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 |
| 5407008 | Vertical blinds carrier assembly A louver holding carrier for vertical blind assemblies are slidably mounted within a track along which a rotably driving shaft passes through the carrier and imparting rotation to a worm gear assembly that in turn causes the sprocket termination of a louv... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407009 | Process and apparatus for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon deposit A method for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon deposit overlying an aquifer, including injecting a hydrocarbon solvent in the vapour phase into the aquifer to mobilize hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon deposit; and producing mobilized hydrocar... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407010 | Artificial lift system An artificial lift system and method for lifting fluids from an underground formation. The artificial lift system comprising a production tubing through which the fluid is carried from the formation to the surface and a pressure reducer, such as a venturi... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407011 | Downhole mill and method for milling A mill assembly having a mill face for milling material in a downhole milling operation is received in a casing or well bore having an internal wall having a first diameter. The mill face has a smaller diameter than the first diameter. The mill face is co... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407012 | Portable handheld edge cutter The invention is directed to a portable handheld edge cutter and especially an edge cutter for maintaining the edges of a lawn. The edge cutter includes a drive motor and a rotating knife as well as a drive shaft between the motor and the knife. The knife... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407013 | Gravel scarifying and levelling device A scarifier/grader apparatus comprises, in combination, a tractor connected through a 3-point hitch to a scarifier/grader attachment wherein: the tractor is adapted to be operably connected through a three point hitch to a scarifier/grader attachment comprisin... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407014 | Gravel scarifying device A scarifier/grader apparatus comprises, in combination, a tractor connected through a 3-point hitch to a scarifier/grader attachment wherein: the tractor is adapted to be operably connected through a three point hitch to a scarifier/grader attachment comprisin... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407015 | Bottom plow and a soil breaking apparatus A soil breaking apparatus for use with a bottom plow comprises a beam pivotally attached by a bolt to the bottom plow; a port arm and a starboard arm fixedly attached to the beam; and a two-way hydraulic cylinder for pivoting the arms and the beams, such ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407016 | Plough A plough having a landslide and tilling mechanism, illustrated as a rotary disc or soil inversion wheel, which is pivotable in relation to the landslide between alternative positions providing for the left-hand or right-hand formation of a furrow, dependi... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407017 | Hammer for removing gates or risers from castings An air-operated hammer is provided for removing risers or gates from castings. The hammer includes a piston having a rod to which an impact member is releasably latched. Operation of the piston is controlled by a pneumatic logic control circuit, the opera... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407018 | Pneumatic impact tool having improved vibration and noise attenuation Vibration and noise are considerably reduced in a pneumatic impact tool employing a reciprocating work member such as a chisel or hammer by providing composite elastomeric attenuation element in the tool construction. A laminar configuration of the attenu... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407019 | Apparatus and method for environmental surveying for contaminants in alluvial materials and bedrock formations Apparatus and method for environmental surveying for contaminants in alluvial materials and bedrock formations including using a portable pneumatic rotary percussion drilling machine with an air compressor that powers the drilling and provides an air circ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407020 | Pneumatic drilling chip removal system and method A pneumatic drilling chip removal system for removing drilling chips from a well bore, comprising sub-surface drilling equipment having a plurality of components and a drilling bit, a central passageway extending through the components and to the air jets... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407021 | Down-the-hole hammer drill having reverse circulation A down-the-hole hammer drill having a reverse circulation system which conducts pressurized air downwardly to a lower cutting face of a drill bit. The air travels across the cutting face and upwardly through a central exhaust passage. The air is conducted... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407022 | Free cutting gage insert with relief angle A rolling cone drill bit is disclosed having gage inserts which are installed so as to create a relief angle between the outer surface of each insert and the sidewall of the borehole. Each gage insert only engages the sidewall at a leading edge of the out... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407023 | Slip control system for vehicle A traction control system for a vehicle controls the torque transmitted to the road surface so that the amount of slip of the driving wheels converges on a target value when the amount of slip of the driving wheels exceeds a predetermined threshold value.... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407024 | On demand vehicle drive system An on demand vehicle drive system monitors vehicle performance and operating conditions and controls torque delivery to the vehicle wheels. The system includes a plurality of speed and position sensors, a transfer case having primary and secondary output ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407025 | Gripping device for timber A gripping device is provided for use with vertical or near vertical timbers on building sites, especially with 2"×4", 2"×6", or 2"×8" planks, and which allows such timbers to be used with a series of the devices forming steps of a temporary ladder. Th... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407026 | Golf club grip installing apparatus Apparatus for installing grips on golf club shafts includes a grip lubricating device and a golf club shaft lubricating device. The grip lubricating device utilizes a wick which wipes against an inner surface of a grip. The wick is wettable by a lubricant... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407027 | Elevator control apparatus with compensation for current sensor offset voltage An elevator control apparatus has a converter for converting AC power to DC power, an inverter for converting the DC power resulting from the conversion by the converter into AC voltage of a variable voltage and a variable frequency so as to drive with th... