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...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 |
| 7375065 | Method and composition for cleaning a fluid delivery system A composition for cleaning a fluid delivery system includes an agent which controls the rheology of the fluid so that its apparent viscosity decreases as the fluid is subjected to a shear force. In particular applications, the viscosity of the composition is greater... | 05/20/2008 |
| 6984616 | Water-based purge composition A purge solution for removing water-based dehydrated paint residues from a paint delivery system includes 2–15 total weight percent of a purge concentrate diluted with solvent. The concentrate includes 20–99.5 total weight percent of a C4 alcohol or a... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6800332 | Method for improving the transfer efficiency of paint An additive for improving the transfer efficiency of paint comprises an ultra high molecular weight polymer dissolved in a solvent selected from the group consisting of glycol ethers, halogenated aromatic materials and combinations thereof. UHMW acrylic polymers are... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6709505 | Universal paint solvent A universal paint solvent comprises, on a weight basis, 1-30% of an acidic material selected from the group consisting of sulfonic acids, phosphonic acids, phosphoric acids, and combinations thereof, together with 10-80% of an organic solvent selected from the group... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6517626 | Universal paint solvent A universal paint solvent comprises, on a weight basis, 1-30% of an acidic material selected from the group consisting of sulfonic acids, phosphonic acids, phosphoric acids, and combinations thereof; together with 10-80% of an organic solvent selected fro... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6491746 | Protective coating Compositions and methods for use in temporarily protecting a paint booth surface are described which allow removal of the protective composition and undesired overspray with a low pressure stream of water. The protective composition is a mixture containin... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6011107 | Water washable protective coating A coating composition for producing a water washable, protective coating, comprising, by weight, 10-50% of a mixture of at least two acrylic polymers each having different molecular weights, acid numbers, and glass transition temperatures. The composition... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5990062 | Low toxicity paint stripper A paint-stripping composition comprises, on a weight basis, at least 20% of a benzyl alcohol, together with 5-30% of methylene chloride, 1-10% of hydrogen peroxide and 10-60% of water. The composition may also include auxiliary ingredients such as thicken... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5759975 | Paint line cleaner A cleaning composition for paint delivery systems includes 3-90% of an organic solvent which may comprise one or more aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons and aliphatic esters. The composition also includes between 0.5 and 30% of a hydroxy carbox... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5721204 | Paint stripping composition A paint stripping composition includes a peroxide, water and an organic solvent. The composition has a near-neutral pH. The solvents may include benzyl alcohol and/or cyclohexane dimethanol, and the peroxide may comprise hydrogen peroxide or urea peroxide... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5536439 | Non-abrasive line cleaning composition A cleaning composition for removing paint deposits includes, by weight, 20-80% of a solution of 2-30% of an alkali metal hydroxide dissolved in a glycol ether together with 80-20% of an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of ketones, alcoho... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5454985 | Paint stripping composition The paint stripping composition comprises by weight: 30 to 65% benzyl alcohol and 20 to 60% water together with a coupling agent which operates to solubilize the benzyl alcohol in the water.... | 10/03/1995 |
| 4968447 | Cleaning composition and method A cleaning composition includes a liquid vehicle having dispersed therein, a particulate, organic, polymeric material. This composition is used for cleaning encrustations from the interior surface of tubes or other vessels, particularly those of paint del... | 11/06/1990 |
