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 |
| 5990586 | Multi-actuator having position controller Feedback potentiometer-type servoactuator uses the ring gear of a planetary gear system to drive the wiper across a resistive arc of less than 360° where the actuator has a travel of multiple turns. The ring gear is supported by spaced struts in the actu... | 11/23/1999 |
| 4363468 | Cutting torch height control apparatus An apparatus (10) for controlling the height of one or more cutting torches (12) above a workpiece (14). The apparatus (10) senses the actual height of the torch (12) above the workpiece (14) and compares the actual height with a desired reference height.... | 12/14/1982 |