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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: Fuqua, Shawntina


Primary examiner statistics: 562 patents; average approval time: 562 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 298 patents; average approval time: 664 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8115146 Positive temperature coefficient heater
8115142 Plate, apparatus for adjusting temperature of substrate having th...
8115141 Heating element
8110780 Photoirradiation type heat treatment apparatus
8109207 Gripping member for a magnetised lid
8110783 Tubular heater
8106337 Modularly contained dual or multiple system water heating element...
8101888 Device for the infrared radiation of scalp hair
8101890 Fan apparency arrangement for an appliance
8101889 Drawer type cooking device
8097833 Convection cooking in multi-fan convection oven
8093533 Modular pizza oven kit, pizza oven finger assembly support, and a...
8084721 Electrical heating apparatus, method of manufacturing heat genera...
8084717 Reflow furnace
8084715 Method and means for heating and controlling the temperatures in ...
8076615 Substrate processing apparatus and method of manufacturing semico...
8076613 Panel heating device
8061263 Sensor head and brew cup for a beverage brewing device
8058592 Ceramic heater, gas sensor, and method of producing ceramic heate...
8049147 Engine inlet ice protection system with power control by zone
8039774 Electrical heater with a resistive neutral plane
8035062 Combination speed cooking oven
8035064 Heating unit for refrigerant charging cylinders
8035060 Inkjet printhead with a plurality of vapor bubble generators
8026460 Control circuit for thermostatic oven in oven controlled crystal ...
8017889 Radiant convection baffle for ovens
8013278 Ceramic heater and glow plug
8008606 Composite heating element with an integrated switch
8008607 Methods of forming a variable watt density layered heater
8003918 Vertical heat treatment boat and heat treatment method for semico...
8003921 Cooking apparatus
7994453 Flash heating for tubing
7989739 Electric heater assembly
7987768 Brewing mechanism
7989740 Heating cable
7987771 Beverage maker, and pump unit and cartridge for use in a beverage...
7985945 Method for reducing stray light in a rapid thermal processing cha...
7985944 Steaming device for baker's ovens
7977605 Heating assembly comprising a PTC element, in particular for a mo...
7977611 Systems and methods for providing localized heat treatment of met...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6899106 Apparatus for producing a hematoma
6704496 High temperature drop-off of a substrate
6660978 Electrically conducting textile and the method for realizing the ...
6656136 Use of focused ultrasound for vascular sealing
6649886 Electric heating cloth and method
6646238 Method and device for a accomodating samples on cryosubstrates
6646233 Wafer stage for wafer processing apparatus and wafer processing m...
6642484 Glass ceramic plates for holding substrates during pre-heating
6643550 Multi-polar connector
6639189 Heating member for combination heating and chilling apparatus, an...
6635852 Method and apparatus for lamp anneal
6635011 Electronic endoscope system
6633022 Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method
6631297 Electrical clinical apparatus and electrical stimulation method u...
6627861 Thermoconductive rubber patch
6626835 Infrared sensor stabilizable in temperature, and infrared thermom...
6623418 Radiation source
6624393 Method and apparatus for preparing semiconductor wafers for measu...
6620105 Device for organizing multiple leads
6618625 Method and apparatus for treatment of viral diseases
6613005 Systems and methods for steering a focused ultrasound array
6614005 Device and method for thermally treating substrates
6610967 Rapid thermal processing chamber for processing multiple wafers
6611698 Optical measuring instrument
6608287 Process chamber with rectangular temperature compensation ring
6603099 Multifunction electrical cooking appliance
6600138 Rapid thermal processing system for integrated circuits
6596973 Pyrometer calibrated wafer temperature estimator
6593554 Method and apparatus for mounting a heater thermostat and tempera...
6593548 Heating element CVD system
6594446 Heat-treating methods and systems
6590186 Heat treatment apparatus and method
6589171 Sensor glove for physiological parameter measurement
6585722 Photocoagulation apparatus
6583389 Image heating apparatus, heater for heating image and manufacturi...
6584347 Disturbance-free electromyographic probe
6584358 Electro therapy method and apparatus
6573480 Use of thermal flow to remove side lobes
6574490 System for non-invasive measurement of glucose in humans
6570137 System and method for lamp split zone control
 
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