a nanotube device is manufactured having a nanotube extending between two conductive elements. In one implementation, each... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160584 | Method for manufacturing ceramic glow plugs A method for manufacturing a ceramic glow pin which is formed of more than two layers arranged especially coaxially to the axis of the glow pin and symmetrically. The layers of the layer structure are manufactured by co-extrusion. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141119 | Pressure-controlling dispersion delivery system A pressure-controlling dispersion delivery system for delivering a sheared dispersion comprising a plurality of ingredients to a coating device selected from a direct feed delivery system and a coating device flow-through delivery system, wherein a coating formed fr... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7112348 | Coating method and apparatus The coating apparatus and method enable the coating liquid having been scraped-off to be reused without doing any one of the fluid adjusting treatment and the filtering treatment, while maintaining the features of the scraping-off type of extrusion coater, which is ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108499 | Apparatus for regulating components of rotary machines for decoration of ceramic tiles On a mobile rest plane on which tiles are translated in a predetermined direction, the following operate: a matrix-bearing cylinder, mobile in rotation about an axis thereof, and at least a doctor predisposed to operate contactingly with an external surface of the c... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083826 | Coating die and method for use The invention is a die comprising a die body. The die body defines an internal cavity and an applicator slot. The cavity is in fluid communication with the applicator slot. A plurality of gas relief passages are in fluid communication with the internal cavity. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078355 | Method and system of coating polymer solution on surface of a substrate A method and system of coating a polymer solution on a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer. The method includes providing a substrate. Dispensing a polymer solution onto the surface of the substrate using a pump. The pump is connected in-line with a buffer tank ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066998 | Coatings for modifying hard surfaces and processes for applying the same Materials for coating, coating compositions, methods and articles of manufacture comprising a nanoparticle system or employing the same to impart surface modifying benefits for all types of hard surfaces are disclosed. In some embodiments, dispersement of nanopartic... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056421 | Underflow waterbox The specification discloses a waterbox for applying an aqueous mixture, such as a starch mixture, to a web in a calender stack. The waterbox includes a spillway disposed adjacent a calender stack having a bottom plate, substantially parallel front and rear walls, an... | 06/06/2006 |
