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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 |
| 20100158633 | FIXING SYSTEM FOR CIRCUIT BOARD An exemplary fixing system includes a plate portion and four fastening units latched on the plate portion. The plate portion defines four fixing holes having a polygonal shape. Each fastening unit includes a fixing portion having a base and a deformable portion, and an ... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100122445 | Methods and apparatus for installing fasteners Improved methods and apparatus for installing fasteners are disclosed. In one general aspect, a threaded fastener has a first end for engaging an anchor and includes means for turning the fastener at a second end. Also included are means for simultaneously both drawing ... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20090252571 | Expansion Dowel An expansion dowel includes a sleeve-shaped dowel body (12) having a first dowel part (21; 61) and at least one second dowel part (31; 71) axially adjoining the first dowel part (21; 61), and at least one snap connection device (41; 81... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20080118302 | VIBRATION-DECOUPLING ELEMENT A vibration-decoupling coupling element made of an elastically deformable female part and a male part is described. The female part has a fastening area, a decoupling area and a receiving area. The decoupling area is made up of a wall portion expanding away from the fas... | 05/22/2008 |
