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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| 7097889 | Artificial barrel cactus An artificial barrel cactus consisting of a plurality of sickles; and a plurality of welds laterally interconnecting and radially arranging the sickles about a vertical axis. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6682111 | Impact absorbing truck grille guard An impact absorbing truck grille guard having a rear frame consisting of a matrix of triangular tubes, the rear frame having an upper end, a lower end, and a forward end, the forward end of the rear frame defining a forwardly opening deflection space; a f... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6523619 | Dirt grading implement A dirt grading implement consisting of a mounting plate having a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, and having a lower end, the back side of the mounting plate being adapted for removable attachment to the boom arm or lift arms of mobile ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6452336 | Flourescent lamp for recessed ceiling mounting A lamp for recessed ceiling mounting consisting of a ceiling aperture lining flange defining an air dam receiving space; a mounting plate fixedly attached to and extending outwardly from the upper end of said flange; a ballast; spirally threaded screws re... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447204 | Multiple implement screed A screed consisting of a screeding implement suspension frame; a first screeding implement having a first grading blade attached to a forward end of the screeding implement suspension frame so that a lower end of the first grading blade extends downwardly... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6447053 | Concrete buggy operator protector A concrete buggy operator protector consisting of a "U" bracket having a rearward end, a left arm, and a right arm, the left and right arms each having a forward end, the rearward end of the "U" bracket in combination with the left and right arms defining... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6247757 | Rotatable implement depth control apparatus A rotatable implement depth control apparatus consisting of a mounting plate having an upper end, a lower end, a forward face, a rearward face, a right side, a left side, and a lateral axis extending from the right side to the left side, the mounting plat... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6155567 | Method of playing a game with a deck of cards A method of playing a game with a deck of cards, having a plurality of card suits, and a plurality of card values; the method including the steps of dealing the deck so that the cards are evenly distributed among a group of players, bidding tentative tric... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6135567 | Rotatable implement depth control apparatus An apparatus for engaging a surface, the apparatus consisting of a rotatable member for engaging the surface, the rotatable member having an axis of rotation; a rocker, the rocker having a forward end, a rearward end, and a surface contact face, the surfa... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6090437 | Floor repair method A repair method for repairing a floor, the floor consisting of a cover stratum and a base stratum, the cover stratum having an upper surface and a lower surface, the base stratum having an upper surface, the lower surface of the cover stratum being fixedl... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6067666 | Toilet seat lid for accommodating a child A child accommodating device for attachment to a toilet, the device comprising a toilet seat lid, the toilet seat lid having an upper surface, a lower surface, a right side, and a left side, the toilet seat lid having a child accommodating aperture extend... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6053679 | Carriage for expandable door A carriage for rollable suspension of a bulkhead door from a pair of overhead roller tracks, the bulkhead door having an extendable and retractable lading-engaging panel attached thereto, the carriage consisting of a bulkhead door suspension beam; a ladin... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6050696 | Remote control illuminating device A remote control illuminating device consisting of a housing having a left slide arm receiving channel and a right slide arm receiving channel; a left slide arm slidably mounted within the left slide arm receiving channel, the left slide arm having a left... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6041689 | Vehicle armoring assembly An armoring assembly for a vehicle having a body frame, and having a passenger compartment, the passenger compartment having a roof and a plurality of roof supporting columns, the roof and each roof supporting column having an inwardly facing surface; the... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5988292 | Ground tilling device A rotatable tilling device for tilling ground material, the device consisting of a rotatable shaft having an upper end, a lower end, and having an axis of rotation extending from its upper end to its lower end; a plurality of ground tilling tines, each gr... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984128 | Tamper resistant box A tamper resistant box for shielding from tampering a telephone system junction box installed upon a wall of a building, consisting of a pair of side walls; an upper or lower wall fixedly attached to or homogeneously fused with the upper or lower ends of ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983990 | Machine for warming and spraying paint or viscous fluids A machine for warming and spraying paint comprising a water cooled internal combustion engine, a pump for pumping the paint, a power transfer means linking the engine drive linkage to the pump drive linkage, a heat exchange chamber having an interior chan... