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 |
| 7007732 | Deflated tire lubricant The present invention is a pneumatic tire and wheel assembly capable of being run in a deflated condition comprising a wheel having a wheel rim, a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim, where the pneumatic tire has an interior cavity, an annular insert mounted on the wh... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6482780 | Grease composition for rolling bearing A grease composition for rolling bearing comprising a metal soap-based thickening agent containing a long fiber-like material having a major axis length of at least 3 μm incorporated in a base oil comprising a lubricant having a polar group in its molecu... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6159911 | Diesel engine oil composition Disclosed is a diesel engine oil composition containing a lube oil base and one or more metallic detergent-dispersants selected from among a perbasic alkaline earth metal sulfonate, phenolate, and salicylate. The total phosphorus content of the compositio... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6008169 | Refrigerator oil composition comprising saturated hydroxy fatty acids and derivatives thereof Disclosed is a refrigerator oil composition comprising at least one base oil selected from mineral oils and synthetic oils, and at least one hydroxy-fatty acid derivative selected from (A) hydroxy-fatty acids or their condensates, (B) metal salts or amine... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5350531 | Process for preparing a grease composition A process for preparing a lubricating grease in which a bright stock paraffin oil is mixed with 12-hydroxy stearic acid, and the mixture is then heated to a temperature of from about 170 to about 200 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 30 minutes. Thereafter,... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5015403 | Preparation of lithium-calcium grease compositions A process for the preparation of a lubricating grease which comprises (a) dispersing in a major amount of a lubricating oil at about 180° F. to about 200° F. an effective amount of a saponifiable fatty material and lithium base to neutralize the fatty m... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4213868 | Galvanic corrosion prevention coupling A coupling having dissimilar metal mating parts is provided with a grease comprising a hydrocarbon base oil containing a stearate gelling agent, particularly a Na, Li or Ba stearate. This coupling is anti-galvanic corrosive. Such couplings are useful in f... | 07/22/1980 |
