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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7017603 | Hose reel cart with tray constructed from plastic and metal structural components The present invention relates to portable hose reel carts for handling and storage of large lengths of flexible hoses, such as garden or air hoses. The cart is constructed of plastic and steel components having a centrally rotatable spool for winding of the flexible... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6284549 | Reagent tube venting system and method In a system and method for venting trapped gas from a reagent chamber in a reagent tube system and method, the system includes a valve insertion tool for inserting a valve in the tube so as to seal the chamber and enclose a reagent therein, and so as to v... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6186196 | Refuelling system A refuelling system for use with an aircraft, and a related a hand-held control apparatus for use in an aircraft refuelling system. The hand-held control apparatus for use in the aircraft refuelling system is intended for use in refuelling systems in whic... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6119536 | Constant distance contactless device A contactless system including an aerodynamically floatable device, a member having an outer surface adjacent to and spaced from the aerodynamically floatable device, a support mechanism adapted to support the aerodynamically floatable device for free mov... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6035891 | Emergency air system The present invention is an improved system and apparatus for providing emergency breathing air upon the failure or disconnect of a primary air source in a hostile environment. The invention comprises a compressed air source interconnected with a primary ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5558118 | System for remotely controlling the unreeling and take-up of a hose on a reel A system for remotely controlling the un-reeling and take-up of a hose on a reel that is primarily designed to be used in combination with a crane truck upon which the reel would be mounted. A turntable platform that is rotatable about a vertical axis is ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5505237 | Aircraft refuelling installation In order to carry out the refuelling of an aircraft, use is made of an installation associated with the loading bridge used for the transfer of passengers between the air terminal and the aircraft. The installation includes a retractable extension mechani... | 04/09/1996 |
| 4424828 | Vehicle for servicing aircraft A vehicle for use in the servicing of aircraft, particularly in the removal of feces from toilets of passanger aircraft, comprises a chassis and a body which is mounted on said chassis and has only a small height so that the vehicle can be moved under air... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4303092 | Siphonic irrigation apparatus The invention provides a siphonic apparatus to effect irrigation of a field from a water supply. The apparatus comprises a bridging structure which includes a chassis fabricated from spaced longitudinal bottom members, spaced longitudinal top members inte... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4284173 | Motor vehicle lubricating facility A motor vehicle lubricating facility for enabling a workman to perform lubricating functions on an automobile rapidly and efficiently with a minimum of waste time and effort. The facility comprises a building structure with a basement floor and a ground f... | 08/18/1981 |
| 3976207 | Casing stabbing apparatus Apparatus for stabbing casing pipe as the casing is being run into a well bore. It includes a casing handling head arranged for grasping a generally upright section of casing pipe near the upper end thereof. The head is controllable for movement in a hori... | 08/24/1976 |
