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 |
| 8133167 | Apparatus and method for radiation distribution mapping An apparatus and method for in vivo and ex vivo control, detection and measurements of radiation in brachytherapy accomplished through scintillating material detection. One example includes scintillating fibers placed along a delivery guide such as a catheter for me... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8112930 | Firearm with enhanced corrosion and wear resistance properties This invention encompasses articles, compositions, and methods that provide enhanced corrosion resistance and wear resistance to firearms, firearm components, and firearm accessories. In one aspect, for example, a substrate comprising a firearm component is coated w... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109194 | Clamped gas block for barrel A gas block clamping apparatus for a firearm includes a plurality of sections, each including a shaped upper section, and a lower cylindrical section to which the shaped upper section is attached. A plurality of clamp sections are symmetrically disposed on opposite ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109025 | Trigger engagement link for firearm A fire control assembly for a firearm includes a trigger engagement link comprising a forward end, a rearward end, and an intermediate portion. The fire control assembly further includes a sear including a bottom portion engageable with the intermediate portion of t... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8065949 | Gas-operated firearm A gas operating system for a firearm renders the firearm capable of firing a wide range of shot loads by passively or automatically compensating for different shot loads. The firearm includes a plurality of ports formed in the firearm barrel, and corresponding ports... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061260 | Gas plug retention and removal device A gas plug retention and removal device for a gas operating system of a firearm. The gas operating system can include a gas block comprising a front end, a rear end, a gas block bore defined between the front and rear ends, and at least one cam engagement surface. A... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7993031 | Apparatus for housing a light assembly An apparatus and related method for housing a light assembly apparatus includes a housing having a housing first end and a housing second end arranged along a central axis, the housing further includes a plurality of fins each having a fin first end and a fin second... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7987502 | Secure streaming container A system and method for securely streaming encrypted digital media content out of a digital container to a user's media player. This streaming occurs after the digital container has been delivered to the user's machine and after the user has been authorized to acces... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7979697 | Securing digital content system and method A system and method of encrypting digital content in a digital container and securely locking the encrypted content to a particular user and/or computer or other computing device is provided. The system uses a token-based authentication and authorization procedure a... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7948190 | Apparatus and methods for the thermal regulation of light emitting diodes in signage Apparatus and methods for the thermal management of one or more light emitting diode (LED) modules disposed within a channel sign are disclosed. The apparatus, in various aspects, detects the ambient temperature generally proximate the LED module and regulates the c... | 05/24/2011 |
| D548144 | Motorcycle stand | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241466 | Charcoal flap assembly for gas grills The present invention is drawn to a gas grill or add-on component for a gas grill that provides the additional functionality of permitting grilling with either gas, charcoal briquettes, or wood chips. The additional functionality of being able to cook with charcoal ... | 07/10/2007 |
| D527672 | Jewelry setting | 09/05/2006 |
| D519160 | Basketball illuminated display | 04/18/2006 |
| 6999134 | Liquid crystal display and thin film transistor array panel therefor A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a gate line formed on the substrate and including a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer formed on the gate line; a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating layer op... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6989288 | Organic EL display device having organic soluble derivative layer An organic EL display device includes first and second electrodes with a light-emitting layer interposed therebetween and an organic soluble derivative layer arranged between the first electrode and the light-emitting layer, wherein the organic soluble derivative la... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6961031 | Apparatus and method for driving a plasma display panel An apparatus for driving a plasma display panel includes a first signal line and a second signal line for supplying a first voltage and a second voltage, respectively, and a first inductor and a second inductor being to one terminal of a panel capacitor. A first cur... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6876411 | Electrooptical displays with multilayer structure achieved by varying rates of polymerization and/or phase separation A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The method comprises filling the space between two facing substrates with a mixture of pre-polymer and liquid crystal material, applying an external source of energy to initiate a polymerization... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6866784 | Slurry recycling system and method for CMP apparatus A slurry recycling system for use in a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus for polishing a workpiece by using a slurry containing an abrasive, a pH agent and a deionized water is provided. The slurry recycling system includes a slurry collection tank for s... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6828731 | Plasma display panel having a non-light emitting zone filling portion A plasma display panel includes a front glass substrate and a rear glass substrate coupled to each other by a sealing material coated at edges of the front and rear glass substrates, first and second electrodes disposed perpendicular to each other on opposing inner ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818324 | Organic thin-film EL device In an organic thin-film EL device of a charge injection type which has an organic thin-film layer contiguous to the surface of the cathode opposite to an anode, said organic thin-film layer is made of an organic compound represented by the following formula (I): | 11/16/2004 |
