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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7097332 | Light fixture with fins A housing for a light fixture comprising a body having a sidewall with a plurality of fin-engaging elements and at least one fin removably engaged with at least one of the fin-engaging elements, thereby providing great design adaptability at modest cost. Preferably,... | 08/29/2006 |
| D521882 | Torpedo level | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044733 | Mounting aid for mounting an orthodontic bracket to a tooth A mounting aid for positioning an orthodontic bracket on a tooth is provided. The aid comprises a sheet strip having an abutment portion for the positive engagement at the bracket, a holding portion for anchoring at the sheet strip an elastomeric tensioning device a... | 05/16/2006 |
| D519863 | Vial windows of a torpedo level | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025215 | Apparatus for drying scuba diving gear An apparatus for drying scuba diving gear is provided having a support member and first, second and third hanger sub-assemblies removably, slidably engageable with respect to the support member. The sub-assemblies are in vertical alignment with one another at their ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004285 | Load-sensing mechanism for aerial work apparatus An aerial work apparatus having a boom mounted to a base, a platform attached to the distal end of the boom, a boom mechanism for positioning the platform, a boom control module mounted with respect to the platform, a vertical load-sensing mechanism mounted at the p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6935605 | Computer keyboard with release clip A keyboard-holding device detachably holds a keyboard to a stationary support. The keyboard is of the type having keys and a shell surrounding the keys. The shell has a front surface, a back surface, and a bottom surface. The keyboard-holding device has a first elon... | 08/30/2005 |
