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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 |
| 7666103 | Amusement ride An amusement ride (10) involving riders (17) being conveyed through the air. The amusement ride (10) comprises a tower (11) having a column (23), typically of a height of at least 30 meters. A hub structure (33) is supported... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7357375 | Deployment and recovery system for self deployed multi-function imaging sensors The invention enables the routine remote deployment of multi-function sensors from unmanned air ground platforms, such that a special assembly containing one sensor can be mounted and operated by remote control. The invention includes a circular frame with attached ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7228572 | Drained urine receptacle A drained urinal comprises: an inverted truncated cone; a pivot arm connected beneath the truncated cone, having a hollow interior to drain urine therethrough; and, a base having a top portion adapted to receive and secure a bottom portion of the pivot arm, said bas... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7182694 | Play apparatus A play facility (1) includes a rotation shaft (25) erected on a floor inside the play facility, the rotation shaft being rotatable (25) around its axis; a brush-like decorative object (33) attached to a circumferential periphery of the ro... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7008328 | Controllably rotatable seat A controllably rotatable seat having an arm to which one or more seats are attached. The arm is rotatably connected to a carrier. An electrical motor, pneumatics, hydraulics, or any other mechanism that is well known in the art for producing rotation rotates the arm... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6572483 | Spinnable swing assembly A playswing assembly apparatus comprising a spinning wheel having a central housing with a hub therewithin, and an elongated shaft arranged through the hub. The shaft is attached to a first and a second support arm. The first and second support arms may b... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6342013 | Apparatus and method for a child's suspended merry-go-round A child's suspended merry-go-round preferably includes a vertical pole member, a seat member, tension members to attach the seat member to a bearing attached to the vertical pole member, back supports, and a hand wheel on the pole member. A child seated o... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6319135 | Playground equipment A merry-go-round for playground use comprises a rotating shaft mounted to a support shaft. A frame structure including a spin ring and two seats are mounted to the rotating shaft. Seat belts are provided to strap riders (children) into the seats. The supp... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6022276 | Carousel The present invention relates to a carousel with an upper rotating beam (2) arranged on a central mast (1). Carrier rods (3) carrying gondolas or seat carriers (4) are arranged in the circumference of the rotating beam, which may be swiveled outwards and ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5820469 | Flying vehicle ride A flying vehicle ride includes an upstanding tower and a plurality of flying vehicles suspended from the tower for rotation about a vertical axis. The flying vehicles each include a pair of wings that are movable under the control of the rider between a n... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5378214 | Self-powered human centrifuge A self powered human centrifuge for simulating gravity and providing an aerobic workout as a countermeasure to the adverse physiological effects of prolonged spaceflight. A frame rotates about a stationary shaft located above the head of the rider. Power ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 4903959 | Horizontal ferris wheel An amusement ride comprises a horizontal ferris wheel, having an upright shaft with a circular member rotatably mounted near the top thereof. Passenger compartments, such as gondolas, are suspended from the circular member. One or more rotatable propeller... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4576373 | Aerial amusement ride An aerial amusement ride for simulating the flight of an air craft having a central tower with an outrigger structure from which a plurality of aircraft vehicles are suspended on cables and rotated about the axis of the tower, the ride including apparatus... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4428576 | Suspended cycle riding device A suspended cycle riding device having an upright column; an arm extended across and rotationally mounted on the upper end of the column; a pair of cycle frames individually suspended at their upper portions from the opposite ends of the arm by a pivot fo... | 01/31/1984 |
