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 |
| 6178891 | Suspension monorail with climbing trolley The invention involves a suspended trolley line, particularly an electric monorail line with at least one undercarriage movable along running rails and with a running wheel that may be driven along the rail. At least two frictional wheels are spaced from ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5421268 | Conveying system A conveying system is provided for moving a pallet along straight and curved paths. The conveying system includes a track on which the pallet is mounted for movement by means of a motor driven roller pivotally mounted on the pallet which engages a station... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5235917 | Monorail trolley with U-shape frame extending over, above, and surrounding the rail A trolley for traveling along a beam supported from below and having two protruding flanges comprising a frame that partially surrounds the beam, a travel wheel mounted so that it contacts and rolls on an upper surface of the lower flange of the beam, a s... | 08/17/1993 |
| 4635557 | Machine for works on a railway track with continuous advance The invention relates to a continuously advancing machine for works on a railway track, comprising a main chassis mounted on bogies and provided with a mobile auxiliary chassis supporting working members such as ballast tamping and track lifting/shifting ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4576099 | Pallet transport apparatus A pallet transport apparatus includes individual pallets which travel in succession on a run way, each of the pallets containing an in-line indexing dual-cam mechanism and a drive motor for the cam mechanism for controlled rotation, and the run way includ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4324077 | Method of moving a drilling rig long and short distances A line of detachably connected skid frames is laid down at a first drilling position for supporting an oil well drilling rig having a base seated on the frames with some of them extending away from opposite ends of the base. After the well has been comple... | 04/13/1982 |
