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 |
| 5489104 | Sealing arrangement having inflation and suction chambers A sealing arrangement is shown for providing enhanced sealing for the edge of a window pane for the window opening in the upper part of the door of a vehicle body. In the case where the door carries no frame for the window, the sealing arrangement is carr... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489105 | Sleeve for shaft seal A shaft sleeve for a mechanical seal assembly having fixed radial lugs for rotationally anchoring one seal ring on an inboard side of the sleeve and depressible anchors for rotationally anchoring a second sealing ring on an outboard side of the seal assem... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489106 | Clean room cart A cart for maintaining items, which are used in a cleanroom, at a predetermined cleanliness level. The cart includes a cabinet having an internal cavity and opposed first and second internal walls. The cart further includes a shelf affixed horizontally wi... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489107 | Suitcase wheel assembly and retainer A device for transporting a suitcase is provided including a removeable wheel assembly and two supporting brackets which are permanently attached integral with the suitcase. The wheel assembly includes a handle which is welded to the assembly axle and is ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489108 | Flexible fender A rear fender of a motorcycle, particularly a racing motorcycle, is securely connected to the cross frame under the motorcycle seat. The rear fender includes a front portion, a flexible center hinge, and a rear portion. The front portion is fixably connec... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489109 | Dolly converter hitch assembly for conversion to utility trailer The compactly stowable and convertible hand truck-trailer of this invention comprises a T-shaped converter hitching assembly and a conventional hand truck which includes a carriage frame with legs supported by a pair of wheels at one end and having a tran... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489110 | Hitch rack foot lever cinch A hitch rack is described which cooperates with a hitch receiver on an automotive vehicle to enable a recreational or sporting article to be carried at the rear or front of a vehicle. The hitch rack includes a foot engagement bar for operating a cinch ena... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489111 | Hidden trailer hitch A hidden, receiver type trailer hitch is provided for vehicles and comprises an elongate curved or straight transverse tubular strut of rectangular cross-sectional configuration and having reinforced horizontal connection plates at each end of the strut f... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489112 | Hitch mount A support mounting unit is provided for mounting a transportable cart or like apparatus to a vehicle so as to provide an easy method of transport for an apparatus. The mounting unit includes a mounting means for securing the invention to the rear bumper o... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489113 | Vehicle with hydraulically adjustable tie rod A tie rod assembly for a steering wheel structure for an agricultural vehicle such as a row crop applicator uses hydraulic cylinders to set the track width of the vehicle. The track width may be modulated between a minimum and a maximum track setting and ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489114 | Tie rod extendable and retractable telescopic axle assembly A tie rod extendable and retractable telescopic axle assembly wherein a pair of axle beams are slidably mounted in a box beam integral with a vehicle chassis. Steering linkage and associated wheel assemblies are mounted on the outer ends of the axle beams... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489115 | Active suspension system In a vehicle suspension system including a hydraulic actuator between a sprung mass consisting substantially of a vehicle body and an unsprung mass consisting substantially of a wheel, a force proportional to but opposite in phase to an inertia force acti... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489116 | Air bag mounting assembly A mounting assembly is provided for mounting an air bag module (38) in the instrument panel (10) of an automotive vehicle, which includes a box-like tray member (74) secured to the instrument panel (10) and to the vehicle body (14) that receives an air ba... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489117 | Occupant restraint system An occupant restraint system is disclosed incorporating a cushion structure or air bag having an impermeable external wall and a permeable internal wall with gas passageways therebetween. The air bag is mounted on a pair of gas manifolds having manifold g... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489118 | Air bag inflator An inflator for a vehicular air bag. The inflator has a metal cover and metal base sealingly connected to each other by a weldless joint. The cover or the base has a circumferential lip defining a channel and a rim of the other of the cover and base is re... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489119 | Tethers with tearseams for air bag cushion A guide device for directing the deployment of an automotive air bag cushion toward the torso of an occupant by means of a tether which is folded and attached to itself at a number of locations by rupturable seams. As the air bag cushion deploys the trunc... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489120 | Coupon organizer A discount coupon organizer for storing and displaying discount coupons redeemable at grocery stores including a breakback notebook having a back and two (2) sides and configured when in an open condition to fit within the child's seat of a grocery shoppi... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489121 | Device for securing looseleaf pages on a golf cart steering column A device for mounting to the steering column of a golf cart for supporting and displaying looseleaf pages, in particular for displaying golf course information. The device includes a base for supporting pages generally perpendicular to the cart's steering... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489122 | Personal tennis score keeper A personal tennis score keeper comprising a strip of sheet material having an upper surface and a lower surface and with the upper surface thereof bearing squares arranged in a linear array and forming three columns, one of the columns bearing indicia ind... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489123 | Packaging label including pre-approved incentive card A label for affixing to a container and delivering a foldable document is constructed from a base layer, a strip, a pre-approved incentive card having a premium associated therewith, and a transparent outer layer. The outer layer attaches the folded strip... