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 |
| 7311354 | Seat for aircraft A seat for aircraft provided with integrated components for the user's comfort includes an outboard armrest to which is mounted a folding table that is movable between a stowed position where it lies on top of the armrest to an operational position. The armrest also... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300105 | Vehicle seat assembly and storage panel A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle includes a storage panel assembly. The seat assembly has a seat back foldable between upright and generally horizontal positions relative to a seat bottom. The seat back has a rear surface incorporating the storage panel assem... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7261384 | Armoire The armoire includes a concealed, removable bench containing two drawers. In use the bench is removed for seating purposes and the doors of the armoire are opened. A shelf is provided for various tasks such as for use as a make-up counter. A mirror on the inside of ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7147280 | Holding receptacle for vehicles A holding receptacle for vehicles, which, when installed, is integrated in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, has two side walls which are connected to each other in the region of their ends by transverse walls and a bottom to form an upwardly open box which ca... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6994401 | Seat backrest cover module A seat assembly includes a seat back frame having a pair of spaced apart side rails. A cover is fastened to the frame and extends between the pair of side rails. A rigid cross member is preferably integrally molded in an upper portion of the cover. The cover and the... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6793281 | Folding-table arrangement for vehicles A folding-table arrangement is assigned to a vehicle seat and has tabletop arrangement with at least one tabletop being accommodated in a receiving housing which is arranged laterally next to the vehicle seat. Each tabletop of the tabletop arrangement can be pulled ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 5954401 | Reclining seat and ottoman system for aircraft including amenity cabinet A system including a chair assembly and an ottoman assembly used to seat or otherwise support an individual wherein the subject system is particularly adapted for use on either commercial or multi-passenger private aircraft and is specifically structured ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5066044 | Ski guards A ski guard assembly includes two pairs of tip guard members and two pairs of tail guard members which combine to protect the metal edges of different length skis. Each of the guard members includes a base portion with two spaced side walls forming an ope... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4913487 | Aircraft workstation which is convertible between a flight attendant's seat and a computer terminal A workstation located in the cabin of a passenger aircraft is convertible between (i) a stowed position which occupies a minimum amount of space, (ii) a seat for a flight attendant, and (iii) a computer workstation which can be utilized by a flight attend... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4804025 | Carrying harness for surfboards and the like A device for carrying a sailboard, surfboard or the like, includes a spreader bar and a pair of slings supported therefrom. A fastener attaches each of the slings into an adjustable-sized loop to fit around the sail board. A strap supports the spreader ba... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4799731 | Stadium seat cover The device consists of a stadium seat cover which is slid over the seat portion of a stadium type chair. A pouch is attached to the cover and is provided with a member which has openings for receiving cups and the like and is manually positioned between s... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4724989 | Sailboard carrying apparatus A carrier for a sailboard comprising a carrier bar, spaced loops suspended from the bar to support the board, a second pair of loops suspended from the carrier bar to support the mast, on which the sail may be wrapped and a pouch supported from the bar to... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4679749 | Auxiliary airplane seats There is disclosed auxiliary airplane seats which include a containment unit or housing having located therein a vertically movable seat back member provided on each side with a linkage including a guide pin which is guided in a guide located on the back ... | 07/14/1987 |
