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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 |
| 7353607 | Can opener A can opener (100) has two pivotal handles (110 and 120), a traction wheel (200) and a cutter blade (300) movable by respective handles (110 and 120) for cutting open a can, and a pivotable lever (400). There i... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7213340 | Battery-operated can opener A battery-operated can opener includes a DC motor, a battery, a switching lever that controls electric connection between the battery and the DC motor, an actuating arm coupled to the switching lever for moving a cutter out of the can opening for cutting the lid of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 6789325 | Can opener A can opener has a first and a second handle member pivotably connected to be moveable between an open disposition and a closed disposition. They can be squeezed together in one hand of the operator to rotate a drive wheel. A cutting wheel is mounted onto the first ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6510613 | Ergonomic can opener An ergonomic, electric can opener sits squarely on a kitchen counter and has working features such that the user need not turn the opener to see where to place the can. The housing and working features of the can opener are situated at about a 45 degree a... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6298563 | Electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade An electric can opener with a horizontally oriented blade including a base portion having a generally C-shaped configuration. The base portion includes a lower horizontal portion, a vertical portion, and an upper horizontal portion. The base portion inclu... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6249980 | Can opener A can opener has a blade-carrying member pivotably connected to a housing and a hooked connection between the blade-carrying member and the housing that permits the blade-carrying member to be disconnected from the pivotal connection when an actuator of t... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6108917 | HACCP can opener Disclosed is a safe and reliable method and apparatus for opening cylindrical metallic containers which cuts into the side of the cylindrical body of the can below the upper annular rim. The device of the present invention employs a specially adapted, ang... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6098293 | Can opener with rotating bottom support A can opener is provided including a housing and an elevator mounted on the housing. Next provided is a blade assembly having a rotating blade. The blade assembly is coupled to the elevator for being moved downwardly upon a can such that the blade engages... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5992026 | Kitchen appliance with pivotal mounting A pivotally mounted kitchen appliance including a mounting bracket for mounting flush with a flat surface, the bracket defining a recessed area and at least two mounting members that extend therefrom, a housing including a can opener and having an upper p... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5970618 | Cutter wheel type can opener A cutter wheel type can opener includes a first handlebar and a second handlebar pivoted together, a lever pivoted to the first handlebar, a gear mounted on the first handlebar at one end, a cutter wheel mounted on the second handlebar at one end and rota... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5682681 | Fiber drum chime removing system A fiber drum chime removing system for disassembling fiber or paperboard drums having metal chimes has a stationary cutting assembly and a movable cutting assembly. The stationary cutting assembly cuts the upper edge of the fiber sidewall of the drum to r... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5666735 | Can opener with moving lid retainer A can opener having a housing, a cutting blade, a can moving system, and a lid retainer. The cutting blade is movably connected to the housing between a cutting position and a retracted position. The lid retainer is pivotably connected to the housing betw... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5581897 | Plier-type can opener A plier-type can opener has two arms 1, 2 that are pivotally connected to one another. The rotatable parts required for the can opener to cut open a lid of a can and to advance the can are combined into preassembled units that are mountable to the arms. T... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5421092 | Pivotably mounted kitchen appliance A kitchen appliance has a working unit with a motor and a mounting bracket for pivotably mounting the working unit under a kitchen cabinet. The working unit has a housing with a working area at a first face and a decorative second face. In a first positio... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5321877 | Method and apparatus for cutting oil-filter canisters Ready separation of a severed oil filter canister from its filter element is provided by cutting the canister from its base with a single bevel side cutter which does not cause the canister metal to invade or engage the filter element.... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5297332 | Oil filter disassembly and recycling apparatus A cycling oil filter disassembly and recycle apparatus (10) comprising separate operating heads (56, 76, 106) provided for transport of filters (12) and filter components (14, 16, 18) to and from a disassembly facility where the filters (12) are cut, and ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5214830 | Apparatus for recycling used oil filters An apparatus for recycling used oil filters is disclosed wherein an oil filter canister of the type having a base portion and a cover portion enclosing a pleated filter element is placed in a separating means wherein the filter cover is separated or cut f... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5182842 | Oil filter disassembly and recycling apparatus A continuously cycling oil filter disassembly and recycle apparatus and method comprising tandem transport of filters and filter components in a given spaced relation to and from a disassembling facility where the filters are cut while rotatably retained ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5052110 | Can opener The present invention relates to a can opener device of the type which rotates the can in contact with a cutting blade subassembly that cuts the top of the can. The subassembly can be readily removed from the device for ease of cleaning and for readily re... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4651962 | Holder for household implements, especially a can opener A holder for household implements, especially a can opener, comprises a bracket (10) attached to a supporting surface and having at its end facing away from the supporting surface a transverse circular opening. A member of the casing (12) of the household... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4251917 | Portable drum opener A portable drum opener tracks around a cover rim of a drum while cutting through an outer lip of the cover rim. It includes a rotatably driven drive wheel for engaging a radially inward facing surface of the cover rim for advancing the opener around the d... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4217072 | Method and apparatus for opening barrels and for emptying said barrels of their contents without polluting the environment In a method and apparatus for opening barrels containing granular or powdered products and the like and for emptying said barrels of their content without polluting the environment; wherein the barrel is placed with the peripheral portions of one of its e... | 08/12/1980 |
