...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 |
| 7364381 | Pivotal connector assembly A connector assembly pivotally couples a caster assembly with a pivot arm of an agricultural implement. The connector assembly includes first and second structural support plates having openings to receive a connector pin therethrough pivotally coupling the arm betw... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347189 | Fuel injector clamp with retaining sleeve The following describes an apparatus for and method of clamping a device, such as a fuel injector, to a platform, such as a cylinder head, and thereafter removing the device from the platform together with the clamp. A retaining sleeve is deformed such that the reta... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7290971 | Shippable in-assembly bolt A shippable in-assembly bolt having a head portion, a threaded portion containing threads and a gripper portion, wherein the gripper portion preferably comprises a grooved structure and an o-ring. The o-ring is intended to sit between the inner wall of a clearance h... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7147420 | Self-locking pin A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A tran... | 12/12/2006 |
| 5120170 | Apparatus for retaining a nut on a spindle The present invention provides an improved system (30) for maintaining the position of a castellated nut (34) on a spindle (31) having an axial bore (33) therethrough. The improved system (30) utilizes chordal bore (36) passing through the spindle (31). A... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4995274 | Locking pin and nut combination and method for visual inspection thereof Visual inspection of an assembly of a type including nuts and associated locking pins is improved by providing a visually distinctive color difference on the surface of the pin. The invention is particularly useful in assemblies such as air craft where th... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4964490 | Pin type disc brake The pin type disc brake in which a guide pin is inserted from a boss hole of a second extension arm of a caliper to a boss hole of a first extension arm thereof, the guide pin has a threaded end to which a nut is screwed, a member for preventing the guide... | 10/23/1990 |