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 |
| 4619368 | PC board rack A rack for printed circuit boards is disclosed. The rack has a first wall with a circuit board engaging surface and a second wall with a circuit board engaging surface disposed generally perpendicular to one another. The two surfaces are rigidly fixed tog... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4611358 | Device for tube cutting, reaming and bending The hand held device of the invention is adapted for cutting, reaming and bending tubing. The device includes as discussed above a bender body member having a tubing guide track, a bender bracket having a bender flange, a rotatable cutting wheel, and a re... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4606820 | Duplex strainer A strainer for trapping solid particles entrained in a fluid flowing through the strainer includes a two-chambered housing, each chamber containing a removable strainer basket. The strainer also includes a plurality of valve mechanisms for routing fluid f... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4591555 | Malate dehydrogenase method A method of detection of neoplastic tissue comprising, providing a first solution, the first solution comprising cytosol malate dehydrogenase from a mammalian test tissue, determining a first rate or a first function of the first rate at which the first s... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4586886 | Insert transfer device and method A device and a method for transferring inserts into a mold which has at least one insert receiving cavity. Included in the device are an insert positioner and an insert actuator. The insert positioner includes a transfer plate, which has a mold face with ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4582605 | In-line pipeline strainer A large diameter pipeline strainer has a body with a central chamber and an axially aligned inlet and outlet a lateral opening covered by a removable cover plate to allow removal and replacement of a strainer element mounted in the chamber. The strainer h... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4545122 | Chain saw gauging attachment A chain saw gauging attachment having a fitting at one end adapted to be received under an existing nut on an existing stud of a chain saw, a rod extending outwardly from the fitting, means for firmly attaching the rod to the fitting, and an indicator whi... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4543327 | Malate dehydrogenase method A diagnostic method is disclosed, based on the automated kinetic determination of LD and MD isoenzymes in serum, which utilizes the comparison of two rates of LD and MD activity at different concentrations of substrate. It compares the first activity to t... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4531923 | Magnetic spinner An action toy in which a spinner is provided having two wheels joined with a magnetized axle which rotates along a single flat elongated wand. The wand has a return at each end so that the spinner will rotate along a first side of the wand and then along ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4520788 | Rotating wheel dresser A wheel dresser for precision grinding wheels made up of a housing supporting a rotatable diamond tool with a flat end and a housing supporting the two at an angle to the side edge of the wheel to be dressed. Base of the wheel dresser is magnetic and can ... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4504217 | Low excess air burner having a movable venturi A low excess air burner having a venturi shaped insert in the burner housing to create an even air distribution across the burner throat opening. The venturi shaped insert is adjustable through a predetermined range of positions to control the flame shape... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503796 | Rotatable spar A rotatable spar apparatus for controlling and adjusting sail shape which includes a curved, rigid spar which is arranged to reverse its curvature when tacking. Additionally by controlling the degree of rotation it may be used as a draft control device.... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4470712 | Hand held printer and printing guide Disclosed herein is A printing toy in combination with a printing guide. The printer comprises a disk like print dial with rubber indicia projecting therefrom along the outer periphery, a cover, an ink roller, and a foot guard extending from the bottom of... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4468829 | Cleaning and deburring tool for spent cartridge cases A tool for cleaning and deburring spent cartridge cases by means of a cleaner at a first end of the tool used to clean the primer pocket of carbon and other residue remaining in the pocket is disclosed herein. The other end of the tool is adapted to debur... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4460055 | System to increase vehicle fuel efficiency A duct system is disclosed for increasing the efficiency of a vehicle by decreasing the air resistance of the vehicle. The system utilizes a ducting system with a projection means at the front end and the back end of the vehicle to equalize air pressure a... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4345787 | Lock guard A guarded striker plate and guarded latch face plate set which provides for the use of the identical piece on either the door jamb or on the door. One embodiment uses an L-shaped configuration incorporating a one guard member. A second embodiment uses a Z... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4333244 | Leveling stand A level and support made up of two spaced tripods each having a bracket supporting one end of the level. Each bracket has a rifle sight on it which can be aligned with the other end on a distant object to establish the level thereof. In a separate embodim... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4288844 | Electrically focused surgical light A multi-filament lamp combination is disclosed which may be used alone and in multi-lamp arrangements with other single and multi-filament lamps to provide pattern size variation from a large diameter flood effect to a smaller diameter spot effect. A spot... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4284600 | Method for biohazard steam sterilization A method and apparatus for sterilizing highly infectious material. The sterilizer incorporate an inner chamber having no drain line and having a reservoir created by low dams at the bottom of the inner chamber at each end for collecting condensate during ... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4279350 | Closure with oxygen scavenging system An oxygen-scavenging system for use in a closure for containers is disclosed. The system is in the form of a closure liner that incorporates a catalyst disposed between an oxygen permeable barrier and a water absorbent backing member. The backing member r... