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 |
| 7191769 | Internal combustion engine having two-stage exhaust-driven supercharger and charge air cooling between low pressure and high pressure compressors An internal combustion engine with a 2-stage charge loading includes a connection conduit with a supercharger intercooler provided between the compressors of the low pressure stage and high pressure stage. The supercharger intercooler is configured via a cooling uni... | 03/20/2007 |
| 4208872 | Brake booster for wheeled vehicles A pneumatically operated brake booster comprises a hydraulic cylinder disposed within a hydraulic braking circuit connecting a master cylinder to wheel brake cylinders to increase the braking pressure trapped within the wheel brake cylinders and a servomo... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208880 | Hydraulic brake system for vehicles Disclosed is a hydraulic brake system for vehicles having a separated-type hydraulic fluid pressure amplifier, such as a hydraulic air servo or a hydraulic vacuum servo. This hydraulic brake system includes a brake master cylinder and said fluid pressure ... | 06/24/1980 |
