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 |
| 7208173 | Mixed structures resulting from the incorporation of a biological macromolecule, especially of DNA, in a liquid crystal phase of amphiphiles, and vesicles obtained using these structures The invention relates to a structured mixed phase formed by the incorporation of a biological macromolecule into a liquid-crystal phase of amphiphiles, preferably a lamellar phase, wherein said biological macromolecule is present in said structured mixed phase in an... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7153457 | Method for providing custom fit therapeutic footwear A method for manufacturing custom fit therapeutic footwear such as shoes and inserts includes the step of measuring a patient's foot and forming an imprint of a patient's foot to identify the patient's footprint and any high pressure areas on the bottom of the foot.... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7135077 | Thick products made of heat-treatable aluminum alloy with improved toughness and process for manufacturing these products The object of the invention is a rolled, forged or extruded aluminum alloy product more than 12 mm thick, heat treated by solutionizing, quenching and artificial aging, with a microstructure characterized by the following parameters: | 11/14/2006 |
| D527592 | Power wrench | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100583 | Filter screen and the apparatus for aiding vehicle fuel combustion and purifying exhausting gas using said filter screen Disclosed is a filter screen and the apparatus for aiding vehicle fuel combustion and purifying exhaust gas using said filter screen which has a metallic screen body treated in a treatment tank containing a discharge electrode plate and a receiving electrode plate b... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091509 | Method for determining at least one energetic property of a gas fuel mixture by measuring physical properties of the gas mixture The present invention relates to a method of determining at least one energy property of a gaseous mixture which consists in: 1. measuring, on said gaseous mixture, n physical properties φi at a temperature T and/or one physical property φ | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086188 | Dual media billboard A revolving billboard with LED holders has an outdoor frame, an LED frame and a vertical louvered blind. The LED frame is mounted inside the upper recess, and the vertical louvered blind is located in front of the LED holders inside the upper recess. The revolving b... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083242 | Endless flexible track with reinforcing layers for all-terrain vehicles An endless flexible belt track produced from an elastomer comprises a steel cable (30) spirally wound in the thickness of the belt (12) and outer layers embedded in the thickness of the belt and formed successively from the turns (34) of the cab... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084607 | Battery charger having fixed ends for winding and releasing wires A battery charger having fixed ends for winding and releasing wires includes a box; an immovable axis provided at an inner wall of the box; a large turning wheel having a larger diameter and a small turning wheel having a smaller diameter disposed next to the large ... | 08/01/2006 |
| D525543 | Spirit level | 07/25/2006 |
| D525116 | Webcam clip | 07/18/2006 |
| D524666 | Tape rule | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071800 | Actuators with integrated circuits An actuator includes a coil and an IC attached to a core. The coil produces a magnetic field and the core provides a path for the magnetic field. A rotor is rotatably mounted within the core, so that the rotor rotates in response to the magnetic field produced by th... | 07/04/2006 |
| D523782 | All-terrain vehicle | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064845 | Method for measuring the geometry of an object by means of a co-ordination measuring device A process for measuring of an object geometry is disclosed using a coordinate measuring device wherein the object geometry is recorded by an optical sensor and represented as an image content, wherein within the image content, geometric structures suitable for the m... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063502 | Fuel pump A fuel pump prevents pressurized fuel from being pulled into a clearance between an outer circumference face of an impeller and an inner circumference face of a pump case, thereby allowing the delivery of the pressurized fuel from a pump body side to a pump cover si... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063996 | Method for manufacturing a light emitting diode device A method for manufacturing light emitting diode device by mounting an LED on a substrate, providing electrodes to connect the substrate to the LED for applying a current to the LED, encapsulating the LED with an encapsulating resin, measuring chromaticity of light e... | 06/20/2006 |
| D523514 | Holder for insect coil burner | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062697 | Pre-stored digital word generator A pre-stored digital word generator, more particularly, a digital word generator for providing multiple digital words. The pre-stored digital word generator includes a edge memory used to store a primary preset information; an edge address counter used to point to a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059350 | Airflow controlling mechanism An airflow controlling mechanism including: a pneumatic cylinder having a cylinder body, an air chamber being formed in the cylinder body, a forward and a backward vents respectively passing through one end of the cylinder body for communicating the air chamber with... