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 |
| 5549261 | Ladder bracing for gutters A brace for a gutter including a support which is sized and shaped to fit within a gutter, at least two ferrules and at least one fastener for each ferrule. The at least two ferrules being of a larger inner diameter than an outer diameter of said at least... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549262 | Hose guide The instant invention is a low cost hose guide consisting of a one-piece spike having a first pointed end and a second flat surface available for tapping the pointed end into the ground. The spike includes locking tabs for placement of a single piece roll... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549263 | Support stand for golf bag A support stand for a golf bag including a pair of legs pivotally mounted to a body of the golf bag, an actuating member serving to pivotally move the legs and having upper ends each pivotally mounted to an upper portion of each corresponding one of the l... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549264 | Support pole lift mechanism A support assembly for process control equipment includes a cabinet containing processing equipment. A vertical support pole is supported on said cabinet through a collar for extension and retraction. Process control equipment such as electronic control e... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549265 | Method and apparatus for assembling table legs An apparatus for connecting at least two leg members to form a table leg assembly, comprising: a tab bracket disposed on each of said leg members; at least two ganging brackets matingly engageable with said tab brackets; and connecting means for removably... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549266 | Mounting bracket with water deflector A mounting bracket includes a cover plate, a back plate and a deflecting strip depending from the back plate. The deflecting strip directs water cascading down along the back plate away from the wall of the building structure. The bracket further includes... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549267 | Frame assembly and composite inclusive thereof A frame assembly for use on a device such a computer monitor having a front viewed surface surrounded by a housing. The frame assembly includes a stiff frame having generally planar front and rear surfaces that includes elongate border portions having inn... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549268 | Apparatus and method for holding paper A paper holding device comprising an elongate member having a clip attached to each end thereof. One of these clips is adapted to attach an end of the elongate member to a structural member adjacent to a computer screen. The other of these clips is adapte... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549269 | Gas spring assembly A gas spring including a housing, and a rolling convolution type flexible gas seal supporting a piston within the housing. The piston has a chamber and a resilient vibration damper unit resides within the chamber for reducing the horizontal stiffness of t... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549270 | Vibration isolation system An improved omnidirectional vibration isolating suspension apparatus for supporting an object in an equilibrium position relative to a base while suppressing transmission of vibratory motion between the object and the base, in which an isolator internal s... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549271 | Vibration canceler A vibration canceler includes a dimensionally stable inertial mass that is retained by a spring element made of a flexible material. A metal clamping element is mounted to the spring element and the clamping element and the inertial mass are fastened fric... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549272 | Combination pressure pulsation damper and check valve depressor An apparatus for coupling a fluid-responsive device with a valve which includes an actuator. The valve responds to actuation of the actuator by opening a fluid path within the valve in response to the actuator being in a first position and by closing the ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549273 | Electrically operated faucet including sensing means An electronically operated assembly to be used in conjunction with water faucets is provided with a sensor that senses the presence of objects such as human hands and automatically starts the flow of water. The water flow automatically stops when the obje... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549274 | Ball guide for an electronically actuated control valve A valve for selectively permitting the flow of fluid therethrough is disclosed including a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, a valve seat provided in the housing about the inlet, a displaceable ball for cooperating with the valve ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549275 | Valve with adjustably pressurized sealing gaskets A valve mechanism for installation in a pipe line for controlling the movement of a flowable material therein which comprises a central body section with end sections connected thereto and forming therewith a valve stopper chamber, the end sections each h... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549276 | Valve with perfluoroelastomer packing Valves having a stem packing of alternating layers of perfluoroelastomer and high temperature polymer provide outstanding sealing performance against corrosive fluids and high temperatures.... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549277 | Fluid flow controller and meter A fluid flow controller and meter including a metering tube with a bore formed axially therein having a slit-like orifice axially disposed and intersecting the bore along the length thereof. Flow through the meter is controlled by a valve member which mov... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549278 | Parallel-slide gate valve A parallel-slide gate valve with a sealing liner in two parts, comprises a semicircular lower housing part which can also be used as a mounting segment (30), and an upper housing part (31). The sealing liner (5) is also in two parts, wherein a transverse ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549279 | Guard rail and fender formed of motor vehicle tires A contiguous wall of mutually parallel, adjacent stacks of used motor vehicle tires defines a guard rail or dock fender. The device includes a frame which resembles a U lying on its side. Spindles extend between the legs of the U and the spindles extend t... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549280 | Probe system for reliably monitoring a condition in a metallurgical process A probe system for reliably monitoring a condition in a metallurgical process is provided which includes a probe having a circuit for generating a low DC voltage signal indicative of a condition in the metallurgical process, and an impedance monitoring ci... