Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7462085 | Swim fin with adjustable web A swim fin having a web portion pivotably attached to a shoe portion that is rotatable to a first position substantially perpendicular to the shoe portion for walking and a second position in a plane with the shoe portion for propulsion in water. ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461608 | Transonic hull and hydrofield II A wave reducing and eliminating ship hull including a generally triangular hull having a pointed narrow bow portion and a stern portion wider than the bow portion, the hull including generally rectilinear diverging sides extending substantially from the bow to the s... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7458865 | Power damping mechanism for input shaft of auxiliary machine A power damping mechanism for an input shaft of an auxiliary machine of an engine that is configured to be driven by the engine via a power transmission mechanism is provided. The power damping mechanism comprises a retainer plate that is fastened to the input shaft... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455559 | Shift cutout control system for a watercraft propulsion unit and a watercraft A shift cutout control system is provided that can comprise a shift mechanism, an engine electronic control unit, a remote controller, and an ignition control means. The shift mechanism can switch a rotation of a propeller shaft into one of a neutral, forward, and r... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455027 | Convertible cover for pontoon boats and associated method A convertible cover for pontoon boats comprises a fabric or cloth cover attached to a set of runners. The invention utilizes a track system on both sides of the boat with round runners. Sliding supports with three glide wheels each ride along these runners and match... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455023 | Vessel hull protection device A vessel protecting device is described including a cover and a fluid evacuating device. The cover, positioned surrounding the vessel in a fluid and attached solely to the vessel, encloses the vessel portion extending in the fluid. The fluid evacuating device, posit... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452256 | Machine provided with internal combustion engine and generator An outboard motor S includes an internal combustion engine E having a crankshaft 7, and an alternator G having a shaft 81 and a housing 82. The engine E and the generator G are disposed in an engine compartment 15 with the crankshaft 7... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452250 | Outboard motor steering control system An outboard motor steering control system operates at starting of the engine to compare the output of the steering wheel angle sensor which indicates the turned angle of the steering wheel and the output of the rotation angle sensor which indicates the rotation angl... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448339 | Winged body having a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration A winged body has a wing structure with at least two wings coupled to a body structure, each wing having a wing tip. The wings wrap around the body structure when in a stowed configuration within a launch tube, and the wings spring outward from the body structure to... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448340 | Diving device The diving device is comprised of a hollow hull with a side profile which is rounded at the front and tapered at the back for low resistance in water. The hull includes side wings on opposite sides of a bulbous body. Handles are arranged in the wings. The buoyancy o... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445530 | Amphibious wheel, vehicle and method An amphibious vehicle for one or more operators is equipped with four buoyant amphibious propulsion wheels, the wheels having a number of collapsible pockets disposed about the surface of the wheel. Each pocket comprises an opening oriented in the direction of rotat... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442104 | Steering handlebar for outboard motor A tiller handle assembly for an outboard motor is provided that comprises a steering handle having a generally hollow body. A throttle grip is attached to a front end of the steering handle, and a shift mechanism coupled to the steering handle. The shift mechanism i... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438619 | Buoyant swim garment A swimsuit includes a vest provided with buoyant floatation members, a bottom portion in the form of swim trunks, and a coupling mechanism for selectively coupling the vest to the trunks. The vest may be uncoupled from the swim trunks to permit a user to remove the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438015 | Folding top assembly with safety and convenience features A powered bimini top is raised and lowered via a remote control. A power actuator operating the top includes a bi-directional reversible pump turned in one direction to lower the top to a fully retracted position and turned in the other direction to raise the top vi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438013 | Steering mechanism for small boat having multiple propulsion units A small boat comprises a steering wheel and a steering angle sensor that detects a steering angle of the steering wheel. A plurality of propulsion units are mounted to a transom of the boat. Electrically operable steering devices are coupled with the respective prop... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434531 | Device for adjusting boat wake A boat with a controllable wake, including a boat hull with a propulsion system. A wake controlling device includes first and second plates with a bottom surface which is convexly curved between their forward and rear ends, and first and second mounts secured to the... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434525 | Suspension system for a boat A suspension system (2) for a boat (4), which suspension system (2) is for mounting to a hull (6) of the boat (4), and which suspension system (2) comprises a single accommodation unit (8) for at least one person trav... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434530 | Collapsible self propelled hydrofoil device A collapsible or compactable hydrofoil device having front and rear foils, a support structure and a steering mechanism that may be collapsed into a compact size for transport and storage. The steering mechanism includes several releasably coupled components that ar... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422498 | Ship with wave engulfing enhanced propulsors Presented is a way to reduce the wave drag of high speed ships by ingesting wave energy into water propulsors disposed at the bow and/or on the sides of the main hull of the ship. A forward secondary bow disposed at a lower portion of the main bow of the ship is an ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422499 | Operation device for a water-jet propulsion watercraft An operation device for a water-jet propulsion watercraft includes a first rotational shaft and a second rotational shaft. A first link can be rotatable about the first rotational shaft and a second link can be rotatable about the second rotational shaft. A bridging... