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 |
| 7455366 | Thin sheet A cushioning material 8 is stretched over a frame 6 by engaging only front and rear edges of the cushioning material 8 with the frame 6, thereby applying a tension to the cushioning material 8 substantially only in the longitudinal... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7380763 | Seat height adjusting device A seat height adjusting device includes first and second brackets spaced away from each other, an arm disposed between the first and second brackets and having first and second ends pivotally mounted on the first bracket and a seat support, a spur gear operable to r... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7281766 | Seat structure A vehicle seat is provided with a pair of left and right seatback side frames comprising a seatback frame. The seatback frame is connected to the rear end of a seat portion frame via a reclining mechanism. The vehicle seat is further provided with a torsion bar that... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275793 | Seat A seat includes a seat frame, and a cushion material supported by the seat frame and having a three-dimensional knitted fabric which is formed by joining, with connecting threads, a pair of ground knit fabrics which are disposed so as to be separated from one anothe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7255394 | Lumbar support, cushion for seat, and seat structure In order to provide a lumbar support which conforms to the curve of the spinal column so as not to give a feeling of incompatibility or other unpleasant feeling, and is easily adjusted to meet a user's preference, a lumbar support 10 of the present invention ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250029 | Human condition evaluation system, computer program, and computer-readable record medium A human condition evaluation system, of which bio-signal analysis means includes a bio-signal peak value detection means for detecting a peak value for each cycle of an original waveform of a bio-signal data, and a power value calculation means for calculating a dif... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219923 | Device for determining kind of load on seat, seat, and bio-signal detector There is provided a bio-signal detector to detect a heart rate and a respiratory rate so that the determination of a kind of a seat load placed on a seat can be made. That is, whether the seat load is a human or an object is determined, and if it is the human, then ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7192090 | Recliner adjuster A recliner adjuster for appropriately adjusting an inclination of a seat back with respect to a seat cushion includes a worm rotatably mounted on the seat cushion, and a helical gear held in engagement with the worm and mounted on the seat back via an auxiliary lock... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7082846 | Seat structure and device for determining load on seat The seat structure includes a torsion bar as an elastic supporting-mechanism for elastically supporting a cushioning member, and is provided with arms and a supporting frame pivoted by the torsion bar. Accordingly, a device for determining a load on the seat can be ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 5586831 | Connector for connecting two plate-like members Two plate-like members are connected to each other by a connector for subsequent simultaneous feed thereof to, for example, a press. The connector includes a main body having two rectangular grooves, which have respective upper and lower walls and are ope... | 12/24/1996 |
