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 |
| 7409816 | Concentric stranded conductor A concentric stranded conductor having a concentric strand having multiple strands. Each strand has multiple single wires. The concentric stranded conductor has a central core strand (5) and a first concentric strand layer (11) having multiple first-la... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7337604 | Hybrid high elongation cord An elongation cord adapted for the reinforcement of elastomer structures has a polymer core and three to nine strands twisted around the core with a cord twisting step in a cord twisting direction. At least one of the strands a first group of filaments and a second ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7207421 | Elevator An elevator in which the elevator car is suspended by means of hoisting ropes consisting of a single rope or several parallel ropes, said elevator having a traction sheave which moves the elevator car by means of the hoisting ropes. The elevator has rope portions of... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7168231 | High temperature resistant rope systems and methods A fire resistant rope and method of making the same. The fire resistant rope comprises a core formed of high tensile strength fibers and a jacket formed of high temperature resistant fibers, where the jacket covers the core. The core comprises a plurality of strands... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147904 | Expandable tubular fabric An expandable tubular fabric formed by heat setting a plurality of thermoplastic yarns producing drawn thermoplastic yarns, arranging these yarns in an array and in juxtaposed positions and moving them in a first direction. Extruding at least one filament along a ci... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145082 | Flexible electrical line A flexible electric line with at least one electrical conductor is provided having a high tensile, nonmetallic element and a plurality of highly conductive metal wires arranged around it. The flexible electric line has a high tensile element that is a loose composit... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137483 | Rope and elevator using the same An elevator in which the sheave diameter is reduced and the attendant lowering of the rope life and strength is suppressed to secure safety and reliability. To this end, a rope is used in which a plurality of element wires constituting the wire rope are each covered... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7127878 | Controlled failure rope systems and methods A controlled failure rope and method of making the same. The controlled failure rope comprises first and second portions. The first portion is formed of a first material having a first set of tension failure characteristics. The second portion is formed of a second ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7032371 | Synthetic fiber rope for an elevator A synthetic rope for an elevator having improved resistance to compression and abrasion is provided and comprises a plurality of strands forming layers of the rope, each strand formed from a plurality of pre-twisted strands made from high modulus synthetic filaments... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6658836 | Hybrid cord A hybrid cord is presented for use in the reinforcement of elastomers. The hybrid cord is characterized by having a core steel filament, a first layer of one or more nonmetallic filaments which are wrapped about the steel filament in the core, and a secon... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6412265 | Twisted flat cable A plurality of perforations 6 has been defined on a plastic tape 5 to be laminated on insulated wire cores 2. Accordingly, intrusions of the plastic tape 5 in between each of pair-twisted sections 4 are elevated in laminating step of the plastic tape 5. A... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412263 | Reinforcing steel cord for rubber products, method and device for producing such steel cords A reinforcing steel cord for rubber products, such as steel belted radial tires or conveyor belts, is disclosed. This steel cord is improved in rubber penetration and ageing adhesive force relative to the rubber material. The steel cord is formed by twist... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6401871 | Tension member for an elevator A tension member for an elevator system has an aspect ratio of greater than one, where aspect ratio is defined as the ratio of tension member width w to thickness t (w/t). The increase in aspect ratio results in a reduction in the maximum rope pressure an... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6397574 | Sheathless synthetic fiber rope A synthetic rope has multiple layers of load-bearing aramide fiber strands laid together with a coating on the synthetic fiber strands in the outermost layer of strands. The coating includes an impregnating substance with additives of UV stabilizers, shor... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6363703 | Wire wrapped composite yarn A composite cut-resistant yarn having a fiberglass and wire component a fiberglass core strand having a denier of between about 100 and about 1200 at least a first wire strand wrapped the fiberglass core strand in a first wire strand direction and at leas... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6364061 | Tension member for an elevator A tension member for an elevator system has an aspect ratio of greater than one, where aspect ratio is defined as the ratio of tension member width w to thickness t (w/t). The increase in aspect ratio results in a reduction in the maximum rope pressure an... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6247298 | Stab-resistant insert for protective textile A fabric (144) for use as a stab-resistant insert in protective textiles comprises a plurality of steel cords (100). Each of the steel cords (100) comprises a longitudinal axis (102) and two or more steel filaments (104). Each of the steel filaments (104)... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6161371 | Self-attaching rope A Rope-like apparatus is provided which comprises a hook and loop type fabric oriented in a variety of geometric patterns and configurations which facilitate self attachment when the opposing hook and loop type material come in operable contact.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6161370 | Transport belts for transporting yarn An endless transport belt made of thermoresistant synthetic filaments for transporting yarn is described, which yarn is wound around a plurality of transport belts in the form of loops, said transport belts being arranged polygonal in cross section. In or... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6050077 | Safety mountaineering rope The safety mountaineering rope (1) has a core comprising a plurality of core ropes (2). In order to improve the tearing resistance of the rope (1), the rope core surrounds in the manner of a tube at least one cavity (3) extending over the entire length of... