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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 |
| 20110061155 | SHOULDER PROTECTOR PADS An apparatus for protecting a person's shoulders from loads being carried on such shoulders. The apparatus comprises at least one support member formed of a predetermined material for resting on a person's shoulders, such at least one support member having a raised neck... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110010818 | GARMENT BACKPACK A garment apparatus adapted and configured to have the functionality of a backpack that includes at least one pocket fixedly attached to each of an anterior portion and a posterior portion. The at least one pocket on the posterior portion covers a surface area of the po... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100205724 | Energy absorbing and displacing structure for athletic protective equipment An energy absorbing and displacing structure for athletic protective equipment, such as an athletic shin-guard, is provided using a flexible web-shaped body to hold a rigid band-shaped member in place. The inner rigid band-shaped member fol... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100115680 | Garment Including Electrical Energy Storage Unit A body armor includes an armor plate, an electrical energy storage layer conforming to a surface of the armor plate, and a first electrical connector operably associated with the electrical energy storage layer. An armored garment includes a garment, an armor plate oper... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20090007315 | Shoulder support for brassiere An apparatus for use with a brassiere is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a shoulder pad having a concave shape and comprised of a padded material. The shoulder pad may be comprised of a foam material. The apparatus further comprises a first adjustable strap having a ... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080282438 | PROTECTIVE WEAR HAVING DISCRETE REINFORCING ELEMENTS FOR IMPROVED MOBILITY A pad is disclosed including discrete reinforcing members secured to a base layer. The discrete reinforcing elements may include spherical members rotatably embedded in the base layer, plates pivotally mounted to the base layer by means of a flexible post or revolute jo... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20070289047 | ADHERABLE GARMENT PADS A garment pad kit for coupling a garment pad (20A, 20B, 120A, or 120B) to a garment (11 or 102) is provided. The garment pad kit includes a garment pad (20A, 20B, 120A, or 120B) having a body portion ... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20060113336 | Portable hydration system with resupply system A fluid hydration system for providing a replenishable supply of fluid by replacing a depleted fluid reservoir with a replacement fluid reservoir, and housing such reservoir in a protective housing specifically designed to withstand the rigors of particular rigorous act... | 06/01/2006 |
