...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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AbstractA cigarette tipping material having non-lipsticking properties includes preselected areas of the tipping material provided with non-lipsticking coatings with other preselected uncoated areas having perforations therein. | InventorApplicationNo. 06/225582 filed on 01/16/1981US Classes:131/362, Coated or impregnated131/281, Including perforating131/284, With coating or printing131/336, Air131/365Wrapper or binderField of Search131/281, Including perforating131/284, With coating or printing131/365, Wrapper or binder131/361, End structure131/362, Coated or impregnated131/336AirExaminersPrimary: Millin, V.Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References2149896, 4174719Microperforated filter tip cigaretteIssued on: 11/20/1979 Inventor: Martin , et al. International ClassesA24C 5/00 (20060101)A24C 5/58 (20060101) A24C 5/47 (20060101) |