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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 |
| 7144201 | Structure and method for supporting headstones and other stonelike objects A structure and method for supporting stonelike objects on soil. The structure comprises a base, at least two sets of a plurality of tabs disposed on the base at respective opposing edges thereof and oriented substantially perpendicular thereto, and a plurality of s... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7082728 | Electrical box for use with insulated concrete form building systems An electrical box for use with insulated concrete form building systems includes a main body having an electrical box cavity for housing electrical outlets, switches, and electrical connections. The insulated concrete form building systems utilize insulated forms to... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6907704 | Interlocking mortarless load bearing building block system The present invention relates to an interlocking modular block system for mortarless wall assembly. A plurality of blocks are laid up in courses in a staggered relationship in which three different block configurations are provided, namely stretcher, corner and half... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6792729 | Stackable construction panel system Improvements in a stackable construction panel system are disclosed. The system includes stackable wall forms for receiving a flowable material, each form having a pair of foam panels tied together in a spaced and parallel relationship by connectors. In a first impr... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6508038 | Modular tenon and slot mortise building blocks for habitable shelters Modular tenon and slot mortise building blocks include, for each building block: (a) hollow rectangular parallelepiped center block, (b) an outer siding member, (c) a first tenon member sandwiched between the center block and the siding member, (d) an inn... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6401406 | Retainment device for concrete block inspection plates Disclosed is a retainment system for concrete block inspection port coverplates. The retainment device is formed from a hook-shaped engagement shaft that is positionable around rebar through an inspection opening. A proximal end of the engagement shaft pr... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6401413 | Concrete form wall building system An insulated concrete form wall building system wherein a first embodiment includes a pair of spaced apart elongated expanded polystyrene sidewalls, each having opposed inner surfaces that are formed with longitudinally spaced apart vertically oriented ri... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6250038 | Block for retaining wall and method for the construction of retaining wall using the same A block for use in constructing a retaining wall system has a front wall and a partition wall formed backwards projecting from the front wall; wherein the partition wall is provided with a communicating hole extending vertically over the entire length the... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6226951 | Concrete building blocks The building block is provided. The block is substantially rectangular and has opposed first and second ends. First and second substantially congruent rectangular panels extend between the ends and are joined together by at least one web. Each panel has v... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6205735 | Two unit dry stack masonry wall system A mason wall cementitious building block system comprising two lightweight dry-stackable block units and methods of using such units, including a wall unit and a corner/end unit, connected one to another in an interlocking fashion by means of male posts a... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6195946 | Forming apparatus and method for thermally insulated concrete wall A construction form for building an insulated concrete reinforced wall includes separable and independently usable lintel block and post block sections, made from injection molding Styrofoam. The lintel block section includes a channel extending horizonta... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6189269 | Thermoplastic wall forming member with wiring channel A thermoplastic wall forming member is provided with rails for securing a wiring channel interiorly of a hollow structure to be formed by the wall forming member and other wall forming members.... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6145257 | Method and system for forming walls A method and system for forming walls includes a dual-wall cavity. A stud is formed of an outer flange, middle flange and inner flange arranged in an "E" shape configuration. An outer panel attaches to the outer flange, a middle panel attaches to the midd... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6082067 | Dry stackable block structures A stackable block structure system for dry stacking concrete reinforced walls which provides for alignment and leveling during construction includes a stretcher block having a recess of triangular cross-sectional configuration formed on a bottom surface a... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6065265 | Corner and end block for interlocking building block system An interlocking building block for use in constructing mortarless walls in which the block has a first face shell in spaced relationship with a second face shell which define opposed inner surfaces for the block. Between the face shells, there stands at l... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5924247 | Lightweight structural panel configured to receive poured concrete and used in wall construction A component of lightweight structural material to be utilized in the construction of a sturdy wall, the component being elongate and generally in the configuration of a rectangular solid whose height is approximately three to four times its width. The com... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5901520 | Interlocking building blocks Interlocking blocks are provided which are light in weight, and which may be assembled without use of mortar or other binding agent. Because the interlocking block is light in weight, it may be of a larger size than conventional blocks. Each interlocking ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5845444 | Masonry reinforcement A strengthened masonry reinforcement device is used in construction to strengthen the courses of laid hollow block. The masonry reinforcement device is fashioned with ends and a strengthened trough. When used in the construction of a wall the masonry devi... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5829217 | Wall construction and spacer for use therewith A spacer for use in the wall construction for a building or the like. The wall generally comprises a plurality of blocks arranged in at least first and second layers spaced one above the other by a predetermined distance, each block having first and secon... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5649391 | Embeddable mounting device and method A embeddable mounting device and method for permanently affixing a fixture to a concrete block wall. The embeddable mounting device comprises a first rectangular metal plate member; a second rectangular metal plate member having dimensions equal to the fi... