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 |
| 7036436 | Mounting system reeved to move an object in two-dimensions and methods relating to same Embodiments of the invention move objects throughout two-dimensional space by using a support line that is coupled with both opposing sides of the platform. This line controls the Y-axis motion and Z-axis motion of the platform and is designated the YZ movement line... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6923124 | Tritrack system of mass transit A rail system for transporting dual use vehicles includes a network of multiple non-interconnected rails where each rail comprises an extruded triangular shell and a support material. The rails are supported by a system of support structures where each support struc... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6082496 | Stairlift skate A skate for a stairlift chair assembly (10) comprises two spaced-apart pairs of rollers, the two rollers (e.g., 27, 28) of each pair being arranged to run respectively above and below a circular section support rail (12) of the stairlift. The two rollers ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5303815 | Conveyor rack system A conveyor has an overhead conveyor rail with a horizontal portion and an angled portion. A receptacle is carried by supports below the rail with the receptacle positioned transversely to the rail. A two-piece rack hanger has an upper part with an upper a... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5234096 | Hanger tilt mechanism for hanging transportation apparatus A hanger tilt mechanism for a hanging transportation apparatus in which a carrier traveling along a rail is equipped with a hanger having a circular arc-shaped portion so as to be tiltable. The carrier is further equipped with a driving motor and a tilt m... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5226525 | Conveyor rack system A conveyor has an overhead conveyor rail with a horizontal portion and an angled portion. A receptacle is carried by supports below the rail with the receptacle positioned transversely to the rail. A two-piece rack hanger has an upper part with an upper a... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5213045 | Monorail hoist or overhead crane having a bottom flange running gear and bottom flange running gear therefor A bottom flange running gear of a monorail has load-bearing running wheels on both sides of a preferably I-shaped running rail. Such a running gear has front and rear lateral guide rollers mounted on preferably vertical axles and in contact with the runni... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5203265 | Self-propelling, multi-route transport for movement along both horizontal and vertical sections of track A self-propelling transport having utility as an elevator system in a high rise building, the transport having a vehicle unit that rides on a track unit that includes a stationary drive chain that is engaged by a sprocket wheel assembly on the vehicle uni... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5197391 | Magnetically floating carrier system with carriage below rail support structure and load above support structure with balances between carriage and load A magnetically floating carrier system has a carriage body which is adapted to be floated by the attraction force of floating magnets acting upon the bottom surfaces of rails. The carriage body is driven by a linear motor. The rails are mounted on a frame... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5107771 | Connection of several cableway cars The invention relates to a shock-absorbing angle-bent coupling rod disposed for the mechanical connection of cableway cars. Preferably, the coupling rod has a bend of approximately 90 degrees and includes at least one shock-absorber and spring mechanism. ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5058508 | Conveyor system with cantilever carriers A conveyor system including a conveyor track, carriers supported thereby, and carrier propelling elements associated with the conveyor track, wherein each carrier includes frame structure having an article supporting portion disposed to one side of the co... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5016543 | Freight system Two embodiments of monorail conveyor systems wherein the conveyor is operated by a drive motor that has its center of gravity positioned between the vertical sides of the monorail so as to improve stability and to permit the use of a single friction drive... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5005488 | Method for the transfer of an overhead conveyor carriage from one track onto another and an overhead conveyor system A device for the transfer of an overhead conveyor carriage (1) from one track (4) onto another track (4A) in an overhead conveyor system. The transfer takes place by altering the height positions of the wheels in relation to the track (4). An overhead con... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5000309 | Conveyor A conveyor has hangers with article-carrying racks which automatically turn transversely to the direction of movement when the hangers are below angled portions of the conveyor. The conveyor is of the overhead monorail type which moves hangers along a pre... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4693186 | Funicular railway car having compartment suspended above chassis A car of a funicular railway with track sections of different gradients, having a compartment suspended from a hanger arm supported by a carriage. A jack keeps the compartment horizontal, whatever the gradient.... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4475462 | Tiltable hanger apparatus Herein disclosed is a tiltable hanger apparatus including an overhead track assembly and a work-carrying assembly movable below and along the overhead track assembly. The work-carrying assembly is composed of a main carrier frame suspended from the overhe... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4408539 | Overhead conveyor An overhead conveyor comprising a main rail, right and left two auxiliary rails arranged on the opposite sides of the main rail and positioned at a higher level in an upward slope section of the conveyor line and at a lower level in a downward slope secti... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4341161 | Workpiece hanger carriage A workpiece hanger carriage (10) is movable along a first rail (11) and a pair of second rails (17,18) having portions (14,20) vertically curved toward each other. The carriage (10) includes a first frame (21) having rollers (26) rollingly engageable with... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4314512 | Damped suspension system for conveyors A damped suspension system for conveyors which has a pair of shock absorbers each of which is associated with an initial stressed spring thereby exerting a balancing effect. In preferred embodiments the shock absorbers are provided with means comprising, ... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4213398 | Dampened suspended carrier suspension A load carrying device for an overhead conveyor, comprising a carriage for ovement along an overhead rail and a load-bearing container suspended from the carriage by two substantially parallel connecting elements pivoted at their upper ends to the carriage... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4185562 | Suspended driving railway car A vehicle suspended from a trackway of an aerial trackway system is provided. The vehicle comprises a front traction unit having a supporting wheel and a rear traction unit having a supporting wheel. These traction units support a vehicle body of the vehi... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4004654 | Elevator structure supporting apparatus This invention provides a continuous flow elevator system wherein a plurality of cabs or cars are contained in a single shaft with means for switching the cabs from a set of continuous flow rails to a set of alternate rails associated therewith. There is ... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3973504 | Power and free conveyor system A power and free conveyor system comprising a power track, a conveyor movable along the power track, a carrier track, a plurality of carriers movable along the carrier track and interengaging members between the coveyor and the carriers. At least one modu... | 08/10/1976 |
