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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080072947 | Self-Erecting Structure Self-erecting structures are disclosed herein. One such self-erecting structure includes a fabric portion, a first loop of resilient material, a second loop of resilient material coupled to the first loop, wherein the first and second loops are coupled to the fabric por... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20070125410 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SHELTERS A support system for tents and other shelters. The support system includes base support members that are in the shape of an arch. These base support members are secured in a desired configuration by an upper support member that is in the shape of a circle or other geome... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070079858 | Collapsible structure A collapsible structure having a first fabric-covered frame defining a first side panel, a second fabric-covered frame defining a second side panel, a fabric sheet mounted on and extending along the first and second fabric-covered frames; and a plurality of frame suppor... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070006910 | Collapsible structure A collapsible structure includes a first frame member defining a base of the structure and a second frame member defining a top of the structure. A piece of foldable material is attached to and extends between the first and second frame members. A plurality of foldable ... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060266399 | Tent structure A tent structure utilizing a support member having a body portion providing a plurality of channels for confining four frame members of the tent structure. Three of the four frame members of the tent structure are rotatably connected to the support member to form horizo... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060081285 | Bar-be-cue saver picnic dome A foldable rectangular dome having four side panels and a top forming an enclosure with an open bottom. Each side comprises of at lease one frame, a web material with a perimeter, an edging material that attaches to the entire web's perimeter. The edging has straps peri... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060060235 | Door for fabric enclosure In a fabric enclosure such as a tent wall there is provided an opening in the fabric panel with a fabric closure panel for closing the opening having a hinge line along one side connecting the closure panel to the wall panel. The opening and the closure panel each defin... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060054208 | Atmospheric protection device An atmospheric protection device includes a frame comprising a base, at least two mounting devices mounted to the base, and a plurality of support members releasably attached to each of the mounting devices; and a cover releasably attached to the frame. ... | 03/16/2006 |
