...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 |
| D582046 | Pacifier | 12/02/2008 |
| D571017 | Pacifier | 06/10/2008 |
| D567383 | Pacifier | 04/22/2008 |
| D565738 | Pacifier | 04/01/2008 |
| D565737 | Pacifier | 04/01/2008 |
| 6668415 | Toothbrush A toothbrush with a handle including a gripping zone and a connecting zone, and with a bristle portion following the connecting zone, wherein the handle has a stop part spaced from the bristle portion and extending at least substantially perpendicularly w... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6575999 | Nipple pacifier A pacifier nipple with a subdivided, elastomeric nipple body (1) comprising a fastening portion (2), a neck portion (3) and a head portion (4) and in which a receiving space (6) for substances, e.g. a medicament for oral administration, is provided; this ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6546583 | Toothbrush A toothbrush comprising a handle at one end of which a bristle portion is provided for cleaning the teeth, whereas at the opposite end of the handle, a massaging portion is provided; the massaging portion being integrally formed with the handle and substa... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6514275 | Pacifier A pacifier includes a generally lemniscate-shaped shield provided with retractions on its two longer sides in the middle thereof, and a nipple fastened in a central opening of the shield. The shield, on each of both sides of the central shield opening, in... | 02/04/2003 |
| 5653731 | Pacifier having a shield with chewing beads A pacifier (1) having a nipple portion (3) projecting from a shield portion (2), and a handle portion (4). A chewing portion suitable for chewing is formed by at least one chewing zone (8; 28; 38) having the form of a bead (9; 29; 39) and provided in a ri... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5403349 | Child's dummy There is disclosed a pacifier including a nipple (3) fastened in a central opening (2) of a shield (1) having perforations (11) at a distance from this central opening (2), wherein the shield (1), on its inner side facing the mouth when in use, comprises ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5339971 | Feeding bottle There is disclosed a feeding bottle comprising a bottle body (1) provided with micropore air inlet opening means in its bottom region (2), which enable the inflow of ambient air, yet impede the leakage of a liquid bottle content, and which is formed by mi... | 08/23/1994 |