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 |
| 7415806 | Ballistic abatement barrier method and system A modular ballistic abatement barrier system (10) includes a first corrugated panel (12) having at least one aperture (13), a second corrugated panel (16) having at least one aperture (17), and a ballistic cloth (14) placed ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7322159 | Floor plank The floor plank is a laminate of two layers of flexible plastic sheet material laminated together in offset relationship to define an offset marginal portion for each of the layers. Each of the offset marginal portions have oppositely facing adhesive coated surfaces... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7155871 | Floor plank The floor plank is a laminate of two layers of flexible plastic sheet material laminated together in offset relationship to define an offset marginal portion for each of the layers. Each of the offset marginal portions have oppositely facing adhesive coated surfaces... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7028441 | Structural member and a method of manufacturing said member The structural member (1) has a generally U-shaped cross-section and comprises a base portion (2) and two leg portions (3) extending at substantially right angles from said base portion. The member comprises at least one thin sheet or foil which... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7010897 | Lightweight construction element in the form of a hollow body contoured honeycomb structure A construction element 1 consists of multiple individual layers 2, 3, 4 whereas the medium layer 3 is in turn composed of a multitude of additional individual layers 23, 24, 25. The individual layers 2, 4, 23, 24, 25 are configured... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6918222 | Fastener for spacing object from substrate A novel fastener for holding and spacing an object at a predetermined distance from a substrate comprises a bridge portion, a first prong extending in a driving direction from the bridge portion, and a second prong spaced from the first prong and extending generally... | 07/19/2005 |
| 5172527 | Acoustical deck panel assembly An acoustical ceiling roof panel assembly including a plurality of roof deck panels assembled in side-by-side relationship and secured to roof supports with each panel including a plurality of parallel and spaced apart perforated flat sections. Each flat ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 4609305 | Floor for use in off-shore technique and ship building The invention relates to a floor for use in off-shore technique and ship building which comprises a subfloor of gutter-shaped metal parts, a first plate bridging the gutter-shaped parts and rigidly connected with these parts and a second plate of pressure... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4454692 | Metal deck raceway construction A metal raceway structure for use in composite, concrete-metal construction including an elongated metal deck having alternating ribs and valleys. A sheet underlies the deck in order to define a plurality of cells. The metal deck has spaced first and seco... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4227356 | Composite foam roof insulation A heat-insulating sandwich-like composite comprising a core of foamed resin based compound sandwiched between and adhering to single face corrugated board with a high wet strength. The single face corrugated board is perforated prior to foaming of the res... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4085558 | Metal cellular decking section and method of fabricating the same A metal cellular decking section comprising a fluted upper element and a lower element secured to the upper element along contiguous portions thereof. At least one longitudinally extended expanded metal zone is provided in the lower element. The upper ele... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4078350 | Impact resistant wall structure An impact-resistant wall structure is fabricated from two types of sheet metal cellular panel units and concrete columns which are enclosed thereby. Inner sheet metal cellular panel units are secured to outboard members of a building framework. Outer shee... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4070839 | Moisture impervious panel A moisture impervious panel includes a pair of spaced facing sheets interconnected by a central rigid support sheet, such as corrugated fiberglass, to form a plurality of pockets between the support sheet and the facing sheets. The pockets are filled with... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4021983 | Honeycomb building wall construction A building wall structure formed from a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers adhesively secured to each other in vertical arrangement, each honeycomb layer having a central core of paperboard honeycomb having vertical axes honeycomb and a paperboard c... | 05/10/1977 |
