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 |
| 7103961 | Production method of amorphous laminate core and amorphous laminate core An amorphous laminated core and a method of making an amorphous laminated core by punching core pieces from amorphous thin sheet material, laminating the plural sheets of core pieces, and forming caulking through-holes by punching. Rod shaped materials are directed ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6745570 | Methods and apparatus for sealing gas turbine engine nozzles using a flap system A method for assembling a flap system for a gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle including a plurality of backbone assemblies facilitates extending a useful life of the exhaust nozzle. The method includes providing a flap basesheet having a width defined between a pair... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6672502 | Method for making devices having intermetallic structures and intermetallic devices made thereby A method and system for making a monolithic intermetallic structure are presented. The structure is made from lamina blanks which comprise multiple layers of metals which are patternable, or intermetallic lamina blanks that are patternable. Lamina blanks ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6224992 | Composite body panel and vehicle incorporating same The invention is a composite body panel, a sheet product from which the composite body panel is formed, and a vehicle incorporating at least one such composite body panel thereon. The composite body panel includes a substrate having an inner and an outer ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5749165 | Electric pressing iron with coated soleplate An electric pressing iron in which a plate-shaped soleplate made of an aluminum material with a low silicon content is bonded to the iron body by a temperature-resistant adhesive, wherein the surface of the soleplate is provided with a hard and wear-resis... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5619813 | Multilayer iron soleplate made up of co-laminated materials An iron. The invention relates to a soleplate for an iron, the soleplate comprising a casting (1) secured to a metal ironing cover (4) made up of at least two layers of different materials, said soleplate being characterized in that the metal cover (4) is... | 04/15/1997 |