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 |
| 4801241 | Modular article processing machine and method of article handling therein Automated article processing, particularly semiconductor wafer processing, is accomplished in a modular article processing machine. The design of the machine allows easy reconfiguration between single and multiple processing station systems. Articles are ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4619573 | Article transport apparatus Wafer transport in the vacuum portion of an automated wafer processing machine is accomplished by means of an improved transport mechanism. The primary transport device is a rail guided, magnetically driven shuttle plate. Baffles serve to isolate the part... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4547247 | Plasma reactor chuck assembly A plasma reactor of the single wafer, planar electrode type achieves improved serviceability by means of a service seal arrangement. The lower electrode of the plasma reactor is carried on a chuck. Both the chuck and the upper portions of the reactor seal... | 10/15/1985 |
