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 |
| 5823669 | Method for blending diverse blowing agents An apparatus and method for continuously and accurately blending a plurality of diverse, normally gaseous or volatile liquid components, preferably two or three, at low pressures. In a preferred embodiment, and apparatus blends a first stream of volatile ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5701629 | Hollow brush bristle with radiating spokes A polymer bristle (100) for a liquid-applying brush such as a paint brush includes in cross section a central bore (95), an annulus (96) and preferably three radiating spokes (97) with parallel sides and rounded tips. The bristle is tapered from a thick e... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5685639 | Juice mixing nozzle A juice mixing nozzle, which provides for the mixing of juice concentrate with water, includes a head which receives a manifold, a diffuser, and a cap to enclose the head. A supply of water, concentrate and air are directed through the cap and manifold in... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5674004 | Device and method for supplying fluid materials A supplying device and method make use of a cylinder and a rotary member rotatable in the cylinder for introducing and forwarding a band- or string-shaped raw material having a regular section along a fluidization passage formed between the cylinder and r... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5653162 | Smoker-grill The smoker grill has five major parts: 1) a cover, 2) a wire rack, 3) a base unit with four side walls and a divider, 4) a fire pot, and 5) a stand. Air inlet holes are located along the base of the sidewalls. A stainless steel divider is located above th... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5640736 | Power feed device for hand held drain and sewer cleaner A power feed device for use with a hand held sewer and drain cleaning machine having an elongate, coiled cable and a rotating means for rotating the cable, the power feed device comprising two rollers rotatably mounted on housings, the housings being rota... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5628083 | Back cleanser and balm applicator A device to clean or apply a balm to a person's back includes a rigid base panel fastened to a wall with suction cups on a shower wall. The device includes a foam panel covered PVC sheet which in turn is covered with a plastic netting to reduce the slidin... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5619767 | Targetable-action stationary pot-scrubbing machine A ultrastreamlined, adaptable, stationary pot-scrubbing machine comprising a motor positioned in any desirable location beneath a sink, a flexible shaft coupled with the motor, a positioning neck comprising an arched tube rotatably mounting a scrubbing me... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5615440 | Disposable applicator A disposable, hand-held, single-use applicator for applying waxes, polishes, medicines and other chemical compounds has a base piece and a chemically-impregnated pad attached to the lower surface of the base piece. The handle of the applicator has a first... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5611451 | Disposal container with locking closure and indicator to provide visual indication of locking of closure A disposal container including a lid having an access aperture, and a closure which is shaped to overlay and seal the access aperture. The closure is slidable in an operative position at a first elevation from a temporarily closed orientation over the acc... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5604952 | Interproximal toothbrush A fingertip toothbrush is disclosed herein employing a tapered spiral brush having bristles carried on a wire support in coaxial relationship and outwardly projecting from the end of a cup-like base member. The base member includes an internal recess with... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5603135 | Pool cleaner with replaceable mast An improved automatic pool cleaner of the type having a frame and a supply mast fastened thereto at a lower end, in which a first fastener portion located adjacent to the lower end of the supply mast is removably engageable with a second fastener portion ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5600862 | Pipe scraper A pipe scraper for removing a uniform amount of material from the perimeter of a pipe. The pipe scraper has a shoulder and biased members for urging the pipe against an interior surface of the scraper body to achieve a uniform scrape with both round and o... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5601202 | Transport chamber A transport container having a base and a plurality of side walls perpendicularly connected to form a container having an inner cavity. The side walls are formed of first and second wall panels. The first and second wall panels are hingedly connected so t... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5599270 | Centrifugal separator with flow regulator Apparatus and method for cleansing fluids which are contaminated with filterable and/or centrifugally separable particles, embraces a centrifugal separator having a plurality of inlets for the admission of fluids to be cleansed, and a plurality of valves ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598601 | Disposable contact lens cleaning device and method of making the same A totally disposable contact lens cleaning device including a polyurethane ester foam, contact lens cleaning pad and a polyethylene cross linked foam, soft base member thermally bonded to the contact lens cleaning pad. The contact lens cleaning device is ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598602 | Dipstick oil wiper A dipstick oil wiper adapted for mounting on a dipstick tube, and having a swing arm that can be swung into place over a dipstick as it is withdrawn from the dipstick tube. A frame and an easily replaceable wiping sponge are provided on the upper end of t... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5596784 | Vehicle for collecting debris from a road A vehicle for collecting debris from a road includes an operator cab located at a front section of the vehicle, a boom assembly located at the front section, a paddle guide assembly located at the front section, and a collection bin located at a back sect... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5590962 | Rotating beater The present invention relates to a rotating beater (1) adapted to be rotated by a drive shaft (2), including at least one wire-shaped beater element (3, 22), which starts from the drive shaft (2), extends further in the direction of the drive shaft and, f... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5590435 | Floor covering storage rack with cleaning device The present invention relates to a floor covering storage and dispensing rack including a frame equipped with castors. Upper frame members of the rack support rollers in parallel spaced relation, and a crank or motor is provided to rotate the rollers to w... