Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6101428 | Auto remote control with signal strength discrimination A remote control system which determines which of at least two different vehicle functions to activate based at least in part on the strength of the received signal. In a first alternative embodiment, a strong received signal unlocks the door, whereas a w... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5065667 | Heating or air conditioning control device for a motor vehicle The adjusting movement of a control knob on a control device in the passenger compartment of an automobile is transferred to an air vent in an air shaft which leads to the passenger compartment in a simple manner requiring little space and few parts. A fl... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4882942 | Steering wheel attachment for radio control devices An attachment for use in conjunction with radio control transmitters, especially for use with model cars, which has a steering wheel and a fork-shaped lever extending therefrom. The lever is adapted to fit over the directional control stick of the transmi... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4546335 | Manual remote sound control for TV and radio and high fidelity A braided cord and a connector are provided for remote control of a rotary knob.... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4392256 | Mechanical remote control device for a television receiver A mechanical remote control device for operating the volume control shaft of a television receiver which takes the form of a flexible cable which is attached to the volume control shaft and extends some distance outwardly away from the television receiver... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4380778 | Control assembly for remote switching There is provided, for an appliance having an operating shaft with a non-circular end section, the control assembly which includes a drive means, a coupling member, and mounting means for mounting the drive means non-rotatably on the appliance. The drive ... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4305155 | Exterior mounted remote control television channel selector An exterior mounted remote control television channel selector for use with a television receiver having a conventional manual channel selector knob is provided. A receiver mechanism is provided with a motor that is rotated in response to a remote control... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4291212 | Lamp socket switch operator extension The horizontally extending rotary operator shaft of an electric lamp socket switch is joined releasably to one end of a connector the opposite end of which is connected through a coupler to one end of an elongated extension which hangs freely downward for... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4278997 | Remote volume control for television set A remote volume control for television sets wherein an unshielded flexible metal shaft is directly connected to the television volume control at one end and at the other to a motor driven gear train mounted to the side or top of the set adjacent to the vo... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4253004 | Mechanical remote control system A mechanical control system comprising a master or a controller which is rotated in control operations, a slave or a controlled unit such as a rotary electric control component such as a variable resistor, and a mechanical power transmission means for int... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4186611 | Remote control TV channel selector A pull-cord acting through a leverage and a linkage actuates the driving element of a 2 element clutch, the driven element containing a slot which is in driving engagement with the tongue of a TV tuner dial. The clutch and an actuating lever are attached ... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4114098 | Mechanical channel selector device A mechanical channel selector device for the remote switching of channels of a television receiver includes a switching mechanism coaxially mounted to the television receiver channel shaft and operatively connected to a manual control mechanism. The switc... | 09/12/1978 |
| 3988680 | Remote television control A remote television control includes a hollow floating knob which is engaged on the television tuner shaft. Inside the knob is a torque-applying mechanism such as a unidirectional clutch or ratchet for imparting torque to the tuner shaft. A flexible coaxi... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3984779 | Remote control apparatus for channel selector A remote control apparatus for operating the channel selector of a television receiver, the apparatus comprising a drive motor connected to a gear reducer, the gear reducer being drivingly connected to the shaft of the channel selector, a switch for the d... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3962748 | TV control device A rod-like member of variable adjustable length has a handle at one end. A head part at the opposite end of the member cooperates with the dial of a TV set in a manner whereby a user in an area distant from the set selectively rotates the dial via the mem... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3949616 | Mechanical remote control device for operating the channel selector of a television receiver A toothed wheel is fixed to the control shaft of a television channel selector. A second class lever is mounted to freely rotate about a fulcrum colinear with the axis of the control shaft. A remotely operable cord is attached to the lever at an end there... | 04/13/1976 |
