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 |
| 7070375 | Clamping fastener grip length indicator A temporary fastener includes a grip length indicator. By machining a flattened area into a body of the temporary fastener, by engraving an scale into the flattened area, and by attaching an indicator dot visible in the groove to a moving part of an internal assembl... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6997487 | Anti-animal container lock A locking arrangement is for a receptacle and cover with overlapping parts and aligned holes through the overlapping part. A bolt extends into at least one of the holes with a handle at one end of the bolt for pulling the bolt out of the aligned holes in a withdrawi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6892780 | Apparatus for applying labels to a container A chuck assembly comprises a housing defining a longitudinal axis and having a first end. A plurality of pins extend substantially parallel with the axis from the first end. The plurality of pins is located at a first radius relative to the axis. At least one of the... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6499212 | Device and process for joining fitting parts on hollow profiles by means of fluid high internal pressure A device and method for joining fitting parts provided with a passage opening on hollow profiles through partial expansion of the hollow profiles at the location of the fitting parts is provided. The fitting parts are slid on with the passage openings and... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6086976 | Semiconductor wafer, handling apparatus, and method A semiconductor wafer comprising a single crystalline lattice suitable for use in the manufacture of integrated circuits, namely computer chips and dies, wherein a diameter of the wafer is greater than approximately 150 millimeters and wherein the wafer i... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5824388 | Clamping apparatus for imprinting disk-shaped information medium Clamping apparatus for disk-shaped information medium having a central hole, the disk-shaped information medium having a surface upon which information is to be printed, including a baseplate having holes; a slider guidably mounted on the baseplate for ce... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5240361 | Limited force cartridge for temporary fasteners A force limiting cartridge comprises a housing and end cap which screw together to contain a slidable piston biased by a coil spring. The cartridge surrounds a conventional pull-up clamp. The bottom end of the cartridge pushes against the top layer of the... | 08/31/1993 |
| 4969635 | Apparatus for use in trimming can bodies A collapsible mandrel for use in holding a can body in a process wherein a portion of the can body having uneven edges on the open end thereof is trimmed away is provided and comprises a hollow support member having a longitudinal axis and mounted at a re... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4488713 | Pneumatic clamping device A pneumatic clamping device used to clamp a plurality of sheets together includes a cylinder with a guide element at one end defining a pneumatic chamber within the cylinder and a piston having an elongated shaft, a cylindrical head on one end of the shaf... | 12/18/1984 |
