...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 |
| 4232600 | Process and apparatus for treating matter comprising a solid phase and a liquid or pasty phase The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for treating matter comprising a solid phase and a liquid phase, according to which said matter is crushed and the crushed matter is sifted under pressure, wherein the sifting under pressure and the... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4198440 | Food and method for its preparation Unprepared pieces of meat, such as sheep heads, pig feet, and the like, or fishes and crustaceas, are treated by trituration with crushing under pressure so as to yield a soft product adapted to be a foodstuff, in which the elements of components stay sev... | 04/15/1980 |