Not sure if anyone has heard of him, but he's a local entrepreneur / inventor that works with Cal Poly business classes and organizations such as Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).
He invented the portable TV player for cars. It would hang off the seat in front of kids and allow them to watch television. Here's an article featuring Ron in 2004 http://www.sloevc.org/news/EVC_4_12_04.pdf
There were several other articles that featured him on Entrepreneur's website and a few other big names, but I'm having trouble finding them!