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 |
| 6910749 | Device for opening and closing a movable part of a piece of furniture A device for opening and closing a movable furniture part, in particular a drawer, door or shutter includes two trigger and drive units which each have a trigger member controllable by the action of an external force and a drive member coupled to the trigger member ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6457277 | Straight line suspension system for kiosks An apparatus and method for support automatic teller machines (ATM's). A framework is formed and adapted to house the ATM. A support plate is positioned within the framework and is adapted to be linearly movable between two positions. The first position p... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6086170 | Combination compact disk storage box A combination compact disk storage box includes a bottom shell, a top cover shell, and a plurality of indiviudal compact disk holder units arranged in a stack between the bottom shell and the top cover shell for holding individual compact disks respective... | 07/11/2000 |
