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 |
| 4739882 | Container having disposable liners The present invention is a transportable container for storing articles and maintaining a clean article, such as semiconductor wafers, clean. The container provides a box which defines an interior space for containing the articles. The box includes a box ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739883 | Reclosable display package A reclosable display package of thin flexible thermoformed plastic material includes a rear base having a recess for containing any articles to be displayed, and substantially flat mating surface surrounding the recess and extending upwardly to a rear top... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739884 | Package insert for the separation of layers of articles A package insert between two layers of articles comprises a rigid plate formed with openings spanned by at least one and preferably two flexible and advantageously elastic films which are deformed when upper articles are stacked on lower articles through ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739885 | Apparatus for holding attachments to food mixers A rack for storing food mixer attachments comprising a housing adapted to be connected to the underside of a kitchen cabinet and having a plurality of cylindrical posts extending downwardly therefrom. A cylindrical pin is attached to the post intermediate... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739886 | Pierced earring holder An jewelry holder comprising an upright standard including a plurality of tapered keyhole-like slots wherefrom a variety of types of earrings may be supported. In one embodiment, the holder comprises a slotted, planar upright including a plurality of inte... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739887 | Remote control organizer rack A rack is specially designed for holding stereo and television remote control devices. The rack includes horizontally adjustable shelves and may further include either a fixed or swivel base. The rack also includes a special holder for a television guide ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739888 | Clothes drying apparatus The invention provides a clothes drying apparatus comprising a plurality of clothes lines or rods to take the clothes to be dried, extending between parallel running supporting arms which are pivotally mounted on an elongate supporting member. It has a wi... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739889 | Railway cushioning apparatus A cushioning apparatus for a railway car includes a housing having a cylinder bore disposed therein with an end plate closing one end of the cylinder bore. A piston assembly includes a shaft extending through the end plate and a piston disposed on the sha... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739890 | Closure for container A closure for containers provided with one or more closure projections adapted to cooperate with means on the container for securing the closure in sealing position over the open mouth of the container. The closure of the invention can be used with contai... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739891 | Plastic bottle cap having foil neck seal To resist tampering with the contents of containers, a plastic cap is provided with a foil liner. When the cap is seated on the container neck, the foil is caused to be sealed across the neck. To inhibit the foil from coming loose from the cap before clos... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739892 | Container cap assembly A container cap assembly for containers holding motor oil, anti-freeze or other liquids to be poured into receptacles, in the engine assembly. An air-tight seal is adhesively attached to close the opening of the container with a string attached to the top... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739893 | Linerless plastic closure with integral sealing ring A linerless plastic closure has an integral frusto-conical sealing ring that seals with the rim of the neck of a container when the closure is applied thereto. The sealing ring has a hinge portion at an upper end thereof with a wall thickness that is smal... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739894 | Container assembly for garbage The container assembly is formed of four semi-cylindrical with an upper pair of containers stacked on a lower pair of containers. The upper containers have recessed walls which mate to provide chutes to the lower containers for the segregation of differen... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739895 | Upright tank construction with double bottom, and method of its manufacture To form a substance supported inner wall of a doublewall bottom and portion of the side wall of a tank, the inner wall is formed by a ridged, ribbed, puckered or embossed aluminum foil of, for example, 0.15 mm to 0.3 mm, preferably about 0.2 mm thickness,... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739896 | Aircraft servicing pit with gravity operated lid latch An access lid for a subsurface aircraft servicing pit is provided with a latch located below a surface across which aircraft roll. The fastening mechanism of the improved subsurface chamber is engaged by the force of gravity when the access lid is closed ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739897 | Holder for the protection of remote electronic devices A holder for a remote control unit is provided and consists of a floor panel disposed between and spanning a pair of spaced side panels, a front panel and a rear panel forming therebetween a remote control unit receiving compartment to receive and positio... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739898 | Closure for hot beverage container A closure (e.g. cover, cap, lid, etc.) having anti-evaporation and spill-resistant features for use on a multi-serving capacity (e.g. 1, 11/2, 2 gallons) container for hot beverages (e.g. coffee, tea, soup) and near-boiling water and incorporating a filli... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739899 | O-Ring closure assembly A closure assembly for pressure vessels comprising a hollow pressure vessel having an internal cylindrical surface, a cylindrical end plug slidably mounted in the pressure vessel and contacting the internal cylindrical surface, the internal cylindrical su... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739900 | Reclosable dispenser package A reclosable dispenser package of thin flexible thermoformed plastic material and method of manufacture is disclosed, the package including a base with peripheral edges and a cover thermoformed from a sheet of plastic which includes a cover wall with a di... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739901 | Apparatus for use in dispensing fluid from a container Dispensing apparatus is attached to a container filled with a fluid and shipped with the container wherein during shipment the dispensing apparatus has two separate seals comprising an operable valve for opening and closing a first passageway, and a seali... