Magician Harry Houdini patented a "Diver's Suit" enabling the wearer to "quickly divest himself of the suit while being submerged and to safely escape and reach the surface of the water."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4408172 | Variable speed tuning selector A touch sensitive variable speed tuning selector is disclosed. A rotary tuning selector knob includes a finger contact coupled to touch sensitive circuitry. Tuning selector rotation causes a shaft encoder to provide a first pulsed output to tuning circuit... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4011526 | Temperature compensated surface acoustic wave oscillator Disclosed apparatus compensates for the parabolic temperature induced frequency drift characteristic of a surface acoustic wave tuned oscillator. The apparatus includes a pair of varactor diodes and a temperature sensitive voltage supply. The diodes are s... | 03/08/1977 |