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4278256 | Target game A target game comprising a gun and an enclosed target area attached to the muzzle end thereof having a series of moving knock-down targets which are resetable to an upright position, the projectiles are automatically returned to the firing mechanism, and ... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4278066 | Flipper rest An arrow support made of a lever pivoted in a slot. The lever is urged out of the slot by a weak spring and it is positioned outside the slot to support the arrow. The arrow passing the lever swings the lever into the slot out of the way of the arrow with... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4275817 | Safety closure and container combination A safety closure and container combination is disclosed. The container and closure each have mating lugs which cooperate with each other to move the closure toward the container when rotated in a first direction and to move the closure away from the conta... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4274008 | Tide generator A tidewater power system consisting of a high tide reservoir and a low tide reservoir. The high tide reservoir has an inlet adapted to be supported at high tide level and an outlet with a water wheel and generator between the outlet of the high tide reser... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4265475 | Snow handling apparatus A snow scoop made up of a stacking handle, a first frame, a second frame, a third frame, and blade connected. The blade is fixed to the first frame. The first frame is pivoted to the second frame to pivot in a generally vertical axis. A stacking handle is... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4262692 | Bell trap and check valve combination A bell trap and check valve is disclosed. The bell trap has a central tubular member around its outlet and a conventional cover. The check valve is removably attached to the central tubular member and supported thereon.... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4261603 | Holder for window A holder for a window made up of a holder bracket and a lever having a frictional end pivoted to the bracket. The bracket is attached to the window frame so that the lever frictional end can swing down and engage the window at an acute angle to the window... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4253009 | Heating element for water heater A mounting for a heating element on a hot water tank wherein an externally threaded spud is welded to the tank around an opening and the heating element is pushed through the opening, the heating element having a mounting plug thereon with a gasket to eng... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4236713 | Frog game A game board having a path with obstructions and a first playing piece to be pushed along the path by magnetic repulsion from a magnet in a hand held member and a second permanent magnet in a second playing piece. The board has a path from which the piece... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4233655 | Spotlight A spotlight having a generally cylindrical housing with an integral radially extending pistol grip handle at one end, a cord retractor in the rear and a seal beam light closing the open end of the cylindrical housing. The lamp is held in a shock absorbing... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4223793 | Child resistant closure A child resistant closure or a container having a cap member and an outer ring. The cap has a lower internal threaded section and an outwardly directed flange with downwardly directed teeth at its top with a cylindrical part therebetween. The ring has int... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4222142 | Gun cleaning device A tip for a cleaning rod is disclosed. The tip has a threaded end to be received in the threaded end of a cleaning rod, and a rag receiving loop on the end opposite the threaded end. Bristles are supported on the body of the tip between the threaded end a... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4222208 | Modular homes A series of preconstructed building components consisting of: hollow foundation members generally rectangular in cross-section having a closed bottom with outwardly extending flanges resting on gravel or the like, and a generally "U" shaped plate having s... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4218637 | Flasher circuit A combination floodlight, spotlight and flasher circuit is disclosed herein. The circuit is provided with a manual switch means, which will turn a spotlight to on, off, and flash, and turn the floodlight on, off, and to a battery saver position. The flood... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4215485 | Bow sight A bow sight is disclosed in combination with a bow. The bow sight is made of a single U-shaped piece of metal having flanges formed at each side at an intermediate part for stiffness to the sight. The sight is adapted to be attached to a bow. One of the U... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4214429 | Brush rake A rake for removing brush from rows of vines and the like made up of a tongue member swingably attached to the front end of a tractor, a frame swingably attached to the front end of the tongue to swing about a pivot and a rake wheel supported on the frame... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4213254 | Astronomical optical simulator An astronomical optical simulator made of a tubular body with an eyepiece at one end and a light source at the other with a slot in the tubular member to receive an opaque disk having openings distributed to simulate an array of astronomical bodies. The o... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4209942 | Remote control car A four wheel drive toy car having an elongated body with rounded ends and a diameter greater than the height of said elongated body so that the car will run equally well inverted. The wheels have convex outer sides so that the car will not rest on its sid... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4206791 | Fluid dispensing nozzle A fluid dispensing nozzle having an operating lever with a lever locating means for assisting the operator in holding the hand operating lever open at one or more fixed locations. The lever may be held at a predetermined location, using a relatively small... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4206498 | Safety light for road vehicles A lamp for a motorcycle or the like comprising a glass envelope divided into a first compartment and a second compartment with a flasher element in the first compartment and a driving light element in the second compartment, a lens in front of the light e... | 06/03/1980 |
