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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 |
| 7637220 | Collapsible shelf device The shelf device mainly contains two rectangular top boards horizontally arranged side by side on top of a frame structure formed by at least three vertical and two horizontal frame members. Each vertical frame member has a number of horizontal beams each horizontal... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7334692 | Modular shelving system A modular stand-alone shelving system comprising left and right vertical support members, each having front and rear corner posts connected by a welded grid of horizontal and vertical rods. A plurality of shelves formed of sheet metal are disposed between the vertic... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7178680 | Rack and tray assembly for foot apparel A rack and tray assembly for supporting foot apparel and collecting and retaining water, snow and debris temporally released therefrom. The rack and tray assembly comprising a folding frame structure having left and right legs and a tray support assembly situated an... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7021475 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may be supported... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994034 | Foldable computer desk A computer desk includes a foldable frame and a plurality of desk boards. The desk boards are pivotally connected to the frame and can be folded for storage and unfolded and moved to a horizontal position for use. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6926157 | Over-door shoe racks A shoe rack for mounting to an upright surface, or for hanging over a door, includes a pair of plastic, vertical side frame members and a plurality of shoe-retaining bars positioned between the side frame members upon which shoes, boxes and the like may be supported... | 08/09/2005 |
| 5845793 | Multi-functional display rack A multi-functional display rack including a base structure in combination with movable side walls provided with fan-shaped side racks is disclosed. The base structure fabricated by a rear wall and two lateral side walls and equipped with a table face, an ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5592887 | Article organizing shelf frame An article organizing shelf frame includes a lower unit adapted to be placed on for example ground and an upper unit detachably mounted on the lower unit. The lower unit has two first rear legs to each of which a first side frame comprising a front leg is... | 01/14/1997 |
| 4313544 | Display rack A display rack having a back wall, and at least two side walls, and having hinge means interconnecting between respective side walls and the back wall, such hinge means being located at spaced apart intervals whereby the side walls may be swung flat again... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4226190 | Display rack A display rack having a back wall, and at least two side walls, and having hinge means interconnecting between respective side walls and the back wall, such hinge means being located at spaced apart intervals whereby the side walls may be swung flat again... | 10/07/1980 |
