Bizarre Patents
A beach chair which can be adapted for a woman who is pregnant and wishes to sunbathe in the prone position.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5771455 | Data messaging in a communications network using a feature request A messaging unit (16) equipped with a cellular transceiver (38) is attached to a mobile item (12) located within a communications network (10). The messaging unit (16) issues a feature request having data digits that represent information on the mobile it... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5699275 | System and method for remote patching of operating code located in a mobile unit A system (10) for remote patching or updating of operating code located in a mobile unit (22, 24, 26, 28, or 30) is provided. The system (10) includes a manager host (16) and a mobile unit (22, 24, 26, 28, or 30). The manager host (16) is operable to init... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5694322 | Method and apparatus for determining tax of a vehicle An apparatus for determining a tax for a vehicle (20) includes a positioning device (80) operable to determine a plurality of vehicle positions along a route traveled by the vehicle (20). A memory (102) stores geographic information defining a plurality o... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5652707 | Vehicle locating and communicating method and apparatus A method and apparatus for locating and communicating with vehicles is provided, including at least one mobile cellular unit connected to at least one microprocessor and installed within a vehicle. The microprocessor interrogates the mobile cellular unit ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5579376 | Phantom mobile-identification number method and apparatus A method and apparatus for changing the mobile identification number of a cellular telephone unit to reflect a local network planning area number, including a cellular telephone unit having a microprocessor and associated data storage. The microprocessor ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5544225 | Data messaging in a cellular communications network A messaging unit (16) equipped with a cellular transceiver (38) is attached to a truck trailer (12) located within a communications network (10). The messaging unit (16) generates a data message in response to the occurrence of a reporting event. Upon gen... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5519621 | Vehicle locating and communicating method and apparatus A method and apparatus for locating and communicating with vehicles is provided, including at least one mobile cellular unit connected to at least one microprocessor and installed within a vehicle. The microprocessor interrogates the mobile cellular unit ... | 05/21/1996 |
