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 |
| 4202132 | Hollow structural element A hollow structural element has a hollow member having a circumferential wall and a side wall which closes one of the axial ends of the circumferential wall, a cover member arranged to close the other end of the circumferential wall of the hollow member a... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202133 | Spinning top A spinning top comprises a casing in which is located a gear including a vertical shaft extending downwardly from the casing, the uppermost portion of the said shaft being a Z-profiled bar, the sidewardly extending arms of which are in frictional contact ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202134 | Water toy A water toy for children comprises a plurality of puzzle pieces formed of lightweight, floatable material and each puzzle piece includes one or more contoured edge portions which are shaped to removably interlock with a contoured edge portion of an adjace... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202135 | Doll A stuffed doll having a substantially rigid head and upper torso portion, legs hingedly connected at the lower end of the upper torso portion, lower finger receiving pockets at the rear of the legs and a common pouch extending across the open upper ends o... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202136 | Dual sliding sash security window A window structure is disclosed wherein the center portion includes sliding panels which have stiles in abutment in their closed positions, such stiles having plates or ribs extending from their inner surfaces which are captured and releasably held by a l... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202137 | Sliding door or window A pair of rectangular sash, framing glass panes for normally closing an opening in a wall, overlap each other at one end, with one sash slidable horizontally relative to the other to open said opening. Each overlapping end includes a vertical sash rail pr... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202138 | Bezel grinding attachment for a dop stick holder A removable bezel grinding attachment for a dop stick holder features a bezel table for support of a cabochon, the table replacing the dop stick of the holder, and means for adjusting the inclination of the table.... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202139 | Conformable hand sanding pad A flexible, hand-held sanding pad comprises a conformable, self-supporting pad having one major surface capable of providing temporary adhesive attachment for a sheet of pressure-sensitive adhesive-coated abrasive material and a handle means for maintaini... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202140 | Abrasive sheet The invention is directed to an abrasive sheet for cutting a workpiece and is adapted for use with a sanding tool having a base plate with a plurality of apertures formed therein and equipped with a suction arrangement for establishing a partial vacuum at... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202141 | Two way spark plug cleaner and method The present disclosure relates to a spark plug cleaner and a method of operating the cleaner. The spark plug cleaner includes a closed container adapted to receive and hold a spark plug in a horizontal position with its electrode inside the closed contain... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202142 | Abrasive particle blast apparatus for surface treatment Recovery and feed system for abrasive blast in surface treatment comprising treatment and return by air to separate spent abrasive particles from dust and dirt and collecting the separated abrasive particles in a chamber, automatically withdrawing fresh a... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202143 | Combined formwork and cavity tray A combined formwork and cavity tray element for use in the construction industry having first and second web portions joined together by a third web portion forming an included angle of more than 90° with each of the first and second web portions. The fi... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202144 | Cemetery monument A cemetery monument including a base and a main body section extending upwardly from the base; the body section including an outer shell formed of a plurality of textured corrosion-resistant metal panels, the edges of which are affixed to each other to fo... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202145 | Cast-in-place concrete slab pouring form This invention relates to a quickly assembled prefabricated metal concrete pouring form for slabs and the like that remains in place as an integral part of the finished structure. The basic elements of the structure are exterior wall sections with each co... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202146 | Transportable module for trilevel dwelling A factory-constructed module is provided having lower and middle dwelling compartments, a storage compartment, and provision for on-site completion of a third dwelling compartment to produce a split-level residential house. The module is transportable on ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202147 | Silo The present invention relates to a circular storage silo comprising wall members connected to vertical columns, the arrangement being such that loads at the base of the silo are transferred evenly to base members secured to footings.... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202148 | Method of making thick-walled refractory fiber modules and the product formed thereby A method of making thick-walled heat insulation modules by vacuum accreting ceramic fibers from an aqueous solution onto a mold and the product provided thereby. The dimensionally stable generally rigid modules have a thickness of 3"-8" and a density of 1... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202149 | Construction device A device for securing a work object on a concrete structure in cooperation with a form used in pouring the structure, the device having an anchor member with a head portion; and a fastening member having portions for individually interconnecting the head ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202150 | Device for producing envelopes in a continuous operation There is disclosed a machine for producing an item of mail essentially consisting of an enclosure and an envelope therefor. The enclosures are successively fed to a folding station of the machine by a conveyor. The folded enclosures are conveyed to an ins... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202151 | Apparatus for producing cigarette packs An apparatus is provided for folding and sealing the longitudinal end flaps of cigarette packs. The folding is performed by means including a rotating turret having a number of radially external pockets each adapted to receive a pack. The pocket axes exte... