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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 |
| 7157411 | Odor neutralizers This invention relates to odor neutralizers comprising esters of the formula (I) wherein R1 is an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms which can optionally contain a double bond; R2 is a hydrogen or an alkyl radical with 1 to 3 carbon atoms w... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6345625 | Filter for secondary smoke and smoking articles incorporating the same Secondary smoke is harmful to passive smokers. A filter sleeve (1) comprises a sleeve (10) with a downstream portion (11) adapted for receiving inhale smoke into an inhalation flow path (13), an upstream portion (12) adapted for inhalation of said inhale ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 4993435 | Smoking accessory A smoking accessory includes a case that can completely contain a lighted cigarette. The cigarette foot end extends out of the case, and the smoker exhales smoke into a mouthpiece on the case that conducts the exhaled smoke into a filter chamber to be fil... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4899766 | Secondary smoke catcher A smoke catcher device which catches essentially 100% of secondary smoke products such as cigarettes, cigars and pipes. The device comprises a housing having an interior space. The smoke product is installed in the housing such that the burning end of the... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4841995 | Tar removing cigarette holder A tar removing cigarette holder assembled of a body having a cylindrical bore and a cup portion formed integrally therewith and located in the bore, the cup portion being open toward one end of the bore and defining a first annular space with the bore wal... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4340071 | Change-a-bowl pipe The present invention relates to a smoking pipe having a retroverted-flow filter around a bit member and having a bowl placed within a bowl receptacle for enabling quick and easy changing of the smoking bowl while additionally creating an air cooling spac... | 07/20/1982 |
