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 |
| 4026342 | Spring wheel having an overload stop A wheel comprising a hub element, a rim element, a plurality of substantially circular bands of flexible material spaced about the hub element interposed between and bearing against both of the elements, the axes of the bands being parallel to the axes of... | 05/31/1977 |