...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421203 | Method for transmitting packet in wireless access network based on wavelength identification code scheme A method for transmitting a packet in a wireless access network based on a wavelength identification code scheme. The method comprises the steps of connecting n number of RNCs (Radio Network Controllers) to one sub-ring where the ānā is a positive integer, and a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 5774195 | Broadcasting system discriminating television receiver for differentiating between analog and digital telecast signals A broadcasting system discriminating television receiver including a circuit for evaluating the output of an FM demodulator, a circuit for evaluating the output of an I/Q wave detector, and a controller for controlling a switch based on the results of eac... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5367568 | Switchboard terminal apparatus having a plurality of loop circuits In a switchboard terminal apparatus, a plurality of loop circuits are simultaneously handled by a switchboard operator. The number of loop circuits in the apparatus exceeds the capacities of screen displays and keys/lamps. A normal loop circuit controller... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5134652 | Communication console station with priority queuing A communication console station links a plurality of communication resources (101, 103, and 105) for use by an operator. Incoming calls are placed in an incoming-call queue (207), calls on hold are placed in a holding queue (209), and all available commun... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4819262 | Electronic gating control for manual telephone switchboard A gating circuit for operation in conjunction with a manual cord telephone switchboard to service multiple operational modes of a subscriber telephone connected for telephone communication to a central office. In one mode, an internal intercom connection ... | 04/04/1989 |