| 6809333 | Organic electroluminescence element An organic electroluminescent device including at least one organic thin film layer interposed between an anode and a cathode, the at least one organic thin film layer including a luminescent zone having at least one luminescent layer, wherein the organic thin film ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6806489 | Field emission display having improved capability of converging electron beams A field emission display that is simple to manufacture in a large screen size and that provides improved display characteristics, includes first and second substrates provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween; a plurality of gate electrodes... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6805602 | Method of manufacturing flat panel display device A flat panel display device with improved electrical characteristics and a simplified manufacturing process is disclosed. The device includes a semiconductor layer formed on an insulating substrate; source and drain electrodes directly contacting both end portions o... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6803174 | METHODS FOR FORMING A PHOTOSENSITIVE INSULATING FILM PATTERN AND REFLECTION ELECTRODE EACH HAVING AN IRREGULAR UPPER SURFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LCD HAVING REFLECTION ELECTRODE USING THE SAME Disclosed is a method for forming a photosensitive insulating film pattern and a reflection electrode each having an uneven upper surface, and a method for manufacturing an LCD having a reflection electrode using the same. A photosensitive insulating film is formed ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6787809 | Thin film transistor array panel Simplified method of manufacturing liquid crystal displays. A gate wire including a gate line, a gate pad and a gate electrode is formed on the substrate by using the first mask. A gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, a ohmic contact layer and a metal layer... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6784950 | Liquid crystal display and a method for manufacturing the same A source electrode and a metal pattern for a storage capacitor are formed on an insulating substrate, a silicon layer having a doped source region and a doped drain region is formed on the substrate and the source and the drain regions directly contact to the source... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6777274 | Low temperature polycrystalline silicon type thin film transistor and a method of the thin film transistor fabrication A method of fabricating poly crystalline silicon type thin film transistor is disclosed. In the method, before the step of re-crystallization of amorphous silicon to form polycrystalline silicon active pattern, a step for injecting predetermined amount of oxygen ato... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6731268 | Computer input device A computer input device used to input coordinates and three-dimensional graphical information into a computer. The device includes an acceleration sensor that has a fixed volume vessel containing a magnetic fluid. A non-magnetic inertial body is located in the magne... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6726663 | Trocar with disposable valve and reusable cannula A modular trocar assembly having a cannula, a passive valve seal assembly and an instrument seal assembly all releasably joined to define a central axial bore, where the passive valve seal assembly contains a valve seal which prevents passage of gas through the troc... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6700635 | Liquid crystal display panel A pixel electrode is located in a pixel area defined by the intersections of the two adjacent gate lines and the two adjacent data lines, and has two linear openings extending in the transverse direction, which divide the pixel electrodes into three recta... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6636530 | Digital audio telephony over IP network compression A system and method for compressing and transferring analog data in a packet-based computer network in which the times for packets to travel to the destination may vary. The analog signal is sampled at the source to produce a digital data stream. The digi... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6390566 | Vehicle braking system There are provided a master cylinder M and proportional pressure intensification valves V1, V2 for each drawing a boosting hydraulic pressure in proportion to an output hydraulic pressure outputted from the master cylinder M from a source of hydraulic pre... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6331795 | Lock determination circuit of PLL for pulling up intermediate electric potential of lock determination gate A lock determination circuit raises the electric potential of the input of a lock determination gate after the lock state is determined, thereby reducing (the period of) the current flowing through the lock determination gate. In the circuit, the input le... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6323493 | Increased ion beam throughput with reduced beam divergence in a dipole magnet Spreading of an ion beam when passing through a dipole magnet is reduced or suppressed by electrostatic ion beam confinement which supplements magnetic confinement which may be provided. The magnetic confinement is enhanced by the provision of a magnetic ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6320307 | Color cathode ray tube having improved arrangement of electron beams The color cathode ray tube disclosed herein includes an in-line electron gun from which three electron beams are generated for displaying red, green and blue colors, respectively. The central electron beam (1B) is used to allow a blue fluorescent material... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6320745 | Cooling mechanism for electrical device having rolling shaft An automatic cooling mechanism for an electrical device having a high-temperature element and a rolling shaft is provided. The mechanism includes a fan mounted within the electrical device; and a rotation transmission and variation mechanism connected bet... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6316741 | Object sortation for delivery sequencing A sortation process provides high-speed sorting of randomly ordered articles into a desired order in a plurality of ordered bins or tubs such as standard USPS tubs in two passes, without additionally marking the articles in any way or requiring additional... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6313333 | Multinuclear cationic platinum complexes with antitumor activity The present invention relates to tetra- and penta-nuclear platinum complexes with antitumor activity, to a method for preparing them and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6311269 | Trusted services broker for web page fine-grained security labeling Arbitrarily fine-grained limitation of access to information stored in a resource of a data processor network is provided in a manner compatible with existing network browsers by mapping user identity and credentials with randomly assigned security cookie... | 10/30/2001 |
