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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 |
| 8136865 | Motorcycle windbreaker A windbreaker for a motorcycle prevents airflow between the front wheel assembly and the fairing connected to the handlebars, by flexibly connecting to the handlebars and the crash bars. An indentation allows airflow to cool the engine. Releasable connectors allow p... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7828363 | Removable protective cover for vehicle body panels for use during off-road travel A removable protective cover for a vehicle, comprising a plurality of separate flexible magnetic sheets. Each is specifically cut to fit over a particular magnetic body panel of a particular make and model of vehicle. The plurality of separate flexible magnetic shee... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7264299 | Vehicle hood cover The hood cover is constructed from a sheet of elastic, weather-resistant fabric, which allows the hood cover to stretch tightly around the peripheral edges of the vehicle hood and lie flat across the top surface of the vehicle hood. The hood cover is secured to the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255386 | Vehicle cover and method of covering a vehicle A protective cover and method of covering. The protective cover fastens to a frame of a vehicle while covering portions of the vehicle. The cover comprises a sheet having substantially the general dimensions of the vehicle portions. The sheet has a front, a rear and... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7183230 | Protective cover system including a corrosion inhibitor A protective cover system (100) for inhibiting corrosion of a metallic object. The protective cover system includes a cover (101, 200, 600) for defining a microenvironment and a corrosion inhibitor source for releasing one or more corrosion inhibitors ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159631 | Protective cover for motor vehicle A protective cover for motor vehicle mainly includes a cover, at least two flexible metal rings that are lengthwise sequentially spaced at and attached to an inner side of the cover to enclose a relatively large area of the cover, and adjustable belts with hook belt... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7108005 | Vehicle canopy A canopy (100) suspended above an opening (202) in a vehicle (200) is provided. The vehicle (200) has a roof (215) and a pair of vertically hung doors (204 and 206) pivotal to an open position to create the opening in... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100965 | Multi-section land vehicle cover A cover includes a plurality of sections and can be attached to a land vehicle using anchor straps. The sections of the cover are attached to each other using connecting straps. The cover can be used when the land vehicle is in use. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073840 | Protective covering device for pick up trucks A protective covering device for a pick up truck for easily securing to a front bumper and a cab of the pick up truck. The device has a plurality of sections integrally attached including a plurality of triangular sections, a rectangular section and an elongated sec... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6996859 | Toilet seat cover A toilet seat cover includes top and bottom layers each having outer and inner edge portions. The top and bottom layers are preferably formed from a paper and nylon composite for providing a waterproof barrier. The toilet seat cover further includes a middle layer s... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6926339 | Apparatus and method for protection of a vehicle exterior portion A protective apparatus intended to be applied to an exterior portion of a vehicle, including a method for such application. The invention is a series of sheets or panels affixed to previously-determined places along the front nose of a vehicle to protect the paint a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6739634 | Gel-air impact bumper and retractable impact spoiler with attached impact hood shield An external impact protective apparatus for a vehicle, including a hood shield device which is detachably attached to the vehicle's hood, a gel-pac impact bumper device and a flexible spoiler device. The hood shield device covers the hood as well as the fenders of t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6062629 | Method and apparatus for protecting an exterior of a vehicle A method and apparatus for protecting an area of an exterior of a vehicle from damage due to contact from debris and other objects. The method comprises the steps of forming a template by tracing the area to be protected, position template over material u... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6017078 | Car cover brazier combination A protective vehicle cover that is stored within a storage compartment attached to a vehicle brazier. The vehicle cover extends the length of the vehicle. The cover is secured to the vehicle over the rear of the vehicle and within the brazier storage comp... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5845958 | Vehicle transport cover A motor vehicle transport cover is made of a vapor permeable, water impermeable, synthetic nonwoven sheet. The transport cover includes a mechanism for firmly attaching the nonwoven sheet in a position on a motor vehicle that covers substantially all of t... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5820196 | Vehicle transport cover A motor vehicle transport cover is made of a vapor permeable, water impermeable, synthetic nonwoven sheet. The transport cover is includes a mechanism for firmly attaching the nonwoven sheet in a position on a motor vehicle that covers substantially all o... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5280989 | Static cling vinyl halter type cover for vehicle front protection An improved halter type protective cover is constructed out of static cling vinyl cut to fit over the front part of the hood and front fenders of a car to protect the finish from dirt, bug stains, road grime, tar, flying particles, stones and similar dama... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5039156 | Automobile hood shield with deflector A shield for protecting the windshield and paint finish of the hood of an automobile from impact by insects and debris. The shield has an airfoil to deflect air current carrying debris and insects away from the windshield. The shield also covers the most ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4997229 | Apparatus for covering selected portions of a vehicle body An apparatus for covering selected portions of a vehicle body is disclosed having a plurality of cover sections with each section being configured to cover different selected portions of the vehicle body, for example portions of the front fenders, bumper ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4953909 | Vehicle hood protector with specialized attaching apparatus A decorative and functional vehicle hood protector which is aesthetic in appearance so as not to detract from the overall appearance of the vehicle, is functional in that it securely protects the vehicle from damage by dirt and debris which may fall on or... | 09/04/1990 |
