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 |
| D601102 | Light-emitting diode | 09/29/2009 |
| 7449052 | Composite structures of membranes that are selectively permeable to hydrogen and combustible gas processors using same The invention relates to a composite structure consisting of a relatively long filtration bar comprising, from the outside, an ultra-thin layer (26) that is selectively permeable to hydrogen and made from palladium or silver alloy. Said layer is disposed on a... | 11/11/2008 |
| 6691974 | Support frame for preventing a heavy-duty machinery from falling A support frame is designed to prevent a heavy-duty machinery from falling and is formed of a support board and a pad support. The support board has an inverted U-shaped cross section and is provided at the bottom end of two side segments thereof with a l... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6491438 | Main bearing for engine It is an object of the invention to improve wear resistance and an anti-seizure property of a portion , on which a radial load operates owing to tension of a cogged belt or a V-belt, of a plain bearing for an engine. A main shaft portion of a crankshaft i... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6481575 | Cardboard box for containing and dispensing large quantities of wire The cardboard box for containing and dispensing large quantities of wire, especially metal wire for welding, comprises a cubic external container with an open top side, an octagonal-base internal container, fitting snugly into the external container and b... | 11/19/2002 |
