...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 |
| 6114347 | Pharmaceutical formulation for the prophylaxis and pretreatment of a poisoning caused by organophosphorus cholinesterase inhibitors A pharmaceutical formulation for the prophylaxis and preliminary treatment of a poisoning caused by organophosphorus cholinesterase inhibitors is characterized in that it consists of an active substance combination of at least one parasympathomimetic and ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5939095 | Transdermal therapeutic system and a process for the combined transdermal application of physostigmine and scopolamine for the prophylaxis and pretreatment of a poisoning caused by highly toxic organophosphorus neurotoxins in particular soman A transdermal therapeutic system for the prophylaxis and pretreatment of a poisoning caused by highly toxic organophosphorus neurotoxins is characterized in that it has a pharmaceutical formulation with an active substance combination consisting of at lea... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5802972 | Tampon printing process A tampon printing process which uses a printing plate having at least one printing form at its surface, wherein the printing form is filled with printing medium at time intervals and the printing medium is subsequently transferred from the printing form o... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5023251 | O/W cream containing hydrocortisone diester The invention relates to a cream containing hydrocortisone diester, which contains 0.01-0.5% of hydrocortisone diester 5-20% of O/W emulsifier based on polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters and fatty alcohols 0-10% of stearyl alcohol 1-50% of white vaseline 0-5% o... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4902682 | W/O cream containing hydrocortisone diester The invention relates to a cream containing hydrocortisone diester, which contains 0.01-0.5% of hydrocortisone diester, 1-10% of beeswax or beeswax substitute, 1-25% of liquid paraffin, 25-75% of white vaseline, 0-2% of aluminium stearate, 2-20% of W/O emulsifier b... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4778678 | Transdermal medicament A transdermal medicament which contains, as a suspension in a viscous matrix, at least one solid active compound or auxiliary or at least one active compound adsorbed on a solid auxiliary is characterized in that the preparation of the suspensions is carr... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4254099 | Pharmaceutical tablet composition A pharmaceutical tablet composition for oral administration is disclosed which provides for accelerated release of a finely divided active ingredient contained therein which is only slightly soluble < in the gastrointestinal tract of a warm-blooded ani... | 03/03/1981 |