...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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050039955 | Apparatus for weighing out the remaining quantity of a substance in a storage vessel Apparatus for weighing out the remaining quantity of a substance in a storage vessel disposed in a cabinet and attached with rigid connecting lines to a valve plate fastened in the cabinet and from which rigid connecting lines lead to a consumer. The apparatus includes ... | 02/24/2005 |