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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4120026 | Method of mixed illumination Beautifully and balanced colored shadows can be cast of an object by using a lamp for emitting colored light in the range yellow to red, a lamp for emitting green colored light and a lamp for emitting colored light in the range violet to blue to give inte... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4091441 | Full-spectrum luminaire An improved full-spectrum luminaire utilizing a plurality of gas discharge lamps at least one of which produces radiant energy primarily in the near-ultraviolet range and another produces radiant energy primarily in the visible range. The spectral energy ... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4071809 | Apparatus for synthesizing of colors A synthesizer using the additive method of color synthesis and having a plurality of different color filters to provide corresponding primary color radiations which are combined to produce a tone having a specified color content. The filters are illuminat... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4064424 | Visual glide path beacon system Generally speaking, according to the inventive concept, the lamp enclosure is made of an optically transparent material which allows the beacon to be observed by a pilot throughout the entire traffic pattern. The beacons are placed in pairs at opposite en... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4064430 | Multiple light device A multiple light device for displaying a shower of colors includes a plurality of neon light sets supported between a top flared cover member and a bottom support member both of which are mounted upon a support pole which may be mounted in the ground or t... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4012632 | Discrete function advisory illumination Transparent or translucent indicia associated with controls mounted on a panel are constantly backlighted with light of a first color and are selectively illuminated with light of second color to accentuate the state of the controls. The second color ligh... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4011443 | Motorcycle indicating safety light assembly An indicating safety light assembly for attachment to motorcycles and the like, being comprised of a safety light sub-assembly which has as components thereof distinctively shaped amber and red colored illumination transmitting cover members respectively ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3982118 | Vehicle outside light fixture A housing has a front, rear, two sides, a translucent side part and an opaque side part mounted on a front fender of a motor vehicle generally aligned with the fender, with the opaque part facing the vehicle and the translucent part facing away from the v... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3958113 | Lighting effects device Solid transparent plastic material has frosted surfaces and contains lights the rays of which are diffused by the surfaces and viewed as a solid field of luminous light. Preferably, the lights are variously colored, for example, red, blue and green, and a... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3950102 | Analysis lamp, particularly for the examination of precious stones An analysis lamp, particularly for the examination of precious stones, with at least one daylight source and at least one UV light source, the observation planes for the light emitted by the daylight source and by the UV source being spatially separated f... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3949350 | Ornamental lighting device First and second groups of light bulbs of different colors are disposed on base structure within a first light transmitting enclosure. The first enclosure is preferably a prismatic dome shaped lens which operates to project images of the bulb filaments. A... | 04/06/1976 |
