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 |
| 7347344 | Apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids and container for use in the same An apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids, comprises a plurality of pumps, having a connector for releasably connecting, to the respective pump, a container, which holds a fluid and comprises a connector-counterpart, and at least one actuator for releasing a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7137535 | Safety tap handle An apparatus is disclosed for a tap handle for beverage dispensing comprising a ceramic, porcelain or stoneware handle filled with a foam, preferably polyurethane foam which renders the tap handle more resilient and resistant to sharding. Ideally, polymeric diphenyl... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6230763 | Method and device for filling barrels Disclosed is a method for filling barrels (4), specially kegs, with liquids, wherein at least one gas is dissolved. The barrel (4) is pre-stressed using a gas before the liquid is filled. Liquid is then fed into the barrel (4) by means of a filling valve ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5038976 | Method of and dispensing head for increased carbonation A beverage dispensing head and a method of dispensing that provide increased carbonation in a dispensed fountain beverage; the dispensing head has a discrete carbonated water decompression chamber in-between an upstream volumetric flow control and a downs... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4940165 | Method of and dispensing head for increased carbonation A beverage dispensing head and a method of dispensing that provides increased carbonation in a dispensed fountain beverage. The dispensing head has a discrete carbonated water decompression chamber in-between an upstream volumetric flow control body and a... | 07/10/1990 |