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 |
| 7975970 | Flat panel display support A flat panel display (FPD) support has a panel bracket attached to an FPD and a supporting assembly attached to and supporting the panel bracket and the FPD. The supporting assembly comprises a pivoting leg, an adjustment bracket, a stationary bracket and a lock. Th... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7841567 | Support stand for flat-panel display monitor and elevating support used for support stand The support stand for a flat-panel display monitor includes a rotatable bracket, a hinge assembly, a base member, a first and a second link brackets. The hinge assembly includes a connecting piece, and a pivotal shaft inserted through the connecting piece and the ro... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7434938 | Display device movable for front and rear projection A display device has a screen, a housing, a mirror, and a projector. The housing extending away from one side of the screen and has an opening. The mirror is disposed within the housing. The projector is moveable relative to the housing to selectively engage the ope... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7410080 | Holding apparatus and method for dispensers of hardenable materials A holding system for a dispensing system for hardenable materials comprising a dispensing gun and a product cartridge having a dispensing tip defining a dispensing opening. The holding system comprises a holding structure and a plug projection. Optionally, one or mo... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7384019 | Flat panel display A flat panel display that has a stand is designed to be easily fixed onto a base without a separate immobilization device. The flat panel display includes a display screen, a base installed on a bottom side, and a stand having an upper end pivotably connected to a r... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7350671 | Multi-user transformable water cooler A portable, multi-mode, multi-user cooler for storing and selectively dispensing beverages. A plastic, cylindrical container forms a hopper that mounts a removable top. Multiple, external recessed channels are formed in the container at radially spaced-apart locatio... | 04/01/2008 |
| 6311938 | Support base structure for a golf club bag A support base for a golf club bag. The support base includes an upper base (9). The upper base includes at least one through passage. The support base includes a lower base (2) having an upper portion (2A, 7A) and a lower portion (2B, 7B). The first end ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6227509 | Holder for a drinks container The holder for a drinks container includes a holding arm (16) movable from an initial position into a holding position and formed to hold the drinks container around a circumference of the drinks container, a cover (14) movable from a closed position into... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5275365 | Collapsible table height machine support A collapsible table height cart is disclosed for elevating a table top mounted case enclosed machine, such as a voting station for deployment of a direct recording electronic voting machine. The erection of the case on the cart is assisted by a series of ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5037047 | Tilt stand A tilt apparatus for tilting a container from a first position, preferably horizontal, to a position skewed to the first position, the tilt apparatus comprising a stationary frame having two sides and disposed proximate the first position, the stationary ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4886233 | Fire fighting ventilation system An apparatus for transporting and supporting fire fighting ventilation equipment is disclosed. A fan support frame supports one or more ventilation fans thereon. Extending in an upward direction from the fan support frame are a pair of arms whose length m... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4646996 | Jig for lifting plasterboard An adjustable jig for elevating plasterboard. The jig comprises a frame for supporting a rack which holds the plasterboard. Three telescopic members are supported by the frame and are individually adjustable to elevate the rack at a desired angular relati... | 03/03/1987 |
