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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7854467 | Airflow control devices based on active materials An airflow control device comprises a body and an active material in operative communication with the body. The active material, such as shape memory material, is operative to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The active material can... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7824455 | High activity water gas shift catalysts based on platinum group metals and cerium-containing oxides A method of reducing the amount of carbon monoxide in process fuel gas in a feed stream for a fuel cell. The method includes introducing a hydrocarbon feed stream into a primary reactor and reacting the hydrocarbon feed stream in effective contact with a reforming c... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7740973 | Modular electrochemical power system Electrochemical power systems of modular design are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an electrochemical power system is provided comprising a container, at least one container reactant port, at least one container electrical powe... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7687177 | Nitrided bipolar plates Nitrided bipolar plates and a scheme for their fabrication are provided. The present invention also contemplates device incorporating bipolar plates according to the present invention. For example, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an elect... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7651440 | Control of engine torque reduction at upshift initiation An improved control for an automatically shiftable transmission upshift, wherein the engine output torque and on-coming clutch pressure are coordinated during the shift based on an inverse dynamic model of the transmission to achieve a desired output torque trajecto... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7627406 | System and method for data storage and diagnostics in a portable communications device interfaced with a telematics unit A method of performing vehicle diagnostics including receiving diagnostic information from at least one electronic module of a vehicle at a portable communication device from a telematics unit via a short-range wireless connection, storing the received diagnostic in... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7618734 | Branched fluid channels for improved fluid flow through fuel cell A flow field geometry formed in a separator plate of a fuel cell includes a plurality of straight inlet legs including a first lateral inlet leg laterally offset from a first inlet leg and a dividing junction associated with each of the plurality of straight inlet l... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7606908 | Speedy delivery of communication to a vehicle An apparatus, method, and a computer program on a computer readable medium are provided for speedy delivery of a communication for a customer from a server to a client vehicle communication unit (VCU) installed in a vehicle of the customer, by establishing a connect... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7599843 | Telematics unit and method for operating A method of operating a telematics unit comprising the steps of: first operating the telematics unit in a logistical support mode containing a first set of operations assisting tracking of at least one of (a) the telematics unit and (b) a vehicle containing the tele... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7599690 | Pre-connection system readiness for receiving voice and data commands A pre-connection readiness system employs a telematics unit and a telematics call center. The telematics unit receives and stores pre-connection user information prior to a connection between the telematics unit and the telematics call center. The telematics unit an... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7598204 | Metallic reagent A reagent suitable for use as a catalyst comprises a first metal species substrate having a second reduced metal species coated thereon, the second reduced metal species being less electropositive than the first metal. Methods of manufacture are also provided. ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7596439 | Method for controlling a remote monitoring device A method of controlling a remote monitoring device from a vehicle includes sending a command signal from a telematics unit via a wi-fi connection to the remote monitoring device and receiving data from the remote monitoring device via a wi-fi connection at the telem... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7596370 | Management of nametags in a vehicle communications system A method for managing user nametags for a vehicle communications system, the method including receiving a nametag transfer request at a call center from a source, determining a target vehicle associated with the source based on the request and modifying a source nam... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7595126 | PEM fuel cell assembly formed of modular sub-assemblies A method for forming a fuel cell assembly including the pre-final-assembly step of forming a plurality of fuel cell sub-assembly modules, each module including a predetermined number of individual fuel cell repeating units, for example, ten. Each module may be leak ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7587804 | System and method for optimization of product throughput A system, method and apparatus are provided so that the machines and machining stations and the distribution of product along a production line may be managed in a variety of manners while data is taken and analyzed in accordance with this invention to provide optim... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7578455 | Method of grinding particulate material A particulate material is ground more efficiently using a mixture of at least two different sizes of yttrium-stabilized zirconia balls. The method facilitates preparation of photocatalysts with high activity. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7571041 | Automatic control of automotive rearview mirror A side rearview mirror control system for a vehicle that automatically changes a rear viewing angle of a side rearview mirror. The control system receives various vehicle inputs to determine if and when a vehicle operator will turn the vehicle, make a lane change, m... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7570940 | Acquiring service authorization status from a mobile vehicle The present invention provides a method for determining an authorization status of a satellite broadcast service for a mobile vehicle. A call center receives a request for the authorization status of the satellite broadcast service for the mobile vehicle. The call c... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7567864 | Method for controlling a vehicle's lighting functionality A method for controlling a vehicle's lighting functionality is disclosed herein. The method may include realizing a preferred vehicle lighting configuration and transmitting a signal to the vehicle via a radio frequency communication system. In response to the signa... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7561950 | Method of determining and predicting entertainment selections for telematics units A method for providing entertainment in a vehicle, including monitoring entertainment selections at a telematics unit, determining at least one user entertainment selection profile based on the monitoring and activating entertainment units based on the profile. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7553464 | Lanthanum tantalate photocatalysts A substantially pure phase LaTaO4 photocatalyst is prepared by grinding precursors with mixture of at least two different sizes of high-density yttrium-stabilized zirconia balls to a very fine particle size and calcining the ground precursors. The LaTaO | 06/30/2009 |
