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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 |
| 7278185 | Restricting device The invention provides a restricting device for a closure including a vent hingedly connected to a frame, the restricting device comprising a plate (1,4) for mounting on a frame, an arm (7) for pivotally mounting on a vent and means for releasably inte... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7219917 | Cartridge radius surface The present invention relates to a radius surface for use on a ski binding resistance mechanism cartridge. The radius surface of the present invention enables a cable coupled to the resistance mechanism cartridge to bend directly adjacent to the cartridge. Since the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 6663312 | Puppet arm connection and movement system A thin, firm material base (10) with a slotted tube (20) and attached clip (40) assembly inserted through the base and secured to the base (10) with bolt retainers (30). The bolt retainers (30) keep the tube (20) secure within the base (10). The base (10)... | 12/16/2003 |
| 5979521 | Adjustment mechanism An adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of a surface relative to a first element includes a first arm having first and second members. One of the first and second members is pivotally mounted to the first element about a first axis. The other o... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5505103 | Ball shifter integrated housing A manual transmission shifter, which comprises a ball mounting a shift lever, a lateral shift control arm, and a depending shift control member, is mounted in a plastic shifter housing having a plastic closure plate. The housing has a plurality of spaced ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5362171 | Shackle toggle joint for the driving of warp knitting equipment A shackle toggle joint for driving a warp knitting machine comprising a housing of synthetic material having a metal ring (13) for holding a roller bearing (16) imbedded therein. The roller bearing (16) carries a joint bolt (11). The housing (12) further ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5331695 | Pivot bearing for wood frame wall bed systems A three element pivot bearing for wood frame wall bed systems includes a spindle having an anchoring tang at one end perpendicular to its axis and two cylindrical bearing bushings each with an annular collar at one end journaled around the spindle with th... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5112153 | End connector assembly with ball held captive in socket bearing and shell housing and method of assembly A captive ball and socket joint where the socket is made from bearing material which is encased in a metal shell, thereby forming a socket around the ball head on the end of a ball stud. The metal shell is cup-shaped and has its base wall apertured so tha... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5059058 | Wiper assembly latch A latch assembly for connecting a pin type connector to a wiper assembly. The latch includes two upstanding end portions which include retainer elements at the ends thereof. A flexible body portion including a pin retainer section connects between the ups... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4885954 | Door lock actuator The present invention relates to a power door lock actuator for use on a standard door lock system. The actuator operates quietly, has zero back drive and can be mounted on all vehicle types without retooling for each vehicle. The door lock has an arcuate... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4591196 | Outside door handle assembly The invention resides in an outside door handle assembly which comprises a door handle pivotable mounted on a door of an automotive vehicle; and a door latch operating rod having a L-shaped rod end which is pivotably attached to an extension of said door ... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4332362 | Telephone note clip The invention relates to a telephone note holder in the form of a two piece molded clip that may be assembled by snapping the two parts together after which the assembled note holder may be clipped into place on a cradle type telephone and which includes ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4136986 | Automobile antenna mount structure An automobile antenna mounting structure comprises a base supporting and electrically insulating an antenna mast, the base extending through a bore of laterally elongated cross-section in a lower mounting plate, a circular mounting aperture in a mounting ... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4088356 | Pivotal connections A plastics moulding, such as a lever, includes an aperture with an integral web or fin extending partially across or into the aperture. The cranked end portion of, for example, a rod is inserted into the aperture and is acted on by the web or fin which se... | 05/09/1978 |
| 3984191 | Captive spring clip A fastener such as a clip or key is provided for securing two movable members together and which fastener is inseparable from one of said members and yet is easily operative for assembly and disassembly of said one member to or from said other member. The... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3978634 | Scaffolding constructions To enable a scaffolding structure to serve horizontally curved structures such as storage tanks, a connection is provided to allow horizontally adjacent scaffold transom element to be relatively inclined to one another in a horizonal plane. The joint incl... | 09/07/1976 |
