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 |
| 4565098 | Hybrid sensing system for vortex flowmeter A hybrid sensing system for a vortex-type flowmeter in which fluidic oscillations are generated at a frequency depending on the flow rate of the fluid being metered, the flowmeter being operative throughout a wide range of frequencies. The system includes... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4463601 | Method and apparatus for measuring mass airflow Where airflow through a system is subject to forward and reverse flow, the mass airflow rate is determined by providing two flow branches A and B meeting at a junction wherein the two branches carry different proportions of airflow in the forward and reve... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4459860 | Flow sensor with extended low flow range In a flow sensing device in which flow is measured by the linear displacement of a moveable bobbin within a throat, the bobbin contains a cylinder and piston arrangement, with the piston linked to the same linear displacement sensing device as the bobbin.... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4437344 | Compound liquid flow meter with fast crossover characteristic This compound flow meter includes a high capacity meter and a low capacity meter connected in parallel with it. The flow through the high capacity meter is controlled by a main valve subject to the pressure difference across the meter and biased closed by... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4429571 | Compound liquid flow meter A compound liquid flow meter comprised of a main flow path incorporating a turbine meter (2,36) and a downstream valve (3,24), and a parallel auxiliary low flow path incorporating a relatively small capacity meter (8,41) and a fixed orifice (16,53) discha... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4386520 | Flow rate measuring apparatus A change in the amplitude of the output of a vortex sensor is sensed. When the change exceeds a predetermined value in the region of high engine load, the coefficient of smoothing applied to the output of the vortex sensor is switched to another value, or... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4217929 | Flow control composite valve A compound meter assembly is provided having primary and secondary passageways housing a high flow rate meter and a low flow rate meter, respectively. A composite flow responsive first valve is disposed within the secondary passageway and moves to a subst... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4175434 | Compound meter assembly A compound meter assembly is provided having primary and secondary passageways housing a high flow rate meter and a low flow rate meter, respectively. A flow responsive first valve is disposed within the secondary passageway and moves to a substantially c... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4142407 | Air flow metering apparatus for internal combustion engines An air flow metering apparatus for measuring a suction air flow fed to an internal combustion engine comprises at least two Karman' vortex type air flow meters disposed separately in at least two air suction passages, respectively. The output signals from... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4111043 | Turbine flowmeter A turbine wheel is insertable in a line to intercept fluid flowing therethrough. A pickup coil senses the rotation of the turbine wheel. Responsive to the pickup coil when the rotational speed of the turbine wheel exceeds a predetermined safe limit, it is... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4100799 | Compound meter assembly A compound meter assembly is provided having primary and secondary passageways housing a high flow rate meter and a low flow rate meter, respectively. A flow responsive first valve is disposed within the secondary passageway and moves to a substantially c... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4100800 | Flow control assemblies A compound meter assembly is provided having primary and secondary passageways housing a high flow rate meter and a low flow rate meter, respectively. A composite flow responsive first valve is disposed within the secondary passageway and moves to a subst... | 07/18/1978 |
