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 |
| 6790387 | Process of producing diffraction gratings on the surface of articles A process of producing an article having a surface provided with an optical diffraction grating such that the surface generates visible color when illuminated with diffuse white light. The process involves deforming a starting material to produce the article having ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 5679232 | Process for making wire This invention relates to a process for making metal wire, comprising: (A) forming metal foil; (B) cutting said foil to form at least one strand of metal wire; and (C) shaping said strand of wire to provide said strand with desired cross-sectional shape a... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5249359 | Process for manufacturing finely structured bodies such as heat exchangers A method of producing a finely structured body which includes a plurality of stacked, cut sections of foil at least one of which is provided with grooves in a selected groove direction on at least one surface thereof, and which has a plurality of closely ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 4934224 | Strip threading tension monitoring system The present invention relates to a system for monitoring tension of a peeled strip during threading of the strip onto a coil wrapping assembly. Sensors mounted on the coiler assembly monitor strip tension during threading such that a break in the strip tr... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4916989 | Strip tensioning system for a strip peeling machine A strip tensioning system for a strip peeling machine is arranged to control the tension exerted on a metal strip being peeled from a rotating billet by a cutting tool. Regulation of the peeled strip tension at the cutting point operates to control the th... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4315776 | Method of producing light gage metallic strip material An improved method of producing a coil of light gage metallic strip material is disclosed comprising the steps of compressing a metal powder mixture into a cylindrical billet having homogeneous structure, grain size and chemical composition, rotating the ... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4213231 | Manufacture of metal strip Metal strip is peeled from the periphery of a rotating cylindrical workpiece by feeding a cutting tool continuously into the workpiece periphery and is collected by winding the peeled strip around a rotating coiler. The rotational speed of either the work... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4085496 | Manufacture of metallic strip A method of manufacturing metallic strip which differs in composition across its width includes feeding a cutting tool continuously into the peripheral surface of a rotating workpiece comprising a plurality of cylindrical components of differing compositi... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4075747 | Manufacture of metal strip Metal strip is produced by feeding a cutting tool continuously into the peripheral surface of a rotating cylindrical metal workpiece and coiling the peeled strip continuously around a coiler drum. The strip is initially coiled by means of a clamp connecte... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4070739 | Manufacture of metal strip Metal strip is peeled from a rotating cylindrical workpiece whose longitudinal axis is greater than the desired strip width by feeding a first cutting tool into the peripheral surface of the workpiece as it rotates so as to form a groove in the surface wh... | 01/31/1978 |
