...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 |
| 6053196 | Flow regulator A flow regulator for a pump, particularly a vane pump, which regulates the fluid flow delivered to a consumer by the pump, and has a control piston acted on by the pressure built up by the pump, on the one hand, and, on the other, is acted upon by an init... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5755251 | Full flow pressure trap unloader valve An unloader valve for a high pressure pumping system is disclosed. The unloader valve diverts fluid back to the pump inlet when the discharge line is blocked, and directs flow to the pump outlet when the line is unblocked. The unloader valve includes a va... | 05/26/1998 |