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 |
| 6178078 | Discharge gap device and its mounting structure A discharge gap device which is provided between an antenna input terminal or a secondary side earth and a commercial power source, or between the power lines of a commercial power source as a ground discharge countermeasure for electrical equipments such... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5557250 | Telecommunications terminal block A vent-safe protector for a telecommunications gas tube (102) includes two electrodes (108,140) (150',140) separated by a non-linear resistive material (134). Each electrode is connected to a gas tube protector terminal (108, 142) to provide an alternate ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 4947147 | High voltage trip mechanism for sign segments According to one aspect of the invention, it comprises a fireproof enclosure having a first and a second electrical terminal. The first electrical terminal is coupled to an electrical contact internal the fireproof enclosure. An actuating member is provid... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4689597 | Electrical fuse component and method of using same An electrical component has a plurality of paired contacts with spaced inner contact sections bridged by a fuse element. The paired contacts have outer contact sections enabling mounting to a circuit panel to complete circuit paths thereon. The component ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4355345 | High current draining capacity micro-lightning arrester A lightning arrester including a metallic enclosure with an opening, a first electrode of electrically conducting metal traversing the enclosure opening and having a first discharge surface within the enclosure, a plug of electrically insulating material ... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4191987 | Clip-on protector A clip-on protection device for use with an over-voltage protector to protect sensitive apparatus including telephones. The device comprises a housing in which is disposed in electrically insulated spaced array, electrical contact means and head conductio... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4062054 | Multi-function fail-safe arrangements for overvoltage gas tubes Disclosed herein are gas tube arrestor configurations employing multiple-function fail-safe elements which coact with the gas tube arrestor to define both a fusible path for fail-safe shorting and grounding of the arrestor in the event of certain forms of... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4009421 | Station protector with a three-electrode gas tube arrester A station protector is used in protecting pairs of telephone lines at a station from high voltages or surge currents occurring on the telephone lines and includes a base assembly having an upstanding wall at one end, an arrester mounting section adjacent ... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3975664 | Line protector for communication circuit A line protector includes a body having first and second end terminals and an intermediate terminal for connection to a ground potential. End caps are mounted on the end terminals and have peripheral edges maintained spaced from the intermediate terminal ... | 08/17/1976 |