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549281 | Liquid spring for punch press A metal working press employs a self-contained liquid spring adapted for the clamping of metal blanks during the performance of punching, cutting or forming operations thereon. The liquid spring comprises a fluid cylinder vessel filled with a pressurized ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549282 | Vibration proofing structure A vibration proofing structure having a first base and a first oil damper mounted thereon having a first tank mounted on the first base, first pistons arranged in the first tank, and a first rod having a first end mounted on the first pistons and a second... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549283 | Hydraulic antivibration supports A hydraulic antivibration support comprises first and second rigid strength members, an elastomer body having a thick wall interconnecting the two rigid strength members and defining a hydraulic working chamber, and a thin wall defining a hydraulic compen... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549284 | Hydraulically controlled engine mounting device of an automotive vehicle A hydraulically controlled engine mounting device for mounting an engine to a body of a vehicle, includes a plurality of hydraulic pressure chambers controlled by a single solenoid valve for effectively reducing vibrations at most frequency vibrations. Mo... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549285 | Wire rope isolator with crimp bar and method for making same A wire rope vibration isolator includes a coil of wire rope having a predetermined number of individual consecutive coils, a first crimp bar, and a second crimp bar. Each of the crimp bars is essentially rectangular in shape and has a pair of opposing sid... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549286 | Windshield wiper device having an angle damper, in particular for a motor vehicle A windshield wiper device generally comprises a shaft supported by a fixed element, such as the base of a housing of a geared motor, this shaft being rotatable around an axis by a reduction gear system and connecting rod assembly; an angle damping device ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549287 | Automobile body parts holder assembly A automobile body parts holder assembly, for, in particular, fenders and automobile body parts is disclosed herein. An adjustable, portable automobile parts holder is removably attached to a fender attachment unit, an automobile door attachment unit, a ho... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549288 | Methods for bringing together folded products A method for bringing together and stacking folded products which are guided along a given path of motion includes transferring two folded products at a time from a side-by-side arrangement to a stacked position.... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549289 | Paper separator spring assembly for facsimile or copy machine An improved separator pad and spring assembly for a paper separator system is described. With this invention, securing the separator pad to the spring assembly and securing the spring assembly to a frame do not affect the characteristics of the separator ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549290 | Curved envelope hopper An envelope hopper including a rear panel and a pair of side panels extending forward from the rear panel. A convex curved deck is mounted to the rear panel. The deck extends between a rearmost section of the side panels. The deck has a receiving end and ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549291 | Printer with multiple-sized sheets duplex tray assembly A printing machine having a sheet path for moving sheets, a buffer tray assembly for receiving and holding sheets of various sizes and orientation without skewing such sheets. The buffer tray assembly includes a sheet feeding unit, mounted adjacent to and... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549292 | Sheet stacking and reversing separator In a sheet output system with a stacking tray for a reproduction apparatus, in which sheets sequentially moving in an output path are fed out from a sheet ejection nip for stacking in the stacking tray, a sheet separating assistance unit is mounted adjace... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549293 | Basketball game with playing board The present invention is a basketball game having a basketball, a basketball court, a plurality of basketball goals. A plurality of teams each having a plurality of players plays the basketball game on the court and shoots the basketball in the direction ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549294 | Hand paddle The present invention relates to a hand paddle that has first and second paddle members which are spaced apart to receive a user's hand therein, and which each have a top portion, a bottom portion, and outer and inner surfaces. This paddle includes post m... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549295 | Multi-level rotatable concentric ring marble game A multi-level rotatable concentric ring marble game that includes a circular base, a circular upper peripheral cylinder, a lower peripheral cylinder, a cylindrical collector, and a plurality of concentric rotatable circular rings. The circular base contai... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549296 | Golf club sole configuration A golf club or set of golf clubs include a sole having three surfaces: a positive bounce surface, a trailing sole surface and a crescent surface therebetween. The crescent surface has a generally straight front boundary and a curved rear boundary. Moreove... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549297 | Golf club iron with vibration dampening ramp bar A golf club iron comprising a shaft, a head having a sole, a toe end, and a heel end. The head comprises a striking face and a cavity in the back portion. A vibration dampening ramp bar extends from the lower edge of the cavity and terminates at its lower... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549298 | Golf alignment apparatus A golf alignment device that has a ground arm for placement parallel to a line directed at a target some distance away from a golfer and a ball placement line arm coupled to the grounded arm for indicating the ball placement with respect to the golfer and... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549299 | Apparatus for placing golf ball on tee An automatic apparatus that positions a golf ball on a tee retrieves and positions a new ball on the tee each time a golfer makes a tee shot. A bucket of balls is charged into the apparatus, and a ramp directs the balls, one at a time, to a tee loading st... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549300 | Method of playing a blackjack card game The game uses a deck of fifty-two cards comprising 4 deuces, 4 threes, 4 fours, 8 fives, 8 sixes, 8 sevens, 4 eights, 4 nines, 4 tens and 4 wild cards (Jokers). All cards count their face value and the Jokers count one or ten at the player's option. Each ... | 08/27/1996 |
