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 |
| 7648412 | Poultry defeathering apparatus Poultry defeathering apparatus comprising at least one defeathering assembly (6) with a plurality of picking heads (7). Each picking head has a base member (15) provided with at least one flexible picking device (19). The base member is r... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7189157 | Method and a device for the preparation of slaughtered poultry for picking A method and a device is disclosed for the preparation of poultry for picking wherein the bodies of the poultry are scalded. Water vapor (5) is introduced into a scalding compartment (2). The scalding compartment (2) is heated to a predetermined... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7121941 | Finger plucker lock A resilient rubber finger and a locking mechanism therefore for use in poultry processing plants for the plucking of feathers off poultry is provided. The rubber-plucking finger is comprised of an oversized base without an annular recess, and a tapered furrowed shan... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7070494 | Poultry picking finger and mounting structure Picking fingers suitable for use in automatic defeathering machines. The picking fingers are suitable for mounting to circular openings in a mounting plate. The picking finger includes an elastomeric picking finger body and a retainer for securing the picking finger... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066805 | Finger plucker lock A resilient rubber finger and a locking mechanism therefore for use in poultry processing plants for the plucking of feathers off if poultry is provided. The rubber-plucking finger is comprised of an oversized base without an annular recess, and a tapered furrowed s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6918825 | Poultry de-feathering apparatus and method Apparatus for de-feathering (i.e. picking or plucking) poultry. More particularly, picking apparatus employing a plurality of elongated picking elements which are resistant to cracking and/or micro-poring, and which are preferably flexible and/or bendable and which ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6001012 | Poultry defeathering device The invention entails a defeathering cylinder having a plurality of fingers extending radially from its curved surface. The cylinder is mounted on a shaft positioned along the axis of the cylinder. The cylinder is rotatably mounted to an enclosure having ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5944595 | Feather picking device A feather picking device which includes an electric motor with two output shafts wherein each of the output shafts is used to mount a feather picking spool. The spools include a series of rubber bands connected in rows and are provided with rubber bands o... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5863245 | Fowl-plucking device Fowl-plucking device which is comprised of elastic tines arranged at different angles for the purpose of removing the feathers (plucking) the fowl and a fan which blows air for the purpose of projecting the feathers removed toward a disposable bag which c... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5853320 | Plucking apparatus for poultry A plucking unit, apparatus or equipment (25) for plucking poultry carcasses on a shackle line (26) including a plurality of individual plucking units (10), one for each of a number of carcasses to be plucked at any one time, and shielding means (12) inclu... | 12/29/1998 |
| 4574432 | Multi-purpose power tool A multi-purpose power tool well suited for use by sportsmen for dressing game, such as fish and/or fowl, includes a hand-held drive unit having both a reciprocable output coupling and a rotary shaft output coupling to which reciprocately driven cutting or... | 03/11/1986 |
