...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 |
| 7875007 | Syringe accessory According to the invention, the accessory (1) comprises a body (15) of roughly semi-tubular shape, first means of holding the syringe comprising a distal transverse wall (20) connected to one end of said body (15), and pierced with a hole... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7235255 | Biological bioadhesive compositions and methods of preparation and use The present invention relates generally to the preparation and use of biological tissue adhesives which rely on combining fibrinogen and thrombin. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of preparing a fibrin sealant whereby said sealant is form... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229633 | Biological bioadhesive compositions and methods of preparation and use The present invention relates generally to the preparation and use of biological tissue adhesives which rely on combining fibrinogen and thrombin. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of preparing a fibrin sealant whereby said sealant is form... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7175055 | Frontloaded injection device A frontloaded injection device that includes a cartridge holder into which a replaceable cartridge containing a fluid is inserted. The cartridge holder includes a closing element such as a pair of claws which are displaceable in a radial direction. The closing eleme... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163526 | Flashback blood collection needle with needle shield The needle assembly is provided with the housing, an IV cannula for accessing a blood vessel and a non-patient cannula for communication with an evacuated tube. A flashback chamber is provided in the housing at or near the distal end of the housing. A shield is hing... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7081104 | Method and apparatus for injecting fluid into animals and disposable front loadable syringe therefor An animal fluid injector, replaceable syringe and method of replacement of the syringe in the injector are provided in which the syringe is loadable and unloadable into and from the injector through the open front end of a pressure jacket of the injector, thereby pe... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6783515 | High pressure delivery system This relates to an improved delivery system for accurately loading and controlling the delivery of flowable material to a patient. Particularly, the system may be used in the injection of hard tissue implant materials such as PMMA under pressures up to about 4000 ps... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6712794 | Apparatus for delivering a viscous liquid to a surgical site Apparatus for delivering a viscous liquid to a surgical site employs a conventional syringe having a barrel and a plunger movable axially within the barrel from a withdrawn position to an inserted position. The apparatus includes an internally-threaded sleeve and a ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6652494 | Unit dose low viscosity material dispensing system with easy loading A syringe having a breech and a slot adjacent an ampule chamber adapted to receive the body and nozzle of a collapsible ampule. A syringe includes a forward ampule chamber having a predetermined longitudinal length for dispensing a relatively low viscosit... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6616636 | Disposable safety syringe which leaves no residual injection The present invention relates to a disposable safety syringe constructed such that the attached needle may be disposed of safely after use, and additionally configured so that all fluid is forced from the barrel of the syringe, and further constructed so ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6613024 | Single hand controlled dosage syringe A single-hand controlled syringe having a plunger slidably mounted within a barrel. The plunger and barrel are of double wall construction with the outer wall of the plunger being slidably mounted in the space between the inner and outer walls of the barr... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6610034 | Thread locking structure A syringe system includes a first syringe having a barrel with a tubular tip formed at the end thereof. The tubular tip has an exterior surface with a pair of spaced apart first threads outwardly projecting therefrom so as to at least partially encircle t... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6494866 | Syringe plunger rod and method of manufacture A plunger rod for a syringe in is of integrally injection molded plastic construction having an elongated body with a coaxial end portion. An external thread extends around the end portion for threaded receipt into a plunger tip that is slidably received ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6475194 | Safety syringe An improved safety syringe device includes a shield from which a vacuum needle extends and retracts, a vial that is telescopically received within a cavity of the shield and that attaches to the vacuum needle at its distal end, and a ring rotatably connec... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6423037 | Reduced-pressure syringe and manufacturing method therefor A-syringe for storing a freeze-dried agent therein under reduced pressure as well as a method for manufacturing the syringe. A specified amount of a chemical is injected into a cartridge with the one end of the cartridge down. The gasket is plugged halfwa... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6394985 | Backflow proof structure for syringe A backflow proof structure for a syringe comprising a central cylinder portion and two blocks positioned in a protruding end of the syringe, on the bottom of the cylinder portion is a flared portion and on the top thereof is a tip, the outer space of the ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6283946 | Long stem syringe apparatus for dispensing compositions and related methods A syringe is provided for delivering compositions while holding the syringe in only one grasping position. The syringe has a hollow elongated barrel engaged by a plunger which have unique relative lengths. The plunger has a length that is sufficiently lon... