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 |
| 6343050 | Analog clock driven by radio signals with automatic resetting means An analog clock with a contiguous digital display is driven by radio signals from a WWVB or other time keeping radio station. To avoid using magnetic or optical feedback of the position of the hands of the analog clock if an erroneous time is shown (for e... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6288979 | Solar-driven eternity clock An electronic eternity clock is powered by solar cells. The LCD segment display is shut down during the night by the use of a sensing circuit utilizing sampling pulses from an associated microcontroller which turns a transistor on and off which is connect... | 09/11/2001 |