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5946898 | Wire rope having an independent wire rope core A wire rope including a core rope having a number of strands each made of a number of wires, and a number of outer strands closed on the core rope. Each strand of the core rope has a contact section where two or more wires of the strand of the core rope c... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5884467 | Self-attaching rope A rope-like instrument comprising hook and loop fabric to facilitate self-attachment. The instrument wraps about itself to form a closed loop, in place of forming a knot in the rope.... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5881843 | Synthetic non-metallic rope for an elevator A hoist rope for an elevator is formed from synthetic, non-metallic materials. The hoist rope includes a plurality of load-carrying strands with each strand encased within a coating layer. The coating layers provide protection against wear and provide suf... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5852926 | Balanced strand cordage A balanced strand includes a fibrous core about which load bearing fibers are twisted. The fibrous core has an elongation factor of at least 10% and comprises approximately up to 30% of the material volume of the strand. The load bearing fibers have an el... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5845476 | Composite yarn with fiberglass core The present invention relates to a yarn core construction suitable for forming a flexible composite yarn having a fiberglass component. The resulting yarn has good cut and abrasion resistance qualities without sacrificing knittability, flexibility and sup... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5683778 | Braided graphite-foil and method of production An improved method and apparatus for the production of a strand of reinforced graphite-foil yarn which is the basis of the braided graphite-foil yarns. To produce the reinforced graphite-foil strands what is needed is apparatus for a tapered, cone shaped ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5669214 | Stranded wire rope or cable having multiple stranded rope elements, strand separation insert therefor and method of manufacture of the wire rope or cable To reduce elongation of a stranded wire rope or cable (1), particularly when running over sheaves, or pulleys, and decrease vibration as well as operating noise while increasing operating speed, insert elements (4) are placed between adjacent rope element... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5572860 | Fusible adhesive yarn Fusible adhesive yarn in which spun core yarn and heat fusible yarn are twisted with each other in the same or opposite twisting direction as or to that of the spun core yarn. The spun core yarn is composed of elastic yarn and non-elastic short fiber asse... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5573850 | Abrasion resistant quasi monofilament and sheathing composition A quasi monofilament having a high strength polyethylene fiber core with an adherent, abrasion resistant polymer sheath is prepared by feeding the core yarn through a crosshead die, while simultaneously supplying a polymer melt at a temperature greater th... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5333442 | Method for producing a rope having superior friction and wearing resistance A multi-strand nylon rope having improved abrasion resistance is comprised of a plurality of strands. Each strand is comprised of a plurality of yarns wherein each yarn is formed of a predetermined number of filaments. The filaments of each yarn are twist... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5326628 | Frictional material comprising bi-component yarn twisted with a metal wire A frictional material is made of cloth which is impregnated with a bituminous material and/or a synthetic resin. The cloth is woven from a yarn made by twisting single yarns with reinforcing metal wires. The single yarn consists of a center core in the fo... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5268221 | Fiber reinforced rubber articles A rubber article having a fiber reinforcement embedded therein. The reinforcement comprises a cylindrically braided cord of an even number of twisted yarns of four or more, an equal number having an twist, i.e. twisted to the right, and a Z-twist, i.e. tw... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5240769 | Packing material and packing made of the same This invention relates to a packing used in sealing two members. As the packing material, by using a material having the surface of a flexible graphite sheet cut to a width of less than 5 mm with fibers, or a material prepared by laminating a flexible gra... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5225262 | Braided high-temperature packing comprising a core of folded flexible graphite sheet A high temperature, high pressure resistant packing (e.g., for the packing gland of a valve stem) has a core of density 1.3-1.6 gm/cc that includes a plurality of strands, each strand including a flexible graphite tape, longitudinally corrugated and folde... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5199253 | Nylon rope having superior friction and wearing resistance A multi-strand nylon rope having improved abrasion resistance comprised of a plurality of strands. Each strand is comprised of a plurality of yarns wherein each yarn is formed of a predetermined number of filaments. The filaments of each yarn are twisted ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5134030 | Packing material and packing made of the same This invention relates to a packing used in sealing two members. As the packing material, by using a material having the surface of a flexible graphite sheet cut to a width of less than 5 mm with fibers, or a material prepared by laminating a flexible gra... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5131218 | Sinking/floating rope A unique fishing rope comprising floating and sinking portions. The sinking portion blended yarns made up of a blend of first and second non-metallic synthetic filaments in proportions to yield a sinking rope portion having a specific gravity greater than... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5035111 | Combinations of polymer filaments or yarns having a low coefficient of friction and filaments or yarns having a high coefficient of friction, and use thereof The invention relates to combinations of polymer filaments or yarns of high tensile strength, high modulus and low coefficients of friction and filaments or yarns of high coefficients of friction. Combinations of this type, which have been produced in par... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4947727 | Fishing net twine and a fishing net made thereof A fishing net twine comprising a single first yarn and a plurality of second yarns which are orderly stranded together with the first yarn. The first yarn is a bundle of multiple filaments having a thickness of 8 to 42 denier and a monofilament having a t... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4914902 | High strength cored cords Very high strength cords are made and described which are composed of a core and a sheath of twisted yarns plied around the core in such a way that the cord exhibits greatly improved retained strength after use.... | 04/10/1990 |