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407028 | Tested and redundant elevator emergency terminal stopping capability The main relay that controls power to an elevator motor and brake lift coil is dropped by an electronic emergency stop relay contact placed in series with the elevator safety chain in the event that the speed and position indications in the elevator contr... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407029 | Elevator landing An elevator landing, which is used with a curvilinear hoistway door has a lintel, a guide attached to the lintel, the guide having a curvilinear slot having an inner edge and an outer edge for guiding an upper portion of the curvilinear door and, a curvil... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407030 | Recalibrating an elevator loadweighing system Armature current IARM is used to dynamically recalibrate the elevator loadweighing system, thereby eliminating errors in the load (% LOAD) reported from the loadweighing system which are a linear function of the actual weight. Errors in the loa... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407031 | Railroad brake shoe A tread brake shoe for a railroad wheel has a cross-section with a bidirectional laminate structure, which includes a core element of a high-friction material for contacting the wheel tread and, at least one low-friction element positioned on the high-fri... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407032 | Braking system for a rail vehicle using materials based on carbon The invention relates to a braking system for a rail vehicle, the braking system having at least one braking assembly mounted on an axle of the vehicle, and a friction disk and pads, at least the friction disk being made of a composite material based on c... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407033 | Brake unit and spring energy accumulator for it An improved spring energy accumulators are used to actuate brake units mounted to either end of a transmission for a track laying vehicle drive train. The housing of the spring energy accumulator is directly mounted to the housing of the brake unit. The s... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407034 | Noise damped brake pad assembly A disk brake pad assembly includes a rigid metal backing plate, a brake friction lining pad and a damping structure including a viscoelastic material disposed between the backing plate and the friction lining pad and fixed to each. In one embodiment the d... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407035 | Composite disk brake rotor and method of making A method of making and the resulting product for a disk brake rotor with a self-lubricating, thermally conductive coating thereon that enhances the friction wear life of a disk brake assembly within which it is used, comprising: (a) controllably toughenin... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407036 | Noise abating brake shoe A noise abating brake shoe assembly having a metal brake shoe and a friction material brake block with an elastomeric sound damping material added as a constituent to the brake block or interposed between the brake block and the brake shoe.... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407037 | Internal shoe drum brake having diverging abutment surfaces A brake shoe for an internal shoe drum brake has an arcuate platform carrying a lining of friction material on its outer face. A web extends perpendicularly from the inner face of the platform and provides a shoe tip intended to be supported on an angled ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407038 | Luggage case The luggage case is supplied in a pack for assembly by a customer. The pack includes a base shell 12 and a lid shell 14 nested together one within the other. The pack also includes a package containing feet and wheels for attachment to the outside of the ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407039 | Wheeled luggage case A luggage case has a luggage receptacle with an openable lid at the top and sets of front and rear wheels at the undersurface which support the case in a self stabilizing manner as it is traveled along a floor, walkway or the like in an untilted orientati... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407040 | Baggage A piece of baggage comprising two half bodies and a middle body combined between the two half bodies by shafts, each half body having a projecting board at both bottom sides, a projection on the projecting board fitting and moving in a curved slot of a si... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407041 | Lock-up device for torque converter A lock-up device is used for a torque converter comprising a front cover connected to an input-side rotation member, an impeller fixed to the front cover, and a turbine provided opposite to the impeller and connected to an output-side member. This lock-up... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407042 | Propelling transmission structure for a working vehicle A control system for controlling change speed gearing (A) of a vehicle for transmitting output of an engine (1) in varied speeds to wheels. This system has a first clutch mechanism mounted in a drive transmitting line between the engine and the change spe... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407043 | Synchronizer ring and manufacturing method thereof A synchronizer ring and a manufacturing method thereof having an object to reduce the manufacturing cost and to improve its durability. Therefore, the synchronizer ring according to the invention includes a coating formed by thermal spraying of wear-resis... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407044 | Device for limiting the number of revolutions of a shaft for rotary drives of sliding roofs in automobiles A device for limiting the number of revolutions of a shaft for rotary drives of sliding roofs or sliding-lifting roofs or automobiles. The shaft is rotationally blocked in the closed position and in defined intermediate positions of the sliding lid by the... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407045 | Locking element free wheel A locking element freewheel comprising an outer race ring (1) and an inner race ring (2) with cylindrical and mutually concentric locking surfaces (7,8) between which tiltably suspended locking elements (5) are guided in a cage (6) wherein the central por... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407046 | Torque limiter requiring no parts replacement or oil resupply on its restoration A torque limiter has a shaft member and a cylinder member. A conical outer circumferential surface of the shaft member is fitted to a conical inner circumferential surface of the cylinder member. Top surfaces of convex portions form part of the conical ou... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407047 | Arrangement for securing a clutch to a crankshaft In order to secure the flywheel (5) of a motor vehicle friction clutch (3) to the output end of a crankshaft (23) of an internal combustion engine, it is proposed that the flywheel (5) is fastened to the output end of the crankshaft (23) by means of an ax... | 04/18/1995 |
