...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7112440 | Method of increasing the relative number of CD45 low cells in a cell population A method of increasing the relative number of CD45 low cells in a cell population is described. The method comprises contacting a more committed cell with an agent that causes the more committed cell to retrodifferentiate into an undifferentiated cell, which undiffe... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6090625 | Method of increasing the relative number of CD34+ cells in a cell population A method of increasing the relative number of CD34+ cells in a cell population is described. The method comprises contacting the cell population with an agent that causes the relative number of CD34+ cells to increase.... | 07/18/2000 |