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...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 |
| 7832267 | Method for determining temporal solar irradiance values A method for generating temporal solar irradiance values for a selected area. Binary format hillshade files are generated for selected azimuth and altitude points on the Sun's path for selected time points for the area. Data in the hillshade files is reclassified in... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7546766 | Sun sensor using MID technology A sensor arrangement is provided in a motor vehicle for determining solar radiation incident on the motor vehicle, having at least one electro-optic component that is fastened to a one-piece or multi-piece support using MID technology. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7500391 | System and method for identifying the solar potential of rooftops A system and method for identifying the solar potential of rooftops. In one embodiment, solar-potential criteria and three-dimensional spatial data and tabular data, for a selected area including parcels on which the rooftops are located, are entered into a geograph... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7353690 | Atmospheric refractivity profiling apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for characterizing atmospheric refractivity and its evolution in time and space utilizing passive radiation emission measurement devices are disclosed. Based on an instrument such as a passive microwave radiometer, ancillary meteorological meas... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7305983 | Assessment of solar energy potential on existing buildings in a region A method for assessing solar insolation potential upon existing building rooftops in a given region comprises: (a) computing Global Horizontal Insolation values based on topographical Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data for the region; computing a Sky Transmissivity ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7174781 | Temperature reduction fixture for accelerated weathering test apparatus An accelerated weathering test apparatus of the type used to concentrate solar radiation upon test specimens including a fixture connected to a target board including a frame spaced from the target board a predetermined distance by a plurality of stand-offs and havi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7095329 | Radiation monitor for ease of use Provided is a nuclear radiation monitor which has a surface on which are located separate, visible indicia, such as LEDs or an LCD array, with the indicia being distributed around an imaginary closed loop, preferably of circular configuration. The monitor includes a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6247360 | Aspirated radiation shield for weather sensor A cylindrical housing is provided with outside protecting louvers and central cylindrical aspirated flow paths. First, the surrounding louvers are circular and slope downward at their cylindrical inner and outer edges so as to deflect radiation outwardly ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6234013 | Solar-plasma meter A solar-plasma meter has a plasma compass (1) and a plasma scale (8, 9) in a meter housing (6, 10) having atmospherically controlled enclosure that is permeable to solar plasma. The plasma compass has a plasma sail (2) having direction-responsive surface ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5984239 | Weather modification by artificial satellites A Satellite Weather Modification System (SWMS) uses earth satellites to harness solar energy to modify the thermodynamics and composition of the earth's atmosphere. SWMS has three subsystems: The first subsystem includes a network of earth satellites call... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5631414 | Method and device for remote diagnostics of ocean-atmosphere system state A method for remote diagnostic of ocean-atmosphere system state consisting in the measurement of upwelling microwave radiation of ocean-atmosphere system in the range, approximately, from 20 to 100 GHz at viewing angles with respect to the ocean surface r... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5531125 | Method and device for simultaneously measuring the flow speed and the depth of a river A method and a device for simultaneously measuring the flow speed and the depth of a river is provided. The method and the device use ultrasonic wave to measure average flow speeds at a plurality of points in the water flow of a river to measure the flow ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5526676 | Profiling of selected atmospheric characteristics utilizing passive microwave remote sensing Apparatus and methods for profiling atmospheric temperature, water vapor and/or cloud liquid content utilizing passive microwave remote sensing are disclosed. The apparatus includes an antenna for receiving atmospheric microwave emissions having frequenci... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5428358 | Apparatus and method for ionospheric mapping This invention is a unique single-site method of determining the local total electron content (TEC) of the ionosphere and its space-time variation using a global positioning system (GPS) ionospheric receiver. The TEC of the ionosphere is specified in term... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5029101 | High voltage conductor mounted line powered monitoring system A hot-stick mountable, line powered, EHV conductor mounted environmental monitoring apparatus. The sensor module contains sensors for monitoring solar insolation, wind speed, lightning flashes, ambient temperature, relative humidity and dew point, precipi... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4894785 | High voltage conductor mounted line powered monitoring system A hot-stick mountable, line powered, EHV conductor mounted environmental monitoring apparatus. The sensor module contains sensors for monitoring solar insolation, wind speed, lightning flashes, ambient temperature, relative humidity and dew point, precipi... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4427306 | Radiometer apparatus for air disturbance detection A radiometer apparatus is described that is particularly useful for detecting clear air turbulence by sensing infrared radiation. The radiometer includes optics for directing infrared radiation past a chopper, lens and infrared filter assembly to a radiat... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4222665 | Long-term meter-recorder for solar cell output power A low power consumption solar cell meter-recorder capable of measuring the output power of a solar cell and recordingthe measured data and the date of measurement, all at a remote location using only battery power, is disclosed. The voltage output of the ... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4154104 | Comfort index apparatus An apparatus for sensing temperature, humidity, air movement and mean radiation so that those factors which effect human comfort may be correlated to determine effective temperatures. The apparatus includes a thermometer which is capable of simultaneously... | 05/15/1979 |