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5640817 | Modular system for stucco fences/walls A modular wall system (8) is provided for constructing ornamental, privacy and acoustical type walls having exterior surfaces of stucco and other decorative material. The system (8) features polymer spacers (14) and vertical metal sleeves (16) onto which ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5596857 | Masonry reinforcement A masonry reinforcement device is used in construction to strengthen the courses of laid hollow block. The masonry reinforcement device is fashioned with ends and a trough. In use, the trough will retain cement which will bind hollow block in a lower cour... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5553432 | Horizontal forming block with curved side wall for architectural structures A curved block formwork element for use in forming structures such as curved cornices, lintels and window sills. The curved block formwork element comprises a substantially rectangular shaped block having two oppositely disposed side walls and two opposit... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5465545 | Wall structure fabricating system and prefabricated form for use therein A multi-component modular system for use in fabricating wall structures of the type which may be fortified with concrete or other similar materials. The system includes in one embodiment a plurality of identical prefabricated forms, each form comprising a... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5311718 | Form for use in fabricating wall structures and a wall structure fabrication system employing said form A multi-component modular system for use in fabricating wall structures of the type which may be fortified with concrete or other similar materials. The system includes a plurality of plastic prefabricated forms, each form comprising an elongated, general... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5291713 | Construction element for limiting the fore part of a formwork A construction element for limiting a fore part of a formwork consists of a prefabricated element having a width which corresponds to the thickness of the construction work to be erected and a modular length. The element comprises openings for being able ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5072556 | Wall assembly construction A mortarless wall assembly and method for constructing the wall assembly, the wall assembly comprising a plurality of building blocks, each of the building blocks including a pair of parallel sidewalls interconnected by a web, and a plurality of slots, th... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5065560 | Concrete block inspection forms Forms for covering inspection holes or openings in concrete block wall construction in which the forms are of a size to seal the openings and are installed within such openings interiorly of the front face of the concrete blocks. In the preferred embodime... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5063723 | Masonry inspection block A concrete construction block having at least one or more hollow cores or open cells and wherein an opening is molded between one cell and the outer face of the block and which opening is defined by edges having opposing outermost flanges which function t... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5035098 | Container block A molded container block for fluidic material is fabricated with opposing sides comprised of a plurality of offset parallel planes interconnected to form interfitting geometric surfaces to allow interlocking and nesting of a plurality of container blocks ... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5010768 | Device for multimeasurement of vertical position variation and a level-setting system equipped with said device A device for multimeasurement of vertical position variation of one or a number of predetermined points of an industrial or scientific construction of installation comprises means for measuring pressure which appears at the locations of these points and t... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4965978 | Spacers for the construction of walls from superimposed blocks The spacer for the construction of walls from superimposed blocks which have at least one opening on their horizontal sides is provided with a supporting member consisting of four spacing members which are radially symmetrically attached to a holding ring... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4936070 | Roof covering panel A rectangular roof covering panel made of three superposed layers: a fiberboard layer, an adhesive layer and a blended bituminen elastomer layer. The blended bitumen layer has a ledge exceeding over two adjacent sides of the rectangular panel. The ledge i... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4663901 | Glass pane holder for window regulator A glass holder provided with a pair of opposed side walls and a bottom which define an open-ended slot for receiving an end of a glass pane. The opposed side walls include a piston in engagement with an anti-flow member inserted into the slot so as to fun... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4577446 | Machine wall This invention is a wall construction, made from a honey-combed framework and a concrete poured into the framework; the framework being made from expanded metal strips.... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4439967 | Apparatus in and relating to building formwork Improved formwork elements for building purposes. The present invention relates in particular to improved interlocking formwork elements of hollow block configuration produced from a hard foam resin material, and adapted to be filled with concrete to prov... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4433521 | Building component, method of construction and wall formed thereby A method is disclosed for quickly and easily forming a load bearing, insulated wall comprising self-aligning, load bearing insulated building components. In specific embodiments, the building components define a wall having internal vertical cores which c... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4375143 | Mortar stop for hollow block foundation walls with attached locator tab A flat screen mesh element formed of metal or plastics material covers one or more core openings in a block of the next to topmost course in a foundation wall. When the topmost course of blocks is in place, mortar used to embed a foundation cap plate anch... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4341049 | System for building wall construction Constructing building walls from concrete blocks having flattened rectangular facing members held in parallel spaced relation by integral transverse webs spaced from the ends of the block by a distance equal to one-half the distance between the webs and p... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4337605 | Concrete building blocks with looped securing rods for mortarless wall construction A generally rectangular concrete building block of partially hollow construction with at least one large rectangular vertical opening extending therethrough and provided with a generally zig-zag shaped rod embedded in the interior walls and extending tran... | 07/06/1982 |
