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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419192 | Braze-free connector utilizing a sealant coated ferrule A braze-free connector suitable for use in a refrigeration system that includes a connector body having a circular opening passing therethrough. The opening has a converging section that tapers downwardly from the entrance to the opening toward the back of the openi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7207606 | Mechanical pipe joint, gasket, and method for restraining pipe spigots in mechanical pipe joint bell sockets A mechanical pipe joint, restraining gasket, and method for restraining pipe spigots within adjacent bell sockets. The restraining gasket is composed of two axially-separate components: a sealing portion and a restraining portion made of a plurality of arcuate locki... | 04/24/2007 |
| 5967569 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a fluid coupling and a fluid coupling made thereby A method and apparatus for manufacturing a fluid coupling employs a rod having a bore at one end into which a plurality of plastic tubes may be inserted. The rod is sized to pass through a lumen of a Luer connector and an elastomeric washer placed within ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 4690434 | Pipe coupling A coupling for joining the open ends of unthreaded pipe sections is disclosed which includes a first coupling member adapted to be fitted over and adhered to the open end of one of the pipe sections and a second coupling member having a portion thereof fi... | 09/01/1987 |
