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 |
| 6000624 | Miter rail system A miter rail system for spanning a railroad track joint including a fixed rail, a lift rail and a rider rail connected to the fixed rail. The rider rail has an upper surface including a central portion defined by an arc of constant radius and opposite end... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5927600 | Rail cap A rail cap for spanning a gap between two longitudinally adjacent rail sections. The rail cap includes a downwardly opening channel member mountable over the top of the rail sections across the gap. A lower clamping member is insertable beneath each rail ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5104040 | Butt joint device Apparataus for butt joining hanging conveyor supports having a C-shaped rail section in which conveying hangers can travel back and forth along the rail section. The supports each have a hollow section above the rail section and trolley wires running alon... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5090618 | Rail joint Two rails are disposed in a direction of wheel travel and joined at their ends so as to permit continuous rolling of the wheel from one rail to the other. These rails maintain the wheel at a predetermined elevation, and the ends have a gap therebetween. T... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5024380 | Method and apparatus for continuous welded rail A method and apparatus for replacing old trackwork rail with new continuous welded rail including a temporary bridge for transferring rolling stock from the oil rail onto the new rail.... | 06/18/1991 |
