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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080011657 | WATER-CLEANER A portable direct current water-cleaner includes a tank for containing water, a pump installed in the tank for pumping the water, a filter installed in the tank for filtering the water and a valve installed in the tank and movable between a first mode for directing the ... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20050011825 | Filter device for garden ponds or similar A filter device for filtering flowing liquids comprises a compressible filter medium in a vessel and a device by which the filter medium can be compressed by means of an actuation handle, so that impurities can be pressed out of the filter medium. In addition, the filte... | 01/20/2005 |
