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 |
| 7201037 | Mail tub with air ports A mail tub in the form of a substantially rigid container and a removable lid which seals the container. The container includes an air inlet port and an air outlet port for sampling air in the mail tub for possible biological contamination, such as anthrax. The cont... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6976435 | Disposable/recyclable pallet system and method A pallet system for supporting a load of packages is disclosed. The pallet system is comprised of a plurality of pallet units. Each pallet unit may have a load support portion, a plurality of side portions attached thereto, and a flange portion attached to the side ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6938559 | Metal and plastic pallet assembly A pallet composed of a removable plastic deck and a metal base, where the deck is joined to the base by mechanical interlocking, the deck having depending lugs which interlock with apertures in the upper surface of the base. Preferably, the lugs have sufficient dept... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6895871 | Hazardous materials decontamination platform A portable, re-usable, elevated platform that provides a large, non-slip, grated surface on which an individual wearing a fully-encapsulated, hazardous materials suit may stand, and turn as needed to ensure thorough on-site decontamination. The platform generally co... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6369342 | Method of manufacture for a metal pallet A method of manufacture of a metal pallet having a deck member formed as a grate or grid by the perpendicular intersection of plural rod members with flat bar members positioned on edge, where the rod members are embedded within the flat bar members by pr... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6105512 | Cargo holding board with dimountable supporting legs A cargo holding board with dismountable supporting legs is provided, which can be used in cargo transportation to hold cargo thereon during transportation. This cargo holding board includes a grid-like frame; a plurality of supporting legs for supporting ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095292 | Metal pallet A metal pallet having a deck member formed as a grate or grid by the perpendicular intersection of plural rod members with flat bar members positioned on edge, where the rod members are embedded within the flat bar members by pressure resistance welding s... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5802986 | Pallet device A pallet device for supporting goods during transportation is provided. The pallet device includes a frame consisting of a plurality of lengthwise bars and a plurality of crosswise bars intercrossing the lengthwise bars. A plurality of foot members are de... | 09/08/1998 |
| 4323016 | Warehouse pallet A warehouse pallet for the handling and storage of goods comprises two spaced, horizontal grids made of steel tubing and separated by a pair of spaced vertical runners and a plurality of peripheral stanchions. The runners are judiciously located to provid... | 04/06/1982 |
