British merchant Peter Durand invented the tin can in 1810.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4119953 | Timesharing programmable display system Electronic display system in which a single memory is timeshared by a plurality of display units each including a cathode ray tube (CRT) television monitor capable of displaying a frame of characters in the form of one or more lines as well as a central p... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4079354 | Data processing system with improved read/write capability Described is a data processing system with an improved data processing operation which is comprised of a central processing unit, a main memory unit, a plurality of input/output control units and a common bus which interconnects all of the above units, wh... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078236 | Remote switching apparatus A remote switching apparatus, in which a transmitter is adapted to transmit a predetermined number of bursts of single frequency signal, to designate a particular digit. Preferably the group of bursts is preceded by a prepulse of particular character whic... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4053894 | Radio signal switching system employing dielectric rod antennas A circuit arrangement for the wireless transmission of a control signal to the control path of a controllable semiconductor valve is disclosed. More particularly, in order to avoid corona discharges at the receiving antenna of the circuit, the latter ante... | 10/11/1977 |