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5979356 | Sewing machine needle indicating device A needle indicator including a display plate, the display plate being mountable on a sewing machine for viewing by a sewing machine operator; needle size indicia fixedly attached to or homogeneously fused with the display plate; needle type indicia fixedl... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5976011 | Straw and chaff spreader assembly A straw and chaff spreading assembly consisting of a left spreader plate having a plurality of spreader fins fixedly attached thereto, a right spreader plate, having a plurality of spreader fins fixedly attached thereto, left spreader plate rotating means... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5975824 | Bale lifting and load dumping apparatus An apparatus for bale lifting and load dumping, including a support frame; a truck bed overlying the support frame, the rearward end of the truck bed being pivotally attached to the rearward end of the support frame; a lift arm articulating beam, the lift... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5974917 | MIG welding gun contact tip changing tool A tool for installing and removing MIG welding gun contact tips, the contact tips being substantially cylindrical, having substantially circular cross-sectional shapes and having cross-sectional diameters; the tool consisting of a tube having an outer per... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5938047 | Material storage and retrieval assembly An assembly for storage and retrieval of materials consisting of a right gantry carrying track, a left gantry carrying track in parallel alignment with the right gantry carrying track, a right column, a left column, right column mounting means rollably mo... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5938301 | Track assembly for track laying vehicle or implement A track assembly for a track laying vehicle or implement, such assembly comprising a rotatable hub having a plurality of track support members, each such member having an outwardly curved outer surface; such hub further having an inner suspending and posi... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5938579 | Magnetic roller A magnetic roller has a plurality of outwardly opening spacer receiving channels therearound, the roller being composed of a ferromagnetic steel; a plurality of non-magnetic spacers, each such spacer's interior surface forming a magnet receiving channel, ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5909934 | Computer desk A computer desk consisting of an oblongated base; a chair having a seat, and a forward edge; a chair attaching column interconnecting the chair and the oblongated base so that the chair overlies the rearward end of the oblongated base; a support column ha... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5895183 | Circular hole cutter A circular hole cutting apparatus comprising a support frame, having a forward end, a rearward end, a lower end, and an upper end; the forward end forming a cutting bit mounting means, capable of rotatably retaining a cutting bit so that the upper end of ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5881392 | Trousers with a belt retaining loop below the waistband A clothing assembly comprising of trousers, the trousers having a waist, a waistband, a right leg, and a left leg; and the trousers having a belt retaining loop, the belt retaining loop being fixedly attached to the right side of the trousers and position... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5865299 | Air cushioned belt conveyor A material conveyor consisting of a belt supporting floor having a multiplicity of air cushion apertures therethrough, a walled chamber attached to the material conveyor, the upper wall of the walled chamber consisting of the belt supporting floor, the wa... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5852966 | Reusable coffee brewing filter A coffee filter comprising a cylindrical coffee retaining ring, and a cylindrical sleeve, the cylindrical sleeve being sized and fitted so that it may be slidably mounted upon the cylindrical coffee retaining ring so that the inner surface of the cylindri... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5845891 | Fishing rod holder A fishing rod holder comprising a rod supporting bar; a foregrip cradling means fixedly attached to the forward end of the rod supporting bar; a handle retaining means fixedly attached to the rearward end of the rod supporting bar; and a plurality of rod ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5842234 | Child accommodating toilet seat lid A toilet seat lid for accommodating small children, the toilet seat lid comprising a first cover plate, the first cover plate shaped and sized to overlie a common toilet seat, the rearward end of the first cover plate having a first pivotal attachment; th... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5791737 | Elliptical disc grinder A grinder comprising an axle; a multiplicity of grinding teeth; and a plurality of grinding teeth suspending discs; the grinding teeth suspending discs being fixedly attached to the axle; each grinding tooth being fixedly attached to one of the grinding t... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5681279 | Pill dispensing syringe A pill dispensing syringe comprising a cylindrical outer housing, a water injection cylinder slidably mounted within the interior bore of the outer housing, a piston slidably mounted within the interior bore of the water injection cylinder, a piston rod f... | 10/28/1997 |