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5588171 | Drain line cleaning apparatus A drain line cleaning apparatus is disclosed which includes a spin head, capable of high speed rotation. The spin head is attached to a spinner cap which carries a bit and one or more blade members which cut through roots and other residue deposited in dr... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5584233 | Automatic bread-making apparatus An automatic bread making apparatus is provided, the apparatus having a housing having an interior surface, a baking chamber having interior and exterior surfaces, and a baking pan fabricated from a heat-resistant material. The baking chamber is positione... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5577287 | Lottery ticket scraper A device for scraping an obscuring coating from a game ticket, such as a "scratcher" type lottery ticket. A housing has a slot sized to receive a lottery ticket. Inside the housing a scraper blade is positioned above the slot and a rotatable table below t... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5575199 | Compactor A compactor or baling machine as disclosed for compacting loose materials such as paper, plastic sheeting, rags and the like. The compactor includes a housing having an access door and a transverse platen located in the housing. Guide means are provided t... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5572767 | Generator system for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a controlling valve in a ventilating path to a runner of an electric generator which rotates respondingly to a suction force, a rotating angle of the controlling valve is varied corresponding to an increase of the suction force s... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5572760 | Portable cleaning and scrubbing apparatus A cleaning apparatus with a rotatable frame in a housing. Objects to be cleaned are placed on the frame. A cleaning fluid is sprayed onto the objects to rotate the objects and frame. As the objects and frame rotate, the frame pushes against scrubbers whic... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5572759 | Storage and maintenance system A storage and maintenance system for a mobile cleaning machine or the like comprises a space (6) which is at least partially enclosed for storing the mobile machine (7), guiding elements (9a, 9b) for accurately positioning the machine in the storage space... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5573332 | Screw element for a screw-like extrusion machine In a screw element for the conditioning and/or processing of plastics or elastomers in a screw-type extruding machine having screw shafts drivable to rotate in the same direction and at least one pair of meshing screw elements, each screw element having a... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5568765 | Microwave fryer A microwave fryer includes a magnetron in the machine body; an oil vessel for storing oil to be heated by radiation of microwaves from the magnetron which is detachably disposed in a heating chamber of the machine body; and a detachable frying container, ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568973 | Antifoam beverage stirrer or straw An antifoaming agent is deposited on a stirring or straw element to be placed in a beverage receptacle. The disposition of this material on the element speeds up the pouring process and is useful in high volume environments, such as airliners, convenience... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5566415 | Hose cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for cleaning of cleaning hoses comprises a hose-surrounding base and wall combination through which cleaning hoses are fed while being wound onto a hose storage spool mounted in a cleaning vehicle. The hose-surrounding base and wall c... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5564150 | Toothbrush A toothbrush is provided with a base and handle having a flexible neck portion in order to clear the lip and chin. A stepped neck portion is provided whereby the thickness of the flexible neck portion is substantially less than the thickness of the base, ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5564823 | Method and apparatus for separation and volume measurement of components for lightweight concrete A method and apparatus to simplify the measurement of lightweight concrete components and to recycle waste materials that result from lightweight concrete block manufacture. The method involves separating coarse and fine components of the waste. The appar... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5560285 | Roasting oven A roasting oven including upper, lower, front, and rear walls and left and right end walls defining, in combination, a hollow envelope having a substantially curved upper surface, the housing including, within at least one of the front and rear walls, an ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5560070 | Brush A brushing implement is formed from flattened pleated multiple layers clamped on a line perpendicular to the pleats and having the troughs of the pleats of each layer converted into crests generally facing the corresponding crests converted from troughs o... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5558241 | Cryotransport chamber A multi-use, knock-down, fully-insulated chamber for the transport of frozen, heated or cooled contents having pivotable sides with interlocking edge retainers for transfer of hoop stresses and wrinkle-type, flexible connective bands to guide sides betwee... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5557821 | Centrifugal packingline machine Processing machinery for cleaning, scrubbing, drying, and polishing produce, such as fruits and vegetables, utilizing centrifugal force produced by the relative rotation between a produce receiving rotating disc member and an opposed stationary disc membe... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5558016 | Arrangement for applying a surface pressure to workpieces driven by a pressing band For applying a surface pressure and temperature to pressing band-driven workpieces a fluid pressure medium is accommodated in a pressure chamber which is limited between a pressing band and a workpiece as well as seals located therebetween, and the fluid ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5555598 | Cleaning tool head with overlapping and offset fluid spray patterns A continuous flow recycling surface cleaning device includes a cleaning tool head incorporating a nozzle arrangement to enhance surface cleaning and drying. The head includes a shell that engages a surface being cleaned to form an enclosed chamber. A part... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5555587 | Floor mopping machine A floor mopping machine for automatic mopping of the floor is disclosed comprising a movable housing and a rotatable mopping member including a plurality of spongy mop pieces capable of soaking liquid and releasing the same when pressed. The spongy mop pi... | 09/17/1996 |