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202152 | Wrapping process Process for wrapping a stack of dispensing cups, each cup containing a measured amount of material, to provide a package for assuring extended storage life for the material therein.... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202153 | Method and apparatus for loading containers horizontally A method and apparatus for loading products into horizontally disposed containers is disclosed. The containers are presented sequentially at a loading station, opened, loaded with the product, and removed from the loading station. The containers are inclu... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202154 | Crop header for a crop harvesting machine having a crop consolidating component which detachably mounts a plurality of interchangeable crop gathering components A crop harvesting header has a transversely extending crop consolidating component that detachably mounts either one of a plurality of interchangeable crop gathering components, such as a crop windrow-pickup or a row-crop. The lower front portion of the c... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202155 | Aquatic weed cutter, de-rooter and harvester Apparatus for cutting, de-rooting and harvesting of aquatic weed growth is disclosed. The apparatus is of modular construction for ease of land transportation and includes a cutting and de-rooting head assembly which is carried by extensible framing for p... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202156 | Rotary mower A rotary mower cutter having a reciprocably actuated cutter-bar mounting axially spaced thereon for rotation a plurality of rotary discs constituting cutters. The discs are each provided with pivoted eccentric masses responsive to rotation of the discs to... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202157 | Selective down cotton retrieving belt A transversely slotted belt for a down cotton retrieving system includes a plurality of spaced, protruding island-like pads disposed along the outer surface of the belt. Each of the protruding pads is substantially bisected by one of the transverse slots,... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202158 | Crop harvesting apparatus A crop harvesting apparatus particularly suited for harvesting of tree-borne crops. Each of a plurality of crop-severing rods has its first end rotatably connected to a support plate so that the rods extend substantially perpendicular to the plate. Each c... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202159 | Conveyor for a combine harvester A flexible endless conveyor for a combine harvester comprises a number of side-by-side elastomeric belts having a plurality of molded cleats on the surface of the belt, aligned in rows orthogonal with respect to the length of the belt, and interspaced by ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202160 | Crop working machine A rake machine has two rake wheels that are driven to rotate about upwardly extending axes. Each member has a rim and groups of tines are pivoted to the rim. The tines can be pivoted from lower, crop working positions to raised, inoperative positions. A r... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202161 | Apparatus for producing novelty yarn A conventional spinning or twisting machine is easily and inexpensively adapted for producing a unique novelty yarn by mounting an auxiliary strand guide device in accordance with this invention onto the strand guide support conventionally provided above ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202162 | Process and apparatus for spinning textile fibres A process and apparatus for spinning textile fibres in which the separated fibres are conveyed in an air stream into a confined space between two contra rotating friction discs (6,7). The air stream enters through an opening (5) in one disc (6) and passes... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202163 | Spinning process and apparatus Process and apparatus for spinning fibers into a yarn in a yarn forming zone in the gap between air permeable surfaces of two rollers or on a single, air permeable roller surface while drawing a current of air adjacent said zone through said surface or su... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202164 | Lubricated plastic impregnated aramid fiber rope An aramid fiber rope having a central core surrounded with aramid fiber rope strands. The core and the aramid strands are coated with a heavy viscous lubricant prior to winding the strands into rope. The lubricated rope is then impregnated and surrounded ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202165 | Bellowless cuckoo clock A cuckoo clock has a clock mechanism and a pair of whistles for producing the cuckoo sound. An air stream is flowed sequentially through the two whistles by bellowless mechanical structure actuated by the clock mechanism.... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202166 | Solid state watch module construction A solid state watch module construction has a ceramic substrate on which an integrated circuit chip is mounted to provide drive signals for causing an electro-optical display means to indicate the time. The ceramic substrate is interposed between a batter... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202167 | Process for producing power An improved method for the generation of power in a combustion gas turbine utilizing fuel gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide in which said fuel gas is subjected to a water gas shift reaction whereby said fuel gas is enriched in both hydrogen and ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202168 | Method for the recovery of power from LHV gas A method is disclosed for the utilization of energy in gas of low heating value discharged from a production well of an in-situ combustion process for the production of oil. The low heating value gas is mixed with an amount of air that will provide oxygen... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202169 | System for combustion of gases of low heating value A gas turbine system for the recovery of power from fuel gases having a low heating value, i.e., below about 80 Btu/scf, and usually in the range of 35 to 70 Btu/scf, has an external catalytic combustor. The catalytic combustor is divided into a primary a... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202170 | Combustion chamber for gas turbines A combustion chamber for gas turbines with a variable inlet cross section for the primary air, whereby the inlet cross section is so varied in dependence on the fuel pressure determining the injection quantity that with an increasing or decreasing fuel pr... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202171 | Apparatus for dispensing fuel for a gas turbine engine Fuel dispensing apparatus for dispensing fuel to a gas turbine engine is provided which includes a fuel metering slide valve having a control slide piston which directly controls an opening for supply of fuel to a gas turbine engine. A piston-cylinder ser... | 05/13/1980 |
