Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4557538 | Assembly for effecting an electric connection through a pipe formed of several elements An electric connection between conductors of two pipe elements to be joined through male-female junction, with the conductors being housed in internal sheaths of the pipe elements, is effected by an assembly of three connectors, one connected to the male ... | 12/10/1985 |