| 7551063 | Vehicle email notification based on customer-selected severity level A vehicle email notification method and system that uses customer-selected severity settings to send special notifications to the subscriber. The notification system uses triggers to initiate the generation and transmission of email messages that provide diverse typ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7548815 | Method and system for programmable mobile vehicle hotspots The present invention provides a method of operating a telematics device within a mobile vehicle communication system. The method includes generating at least one personal route profile, comparing predetermined GPS hotspots to the personal route profiles, detecting ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7548744 | WIFI authentication method A system and method provides secure authentication of a wireless communication channel for a vehicle telematics device that includes detecting a wireless access point within radio range of a telematics device, requesting authentication information for the access poi... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7548491 | Personalized key system for a mobile vehicle A wireless key system for a mobile vehicle includes a key fob with a controller, a microphone operably coupled to the controller, a memory operably coupled to the controller, arid a telematics unit operably coupled to a vehicle communication bus. Verbal commands rec... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7547334 | Continuous reactor Reactors and methods for reducing the carbon monoxide concentration in a reactant stream are provided. The reactors are generally configured such that a reactant from a second reactant stream may be continuously introduced along at least a portion of the length of a... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546191 | Handwheel damping control of active steering system An active front steering (AFS) system that provides hand-wheel damping. The AFS system includes a damping control sub-system that determines a hand-wheel angular velocity based on the rate of change of a hand-wheel angle signal. The damping control sub-system determ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7545262 | Method and system for automated recall notification A method and system for providing an automated recall notification including receiving a recall communication instruction at a telematics unit from a call center via a wireless connection, initiating a service call to the call center from the telematics unit based o... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7538457 | Electric motor assemblies with coolant flow for concentrated windings The present invention relates to a cooling system and method for the concentrated motor stator windings of an electric motor. The cooling system and method provides coolant directly onto the motor stator windings and between each adjacent stator winding. The motor h... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536748 | Gooseneck hinge assembly for vehicles A gooseneck hinge assembly for a closure of a vehicle includes a body side strap adapted to be connected to a vehicle body of the vehicle and a closure side strap having a gooseneck shape adapted to be connected to a closure for closing an aperture in the vehicle bo... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7532966 | Torque steer compensation algorithm A torque steer compensation algorithm utilizing selected vehicle parameters, such as for example engine torque, accelerator pedal position, throttle position, transmission gear, and vehicle speed. Rates of change of the parameters are determined and compared to pred... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532958 | Method for real-time assessment of driver workload by a navigation or telematics device An apparatus and method are disclosed for real-time assessment of driver workload by a vehicle device. To determine driver workload, the system monitors the driver interaction with the vehicle device. The driver interaction is then used to determine an estimated dri... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532880 | Telematics unit having interactive radio features The present invention provides a method for implementing interactive radio features within a telematics equipped mobile vehicle. The method includes receiving radio station information, detecting an initiation command received from a user interface, and providing th... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532859 | Targeted messaging for mobile vehicles using satellite-radio broadcasts A targeted message is sent to a mobile vehicle using a satellite broadcast system. A satellite broadcast message including a vehicle identification tag and the targeted message is received at the mobile vehicle. A determination is made on whether to play the targete... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532708 | Remote initiation of three-way calling at a telematics unit A method for operating three-way calling for a telematics unit including establishing a first connection between a call center and the telematics unit based on a trouble call request, sending call instructions from the call center to the telematics unit via the firs... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530413 | Reducing torque disturbances and improving fuel economy in hybrid electric powertrains An engine control system for controlling transitions between activated and deactivated modes in a hybrid powertrain driven by a displacement on demand engine and an electric machine includes a calculator that calculates a desired powertrain torque. An engine control... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527338 | Hydrodynamic retarder control apparatus A hydrodynamic retarder control apparatus includes two valve spools, one, a retarder control valve, functions as a relay valve to control the on/off operation of a hydrodynamic retarder and the other, a regulator valve, functions to control the regulation of pressur... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526346 | Nonlinear thermal control of a PEM fuel cell stack A temperature control scheme for a fuel cell stack thermal sub-system in a fuel cell system that uses a non-linear thermal model and disturbance rejection to provide an optimum stack temperature. The thermal sub-system includes a coolant loop directing a cooling flu... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526285 | Method and system for telematic device initialization management The invention provides a method for initializing a telematic communication unit by initiating a first over-the-air service provisioning session between a wireless service provider and the telematic communication unit, receiving at least one interactive initializatio... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7526284 | Method and system for acoustic upgrading of firmware The invention provides a method for acoustic upgrading of firmware by multiplexing at least one data instruction within an audible data stream and placing the audible data stream within an audible media. The audible media is executed to produce an audible signal tha... | 04/28/2009 |