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489124 | Safety shield A safety shield for capturing corrosive fluids escaping from joints or valves in piping systems consists of first and second shroud members releasably joined together to form an enclosed chamber in assembled position about the joint or valve. The chamber ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489125 | Quick connect coupling for connecting two fluid conduits A quick connect coupling for connecting two fluid conduits has a coupling ring form-lockingly connected to a sleeve which embraces the first fluid conduit between two corrugations and is provided with elastically flexible retaining arms. The arms can grip... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489126 | Labeled pipe fitting and method A labeled pipe fitting and a method for applying labels to the outer surface of a pipe fitting which is covered with a layer of oil that resists labelling with an adhesive backed label is provided. The label, which is imprinted with indicia relating to th... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489127 | Mounting apparatus with reduced resistance bead seal A reduced resistance bead seal is integrally formed on a mounting surface of one of two matingly engageable members to form a leak-free seal between the two members despite any eccentricity or angular variances between the two members. In one embodiment, ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489128 | Lockset having adjustable backset A latch assembly having an adjustable backset has a housing and a bolt having a length and being slidably disposed within said housing, said bolt assembly comprising a latch member, a draw bar, and a connector for connecting said latch member and said dra... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489129 | Door lock A door lock has a body portion securable to a door jamb so as to project therefrom into a room, and a locking portion pivotally mounted on the body portion for angular movement relative thereto about a vertical axis between a locking position preventing o... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489130 | Overhead door lock A overhead door lock which may be used with both manually operated and motor operated doors. The lock has a base adapted to be mounted on the door, and has a mounting plate and a pair of spaced apart legs. Each leg carries a slide aperture, and one leg in... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489131 | Locking handle for window A lock for grasping a keeper to lock a window sash and window frame together including a base housing with a longitudinal opening therethrough and defines a pivot axis positioned between the ends of the opening, and a locking handle secured to the housing... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489132 | Safety latch A safety latch for securing a cover on a machine integrating a safety swi with a latching swing bolt. The swing bolt for securing the cover pivots between a latched position and an unlatched position. The switch for energizing and de-energizing the machi... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489133 | Attachment bracket A bracket for attaching at least one vibrator to an ice basket of a pressurized water reactor includes a horizontally extending first armature portion and a horizontally extending second armature portion pivotably attached to the second armature portion. ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489134 | Automobile with movable roof storable in trunk lid A tilt-up device tilts a rear end of a movable roof upwardly when the movable roof is moved from a normal position above the passenger's compartment of an automobile. The tilt-up device is mounted on a surface, which faces the passenger's compartment, of ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489135 | Anti-squeak spacer and stop for automotive fixed glass A fixed glass mounting assembly for automotive vehicles is provided in which a combination stop and spacer is provided in a mounting block that is carried on a flange of the vehicle body surrounding a window aperture. The mounting block is fabricated as a... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489136 | Method for providing an eternal, rain-tolerant sun screen for convex rear window of automobile An arrangement for providing some protection against sun passing through a rear fixed glass window of a motor vehicle which comprises pliable mesh held against the external face of the convex shape of the glass of the rear window with a hook and loop fast... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489137 | Trailer with sloped article holding spaces A trailer for transporting articles which, if laid flat, would cause the trailer to exceed the maximum highway width requirements imposed by state and federal highway regulations. The trailer includes a frame structure with a number of article spaces whic... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489138 | Height adjustable high chair An adjustable high chair for use by a child comprising a base having a horizontal portion with a center of gravity and positionable on a floor with a chair adapted to receive a child thereon, the chair having a seat portion, a back portion, and portions c... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489139 | Parallel link seatpost suspension Embodiments of a new bicycle seatpost with an integrated suspension system are disclosed in which the seatpost may be mounted on a bicycle and upon which a seat may mounted and in which a rider is cushioned from bumps by two parallel linkages with resilie... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489140 | Portable beautician's chair A portable, lightweight, swivelable, elevatable and tiltable beautician's application chair is equipped with a pair of pneumatic tire transport wheels and a retractable pull tongue. The invention is equipped with an elevatable neck rest, a faucet-attachab... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489141 | Pivotable and slidable storable seat A storable seat includes a seat base, a support member for supporting the base in a first plane above and generally parallel to a floor, a sliding assembly connected to the support member and the base and permitting the base to slide relative to the suppo... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489142 | Astronomy console An astronomy console includes various features which provide greater comfort and convenience for a user thereof. The console includes a seat which may include heating and/or cooling systems therein, as well as attachment for a telescope or other optical e... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489143 | Arm rest device A ratchet 3 is secured to a rotatable base plate structure 2 of an arm rest device 20. A Y-shaped pawl member 7 is pivotally attached to a stationary plate 6 by a pivot shaft 14 and a toggle spring 8. The stationary plate 6 includes a proximal end portion... | 02/06/1996 |
