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 |
| 8176442 | Living cursor control mechanics Disclosed herein are systems and methods for controlling a cursor. A user may control a cursor displayed by a computing environment such as a game console, a computer, or the like by performing one or more gestures. An activity of a cursor on an audiovisual display ... | 05/08/2012 |
| D612717 | Security door brace | 03/30/2010 |
| 7496761 | Method and system for batch task creation and execution A method of granting permission to use computer software resources when the user may be offline is accomplished through the use of proxy accounts. Each proxy account encapsulates a single set of user credentials. A set of user credentials contains at least a user na... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7317104 | Chelants and macrocyclic metal complex radiopharmaceuticals thereof Chelants and macrocyclic metal complexes thereof, methods of preparing the chelants and macrocyclic metal complexes, and radiopharmaceutical compositions comprising the macrocyclic metal complexes are disclosed. Methods of using the macrocyclic metal complexes as ra... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7267878 | Hot-melt adhesive in particulate form A moisture-curing hot-melt-adhesive composition in granulate, tablet or powder form can be produced by a.) fusing the reactive hot-melt-adhesive composition and heating the melt, subject to exclusion of moisture, b.) extruding this melt thr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262977 | Switching-mode power supply having a synchronous rectifier A switching-mode power supply capable of causing conduction through a synchronous rectifier switch exactly when required. Included is a transformer having a primary winding connected to a pair of DC input terminals via an active switch, and a secondary winding conne... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7194733 | Transformation of an asynchronous transactional messaging language into a web services compatible language Instructions in an asynchronous transactional messaging language are transformed into instructions that are compatible with the web services. In one embodiment, the asynchronous transactional messaging language is XLANG/s, and the web service languages are the web s... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7180901 | System and method using a packetized encoded bitstream for parallel compression and decompression A system and method are disclosed for parallel compression and decompression of a bitstream. For compression, the bitstream is separated into a plurality of components, and the components are encoded using a compression algorithm. Packets are then constructed from t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7049359 | Packaging The present invention provides a wall for a package, which wall comprises, or includes a layer comprising, a composition comprising a polymer and capable of scavenging oxygen through the metal-catalysed oxidation of an oxidizable organic component thereof. The oxidi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6751301 | Administration tool for supporting information technology (IT) system migrations A computer-based administration tool migrates user's names and greetings from a first voice mail system to a second voice mail system. Illustratively, the administration tool accesses the first voice mail system for recording, or storing, each of a plurality of user... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6699315 | Edible PGA coating composition An edible, hardenable coating composition is disclosed which comprises high levels of low viscosity propylene glycol alginate and a surfactant, which may additionally contain a filler, a pigment, and optionally a small amount of a secondary film former an... | 03/02/2004 |
