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 |
| 7178186 | Inflatable support apparatus An inflatable mattress with an inflatable headboard and/or footboard. Inflatable side supports may also be included. The mattress is particularly suited for infants or toddlers in that the side and end supports prevent a child from rolling or sliding off the mattres... | 02/20/2007 |
| D536565 | Valve | 02/13/2007 |
| D535349 | Collapsible fabric dome | 01/16/2007 |
| 7051386 | Sleeping structure A multi-position sleeping structure includes a sheet material envelope defining a cavity with an opening. An inflatable mattress is received and substantially enclosed within the cavity of the sheet material envelope. A cover portion which, in conjunction with a top... | 05/30/2006 |
| D519468 | Remote control unit | 04/25/2006 |
| D518234 | Hair beader | 03/28/2006 |
| D515500 | Charging unit | 02/21/2006 |
| D508094 | Model plane | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921315 | Toy vehicle having an integral pump assembly An integral pump assembly may be used to power a toy vehicle. The pump pressurizes fluid stored within the pressure vessel. The pressurized fluid within the pressure vessel drives the engine that powers the toy vehicle until the stored pressurized fluid has been dep... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6892897 | Collapsible storage device with movable closure element A collapsible storage device comprising a resilient frame and sheet material with respect to which the frame is located. The resilient frame and sheet material form the side walls of the device and are movable between a flattened condition and an erected condition t... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6612893 | Toy airplane assembly having a microprocessor for assisting flight A toy airplane assembly is provided that is easy to fly, inexpensive, and durable. The toy plane assembly includes a plane having a radio receiver and a microprocessor. Batteries housed in the fuselage power the printed circuit board to which the micropro... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6347623 | Toy projectile launching assembly A toy projectile launching assembly for safely permitting the projectile to be launched only in predetermined directions and only under at predetermined pressure levels through the use of redundant safety mechanisms and pressure relief systems. The launch... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6230605 | Piston-to-cylinder seal for a pneumatic engine Within a piston cylinder of a pneumatic engine, the system includes a piston proportioned for complemental travel within a piston cylinder, the piston having a radial compression surface and elements for effecting the axial reciprocation of the piston wit... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6006517 | Pneumatic engine A fluid engine for use in pneumatically operated toys such as wheeled vehicles or airplanes includes an engine having a fluid input cavity which is in continuous fluid communication with a source of compressed air, a fluid delivery cavity which is in cont... | 12/28/1999 |
