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 |
| 5913881 | Metallic housing for implant with recesses for eddy current reduction An implant for implanting into human tissue includes a hermetically sealed, metallic housing for enclosing electronic means inside the housing for a high-frequency, telemetric information transfer between a programming device and the implant. The implant ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 4932408 | Cardiac pacemaker A cardiac pacemaker for implanting in a patient includes a device for applying stimulating pulses to the heart of the patient at a rate determined by a pacing parameter; a plurality of devices for detecting a corresponding plurality of physiological param... | 06/12/1990 |
