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 |
| 5748476 | Vehicle control system A vehicle control system which controls a vehicle in accordance with the curvature of a road as determined from map information comprising a set of coordinate points which represent the course of the road. A passable vehicle speed enabling the vehicle to ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5726397 | Vehicle exhaust device A vehicle exhaust device including a rear silencer disposed at the rear portion of a vehicle, a large-capacity silencer having a capacity larger than that of the rear silencer and disposed below a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and an intermediate ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5693365 | Method for forming water-repellent film Disclosed is a method for forming a water-repellent film on the surface of a transparent substrate (e.g., sheet glass). While the film on the coated substrate is dried, the temperature is controlled to fall between 15° C. and 25° C., the relative humidi... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5661650 | System for controlling a vehicle relative to a judged shape of a travel road A vehicle position is determined and four reference coordinate points N1, N2, N3 and N4 are extracted at predetermined distances on a road output from a CD-ROM or an IC card, and an angle θ of turning of the ve... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5660634 | Rotary-cup liquid supply device A vacuum chuck and an inner cup are rotated together by a spinner for spreading and coating a coating solution uniformly on a glass substrate in the inner cup under centrifugal forces. Under the centrifugal forces, gases that are present inward of a recta... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5655811 | Front fender reinforcing structure The invention discloses a front fender reinforcing structure for automobiles. A fitting part for a clip member is formed between a body work outside panel and a plate disposed outside of the outside panel, one end of the clip member for engaging a front f... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5653924 | Methods of manufacturing gradient function material A disclosed gradient function material is produced by molding and thereafter firing a slurry which contains a plurality of groups of particles having different specific gravities. The plurality of groups of particles include at least a first group of part... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5647535 | Method of metallic painting The present invention relates to an efficient method of applying a metallic paint using both an air atomized spray machine and a spin coating machine. In the method of painting, matching the color shade of metallic painting using an air atomized spray mac... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5641964 | Infrared human body detector An infrared human body detector has an infrared detector (PE) having at least one light-detecting surface and disposed in a plane, groups of divided infrared ray converging members (LR and LD) disposed in the plane about the infrared detector in surroundi... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5636407 | Wiper deicing device for vehicles and methods of constructing and utilizing same A wiper deicing device for a vehicle is disclosed which comprises a mechanism for resiliently impacting the window wiper against the window, including a reciprocatable member operatively engagable with the wiper, and a mechanism for stabilizing movement o... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5632238 | Control system for an internal combustion engine with associated decompression device The present invention as disclosed herein is directed to an engine with associated decompression device which is adapted to drive an onboard generator/electric motor. The present invention comprises an engine speed sensor means for detecting the speed of ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5627754 | Method for controlling a front and rear wheel steering vehicle To the end of ensuring a brisk maneuverability of a front and rear wheel steering vehicle without causing any unstable behavior of the vehicle, the rear wheels are steered in an opposite phase relationship to the front wheels to offset an under-steer tend... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5620750 | Method for applying metallic coating The disclosed present invention relates to a method of applying a metallic coating, such as a finish paint coating to an automobile. This method comprises two processes or stages using a bell-shaped rotary atomizer and a metallic paint. The amount of pain... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5615117 | Method for controlling a front and rear wheel steering system In a method for controlling a front and rear wheel steering system in which front wheels of a vehicle are steered according to a combination of a steering wheel input and an output from a compensatory front wheel steering actuator, and rear wheels of the ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5613709 | Rotatable steering gear box and collapsible steering column An upper supporting member for supporting an upper pin projecting upwardly from a steering gear box is supported on a rear subframe extending in back of the steering gear box. A lower supporting member for supporting a lower pin projecting downwardly from... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5593002 | Power steering system equipped with means for varying an assist torque thereof The hydraulic power steering system comprises a rotary valve unit actuated according to a twisting angle provided in a torsion bar connected between an input shaft and a pinion, and a conversion mechanism which can change the condition of the rotary valve... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5591262 | Rotary chemical treater having stationary cleaning fluid nozzle The invention disclosed defined a vertically extending passage through the rotary center of an inner cup or the rotary center of a spinner in a notary chemical treater, disposes a stationary cleaning fluid nozzle in the passage, and injects the cleaning f... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5591079 | Ventilation louver assembly, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A louver assembly for directing airflow from an air duct. The assembly includes a discharge outlet adapted to attach to an air duct at an opening thereof; a plurality of directional louvers pivotably attached to the discharge outlet; and a lever, connecte... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5590694 | Method and apparatus for winding and fixing band The disclosed invention is a method and apparatus for winding a band, such as a metal band, around a flexible boot and fixing it thereto. Band clamping members are provided including right and left upper members and right and left lower members, and band ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5588733 | Head lamp device for vehicle A head lamp device for a vehicle in which a lighting region in front of the vehicle in a traveling direction can be adjusted in rightward and leftward directions comprises: a direction indicating signal outputting mechanism 11 for detecting an operation o... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5576957 | Control system for a front and rear wheel steering vehicle In a control system for a front and rear wheel steering vehicle which steers the rear wheels so as to cancel a deviation of an actual yaw rate from a standard yaw rate which can be computed from the steering input, the vehicle speed and other parameters, ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5575107 | Perfect planting color code, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A kit of components for a display adapted to aid the novice or inexperienced gardener in the proper selection, care and placement of perennial plants. The kit includes color-coded charts, planting guides and plant containers to visually highlight the vari... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5562336 | Head lamp device for vehicle A head lamp device for a vehicle in which a light distribution can be properly adjusted in response to a state of a road or a running environment and visibility can be improved is provided. The head lamp device for a vehicle capable of adjusting a lightin... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5547322 | Fastening member for fastening an object such as a net, a steel wire, cable or the like to a carrier such as a post A fastening member for fastening a net to a tubular post has, on the one hand, a holder portion (2) for fixedly retaining the net and, on the other hand, an anchorage portion (1) for fixedly retaining the fastening member in the post. The anchorage portio... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5546311 | Intercommunication system for vehicle An intercommunication system for a vehicle is disclosed including a judging mechanism for detecting whether a corner exists ahead of a subject vehicle in a traveling direction on a road based on outputs from a navigating mechanism and a map information ou... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5542707 | Subframe assembly for vehicle In a subframe assembly for a vehicle, a front portion of a fuel tank supported on a subframe overhangs forwardly from a front cross-member of the subframe to increase the volume of the fuel tank. In order to compensate the forward displacement of the posi... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542044 | Security device for a computer, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A security device is disclosed for a computer having a controller, a main storage device and a drive for an auxiliary storage device, the security device comprises a first mechanism for electronically connecting the computer controller to the auxiliary st... | 07/30/1996 |
