Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| 7293080 | Automatically discovering management information about services in a communication network An automatic service discovery approach allows a network management system to discover service managed objects from the network, eliminating the need for a user or other management application to provide such information. As a result, a network management system can... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7232457 | Fluid warming cassette with a tensioning rod A fluid warming cassette for use in a fluid warming system includes a first sheet and second sheet joined with a flexed tensioning rod to form a fluid container with a periphery in which the flexed tensioning rod is disposed to tension the fluid container. The fluid... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7179004 | Clip with slidable member A clip comprising a slidable member upon at least one track with two parallel rails. The clip may be attached to a handheld instrument, such as a pen. Indicia, such as an advertising logo, or graphic material may be placed upon the slidable member, possibly with a t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7100810 | Paintball pod holder systems This invention provides a paintball pod holder system for convenient one-handed removal and replacement of paintball pods. Preferably, one or more rigid paintball pod holders are attached to a belt or other support. A stiff lining of the inside of the paintball pod ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6729519 | Laundry backpack bag A laundry backpack, which can be hung from a door, which has a D-shaped perimeter frame in the front and back of the backpack. The laundry backpack has closeable flaps in the front, top and bottom. The laundry backpack may have a firm material in the top or bottom f... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6612350 | Carrying case having a bendable rigid skeleton A carrying case, such as a purse or fanny pack, having a skeleton formed of a bendable, rigid material. The skeleton has front and rear opposing sidewalls, each having an arcuate shape. The sidewalls are joined along the bottom longitudinal edges thereof ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6189154 | Hidden implement holder system A hidden implement holder system. The hidden implement holder system comprises; a cummerbund article; and an implement compartment coupled to and concealed by the cummerbund. The cummerbund article further comprises an implement holder contained within th... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6076715 | Firearm retaining apparatus A firearm retaining apparatus operable to be carried on a user's belt member and positioned at a forward mid portion of the firearm user and having means thereon for retaining and supporting portions of a hunting rifle in vertical or horizontal positions.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5535882 | Handy tool case A handy tool case including a case body, which has a plurality of hexagonal chambers at the top side for keeping tool bits, a clip at the back side for hanging on the user's belt, two springy hooks at the bottom side for keeping a tool handle outside the ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5492256 | Infant hip carrier with storage capability A carrier device is supported on the hip of a wearer in order to hold and carry an infant or toddler. The carrier device has a wide belt that encircles and adjustably fits on the waist o the wearer, and the belt has a pouch adjacent one hip of the wearer.... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5067643 | Hip-level pack frame A hip-level pack or pack frame for minimizing strain on a wearer's back and hips includes a belt arranged to be releasably secured about a wearer's waist. Pivotally connected to the belt at spaced-apart locations therealong is a pair of relatively large b... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4932576 | Pouch assembly for carpenters and other tradesmen A nail and screw pouch and tool holder assembly includes one or more slidable belt-attached pouch holders with slots through which a belt passes, worn by the user. Each pouch holder, which may be of leather so as to be relatively stiff, has a pouch hanger... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4928793 | Rigid tree seat A rigid tree seat may be secured to a tree or worn as a backpack. The rigid tree seat comprises a sturdy frame having a seat portion and supporting ribs. The frame is removeably covered by a covering that, when in place, cooperates with the frame to form ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4723695 | Fisherman's garment and landing net scabbard A support for a fish landing net comprises a pouch of such size as to accommodate the net and having a mouth through which the net may pass into and out of the pouch. The mouth constantly is maintained in an open position by a stiffeningmember. The pouch ... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4411300 | Flexible bag with frame An article receptacle for the disposal of articles, such as trash and litter, includes a flexible bag frictionally retained between two frames. The frames nest together to permit the bag to be inserted and removed without bending or deforming the frames, ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4310109 | Pencil holder A pencil holder having a main body which is adapted to fit within a shirt pocket is disclosed. A multi-biased spring releasably fastens the pencil holder to the shirt pocket and simultaneously retains pens or pencils placed within the pencil holder.... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4307825 | Bricklayers trowel holster A carrier for a bricklayer's trowel is in the form of a leather holster with a pocket which is suspended from a hanger. The hanger is designed to be hung from the user's body belt. The pocket is V-shaped with an inclined edge along its upper opening so as... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4225067 | Holster with controllable resistance to draw A holster employing a holster body and a liner which cooperatively define a weapon pocket and including a metal reinforcement between the liner and the body which at least partially defines the shape of a handgun carrying cavity. Secured to the reinforcem... | 09/30/1980 |
