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 |
| 6971415 | Rotational grip twist machine and method for fabricating bulges of twisted wire electrical connectors Bulges in a wire having helically coiled strands are formed by untwisting the strands in an anti-helical direction at a predetermined position, to form an electrical connector from a length of the stranded wire. The wire is gripped by moving two spaced apart clamp m... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6820454 | “S” shaped cast in wire A weld wire for storage on a spool of weld wire. The weld wire has a substantially linear cast in the form of an undulating curve that generally lies in a single plane. The undulating curve is a succession of generally semi-circular sections having a generally fixed... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6132914 | Bisazo compound and electrophotographic photoconductor using the same An electrophotographic photoconductor has an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer formed thereon which contains at least one bisazo compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Cp1 and Cp2 are each a coupler radic... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5904059 | Straightening apparatus Apparatus for straightening elongate material, such as wire, has a rotary member which includes an internal passage through which the material is passed. Guide means in the rotary member guide the material through the passage and include deflection means ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5564299 | Wire straightening apparatus with long-life dies Wire is straightened as an incident to being pulled through axially spaced upstream, intermediate and downstream straightening dies carried within a rotating arbor. Each die is formed with a groove which is specially shaped to cause the wire to tend to fo... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5526665 | Apparatus for straightening coiled wire An apparatus for straightening wire stock includes a support member defining a generally elongated opening adapted for advancement of the wire stock therethrough, at least a first pair of engaging members associated with the support member and extending f... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5477718 | Rotary apparatus for removing a habitual tendency of an electric wire A rotary apparatus for removing a habitual tendency of an electric wire according to the present invention, has an electric wire twist removing mechanism for removing a twist of an electric wire while the electric wire is travelling. The electric wire is ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5473923 | Method of intermittent straightening of wire In a device for intermittent straightening of wire there are independent drives for wire feed and the straightening rotor. The speed of rotation (v2) of the straightening rotor varies essentially synchronously to the feed rate (v1) o... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5327757 | Straightening jaws for a straightening device for straightening wire The straightening jaw comprises a cubical chuck with a plane face end. The face end has an intake element and an exit element of a straightening groove. Between them is an opening arranged perpendicular to the face end. A straightening insert made of hard... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5161399 | Device for straightening a wire A device for straightening a rigid wire delivered in coil form for supplying a metal-working machine is compact and easy to control. The wire is stationary in an axial conduit of a rotor supported on a carriage (B) which is moved axially by means of a fir... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5042280 | Machine for straightening metallic bars or rods or wires or tubes A straightening apparatus for metallic bars, rods, wires, tubes and the like is provided which includes a rotor which is adapted for being rotated about a longitudinal axis thereof. At least three rollers are mounted to the rotor body and are clearly rota... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4920776 | Process and apparatus for the intermittent straightening of wire The intermittent straightening of the wire (1) is carried out by means of a fixedly supported straightening rotor (4), the straightening blocks (5, 6, 7) of which radially deflect the wire (1) advanced by conveying mechanism (2). The mass moment of inerti... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4391307 | Wire straightening and cutting mechanism Improvements have been devised in wire straightening and cutting apparatus to the end of protecting the external coating on the wire as it is advanced, straightened and then cut to a predetermined length and are specifically directed to the novel arrangem... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4194541 | Wire straightening apparatus having a hydraulically driven wire feed A wire straightening apparatus includes a machine stand; a wire straightening device; a mounting for securing the wire straightening device to the stand; an inlet roller pair and an outlet roller pair; a mounting for securing the inlet roller pair and the... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4177843 | Wire straightener die The invention is an improved wire straightener die for rotary wire straightener machines and devices used in the production of wire and wire related products from various metals. Each wire straightener die consists of a single unit which is normally used ... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4168618 | Y and T-finned tubes and methods and apparatus for their making This invention concerns finned tubes for use in heat exchanging whereby the fins have a generally T or Y shape. There is disclosed process and apparatus for making these Y and T-finned tubes whereby a smooth tube is subjected to a rolling process with not... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4047418 | Combined drawing and straightening machine for metallic tubes or rods Machine for simultaneous reduction and straightening of metallic tubes or rods has a reducing die which is mounted in the frame downstream of a guide for workpieces and upstream of a ring-shaped straightening tool whose axis orbits about the axis of the o... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4046177 | Machine for straightening wires A wire straightening machine comprising a motor-driven, rotatable hollow shaft with at least three serially arranged dies mounted thereon, having central apertures through which the wire is passed. The outer end dies are fixed with respect to the shaft, w... | 09/06/1977 |