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061454 | Light emitting diode device An LED device comprises a white LED device and a red LED device. The white LED device has a substrate, a blue LED mounted on the substrate for emitting blue light, a transparent resin covering the blue LED and including phosphor particles. The phosphor particle has ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7062062 | Electromagnetic sound producing device An electromagnetic sound producing device has a yoke, a coil, a permanent magnet, and a diaphragm provided in a case. The permanent magnet is made of SmFeN-base isotropy plastic magnetic material. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055794 | Air suction valve for storage bag An air suction valve for storage bag includes a body, a flat valve, a control knob and a lid; the body containing an air duct, a port below the air duct to be closed by the plate valve; the control knob being provided on the plate valve to engage longitudinal displa... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057333 | Method and device for extraction of electrons in a vacuum and emission cathodes for said device The method of the invention for extracting electrons in a vacuum consists in: making a cathode presenting at least one junction (9) between a metal (7) acting as an electron reservoir and an n-type semiconductor (8... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056596 | Method for coating a surface of a track component, in addition to a track component A method for coating a surface of a track component with a coating containing aluminum by means of an arc spraying process. In order to form a coating that exhibits a high resistance to sliding and abrasive wear, aluminum and silicon are applied to the surface in a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055256 | Plumb bob square bracket A plumb bob bracket is disclosed for use in building construction having a first stud wall and a second stud wall each having an upper beam, a lower beam, and a plurality of vertical beams therebetween. The plumb bob bracket includes a first leg, a second leg attach... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051449 | Coordinate measuring device A coordinate measuring device for measuring three-dimensional or two-dimensional objects in the direction of the X, Y and Z axes of the coordinate measuring device. The X and Y measuring axes run in one plane in order to achieve a compact unit and a high measuring a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054791 | Method for monitoring a device used to guide an energy source such as a handling device A method for monitoring a handling device (12) that is used to guide an energy source (14), wherein the energy source that applies energy to a work piece (16, 18) is moved at a speed V inside a protective cabinet (22). To allow the energy... | 05/30/2006 |
| D521835 | Circular saw | 05/30/2006 |
| D521959 | Television set | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049561 | Far infrared tubular porous ceramic heating element A far infrared tubular porous ceramic heating element which is suitable for various kinds of catalyst, heater and electric conductor . . . etc. Inside the body, a plurality of via holes is formed, and the crossing portions of the walls of via holes are formed in arc... | 05/23/2006 |
| D521265 | Chair | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048218 | Shredder blade made by punching and bending Disclosed is a shredder blade made by punching and bending that is integrally made by punching a metal sheet having a thickness of about 0.6 mm by a punching die to form a circular blade body, where the circular blade is formed into a serrated cutting edge around it... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048043 | Reversible grooved tubes for heat exchangers Grooved metal tubes (1), of outer diameter De, the tubes being grooved internally with N helical ribs (2) of an apex angle α, height H, base width LN and helical angle β, two consecutive ribs being separated by a flat-bottomed groove (3... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048475 | System for distribution of pulverulent material with controlled gravimetric flow rates Method for conveying a pulverulent material making it possible to divide said pulverulent material, from a single storage capacity (10), between several conveyors (50) with a controlled flow rate in each of said conveyors, characterized in that said st... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047879 | Cantilever type screen-printing machine with double platform The present invention discloses a cantilever type screen-printing machine with double platforms that possess a gear reducer motor with a hollow shaft to rotate a screw of a threaded screw unit and further drive a threaded rod to move upward and downward without rota... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044405 | Fuel injectors It is, accordingly, an object of the present teachings to provide fuel injectors that can prevent leakage of noise, which is caused by contact of the valve with the valve seat, to the outside of the fuel injector. a representative injector may comprise a fuel passag... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044687 | Retaining wall construction including precast elements A precast concrete retaining wall construction element for retaining a soil mass in a railway installation or the like includes an upstanding solid face panel having the shape of a hexahedron where a rectangular front wall and an integral stem. The front wall define... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045805 | Apparatus and method for supporting and shaping a photo-stimulable phosphor plate Apparatus and method for supporting and shaping a photo-stimulable phosphor plate (PSP) during scanning in a CR reader, the apparatus including elements for shaping at least part of a PSP to an arc which is a part cylinder, and which provides a substantially unitary... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045928 | Pot or cup-shaped carrier The invention concerns a pot or cup-shaped carrier (10) for carbon brushes (12), especially intended for servomotors, comprising an inner wall, such as a bottom wall, originating from the carrier perimeter wall, and interspersed by the commutator or by... | 05/16/2006 |
