Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410403 | Hugging toy A hugging toy includes a figure having flexible, sleeve-like limbs providing passages for receiving the arms of a person within the limbs to enable the figure to be drawn into juxtaposition with the person, with the limbs wrapped about the person, the passages each ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7325996 | Display form having magnetically attachable parts Forms for display of clothing and the like with magnetically attachable parts are provided. The magnetic joints comprise a magnetic assembly with a depth-of-pull sufficient to cause the attachable part to begin to pull toward the form at a distance preferably greate... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7144179 | Display form having magnetically attachable parts Forms for display of clothing and the like with magnetically attachable parts are provided. The magnetic joints comprise a magnetic assembly with a depth-of-pull sufficient to cause the attachable part to begin to pull toward the form at a distance preferably greate... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6994554 | Phonology and articulation tool A manipulative tool for demonstrating the relative positions and configurations of articulators and other oral structures, when making phonetic sounds. The tool comprises a tongue, upper and lower palate, and upper and lower teeth, as well as, adjustable and positio... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6705794 | Display form having magnetically attachable parts Forms for display of clothing and the like with magnetically attachable parts are provided. The magnetic joints comprise a magnetic assembly with a depth-of-pull sufficient to cause the attachable part to begin to pull toward the form at a distance preferably greate... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6016385 | Real time remotely controlled robot A robot system including a robot, an operator control center and having a communication system connecting the robot and control center wherein an operator in the control center responds with natural movements to stimulus signals from the robot environment... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5354226 | Hand puppet with two eye spheroids connected by cord A hand puppet in which two spheroids, each having an eye illustration upon their faces, are utilized to represent the puppet's eyes, and a flexible or rigid cord is used to connect the eyes and operate the puppet. Additional humanhold features such as a m... | 10/11/1994 |
| 4976646 | Medicine pal apparatus In accordance with this invention there is provided a toy which engages a member such as a finger or a liquid medicine dispenser. The member acts as a lower jaw for the toy. The toy includes a head with an upper jaw and a body. The body is contiguous to t... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4799889 | Stuffed bear as teaching aid A stuffed bear for teaching sign language to deaf children. The stuffed bear has a pair of hollow tubular arms through which the arms of a teacher pass, so the hands project beyond the front edge surface of each arm. Each arm is secured by stitching to a ... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4300307 | Animated toy An animated toy resembling a stuffed animal has a pair of arms with pockets therein into which the hands of the user may be inserted. The pocket is configured so as to provide for places for the fingers to be placed so that the user may pick up objects an... | 11/17/1981 |
