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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| 7322111 | Brush cutting device A lever actuated cutting tool that allows ground level cutting of shrubs and small trees from a standing position. The design of the cutting tool takes advantage of the principles of leverage and resistive force, and also incorporates a pendulum swing, to provide a ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 5153997 | Ergonomic scissors There is provided improved ergonomic scissors which are particularly useful for barbers, hair designers, and other hair stylists. The scissors include a pair of beams rotatably attached to one another at a pivot point. Each beam includes a cutting edge an... | 10/13/1992 |