Did You Know...
...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 |
| 4925785 | Nucleic acid hybridization assays A method for carrying out a nucleic acid hybridization test to detect a target nucleic acid sequence, the method including the steps of (1) providing a polymer molecule bonded to a first single-stranded nucleic acid sequence which is either (a) a first probe c... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4866167 | Detection of human oral cells by nucleic acid hybridization A probe for the detection, in a sample obtained from the mouth of a human patient, of a microbial or human cell associated with a human oral medical disorder, the probe consisting essentially of a segment of DNA or RNA capable of selectively hybridizing, ... | 09/12/1989 |