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739902 | Container for storing and dispensing paper articles A container (10) for storing and dispensing a stack of paper articles (30) is provided with a bottom wall (12), at least one side wall (14) and a top wall (22). The top wall has a struck out hinged pivotable portion (32) which is pivotable into and out of... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739903 | Dispensing case assembly A device for dispensing plastic material from a bag-like container. A case surrounds the bag-like container. An opening in a wall of the case receives the spout of the bag-like container. A panel of the case is releasable and can be urged along the case w... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739904 | Dispenser pump A dispenser pump has pump chamber (34) whose volume is variable to draw up or discharge material, by the axial movement of a cup (25) on a stationary hollow stem (12). The seal (16) between them slides on an inner wall of the cup. A collector (30) at the ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739905 | Beverage dispensing device A beverage dispensing device combined with a hat or helmet is disclosed. The beverage dispensing device consists of a rigid or semi-rigid hat or helmet with holders for holding a container on each side of the hat or helmet. A flexible tube placed inside o... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739906 | Storage bottle for contact lens cleaning solution having a self closing valve assembly A plastic squeeze bottle has a dispensing end having a central, closed-ended, cone-shaped portion which serves as a stem or core for a valve assembly which includes an elastomeric seal which overlies and resiliently grips and circumferentially seals aroun... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739907 | Developer storage and dispenser apparatus A cylindrical developer storage and dispensing cartridge with a dispensing opening at one end has an integral developer transport mixing and antibridging member rotatably supported within the container which has a first coiled spring element having a cros... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739908 | Manipulator for engaging a pouring tube with a discharge gate of a pouring ladle A manipulator for engaging a pouring tube (11) with a discharge gate of a pouring ladle comprises a post (3) and a boom (4), which is adjustably mounted on the post (3) and adapted to carry the pouring tube (11). To provide for a simple sequence of moveme... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739909 | Hat size maintainer A hat size maintainer includes first and second arcuately shaped members configured to the shape of the interior surface of the headband of a hat or cap. First and second adjustable members, one end of each being attached to one of the first and second ar... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739910 | Apparatus and method for inverting a child's training pant or the like Apparatus and method are provided for inverting a child's training pant or the like. The apparatus generally comprises a pair of mutually facing, diverging conveyor belt assemblies and a pair of suction systems respectively associated with the conveyor be... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739911 | Mannequin for displaying a garment A mannequin for the display of clothing is disclosed. Mannequin comprises a body portion and a means on the body portion, such as a hook, for suspending a garment hanger on the mannequin. The suspending means is positioned on the mannequin such that when ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739912 | Clothing hanger A hanger is made with a molded plastic body and a metal hook. The body has a vertical hole to receive the shank of the hook. The lower end of the hole communicates with an opening or pocket in the hanger body. The shank of the hook is provided with a diam... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739913 | Backpack type carrier for portable oxygen dispensers This invention relates to a backpack type carrier for portable oxygen dispensers characterized by a padded frame, shoulder straps and a hip-encircling belt for supporting the frame on the back of the wearer, a flap formed of breathable material having a l... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739914 | Holder for supporting a fishing rod on the body of a person A U-shaped base member has vertical belt receiving slots arranged to support this member on the belt of a person. A jaw assembly is supported on the base member. The jaw assembly has jaws which cooperate to detachably support a fishing rod in the holder. ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739915 | Simplified self-contained internal combustion fastener driving tool A fastener driving tool powered by internal combustion of an oxidizer/fuel mixture. The tool body contains a cylinder provided with a piston/driver assembly. The cylinder is surrounded by and connected to a return air chamber. A combustion chamber, provid... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739916 | Sleeve repair of degraded nuclear steam generator tubes A sealable multimetallic sleeve for a rapid repair of a degraded tube caused by a detrimental chemical attack on the outside surface of the tube within and in a vicinity of a tube sheet in a steam generator, and the method for sealably inserting the sleev... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739917 | Dual solder process for connecting electrically conducting terminals of electrical components to printed circuit conductors A method of providing improved electrical and physical connections between the electrically conducting terminals of an electronic component and the conductors of a printed circuit board by utilizing a high temperature solder material formed in mounds on d... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739918 | Method for stabilization of header plate flange and end tank wall When the free marginal portions 42 are telescoped within the confines of the peripheral flange 36 preparatory to the soldering operation, inward pressure on the end tank 38 usually is maintained during the soldering operation. Of course, the soldering ope... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739919 | Masking of circuit boards for wave soldering A soldering mask for soldering the leads of leaded components to a circuit pattern on a surface of a circuit board also having surface mounted components already soldered to the circuit pattern on that surface, comprises a flat metal plate having a recess... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739920 | Soldering process A long chain organic acid, such as stearic acid, is used as a flux to bond aluminum to electro-deposited sheet of aluminum, magnesium, or alloys thereof.... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739921 | Storage box with tray A storage box has a container body erected from a unitary, flat blank to provide side walls, end walls, a closed bottom, an open top and cleats extending along the side walls for supporting a removable tray within the container body, between the closed bo... | 04/26/1988 |
