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 |
| 7954303 | Machine for covering various types of articles A machine for covering articles with sheets of plastic material. The machine includes a device suitable for cutting and sealing the sheets that cooperate with a work plane and a guide suitable for arranging a roll of a continuous sheet of plastic material in a suita... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7243480 | Wafer fixing and marking The invention relates to a method for individually packing sheet or film-type materials in an automatic manner, said materials consisting of at least one material layer, in a packing unit with marked contents. A marking (40) made of a waxy marking material is... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6050058 | Method for forming a packaging for a plurality of containers which is easily opened The method for forming a packaging (1) for a plurality of containers (2) arranged in lines and rows involves wrapping the group of containers with a section of heat-sealable plastic film (3), the two end flaps of which overlap so as to be able to be heat-... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5752358 | Stretch wrap dispenser head with coating applicator A device for coating film passing through a continuous film dispensing head on a coil wrapping machine with a liquid formulation, such as a vapour phase corrosion inhibitor, is described. The formulation is delivered from a reservoir to an applicator bar ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5323588 | Method of packaging aqueous slurries Ready-mix joint compound packaged in a container, the inner surface of which has a thin coating of humectant, such as a glycol, maintaining an improved uniformity of the moisture content of all portions of the ready-mix joint compound contained therein.... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5209040 | Capsule sealing apparatus A capsule sealing apparatus is provided which includes a capsule supplying device, a slat, a capsule conveyor unit, a capsule sealing device, a plurality of capsule retaining plates, a drying device, and a capsule discharging device. The capsule supplying... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5027587 | Methods and apparatus for controlling an inserter Apparatus for processing sheets, comprising: structure for feeding sheets in a downstream path of travel; at least two structure for supporting sheets located adjacent to said path of travel; each of said supporting structure having stacked therein a plur... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5016428 | Inflating apparatus and method Inflating apparatus and method disclosed has a base preferably mounted on the side of a gas-filled tank and located approximately at or below waist level. A balloon is mounted on a mounting sleeve on the base. The balloon is mounted so that an end section... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4872590 | Resin coated can with folded seam A plastic can is formed of a body member including a content protecting layer which is a tubular body formed by folding back and outward one side edge of a laminated film, bonding the folded parts such that air bubbles are not entrapped thereunder, overla... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4700531 | Method of forming a package having strong seals and a modified ply-separation opening The invention discloses a multiple layer packaging film, packages made therefrom and a method of opening the packages. The invention provides inseparable seal strength and in some cases hermetic seals, in combination with peelable ply separation opening f... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4601157 | Automatic packaging Heat sealing of foam-paper laminates and the like around articles to cushion them. Foam can be coated with anti-stat and/or corrosion inhibitor to protect articles against static electricity and/or corrosion. Such coatings can reduce the heat sealing temp... | 07/22/1986 |
