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 |
| 5098370 | Heart assist device There is provided a heart assist system aimed at saving lives of patients who's heart is failing temporarily. The assist system comprises means for continuously monitoring the hemodynamic parameter which define the demand of the body for blood to be circu... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4790523 | Method and a system for displacing objects A method and system for displacing objects, particularly flexible fabric layers, into a predetermined relative disposition wherein the objects are deposited on a supporting surface in a relatively spaced apart disposition, positional coordinates of each o... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4755092 | Quick-action fastener A quick-action fastener for connecting two plates (III) and (IV) with a resilient gasket (V) interposed therebetween, all three being perforated by a throughgoing hole, comprises a bolt (I) passing through this hole and engaging with a bore (24) in a sock... | 07/05/1988 |
