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 |
| D600153 | Watch face | 09/15/2009 |
| 7427577 | Sintered polycrystalline terbium aluminum garnet and use thereof in magneto-optical devices A composition is provided that includes a plurality of calcined particles of terbium aluminum oxide having a mean particle domain size of between 30 and 600 nanometers. A translucent article having a surface includes polycrystalline terbium aluminum garnet having a ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7402652 | Baclofen conjugate and a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of neuronal disorders A compound is provided that has the formula NH2CH2CH2CHR1C(O)N—R (I) where R1 is p-chlorophenyl, R is a moiety capable of crossing the blood brain barrier and is as a free compound se... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7357916 | Method for creating a uniform vascular wound in zebrafish or zebrafish larva Disclosed are improved methods for creating a uniform vascular wound in a zebrafish larva or zebrafish. The methods illustratively include subjecting a zebrafish larva to laser irradiation in an amount and for a period of time effective to cause a uniform vascular w... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350376 | Jewelry clasp A jewelry clasp supports a plurality of strands of jewelry each with opposite ends having terminal fasteners. The jewelry clasp includes selectively connectable first and second segments. Each of the segments includes a spanner portion having opposite ends and a str... | 04/01/2008 |
