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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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Examiner: Pape, Joseph D.


Primary examiner statistics: 2348 patents; average approval time: 2347 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 362 patents; average approval time: 573 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7909391 Motor vehicle front-end panel, series of front-end panels and ass...
7461883 Golf car glove box
7455345 Sunshade apparatus for automobiles
7455351 Vehicle front end structure
7452019 Sliding and stowing motor vehicle seat
7452025 Window insert for vehicles
7452026 Sliding door system for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle
7448665 Pivot and stow seating
7445266 Cabriolet vehicle
7441820 Tailgate ladder system
7438341 Headliner retainer
7438349 Operator cab for heavy construction equipment
7438348 Vehicle front structure
7438338 Multi-positional storage arrangement for a sport utility or other...
7438345 Convertible top device and method
7434870 Front structure of vehicle
7431367 View blocking element for a luggage compartment of a vehicle as w...
7431365 Console assembly for a vehicle
7431377 Golf cart foldable canopy
7429068 Removable storage console
7429072 Vehicle enclosure
7429075 Drivers cab for a load-handling vehicle
7427097 Operator protective structure for construction machine
7425030 Tarpaulin for variable sized loads
7425029 Integral cushioned trim panel for a vehicle
7422264 Vehicle seat adjusting apparatus
7422267 Vehicle enclosure
7422270 Thin section sidewall assemblies for vans and trailers
7419209 Seat assembly providing airflow path to cool batteries
7419202 Seal for expandable rooms
7419203 Water-resistant storage system for pickup trucks and utility vehi...
7416232 Vehicle side step
7413240 Structural system for a convertible automotive vehicle
7413239 Vehicle fender panel mounting structure
7413242 Structural seat system for an automotive vehicle
7413231 Truck cargo bed management system
7410207 Arrangement in connection with a vehicle cab
7410198 Automotive vehicle with repositionable D-pillar roof structure
7410200 Device for concealing vehicle identification numbers
7410209 Support for the front module of a motor vehicle and assembly meth...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5468037 Dual pivot pickup tailgate
5271651 Work holder support apparatus
5269578 Adjustable sling apparatus
5248176 Swivel coupling device
5242201 Fishing tool
5224748 Motor vehicle security shade with guide track
5224724 Scooter with simple harmonic drive
5222754 Adjustable tension sway bar
5217272 Row spacing tool
5215343 Nudge bars
5213175 Reduced length rack and pinion steering assembly
5213390 Vehicle mountable reconfigurable shelter
5211421 Air bag cover door retainer
5209535 Power bucket
5207441 Sailboard trailer apparatus
5203599 Grapnel for underwater cable
5199758 Carrier apparatus for carrying objects
5195604 All wheel drive vehicle with independent wheel braking
5195795 Automotive vehicle seat assembly fully retractable below the vehi...
5195796 Deck lid hinge assembly
5193832 Suspension for bicyles
5193877 Preform mask for painting vehicles
5192111 Built-in awning for recreational vehicle
5190334 Powered clamp with parallel jaws
5190332 Suction pad for attracting and holding a workpiece
5190328 Carpet stretching tool
5190326 Cat litter box cleaner
5190333 Gripper deploying and inverting linkage
5188416 Structure for attaching a carpet to a forwardly foldable seat bac...
5186514 Truck box cover apparatus
5186508 Trailer lifting foot extender
5186509 Body side molding attachment
5184861 Split rail gripper assembly and tool driver therefor
5184867 Sun-visor with covering and supporting arm
5181759 Collapsible arm rest
5181734 Adjustable gravel shield for a towed boat
5181756 Hoisting cage with interior truss design
5180205 Trailer assembly and method
5180202 Sun visor for automobiles
5180206 Structure for vehicular body of automotive vehicle
 
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