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 |
| 7017303 | Vehicle door window glass regulator assembly using a stop bar A vehicle door window glass regulator assembly that enables a window to ascend and descend silently without generating unwanted noise, thereby providing passenger comfort and a feeling of elegance to the vehicle. In one embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6966148 | Window glass interlock device for vehicle sliding door A window glass interlock device for a vehicle sliding door adapted to limit the opening of the sliding door when the window glass exceeds a prescribed opening degree, thereby preventing jamming of a passenger's body part between the sliding door and the vehicle body... | 11/22/2005 |
| 4968088 | Outwardly swingable roof assembly for automotive vehicles A roof vent, sun roof or like system has a tiltable panel which is hingedly mounted in a frame around a roof opening of an automotive vehicle. The assmebly includes a rectilinear guide along which a slider is displaceable to straighten a bent spring bar c... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4686744 | Methods for aeromechanical and electrodynamic release and separation of foreign matter from fiber Apparatus and methods for controlled application of aeromechanical and electrodynamic release and separation forces to foreign particulate matter in fiber materials are disclosed. A number of elements are employed in various combinations. One important el... | 08/18/1987 |