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418918 | Foldable boat cover Foldable boat covers provide various features including a cover portion which is foldable. Other features include hinges allowing the base structure to be folded. By folding the cover portion, the base structure, or both the cover portion and base structure, the boa... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418915 | Entrapment tunnel monohull optimized waterjet and high payload An entrapment tunnel watercraft vessel having three hulls consists of a main hull and two amas arranged outboard of the main hull with the keels of the three hulls being parallel. The main hull is a narrow, vee hull with variable, rearwardly decreasing deadrise. The... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413490 | Outboard motor steering system An outboard motor steering system includes a hydraulic fluid supply mechanism connected to the steering hydraulic cylinder to supply hydraulic fluid thereto disposed in a space formed between the stern brackets and the swivel case. In other words, since the hydrauli... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410399 | Body board for recreational use Disclosed herein is a shaped panel of material that is buoyant in water having a top with a width, a bottom with a total width, a front, a rear, and two sides, wherein the bottom of the shaped panel contains a shallow groove, the groove being spaced equidistant from... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404747 | Tiller handle for outboard motors Proposed is a height adjusting mechanism for a tiller handle (23) of an outboard motor (1). An adjustment piece (45) is detachably attached to the front end of a handle support bracket (22) which extends rearwards from the outboard motor ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404370 | Steerable diverter for towed seismic streamer arrays A paravane for a marine seismic survey system includes a float and at least one diverter operatively coupled to the float. The diverter is configured to redirect flow of water past the paravane with respect to a direction of motion of the paravane through water. The... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398741 | Remote control unmanned boat and remote control device This invention concerns a remote control unmanned boat which can be freely operated by remote control and a remote control device. The remote control unmanned boat comprises a propelling power source 11 for generating a propelling power, a steering device ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399211 | Releasable mounting apparatus and trolling motor assembly An apparatus for releasably mounting a trolling motor on a watercraft and a trolling motor assembly which includes the inventive releasable mounting apparatus. The releasable mounting apparatus comprises a mounting bracket and a locking assembly which is releasably ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389737 | Folding top assembly A folding top assembly for watercraft of other vehicles includes a pair of struts pivotally mounted on actuator housings on opposite sides of the watercraft. The struts support a canvas covering and are moved by the actuators from a folded position in which the canv... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383784 | Lashing of tender assist drilling unit to a floating production facility A system for lashing a tender assist drilling unit (TADU) to a floating production platform includes a plurality of winches on the forward end of the TADU, a plurality of sheaves on the upper portion of the hull of the platform, a plurality of connection devices on ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380516 | Rotating davit apparatus The rotating davit apparatus is for fit next to a boat arch. The apparatus is also provided with a modified arch, as desired by the customer. The apparatus is designed to blend into the shape of boat arches, and is thus provided in a plurality of sizes and lift arm ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377224 | Apparatus and methods for seismic streamer positioning Apparatus and methods for positioning seismic streamers are described, one apparatus comprising a body, the body adapted to be connected to a seismic streamer, the body defining at least one flow passage there through, and a diverter adapted to selectively adjust fl... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377826 | Fouling removal system for jet drive water intake A fouling removal system for use in a water-jet drive system is described. The fouling removal system includes a cutter arm assembly and an optional cutter stud. The cutter arm assembly includes a pivotable cutting blade located adjacent to the intake grate and arra... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377828 | Multi-layered sports board Sports board (15) comprising an elongated expanded closed-cell polyolefin foam layer (16) having a foam thickness and opposed surfaces (18, 19), a first polyolefin sheet layer (23) having a thickness less than the foam thickness and havin... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373893 | Spinnaker pole Methods and apparatuses of for providing a spinnaker pole are disclosed herein. A spinnaker pole as disclosed herein comprises a first elongated face, a second elongated face, a third elongated face, a first tapering, and a second tapering. The first elongated face ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371139 | Nozzle drive propulsion for a marine craft A nozzle drive propulsion assembly for use with a marine craft and incorporating an annularly configured nozzle disposed in surrounding relation to a propeller collectively mounted exteriorly of the marine craft and preferably, at least partially, within an elongate... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370596 | Kayak having stabilizing flares A kayak comprises a hull with a relatively narrow cross sectional underwater width for increasing speed and efficiency of the kayak moving through water and first and second pairs of convex surfaces for providing kayak stability. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371141 | Leash mount for floating boards A leash mount for floating boards has a base and a cap. The base has a seat and a connecting assembly protruding from the seat. The connecting assembly is has a connecting tube and a leash tie hole. The connecting tube has at least one pair of mounting recesses. The... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367276 | Retractable bowsprit for sailboat A bowsprit, or spar, for supporting a spinnaker sail at the front of a sailboat is mounted on the deck of the sailboat. The bowsprit is retractable and extendable in telescoping fashion and includes a rope or tack line extending from the forward end thereof that con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367856 | Personal watercraft A personal watercraft with a supercharging device and an intercooler is disclosed. The personal watercraft may include an engine, a water jet pump, a propeller shaft to transmit an output power of the engine to the water jet pump, and a bearing case configured to su... | 05/06/2008 |
