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 |
| 5478141 | Ground engaging element The invention provides a ground engaging element for a wheel or endless track which element has a hollow longitudinal body of flexible material to extend across the wheel or track. The hollow body has a pair of longitudinal side walls and an outer longitu... | 12/26/1995 |
| 4536036 | Pinless haulage drive chain and rack-form link for use seriatim in forming same A pinless haulage drive chain formed of a series of rack-form link components each having complementary shaped parts at opposite ends, one end of which has a projection of T-shaped in plan view and the other end having a recess of T-shape in plan view to ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4394901 | Modular plastic conveyor belt A modular plastic conveying belt (10) is disclosed. The belt (10) is comprised of a plurality of plastic belt modules (14) releasably connected to one another to form an extended belt. Each module (14) has an upper surface (26), a lower surface (28), a fi... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4306753 | Articulated chain with mid-pitch drive and replaceable drive bushing An improved articulate chain (10) including pivotally interconnected sections (12,14,16) of spaced, coacting links (18,20,22) having the chain driving members (54) intermediate the pivot connections (58,60) to reduce the chain loads thereon. The links (18... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4105259 | Endless track for a tracked vehicle An endless track concept particularly adapted for a tracked vehicle toy having no track tensioning means and wherein the track is characterized by its simple and economical construction, as required for a toy. This endless track includes a plurality of si... | 08/08/1978 |