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6221447 | Rubber products that shrink due to the application of energy and hypo-allergenic rubbery products Rubbery products having a transition temperature that shrink from a second shape and size toward their original shape and size upon application of energy equivalent in result to raising the temperature of the rubbery product above the transition temperatu... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5716339 | Prefilled syringe A prefilled syringe is capable of separate storage of different substances before use. It includes a tubular body having an injection needle at one end and a plunger at the other end, and a partition axially slidable in the tubular body. The partition inc... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5697918 | Systems for storing and dispensing dental compositions A system and method for storing in bulk and readily dispensing a dental composition includes a prefilled bulk storage syringe, storage container, or squeezable tube that is capable of storing multiple doses of the composition for dispensing into a dose ad... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5647856 | Syringe for the controlled discharge of viscous materials A syringe having a bearing divided at least once in the axial direction of a threaded rod into bearing parts. The bearing parts are held at a distance from one another and at a distance from the threaded rod by at least one expanding part. The bearing par... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5609580 | Injection holder for a plungerless syringe and combination plungerless syringe and injection holder Combination plungerless syringe and ejector for applying force to the bellows portion of the syringe to eject liquid received by the syringe through the cannula portion of the syringe; the injector includes a receptacle generally complementary in shape to... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5531709 | Syringe for the controlled discharge of viscous materials A syringe in which a discharge nozzle is connected to a cartridge of the syringe by ultrasonic welding. The discharge nozzle includes a triangular flow indicator configured to abut a triangular encircling groove located on the cartridge.... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5454793 | Medicine dispensing device A medicine dispensing device including a slotted housing, a front end, a rear end, at least one threaded portion in the vicinity of the rear end, a dosage ampoule fitting in the vicinity of the front end and a discharge conduit for connection with a disch... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5451214 | Syringe apparatus An improved syringe apparatus for use with interchangeable, disposable medicinal ampoules is provided with an advantageous mechanism for facilitated, one-handed operation in the ejection of a spent ampoule. The improved construction also includes a needle... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5282822 | Lancet ejector for lancet injector A lancet injector is provided having a lancet tip that may be automatically removed from the lancet injector after piercing and being retracted from the skin of the subject. A separation recess extends from the slot along the housing toward the proximal e... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5228883 | Portable drug delivery system An improved drug delivery system comprising a gun style injection device used for holding and administering a disposable pre-filled drug cartridge, a holster device used for receiving an end of the gun style injection device and thereafter severing cannul... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5098382 | Safety module-activator reshielding tool A resuable safety module-activator reshielding tool having a barrel within which to receive a single use, disposable, needle/medication cartridge from which a pre-filled supply of fluid medication is injected. The cartridge includes a needle cannula that ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5078698 | Axial eject hypodermic syringe holder A hypodermic syringe holder adapted to receive a disposable carpule and eject it in an axial direction includes a pair of pivotable jaws disposed on pivots on opposite sides of the body of the holder and a sleeve element for opening and closing the jaws s... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4865589 | Instrument for the transfer of materials such as sperm and embryos The invention provides an universally applicable transfer device for material such animal sperm or embryos to be implanted, having a catheter covered by a sleeve which is generally discarded after use and which is detachably held in place by a clamp, more... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4615468 | Gas ampoule-syringe A gas ampoule for the shipment and delivery of radioactive gases. The gas ampoule having a glass tube with serum bottle stopper on one end and a plunger tip in the opposite end all fitting in a larger plastic tube threaded on each end with absorbent betwe... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4565301 | Device for dispensing radioactive gas A device suitable for dispensing a radioactive gas from a sealed radioactive gas-containing vial having a pierceable septum wherein the dispenser contains two needles which pierce the septum, one of the needles conducting the radioactive gas from the vial... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4236516 | Syringe and disposable container therefor In a syringe comprising a barrel and a plunger reciprocably mounted therein the end wall of the barrel at the discharge end thereof is formed by a disposable container removably attached to the barrel. A flexible wall portion of the container facing the p... | 12/02/1980 |