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 |
| 5639967 | Motor vehicle time speed recorder A motor vehicle time speed recorder that includes a hollow parallelepiped-shaped housing, time apparatus, speed apparatus, graphical time apparatus, and graphical speed apparatus. The hollow parallelepiped-shaped housing has a front with an elongated slot... | 06/17/1997 |
| 4835546 | Electronic data recorder apparatus and method An improved electronic data recorder for use in a vehicle includes a housing having a pair of connectors. The housing encloses a modular converter, a printer module, a continuous roll of paper, a modular paper advance mechanism, conversion electronics, an... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4476461 | Occupancy monitor Occupancy is monitored at a plurality of locations, such as stores, seats or chairs, hotel beds or rooms, doorway passages, service establishments, or the like, and a record is provided of the time of occupancy. The system has respective occupancy-control... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4311960 | Transient signal processing circuit A transient signal processing circuit is disclosed which includes a signal input, an adjustable threshold detector for selecting from the signal input a signal portion having at least a minimum amplitude, a peak value detector connected to the threshold d... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4232391 | Vessel location system A system for determining the location of the sinking of a vessel by providing a seaworthy box that is automatically ejected from the vessel at the time of sinking and that has a battery aboard the box for powering a radio transmitter that sends distress s... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4212086 | Measuring and recording device for monitoring vibrations caused by blasting The device comprises a transducer for measuring mechanical vibrations, and means including an analogue/digital converter for recording on paper tape, or the like, the signals generated by the transducer whenever it detects mechanical vibrations. A regulat... | 07/08/1980 |
