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 |
| 7316158 | Test stand with tipping device for motor vehicles A test stand for motor vehicles, having a tipping device. The tipping device has a lower frame unit (13) and an upper frame unit (6) that can be tipped relative to the lower frame unit. The tipping device is further provided with four lifting units ( | 01/08/2008 |
| 7275908 | Swivel ram roller A roller mechanism for transporting loads over a surface, the roller mechanism including a body, at least one roller assembly that permits the body to move in at least one translational direction, the roller assembly being rotatably connected to the body, and a lift... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7083174 | Auxiliary wheel set (kick-back) adapter for two-wheeled hand truck An auxiliary wheel set adapted for aftermarket installation on two-wheeled hand trucks. The apparatus includes a right vertical support and left vertical support, each having a leg portion with an upper section and a lower end, and a shoulder at its upper portion fr... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6409153 | Small vehicle storage lift An apparatus and method for storage of small vehicles in a garage where substantially all of the floor space is used to store other motor vehicles. An apparatus for lifting a small vehicle off a floor comprises: an upright track having a base anchored to ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 5651230 | Method of forming a building A building and method and apparatus for making a building at a job-site location is disclosed. The roof, side walls and end walls are made of similar skin and frame panels that are roll-formed on the job site, cut to length, have holes formed therein and ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 4759684 | Wheelchair lift A wheelchair lift which permits the wheelchair to be lifted to an appropriate height by means of a vertically adjustable pedestal including telescoping circular cylinders. The pedestal also includes a generally circular base of a predetermined height for ... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4628553 | Infant bed hydraulic tilt mechanism An infant care center that includes a standing, vertical frame and has an infant bed that is suspended outwardly from the vertical frame. The infant bed is adapted to retain the infant and is readily adjustable to a plurality of positions devised for the ... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4600348 | Panel hoist A panel hoist for raising sheet or panel materials such as sheet rock, plywood, rock lath and similar materials. The panel hoist is used to aid in installation of these panels, particularly when the installer is working singlehandedly. The panel hoist in... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4150755 | Panel placing device A panel placing device has a carriage frame on which are pivoted links connected pivotally to a panel frame adapted to support a panel. There are springs connected to the links and to the panel frame for urging the panel frame in one rotational direction.... | 04/24/1979 |
