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 |
| 6672445 | Working platform for assembly line A working platform for an assembly line includes a frame and a guiding mechanism. The frame is mounted over a conveying belt of the assembly line. The frame oppositely has an entry side and an exit side. The guiding mechanism is mounted in the frame. The ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 5745739 | Virtual coordinate to linear physical memory address converter for computer graphics system An address generator is disclosed for performing 2-D virtual coordinate to linear physical memory address conversion. The address generator has an edge walking circuit which receives a 2-D virtual coordinate of a first pixel on a first edge of an object d... | 04/28/1998 |
